Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 344 Lightning Speed ​​(First Update)
“Yes!” Tian Jiahui understood, because he was a lawyer himself.

Tian Jiahui used to think that the patents his boss applied for were illegitimate, but after this lawsuit, he discovered that the patent technology on his boss's side was more advanced.

For a time, Tian Jiahui didn't know what was going on. Of course, it wasn't just about technology; it also involved politics.

London will definitely not compromise with Berlin, and the two sides already have a history of enmity.

When politics is involved, there is no real right or wrong.

Moreover, the boss also spent a lot of money on the lawsuit.

In the evening, Xiao Si arrived at Li Song's place. Xiao Si had two movies released recently: National Treasure in early May and Jurassic Park in late May.

Jurassic Park has already finished filming, but Xiao Si needs to be involved in the promotion and distribution later.

The promotional campaign for National Treasure is about to begin, so Xiao Si's time in Hong Kong is limited.

On April 9, 1981, the fifth day of the third lunar month, a Thursday, Li Song took Xiao Si to Jiahe before going to the TV station.

Jiahe will send Ah Long, Xiao Si, and others to Ah Mei's place tonight, and then begin the promotional work for National Treasure.

Released globally on May 1st, it's worth mentioning that Taiwan banned the National Treasure film, but Golden Harvest doesn't care now because it has already gone international.

Li Song rarely comes to the TV station because it is managed by Liu Jiale.

After arriving at the TV station, Li Song first looked at the recent newspapers and the summary of the previous quarter.

Wonderful Magazine has already established branches in Southeast Asia and Little Notebook, and has signed contracts with some local writers and comic artists.

Qimiao Magazine currently publishes two publications: one is Ghost Blows Out the Light, which is essentially a serialized novel covering multiple themes such as history, tomb raiding, and feng shui.

The mainstream genres are tomb raiding and time-travel historical dramas, with the most popular being time-travel dramas set in the late Ming Dynasty, mainly because there's so much to write about in that period.

The total sales of each issue of Wonderful Magazine are around 600,000 copies, of which about 120,000 are sold in Hong Kong Island, and the rest are distributed through Southeast Asian bookstores.

The distribution involves printing locally.

Another publication from the Wonderful Magazine is called Comic Monthly, which serializes several comics.

Amin's Ice Age, and also Asong's Food Stall, Boys' Soccer, Go Boy, and other comics.

Comic monthly magazines sold even more, with sales reaching 14 in Hong Kong and over 50 in Southeast Asia.

The author of Go Boy is the same person from the magazine. Of course, the subject matter was suggested by the magazine. Li Song had never heard of this comic artist's name; he was not one of the famous writers that Li Song knew.

Phoenix TV's revenue is also quite good, which is inseparable from the support of Parkson Entertainment. Phoenix TV's million-dollar quiz shows, The Voice of China, and Avenue of Stars have all been huge hits. Phoenix TV recently aired a crime drama in cooperation with the Hong Kong Island Police Department.

In addition, an emergency room is being prepared.

Li Song remembered that this type of TV series seemed to have been first produced by the small script team.

The script for the emergency room scene needs to be more rigorous because it inevitably involves some medical knowledge.

"Boss." After Liu Jiale and Li Song finished reviewing the summary of the previous quarter, Liu Jiale brought some documents for Li Song to sign. Although Liu Jiale was the CEO, some major directions and important collaborations still required Li Song's approval and signature.

"Boss, this is the construction progress of two film studios in mainland China." Liu Jiale took out a document.

One is the Han-Tang Film and Television City in Chang'an, and the other is the Three Kingdoms Film and Television City in Wuxi. Although the Romance of the Three Kingdoms has been filmed, the film and television cities have not yet been completed.

This is just a situation report, because the investment and other arrangements have already been made, and funds will be allocated according to the schedule.

"The script for Water Margin has been finalized." After Li Song finished reading it, Liu Jiale took out another document.

The Water Margin series is still being filmed at the Three Kingdoms Film City. Li Song wanted to film at Liangshanbo, but the current transportation and other conditions there don't allow it.

After all, there were artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan in the crew during filming.

More importantly, there's logistics and other support. Things are different now than they will be decades from now, where transportation, logistics, and other support can be easily guaranteed.

Film crews shooting in Wuxi plan many things in advance.

Because the supply of goods in mainland China currently relies mainly on planning.

Unlike later times, where as long as you have money, things from thousands of kilometers away can arrive in a day (by air!).

Now, if you go to an area with inconvenient transportation and logistics, you have money but nowhere to spend it.

Of course, there's also the level of openness; some places are still not open.

"The script for Journey to the West or Dream of the Red Chamber is not yet finished."

"Also, there's the Young Directors Fund. We've already received dozens of scripts. What do you think, boss?" Liu Jiale asked, noticing Li Song looking at documents while talking about other things.

"I won't watch it, you guys can discuss it yourselves."

"You need to communicate fully with the relevant regulatory authorities in the mainland in this regard."

"Of course, we should still strive for what we should strive for." Li Song knew that those movies were good, but he also knew that many more scripts had not been made.

So we'll leave it alone and see if we can get more young and talented directors.

Because I've seen all the previous ones.

