Chapter 103 Mutual conspiracy
Three days later, Yang Wendong came to the new factory and once again saw Hong Xuefei and Wei Zetao, whose eyes were a little dark at the moment.
"Lao Hong, how is the research on Rubik's Cube restoration going?" Yang Wendong asked jokingly.
Don’t think about it, the dark circles under your eyes must be due to staying up late, and the purpose of staying up late is naturally because of the Rubik’s Cube. After all, 1,000 yuan is a very large sum of money in this era, and anything less can be done. I bought a bathroom.
Hong Xuefei shook his head and said: "I haven't studied it yet, so I don't know how to restore it no matter what."
Yang Wendong smiled again and said: "Don't be impatient about this. It's better not to take it too seriously. Your health is important. Don't wear it out."
Hong Xuefei could only say: "It's not that I stayed up late studying this Rubik's Cube. , I go to bed at nine o'clock every night.
But I always think about how to restore the Rubik's Cube, and then I can't sleep. I finally fell asleep, and then I woke up in the middle of the night and was thinking about this problem again."
Wei Zetao said with a smile: "It seems that Lao Hong still likes research. I tried several times and couldn't figure it out. I don’t think about this problem anymore.”
Yang Wendong nodded and said to Lao Hong: “Give me the Rubik’s Cube.”
"Okay." Hong Xuefei handed over the Rubik's Cube.
After Yang Wendong took the Rubik's Cube, he turned it in his hand like lightning. In less than 3 minutes, he restored the original layout of 6 sides and 6 colors.
"How is this possible!" Hong Xuefei was immediately dumbfounded. He had been studying for several days and couldn't find any method. He was spinning around like a headless fly.
But in the hands of others, it actually recovered in such a short time.
Wei Zetao next to him was also a little in disbelief. Although he did not study the Rubik's Cube in depth, he knew after playing with it for a while that it must be difficult to recover.
Yang Wendong said with a smile: "If you move this kind of Rubik's Cube just a few times, the layout of the colors will be completely different. The positions of 54 different colors theoretically do not know how many billions of states there will be.
So the Rubik's Cube Restoration is tricky and requires a specific method to restore the Rubik's Cube from any form to its original state with 6 sides and 6 colors."
"How much did it cost you, Yang Sheng? Did you research it for a long time?" Hong Xuefei asked.
Yang Wendong smiled and said: "I don't have this ability. Others have researched it, but don't ask who it is."
"Okay." Hong Xuefei nodded. He still felt a little strange, but he couldn't ask too much about the boss.
Yang Wendong added: "Don't rush to study the recovery method now. What we need to do now is to prepare the corresponding equipment and molds for production."
He is not ready to write down the recovery method like Taobao in his previous life. Selling them all together would be no fun.
Times are different. In the past, Internet self-media was popular. Not to mention that others would search online and find videos, so merchants included recovery methods.
But no one knows how to restore it in this era, so we can make this a selling point, and wait until someone studies it in the future, and then change the selling method.
Hong Xuefei said: "Yang Sheng, as for the abrasive tools, you need to buy a set. The previous ones were all made by hand, and according to your requirements, the surface smoothness is relatively high. Then our existing injection molding The machine is too old to do it
In addition, we can directly use two-color injection molding, so that the Rubik's Cube parts will come out in various colors. "
Yang Wendong nodded and said: "That means we have to buy new equipment. ”
The injection molding machine in my factory was included when I bought Hongxing Plastic Factory. It is more than ten years old. It cannot be any older. The base plate used to glue the mouse board is No problem, but not other complex and demanding ones.
Hong Xuefei nodded: "Yes, I have gone to Dongsheng to see it, and their new injection molding machine can meet the requirements. "
Wei Zetao also said: "Dongsheng's injection molding machines are very famous in the Hong Kong plastic industry. The quality is no worse than foreign ones, and the price is also cheaper. Nowadays, many factories' plastic flowers and high-end toy equipment are also I bought a lot from Dongsheng. ”
Yang Wendong said: "Buy the equipment when you need it. Buy one first. It doesn't take up much space. Find a corner here to place it. Then you will also open a set of molds. The quality must be good."
