Chapter 92 The initial formation of the team and the new start
When Yang Wendong heard this, he immediately understood what it meant and asked with a smile: "Wei Sheng didn't even ask about the salary?"
Wei Zetao shook his head with a smile He shook his head and said: "I checked Yang Sheng's information. You are not very bad to the people around you. Even the food for employees is much better than that of factories of the same type. This is enough to show that Yang Sheng is a very good person." People."
"That's true. I can say that I am a good person." Yang Wendong smiled and asked, "But does a good boss give you a high salary?"
Wei Zetao smiled and said: "That's not bad. I think I understand the most basic truth that Yang Sheng was able to build a business from scratch in less than a year."
Yang Wendong nodded: "I know your salary at Yangtze River Industries is 500 a month. In this way, I will give you 700. Otherwise, your salary will be reduced when you change jobs, which will not be justified."
In this world, everyone In the workplace, it's all about profit, nothing else.
Even if Tsai Chongxin, who was praised as a miracle in later generations, joined Alibaba, it was because Tsai Chongxin had a strong personal vision and was optimistic about the future of Alibaba and Lao Ma. Similarly, although his salary was 900, he actually received Alibaba's equity.
In this era, there is no such thing as giving workers equity, so naturally they need to pay more.
Wei Zetao smiled and said, "Okay, of course I won't refuse if Yang Sheng says this."
Yang Wendong added: "I know that you may not care much about this income. What you care about should also be achievements. I think you will be able to achieve it in Changxing Industrial soon."
"I I also believe that Yang Sheng has the ability to make the company the same as Yangtze River Industries," Wei Zetao nodded.
Yang Wendong said: "Then I will officially welcome Wei Sheng to join Changxing Industrial."
Wei Zetao said: "Yang Sheng should call me Lao Wei, you are my boss, then call me Something is wrong with life. "
"That's okay, Lao Wei." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Then let's briefly talk about some of the problems we have later. You can also think more about it during this period before joining the company. ”
Then, he gave an overview of the company's current situation. Of course, it was only a situation that many people knew. Naturally, it was impossible to tell some core secrets, such as the Rubik's Cube.
After listening, Wei Zetao thought for a while and said: "According to what Yang Sheng just said, our first problem now is the production capacity of sticky notes."
"Yes, this It’s also an issue I’m more concerned about.” Yang Wendong nodded.
Although he knows that post-it notes will definitely face the problem of insufficient production capacity after the emergence of sticky notes, and there is no way to rush it, but he can only say that it is not urgent recently, and the problem will have to be solved as time goes by.
Wei Zetao analyzed: "Yang Sheng, you tried to localize imported equipment from Japan right away. This step was very good. Otherwise, if the equipment was insufficient, there would be no way."
Yang Wendong smiled and said: "It's also because the equipment for making sticky notes is relatively simple, and Dongsheng is quite capable."
Wei Zetao smiled and said: "I know Dongsheng, I have also been in contact with them. , many of the latest injection molding equipment of Changjiang Industrial are also made by them.
But if Yang Sheng hadn’t asked for it, they wouldn’t have known about it. Yang Sheng had planned ahead.”
"Haha. Let's talk about something practical." Yang Wendong smiled. There are always people who like to flatter others in any era, but this is also one of the basic abilities for social survival.
You don’t need to be deliberate, but you just have to say such a sentence accidentally, and everyone will feel comfortable listening to it.
In any era, being a person is often more important than doing things, unless you are so awesome that you would be better off than me.
Wei Zetao added: "With the current popularity of post-it notes in the United States and the reputation of 3M, as long as we make a few more shipments and have liquidity in the bank, we can go to the bank for a loan.< br>
Then rent a new factory, order equipment from Dongsheng, and then go into full production. As long as the products are produced, the circulating funds will be enough to solve the loan problem. "
Yang Wendong nodded. Then he said: "As for the factory, I prefer to build it myself. What do you think?"
Wei Zetao asked back: "Does Yang Sheng want to own his own property? Is it also because he is optimistic about the real estate market?"
Yang Wendong said: "There are reasons for this, but also considering that having your own factory will be much more convenient in many cases."
Wei Zetao thought for a while and said: "Yang Sheng, I don't recommend building it yourself first." As for the factory, even if you are optimistic about the real estate market, you are not in a hurry for half a year, right?"
Yang Wendong asked: "Are you worried that building your own factory will affect our time?"
