Chapter 257 Hong Kong Citizens: Is there such a useful bag in the world?
"So fast?" Yang Wendong was a little surprised and asked: 'I remember not saying that the equipment needs to be customized, and it will probably be ready until the middle of this year? '
During this period, he actually attached great importance to plastic bags. Although this thing itself may not generate much wealth, it can drive the development of a lot of industries, and it is also of great help to his supermarket. .
Only when it comes to polymer chemical materials, he can only wait.
Wei Zetao explained: "This is not produced on the production line, but in the laboratory of Formosa Plastics. According to the Swedish patent, the film made in the laboratory is then cut through small film shearing equipment. out.
The efficiency is not very high and the cost is not low, but we can make samples first and then test various performances, and some are sent to Hong Kong. "
"That's pretty fast, not bad. "Yang Wendong also stepped forward.
Wei Zetao opened the box in his hand, and inside there was a stack of transparent plastic bags with a little white color, all of which had been folded.
Yang Wendong took out a Zhang touched it carefully with his hand and said: "It feels a bit hard, almost the same as last time. "
"The materials are the same. They were made in the laboratory, so there shouldn't be much difference. Wei Zetao said with a smile: "Formosa Plastics' laboratory is still good. I guess the entire Bay Area, and only Taipei University's chemistry laboratory is better than them?" ”
"What about our future laboratory?" Yang Wendong asked casually.
In order to invest in technology research and development, Changxing Industrial has established a technology research and development department and laboratory in Wanwan. However, it is still under construction, so everything still needs to rely on Formosa Plastics.
Wei Zetao said: "The space and equipment will be better than those of Formosa Plastics, but in terms of R&D personnel, they may not be as good. Even if we recruit people at all costs, it will take some time to cooperate."
"Well, let's do it step by step." Yang Wendong nodded and said: "In the early stage, this R&D department will be able to provide us with the best and most suitable materials on a global scale."
It's not just those who develop new things. It's called the R&D department.
There are so many plastics in the world. If a department can choose the lowest-cost and most suitable materials for its company's products, it may save the company millions or even tens of millions, and the economic benefits brought by this are also very strong.
This is actually the embodiment of technology: looking for the best materials.
As for real research and development, it is not possible yet. Even Formosa Plastics, a future plastics giant, is currently only producing various materials developed by others.
Wei Zetao said again: "Yang Sheng, although this plastic bag feels bad, it is very strong. We have done tests over there in Wanwan. They put 30kg of things in it and hung it in the air for 2 days without being torn. Broken.
So it is definitely no problem to use it in the plastic bags used for post-checkout packaging at Carrefour supermarkets.”
Yang Wendong thought for a while and asked: "This feels a bit like tape. If you really put heavy objects in the bag, the bag itself may not be damaged, but will it hurt people's hands?"
Previous Life People who often use plastic bags know that unless you choose a very thin plastic bag or an environmentally friendly (biodegradable) plastic bag, it is unlikely that the daily items placed inside will break the bag unless there is something sharp.
But once there is something heavy in the bag, the hand will be strangled and painful. Especially the heavier the object, the thinner the strap on the hand, making it easier to injure the hand.
The plastic bag in my hand now feels like tape, and its hardness is obviously higher. If this heavy object strangles my hand, it will hurt to death!
"This is the case." Wei Zetao nodded and said: "But there is no good way at the moment, unless we find a way to add a thick layer of material to the handle, similar to when we hold a piece of cloth Start carrying the bag
But in this case, the cost will be too high, and such a process will also affect the production speed. ”
“The cost is too high, it’s really not feasible. Yang Wendong nodded and said.
Cost is a must for any commodity, even if it is military, it is impossible not to care.
The cost of plastic bags must be very low, because If it is a little higher, supermarkets or vendors cannot give it to customers for free, so it will be difficult to popularize it.
At this time, Liu Huayu, who had been silent, said: "Yang Sheng, actually this is not the case. What a big problem, even if there are some flaws, there are only a few people who will encounter this kind of problem.
When it comes to supermarket shopping, there are only a small number of customers who buy very heavy items. You cannot give up serving the majority of other users just because it may affect a small number of users.
Besides, even if someone uses a heavy object, it is just to strangle the hand. A normal person will find something to cushion the hand. Even if he cannot find it, it will not cause any serious harm to the person and the hand will feel uncomfortable for a while. Generally it's just fine. "
"Well, okay, let's try this kind of bag first. Yang Wendong nodded and said.
Just like building a supermarket, the first product does not need to be perfect. Solve the problems of "have" and "have not" first, and then consider continuing to optimize.
