Chapter 109: Building Transformers
After Liu Hongmin stepped down, he was immediately surrounded by a group of Hong Kong celebrities. The Hong Kong celebrities all discussed the content of "The Ming Dynasty 1566" with Liu Hongmin.
Although they are well educated, their understanding of history may not be as good as Mr. Jin Yong. They really want to know which parts of the Ming Dynasty 1566 are true and which are fictional.
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "After all, we are not people of that time. We can only speculate the situation at that time from the few words in the historical materials. And the records in these historical materials are not necessarily correct. Just like what is described in the book, from different perspectives, the views are definitely different. Therefore, if it is not a historical research, the truth is not that important."
The celebrities in Hong Kong nodded one after another, "Mr. Liu's insights are indeed unique and have benefited us a lot!"
Liu Hongmin smiled. He never refused anyone who came to him for communication. Moreover, he could take care of everyone and not let them feel left out.
The old man surnamed Wang and others excitedly went to communicate with Hong Kong celebrities, but these people ignored him and all surrounded Liu Hongmin.
This made the old man surnamed Wang and others very angry. They never thought that Liu Hongmin could charm these Hong Kong celebrities with just a few simple words.
Is this guy named Liu poisonous?
After the cocktail party, Liu Hongmin escorted the Hong Kong people out of the hotel and then took Zou Shifang back to the room.
Liu Hongmin's room was specially arranged by Zou Shifang, and he was the only one living there.
"Old Zou, how is the toy factory going?"
Zou Shifang: "I was just about to tell you this. Lao Wang has acquired a small factory. But the labor cost in Hong Kong is too high. I think we should move the factory back to the mainland."
Liu Hongmin nodded, "I know, but this is not something that can be done in a short time."
He took out an iron box from the cabinet and after opening it, he found a toy car inside.
"Is this the toy you want to make?"
Zou Shifang picked up the toy and asked, "This door can move?"
"Not only the door will move, but other parts will move as well." Liu Hongmin took the toy and bent it here and there, and soon the car turned into a human shape.
Zou Shifang laughed, "Interesting!"
He took the toy and poked it while laughing, "Interesting, not bad. Hongmin, how did you come up with this idea?"
Liu Hongmin: "I wanted to buy a fun toy for my brother before, but I couldn't find anything fun at the Friendship Store. So I wanted to design one myself and asked the master craftsman at Beijing Film Studio to help me make it."
Zou Shifang looked at him in surprise, "What else don't you know?"
“I can’t make toys!”
Liu Hongmin said jokingly: "If I knew how to do it, I wouldn't need to ask the master to help me."
Zou Shifang rolled his eyes at him and put the toy down.
"This toy is great. Even I want to have one, not to mention the kids."
Liu Hongmin is not surprised. Transformers will certainly be popular and can make money for decades. Even if it is adapted into a movie in the future, it will still make a lot of money.
"Talk to Brother Wang and register the patent for Transformers. Note that the patent for transformable toys is also registered." Transformable toys are a major category of future toys. Not only Transformers, but also Gundam, mecha, and even Iron Man toys may need to pay patent fees to Liu Hongmin.
Zou Shifang nodded, "No problem."
Liu Hongmin took out the paper from the iron box and said, "This is the blueprint of the Transformers. Let the factory build a production line for Bumblebee. We will launch Bumblebee to the market first."
"Bumblebee? That's his name?"
Liu Hongmin nodded. "Yes, this is a yellow car. We will launch more Transformers characters in the future, and then form two opposing camps. We will also develop comics and animations to promote Transformers to the world."
Zou Shifang became excited, "Is it such a big deal?"
"Of course!" Liu Hongmin said with a smile, "Transformers are the only toys in the world. This is a monopoly business."
Zou Shifang looked at Liu Hongmin in surprise. After being in Hong Kong for a long time, he now has a good business mindset. Monopoly business is the most profitable business in the world, no doubt about it.
Liu Hongmin patted him on the shoulder and said, "Take charge of the toy factory's finances as well. Work hard, and I will never treat you unfairly. Let's make good money and buy a villa in Hong Kong in the future."
Hearing the first sentence, Zou Shifang was quite happy and his breathing became heavier. But when he heard the second sentence, he suddenly sobered up.
"Villa? Do you know how much a villa in Hong Kong costs?"
"Is it very expensive?" Liu Hongmin asked puzzledly.
Zou Shifang: "Of course, a villa in Taipingshan costs tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars."
Liu Hongmin was so angry that he laughed, "How dare you think of that! You actually want to buy a villa in Taiping Mountain."
"Didn't you say that? The bolder the people, the more fertile the land?"
Zou Shifang confidently said, "The Taipingshan Villa is the best in Hong Kong, who wouldn't want to buy it?"
Liu Hongmin nodded speechlessly, "Okay, let's go to Taiping Mountain. If you work hard, it should be enough in five to eight years."
"Is it so profitable?" Zou Shifang was surprised. To be able to afford a villa in Taipingshan, one must have a net worth of at least hundreds of millions. One can earn 100 million Hong Kong dollars in five or eight years. This is more profitable than making a movie!
“It’s more profitable than you think.”
Liu Hongmin stuffed the iron box to Zou Shifang and said, "Okay, go back and rest early. There are activities tomorrow, don't delay your work."
Zou Shifang was speechless. Aren't projects worth tens of millions or hundreds of millions of yuan considered serious business? How could a crappy cultural exchange be considered a serious business?
After the incident with the old man surnamed Wang, Zou Shifang lost confidence in cultural exchange. He never thought that the mainland would send such a person to exchange. Isn't this nonsense?
Are you kidding?
In fact, not at all, because there are many such people in the mainland. The reason why the college entrance examination was suspended was the same as Zhu Yuanzhang's suspension of the imperial examination. The workers and peasants, who accounted for 90% of the population, were basically illiterate, and the number of people who could be admitted to university accounted for less than 10% of the number of admissions. Faced with such a situation, the college entrance examination was suspended and the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University was established.
Some people felt that their interests were harmed, so they did not agree with this policy. Now that the college entrance examination has been restored, they are immediately excited and excited, and the only thing missing is singing praises.
There are many such people in the cultural circle, and the old man surnamed Wang and others are in this situation. They also have great ambitions, but the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University ruined their plans. With the idea of destroying it if they can't get it, and running away if they can't destroy it, it's not surprising that they behaved like this at the party.
(End of this chapter)
