Chapter 173 The commercial potential of trolley cases
Seeing that the business seemed to be successful, the agent smiled and said: "1.35 million Hong Kong dollars, if you want it, Yang Sheng, you can get it cheaper."
"Well, My lawyer will contact you." There was no change in Yang Wendong's face, but he calculated in his mind that this was more than the cost of Hong Kong China Building.
However, this is normal. Mid-level villas in Hong Kong, like buildings in Central, are very scarce resources. Even if they are used as mortgages, there is no problem. Banks will recognize their value.
Seeing that the business seemed to be successful, the agent said, "Okay, I will try my best to get a better price for Yang Sheng."
Then, the next day, Yang Wendong and Su Yiyi went to see another villa, which was slightly lower, with a price of HK$1.1 million.
In a short period of time, there were no other high-value mid-level villas for sale, so the legal department took over the negotiation of two transactions.
For Yang Wendong, a transaction of about 1.3 million is not a small amount. Although there are no other for sale, there have been some transactions of mid-level villas in the past two years. Yang Wendong also specially arranged for people to collect these He also needs to know the relevant information personally.
Finally, after 10 days of negotiations, the legal department and the original owner’s lawyer team reached an agreement. Villa No. 86, Deep Water Bay, was sold for HK$1.31 million.
This price is almost 15% more expensive than the three villas traded on the market last year, but considering the increase in housing prices, it is considered normal.
In the end, Yang Wendong agreed to the deal and paid 300,000 Hong Kong dollars himself. The rest was a loan from Liao Chong Hing Bank. This kind of high-quality mid-level villa is highly recognized by the rich in Hong Kong, so the bank will naturally recognize it.
On March 26, the day after the transaction was completed, Yang Wendong came here with Su Yiyi and Aunt Guo.
Yang Wendong smiled and said: "Yiyi, Aunt Guo, we will live here from now on."
Aunt Guo said: "I don't need to come over, how can my mother's family live at home? Besides, I don’t know anyone around here, how boring it is. I’ll come over when you have children.”
“Well, there are plenty of rooms anyway, so you can come if you want.” After thinking for a while, he added: "But in this case, I will have to arrange some bodyguards for you, just in case."
"Okay." Aunt Guo is also a sensible person. She knows that having money may be dangerous.
Yang Wendong asked Su Yiyi again: "Yiyi, do you think this house needs to add something else?"
"No need, it's pretty good." Su Yiyi asked back: "Isn't there all the furniture? Do you want to replace it with a new one? It’s almost as good as before.”
“Okay, I’ll arrange for someone to clean it recently.” Yang Wendong nodded and said, “Let’s wait until the smell of the new furniture dissipates. We can move in. "
This transaction does not include furniture. The seller is actually willing to sell it, but Yang Wendong decided to replace it all with new ones.
"Yes." Su Yiyi naturally had no other requirements.
As a normal person who has come out of squatters, I am very satisfied with my current life.
Later, after everyone walked around the house, Yang Wendong said to Brian who was following him: "Bryan, arrange for someone to build a water tank for household water storage nearby. It needs to be larger. A few dozen cubic meters.”
“Water tank? Okay.” Brian was a little surprised, but the professional quality of the housekeeper prevented him from asking the owner. Anyway, it only cost a little money.
Yang Wendong added: "For other things, just follow your previous practices."
In two years, the drought will come. Of course, he will think of ways to do something at that time, but the most important thing is to ensure that he does not lack water. Only when he is fine can he be able to help others.
Of course, with his worth, he can afford to fly water from overseas, but now that he can prepare it early, it is better to prepare it a little earlier.
March 28, Hong Kong, Kai Tak Airport:
A McDonnell Douglas plane fell from the sky. Hundreds of passengers got off the plane and walked through the airport passage towards the exit.
Most of them are Asian faces, and a few are white. Most of them are from the United States and are transiting through Japanese airports.
"Robert, two boxes are too heavy, why don't you give me my suitcase?" Behind him, the blonde Robin looked at Robert carrying a box in one hand and walked forward and said.
Robert said with a smile: "It's okay, this is nothing. I work out regularly, just treat it as if I'm in the gym."
"Okay." Robin also agreed, There were really too many things in the box. If she came to carry it, she wouldn't be able to carry it for a long time.
This time the two of them came to Hong Kong for important matters and would stay here for a while, so they had to prepare a little more.
The two walked toward the exit for a while, and suddenly they saw a young girl holding a suitcase in her hand.
"What is that? The suitcase is being pulled?" Robin said in surprise after seeing it.
Robert also saw it. He saw a Chinese man holding a pole in his hand. Behind the pole was a suitcase about the same size as his hand. There were wheels sliding on the bottom of the suitcase.
Then he quickly put down the two heavy boxes in his hands and said with some surprise: "There is such a suitcase? Why haven't I seen it before?"
With the same weight, one is If you're carrying it, if you're running on a roller, the amount of effort put into it could be dozens of times different.
