Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 390 Pharmaceutical Company Plan
Li Song feigned surprise, and Lucas shrugged and took a sip of tea.

"That's exactly what you think!"

"In Ami, there's nothing that money can't solve."

“Capital has many ways to solve problems,” Lucas finally said.

Li Song knew this, of course, because Amei was later exposed to many scandals.

In fact, it's all pretty much the same in the end. When dealing with some trending news, people will use other trending news to suppress some of the trending news.

Later on, the whole society developed a competitive attitude of being worse than others.

In other words, all I need to do is be better than others.

As for how bad others are, they simply can't see it.

“Lucas, although I really hope to get nine percent of the box office, you need to be mindful of my identity.”

"I'm currently facing a lot of controversy on your side."

"And don't you think you'd be better at writing the script yourself?"

"After all, in the world of capital, anything is possible!"

“What does the apocalypse matter in the eyes of capitalists?” Li Song shook his head and rejected Lucas’s offer for box office revenue.

Because there are some things that Amei's own people can say they can do, but if others do them, it will hurt their self-esteem.

The movies National Treasure and Temple Run both achieved such high box office numbers in the US!
However, there is another group of people who simply don't watch these movies.

Because in their eyes, only white people are considered human.

Other races are seen as no different from animals, and they would feel ashamed if they watched a movie about animals!
"Although I know that my background makes me a much better screenwriter than yours!"

"I also know that a large portion of the population in our country has strong prejudices against other people of color!"

“But I can’t do that, after all, it was you who came up with the idea.” Lucas understood what Li Song meant when he heard Li Song’s words, so he shook his head and replied.

“Lucas, you had your thoughts on this as well.”

"Of course, if you're willing, I'd like to send someone to your company to learn special effects." That was Li Song's idea.

Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) of Lucasfilm is a film special effects company.

The movie special effects come later, and it goes without saying that they'll make a lot of money!

Of course, this doesn't mean that Li Song couldn't produce the relevant information.

But having the technology is not enough; you also need people. In this regard, there is almost no domestic or Hong Kong island.

So they sent someone to Lucas's company to learn some basic things.

After hearing Li Song's words, Lucas thought for a moment and asked, "Li, do you also think that special effects will be the mainstream in future movies?"

"I believe that special effects are one of the future directions for movies."

"It can also be said to be a supplementary film."

Ultimately, it all comes down to the actors' acting skills.

"The actors' acting skills combined with special effects are what make it perfect." Of course, Li Song couldn't say that, so some people just read out the numbers one, two, three, four, five.

They don't even have the most basic skills in delivering lines.

But they still became celebrities.

And it all relies on green screen keying.

Of course, Li Song couldn't tell the truth. He was only saying this to make Lucas feel that special effects weren't as important as he had imagined.

"No problem at all."

“Movies are industrial products. If one part of the process is not done well, it could lead to a box office disaster.” Lucas nodded.

Hollywood's greatest success was industrializing the film industry.

Directors from other countries who have just arrived in Hollywood are still somewhat unfamiliar with their industrialized filmmaking methods.

Then the two talked about some things related to movies, specifically Li Song's post-apocalyptic world, which puts Jurassic Park and post-apocalyptic movies into one framework.

To be precise, this is the virtual world.

Just like some settings in online novels, many people are willing to adopt settings from other online novels so that readers can understand the content of the novel more quickly.

Of course, as a master, I'm willing to choose some new settings!
It was ultimately decided to send ten people to Lucas's company to learn film special effects.

Historically, Jurassic Park was first shown on Hong Kong Island, and then Hollywood movies took over the Hong Kong Island market.

Hollywood movies have taken all the box office revenue from Hong Kong Island.

In addition, after 1997, many countries introduced policies that affected Hong Kong films.

Therefore, Hong Kong films gradually declined after 2000.

The 1980s and 1990s were the most glorious era for Hong Kong cinema.

Hong Kong cinema during this period was far more glorious than in its history.

Hong Kong films have officially entered Hollywood.

Of course, there are reasons why Temple Run and National Treasure were able to achieve such high box office returns in Western markets.