"Yeah." Liu Jiale nodded.

Just then, Li Song's bodyguard knocked on the door, and Li Song let him in.

The bodyguard said, "Boss, General Manager Tian called. The Star Shine aircraft has obtained its European airworthiness certificate and flight permit!"

"Ah!" Li Song was startled. This was too fast! The Starliner flew to Europe on April 2nd, and it was only April 9th ​​now—seven days, including Sunday.

Li Song then said to Liu Jiale, "Brother Le, you go ahead and get busy. I'll make a call and ask."

"Okay!" Liu Jiale nodded.

Li Song then called Tian Jiahui: "Old Tian, ​​why so fast?"

"Boss, I just received the news. The people in London are also a bit surprised because the various evaluation and testing projects were completed very quickly. The aircraft's structure was evaluated on April 3rd, mainly to check the dimensions against the declaration. It is said that more than 4 engineers were involved."

"The first flight test was conducted on April 4th, and a report was issued on April 3rd."

"Sunday, April 5th."

"Continuous take-off and landing load tests continued on April 6, and a report dated April 4 was issued."

"The report dated April 6 was issued on April 7."

"Then on April 8th, a complete report was issued, and it was approved that afternoon."

"The person who called me analyzed that, firstly, many peers wanted to know the overall performance of the Xinghui aircraft, so they quickly pushed forward the testing."

"Another factor is the political one. As you know, although London was involved in the Airbus project, Airbus is located in neighboring Paris."

"And isn't it true that the small aircraft manufacturers on Aramco's side are preparing to launch anti-dumping measures against our company?"

"Boss, don't forget that these 50,000 Panda planes were transferred from Hong Kong Island, and the 500 million US dollars also came and went through Hong Kong Island."

“These things all contribute to GDP. If the GDP figures look good, the government can give the public an explanation.”

"Another piece of information from London is that the Starliner can apply for sales in London, but the sales company must be established in London."

"He also hinted that the aircraft's engines could be partially Rolls-Royce engines, accounting for 30% of the total," Tian Jiahui said in one breath.

Li Song understood that the reason the certification process for the Star Shine aircraft was so fast was because many of his peers wanted to know the overall performance of the Star Shine aircraft.

So, more than 30 engineers worked like tigers in one go. Other certifications require procedures and appointments, and are for single projects. At most, only one project can be certified at a time, with only two or three engineers. But more than 30 engineers can certify at least several projects at a time.

Of course, Li Song also knew that this was related to his own preparations.

Because a local professional security team was hired, and the team was also equipped with relevant engineers as consultants, these people could not secretly find out the parameters of the Starliner.

Therefore, the only solution is to expedite the process.

Of course, there are also political factors. The Panda plane has already caused small aircraft manufacturers on Aramco to face bankruptcy. So what if the Starliner enters the market?

Of course, the Starliner might not sell, but...

However, Li Song estimated that London also wanted to stir things up. Whether the sale went through or not didn't matter; the most important thing was to create trouble!
"Ok!"

“We can grant exclusive sales rights to the StarShining passenger jet to Europe and America. In addition, we accept customization for private jets; whatever engine the customer needs, we will match it with that engine,” Li Song said.

Tian Jiahui was also taken aback; the boss was being far too generous.

It's important to understand that there's a huge difference between establishing a sales company in London and granting exclusive sales rights to Europe and America.

Tian Jiahui also knew that the other party was actually asking Parkson to do public relations, otherwise they might not be able to obtain a sales license or something similar.

But Li Song's answer really surprised Tian Jiahui!

Tian Jiahui had no idea that Li Song was using the principle of "using barbarians to control barbarians," which meant having capitalists target each other.

Besides, the international situation might change later, and my assets in Europe and America might be frozen, so it's better to pack them up sooner rather than later.

That way, even if they target you later, you won't suffer much loss.

As long as the profits are high enough, capitalists will find a way. Just look at how every time the US imposes sanctions, there is always an exemption list.

What is the purpose of this list?

Of course, the goal is to let people make money. If there were comprehensive sanctions, these people would suffer huge losses.

In fact, the subsequent US sanctions were not primarily aimed at sanctioning a particular country, but rather at targeting their domestic rivals.

For Western politicians, the threat from abroad is far less significant than the threat from their adversaries.

"Come to my house and we'll talk," Li Song said again.

"it is good!"

Tian Jiahui arrived at Li Song's house and asked, "Boss, the profit margin on airplane sales is quite high."

"Hehe!" Li Song knew exactly what Tian Jiahui meant and chuckled.

“It’s not that simple. Look at what they’re telling you, they just want us to do public relations so they can give us a sales license. In other words, they want us to pay money before we even start making a profit.”

"Moreover, high profits also mean high risks; a good product does not necessarily mean it will sell well."

"In addition, most Western tycoons buy airplanes to avoid taxes."

"So if we want to sell, we need policy support. Doesn't that mean we need to do public relations again? You know how politicians are in the West. Do we have to do public relations every time there's an election?"

“So let’s just sell the exclusive license directly. I’ll just earn a little bit of my hard-earned money and focus on manufacturing the aircraft. That’s more stable.” Li Song personally poured tea for Tian Jiahui.

(End of this chapter)