"I haven't seen it in the United States, otherwise I would have bought it long ago." Robin paused, and then said: "I'll ask the girl, they are all female, they should be able to say I hope she can speak English ”
"Okay, I should be able to speak a little bit." Robert also said: "Many people here in Hong Kong can speak English, especially those who seem to have a lot of money."
"Yeah." Robin walked decisively. I went up and communicated with the girl. Apparently, the other person also spoke English, and while they were chatting, the girl started to demonstrate how to use the suitcase in her hand.
Robert was waiting here, and after two minutes, Robin rushed back and said, "I asked, her suitcase was recently launched by a company in Hong Kong, and it's called a pull-rod suitcase. The suitcase can be retracted. You saw the process that the girl just demonstrated to me. It’s a great business idea.”
“Do you know which company launched it? ?" Robert asked: "How can a city like Hong Kong have such strong innovation capabilities?"
Robin smiled and said: "We are old friends. The brand on the suitcase just now is called Deli."
"Deli's? Was it invented by Eric?" Robert was a little incredulous. : "How strong is his inventive talent?"
"Maybe some people just have strong talent." Robin shrugged and said, "When I was in college, the professor once said something, he said The gap between people’s previous talents, It’s bigger than the difference between humans and dogs.”
“Although it’s very rude, but it’s right.” Robert paused and said, “This visit to Hong Kong has something to do with Eric. Yes, but now this suitcase may cause a lot of changes.”
“Why, you also want us to represent this suitcase?” Robin asked curiously: “Our company is not involved. of this product.”
"Having never done it doesn't mean it can't be done. The channel resources are similar. The commercial potential of this thing is definitely stronger than sticky notes." Robert shook his head and then said: "But before we go to talk, we have to find a piece of luggage like this Let’s do some research first.”
Robin also agreed with this theory and said, “The girl just told me that there are some for sale at the airport. Let’s find one and take it to the hotel together.”< br>
"Okay." Robert nodded.
Then the two found a shop at the airport together.
“A lot of people.” Robin said in surprise.
Robert looked at the group of people in front of him and said: "I guess people from other countries are like us. They found this kind of suitcase and wanted to buy it."
Robin nodded: "That's true. It’s a very good product. If it were sent to the United States, I don’t know how many people would buy it.”
“Let’s get in line first and buy one later.” Robert was a little confused, but he decided to do what he wanted first. matter.
After a while, it was their turn. Robert asked: "How much does this box cost?"
The boss glanced at the two of them and said: "45 Hong Kong dollars each, or you can pay U.S. dollars are fine, $10.”
"So expensive? And 10 US dollars isn't just 45 Hong Kong dollars, right?" Robin asked with a frown.
The boss shrugged and said: "Then you just pay Hong Kong dollars."
"Okay, I'll pay Hong Kong dollars." Robert knew that a counteroffer was unlikely here, and then asked: "This Is the suitcase selling well?"
The boss replied: "It's very good. Basically everyone who sees it wants to buy it."
Robert asked again: "This suitcase, When did you start selling? ”
The boss smiled and said: "It was about a week ago. What I know is that many shopping malls in Hong Kong have begun to have them. You are also lucky. It is morning now, and by the afternoon, even if you want to buy, you may not have it."< br>
After hearing this, Robert said: "Thank you."
Then, after leaving the airport, the two took a taxi to the hotel, and the first thing they did was study the suitcase.
Robin said: "It's not much different from an ordinary suitcase. There are wheels at the bottom, and the sides are recessed, and then a telescopic pole like this is added. The structure is not complicated, and any American small suitcase can "Everyone can make it."
"Anyone can make it, but only if they have seen something like this." Robert said, "If you haven't seen it, can you think of making something like this?"
"Of course not." Robin paused and said, "It's like a sticky note. It seems simple when you see it, but no one would have thought of it before you saw it."
Robert said with a smile: "Yes. , this time I came to Hong Kong, I didn’t expect to encounter such a suitcase. I felt like I had discovered a new world. Eric’s inventive talent is really too strong.”
Robin nodded and said: "Maybe it's just like Tesla. Tesla is an inventor in the field of technology, and Eric seems to be good at inventing this kind of daily necessities."
< br>Robert said: "Yes."
Robin said again: "In fact, we can also make this thing, even if we have a patent."
"Yes, you are right." Robert agreed: "But don't forget that many of our company's products are actually not very technical, and they rely entirely on the patent protection policies of various countries to be so successful.
If we take the lead in breaking the rules, the intangible losses may be even greater.”
“Forget it, you are right, this kind of thing is not something we can decide.” Bin shook his head, looked at the box on the ground, picked it up again, and said: "But the cost of shipping such a large empty plastic box must be very high, and it may even be higher than the cost of production in the United States;
If this problem is not solved, it will be a problem. Maybe, we can let him invest in production in the United States or Mexico, so that we can sell it for him. That's the same thing."
Robert shook his head and said, "I will. It feels impossible. I have talked with Eric before and he is definitely not willing to invest in factories in the United States;
Perhaps, with his intelligence, he can solve the problem of shipping costs. "
Robin said: "That's right. Let's see what Eric means when we meet him in two days. "
"Yes," Robert nodded.
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