Chapter 133: Free riding on other people’s development
The time soon came to the end of May. At this moment, the four former founders of the entrepreneurial group have also moved into their new homes and are living the life of 90% of people in Hong Kong. A villa that you can't live in.
The early morning sun shines through the thin curtains. Yang Wendong’s eyes are a little uncomfortable because of the sunlight. Today is the weekend, and he also wants to sleep more. After time travel, his body is very young. , naturally very sleepy.
After a while, there were many birds chirping outside, which completely woke him up.
"It seems that we need to change to thicker curtains that can block light." Yang Wendong sat up and listened to the sounds outside again: "We have to wait for imported glass."
Naturally, Hong Kong's glass is also imported. It is too troublesome to transport this thing. If you want to buy good soundproof glass, you also need to make a reservation.
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After waking up, Yang Wendong went downstairs and happened to meet Aunt Guo and Su Yiyi packing things.
After Yang Wendong saw the contents of the box, he smiled and said: "I am just going to the United States, not to some deserted place. There is no need to bring so much food."
Aunt Guo Said: "This is for you to eat on the plane. I heard that you have to sit on the plane for more than a day and a night? The food on the plane is not delicious, so of course you need to prepare more."
"It's not necessary, just prepare some snacks." Yang Wendong said: "You can also spend money to buy food on the plane. As long as you spend money, the food will be much better."
Although I am now There is a shortage of money for production capacity expansion, but there is absolutely no shortage of money for normal life. It is a rare trip to the United States, so he will naturally not save this money.
It’s just a pity that there seems to be no concept of first class or business class in this era. All seats on the entire plane are treated equally, let alone private planes. It is estimated that only the top executives of the government have them. With this kind of treatment, the super rich may not have access to this field yet.
"Then, okay." Su Yiyi also grabbed Aunt Guo. She also knew Yang Wendong's habits. Then she sorted it out a little and said, "Brother Dong, what do you think of this weight?"
"Weight?" He hadn't noticed it just now, but now he realized that although his belongings were all in a plastic suitcase, there was no lever, only a portable one on the side.
Recall that in the MG spy TV series I watched in my previous life, whether it was a train or a ship, people on and off the suitcases were twisting suitcases instead of pulling them by hand.
In other words, push-rod luggage has not been invented yet.
"What's the matter, Brother Dong? Is there anything missing?" Su Yiyi saw Yang Wendong looking at the suitcase and thought that something was missing.
Yang Wendong shook his head and said: "It's okay, I don't need anything, just some clothes. In fact, even if we don't have any, we can still buy them in the United States."
Today, his living standard is, It is much stronger than before, and it can be considered that it has begun to formally come into contact with more things in this society. In theory, it will be easier to discover some things that were common in previous lives but not in this era.
Obviously, he discovered a new business opportunity, even bigger than the market for spin mops.
However, my current situation is still not enough to add another hit product. There is simply no time to produce it. Even if I outsource, I still need to do it one by one.
Otherwise, what he is worried about is that even Hong Kong will not be able to OEM for him, and managing so many suppliers requires a certain team of his own, which also takes time to cultivate.
Su Yiyi didn't pay attention, then closed the suitcase and locked it with the combination, and said: "Brother Dong, this password is your birthday, 0112."
"Well, okay. "Yang Wendong nodded, and then took the bag.
It weighs about fifteen or six pounds, which is not very heavy, but it is very tiring if you twist it for a long time.
Then Yang Wendong went out. The driver was also waiting outside and soon arrived at the company.
After arriving at his office, Wei Zetao knocked on the door and said, "Yang Sheng, these are the photos taken by the new factory yesterday. Take a look."
"Okay..." Yang Wendong took the photo and saw that on the flat ground above, there was already a slight bulge of the house structure. The ground above was completely different from before, and part of it had turned into a cement floor.
Wei Zetao said: "Now our new factory's production is not only non-stop day and night shifts, but also uses almost twice as many people. In terms of efficiency, it is at least 3-4 times that of ordinary new factories.
