Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 377 Boeing's Decision

Liu Jiale knew very well that his boss was always throwing out a winning hand.

After flattering him, he quickly looked at the things Li Song had given him.

After watching it, Liu Jiale was even more excited!

"Boss, these two films are sure to set new ratings records in Hong Kong!" Liu Jiale said excitedly.

"Ok!"

"Our TV station should not only promote veterans, but also promote some new talents."

"We need to set an example for our subordinates and let them know that they have opportunities for promotion!"

"Let those who are already famous set up their own studios if they want to!"

"How can we promote newcomers if we don't give up our positions?"

“Of course, if someone really doesn’t want to run a studio, then we’ll have to keep supporting them!” Li Song nodded.

Most artists will have some disputes with their former employers after they become famous.

It's all about self-interest!
Because these artists will reap huge profits after they become famous.

Moreover, once someone becomes famous, others will offer higher prices to poach them.

Those poaching artists just keep asking for higher prices because they want to get the artists to leave their original companies!
Because once these established celebrities are identified, companies that poach them can profit from their existing fame.

The companies that train artists believe that they have trained the artists, so they have no intention of letting go!
"Ok!"

"Regarding the cinema chain you mentioned, boss, I have a preliminary plan here."

“I think our current focus is on Hong Kong Island, and Singapore is also a bit similar!” Liu Jiale pulled out another plan.

Li Song opened the plan and found that Liu Jiale's approach was very much to his liking, which was to buy properties and build his own cinemas and entertainment facilities.

"Then let's develop these two places first!"

"We must have our own cinema chain!" Li Song also knew that relying on Golden Harvest was not a good idea right now.

There are currently only about one or two hundred cinemas on Hong Kong Island.

Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers, Golden Princess, and some independent cinema chains.

If I were to get involved in the cinema chain, it would definitely trigger infighting within the chain.

Because Hong Kong Island is only so big.

Li Song never intended to make money from the cinema chain; his focus was on property management.

Although you might lose some money if you buy property now, real estate prices have been rising steadily since the Sino-British agreement!
So whether the cinema chain makes money or not is not important; the key is the property.

Furthermore, Li Song discovered that there were no video game arcade machines or similar devices at the moment.

There were no fruit machines for gambling.

Li Song didn't know how profitable this kind of thing was, but he had read many novels in which time travelers all did this kind of thing.

"Thank you, boss!!" Liu Jiale had listened to Li Song's advice last time, so he assigned this task when he got back.

The boss clearly has a positive outlook on real estate, so naturally he wants to build his own properties.

"Boss, I'm thinking of starting a writing training class?" Liu Jiale said again.
"I don't think writing workshops are necessary!"

"Because writing is a matter of talent, different people can produce vastly different results from the same outline."

"However, you can have some editors write about their writing experiences and their requirements for accepting manuscripts in the newspaper."

"This will simply point the way for those with talent," Li Song thought, believing Liu Jiale's idea had no future.

"Boss, it's just a publicity stunt!"

"Out of a hundred people, only two need to become famous!" Liu Jiale knew that Li Song had misunderstood him when he heard Li Song's words, so he chuckled and explained.

"That's a good idea!" Li Song knew what Liu Jiale was thinking as soon as he heard this.

Then the two talked about some other things!
Liu Jiale saw Amin waiting outside when he went out.

"Manager Liu!" Amin greeted Liu Jiale quickly upon seeing him.

"Amin, call me Brother Le from now on!" Liu Jiale greeted him.

"Brother Le!" Amin called out quickly!

"Okay, feel free to come to me if you need anything." Liu Jiale said goodbye and then left in a hurry.

"Brother Song!" Amin entered Li Song's office.

"Xiaomin, what would you like to drink?!" Li Song saw Amin arrive, though he now called her Xiaomin.

Xiaomin has dropped out of school and now stays home to draw comics full-time.

He is now a well-known comic book artist in Hong Kong!
She's known as a manga prodigy!
"Brother Song, I'm fine with anything I drink. I have some questions I'd like to ask you!" Amin said after sitting down.

“Sure…” Li Song looked at Amin and poured her a cup of black tea as well.

