Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 167 The Surprise of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe and Vote)
"Thank you." Xiao Si's agent nodded, and his gaze towards Li Song changed. Xiao Si was in the middle, so of course she heard it too.

The others heard this too, and Lucas spoke up, saying, "Lee has many brilliant ideas, each one is fantastic, which makes it difficult for me to choose."

Li Song put down his chopsticks, chuckled, and said, "Lucas, follow your heart. Film whatever you want."

“I want to film them all!” Lucas sighed.

Li Song knew that Lucas's next film would most likely be another science fiction movie, because now was the time for America to confront its northern neighbor, and only a science fiction movie could showcase America's strength.

After finishing their meal, Li Song and Lucas left, while Ah Long continued filming.

"So, what do you think of our Hollywood actresses? Aren't they pretty?" Lucas asked after getting into the car.

"Beautiful." Li Song nodded.

"Li, are you interested in developing your career in Hollywood?"

“I think we can make a lot of money by working together. There are also many more beautiful girls there,” Lucas said.

"Sorry, I have other physical businesses." Li Song shook his head and refused. Even a dog wouldn't go!

Li Song doesn't have time to go now, and he doesn't dare to go later either, fearing he might not return.

"Besides, I'm making a lot of money now. My magazine can earn me ten million US dollars a year, which is enough. And we also have beautiful girls in the East," Li Song added.

“Okay, Lee, I think you could become a billionaire if you came to Hollywood,” Lucas said again.

"Thank you, Lucas. Your next movie will most likely still be a science fiction film, right?" Li Song asked from the back seat.

“Yes…” Lucas nodded, then looked at Li Song in surprise.

"Nothing's surprising; it's all for the sake of politics..."

"Li, you are truly a genius..."

The two went to the Wonderful Magazine office for tea in the afternoon. The magazine had reached an agreement with Lucas's company to license the magazine to Europe and America for $30,000 per episode.

Lucasfilm would send people to assist Marvel magazine in making some changes and translations to the animated films to meet the standards for broadcast in America.

Li Song knew, of course, that things were different on America's side. In the earliest days, the Transformers were designed as mechs piloted by humans. America suggested that this design was not good, so they designed robots with autonomous life.

Li Song's interstellar mercenaries also include two major intelligent robot factions.

Thirty thousand US dollars, which is roughly 16 Hong Kong dollars per episode, each episode is twenty minutes long, and of course, it needs to be translated, not copied.

That evening, Li Song watched a news report on TV in his hotel room: "A Hollywood sci-fi director, a well-known producer, and Beipai Sanshu, the author of Ghost Blows Out the Light, visited Golden Harvest's studio in Yuen Long."

"It's unbelievable that a Hollywood director and Uncle Three are actually good friends!"

"And Third Uncle isn't some old geezer, he's actually a young man. Yes, see this handsome guy? That's Third Uncle."

"My third uncle is wearing a Gucci summer suit..."

"My third uncle is so tall..."

"Mr. Lucas highly praised Aaron's new film, saying it was well-made more than once, and even expressed interest in investing in it."

"Uncle also praised Ah Long for doing a great job and is very optimistic about the box office of the new film!"

"Lucas also stated that he wants to cooperate more deeply with Golden Harvest in the future."

"The second volume of 'Treasure Mystery' will be printed next month. It's said that Uncle Three is negotiating the copyright for the second book with Golden Harvest," Li Song said, spouting nonsense to the reporter on the television. The television also showed footage of him and Lucas getting out of a car at the studio entrance, as well as photos from the set.

Li Song was hosting a banquet for Lucas and the others because he was going back the next day, and he could leave the cooperation matters to his subordinates.

After that, he chatted with Lucas for most of the night. Then, Li Song asked Tian Jiahui to pick him up from the hotel's underground parking lot, because Li Song knew there would definitely be paparazzi outside the hotel.

Tian Jiahui was woken up by Li Song in the middle of the night. Although he was unhappy, he dared not show it.

"boss."

"Old Tian, ​​tell Jiahao to hurry up and buy another car, put it in your name, and let Brother He and the others drive it." Li Song knew he had to be a little more careful when going out in the future, as Jiahe didn't know how long they would hype it up.

Li Song isn't afraid of ordinary people in Hong Kong, but he's afraid of reporters.

“Okay, boss.” Tian Jiahui couldn’t be happier.

When Li Song returned home, he found A Lin watching TV in the living room. When A Lin saw Li Song come back, she glared at him angrily, but still came over to help Li Song put away his clothes.

"Brother Song, are you Uncle Three?" Ah Lin couldn't help but ask when she saw that Li Song didn't explain to her.

"What do you think?" Li Song asked in return.

"I don't think so. How old are you?" Arlene said as she helped Li Song put his bag away.

"Some things are better left unsaid," Li Song said ambiguously.

"Brother Song, so what's going on?" Arlene asked, puzzled.

"Some things are better left unsaid," Li Song replied enigmatically.

Arlene felt she didn't understand what he was saying, but she couldn't ask.

Li Song picked up Alin in his arms and said, "You don't need to know too much, just know that I'm good to you, okay?"

"Okay, Song-ge, I understand." Arlene was as obedient as a kitten, afraid that if she knew too much, then... you know... you know...

Then Li Song carried her into the bedroom, and the unhappiness in A-Lin's heart was quickly dispelled by Li Song.

The next day, when Lucas left the hotel, he was met by a group of reporters.

"Mr. Lucas, Mr. Lucas, may I ask how you came to know Uncle Three?"

“Sorry, I can’t comment on that.” Lucas hated guys who asked about his privacy.

"Mr. Lucas, are you here for Golden Harvest's film?"

"Sorry, no, we're here to discuss a collaboration with Wonderful Magazine. Also, Li and I are good friends; we're both geniuses."

"Mr. Lucas, what kind of collaboration is it? Would you mind disclosing it?"

“Sorry, we’re in a hurry.” Lucas didn’t seem to care about the reporters from Hong Kong Island.

Meanwhile, inside the Wonderful Magazine office, Liu Jiale was receiving a team from the mainland who had sent sample episodes of their animated films: "Mr. Wu, we are very satisfied with both animated films. How about we offer HK$50,000 per episode?"

“The price wasn’t originally this high, but we exported the Star Mercenaries animated series to Europe and America, so our boss told us we couldn’t let you down,” Liu Jiale said.

In fact, Liu Jiale felt that 30,000 yuan per episode would be enough. Of course, it is undeniable that the animated films sent from the mainland are indeed excellent, because the animated films sent from the mainland have more than 300 frames per minute, while most of them have 1,000 frames per ten minutes, which means that the cost is three times higher than others.

"Ah!" The people at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio were stunned. 50,000 yuan per episode, 20 minutes per episode, 6,000 drawings, 8 Hong Kong dollars per drawing?
(End of this chapter)