At present, the foundation is almost completed, and the next step is to build the factory building. The floor we designed is not very high. If we go quickly, it can be completed in one month. "
"Well..." Yang Wendong put down the photo and said: "After the main building is completed, the interior of the house still needs to be simply decorated, right? There are also electrical circuits, water pipes and so on. ”
“Yes. "Wei Zetao nodded and said, "But they will also add people at the same time to follow up. For example, when building the second floor, the first floor can be arranged and painted.
Except for some things that cannot be started until the entire building is built, everything else will be done as early as possible.
In short, we will try our best to build the building as quickly as possible. ”
"Not bad." Yang Wendong was very satisfied and asked: "So it will be completed before the beginning of July as planned?"
Wei Zetao said: "Yes, it may even be faster, but This speed also increases our factory construction costs by almost 10%."
"It doesn't matter." Yang Wendong didn't care at all.
If it can be completed earlier, the sticky notes can be produced earlier. This profit is enough to easily offset the additional cost of the factory.
Besides, such a large area of land is located in Tsim Sha Tsui, the future commercial mecca. Although it is an industrial site, it may not be in the future commercial center of Tsim Sha Tsui, but its value will still be very high. Now this extra The cost, just comparing this, is not worth mentioning.
Wei Zetao added: "Almost half of the 300 pieces of equipment we have ordered from Dongsheng will be delivered in July, and the time is about the same.
It just gives us more time to train new people, otherwise I will not Worried about quality problems”
Yang Wendong. Agreeing and saying: "Okay, although I am very anxious about this kind of thing, I must not be too hasty in doing things. Even if I walk quickly, I have to do it step by step."
Although more people have been hired now Training has been carried out, but the multiple level is only a little more than 2 times. If it is more, the current factory will easily become chaotic.
After arriving at the new factory, regardless of financial issues, the production capacity can easily be expanded more than ten times, and naturally there will not be enough people for this.
So after arriving at the new factory, we still need to train people, but fortunately the things are simple and training is very fast.
No matter how simple a product is, there is a difference between a person learning it for three days and three months. The latter obviously has more experience in dealing with problems and can better ensure quality.
Wei Zetao said: "Understand, we have now reached the last step before full-scale expansion. As long as the No. 6 new factory is successfully put into full production, in a while, we will be able to train a large number of skilled workers.
When we build other factories, we won’t be as passive as we are today, short of money and people.”
“Yes, this is our most important step,” Yang Wendong also laughed. said. Factory industry is definitely more complicated than real estate. The latter can expand its scale through leverage indefinitely if the latter has money and confidence. As long as the market remains unchanged, there is basically no problem.
But factories are different. A quality problem can cause heavy losses to the factory, and even the unlucky ones will go bankrupt.
This is also why although Yang Wendong has thought about the trolley case now, he has not taken it out. He should first do the existing things with peace of mind. When the existing things are done, his own resources, funds, experience, and talent team will all be used. Much stronger, and we will expand further when the time comes.
Another day later, Wei Zetao came again and brought good news: "Yang Sheng, the Hong Kong government has approved our glue factory project, but the location must be far away from the urban area. "
"Do they have a specified location?" Yang Wendong asked happily.
After negotiating with 3M, on the one hand he recruited Qian Shangde, an experienced Chinese engineer, to handle matters related to the glue production line in the United States. On the other hand, he also arranged for people to go to the relevant departments of the Hong Kong government to apply for the construction of this factory.
After all, it is a chemical factory. Even light chemicals with relatively low pollution may be stuck by the Hong Kong government.
If it doesn’t work here in the Hong Kong government, then we can only go to the Wanwan side.
Wei Zetao said: "There is no hard and fast rule, but it is recommended that we go to Tuen Mun."
"Tuen Mun? Why?" Yang Wendong asked.
Wei Zetao nodded and said: "What the Hong Kong government means is that our sewage can be directly treated there and discharged into the sea. This is also convenient."
"These ghost guys... are normal." Yang Wendong Not much more to say.
Environmental protection is not yet mainstream in this era. After all, developed countries still have a large number of industries. Therefore, as long as they are not heavily polluting enterprises or some pollution involving food and daily necessities, they will basically not pay attention to it. .
