Chapter 62 The factory’s first profit
“Thank you very much.” Yang Wendong said again.
He felt that he owed Elena a lot, but she didn't accept the benefits, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Elina said with a smile: "You're welcome, if such a small cost can solve the rat problem in our building, we will make a profit."
"Everyone gets what he needs." Yang Wendong He said with a smile: "In the future, if we do well, you can also introduce us to other government departments."
"Okay, no problem." Elena nodded and added: "By the way, I contacted the British trader I talked about last time. I contacted him yesterday. He is in Thailand and will come to Hong Kong in a few days. When the time comes, you can prepare your things and information, and I can arrange for you to meet. "
"Okay, tell this trader, and I'll invite him to tea." Yang Wendong. I felt happy.
Looking at the Hong Kong market alone, although he now has a factory, he still values being able to undertake the rodent control business for Hong Kong government departments, large companies, and large warehouses. This is really because the rodent board will attract flies. The market for things like boards is too small.
But if these two things can be exported, it will be equivalent to suddenly gaining a market hundreds of times or thousands of times larger, with unlimited potential; as for undertaking the rodent control business, it can only be done in Hong Kong. If you want to It is unlikely that the Bay Bay next door will be available.
Elena nodded and said: "Okay, he also likes to eat Chinese food, very much. You need to give more snacks."
"No problem." Yang Wendong agreed after thinking for a while.
When doing business, no matter who the other party is, as long as you have a hobby, it will be easy to establish a relationship.
The day after leaving, Yang Wendong received a reply that he could cooperate.
It may also be because the price of 10 yuan a week is very cheap, and may not be as good as the salary of many clerks. At this price, and Yang Wendong’s rodent control company has participated in the experience of rodent control in Wharf. , for a government department, it really is nothing.
That afternoon, Yang Wendong took two colleagues to the municipal committee. He even personally set traps in many corners.
Elena sent the cooperation contract, and then watched Yang Wendong work for a while, and asked curiously: "Yang Sheng, don't you make sticky mouse boards? Why do you use mouse traps instead?"
Yang Wendong said with a smile: "Mouse traps are more suitable for places with few people, or at home, because everyone knows there are mouse traps there, and in public areas, mouse traps are more suitable, otherwise the mouse traps will be too crowded." It's easy to stick to people's shoes."
Elena nodded and said, "That's it."
Yang Wendong added, "I will use it in places where some people won't go. Rat traps are also used on the sticky boards and around the outer walls."
Elina said: "Sure enough, there is a lot of knowledge in a small thing."
"Catching rats is no small matter." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
"Yes, if there were no rats, human civilization might be different." Elena also said: "Especially the dark ages in the Western world, it was too scary."
Yang Wendong clicked Head, said: "Yes."
The dark ages of the Western world, which is the Black Death in European history, the plague killed tens of millions of people in 300 years.
However, Yang Wendong also didn’t understand that plague had appeared many times in the history of Chinese civilization, but it usually ended in a few years. A major epidemic would only last three years, which was also the conclusion of the ancients.
But how did those wastes in Europe do it and let the plague last for 300 years?
After returning to his company, Su Yiyi came over with a list and asked: "Brother Dong, I just counted it." Next, the various materials spent at Elena's municipal committee are almost more than 120 yuan." Yang Wendong asked: "Is it mainly the cost of the mouse cage?"
Su Yiyi nodded and said: "Yes, Haoyu searched many stores before I found one that cost 3 yuan each. I bought 50 of them. Because of the large quantity, there was a discount and it cost 130. We have used 40 of them today.”
“The rat cages in Hong Kong are indeed expensive, but if rat cages weren’t so expensive, we wouldn’t be where we are today,” Yang Wendong said with a smile.
He was able to start his business using rat traps because iron in Hong Kong was expensive, and rat cages and mouse traps were expensive. Otherwise, he would not even have the opportunity to set up a stall.
Su Yiyi said: "Li Ming just came to me and said, Brother Dong, your business will expand to many building institutions sooner or later, and the demand for mouse cages will definitely be high in the future. What he means is that we can do it ourselves Do it.”
“Do it yourself?” Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, “That’s okay. The factory that produces the things we buy may not even get half of it. If we do it ourselves, we can indeed save a lot. Can we do it?"
Su Yiyi said: "Li Ming said yes. He said he would make a few in the next two days."
"Well, it's okay, it's good to save some costs." Yang Wendong didn't pay too much attention, and said: "Maybe we can sell mouse cages in the future, anyway, the channels are the same."
Although the sticky mouse sticker became the first mouse-catching tool in later generations, it does not mean that every advantage of it is better, such as places with many people, places with strong winds, places prone to rain, and places with a lot of dust. In this place, sticky notes are inappropriate.
Now his career is in the direction of rodent control. Before he thinks of other better ways, he does not mind borrowing existing channels and factories to produce some other useful rodent catching tools, whether it is his own Use or sell through channels.
Su Yiyi nodded and said: "Okay, then I will ask Liming to buy some wire raw materials."
"Yes." Yang Wendong stopped asking about such trivial matters and asked again: " How are you doing with your recent accounts?”
Su Yiyi said, “I just finished it, please help me take a look.”
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded. Although he didn't care about things, he still strictly controlled his finances.
The two came to the table. Yang Wendong looked through the accounts for a while, nodded and said: "Yes, although there are still some small problems, the big figures are basically clear."
If in later generations, there were a few extra cents in the account, the finances would probably go crazy, but now, it's not a problem. Yang Wendong only cares about large amounts of data, and other small ones don't care at all.
At first, they produced sticky mouse boards by hand, and the cost per piece was about 3 cents;
Now through mass production, plastic boards, glue and even stickers are purchased in bulk, which reduces the cost. , now, only two and a half cents are needed.
Including labor, rent, etc., you can still earn 15 cents from a sticky mouse board, and the gross profit margin is over 50%.
According to the current shipment of more than a thousand pieces a day, the net profit will soon reach 3,000 in one month.
With a monthly salary of 3,000, if you can keep it stable, you can basically buy a nice house in a year.
Su Yiyi said: "During this period, An Yongqiang and Zhao Chengguang's orders seem to have reached a bottleneck."
"Hong Kong is so big, and now this number is pretty good. In theory "It may get lower and lower in the future," Yang Wendong said: "We must find ways to develop overseas markets."
(End of this chapter)