Chapter 74 Production Problems and Equipment Ordering
It is very simple to register a patent in Hong Kong. Zhang Weida also has his own connections. Although not very strong, at least he has not been targeted. In the afternoon of the same day, Yang Wendong obtained the patent registration. Certificate of return.
As long as the patent is registered in Hong Kong, the country within the Paris Convention will be stable. You can register the patent within the next six months. This is how the original sticky mouse pad patent works.
In addition to the Paris Convention, Yang Wendong also selected more than 20 countries and entrusted Zhang Weida to register them, but this process took some time.
After the application was completed, Zhang Weida said with a smile: "Yang Sheng, let me do the math. Excluding the mainland and the Warsaw Pact countries, the economic aggregate of the country where you registered the patent today is estimated to account for 80% of the global economy. ”
"Well, almost. Most of the remaining 20% do not have patents and are very poor. We will ignore them in the short term. We will discuss the situation later." Yang Wendong nodded and said with a smile.
In the 1950s, many countries were still in a state of war or extreme poverty; patent laws did not exist. Even if they existed, products such as sticky notes were born to be used by economically developed countries.
Zhang Weida also said with a smile: "I would like to congratulate Yang Sheng in advance for creating a new business myth in a new field."
"Thank you, I also hope to succeed as soon as possible." Yang Wendong smiled.
Although post-it notes were very successful in later generations, theoretically they should be the same in this era; but good things are one thing, and it is also very resource-consuming and energy-consuming to market them globally.
Historically, sticky notes belonged to the 3M Group, which is a world-class company and naturally has its own channels.
My sticky mouse board also missed the largest US market because I had no channels;
Maybe as long as the product is good, it will enter other markets sooner or later, but if it is really necessary For many years, it would be a big loss. For those who know the future, the speed and efficiency of making money are very important. If you miss many time points in the future, you will miss it.
However, no matter what, he first needs to get the equipment that can be mass-produced; small things like sticky notes are not like sticky mouse pads. They must be mass-produced through equipment. No matter how cheap the labor is, It can only be used as an assistant.
Five days later, there were several cardboard boxes in Yang Wendong's office, and the boxes were also full of cut papers.
Su Yiyi smiled and said: "Brother Dong, I feel that my painting is very stable now, and each piece of paper has almost the same stickiness."
"Well, practice makes perfect, but your manual efficiency is still too low, and "You can't put hundreds of them together neatly," Yang Wendong said with a smile after picking up some "post-it notes" made by Su Yiyi.
Su Yiyi pouted a little and said, "I have been doing it most seriously, but it is really difficult to cut these papers into exactly the same shape and stick them to the same level."
" People can't be that neat, so we should wait for the news from Liming," Yang Wendong said comfortingly.
"Yes." Su Yiyi nodded, and then started to make stickers with some reluctance.
After a while, Zhao Liming came back.
Yang Wendong asked: "How is it?"
Zhao Liming shook his head and said: "No, Brother Dong, I went to several equipment manufacturers these days and told them about me They can't meet the requirements, mainly because there is no paper industry in Hong Kong, and paper is imported from abroad, so no one has done automatic cutting. "
"Well, let's put it that way. We can only try it with newbies?" Yang Wendong said with a frown.
What he wants to find most is naturally a supplier that has made similar equipment, because looking for a newbie will take a long time and may fail, which is a waste of time. Zhao Liming added: "Brother Dong, there is another way to find a Japanese equipment manufacturer. This was introduced by one of the factory engineers. He recommended a company in Osaka, Japan, which specializes in books and newspapers. Cutting equipment.”
"Japanese? You can ask." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
Since he is planning to make some achievements in the manufacturing industry first, Yang Wendong naturally has an understanding of the basic situation of Hong Kong's manufacturing industry.
Before the 1950s, the mainstay of Hong Kong's economy was trade. Later, trade was greatly restricted during the North and South Korea zz. In order to save themselves, many capitals in Hong Kong invested in the manufacturing industry. After the war ended, the industry took shape. , self-development.
But the industry in Hong Kong in the 1950s, like many industries in the mainland in the 1980s, was too basic. It was a pure OEM business. Even the plastic products and textile industries were the lowest-level factories.
The strongest industry in Asia is naturally Japan, although Japan's industry has been basically abandoned after the defeat.
However, the core of industry is a large number of people with basic education. Coupled with the reasons between North and South Korea, Japan's industry is developing rapidly again. It is not an exaggeration to say that Asia dominates.
Over the years, Hong Kong's famous shipping kings have all ordered ships from Japan, which is enough to show Japan's industrial strength.
Zhao Liming added: "Brother Dong, it's natural to find Japanese people to do this, but the price is probably very expensive."
"Our equipment shouldn't be very big. Let's order one first. Come back and give it a try." Yang Wendong thought for a while and said, "As long as our products can be sold and there are orders, I will continue to buy them even if they are loans."
Half a year ago, Yang Wendong's business was very small, and the products were all made by hand. With patents, he naturally did not need loans for expansion.
This kind of situation is rare in shopping malls. Most people need to rely on banks to do business. This was also the case with Li Jiacheng in his early days.
Nowadays, if you want to make sticky notes, you must rely on industrial equipment. This kind of investment is huge.
In fact, after many people have made a big business, they shrink back when they have to take this step, because they may fail; but if they take it and succeed, then the sea and the sky will be brighter.
Zhao Liming nodded and said: "Okay, then I will make an appointment with that person and see how we can cooperate in the future."
"Yeah, okay." Yang Wendong nodded.
Three days later, Yang Wendong met Qin Zhinan, a Hong Kong Chinese representing Japan's Kaga Machinery Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Just a trader, Yang Wendong naturally didn't say much, but gave his entrustment information, and then said: "Qin Sheng, what is in this is my request, and what is in this envelope is me. The goods requested. "
"Okay." Qin Zhinan also politely took the power of attorney and the sample. After watching the meeting, he said, "Yang Sheng, this is very simple, just cut the paper and paste it with glue. Combination, many books now use this method, just slightly change the equipment for producing books."
"Okay, I'll wait for your good news," Yang Wendong nodded.
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