Chapter 300 National Participation and Charity Drought Relief
“Are you going to raise the price?” Robinson’s face darkened after hearing this,
The cost of their plastic bags was three times that of Carrefour, and now Plus, the cost will be even higher.
The red-haired woman explained: "The trader probably found out from our bags that Changxing Industrial bought them from Malaysia, so they deliberately restricted Malaysian exports."
"It's really troublesome." Robinson asked again: "Can we buy some from other countries?"
The red-haired woman said: "I've already asked, but the prices are probably about the same, unless we buy from a lower-level dealer."
Robinson said: "In this case, the cost will still be high. "
The red-haired woman said: "Yes, no matter how we do it, the cost will definitely be higher. The core problem is that Hong Kong is the only one that can produce plastic bags at present. If we go around and go overseas to produce, it will definitely The cost is higher.”
“You have to buy it, and you must use all means to buy enough plastic bags.” Robinson said: “If it goes on for a long time, there will be other plastics. Even if Yang Wendong can cut off the supply of raw materials in Hong Kong, someone will definitely make it in other places. "
After opening a supermarket, once you use plastic bags, you can't live without them.
If Yee Fung Supermarket announces that there are no plastic bags or that there is a charge for plastic bags, it will definitely turn away a large number of customers and use themselves to save others. This is normal.
The red-haired woman said: "Okay, then I will buy more plastic bags now to prevent Changxing Industrial from imposing further restrictions."
"Yes." Robinson nodded and said.
After the red-haired woman left, the blond man said again: "One more thing, I found that several Carrefour products are very cheap."
"How to make it cheaper?" Robinson asked. untie.
The blond man said: "Their rice, eggs, and several kinds of vegetables are cheaper than those in the wet market."
"So cheap?" Robinson was also smart and guessed: "Is it to attract people? People."
The blond man said: "It's possible, I think so too. These are the foods that normal Chinese people often buy."
"Then let's go and calculate these. Such a cost," Robinson said after thinking about it.
October 1st is coming soon.
There is no holiday in Hong Kong on this day.
Yang Wendong brought Bai Yushan to Changxing Building.
"Be careful, go over there to rest and read a book later." Yang Wendong reminded.
Although she was not pregnant for a long time, her belly became bigger because she was pregnant with twins. Moreover, Bai Yushan had a strong reaction to morning sickness and was often unable to eat.
So, take her out for a walk, otherwise it would be too boring to stay at home every day.
"Okay, I'll just go over there." Bai Yushan said, "I'll go to the mall for a walk later."
"Well, okay, let's go together when I've finished my work later." Yang Wendong nodded. First, even if pregnant women pay attention to safety, it is impossible not to go out for a walk, which is not good for the child.
Half an hour later, after reading the documents, Yang Wendong took Bai Yushan to the mall downstairs. Because it was still early, the two of them went to the Carrefour supermarket.
"Yang Sheng." When Liu Huayu knew that the boss was coming, he naturally came out to accompany him.
“Let’s take a walk casually.” Yang Wendong said with a smile.
Liu Huayu said: "Okay, you can do whatever you want."
He did not disturb their world anymore.
More than an hour later, when Bai Yushan was tired from shopping and went to rest, Yang Wendong found Liu Huayu again and asked: "I see all the people selling eggs over there are queuing up, that's why The effect of our discount?”
Liu Hua Yu said: "Yes, we are currently implementing a zero-profit policy for rice, flour, eggs, and tomatoes, so there are many people buying."
Yang Wendong asked again: "The restriction is also to make How many of them come?”
Liu Huayu said with a smile: "Yes, everyone can only buy a little every day, so that they will come more often, especially rice and noodles. If you really carry dozens of kilograms, you won't be able to buy other things even if you want to."
"That's right." Yang Wendong agreed.
Liu Huayu added: "There is another reason, that is, the daily quantity here is also limited. If it is sold openly, it will not be enough for thousands of people. Just say that there is no limit on these eggs. I don’t have enough time to purchase it here, and the rice noodles are too heavy, so I don’t have much in my warehouse.”
Yang Wendong nodded and said: "Well, okay, the eggs are all local?"
"Yes." Liu Huayu explained: "I have provided loans to many chicken farmers in Hong Kong to expand the scale of chicken farming. , and then sell all the eggs produced to us, which is the lowest cost, and our customers can buy cheap eggs, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.”
Yang Wendong smiled and said: "Okay, there is indeed a shortage of meat here in Hong Kong. Eggs are highly nutritious, cheap and efficient meat dishes. It is estimated that the demand in Hong Kong will be very high in the future. You will continue to use this model to expand the production of eggs in Hong Kong. Scale. ”
In the early 1960s, Hong Kong’s economic conditions were much stronger than those of five years ago, and people at the bottom basically did not feel hungry.