Maybe a few In the next few years, whether it is yourself or others, the new materials you may invent will be softer and stronger, reaching the same level as plastic bags in previous generations.
"Okay." Liu Huayu said with a smile: "Then I'm going to place an order with Formosa Plastics, and I'm going to use it at the supermarket checkout."
"Isn't it produced in a laboratory? Is it such a large output? "Yang Wendong asked again.
Wei Zetao explained: "Yang Sheng, although it is produced in a laboratory, the production capacity is not very low. It can meet the needs of a Carrefour supermarket.
And I We also want to pass tests with tens of thousands of users as the next step for large-scale quality testing.”
Liu Huayu also agreed: “Yes, thousands of plastic bags actually don’t require much raw materials. , enough for me to use for one day.
Even if Formosa Plastics produces it in a laboratory, it can easily meet the quantity of a supermarket. "
"That's OK, you decide internally. "Yang Wendong nodded.
Thousands of plastic bags may only be a few cartons, and the quantity of materials is really not required;
It's just because the market demand is really too big. , if you can make low-cost plastic bags, then no one in Hong Kong or other nearby places will not need them;
It is the same even in the mainland. With such bags, people carry small things normally. All can increase efficiency.
"Okay." Liu Huayu said.
Yang Wendong asked again: "Has there been any progress in making plastic bags that are softer and can be used to put candies, snacks and small fruits?"
This time, Yang Wendong made plastic bags based on his previous life. My own shopping experience in the supermarket brought me two needs.
The first is a load-bearing plastic bag, which is used by users to store goods home after shopping. This requires a thicker and harder bag;
The second is relatively thin, used for It is used to store snack-type products. These products need to be weighed and sealed at the place of purchase. This is not only convenient for users, but also convenient for supermarket management and security issues.
Wei Zetao said: "Not yet, Formosa Plastics is still testing, and the samples have been made, but because they are too thin, the plastic bags are always easy to tear when making bags."
"It's because The reason for the equipment?" Yang Wendong asked again.
Wei Zetao nodded and said: "Yes, the thinner the plastic film is, the more difficult it is, and it needs to be cut later, so problems are more likely to occur."
"Then this kind of equipment, Does Formosa Plastics use products from Little Japan?" Yang Wendong asked.
Wei Zetao nodded: "Yes."
Yang Wendong thought for a while and said: "Let the technical staff over there investigate the equipment in Europe and the United States to see if there is any better one. The core of everything is to be able to put it into production smoothly."
In this era, Japan is doing a lot of things. Technically, it is beginning to catch up with Europe and the United States, but not all.
Generally speaking, if developing countries want to catch up with powerful countries, they will definitely give priority to developing industries with larger markets.
Industries that are relatively remote and have small markets will generally not participate. For example, in the previous life, ballpoint pen refills were made in the Mainland. If they were not annoyed by the "public knowledge", the Mainland steel mills would not engage in such things~< br>
The market for film shearing equipment should not be very big, but Europe and the United States may be stronger.
"Okay." Wei Zetao agreed.
Yang Wendong looked at the bag in his hand and asked: "Old Liu, is this the bag that is going to be like this? Fully transparent?"
"Yes." Liu Huayu didn't understand what the boss meant. .
Yang Wendong pointed to the middle of the bag again and said: "Do you think our company brand image and name can be printed here?
In this way, anyone who uses this bag, That’s not just him, people around him can also see this brand, right?”
In my previous life, RT-Mart Supermarket liked to do this kind of thing. The bags they gave me were of very good quality, and I made acquaintances with them, and they were loved by many people.
Even after the plastic restriction order was issued, supermarkets were forced to charge money for plastic bags, but many people spent money to buy bags.
"It's a good way to publicize." Liu Huayu then looked at Wei Zetao and asked, "Old Wei, this shouldn't be difficult, right?"
"It's not difficult, just." Wei Zetao After thinking about it, he said: "The cost of printing on such a small bag may be higher than the plastic bag itself, because the printing ink needs to be imported.
And how to print quickly, you still have to find it. Specialized equipment.”
"It's a problem, so let's consult first." Yang Wendong nodded: "Put out plastic bags first. If the printing cost is really high, then forget it first."
Limitations of this era Many things, such as the speed of the production line, are determined by industrial signal transmission. Although Yang Wendong does not know much about this aspect, he also knows that the development of the industrial field in the next few decades will also revolve around this. Therefore, many products that can be produced at high speed in the past life are now It may not work in this era.
As for Hong Kong and even Bay Area, the area and population are relatively small, and the industrial chain cannot be complete. When it comes to industrial products with low demand such as ink, it is impossible to make them yourself, so you can only Importing, which adds to the cost.