Wei Zetao nodded and said: "Yes, since in such a tense time, it is fast to rent a factory, then we must rent it. If the water and electricity are complete, the equipment can be put into the site. If it is fast, it can be put into production in 7 days. The construction It is impossible to build a house at this speed
Again, Yangtze River Industrial also tried to build its own factory at the beginning of this year. However, a few months later, orders for foreign plastic flowers surged, which led to the construction of several factories. Months of factory building are not enough.
It's just that the scale of Cheung Kong Holdings is too large. The ordinary industrial rental housing in the Hong Kong market cannot meet its requirements. As a last resort, it had to build a very large factory at once. "
"What you said makes sense, but I didn't think carefully enough. Yang Wendong nodded and said: "Then rent a house first, wait until the factory's production capacity meets the initial demand, and then consider the future." ”
In fact, real estate investment is just a matter of convenience. If it can meet the current factory needs, then it will be done incidentally. If it is not suitable, then we will talk about it later.
Wei Zetao asked again: "Yang Sheng, let me ask a more sensitive question, what is the company's financial status? Well, I don't need you to tell me the specific situation, just a general idea. "
"For now, there is no big problem, at least we don't have a loan from a bank in Hong Kong. "Yang Wendong replied.
Although 3M has a lot of debt, it can be repaid quickly as long as its production capacity can be normal in the future. The whole problem is to increase production capacity very quickly, and all of this requires the help of a professional. Only production managers are likely to succeed as quickly as possible.
Wei Zetao nodded and said: "That's good. I also know the heads of loan departments of some Chinese banks, and they generally support Chinese factories."
Yang Wendong said: "We The company’s bank account is with Liu Chong Hing Bank. Do you know anyone from them?”
When he first started his business, his first transaction with the government required a bank account. In today’s banking environment in Hong Kong, , only Liao Chuangxing, a bank that ignored risks and was a bit "foolish", was willing to open an account for him.
Later he established a company and started his business officially, and he has been doing basic checkout and transfer business at Liao Chong Hing Bank.
He knows history and knows that this bank will have a run crisis in the future, but that time is still far away from now. Therefore, during the current safe period, he placed funds in Liao Chuang Hing Bank because of the bank's " "Risk awareness" is not strong, so it is convenient for you to borrow money by yourself.
As long as the amount of your loan is greater than your deposit, you have no risk.
"I know." Wei Zetao nodded and said: "Liao Baoshan, the founder of Liao Chuang Hing Bank, can be said to be very generous to the Chinese factories in Hong Kong, and many audits are not very strict, which is not very strict for many accounts. For good small businesses, it is a very good bank.”
Yang Wendong said with a smile: “That would be even better, we can cooperate with them, but even if the accounting review is not strict, our Accounting must be done well.”
Wei Zetao replied: “Of course, many companies have messy accounting when they first start their business, but later they recruit professional financial personnel. It’s time to sort out the accounts. It doesn’t matter if the accounts of a small business are a little messy, but if the company is large, or if it wants to grow, it cannot be messy.”
Yang Wendong asked: "Then you should know someone in this field, right?"
"Yes, but I can't recruit people from Yangtze River Industries." Wei Zetao said honestly: "Other factories I also know a few people in this field, and I will contact them."
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Okay, not just. Finance, give me a list of the positions you think are needed. If there are no problems on my side, you can first find people with these abilities. I hope you can build the entire team."
Recruit one. The role of a general manager is not just one person, but a team. No matter how many people there are, only when the team works together can the greatest effect be achieved.
Changxing Industrial has been developing in a small workshop model before. Now it cooperates with 3M and will also cooperate with many other overseas dealers in the future. It must have a professional team, including normal management operations, finance, procurement, quality control, external sales, etc. Wait.
Wei Zetao said: "Okay, I will compile a list as soon as possible in this regard."
"Yes." Yang Wendong nodded and asked: "Is there anything else you want to ask? "
Wei Zetao thought for a while and asked: "I probably know the situation about the sticky notes. What are the requirements for the mouse sticky board and the fly sticky board? "
Yang Wendong said: "There are not many requirements, but there is a core principle. Unless we have enough workers in the future, all mouse and fly boards will be manual."
Wei Zetao thought for a moment and asked: "Yang Sheng wants to help more Chinese people find jobs?"
"Yes, there are considerations in this regard." Yang Wendong said: "But when we run a business, the more employees we have, the more The greater the degree, the safer it is. Post-it notes mainly rely on equipment, which is not very helpful for employment.