However, it can only be said that there are staple foods to eat, and meat and vegetables are relatively small. Under such economic conditions, eating eggs is the easiest way to supplement protein, and the cost is also the lowest.
“Okay, I will cooperate with more farmers.” Liu Huayu nodded and said.
Yang Wendong asked again: "I just saw that the water on the containers where we sell water has been sold out."
Liu Huayu nodded and said: "Yes, this water sells better than eggs and rice. It is a 10L bucket of pure water. The original price is only 0.5 yuan. The biggest cost is the bucket.
But because The sales are so good that the price here has been increased twice, and it is now 1.2 per barrel. "
"Is it too late for Watsons to produce it?" Yang Wendong asked.
Liu Huayu said: "That's not true. Watsons has a lot of water, which can be filled after sterilization. It's just that the plastic buckets are too late to be produced. Changxing Industrial is now making grinding tools again."< br>
Yang Wendong thought for a while and said: "Then recycle the buckets, just like the glass bottles for drinks. Otherwise, there is water but no buckets. This is a waste of time and resources, and many people who are willing to buy water will not be able to buy water."
Hong Kong is currently facing a severe water shortage, but Watsons is not. It’s not because it is a beverage manufacturer that it has privileges, but because Changxing Shipping itself goes to the mainland to transport water, so it naturally has privileges!
The Hong Kong government won’t give it? Then I can buy a boat of water myself? Is that okay?
Even though the waterway still has to go through tap water pipes, the water company will cooperate.
Therefore, all large factories and office buildings under the Changxing Group have normal water supply to ensure normal business. Unless it is a project like Changxing Real Estate that often changes location, then you can only follow the water pipes. .
Liu Huayu said: "Okay, then I will arrange for someone to put a notice on the bucket."
Yang Wendong nodded: "This is also good for them, otherwise what they spend the most money on is useless buckets."
Although those who can afford pure water in this drought situation are generally small ones. There are assets, but no one’s money comes from strong winds, and water itself is a high-frequency consumable. If you can bear it for a day or two, your wallet will be depleted in a few months.
It would be good to save everyone some plastic and electricity.
"Yes, Yang Sheng is right." Liu Huayu said.
Yang Wendong asked again: "How is the traffic at Yifeng Supermarket these days?" Liu Huayu said: "It has dropped. Our feeling that day was correct, and their service quality was also far from satisfactory. For those who are not as good as us, I secretly conducted a survey, and the number of people who have high evaluations of us is probably over 70%.”
"Those shopping mall clerks cannot change their old habits in a short period of time." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
Those who can work as salespersons in shopping malls owned by Hongkong Land probably have their own arrogance. Supermarkets are essentially civilian stores and their services must be attentive. This is not something that Landmark can learn casually.
Liu Huayu said: "Yes, but these estimates can still be changed in the end."
"We will talk about the future." Yang Wendong said: "In addition to rice flour eggs. There are also You need to try your best to find some products that can be discounted, and then rotate the discounts. Otherwise, if the prices of these items are not restored for a long time, consumers will become accustomed to them. ”
Any outrageous thing, once done for a long time, will become a habit for many people.
For example, if you do charity and keep giving food, drink, or even money to a poor family, once or twice, they will be grateful. If you give too much, they may feel that it is your obligation. One day you If you don't give it, you will become an enemy.
The same goes for supermarket discounts. If the discount lasts for a long time, it becomes "normal" and the price must be restored at the appropriate time.
If you want to attract people in the long term, selective alternating discounts are the best solution.
"Okay." Liu Huayu agreed.
At noon, after having a light meal with Bai Yushan at Changxing Shopping Mall, they went to the Watsons Beverage Factory in the North Point of Hong Kong Island.
The person in charge of Watsons, Zhou Haoran, came to the gate to greet him.
"Yang Sheng." Zhou Haoran said politely.
"Lao Zhou, you haven't seen it yet, right?" Yang Wendong introduced.
"Hello Zhou Sheng." Bai Yushan said politely. He had met most of Yang Wendong's men before, but he had never met some of the small business people.
Zhou Haoran said quickly: "Hello, Mrs. Yang."
"Well" Yang Wendong said: "Go in first."
"This way." Zhou Haoran led a few people to a meeting room.
Yang Wendong looked around and asked: "Are you planning to build a new one?"
Zhou Haoran said: "Yang Sheng, my idea is to change a piece of land and build a new factory. It just so happens that we want to introduce a can production line, so we can find a large piece of land and move the existing production line there. ”
Yang Wendong nodded and said: "That's fine, and the houses here are too old, and the factory buildings are the same. If they are demolished and it affects production, it is better to change places."
