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Ap Lei Chau, Southern District, Hong Kong Island.

Ap Lei Chau is very small and can only be considered a small island of decent size.

The area of ​​1.32 square kilometers is equivalent to about 180 football fields.

Don’t think that 180 football fields sounds like a lot. What we are talking about here is the grass, not the area of ​​the entire football field.

We often see various fishermen selling seafood at sea in Hong Kong movies. The scene of fishing boats connected together is quite novel. This place is Ap Lei Chau and Lamma Island to its south.

Later generations only know about the Sai Kung Pier, but the earliest fishing culture in Hong Kong Island was on Ap Lei Chau. It was only later that the culture changed and many descendants of fishermen felt that it was too hard and abandoned their boats and went ashore.

Now, with the development of Ap Lei Chau by Far East Tourism, it is hard to say whether these fishermen will come ashore.

Ap Lei Chau Promenade is the northeastern coastal road of Ap Lei Chau.

Across the sea is the land of Hong Kong, which is very close, while on the inner side of the avenue is Mount Yuk Kwai, a mountain range on Ap Lei Chau.

Originally, the Ap Lei Chau Promenade ended at the northeast corner. To the south is Yu Kwai Shan. Not only is it difficult to build a road, but there is also no point in doing so.

But everything changed three years ago. Land reclamation began around the eastern coast of Yuk Kwai Shan, heading towards Lamma Island.

In three years, not only has the entire Ap Lei Chau changed its appearance and is no longer a poor and backward fishing village, but its area has also increased by 0.61 square kilometers.

"Ms. Kurumada Masami, let's try the famous seafood restaurant here at noon. It is very unique and popular among tourists.

We can buy all kinds of seafood we like directly from the fishing boats on the beach, and then find a food stall on the shore to process it."

"Okay, I'll listen to you, but do you mind if I invite a few friends?"

"How could that be? It's more lively when there are more people."

This is why fishermen don’t want to go ashore. Nowadays, Ap Lei Chau is not only visited by diners from Hong Kong, but also many tourists come here to experience it.

Tourists, few of them are short of money, which has led to a significant increase in the income of the fishermen here.

Some fishermen don't even go out during the day. They start their business only after the sun sets. They work until the early morning and then go out to sea to fish. After fishing, they come back to sleep.

Thanks to the promotion of Hong Kong Island by Far East Travel and the Hong Kong Tourism Board in recent years, Hong Kong Island's city that never sleeps is now famous all over the world.

The West? Forget it. No one dares to go out in the middle of the night. It's too dangerous.

Rabbits? Today’s rabbits are not good enough. It will take at least 20 to 30 years to develop a city that never sleeps.

It is for this reason that Hong Kong Island, the city that never sleeps, attracts tourists from all over the world to come and experience it.

The same goes for the seafood business in Ap Lei Chau. During holidays, the place is packed with diners at one or two in the morning. Here you can see people of all skin colors drinking, chatting and bragging.

"Xia Shu, my friend is here. He asked me which food stall I am in. You go tell him. He speaks Cantonese."

Just after buying seafood and finding a food stall to sit down, Masami Kurumada's cell phone rang. After they chatted for a few words, he handed the phone to Natsuki who was responsible for receiving him.

"Okay." Xia Shu took the phone and gave an address in Cantonese. In less than two minutes, Kurumada Masami's friend arrived.

"Ah, it's Mr. Akira Toriyama."

Xia Shu was surprised to see the person coming, and then asked the other person to sit down quickly.

"It's Natsuki. We haven't seen each other for four months."

"Do you know each other?" Seeing that the two people looked very familiar, Masami Kurumada also looked surprised.

"Of course. It was Xia Shu who received me when I first came to Hong Kong Island. At that time, I relied on Xia Shu's help in food, clothing, housing and transportation. Otherwise, I would not have been able to integrate into Hong Kong Island so quickly."

"Mr. Akira Toriyama is so polite. This is my first job since I started working in the youth comics department.

I never thought that Toriyama Akira and Kurumada Masami are good friends, so it will be interesting to see the competition between the two of you for the most popular work tomorrow."

