Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 333 Shaolin Temple?
Lin Awang was deeply moved when he heard Li Song's words, because his boss said he was even more capable than Yang Ayao.

Lin Awang and Yang Ayao were fiercely competing for the position of general manager of BMW Motorcycle Sales Company, and Lin Awang ultimately won.

However, the two are still competing because the position of general manager is not fixed. If the performance declines, then the general manager will step down.

Sales companies are all about performance; performance is king.

Lin Awang was actually quite anxious in his position as general manager, fearing that declining performance would lead to his loss of the position, and now he was leaving the position.

This is equivalent to leaving the motorcycle sales company at its peak.

Moreover, the boss valued me, which is why he sent me to the BMW dealership.

Lin Awang immediately replied, "Boss, I'm willing."

“Well, after you leave the BMW motorcycle sales company, Yang Ayao will take over as general manager. You can recommend a vice president, and you can also bring some people to the BMW car sales company,” Li Song said.

"Thank you, boss, thank you, boss." Lin Awang breathed a sigh of relief.

The boss's approach was twofold: firstly, to have himself lead some experienced people to set up the car sales company, and secondly, to have himself recommend someone from his own circle to be the vice president of the motorcycle sales company, so that his followers wouldn't be leaderless after he left.

Moreover, they can continue to compete with Yang Ayao's group.

Lin Awang understood what his boss meant: he didn't want the company to be without competition.

Lin Awang, having been a boss himself, knew that he couldn't let his subordinates form a clique; there had to be competition. He believed that if his subordinates banded together, the boss would soon go bankrupt.

Because the subordinates have banded together, they can undermine your boss from all sides.

This is why many bosses like to tattle on others; it's the same no matter who the boss is.

“I’ll give you five million Hong Kong dollars to BMW dealership. I suggest you set up a large car showroom, preferably by buying land or property. Buying a car is a big deal, so it’s fine if it’s a bit remote. Plus, you can call us to pick you up and drop you off to see the cars,” Li Song said.

"Boss, I'll go back and make a plan right away, and then hand over the work." Lin Awang nodded.

"Thank you for your hard work," Li Song said.

"Boss, you're too kind." Lin Awang then left.

"Boss, this is the investment plan for the Tour of Taihu Lake Motorcycle Road Race."

"The mainland is very willing to promote this matter."

"And they are willing to leave a section along the lake, which will greatly reduce the disturbance to the local people."

"The Motorcycle Racing Association will be involved in the oversight, and the design will still be done by the original Duolun Design Company." Tian Jiahui presented an investment plan.

Li Song took a look and saw that it was a two-way four-lane asphalt road, costing 150 million RMB per kilometer, with a total length of 480 kilometers. However, the race route was only 400 kilometers long, as the section in Wuxi had been canceled.

Because that area is close to the city.

There are more than 200 bridges of various sizes, the smallest of which is only ten meters long. These are mainly for the convenience of local production and daily life.

This investment is quite large; it will cost several hundred million.

However, Li Song readily signed the agreement because the construction period was three years, and his income was more than enough to support such a project.

“This investment will be entirely in mainland RMB,” Li Song said.

"it is good."

“I’ve already spoken with Lin Awang. He’s going to the BMW dealership, which is also a subsidiary,” Li Song told Tian Jiahui.

"Okay." Tian Jiahui nodded.

"Jiahao is here too."

"Let him in," Li Song said.

Chen Jiahao is the head of Anjie Security Company. Although Anjie Security Company was established not long ago, it has already participated in the security work of the Tour of Taihu Lake Motorcycle Cross-Country Race and learned a lot of security experience for large-scale events from the mainland security departments.

"Boss." Chen Jiahao now lives in a big house, has a high income, and his family is no longer like before, so Jiahao is very grateful to Li Song.

"Jiahao, Anjie Security Company still needs to recruit more people."

"I noticed that the number of people you hired decreased last month?"

"In the future, security companies will go international. You can confidently recruit people in the next few years. In five years, you will have at least four thousand qualified international security personnel."

"Next, I will find a place to build a training ground. Everyone needs to know how to operate various military equipment. Of course, it would be best if they could be proficient, but at the very least, they should know how to operate it," Li Song continued.

"Boss, I'll make a plan as soon as I get back." Chen Jiahao hadn't expected Li Song to need so many security personnel.

