Chapter 427 Watsons’ new industry
Zhou Haoran said with a smile: "This method is indeed very good. If our sugar industry is large enough in the future, we may be able to do similar operations in Hong Kong."
"The main customers of the sugar industry should be beverages, and the transportation cost of beverages is too high and it is unlikely to be concentrated." Yang Wendong shook his head and said: "The main customers of sugar factories in the future will still be those countries that do not have the ability to make sugar, or Countries and regions that are very short of sugar;
This kind of competition really depends on cost control. We have ships, which will be slightly better, but compared with Southeast Asian sugar factories, we have no advantage. So if you want to be competitive, you have to focus on sugar processing. If you make it well or make your own brand, people can buy their sugar in supermarkets, grocery stores or markets. ”
"Understood, both of these must be done together. The sugar must be ready, and then the advertising can build its own brand." Zhou Haoran nodded and said.
Sugar, a raw material product, does not command a premium like other daily necessities. Under normal circumstances, everyone has the same price.
Yang Wendong added: "Changxing Industrial already has a complete plastic bag packaging solution. You can ask Wei Zetao to make packaging for you; if you want to promote it, you can ask TVB, which also has vacant advertising space.
Our own sugar will be sold locally first to compete with Taikoo, which can be considered as gaining more experience. When Hong Kong is successful, we will then go to places like Bay Wan and Japan. ”
"Okay, now let's see who has the best cost control ability." Zhou Haoran agreed.
Yang Wendong also said: "Yes, this is the first real competition for our group. I am also looking forward to whether we can succeed."
Many of Changxing Group's previous finished products were creative or had some special advantages, but they were not available in the sugar industry. This was a completely normal business.
Of course, having your own channels, publicity channels, abundant funds, etc. are also advantages, but business competition itself requires the use of all your own resources, and no one will play fair with you.
"Understood, I will definitely do my best to develop the sugar business." Zhou Haoran also felt that he was under a lot of pressure, but that's how business is.
Yang Wendong continued: "If you can achieve some results in Asia, then we can consider buying sugar cane or sugar beet farms in the future. Only by mastering these can we truly gain a foothold in this market."
The core of agriculture is land. Otherwise, we can only become a large trading company. However, we have to walk step by step and gain a certain market in the trade field. Only then can we gradually develop into the front stage of agricultural production. Just like industry, the world's business This is true.
"Thank you Yang Sheng." Zhou Haoran said with a smile.
The most profitable thing is always the entire industry chain. Changxing Group can now say that it is only the plastics industry that can achieve this goal. But judging from the boss’s layout, it will be the same in many industries in the future, but it must also achieve certain results. .
Yang Wendong said: "Okay, the sugar industry is like this. As for beverages, I know Pepsi is very good, but what about our own herbal tea?"
Zhou Haoran replied: "Herbal tea is available in Hong Kong, Bay Area and even parts of Southeast Asia. In the summer, the daily sales volume is almost 80,000 bottles, but now the weather is not so hot. Although it is not cold here, the herbal tea The demand has also been reduced a lot;
Before this summer, I plan to focus on entering the Japanese market, and I will also find Japanese celebrities to endorse my products. I am still in talks with several entertainment companies in Japan. ”
"Well, we are also taking a high-end route. Our daily sales of 80,000 yuan in places like Baywan and Hong Kong are also very good." Yang Wendong nodded and said: "Relatively speaking, the Japanese market will definitely be much stronger and there will be more people. , but they should have similar industries locally, right?”
Herbal tea is not unique to Hong Kong. Many people in Asian cultures like to drink tea.
Zhou Haoran said: "Yes, Japan also has a kind of oolong tea, but the taste is different from ours. Their tea tastes more like tea, with very little sweetness, while our herbal tea is sweeter."
"That's good. I still firmly believe that everyone likes to drink sweet drinks." Yang Wendong said with a smile: "In this case, I think our herbal tea will have great potential in the Japanese market."
Sugar can stimulate brain nerves and give people a sense of entertainment. This is the survival instinct of animals. Because organisms need energy, after countless years of evolution, there will be taste rewards when encountering sugary foods.