"Okay." Liu Huayu agreed: "But if it is only a small batch production for our Carrefour supermarkets, then even if we invest some money ourselves to make Carrefour supermarkets' plastic bags popular in Hong Kong, it will be cost-effective. .
This publicity effect is definitely much cheaper than publishing in newspapers, and it is also a new publicity method, and the effect should not be bad. ”
"Well, OK." Yang Wendong said: "Then let Formosa Plastics find a way to print some words on them. Black ones will also work."
It is definitely expensive and troublesome to make colors. There is no need for a product to be great the first time.
Wei Zetao said: "Yang Sheng, I will consult some overseas companies about printing on bags in large quantities. Many products already have plastic paper on them, and maybe there is a way. "
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Yang Wendong smiled and asked: "When do you plan to launch this bag?"
Wei Zetao said: "In the past few days, Wanwan has produced nearly 100,000 pieces, and the production capacity per day is more than 3,000. Ours here By placing an order, their production capacity should be doubled.”
"Okay, let's launch the blank version first." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "You will launch the printed version later." Advertising on plastic bags is just incidental, and its own function is the most important. You cannot put the cart before the horse.
Once your supermarket has plastic bags, the shopping experience will be qualitatively improved.
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Three days later, Yang Wendong also came to the Carrefour supermarket in Changxing Plaza. At this moment, dozens of boxes filled with plastic bags were moved with the efforts of several workers. We arrived at the location next to the supermarket cashier.
"Yang Sheng, we have shipped 100,000 plastic bags from Wanwan." Liu Huayu introduced: "They are divided into three sizes, targeting customers with different needs."
"Bags are charged How much?" Yang Wendong asked.
In the future, when plastic bags can be mass-produced and the cost can be reduced, then depending on the actual situation, they may be free to a certain extent.
But they have just been launched, and their characteristics of being more convenient than normal bamboo baskets or cloth bags are enough to make them a commodity and valuable.
It is free when it should be free, and it will naturally charge when it should be charged. Otherwise, I am afraid that many people will come over to make wool wool, and then their own production capacity will not be enough, and problems will arise.
Liu Huayu said: "The charges are 3 points, 2 points and 1 point for large, medium and small respectively. The 1 point bag is a loss, but considering the convenience of checkout, no decimals are added."
"Well, the ones made in the laboratory will indeed be a bit more expensive. When mass production is possible in the future, the price will drop further." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
"Yes." Liu Huayu said: "Wang Yongqing has reached an agreement with a German manufacturer of chemical equipment production lines, and it is expected to be completed before June.
Wei Shengna Bian also went to Japan to customize special film shearing equipment, which can produce bags in batches. It is estimated that they will be available in large quantities in August-September. "
" Well, okay." Yang Wendong nodded.
The production of plastic bags will be located in Hong Kong. This high-demand industry can also create a large number of jobs.
The Wanwan side will be responsible for producing polyethylene synthetic materials, and then converting them into films and transporting them to Hong Kong. In this way, there will be no pollution in Hong Kong.
Of course, there will definitely be certain pollution treatment measures on the Wanwan side, which will at least comply with legal requirements and strictly not harm the bottom line of human safety.
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After a while, the supermarket opened.
As usual, many people entered from the entrance, shopped, and then came to the cashier in front of the exit to pay.
"Miss, would you like a bag that our supermarket just launched?" the cashier asked politely with a smile.
"Bag? I have it." The woman lifted it up to reveal a cloth bag.
“Ours is different.” The salesperson explained: “Look, our bags are made of plastic. They are very strong and waterproof. Can you touch them and see?”
There are not many people in the supermarket now, so the cashiers also have time to introduce them to customers. This is also the arrangement above.
If there are too many people later and it’s still too late, there will be dedicated people who will make introductions in the queue in front of the checkout counter.
"Made of plastic? Waterproof? Strong?" The woman couldn't believe it: "Is this transparent bag made of plastic?"
The cashier said: "Yes, look, we Isn't this tape also transparent? The materials are similar. "
"That's right." The woman responded, then picked up the bag and pulled it a few times. It didn't look like it would break at all. Very light, lighter than a cloth bag.
Then he asked: "How much does this bag cost?"
"This is a medium-sized bag in your hand. It costs 2 cents each." The cashier replied.
“Two cents? Then I’ll buy one.” The woman didn’t hesitate at all.
It's only two cents, so she doesn't feel bad even if she loses it. Nowadays, buying a better cloth bag costs two or three yuan, and even a cheap paper bag costs a few cents.
"Okay." The cashier immediately added the plastic bag to the customer's ledger.
After paying the money and leaving, the woman came to a place with few people, put the goods in the plastic bag into the cloth bag she had originally prepared, and then started studying it.