However, the boss must have his reasons for doing this.

International security personnel are essentially international mercenaries; none of them are simple. At the very least, they need to be able to speak a foreign language and operate multiple types of machinery.

"Later, see if there are any retired special forces instructors or anything like that abroad, and bring them over to train everyone," Li Song said.

In fact, the best security personnel are those based on the three-three formation, which is the pinnacle of infantry combat formations in mainland China.

However, there's no rush in this regard, because many people will retire from the mainland in the future.

However, there are some differences between international security personnel and mercenaries; security personnel follow certain procedures.

International mercenaries, on the other hand, just get to work.

Once Chen Jiahao trains a group of international security personnel and recruits some elites from the mainland, the situation will be stable.

"Go ahead, I'll approve the funding for you anytime." Chen Jiahao didn't ask any questions, and Li Song was very satisfied.

There wasn't much going on at Parkson Company; Li Song didn't concern himself with minor matters.

The main task was to grasp the company's development direction. Then I went to the Baisheng Semiconductor Research Laboratory, where there were two projects: one was CAD software, and the other was 2GCDMA technology.

Neither of these projects will yield results in the short term, but Li Song is aware of their potential.

Moreover, this laboratory has also attracted the attention of some people abroad.

The computers currently used in the lab are all imported from abroad, mainly IBM mainframes.

Of course, the computing power of a mainframe at that time was still less than that of a children's smartwatch decades later.

However, everyone uses this now, so Li Song has no further thoughts.

Once we have our own chips, we can build a supercomputer right away, and that will be quick.

When Li Song returned home that evening, Xiao Si was already there.

Sil-Lynn has finished filming Jurassic Park, which will be released on May 1st.

When Siu Si returned to Hong Kong Island, she was filming "National Treasure" at Golden Harvest, mainly shooting scenes in the studio.

"Darling, did you miss me?" Xiao Si, wearing a spaghetti strap nightgown, rushed over to Li Song as soon as he returned.

"Of course." Then the two of them hugged.

After a sudden storm, Xiao Si lay weakly beside Li Song, her hand stroking his abdominal muscles.

“Darling, you have such a great figure,” Xiaosi said.

"Of course, I exercise every day." Although Li Song doesn't exercise every day, it's close enough.

Moreover, the growth in strength continued; Li Song discovered that the more frequently he used the secondhand platform, the faster the growth rate. In other words, using the secondhand platform in his mind was increasing his physical strength.

The human body, especially the brain, will not be fully understood even in 2080.

If the brain is used very little, then what is the rest of the brain used for?

Even if a longevity gene therapy is developed by 2080, some wealthy people, even if they remain physically 20 years old, will still inevitably suffer from diseases such as Alzheimer's or simply become vegetative.

In other words, the brain and soul are still forbidden zones that humans cannot access.

Many scientists speculate that humanity may only be able to understand the soul by comprehending the mysteries of the universe and breaking through existing dimensions.

This is similar to the inability to use a machining center with the same level of precision to produce products with higher precision.

Since the universe gave birth to humankind, the only way to understand the secrets of humankind is to unravel the secrets of the universe and reach a higher level.

Li Song didn't know why he had a second-hand platform in his mind, nor did he know why he could connect to it. Was it a bug in the universe?

Is the entire universe just a virtual program?

Because nothing in a virtual program knows that it is just a program.

Of course, Li Song had no intention of researching it, nor could he possibly do so.

Western women recover faster, especially since this separation lasted for several months.

The next day, Li Song didn't go to work either; he stayed home with Xiao Si.

After staying home for three days in a row, Xiao Si finally went to film after Ah Long called her.

Li Song also came to Jiahe's photography studio.

"Mr. Lee."

"Mr. Li." Boss Zou and Ah Long saw Li Song arrive and quickly came over to greet him. Xiao Si hurriedly went to put on makeup.

“Mr. Zou, I’ve dragged you into this.” Li Song was referring to Jiahe being blacklisted by Taiwan.

There is a freelance union in Taiwan, and only movies that are members of that union can be shown in Taiwan.

The main box office market for Hong Kong film companies is Taiwan, so many film companies have to distance themselves from the mainland.

Some actors even find themselves unable to find work in Hong Kong after filming in mainland China, forcing them to resort to street vending.

However, these actors actually lived quite well after the mainland market took off, while others can forget about it.

