Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 144 Let's Set a Time (First Update, Please Subscribe and Vote)

"Of course, no problem. I've been dealing with company matters these past few days, and this has taken a bit longer than expected." Boss Zou had more things he wanted to discuss with his third uncle.

Since Li Song knows Lucas, could he ask him for a favor when the movie is released? After all, Uncle Three also gets a share of the box office revenue.

And judging from Lucas's tone, he's coming to Hong Kong Island. Could I treat him to a meal to express my gratitude?

Of course, Mr. Zou would never reveal the affair between his third uncle and Lucas. These days, making money is not easy for anyone. He had suffered a great loss in Hollywood.

"Also, when does Mr. Liu have time to come out for a chat?" Boss Zou asked again.

"Thank you, Mr. Zou. Then let's do it tomorrow night."

"Okay, then it's settled."

After making the call, Boss Zou planned to rest first, since he had been on a bumpy journey back from Amei, and then quickly assemble the film crew and so on.

In Kyoto, His Majesty whispered to Li Song that evening: "Song, one courtyard is enough, why did you buy two? What if... what will we do in the future?"

"There's no need to worry about that..." Li Song knew what His Majesty was talking about, and said, subconsciously concealing the fact that there were several other courtyards.

"Sigh, who knows? Things can change very quickly these days." His Majesty was very worried because he knew that Li Song had bought so many courtyards. Most people buy one courtyard, but Li Song bought a pair.

"Don't worry, it won't happen." Li Song shook his head.

"Perhaps I'm overthinking it," His Majesty said upon hearing Li Song's reply.

There are some things Li Song can't say. Every society has its problems. Right now, America seems powerful, so many people want to leave and go abroad.

But are things really that good abroad?
Well, if you're doing well, you'll thrive anywhere; if you're not doing well, you'll struggle no matter where you are.

Moreover, the mainstream in Europe and America is still white people, followed by black people, while yellow people are just the leftovers.

They can't afford to offend either the black or the white, and Chinese people have another major drawback when they're abroad: they cheat their own people and fight amongst themselves.

Even after the internet became more developed in the decades that followed, some people still deceived others for profit, only saying the good things and not the bad.

In reality, every country and society has its good and bad aspects, and only you know what suits you best.

Many people are simply willing to show their best side, which is only natural. What suits others may not suit you.

"Stop worrying about that dilapidated yard."

"In my eyes, it's about the same as something worth a penny in your eyes."

"Don't make His Majesty worry too much," Li Song said, putting his arm around the emperor.

His Majesty rolled his eyes and sighed, "How can there be such a big difference between people? Back in our workplace, we used to scheme and compete with each other over a few houses, with our colleagues and superiors."

"Everyone has their own opportunities, and besides, I've been serving Your Majesty with all my might."

"You bad guy, not yet... um."

"The egg isn't bad..." Li Song chuckled after his mischievous act.

"Ptooey... Waaah!"

At this point, Section Chief Zhou had just finished his report and smoked a lot of cigarettes; he simply couldn't resist.

"Xiao Zhou, stop smoking for now. Don't tell anyone about this. Also, try to build a good relationship with Li Song." The person listening to the report also felt a chill run down their spine.

"Yes!" Section Chief Zhou nodded immediately.

After Section Chief Zhou left, those who had listened to the report quickly went to report back.

In a small conference room somewhere in Kyoto, filled with smoke, everyone carefully reviewed the report. "This, ah, was within my expectations. They've prepared so much stuff, how could others not find out? It was only a matter of time," one leader remarked.

“We had expected this, but we didn’t expect them to be so much bolder than we thought,” another leader said.

"No wonder you mentioned the fighter jets last time; it turns out you had sensed something."

"This is a good thing. We can study the steam catapult on the aircraft carrier first, and then see how it works in detail."

"However, I heard that this steam catapult is quite troublesome to maintain and requires hundreds of professionals."

"Don't worry, we have plenty of people in the navy."

"You're always thinking good things. Our biggest enemy right now is the North."

"I hear there's going to be something big happening in the north."

"I think Li Song once said something very good: 'Now that these two are fighting for the top spot, we should just watch the show, dig deep tunnels, store up grain, and bide our time.'"

"Yes, but let's not get too excited yet, since the goods haven't arrived yet."

"Yes, keep a close eye on it."

The next morning, His Majesty rolled his eyes at Li Song as he went to school. He had never known that Li Song was so wicked, always spouting bad and strange things.

Li Song smiled and saw His Majesty off, then returned to practice his boxing for a while before continuing to write.

Midway through, Li Song met someone who was introduced by Section Chief Zhou. This person was a veteran craftsman who renovated several courtyard houses.

We talked about home renovation, but found we were completely on different wavelengths because the old craftsmen only knew the old ways, and to be honest, living in a courtyard house isn't that great.

The windows and doors are small, the lighting is poor, most of them don't have back windows, and the sound insulation is also poor.

Otherwise, why would so many people be unwilling to stay in a courtyard house? The courtyard houses that everyone sees later are the renovated kind.

Li Song wanted to modify the windows to be bigger, but the experienced craftsmen couldn't do it.

So Li Song simply decided to find someone on Hong Kong Island to do it. Of course, experienced craftsmen also do it; the roof and exterior walls are still done by experienced craftsmen.

Li Song felt that if he opened a decoration company in Kyoto, he would make a fortune.

Li Song made a note of it. Once he arrived in Hong Kong, he would find a renovation team willing to work there. If they were suitable, he would invest in them to open a renovation company in Kyoto.

Are there many wealthy people in Kyoto?
Haha, let's just put it this way: the difference between the official exchange rate and the black market exchange rate alone has made many people millionaires.

Not to mention official documents; the founder of a certain group could send a trainload of corn from Northeast China to the South with just one official document.

On June 21, 1980, the summer solstice, which was the ninth day of the fifth lunar month, Li Song returned to Guangzhou from Kyoto and then went back to Hong Kong Island.

Li Song uses a mainland ID card in mainland China, so the nominal Hong Kong businessman, Mr. Li, has always been working at the BMW motorcycle factory.

While in Guangzhou, Li Song and Ma Shengli agreed on a time to hand over the home appliance technical drawings on Hong Kong Island.

The technical drawings for the home appliances have been registered for patents. The next step is to go through the patent search, public announcement, and other procedures.

When Li Song got home, he called Liu Jiale because he had bought a newspaper and saw that it said Boss Zou had returned.

"Boss, Mr. Zou..." Liu Jiale said.

"Let's meet at the magazine office then," Li Song nodded.

(End of this chapter)