As for Japan, in order to develop its industry, it has developed the most famous "Water Wu disease". Europe and the United States are relatively better, but the level is the same.
It was not until later that the city was so polluted that it even produced phenomena such as "phosgene" and the river water passing through the city was turbid, and it was forced to change.
As for Paihai, it is estimated that it is a normal choice for many large companies in Europe and the United States.
Then he asked: "There are many places close to the sea in Hong Kong, why did you choose Tuen Mun."
"Because there is a Tianshi Chemical Factory there." Wei Zetao said with a smile: " Indonesian overseas Chinese Tian Jiaping started a water conservancy project in Tuen Mun last year. He bought 300,000 square feet of land on the seaside and built a chemical factory to produce plastic films and artificial leather.
Although it is different from our glue. But it’s still considered a chemical factory. I feel that the Hong Kong government wants to turn Tuen Mun into a chemical industry base.”
“This is a good thing.” Yang Wendong was delighted and asked again: “It’s just that. Do we really discharge it directly into the sea? How toxic is the sewage discharged by 3M? Has Laoqian confirmed it? ”
Although the control in this area is not very strict in this era, he still doesn't want to do it, especially since there are many fishermen near Hong Kong, and the fish they catch will be sent directly to the Hong Kong market.
The boomerang may hit him.
This incident may become a stain on myself in the future.
Wei Zetao said: "I have communicated with Lao Qian that 3M's equipment has a heavy metal and chemical filtering device, but in fact even 3M often does not use it because the cost is very high."< br>
"Will that set of equipment also come together?" Yang Wendong asked.
Wei Zetao nodded and said: "Yes, because that equipment can also recycle a part of fresh water while filtering. However, fresh water is not valuable in the United States, and Lao Qian believes that Hong Kong definitely needs it."
Yang Wendong said with a smile. : "That's good, this must be used.
The lack of water is a problem I'm more worried about. I originally prepared this factory to let us familiarize ourselves with the process technology. After that, we can go to Wanwan to build a new one. If we can alleviate the problem now, that would be great."
Wei Zetao nodded and said, "Old Qian, a chemical engineer, has indeed thought a lot."
"Speaking of water." Yang Wendong asked again: "If we build it in Tuen Mun, what about water and electricity? Will China Power and Hong Kong Waterworks pass through?"
"This is not a big problem. Water and electricity are also connected there." Wei Zetao replied: "Thanks to Tian Sheng. His Tian's Chemical Industry invested huge sums of money, and also reclaimed land from the sea, and spent a lot of money. , opened up the China Electric Power and Waterworks, brought high-voltage electricity to them, and also increased the The water supply over there is still far less than that of Tian’s chemical plant. In terms of water and electricity, we still have a surplus.”
< br>"Haha, then we are really hitchhiking." Yang Wendong said with a delighted smile.
Originally, he was very worried about the glue factory. After all, it was a chemical factory and the infrastructure would be very troublesome.
Unexpectedly, there is another person who is also building a chemical plant in Hong Kong and has completed all the infrastructure.
Then he asked: "Have you confirmed it with China Electric Power and the Water Works?"
"Confirmed." Wei Zetao nodded and said: "Based on our needs, there is no problem. Although this hydropower is a field The chemical plant spent energy and resources to connect water and electricity.
But the water and electricity infrastructure still belongs to China Electric Power and Waterworks. We can just communicate with them directly. Since the infrastructure is already there, we can directly connect the water and electricity. Just water pipes "
"It's so simple!" Yang Wendong felt incredible. He originally thought that this matter would be a headache, and said, "This Tian's Chemical Industry has indirectly helped us a lot."
"Yes." Wei Zetao also said: "It's just that the main products of Tian's Chemical Industry have nothing to do with us. If they can produce raw materials for glue, then we can cooperate with them."< br>
"You really have such a beautiful idea." Yang Wendong smiled and said: "Nothing can go so smoothly. It is enough to solve the water and electricity problem."
"Yes, I just said That's all." Wei Zetao smiled.
Yang Wendong said again: "That's it, let's go to the nearby location first, and then buy the land.
In this way, I will have no worries. I will wait to go to the United States to confirm the equipment. That’s it.”
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