"It really won't break and is waterproof." After a while, the woman confirmed: "Such a thing only costs 2 cents. If it's so cheap, then the family's factory will be in trouble."
Their family is In the 1950s, Hong Kong society began a vigorous movement to replace plastic products. The iron buckets, iron basins, hangers, and cups were all replaced by plastic ones.
After the market became saturated, their family focused on the bamboo baskets used by many people. Baskets made of plastic are lighter, stronger, less prone to damage than bamboo baskets, and are cheaper, so business is very good. .
When she saw this bag, she knew that her business might have a big problem.
“I have to go back quickly.” The woman quickly packed her things and walked out of the square quickly
In Carrefour Plaza, many users have also learned about the magic of plastic bags, and people they know are already discussing this thing with each other.
“Hello, where does your supermarket sell this plastic bag?” a middle-aged man asked a waiter who was introducing plastic bags.
The waiter replied: "This is our company's unique channel, and I don't know where to buy it from."
The man asked again: "Then there is no such thing in Hong Kong except you. Plastic bag?”
“Yes.” The waiter nodded.
The man immediately said: "Then I will buy 10,000 bags, no, 100,000 bags, and I will go to the bank to withdraw the money immediately."
As a businessman, he could see at a glance that this bag has unlimited business opportunities. You can definitely get a good price if you go elsewhere.
The waiter quickly shook his head and said: "Sorry, sir, our bags will not be sold separately. Unless you purchase goods, we will match them with plastic bags of the appropriate size based on the quantity and size of the goods you purchase. ”
There has been an order from above that the bags must follow the goods.
"Huh?" The man was immediately stunned. He only had one bag when buying a batch of things, so he was at a loss, so he said, "Why don't you guys do this business?"
"This is not something I can know." The waiter said quickly: "Sir, you already know the situation of plastic bags. I need to go to other places to introduce it. I'm sorry."
"Hey~" Look When the waiter left, the man sighed.
Obviously he already knew what Carrefour's top management meant: no one would want to hype this plastic bag.
“Can I buy more of this bag?”
Many checkout counters have gotten this question, but the answer they got is: “No.”
"How can you run a store and do business without selling people's things?" There are also many people who are very anxious and want to buy more.
This bag is much better than the cloth bags, paper bags or bamboo baskets or plastic baskets they have at home. It can be said to have the characteristics of all packaging, and is very light, waterproof and Cheap.
If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they really couldn’t believe that there were such bags in the world.
"Brother Jiang." A young man walked up to an older man and said, "I have interviewed more than 30 people, and they all have their own evaluations of plastic bags."
"Okay." The person called Brother Jiang said: "Wu Sheng means that we should immediately write an article about plastic bags based on the feedback from Carrefour Supermarket today;
In addition to interviews, we also need to have our own opinions and analyses. The higher authorities attach great importance to this matter. We, Hong Kong China Daily and Oriental Daily, are asked to publish articles together. Don’t be careless. "
"Brother Jiang, don't worry, I like this plastic bag after seeing it. The young man smiled and said: "I will definitely write this article from the perspective of myself and all walks of life." "
"Okay, one more round of interviews, and then we need to go back. Brother Jiang added: "Let's discuss tomorrow's publication content together when we get back." "
"Okay. "The young man agreed.
Then he glanced at the people around him. Many of them saw this kind of plastic bag for the first time and regarded it as a treasure.
At noon, a middle-aged woman held a plastic bag in her hand. After walking home, she said to the man in the house: "Abu, what do you think this is?"
"This? A transparent bag? "Abu looked at it for a while and asked curiously: "Where did it come from?"
"It's from Carrefour Supermarket, and you get freebies when you buy something." The middle-aged woman said happily: "This thing is really convenient, try it. Try."
After saying that, she poured out all the contents of the bag and handed it over.
Abu took the bag, tore it a few times, and said, "It's so strong, and it should be waterproof, right?"
"Yes, I never thought there would be such a bag in the world." The middle-aged woman said happily: "If this little thing becomes popular in the mainland, it will be very convenient for the transportation of goods."
"What's the price of this thing?" Abu asked.
The two of them are China Resources employees dispatched from the mainland to Hong Kong. When there is something in Hong Kong that is suitable for the mainland, they will report it.
This bag is obviously one of them. If its cost is low enough, it is estimated that it can reduce transportation costs, which are all related to foreign exchange, energy and food.
“Two cents each, it shouldn’t be very expensive, it’s just the material cost.” The middle-aged woman said.
Abu nodded: "Then check the information again, and we will report it when it becomes more detailed."
"Okay~"
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