The Temple Run was mainly due to the Third Master incident.

And National Treasure has touched a nerve with Westerners' curiosity.

In fact, there are many legends of treasures in the Western world.

There are pirate treasures and great thieves' treasures.

And this treasure, preserved during the Civil War, has a complete logical basis.

So even though there were people in Hollywood who wanted to make these two films, they didn't achieve much success.

Of course, Golden Harvest also had Ah Long, but they established themselves in Hollywood.

Even Lucas is looking forward to Golden Harvest's next film, The Island.

This is also related to the legend of the Mustache's treasure.

No one knows how much that mustachioed fellow stole back then.

Because there's simply no way to get the statistics.

In fact, the antiques and other treasures that the mustachioed man stole had already been collected by certain people!
Because those armies couldn't possibly refuse these spoils of war.

These people couldn't take them out because, nominally, these things were stolen by the man with the mustache, and if they took out other people's things, they would have to return them to the other party.

Lucas seemed quite excited while chatting with Li Song.

Because Jurassic Park was a huge success.

This type of science fiction film is a completely new genre.

The two talked about many things, but only about movies and culture!

The two eventually talked about Star Trek. Although Lucas was preparing to film Jurassic Park 2, he also had some other missions.

Li Song also knew that Amei's actor had orchestrated a grand show after the president took office.

It can be said that science fiction movies and other means have forced the fat bear into a space race.

Historically, it was a science fiction film directed by Lucas.

With Jurassic Park achieving such great box office success, Lucas was even valued by the actor president.

The two eventually agreed on a 12.5% ​​box office split.

Lucasfilm successfully acquired the film rights to Star Mercenaries.

Of course, it only involves selecting and changing the content within it.

Li Song was also very satisfied, because he was certain that this science fiction movie would be a box office hit and cause a huge sensation.

As for how Lucas adapted it, Li Song didn't care at all.

Because Lucas doesn't have the final say, after he finishes the script, he'll definitely have to send it to certain people at Amy's before he'll actually film it.

Li Song was fully aware of all this, but he didn't say it directly because it was part of Amei's strategic plan. The two didn't discuss any further political matters.

In the evening, Arlene arrived at the villa by car.

Later that evening, Zhao Niangzi returned to the villa.

Lucas was used to this kind of situation.

Li Song introduced the two to Lucas.

After dinner, the bodyguards escorted Lucas back to his hotel.

Arlene and Zhao Niangzi stayed in the villa.

Zhao Niangzi's villa is also in Repulse Bay, and Alin's villa is also in this area.

The next morning, Li Song and Zhao Niangzi left first.

The two first flew to Guangzhou, and then had a private plane take Zhao Niangzi to Shanghai.

Then the private jet returned to Guangzhou.

When Li Song was driving from the airport to the motorcycle factory, he noticed that there were many more transport vehicles on the road.

Huangpu Port is also undergoing expansion.

This is because it is a major port for the export of BMW motorcycles and automobiles.

The railway freight station on the other side has also expanded significantly and is still under construction!

The port and railway transported various materials needed by the BMW Group.

Then, the various materials shipped back from overseas were delivered to the various processing plants.

The difference is that the materials shipped back from overseas are all primary materials, mainly rubber and ore.

The number of chimneys at the power plant in the distance has increased again.

Li Song first took a tour of the BMW motorcycle factory, where BMW motorcycle orders were increasing every month.

Production is now scheduled for three months from now.

Currently, half of the exported motorcycles are manufactured under the OEM agreements of other motorcycle factories.

At this rate of growth, BMW's motorcycle exports could exceed 1.5 million units this year!
The number of outboard motors has also increased significantly.

Inside the BMW factory, there were many more accents from other places.

These are the technical personnel and workers who were sent by their superiors to learn the technology and production. After their training, some of them will be from other car factories, and some will be technical personnel who provide supporting services to BMW.

The automotive industry has the longest and largest industrial chain.

Therefore, the higher-level department set up a special team to do this.

The goal is to complete overseas orders as quickly as possible.

Li Song took a stroll around and returned to his dormitory at the BMW Motorcycle Factory that evening.