"Okay. "Hong Xuefei nodded and said: "Then I will make a budget and give it to you later."
"Yes." Yang Wendong nodded and said: "As soon as possible, your design department does not need to do anything else recently. Let’s do this first.”
Although Changxing Industrial is now quite large, its products are very, very simple, relying on creativity.
Relatively speaking, the Rubik's Cube is our company's first product with some technical content...
Hong Xuefei agreed and said: "Okay, Yang Sheng."
...
After Lao Hong left, Wei Zetao and Yang Wendong came to the office.
Wei Zetao said: "Yang Sheng, the data on the high-temperature chamber test of the sticky mouse board has come out. The Japanese glue we have been using will liquefy at a high temperature of 50 degrees Celsius, and the glue will slowly overflow outwards. , but the degree is very small
But when it reaches 60 degrees, it will seriously liquefy, and then it will all flow around. ”
After listening, Yang Wendong said: "In other words, in some high-temperature environments, glue overflow will occur.
Then why did Lin Haoyu say that this phenomenon also happened when he was in Hong Kong last year? Hong Kong The temperature shouldn’t be that high, right?”
Wei Zetao replied: “That may also be due to the influence of time. Maybe 30, the time is long, This may also lead to this situation.
Or our glue is not so stable. After all, we do not buy it directly from the manufacturer, but through traders, and there are many uncertain factors. "
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "This is indeed troublesome. We can only purchase this amount from traders."
In the early days, the glue for sticky mouse boards was bought directly in the store. Later, when the scale became large, it was bought directly from traders.
When Wei Zetao and others came later, they contacted the Japanese glue factory and wanted to buy it directly, but were rejected directly because they had a general agent in Hong Kong. Obviously, they would not do it for themselves. A small amount of damage destroys cooperation.
Although its scale is getting bigger and bigger now, it is just a drop in the bucket for a glue factory. Unless one day, its scale expands dozens or hundreds of times, then the demand will be really huge.
Wei Zetao added: "We have now purchased many similar glues in the world, and then tested them to see which one is a better substitute."
"Well, also Okay." Yang Wendong nodded in agreement.
Wei Zetao added: "The environment of the sticky mouse board generally does not have high requirements for glue. As long as there is no glue spillage like this time and the mice can be caught, the requirements are basically met.
< br>But since we are going to change the glue, we have to do relevant tests and wait until it is confirmed that there is no problem before changing it. "Well, you didn't need to pay too much attention when it was a small workshop, but now it needs to be formalized," Yang Wendong thought. After thinking for a while, he said: "In this way, since the existing products cannot withstand high temperatures, we will temporarily avoid places that are too hot for shipment in the future and ensure other places first.
< br>Or in the future, you can use another type of high-temperature-resistant glue specifically for hotter places. That will also work. ”
Now the temperature in the northern hemisphere has begun to rise, and now Changxing Industrial is also in winter. Visited many traders and obtained many potential customers.
Nowadays, many sticky mouse boards that were produced in winter have been cleared out, and the old factory has now begun to produce sticky mouse boards at full capacity.
Because they are all based on labor, production capacity is expanding very quickly. However, the size of the place limits the upper limit. When needed in the future, it is estimated that the factory will have to be changed.
There is no other way. With the rapid expansion of production capacity, the factory may need to have a few more factories a year, otherwise it will not come at all.
"Okay." Wei Zetao agreed.
Yang Wendong added: "The most important thing now is to determine the type of glue. Unfortunately, we don't have talents in this field. There may not be any in Hong Kong. Those traders don't understand too profound things."
There is no glue industry in Hong Kong, and naturally there are no talents in this field. Yang Wendong has nothing to do, and Japan cannot recruit them. Maybe there will always be someone willing to come, but it may take a long time.
Wei Zetao thought for a while and said: "Actually, 3M should have talents in this field."
"3M? Well... there must be some, but we can ask them for advice and convenience. Is it okay to post something that doesn’t matter?” Yang Wendong thought for a while and asked.
