Chapter 241 Purchase of Patents
November 11, 1962, Wanwan:
"Hello, Mr. Wei." Wang Yongqing came to the factory gate in person to greet the distinguished guest from Hong Kong and the company president Representative of shareholders.
Wei Zetao stepped forward to shake hands and said, "Hello, Mr. Wang."
"Please come inside, Mr. Wei can take a look at our new factory." Wang Yongqing said politely.
"Okay." Wei Zetao naturally agreed.
Although I have important things to do here, it is also necessary to take a look at the factory invested by my boss.
Subsequently, Wang Yongqing took Wei Zetao around the plastic particle production workshop, and Wei Zetao also took the opportunity to learn about the plastic production process.
The production of plastics requires a large amount of chemical raw materials and derivatives after petroleum refining. If it is moved to Hong Kong, which has no relevant industrial chain, and so many dangerous chemical elements need to be transported, it is better to move the production base Stay in Wanwan and transport safe and non-toxic plastic particles directly to Hong Kong yourself.
After the transfer of the factory, the two came to the office in the front administration building. Wang Yongqing personally made tea for Wei Zetao and said: 'Mr. Wei, please use tea. ’
"Thank you." Wei Zetao replied.
Wang Yongqing put down his tea cup and said: "Mr. Wei, there is one thing I hope you can tell Mr. Yang. Fumao will be renamed Formosa Plastics Group."
"Rename?" Wei Zetao thought for a while Said: "You mean T and W Plastics Group?"
Wang Yongqing nodded and said: "Yes, Fumao is now the only large-scale plastic supplier in Wanwan. As the above said, let me change the name. I think it is appropriate. The previous two words Fumao are not suitable for brand promotion."< br>
"Okay, I will let Mr. Yang know. There should be no problem." Wei Zetao promised.
"That's good." Wang Yongqing asked again: "Then Mr. Wei came to me this time just to increase production capacity?"
The demand for plastic raw materials in Hong Kong is indeed far greater than what he had done before. It is estimated that the new factory that has just been built is not enough. This is a good thing, but if we want to expand production, we will need funds again.
Of course, knowing it before may not necessarily be useful. Without sufficient evidence of market demand, banks will certainly not fully support it.
"Yes." Wei Zetao nodded and said: "Changxing Trading has negotiated with many plastic toy and household products manufacturers in Hong Kong and signed future supply orders;
In addition to the demand of our Changxing Industrial, you still need to expand. As for the funds, Yang Sheng and I discussed it and we will lend a sum of money to Fumao.
As for how much is needed, that will have to be negotiated. "
"Really? Do you lend money directly? "Wang Yongqing was a little surprised. He originally thought that they would just go to the bank for a loan together.
Wei Zetao said: "Yes, Changxing Industrial directly lent a sum of funds to Formosa Plastics. The most important thing now is to build the factory immediately and satisfy the needs. demand in Hong Kong.
Otherwise, if you get a loan from a bank, it will involve hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the approval may take a month or two at the earliest, which is too slow. ”
Now that Changxing Industrial’s Kwun Tong Industrial Park is almost completed, and it is preparing to gradually increase production capacity, the most important raw material, plastic particles, is indispensable.
Especially in the entire industrial park, it is not only Changxing Industrial, but also many other peers in the plastics industry. This is a step forward for our group to control the supply of plastic particles in Hong Kong, and the core of production capacity is the production base here in Wanwan. .
“Understood, I also know something about the situation in Hong Kong.” Wang Yongqing said: “In this case, I will immediately arrange for someone to go to Japan to check the larger equipment production line;
Wanwan The land here is relatively simple, and I can immediately I went to apply for a piece of free land from the government.”
“Haha, okay.”
Wei Zetao smiled and said, “It’s really convenient to build a factory in Wanwan. The land is free. You wouldn’t even dream of doing this in Hong Kong.”
"The places are different, and the policies are different. There is no comparison." Wang Yongqing said: "Hong Kong's area is small, most of it is mountainous, and a few flat areas have to build cities and develop industry. This will naturally happen. The situation has changed.”
“Yes.” Wei Zetao also understood the reason.
Wang Yongqing added: "However, in a few years, if Hong Kong's economy develops better, then the land where many of Changxing Group's factories are now located will be very valuable. This is what I can't compare with. "
"Wang Sheng is also interested in real estate?" Wei Zetao asked.
“Of course I’m interested, but I haven’t invested much.” Wang Yongqing replied: “Actually, whether it’s real estate or industry, we and you are actually just following the path that Western countries have walked. .