Most people who don’t drink much drinks actually do so because they have the ability to control themselves. If eating too much sugar is not harmful to the body, then most people will not refuse it. Of course, those who feel tired after eating too many drinks are another matter. .
"Yes, in fact, little Japan still likes to eat sugar." Zhou Haoran said: "They are also one of the big countries that import sugar."
Yang Wendong added: "Then we have to make more money from them. We have bought a lot of ships from Japan in the past few years. No matter what, we need to get more from other markets in Japan, so that we can make money back."< br>
The main business of Changxing Group is to export various commodities to earn money from overseas countries, but Japan is an exception. Because it has to buy ships, it in turn has a trade deficit. But there is nothing that can be done. Who can make Japanese ships the most cost-effective?
"Understood, I will do my best to open up the Japanese market." Zhou Haoran said with a smile.
Yang Wendong asked again: "In addition to sugar and beverages, Watsons also has drug stores and cosmetics businesses. These two businesses should not have developed much in the past two years. Do you have any ideas?"
When Watsons was acquired in the early years, its core industries were pharmacies, beverages and cosmetics. However, in recent years, the focus of development has been beverages.
But in his previous life, Watsons in the hands of Li Jiacheng was one of the top companies in the world in the field of cosmetics, so it is impossible for him not to do this industry. Especially in the cosmetics industry in his previous life, there were almost no Chinese brands. If he controlled the terminal, he might be able to change this. One pattern.
Zhou Haoran replied: "Currently, these two businesses remain as they are. Their development requires many stores. At present, the company's funds have not been invested in these areas."
"Your funds are indeed limited, and the beverage industry and sugar factories are indeed very expensive." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "In that case, I will give you about a year to investigate the public release of the entire Hong Kong population, and then Choose the right location;
When the time comes, I will arrange for Changxing Real Estate to purchase large-scale real estate shops in Hong Kong, but it will also be targeted. You can join all the targets you selected here when the time comes. "Even if housing prices plummeted in 1967, and even if you had prepared funds in advance, you would not be able to make random acquisitions without purpose. Although you can definitely make a lot of money through random acquisitions;
But if you are purposeful, you can make the same or even more money, and your various industries will also benefit in the future.
"Okay, I will confirm the location." Zhou Haoran was overjoyed. He actually knew his boss's layout of the real estate market, buying high and buying low.
Yang Wendong added: "When the group invests more overseas in the future, it will also expand overseas to help Watsons master the overseas cosmetics retail market;
However, pharmacies are more difficult. The traditional Chinese medicine that Watsons specializes in is not recognized in many foreign places, and the legal control is relatively vague. Therefore, if you want to expand your pharmacy overseas, you can only take the Western medicine route. ”
Although to a certain extent, Yang Wendong also believes in traditional Chinese medicine, especially when it comes to body care;
But the difficulty of traditional Chinese medicine is that it relies on experience and treats thousands of patients. This means that in modern society, it is impossible to train traditional Chinese medicine on a large scale. According to modern economic development theory, inefficient goods and services will eventually be gradually marginalized. , even the mainland in the previous life was developing in this direction.
The core problem is that it is too difficult for traditional Chinese medicine to cultivate talents
"It is also difficult to run a Western medicine pharmacy. The laws of many countries are very demanding, and the laws are different in each place." Zhou Haoran continued: "From the perspective of capital expansion, the pharmacy business is very different. A good deal.”
"That's true." Yang Wendong nodded.
In the previous life, those chain drugstores that were able to grow big, whether domestic or foreign, were actually very connected, and they could basically only develop in their own territory, and then they stopped selling.
My own group has sufficient influence within Hong Kong, but not overseas. Even if it has a little influence, there is no need to participate in such risky areas.
Zhou Haoran continued: "But Yang Sheng, I have another idea, which is a bit risky."
Yang Wendong asked in surprise: "You don't want to engage in pharmaceuticals, do you? This industry could be played a little bit before, but not now."