3M is the world's largest tape company. They even invented tape. There are also tape-derived industries, such as double-sided tape, electrical tape, car wraps, etc.
No company in the world can match the breadth of involvement. Many of these are related to glue, so they must have a large number of talents in this field, as well as their own related industrial chains.
Wei Zetao said: "Maybe, but we are all discussing business matters on the phone, and it is not appropriate to ask about this kind of thing.
But if it is possible face to face, I received a call from Robert yesterday, and he said He will come to Hong Kong in three days."
"Coming to Hong Kong?" Yang Wendong immediately had a suspicion and asked, "I feel like there must be something wrong!"
This era is not like that of others. Ten years from now it will be so convenient that you can go anywhere around the world in just one flight.
Even though airplanes already exist, they are far inferior to later generations of airplanes in all aspects. Even the Boeing 747 has not yet been developed. Traveling to other continents is very energy-consuming.
And there is no mobile phone, communication is also troublesome. Unless there is something very big, no one will run around bored.
Wei Zetao agreed: "I don't think it's normal either. I asked and he didn't say anything, but I felt that he might need to talk to us about some business matters."
"It should be." Yang Wendong said: "It's probably because of the sticky note. Let's wait until he comes over to talk about it."
Wei Zetao said with a smile: "If we meet, it will be easier to talk about many things. , For example, let Robert introduce an expert in glue, and we will pay. This will be of great help to our factory."
"Yes," Yang Wendong nodded.
To open a factory, especially something that is a bit complicated, you really need to rely on relevant talents.
If he just wanted to make a little money, it would be fine if he made sticky mouse pads, sticky notes, or even Rubik's cubes; but he had to insist on doing well. At the very least, any product, even if it had If you want to sell products with exclusive patent protection at a good price, they must also have matching quality so that the company can go further.
Three days later, Yang Wendong, Su Yiyi, and Wei Zetao arrived at Kai Tak Airport to greet Robert, who came from the United States.
But this time, he also had a Yangma with him.
"Eric, this is my colleague Robin." Robert said with a smile.
Yang Wendong said politely: "Hello, Miss Robin."
"Hello." Robin also shook hands politely.
When I came to Hong Kong this time, the superiors were still not worried about Robert coming alone, so they asked her to come with him.
"Let me take you two to the hotel." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
When there are no direct flights from the United States to Hong Kong, it is estimated that it will take more than 20 hours or even longer. With the time difference, the first thing when guests come to Hong Kong is to rest.
"Okay." Robert nodded.
Then the two took Yang Wendong's car to the hotel, while Lao Wei followed in a second-hand car.
The hotel they stayed in this time was still a big hotel in Hong Kong, because in the 1950s, there were only a few good hotels in Hong Kong.
The next day, Yang Wendong drove himself to the hotel again and took the two of them to visit his new factory.
Robert had been to the old factory before, and when he saw the new one, he smiled and said, "Eric, your factory is much better."
"Haha, by cooperating with 3M, we are getting better and better." Yang Wendong smiled. To be honest, he couldn't stand his own factory before.
Robert nodded and said: "Post-it notes have been sold in California and Nevada, and the demand is very high. The same should be true for other states in the United States.
With you The current scale can supply almost two states, but if other states also open up the market, it will definitely be too late. "
Yang Wendong said: "I know, so I am also preparing for the next round of expansion. "
"But it's still too slow," Robert said, "We at 3M are willing to advance a large amount of low-interest payment for your expansion. What do you think?"
"Of course that's very good." After hearing this, Yang Wendong smiled and asked: "It's just that we have a saying in Chinese that there is no such thing as a free lunch. If someone takes the initiative to give you a benefit, it must be for something. ”
Although it would be good for 3M to expand its production capacity faster, he does not believe that 3M will take the initiative to come to Hong Kong to provide himself with funds, and the interest rates are low.
Robert said with a smile: "This sentence is very good, and there is a similar sentence in English.
Our request is very simple. I told you last time that the United States We at 3M also have strong sales channels in other places. I am here to discuss this matter with you again.”
(End of Chapter)