The government here gives free industrial land, also to suburbs far away from the city, because they also know that Wanwan may take the same route in the future. "
Wei Zetao nodded and said: "That's right. "
Wang Yongqing added: "A long time ago, I began to study the history of various commercial developments in the West. It was also because I had studied enough that I dared to judge that the plastics industry would be a must for the future of Taiwan and even surrounding countries. industry, and then I just threw myself into it. "
"Awesome. Wei Zetao gave a thumbs up and said: "No wonder Wang Sheng is so successful. If you were in Hong Kong, you would also be called the industrialist "Plastic King". ”
“Is he on the same level as Mr. Yang’s sticky note king? "Wang Yongqing asked with interest.
Wei Zetao nodded: "Yes, there are many other industrial kings in Hong Kong, but the scale is different. Yang Sheng's achievements are now the highest."
"That is, Yang Sheng's achievements, if not for me I couldn't believe it when I saw it with my own eyes." Wang Yongqing said with emotion: "It's only been a few years since we achieved what we have today. It's really amazing."
"Yes. I am truly proud of myself. Being able to follow such a strong business man is my greatest honor as a professional manager.
Wang Yongqing drank a cup of tea and asked again: 'Mr. Wei, apart from the new expansion of production capacity, do you have any other instructions? ’
“Yes, there is one more thing.” Wei Zetao asked: “Do you know about polyethylene?”
"Of course I know, this thing is very commonly used." Wang Yongqing is also a smart person, and then asked: "Do you want to make polyethylene?"
Wei Zetao shook his head: "It's not that we do it, but we hope that you can do this Can we do this product?”
Wang Yongqing thought for a while and said, “I haven’t done it before. I have to research it. I remember that the patent on this thing has expired. That means I can do it as long as I have the equipment;
But production still needs to consider market, technology and other issues.”
“The market problem shouldn’t be big,” Wei Zetao said. We should have a large purchase volume here, and polyethylene is also a very common industrial product, with a large market in Bay Area, Hong Kong and even Asia.”
"Well, I know that." Yang Wendong nodded and asked, "Then what do you want polyethylene for?"
Wei Zetao shook his head and said, "This is a commercial secret, so I won't say anything yet."
It is not yet confirmed whether a patent for polyethylene plastic bags has been registered. Even within Changxing Industrial, only a handful of people know about it. "Well, then I'll check the information too." Wang Yongqing didn't mind Wei Zetao's confidentiality, which was normal in itself.
"Okay, thank you for the hard work, Mr. Wang." Wei Zetao said with a smile: "As for the following cooperation issues, the people I brought today will also discuss with you soon. What Yang Sheng meant during the negotiation was to reach cooperation as soon as possible and then build a new factory.”
"No problem." Wang Yongqing nodded: "I will also check out the polyethylene problem as soon as possible."
After staying in Wanwan for a few days, Wei Zetao returned to Hong Kong again. At the same time, he also learned from Zhang Weida Zhang From the lawyer's mouth, he knew what he wanted to know.
On November 16, Wei Zetao rushed to Yang Wendong's office and first reported what happened at Wanwan.
"Okay, invest as soon as possible." Yang Wendong said: "This time we need to invest on a larger scale. It is best to increase the production capacity several times. Even if it exceeds the demand in Hong Kong, Wang Yongqing can be sold to other places. I I am optimistic that he will definitely have that ability.”
The future Asian plastics king Wang Yongqing has almost monopolized the plastic supply in half of Asia, and his level of marketing is definitely first-rate;
Especially in the early stages, places like Asia are in short supply of cheap plastics. European and American countries are using industrial scissors to harvest developing countries desperately.
In this era, the local companies that can rise actually make their fortunes by replacing overseas imports or locally produced products of overseas brands at low prices.
For example, the home appliance and automobile industries in mainland China developed in this way in previous lives.
"Okay, I will negotiate with Wang Yongqing as soon as possible." Wei Zetao added: "Yang Sheng, there is also news about polyethylene plastic bags. A Swedish company has registered many patents for plastic bags."
"Swedish company?" After hearing this, Yang Wendong suddenly felt pity. If this patent were in his own hands, even if he could not make a fortune, it would still be able to create a large number of jobs. Then he asked: "Many patents are What does it mean? ”
Wei Zetao replied: "Yang Sheng, the patent for plastic bags is not a creative patent, because there is no way to register a patent for things like bags, unless there is a patent on the shape and size, but this kind of patent is meaningless, and it can be bypassed by changing the size.