Amin was asking about things from comics.

Amin is still drawing the Ice Age comic, which will be adapted into a movie.

The first film was still entrusted to the Shanghai Animation Film Studio.

The two chatted until noon, when Amin said somewhat shyly, "Brother Song, I'd like to treat you to a meal."

"Sure, let's eat in the cafeteria!"

"The cafeteria has roast goose today!"

"Okay!" Amin felt a little dissatisfied, as she had originally wanted to invite Song Ge to dinner alone.

Li Song didn't have any other feelings for Amin; he just felt that her original life trajectory was rather pessimistic.

If I can lend a hand, I will.

Furthermore, Li Song no longer publicly dine with other girls alone.

Because going to those crowded and noisy restaurants would put a lot of pressure on security.

Li Song didn't trust those capitalists.

Those capitalists are capable of anything!

Furthermore, Hong Kong Island at that time was a mixed bag, with not only people from various national intelligence agencies, but also some people who came to make a living through shady dealings.

At that time, the countries surrounding Hong Kong Island were not very wealthy.

Many people are unaware that Southeast Asian warlords started embezzling money a long time ago.

Fraud, human trafficking, heroin trafficking, arms dealing, smuggling.

There's nothing these people wouldn't dare to do!
Southeast Asia has historically had the highest number of missing persons and is also the region with the largest human organ trafficking!

As for pornography, that's utterly pathetic.

Later, the little book even publicly warned people in China not to go to Southeast Asia to solicit prostitutes.

Moreover, Southeast Asia is currently in a state of war.

Many people come to Hong Kong Island to make a quick buck through shady means, pull off one heist, and then leave.

And these foreigners on Hong Kong Island also want to make a quick buck and leave!

This led to the rather chaotic era of the 1980s. Li Song was indeed wealthy, and he also owned a second-hand platform and bodyguards.

But Li Song wouldn't do something so reckless!

Moreover, as a public figure, it would be easy for the media to expose Li Song if he were to have dinner alone with any woman.

Some things can be done secretly, but they should never be done openly.

Moreover, it wasn't convenient for Li Song to explain!

Besides, Amin is still young, and Li Song knows that Amin is grateful to him.

However, there should still be certain boundaries in their relationship, after all, Li Song is not a pervert.

After having lunch with Amin in the cafeteria, Li Song left Phoenix TV.

Then Li Song went home.

Back home, Li Song sat on the balcony, drinking tea and gazing at Victoria Harbour!
Li Song bought the top two floors!

The floor below is also used for bodyguards.

Li Song can see the sea if he wants to see the sea, and he can see the mountain if he wants to see the mountain.

The appreciation of these houses is no longer a big deal for Li Song.

Arlene came over that evening!

Li Song, of course, spent the whole night studying those long legs.

Arlene didn't leave the next day either. In the evening, she and Li Song went out shopping under a disguise.

Arlene also likes this sneaky feeling, because Arlene is a celebrity now!
Arlene receives many flowers and letters every day.

Li Song was with the beauty.

Western media outlets are reporting on information related to the two aircraft that Li Song applied for.

If the narrow-body passenger aircraft that Li Song applied for earlier is not the mainstream aircraft type now!
So the two aircraft patents that have been applied for now are for the current mainstream aircraft models!
Twin-engine wide-body passenger aircraft, four-engine wide-body passenger aircraft.

This is further compounded by some of Li Song's boastful remarks.

It gained significant popularity due to coverage in Western media.

The main reason is that Li Song is a celebrity, and he did some pretty big things right from the start!
First, there's the temple incident involving the third leader. Although there's no direct evidence, Li Song was one of the beneficiaries.

The second issue is the crowdfunding club!

Crowdfunding Club is now launching a crowdfunding campaign for its second product: a yacht!
It is said that the number of people crowdfunding for yachts has surpassed the number crowdfunding for airplanes.

Moreover, in order to maintain its popularity, the crowdfunding club would report on each batch of Panda planes delivered in the media.

The price of the Panda plane has now been inflated to $30,000.

Of course, this is cheaper than other similar aircraft.