In the early years, Watsons also made its own medicines and sold them. This was no problem in poor times, because most people could not afford to go to the hospital; but with the development of the economy and the improvement of laws in various countries, pharmaceuticals have become an industry with extremely high thresholds, along with aerospace and aerospace. Just like cars, chips, etc., only a few players in the world can survive in the end.
"No, I know it is too difficult to make medicine, and although our proprietary Chinese medicines are effective, they cannot be patented." Zhou Haoran said: "I am talking about the medical device industry."
"Medical equipment?" Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "I remember there is such a company in Hong Kong, right?"
"Yes, Hong Kong makes stretchers, various scalpels, tweezers, pliers and other products, which are actually extensions of the hardware category." Zhou Haoran replied: "Back then, the plastic industry replaced many hardware daily necessities. After that, many hardware factories closed down. But some were forced to transform and started making simple medical devices.”
"It's a good direction for transformation, and it can be regarded as a little bit of industrial upgrading." Yang Wendong nodded and asked: "Then you don't want to do this too, right? We don't have any advantages in this regard."
There are too many things to make money in this world, and it is impossible for any group or even any country to do everything. Only those that suit you should strive to develop. Those that are not suitable cannot enter at will, even if they make more money.
Zhou Haoran said with a smile: "Of course not. I think with the resources of our group, we can make wound treatment equipment, such as various bandages, or the most commonly used band-aids among the people."
"You mean, make good use of Changxing Industrial's glue industry?" Yang Wendong also understood.
Post-it notes are the earliest industry of the entire Changxing Group, and it is also the first industry to develop towards the front end, and its core is glue and paper; glue is the first industry to invest and build factories in Hong Kong.
In recent years, Cheung Hing Industrial's glue industry has also developed very well. In addition to supplying sticky notes, it also supplies 3M's large-scale tape factory in Hong Kong. It also produces various types of glue for export. It has become the largest local enterprise in Tuen Mun, driving the development of It has created employment for nearly a thousand people. However, because the products are not for direct civilian use, their popularity is very low.
Zhou Haoran also said: "Yes, I went to the Tuen Mun Glue Factory to investigate. Over the years, they have invested huge amounts of money in research and development or purchased patents. They also have the production capacity of simple medical glues. They have also been supplying some Japanese medical device companies in the past two years. ;
In this case, I can also make it here. The raw materials for bandages are gauze and cotton. It is easy for us to make it now. ”
"It is indeed easy to do, but the biggest difficulty is the channels." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
Many products are actually very simple and can be made by a small factory. But the problem lies in the channels. Without channels, it is useless.
Zhou Haoran said: "In fact, the current situation in South Asia, as long as we can produce here, we will not worry about no orders."
"You mean over there in Vietnam?" Yang Wendong also understood.
In the 1960s, Asia was still very lively. The monkeys and the Americans were fighting. Although the scale was not comparable to the one in Northeast Asia more than ten years ago, it lasted longer and was time-consuming and laborious for the Americans. This also brings great opportunities to surrounding Asian countries.
Zhou Haoran said: "Yes, ZZ, the demand for medical supplies is very high. If we seize this opportunity, we will not worry about running out of business. As long as it develops, even if ZZ ends, we will still have a chance to gain a foothold.
This is a rare opportunity for Watsons to develop the medical industry. Otherwise, it will be stuck selling medicines in Hong Kong. ”
"Okay, let's make simple medical devices such as bandages first." Yang Wendong thought for a while and said, "When you have the ability in the future, you can also make other products. Medical devices themselves are also a huge market."
In fact, he never thought about making medical devices, but when the group develops to a sufficient scale, its industries themselves will also think about developing in various directions. This is the case for many large companies, such as Juhuasuan in the previous life, and several Alibaba companies. It was tinkered with by an employee, and then it was taken seriously by the head office with its achievements.
The internal future of Changxing Group will be the same in the future. The boss Yang Wendong will be responsible for some core industries, but in the surrounding areas, his subordinates are willing to try. Unless Yang Wendong, a time traveler, knows that there is definitely a problem in this industry, he will generally not stop it.
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