What the Swedish company Celloplast has registered as a patent is the material. Bags made of a certain material are patented.
According to lawyer Zhang’s information, this Swedish company has patented the patent. Research on lighter and cheaper bags began in the 1950s, but it took several years of research before the results were achieved, but it doesn't seem to be perfect. They have registered at least 10 plastic bags made of different materials, the core of which are Polyethylene, but the composition is said to be different."
"It seems to be quite difficult." Yang Wendong also understood that he had really underestimated the difficulty of plastic bags.
Wei Zetao said: "Yes, this Swedish company wants to make very high-quality plastic bags, but it has never been able to make them perfect, so it has not been launched on the market until now."
"It's a bit interesting." Yang Wendong thought for a while and said: "In this way, you can send someone there to communicate, see the size of the other company, and see if they can accept our investment;
Or, we Take an on-site inspection of their different plastic bags, and maybe discuss buying the patents they have registered. "
It is a good thing to pursue perfection, but pursuing it too much will not be in line with commercial value.
Yang Wendong doesn’t need the best plastic bags from his previous life, he has them first, and the environment here in Asia definitely has far less requirements for convenient bags than Europeans and Americans.
As long as it is better than the current baskets or paper bags, it will have commercial value to launch. Just enter this industry first, and then slowly optimize and upgrade.
Wei Zetao said: "Okay, I'm going to send someone right away."
The Changxing Group is now one of the largest Chinese groups in Hong Kong. Naturally, there are a large number of English-speaking talents within the group, and they may even have been to Europe. There are even talents studying in Sweden.
One week later:
Yang Wendong and Su Yiyi came to Kwun Tong Industrial Park again. Now, except for sticky notes and mouse pads, all plastic-related industries will be moved here. .
Therefore, Kwun Tong will also become the new headquarters of Cheung Hing Industrial Factory.
Although sticky notes are more important, internally it is already a mature and stable product, and it does not require too much effort in the short term. It is enough to ensure production capacity.
Plastic products have a wide variety, higher technical requirements, and are more prone to quality problems, so they have become the focus of Changxing Industrial in the future.
After entering the office, Wei Zetao rushed over, holding several bags in his hand.
"Yang Sheng, Mrs. Yang." After greeting Wei Zetao, he said: "Yang Sheng, this is the plastic bag that our colleague Xiao Li got from the Swedish Celloplast company. Please take a look."
It is something that the boss attaches great importance to, so they will naturally go all out. After contacting the Swedish company, they immediately spent some money to get the sample and then sent it back by air.
"Can you get another company's product so soon?" After Yang Wendong took it, he asked: "Isn't this thing not yet launched on the market?"
Wei Zetao explained: "No, their company In fact, it is distributed near the company. It is probably a preliminary market survey. After getting feedback, the materials may need to be improved.
It’s just that Swedes may prefer to use paper bags, so it has not been launched on a large scale. "
"Hmm" Yang Wendong touched several plastic bags in his hand.
The first feeling is that the feel is too bad, some are too soft and some are too hard.
Wei Zetao continued: "These plastic bags are soft and easy to tear, and they cannot bear the weight of heavy things.
The quality of the hard ones is not a big problem. They can bear the load, but they are very chrome-handed. I have tried It hurts."
Yang Wendong asked: "This kind of hard thing is not just made of polyethylene, right?"
Wei Zetao said: "Yes, polyethylene is just like wax. Same, very soft , in industry, it is also used for sealing and insulation materials. It is really purely made of polyethylene to make bags, which is softer than the softest bag in your hand;
Celloplast Company has also been spending I spent a lot of time studying the combination of polyethylene and other materials to find the most suitable bag material, but I still haven’t found the perfect material composition after several years.”
"Synthetic materials are indeed very difficult." Yang Wendong nodded.
If it were really that easy, he didn’t believe that no one would think of making thin plastic bags out of the bags that humans need to use the most. After all, films have long been available.
Based on the existing information, this company Celloplast wanted to make plastic bags a few years ago, and also thought of polyethylene, but it still did not make a perfect product.
Many very common and ordinary things in the past life may contain the results of countless people's hard work for countless years; that is, because of mass production, they have been reduced to the level that ordinary people can do whatever they want. Cost of use.
Wei Zetao added: "Yang Sheng, Europeans and Americans are more picky. They may dislike this harder plastic bag, but I think it will be much better here in Asia."
"I think so too." Yang Wendong nodded and picked out a harder plastic bag in his hand: "This kind of material should be fine. Ask Xiao Li to talk to Celloplast to see if he can buy this material. "
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