The sticky mouse board itself is relatively rough, and it may not be as good as manual production with equipment. This is also in line with my opinion. Benefit."
Wei Zetao agreed and said: "That's right. If we control employment, the Hong Kong government will be much easier on us. Cheung Kong Industries now controls the employment of thousands of people, and Li Jiacheng has become the deputy chairman of the Hong Kong Plastics Industry Council. As president, I have half an official status. Maybe I will get a government medal in a few years. "Besides the medal, we can develop steadily," Yang Wendong said with a smile. .
In modern society, no matter which country it is, controlling employment is one of the most important things. This can be regarded as a talisman that Yang Wendong set for himself in the chaotic Hong Kong of the 1950s.
After the interview, Yang Wendong also informed Su Yiyi, Zhao Liming and others about the matter.
Su Yiyi said: "Will there be a professional from the financial department?"
"Yes." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Even if Wei Zetao doesn't find anyone these days, I will I'll let him recruit later."
"That's good. There are so many accounts that I can barely handle them," Su Yiyi said.
"Well, you still have to learn more in the future." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
In fact, it is not only the people around him, but also him, because he is not clear about many things in this era;
For example, communication with banks, he also needs these Studying
Zhao Liming asked: "When will this old Wei arrive."
Yang Wendong said: "About 1 to 2 weeks, he will come after New Year's Day."
In this era, employees are resigning. Obviously, unlike in the mainland, it will take another month. Once the handover is almost complete with the previous company, that's it.
And Hong Kong is such a big place. Even if you need to contact us for something, just contact us again. Generally speaking, we can communicate.
Having locked in the core members of the future team, Yang Wendong was half relieved.
From the beginning to the end, he was not worried that his products would not sell well, but he was worried about things that he could not manage well, such as production capacity issues, quality issues, financial issues, etc.
Nowadays, the sales explosion of sticky notes is just around the corner, and sticky mouse pads may be the same in a few months. It is also imperative for a professional team to manage the factory and be responsible for the expansion of production capacity.
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Christmas is coming soon. Hong Kong, a colony, also has this holiday, but it is an exclusive holiday for the government and Oceanic Bank. However, for ordinary Hong Kong people, except for the Chinese Spring Festival, at other times, You can only work hard just to support yourself.
Wei Zetao also resigned from Changjiang Industrial, and then began to look for suitable talents for various functional departments of Changxing Industrial.
On the evening of December 29, accompanied by Wei Zetao, Yang Wendong also welcomed another young man about 30 years old.
Wei Zetao introduced: "Yang Sheng, this is Mr. Bai Xiangyu. He is a Japanese student and has been engaged in trade with Japan."
"Hello Tian Sheng." Yang Wendong also smiled politely and shook hands.
Bai Xiangyu also shook hands and said with a smile: "Hello Yang Sheng, Wei Sheng told me about your entrepreneurial process. I admire you very much. Things like sticky notes are really a great invention."
"Haha, great inventions also have to produce things and sell them all over the world." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
In fact, Changxing Industrial can attract these talents who seem to have good abilities because these people also have vision, just like the people at 3M, they can see the future market potential of post-it notes.
Otherwise, if Changxing Industrial is making ordinary toys or ordinary civilian products, no matter how many times its scale is, it will be difficult to recruit people from emerging companies like Changjiang Industrial. Wei Zetao is not stupid. Even if people want to change jobs, they must either choose a larger company, or it must be a promising company
Bai Xiangyu said: "I also know many retail traders in Japan. I think they will definitely be interested in such good products."
"That would be great." Yang Wendong smiled , and then said: "Let's go, let's do some simple work in the factory first Let’s go around and talk in detail.”
Including the current sticky notes, sticky mouse boards, and sticky fly boards, the Japanese market will be a big market that I value very much in the future, especially the distance between Japan and Hong Kong. It's so close that it only takes a few days to arrive by sea.
In this era of relatively high shipping costs, the Japanese market may be more significant than Europe and the United States for many goods with high transportation costs.
Wei Zetao is looking for Bai Xiangyu, who is proficient in Japanese and has extensive experience in working with Japanese companies, for this purpose.
The time soon came to January 3, 1959. In more than a week before, Wei Zetao brought a total of 7 people, 3 of whom were determined to stay.
The core team of Changxing Industrial has been established, and the company's development will also have a new start.
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