Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 9: The First Bucket of Gold (Part 2)

PS: Some of the narratives are a bit strange because some words are very sensitive and they represent a meaning that everyone understands.

Then Li Song sent a few more people away. Old Ma from the Science and Technology Commission did not expect to meet with Li Song twice and did not even have a meal. The reason why Old Ma brought a female subordinate with him was.

It is to ease the atmosphere when discussing a deal, negotiation, or eating. When the conversation reaches a certain point, it is not convenient for men to speak, so women can do so or come out to smooth things over.

But I didn’t expect to have a chance to use it.

Just now, Lao Ma said he wanted to treat Li Song to a meal, but Li Song refused.

Li Song is not good at these things, and he has said everything he needs to say. What he needs most now is to complete the transaction.

"Then how can we cash in on Hong Kong Island?" After sending the person away, Li Song was thinking about another question.

It is impossible to use gold directly in Hong Kong Island.

Gold must be exchanged for money on a second-hand platform, and then the money can be exchanged for some second-hand items, and then cashed in Hong Kong Island.

Because I need to open a company in Hong Kong Island, buy a house, set up some laboratories, etc.

Many things must be made in Hong Kong Island before they can be brought to the mainland.

For example, when applying for an international patent, some things need to be transferred.

"Ugh!"

"Let's go back there first. The main reason is that the amount of funds required is quite large." Li Song muttered to himself.

Because we need to build a framework there, on the one hand to confuse others, and on the other hand to really do business.

Automobiles, aviation, aerospace, semiconductors, new energy, robots, and artificial intelligence are all future development directions.

I must establish my own R&D base and transform some things from the second-hand platform.

Although the second-hand platform restricts me from purchasing technologies that are not available in this era, I know the future technological direction.

This is actually the biggest cheat, because the technology that seems to have great development potential now will eventually be replaced.

For example, LCD TVs replaced plasma TVs.

Mobile Internet has replaced traditional Internet.

Mobile low-power chips replaced high-power chips.

Graphics cards have become the most important chip in the intelligent era.

The development direction of new energy.

These are huge fortunes.

but!

But there must be enough funds. If there is not enough funds, then you can only watch helplessly.

In addition, when it comes to certain specific categories, there are also many areas for investment, such as the development of the Internet, from the initial chat software to the later mobile short videos.

From Internet shopping to Internet services.

As long as you occupy an important link among these, you can achieve financial freedom.

But you still need money to invest.

"In addition, we can consider gradually providing some sensitive equipment to the mainland in the future."

"It seems that Toshiba will contact Feixiong next year, and then sell Feixiong high-performance CNC equipment in the next two or three years, making Feixiong's big black fish even quieter."

"We can also sell it to the mainland in advance."

"There are also some military technologies that don't have patents, but can be transferred to civilian use." "Of course, we won't use anything too sensitive right now. We'll have to use something slightly more sensitive so that we have someone to protect us."

"But we will definitely be sanctioned by those foreign guys later."

"I will let them know who will sanction whom when the time comes. These guys are not of one mind anyway." Li Song in 2080 certainly knew how serious the conflict would be if those Western countries turned against each other in the future. Moreover, everyone knew everything about each other, so when they turned against each other, they would attack the vital points.

"In addition, you need not only financial resources but also fame. Movies and TV series are good investments. You can do it yourself or invest in others."

"If you are rich and famous, then no matter who wants to touch you, they will have to think twice." Li Song knew that having money alone was useless, and you also needed a certain degree of fame internationally, even if it was a bad reputation. As long as the fame was big enough, then anyone who wanted to take away your property or something else would have to think twice.

Li Song has seen too many people who, in order to prevent their property from being taken away, would use any means to increase their own fame.

If you see someone cursing someone online, maybe that’s just the effect they want, because even if someone wants to target such a person, they have to think before speaking.

Li Song is preparing to return to Hong Kong Island to investigate the market again.

After leaving the Oriental Hotel, Lao Ma and others from the Science and Technology Commission came back to report to their leaders.

For these leaders, hundreds of thousands of US dollars may not be a lot, but foreign exchange is needed everywhere now.

If you ignore it and directly trade with Li Song, some people will be dissatisfied.

Because there are too many people who want foreign exchange.

Look at the color TVs and refrigerators that those people from our sister units brought back after going out. Who wouldn’t want them?
Therefore, a meeting and vote must be held so that the responsibility does not fall on one person.

After the report from the Science and Technology Commission's Lao Ma, Professor Li spoke up, "Our school's computer science department is relatively understaffed, both in terms of faculty and equipment. If we could get 500 processors, we could exchange them with our sister institutions."

"So I implore the leaders to consider our school. Our university lags far behind Kyoto and Shanghai in computer science."

"This is a rare opportunity, and the other party has a five-year warranty."

The leader of Yangcheng looked at the people below and said, "In that case, I agree in principle."

"Since they offer a five-year warranty and say we can get the blueprints in a month, let's trust them for now."

"Well, our country's transportation industry is far behind that of foreign countries. Many factories are demanding the introduction of new technologies. Although I don't know what Mr. Li's drawings look like, they can't be too bad. The Science and Technology Commission still needs to supervise this aspect."

"Yes, I agree. Education is still the top priority. We in Yangcheng cannot fall behind others."

After hearing the leader's speech, Lao Ma from the Science and Technology Commission replied, "Yes, our Science and Technology Commission will definitely keep an eye on it."

The transaction was happily approved, but the subsequent transactions could only be completed after the processors were identified.

Li Song soon got the news that the official price of the chip was US$360, and with a 20% discount it was US$288, so the price of 500 pieces was US$144,000.

The current price of gold is $250 per ounce, so you can exchange it for 576 ounces of gold. One ounce of gold is 31.1 grams, so you can get 17915.6 grams of gold, which weighs less than 18 kilograms. You can just pick it up and go.

On the second-hand platform, it can be sold for $5000 per ounce, which is $288 million.

This amount of money would be a considerable fortune even in 2080.

There was a bit of trouble when signing the contract, that is, Li Song is now an individual, and the purchaser is Sun Yat-sen University.

Finally, Sun Yat-sen University signed a commissioned purchase agreement with Li Song before delivering the gold to Li Song.

As for the fact that the contract states that the foreign currency is US dollars, but the delivery is gold.

Li Song doesn't care about this, he just waits.

Somewhere, a leader saw the application submitted by the lower level, put it on the table, and asked angrily: "Isn't the official price of this processor only $360? Why is it $700 here?"

The secretary replied cautiously, "Processors are extremely expensive and sophisticated. We urgently need a batch of them for research. We've already successfully copied the 8080 processor, and we're planning to copy this next. These sophisticated processors require specialized transportation, and you've invited us to inspect them..."

"Nonsense! Look at what Sun Yat-sen University purchased, it was only US$288 per piece. Even though it's second-hand, the price is half that much. Who would dare to sign?" the leader said unhappily.

(End of this chapter)