Youth Comics, a comics company under Asia Media, is the leader in the Asian comics industry.

Since the inception of youth comics, it has become a strong force in the world comics industry because of its creative strength and quality of works.

From Transformers to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, from Gundam to City Hunter, youth comics not only dominate Hong Kong Island, but are also on par with the three major publishing houses in the island country, and even surpass them.

The reason why youth comics can develop so rapidly is the support of the huge media empire behind it.

Cartoonist, a profession that is very popular in the island country, actually has very low income.

Not to mention those who work for others without fame or works, even a new person who has published a comic book only gets 4000 to 6000 yen for one page of royalties.

Taking an average of 5000 yen, based on 520 pages a week, that's 32 yen, million yen a year, and at the current exchange rate, only Hong Kong dollars a year.

Do you think 32 Hong Kong dollars is a lot? What if taxes are deducted? What if the salary of the assistant is paid?

Even if you are the most famous cartoonist, the fee for one page is only about 3 yen.

What do they really rely on to make a lot of money? Copyright.

Whether it is producing animation, film and television or peripheral products, these are where they make the big money.

In terms of the development of these added values, Youth Manga is undoubtedly much stronger than the three major publishing houses in the island country. This is also the reason why Youth Manga can recruit these top cartoonists in the island country and grow rapidly.

Also because of the high income, many cartoonists from the island countries choose to develop in Hong Kong, the base camp of youth comics.

Just last year, ATV launched an animation channel, broadcasting cartoons and animation-related reports all day long.

Because of its glorious past achievements, this channel has become a channel for many Western countries to introduce Eastern animation.

The more countries the work is introduced to, the higher the author’s income will be, and the more great figures can be attracted.

Just like Akira Toriyama, who quickly became popular with Arale and signed a contract with Hong Kong Youth Comics. His new work Dragon Ball was adapted into a movie and is now being broadcast in more than 40 countries around the world.

Thanks to the income from animation and Youth Toy City peripheral products, his income exceeded 100 million Hong Kong dollars last year.

Coupled with the lower taxes in Hong Kong Island, he has now achieved financial freedom.

"Chetian, I think you should also come to Hong Kong Island to develop.

Your Saint Seiya is definitely a phenomenal work. It can be sold to more than 20 countries when it is broadcast on Fuji TV. If it were broadcast on ATV, your performance would definitely surpass mine.

Moreover, working in Hong Kong Island has lower taxes and you can earn more."

If we talk about the two most popular anime works in the world last year, they would definitely be Dragon Ball and Saint Seiya by these two.

This is also the reason why Masami Kurumada came to Hong Kong Island this time, because the first game and animation exhibition organized by Asia Media will start tomorrow.

This seven-day exhibition not only invites major TV stations and game dealers from all over the world who want to sell more copyrights and create more revenue, but also presents many awards and releases new products.

Asia Media's move is to make this game and animation exhibition the most influential game and animation event in the world.

"Let's wait and see. You know my personality. I may not be able to adapt to a sudden change of environment."

It’s not that Masami Kurumada didn’t want to come, but he was reluctant to change to an unfamiliar environment.

“I think you don’t have to worry about this at all. The reception staff at the youth comics will help you plan everything until you get used to settling down.

But the decision is still yours. If you decide to come, I recommend that you ask Xia Shu to be your contact person. She is really responsible."

Xia Shu listened on the side and thanked with a smile, "Thank you Mr. Toriyama Akira for your recognition. If Ms. Kurumada Masami wants to develop in Hong Kong Island, you can contact me. I will do my best to help you adapt to life in Hong Kong Island."

This is a huge commission for the work, Xia Shu will definitely agree to it.

"Okay Natsuki, I'll contact you if I make a decision."

It was at this time that their seafood arrived. Seeing Akira Toriyama directly grab a piece of shrimp and taste it, and also gave a thumbs up and praised the boss in Cantonese, Masami Kurumada knew that at least her good friend had completely adapted to life in Hong Kong Island.