As long as it involves buying land, Even if it is industrial land, it doesn't matter. It will definitely make a lot of money in the future. Even if the land price will fall in 2020, it will still be a good deal in the long run.
Zhou Haoran added: "There is another reason. The front end of the can production line needs to press sheet metal, and the noise is very loud. There are many residents around here. After placing it here, There are too many contradictions.”
“How much tonnage is the stamping equipment?” Yang Wendong asked.
Zhou Haoran replied: "The hydraulic equipment has a tonnage of up to 80 tons and can press out 120 cans of raw material at one time. I have seen the scene and the vibration sound is very loud."
"Well, let's change places." Yang Wendong nodded and asked: "When will this equipment arrive in Hong Kong?"
Zhou Haoran replied: "Because it is customized equipment, it will take them 2 months to make it. Time, shipping and debugging, it is estimated that we can try production in mid-February next year. "It will take less than half a year?" Yang Wendong thought for a while and said. Said: "That's just right. Buying land for a new factory is about the same as building a house if it's faster."
"Yes, the time is almost right." Zhou Haoran added: "Considering the group's resources , our beverages may be exported in the future, so this time I plan to buy a bigger factory.”
“Okay, that’s no problem.” Yang Wendong nodded.
Zhou Haoran asked again: "Then shall we continue to stay on Hong Kong Island, or move to Kowloon?"
Yang Wendong thought for a while and said: "Let's stay on Hong Kong Island first. The beverage industry needs a lot of technical talents. These Everyone lives on Hong Kong Island.”
In his future plan, factories with high profits can be placed on Hong Kong Island, and there are also limitations on talent demand.
The most important thing is to hoard land on Hong Kong Island. Otherwise, with the amount of capital he has, if he desperately hoards industrial land in Kowloon, even if he can successfully convert it into commercial land in the future, the amount of land will not be enough. Too many will also lead to "competition" with each other and loss of money.
"Okay." Zhou Haoran nodded and said.
Yang Wendong asked again: "I was at Carrefour this morning. All the pure water you provided was sold out. Liu Huayu said it was a problem with plastic buckets?"
"Yes." Zhou Haoran said: "There are not enough buckets. However, we have placed orders for a lot more molds and will soon be able to keep up with the demand."
Yang Wendong shook his head and said: "I have asked Carrefour to recycle empty barrels, so the barrels you have here may be. There are more, so I hope you can increase the water supply speed.
This is not only a profit, but also can help some people solve the water shortage problem. ”
Although it seems a bit difficult to sell water in supermarkets. It’s not great, but it’s also a way to solve the problem. In this way, at least some people who have some money don’t have to queue up to get water.
For them, it is more cost-effective to spend some money to queue up for several hours, which can also reduce the time ordinary people spend waiting in line.
"Okay, the production of pure water is very fast. I will customize some more equipment, which can be made in Hong Kong." Zhou Haoran said.
Yang Wendong added: "In addition, there has been a serious water shortage recently. I plan to have all my companies participate in drought relief. To put it simply, it means donating money to buy water or transport water.
But this needs to be linked to consumers, that is, everyone is encouraged to participate in this charity by buying our things.”
“Yang Sheng means that they buy our things and then we take them out. Donate a small portion?" Zhou Haoran understood immediately.
Yang Wendong nodded: "Yes, everyone is participating. Carrefour and Watsons drinks are the focus of this event."
Changxing Group also owns many consumer goods, but post-it notes, suitcases, etc. are mainly exported Yes, I can’t participate.
Only Watsons' beverages and Carrefour supermarket itself are the main businesses in Hong Kong, which is very suitable to be tied to charity and give consumers a sense of participation.
Zhou Haoran said: "Okay, how much will be donated?"
"Let's say 0.5% of sales here. The profits in the beverage industry are higher, but Carrefour's won't be so high. "Yang Wendong said.
Zhou Haoran said: "Okay, no problem. I will send these funds to the Changxing Charity Foundation."
"Well, the foundation will also give you feedback on the funds." Yang Wendong nodded. Said the head.
The Changxing Charitable Foundation accepts donations from outside. Small-amount donations generally do not receive any feedback, but large-amount donations and those in designated directions will have relevant bills and project results statistics.
The foundation itself also has complete bills for each project, which will also be reviewed in the future.
This is a charity foundation specially created by Yang Wendong. It aims to help the Chinese in Hong Kong and also needs to build a "golden body" for his own reputation. Therefore, in the early days of its establishment, fraud was absolutely not allowed.
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