Because these factories are all located together, Li Song did not arrange dormitories in the other factories.

Ma Shengli and Li Song sat together with a chessboard in front of them.
Ma Shengli had something to do during the day, so he didn't pick up Li Song.

“Mr. Ma, I want to set up a pharmaceutical factory!” Li Song said.

The pharmaceutical company's documents and such were already prepared.

At that time, in order to avoid the issue of foreign investment ratios, many companies were established together.

“Of course, no problem. May I ask what kind of medicine Mr. Li needs?” Ma Shengli asked, looking at the chessboard.

"We mainly produce three types of Western medicine!"

“Sildenafil, Tadalafil, Dapoxetine!” Li Song said.

Li Song has been thinking about some things recently and discovered another use for second-hand platforms.

Although it's impossible to know which drugs will be profitable in the future, or which will be best-selling.

But Li Song could try a different approach.

You can get some answers from second-hand platforms.

For example, in 1981, which research institutions could maximize their investment returns?

Or, which projects can maximize investment returns?

Of course, this is just a matter of the reward, because most research institutions do not accept external investment.

However, all you need to know is which projects have a higher rate of return on investment.

These facts can help us deduce the other party's research area!

This way, you can determine the research direction for certain drugs.

Of course, these pharmaceutical companies keep their research projects secret, but they are not secret in the space-time of the second-hand platform.

Moreover, once you know the specific project, you can also know the other party's research and development progress.

Similarly, second-hand platforms have a more detailed understanding of these R&D processes.

So as long as I invest funds and have some researchers, I will be able to catch up with the other party's research and development progress.

Of course, failures are inevitable in this process, since the other party may very well figure it out before you do.

However, if even one out of ten projects succeeds, then you'll make a fortune.

Furthermore, there are certain drugs that have been studied, but no other effects have been found so far.

"What kind of medicine is this?" Ma Shengli had no idea about these three medicines.

"This is a Western aphrodisiac!"

"Pfft..." Upon hearing this, Ma Shengli choked on his saliva.

"I want to locate this company in Guangzhou. I've already decided on a name: Baiyunshan." Of course, Li Song couldn't possibly allow the company to be called BMW Pharmaceuticals.

"Is this medicine intended for export?" Ma Shengli nodded. This matter needed to be reported!
"These medicines are mainly for export!"

"We can earn hundreds of millions of dollars from exports every year!" Li Song replied while moving a chess piece.
"it is good!"

“These are the specific requirements!” Li Song presented the specific requirements for building the factory.

"I'll report this to higher authorities as soon as possible!" Ma Shengli knew that the pharmaceutical factory could be built quickly once he heard that it cost several hundred million US dollars.

"In addition, I own a cosmetics factory on Hong Kong Island, which produces perfumes!"

"To ensure that the raw materials for perfume are not controlled by foreign countries."

"That's why I want to reclaim wasteland in the northern frontier!"

"We mainly grow raw materials for perfumes!"

"Our company originally wanted to cooperate with farmers in various places."

"But considering that farmers in the mainland who had just implemented the household responsibility system valued the land highly!"

"So we decided to clear the land and build our own farm," Li Song added.

Li Song was unwilling to deal with farmers, mainly because of the nature of such cooperation.

Apart from those with connections who fraudulently obtain subsidies and then run away, other companies are in a weak position in such cooperation.

Competitors have many ways to create conflict between these farmers and businesses.

A simple price increase!
Once various disputes arise, the local government is unlikely to side with out-of-town businesses.

Moreover, if competitors emerge, the local government might even take the initiative to get involved.

Competitors also have various means to get local governments to sever their cooperation with you.

For some people in the local government, it's just a stepping stone for promotion; they don't care about the mess that follows.

“Okay!” Ma Shengli felt that this was not a big problem. Although the northern border was a sensitive area, most of the employees in Li Song’s company were from the mainland.

"We will provide some excellent seeds and related technologies at that time!" Li Song felt that now was the perfect time to talk about this. The seeds offered as rewards on the second-hand platform, as well as various crops, could be bred in northern Xinjiang next year.

(End of this chapter)