Chapter 516 Nanyang’s flagship product (second update, please subscribe)
Making US dollars is the most important thing!
This is the consensus of all businessmen in Nanyang. The place to earn US dollars is of course the overseas market.
In Nanyang, which has long established the national policy of "building a nation through trade," all businessmen attach great importance to overseas markets, especially the American market. Because of this, Air Borneo has one weekly flight to Los Angeles.
In the early morning, when the sun was about to jump above the sea level, a C95B long-range passenger plane flew towards the east. Although the passenger capacity of Nanyang Aviation Industry's C95 was not as good as Douglas's DC6 and Lockheed's Constellation . But its biggest feature is its long range. Its prototype is the Savoia Marchetti SM.95. The Italian military once asked it to be modified for bombing New York. Its maximum range reached an astonishing 11,000 kilometers.
After the war, Italian engineers learned from the design of DC6 and Constellation, improved it and finalized it into C95. Since its inception, it has been the pride of Nanyang Aviation Industry. It still maintains the characteristics of long range, while the C95B has an extended fuselage. Although the fuselage is lengthened, its take-off weight is greater because of the 2700-horsepower R-3350 engine. It is also the only model in the world that can fly directly from Dongning to Hawaii. passenger plane.
As usual, the cabin was full of businessmen from all over Nanyang. Among them were traders, manufacturers, and investors like Yang Yuankai. However, among these people, the most The focus was on Zhu Yihai from the labor company. From the moment he and his entourage boarded the plane, they attracted a lot of people's attention.
This Boss Zhu was well-known when he was in Tangshan. I don’t know how many dignitaries were his guests - he has been responsible for labor recruitment in Nanyang for many years and was a confidant of the President of Nanyang. After arriving in Nanyang, , the labor company he presided over was a large company integrating many trading, production and banking enterprises.
This is a big boss.
Faced with such a big boss, every businessman wants to make friends, but no one will bother him. After all, he is a big boss.
In fact, no matter how big the boss is, he is just like ordinary people. He gets on this plane to go to the United States to earn US dollars.
The flight from Chang'an to the West Coast of the United States is a long one, taking 52 hours. During this period, it needs to pass through Dongning and Hawaii before reaching San Francisco on the West Coast. Of course, air tickets are also expensive, but for businessmen eager to make US dollars, this is not a problem.
After dozens of hours of flying, most of the people in the cabin were familiar with each other. Yang Shikai, who was originally sitting in the row behind Zhu Yihai, sat directly next to him. It took more than 20 hours from Dongning to Hawaii. Here, the two people naturally talked about business matters.
“It is right to choose the strategy of following the U.S. market closely. U.S. dollars, U.S. dollars, U.S. dollars are gold. Only with U.S. dollars can we purchase various supplies around the world.”
Zhu Yihai said to Yang Shikai:
“Nanyang is different from many places. Except for coal, oil, nickel, copper and other mineral resources that are self-sufficient, most resources are extremely scarce. This also means that we need to purchase coal and iron ore from abroad. All kinds of materials are needed to meet the needs of industrial production, and even food needs to be imported. Southerners like to eat rice, and northerners like to eat noodles, so we need to import flour, which is not available everywhere at the moment. It’s very possible that there are enough US dollars. Only in the US market, there is a steady stream of US dollars to earn.”
In the past few years, Zhu Yihai, who seems to have been engaged in immigration recruitment, is also constantly learning. His understanding of Nanyang is no worse than others, and he also knows why Nanyang established the national policy of "building a nation through trade". The core reason is the lack of materials.
“What Boss Zhu said is true. This is at the national level. From an enterprise level, earning US dollars is also the foundation for the development and growth of enterprises. After all, products must of course be sold to customers with spending power, and the United States It is the largest market in the world today, so we should pay more attention to it."
"Indeed, what are your plans to go to the United States this time?"
"Well, let's see what's popular in the American market. ”
Yang Shikai thought for a while and said again.
“Clothes, toys, radios... Basically everyone knows these products, but the American market is so big. If everyone makes clothes and toys, there will definitely be a day when they are saturated, so I want to see if there are any There are no other products.”
Zhu Yihai, with a smile on his face, went up. He looked at Yang Shikai and said:
"You can think of this, it's not easy. Most people only follow the trend when doing business."
"Everyone can do business by following the trend, but people who follow the trend can do it." If there are more, the competition will become fierce. If you want to make money, you still have to find another way.”
Yang Shikai's answer made Zhu Yihai nod in agreement. "It is good to find another way, but we must also pay attention to the current market. The gross national product of the United States has reached 250 billion U.S. dollars, which is almost 30% of the world. It is precisely because of this that the United States has become the largest market in the world. In this way, the whole world will focus on the US market. Do you know what is the largest market in the US? ”
“Baby products!”
Yang Shikai He answered directly.
Anyone who understands the production of Nanyang enterprises knows that Nanyang's largest export item to the United States is not clothing, but baby products.
"Yes, last year, 32 billion US dollars of baby products were sold in the United States, while 30 billion US dollars were sold the year before last. What does this mean? It shows that the fertility rate in the United States is very high, and this market is still far from saturation. "How many baby products did we export last year?"
After asking the question, Zhu Yihai asked himself.
“Including baby clothing, toys, strollers and other infant products, the total is 6.25 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 30% of Nanyang’s total export value! According to experts from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, store baby products will be The market for baby products will exceed 35 billion, and the European market is around 10 billion US dollars. In fact, this market space is still very broad. "
In fact, the reason why Nanyang can seize the baby products market is entirely due to Li Yi'an. Promoted by - In order to seize the post-war "baby boom", he carried out product layout from the beginning, from the research and development of various products such as infant clothing, toys to strollers, etc., allowing Nanyang's export industry to seize the war in one fell swoop. The biggest blue ocean in the aftermarket. After all, at that time, manufacturers in Europe and the United States were still focusing on adult products. A large number of military personnel retired and got married, which stimulated the demand for adult clothing, shoes and hats, thus neglecting the infant market.
Li Yi'an, who "anticipated" the baby boom in advance, started planning in 46 years, and the results were evident that year. Relying on this market opportunity, Nanyang achieved industrial take-off.
"This is all your credit. I heard that it was he who asked the Ministry of International Trade and Industry to formulate corresponding industrial plans, and then we seized this opportunity."
It was the president who single-handedly formulated Nanyang's industrial plans. , this has long been a public matter, and because of this, many people attribute Nanyang's economic success to having a "president who knows how to do business."
Yang Shikai almost feels the same way, but he has his own views on business.
“But it is precisely because we have seized this opportunity and achieved an industrial breakthrough that many factories are now producing this type of product. As the scale of the industry expands, competition among enterprises will inevitably result. Therefore, as an investor, I want to seek breakthroughs in other aspects."
Yang Shikai's answer made Zhu Yihai look at him with admiration.
"It's not easy for you to think like this, well..."
After thinking about it, Zhu Yihai took the initiative to extend the invitation and said.
"This time I am also in the United States to inspect the market. If you are interested, let's inspect it together after we get off the plane!"
The sudden invitation made Yang Shikai feel pleasantly surprised. I just feel that no matter what the results of this investigation are, it is worth it!
It doesn’t matter whether you earn dollars or not. The important thing is to be able to establish a relationship with a big shot like Boss Zhu!
This is much more important than US dollars!
(End of this chapter)