Chapter 325 The hugely profitable pure water business
No matter which industry, nowadays, Yang Wendong just provides some opinions and guides the strategic direction, and then lets professional managers develop according to the requirements.
As a time traveler, it is almost impossible to make mistakes in the direction he leads.
In the cultural field, there may be some uncertainty, but the probability is not high. In this era of poor entertainment, the story of Nezha and Erlang Shen will definitely be a bit popular even if it is not super popular. Achievement.
Monday, February 18:
Yang Wendong came to the North Point of Hong Kong Island, where there was a newly opened large-scale factory.
"Yang Sheng, welcome to Watsons North Point Factory." Zhou Haoran said with a smile.
After Yang Wendong got off the car, he took a look and said: "It's very good. It looks more grand than the one in the photo."
In the middle of last year, Watsons asked Krones of Germany to meet their needs. I ordered canning equipment, and then based on the demand for the equipment, I bought a piece of industrial land in North Point, Hong Kong Island, and built my own factory.
Zhou Haoran said: "This production line mainly has stamping equipment in the early stage. It can only be placed on the ground, just one floor. When I bought the land, I also considered that it will be expanded in the future, and Other beverage business, so the purchase is relatively large.”
"It doesn't matter, the bigger the area, the better." Yang Wendong didn't care at all.
When it comes to his own industrial factories, he is very generous in purchasing land area. As long as his subordinates think that bigger is better, then buy a bigger one. Anyway, real estate can make a lot of money in a few decades.
Zhou Haoran added: "At present, the entire production line has been installed and is being debugged. Some products have also been made."
"Oh, let's go and take a look. "Yang Wendong suddenly became interested.
Soon, the two came to the door of the beverage filling production line workshop.
"Boom~~"
A roaring sound came from inside the workshop. A middle-aged man wearing blue work clothes was already waiting at the door.
Zhou Haoran introduced: "Yang Sheng, this The first person is Liu Zhisheng, the workshop director of the beverage factory. ”
"Hello, Yang Sheng." After greeting Liu Zhisheng, he added: "Yang Sheng, Zhou Sheng, the workshop is quite noisy, and safety issues need to be considered. Please wear a safety helmet, earplugs, and change to safety shoes."< br>
"Okay, thank you." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
Afterwards, everyone changed into safety equipment and entered the factory. The first thing they saw was several large steel coils placed on wooden frames, and one coil was on top of the equipment.
The steel skin on the steel coil is pulled to the front, and then there is a set of large stamping equipment.
Liu Zhisheng introduced: "Yang Sheng, this is our initial production equipment for cans. It can stamp the thin steel plate several times and finally turn it into a bottle body;
In this, we need to immediately It goes through a hot stamping equipment, that is, the components are heated and then stamped.
After the bottle is formed, it comes to the subsequent cleaning, high-temperature sterilization, filling and sealing"
Yang Wendong and others also followed Liu Zhisheng and walked around the entire production line to get a general understanding.
Arrived at the end of the production line, Zhou Haoran took a few bottles of packaged cans and said, "Yang Sheng, please taste the taste."
"This is made in a laboratory. Is there a big difference?" Yang Wendong asked with a smile and took the drink.
Zhou Haoran said: "It will be a little different. There will be differences between the beverage process, mass production and the laboratory, so we need to spend a lot of time debugging the production line until it is very close to what we have done before. The taste will be ready for the market."
"That will indeed delay a little time," Yang Wendong nodded.
Zhou Haoran said: "It is also because we did not have a production line before, so the first batch of drinks can only be debugged after the equipment comes over; if there are new drinks in the future, it will not be so time-consuming."
" "Yeah." Yang Wendong didn't care. After opening the can, he took a sip and said, "I feel like it's almost the same."
Zhou Haoran said with a smile, "Yes, it's almost the same. Even if it's Coca-Cola and Pepsi, it's the same." In fact, not many people can accurately distinguish it in the cup;
But we still need to debug it, because it involves the stability of the taste of the drink, otherwise it will be troublesome if the taste changes frequently. ”
Yang Wendong agreed and said: "Okay, let's make sure there will be no problems before putting it on the market. It's not very hot during this period, and the herbal tea will not have much impact if it is put on the market later."
"Yes." Zhou Haoran added: "It just so happens that we also need some time to test the production quality of our cans and do various tests to avoid problems with the cans over time or during transportation."
“Okay, these must be controlled well, quality is the foundation.” Yang Wendong said He said: "I can only invest resources in publicity after you have confirmed it."
Publicity can only be done before preparing to go public. In the past life, many companies in the mainland have made such mistakes. It's in place, but there is a problem with the quality. As a result, the greater the investment in publicity, the more miserable the death will be.
Zhou Haoran agreed and said: "Don't worry, Yang Sheng, I will definitely pay attention to quality. I also specially invited two engineers from Germany, one is responsible for equipment and the other is responsible for can production."
Today's Changxing Group is large enough and has already applied for many ghosts. This is normal within Changxing. The person in charge of the subsidiary can make decisions first and then report according to his own requirements. As long as There are no issues of principle.
"Okay, thank you all for your hard work." Yang Wendong added: "When the cans are successfully launched, I will give extra red envelopes to everyone in the factory."
Appropriate incentives are still necessary, especially this New projects, new technologies, new production lines, etc.; with incentives, everyone can work faster, which is more cost-effective at the company level.
"Thank you Yang Sheng." Zhou Haoran, Liu Zhisheng and others were obviously very happy.
Yang Wendong asked again: "The workshop area next to it is not small. What kind of drinks are they made for?"
Zhou Haoran replied: "It's not made of drinks, but pure water. This is The project was launched in conjunction with Carrefour, but now the scale is getting bigger and bigger.”