"Mr. Li, you're overestimating their Taiwanese status," Mr. Zou laughed.

Jiahe's market is international, so it doesn't care about being too roundabout or not.

"Moreover, our film has investment from Hollywood film companies, so we'll let those Hollywood companies go to Taiwan," Mr. Zou said in a low voice.

"That's good!" Li Song nodded.

"Mr. Li, Jiahe wants the novel 'Island Mystery.' Name your price," Boss Zou continued, while Ah Long went to put on makeup.

"Let's stick to the old rules," Li Song chuckled.

"But I still need to have the broadcasting rights in mainland China," Li Song added.

Actually, Li Song didn't say that he was also doing it for the good of Golden Harvest, because he would most likely be sanctioned by Europe and the United States, and Golden Harvest might also suffer.

Jiahe had made him quite a bit of money, so he decided to bring in a Jiahe franchise at this time.

"Then let's cooperate happily!" Although Boss Zou cared about the mainland market, because the last Temple Run reportedly grossed over 100 million at the box office.

However, considering the situation in mainland China, since a movie ticket costs only one cent, and a movie theater with 500 people would charge 50 yuan per showing, it's unclear how to split the revenue, so we decided against it.

"Take a look at this script. Great Wall Film Studio wants to co-produce with us." Boss Zou had someone bring over a script.

Shaolin Temple!
Li Song was a little curious. Wasn't this filmed by Great Wall itself? Why would they hire Golden Harvest?

"Why didn't you film this section of the Great Wall yourself?" Li Song asked.

"We originally planned to make our own Great Wall, but after watching Temple Run, we lost confidence. Now, any martial arts film from Hong Kong is criticized by the audience. Temple Run is a big production, which is several levels higher than those small productions with a few million dollars."

"It's said that this is a mission from above. You also know that Temple Run has already been broadcast in mainland China, so..." Boss Zou didn't say more.

Li Song understood; he was afraid the movie would flop.

Because of the big-budget production of Temple Run, the audience's expectations were raised. If the film flopped, what kind of consequences will the leaders who were in charge of making this movie face?
We want to make a big production, but we don't have that much money.

Even if the higher authorities approve tens of millions, can Great Wall guarantee a good auction?

Besides, it's simply impossible to get approval for tens of millions.

"What are Jiahe's thoughts?" Li Song asked Jiahe first.

“We at Golden Harvest still have this idea. The market in the mainland doesn’t seem big right now, but once it develops, the market will be huge,” Mr. Zou said.

Golden Harvest wanted to make the film for several reasons, the first being that it had been banned by Taiwan.

Secondly, there's the mainland market. A movie ticket that costs only one cent can generate 100 million yuan in revenue. Imagine how huge that market will become if it develops further.

Thirdly, after filming movies in America for a few months, Mr. Zou noticed that American media outlets no longer used the same sharp language when reporting on mainland China.

As someone working in the cultural industry, Mr. Zou certainly knew what this meant.

Fourthly, there's the relationship with Li Song.

"So who is the main character?" Li Song asked.

“Of course it’s Ah Long. We can arrange some roles for Great Wall, but we need to discuss the financial aspects,” Boss Zou said.

"I think it's okay, but isn't the plot a bit outdated?" Li Song said.

“The plot is indeed bad, but the script can be rewritten,” Boss Zou said.

Li Song certainly knew that the initial filming of Shaolin Temple was indeed not good, but Director Zhang changed the script later, and that's how it became a classic.

Unfortunately, Temple Run has already been shown in mainland China, so even if Shaolin Temple were to be remade, it wouldn't be a classic.

“However, I think the Shaolin Temple is a bit off. How about we film Wudang Mountain?” Li Song asked.

“Moreover, Wudang Mountain is even more famous in Hong Kong,” Li Song continued.

Boss Zou knew that Li Song was referring to Zhang Sanfeng, the leader of the Wudang School in a certain novel.

"That's fine," Mr. Zou nodded.

"Would you like me to invest?" Li Song asked proactively.

"If Mr. Li is willing to invest, that would be even better."

"However, we still need to discuss this with the Great Wall side." Boss Zou knew there were still many things to discuss.

"Yeah." Li Song nodded.

"Mr. Li, Phoenix TV is planning a beauty pageant. I wonder if Golden Harvest can participate?"

(End of this chapter)