But don't forget that this plane only cost ten thousand US dollars.

In other words, if you placed an order before, you could earn $20,000 even if you don't resell it now.

Only a very small number of people resell their orders; most people don't sell them because they won't have that opportunity again.

The very few people who sell their orders do so because they urgently need the funds for something!

Therefore, countless media outlets are speculating about how much of a price discount Li Song will offer if he successfully manufactures a wide-body passenger aircraft!
The most angry companies here are Boeing, GE, and Pratt & Whitney!
Boeing's management and shareholders, looking at media reports, said Mr. Li Song: It is precisely because of the superiority of their products that other competitors feel afraid, and then these competitors will lobby the government to introduce some policies!
Li Song's other remarks left Boeing's shareholders and executives speechless.

"I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless."

"Exactly, they dare to say that when the product is still just a blueprint."

"This Li Song is good at marketing."

"Sigh, this guy makes us do nothing right."

Media reports also indicated that Boeing had been in contact with Airbus and McDonnell Douglas, and that Airbus executives and shareholders had been in contact with politicians.

These media outlets are actually giving people the wrong impression that several Boeing companies are targeting Li Song, and that what Li Song said is true.

Boeing executives were well aware that this was a misconception created by the media.

I also know that this is a common tactic used by the media.

"I think we need to speed up our lobbying efforts and get policies out as soon as possible. We can't guarantee how long it will take for Li Song's communist party to manufacture the plane. As he said, it might be tomorrow, or it might be next month. We can't be passive; we need to take the initiative," the Boeing CEO said.

The Boeing CEO is certainly motivated by performance, since the CEO's salary and seniority are tied to company results, and interacting with politicians also benefits him.

That means using company money to make friends.

What company CEOs and executives fear most is that the company's performance will suffer while they are in office, so that when they want to switch jobs, the compensation offered will be lower.

Of course, professional managers also have their downsides, namely, they may sacrifice the company's long-term interests for the sake of performance.

Because professional managers are unsure how long they will stay at a company, they try their best to improve performance during their tenure.

This leads to a problem: professional managers rarely consider the company's long-term interests.

Many Western companies have declined since then, partly because of this.

For example, Boeing modifies some older models in order to launch new models as soon as possible. This not only reduces R&D costs but also shortens the R&D cycle.

Look at the engines of some Boeing aircraft; they're practically touching the ground.

However, this has also led to a negative consequence: a shortage of R&D talent.

When developing the next generation of aircraft, it was discovered that all the talent needed was to modify the design.

Another issue is that in order to reduce costs, some companies cut corners in various aspects of the process by outsourcing the programs to third-party contractors, which resulted in software conflicts, causing numerous accidents and groundings.

Fortunately, Boeing became the dominant player with significant government influence, allowing the aircraft to resume operation after being grounded. Furthermore, Aramco only had Boeing as a manufacturer of commercial airliners, so even if the problem wasn't resolved, there was no way to fix it, and the aircraft were grounded for a period of time before being allowed to fly again.

Because if the market isn't opened up, it will be handed over to Airbus.

As for the accident, we'll investigate and ground the plane again.

"I agree!" The shareholders nodded in agreement, because they were also afraid that Li Song's aircraft manufacturing plant would soon produce aircraft.

"Furthermore, we need to prevent this guy's commercial airliners from obtaining flight permits!"

"Nip the threat in the bud!"

"I agree. Let's make a regulation for this narrow-body passenger plane and make it difficult for it to get an airworthiness certificate."

"Yes."

"Then we should increase our lobbying efforts and raise more lobbying funds."

"agree!"

"What about Airbus and McDonnell Douglas?"

"We'll contact them later and see how they react, but I think those damn guys will definitely enjoy watching the show."

"No matter what, we'll do what we have to do."

"Yes! We have the largest market share." Boeing had finally managed to sell out of orders, but then another one popped up.

That's why Boeing's top management unanimously agreed to nip Li Song's threat in the bud.

Just then, the CEO received a piece of paper from his assistant and said, "Gentlemen, we're in trouble. CBS wants to interview our engineers."

(End of this chapter)