"Pure water? Let's go and have a look." Yang Wendong also became interested.
The drought in Hong Kong is still ongoing. It is slightly better during the winter, but it is still unable to cope with the overall lack of water. As for Carrefour, the purified water business was also sold like crazy, and it was cleared out as soon as it was put on the shelves.
"Let's go this way." Liu Zhisheng quickly pointed the direction of an internal road.
A few people soon arrived at the pure water workshop next door. Looking around, they saw countless white plastic barrels placed on a five-story trolley that was taller than a person.
The equipment is also very simple and is manually operated. Workers directly pass the water through the faucet, add it to the bucket, and then seal it.
Yang Wendong picked up a bucket with 5L written on it and asked: "Can the water in this be drank directly?"
Liu Zhisheng replied: "It is drinkable, and we will also Tap water undergoes a series of sterilization treatments before being put into barrels
But because of this. The sealing performance is not as good as that of a regular beverage production line, so it generally needs to be used up within 2 weeks."
Zhou Haoran also said: "Yang Sheng, it's not that we are reluctant to spend money to make it, but this kind of bucket. It is estimated that this is the first case in the world to install pure water, and the corresponding equipment cannot be found;
And we've marked this on the back of the bucket, please see. ”
Zhou Haoran also turned the bucket over, and Yang Wendong also saw the time reminder, a simple sticker with the production date written on it.
In this era, there is obviously no laser inkjet coding .
“Okay, the water supply is tight now, so I guess people won’t store it for a long time after buying it back. "Yang Wendong didn't ask any more questions.
Then he walked from the workshop to the door and saw many people loading and unloading goods. They were loading full barrels and unloading empty barrels.
Yang Wendong asked again: "Aren't these people from Carrefour?"
Zhou Haoran explained: "No, they are some local businessmen from various places who come to buy water from me and transport it to their own sites. ;
Young Sheng, you also know that even Carrefour can only cover a small part of Hong Kong. Many people from other places come to cooperate with us, and we cannot Refuse, the purchasing volume of these people is much larger than that of Carrefour."
Yang Wendong asked again: "When did it start? The financial report for the last quarter of last year didn't seem to mention this matter?"
Zhou Haoran replied: "In the last quarter of last year, it actually already existed, but the scale was not large enough. I only included it in other categories in the financial report.
But after the beginning of the new year, this business has grown exponentially, mainly because many merchants received goods from us and arranged for people to deliver water to their own sites. This business immediately expanded too much.
Even Carrefour has started to do this now, taking the initiative to deliver water to your door. If it weren't for the fact that it requires too much terminal retail, I, Watsons, would also want to get involved, and the profit is very high. "
"That's true. The water delivery business will definitely make money at this time. "Yang Wendong smiled.
Once some people have nothing to eat, the price of food will rise exponentially, ten times or even dozens or hundreds of times is normal.
And water is more expensive than water. Food is more important.
Zhou Haoran then waved his hand, dismissed the others, and said: "Yes, in the past two months, the price of water sold here has nearly tripled, but at Carrefour, the price is still the original price, brother company I didn’t increase the price.”
“Similarly, the supply there must be in short supply. The price will increase." Yang Wendong added: "Although the price increase is not good, what we sell is not just needed tap water. If you don't increase it, the middlemen will also increase it."
To the poor people living in squatters. For water supply, Yang Wendong can even donate money as charity, because this is the most basic water for daily life.
But for selling clean water that can be delivered to your doorstep, the main charge is the service, which is more expensive because of market demand.
Zhou Haoran said again: "Yang Sheng, after reading the workshop, let's go up and take a look at the market and financial data?"
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded.
Then, several people went to the conference room on the third floor of the administrative building on the side of the factory.
Watson's financial department has also prepared information long ago and presented the losses and profits of the company's business to Yang Wendong one by one.
"Watson's profit in January was 460,000?" Yang Wendong was surprised after seeing the data.
Last month, also in January, when he and the group’s chief financial officer, Sister Wang, summarized the business of various companies, Watsons only made a profit of 500,000 last year.
Now this month is as good as last year.
Zhou Haoran explained: "Yang Sheng, in fact, the development of several normal businesses of the company is better than before your acquisition, but it is not a qualitative change.
The reason why the profit is so The high is due to water sales, and it is estimated that it will reach a new high this month, especially since summer is coming again. If the drought does not abate, I dare not predict what will happen in the future. What kind of data."
Yang Wendong smiled: "If you continue like this, your profits will probably be more profitable than Changxing Real Estate's residential development business."
Zhou Haoran said: "I didn't expect this. Next, I plan to continue to expand the pure water production line. It's actually relatively simple and relies on people.
In addition, we need to continue to purchase plastic buckets. Although there is a recycling mechanism, some of them will be damaged or old, and some cannot be recycled. Some people may think that these buckets are good for filling water and the price is not expensive, so they keep them. "
"Well, you decide this yourself. Yang Wendong asked again: "As for the water source, Changxing Shipping will definitely guarantee it. It means transporting water. Is there no problem with the tap water?" "
Zhou Haoran replied: "This is no problem. I have also discussed it with the water company. They will not be short of our water, and this new factory also has a more than 200 cubic meters. Reservoir, as a buffer. "
"Okay, then just do it well. This can be regarded as a short-term opportunity. Yang Wendong nodded and said: "Although it won't last long, if you make enough money, you can ensure that Watsons will continue to expand in other businesses in the future." ”
This is also considered a “wind outlet”. Although it doesn’t look good, the money earned is mainly the “service fees” of rich people.
If you do well, maybe you can earn back your charitable investment in the squatters.
Zhou Haoran promised: "Okay, I will make a detailed plan for you to review."
(End of this chapter)