Min Qiaoqiao shows off his power on the first floor.
I feel that the connections I control are no worse than when I was a director on the third floor.
Lu Miao has already reported her attendance arrangements and is on the go.
Since she couldn't find anyone who roughly met the requirements, she simply hired herself.
In this era, we probably need someone who can lead the way.
And her thoughts are not bound by the background of the times.
It may be easier to control the situation by entering the game personally...
When looking for materials before, Lu Miao came into contact with many folk craftsmen.
There are also many small unit strongholds similar to dyeing workshops.
In order to find the fabric that corresponds to the feeling, she once again walked through the streets and alleys.
While she was busy with these things, there was also new progress in the machinery factory.
When it comes to production, how can we obtain the greatest realization benefits in the short term?
Of course it is low in consumables, high in output, and has practical value.
Lu Miao's solution to Fu Jingyouzhi is that maybe he can try a lighter.
There are roughly two types of lighters currently on the market.
One is disassembled and manually filled with kerosene.
The other is filled with butane.
No matter which one they are, they are all made of metal.
And the selling price here in northern Beijing is mostly between 1.2 yuan and 1.5 yuan.
The parts lathes in the machinery factory are all ready-made.
The metal and plastic scraps that wrap the motor can be reused.
Although this kind of leftover material is not enough for mass production, it can save a lot of money if it can be used.
And if you are sure it can be made, even if the raw materials are not cheap, you can try to invest a small amount of money to buy a batch.
After all, one lighter can use more materials?
The principle of lighter is very simple.
Lu Miao almost understood everything. She gave a few reminders. Fu Jingyou, who had excellent grades in science, would naturally be able to get it.
Fu Jingyou has an active mind and thinks of other aspects when communicating.
For example, the metal shell can be replaced with a plastic one.
Then, can the small metal parts inside, which are expensive to make, be replaced with other materials that have stable performance and low cost?
He already had lighters at home, and he went to a department store to buy a few more. After returning to the factory, he began to disassemble and think about them.
After constant disassembly and assembly, the replacement of affordable materials was temporarily rejected, but Fu Jingyou found another feasible way to reduce costs.
The internal devices of imported lighters are very complicated, and many small parts can be omitted.
The effect of assembly alone may not necessarily be stable.
Considering the issue of safe use, Fu Jingyou worked on this matter in the factory for several days.
When the first batch of more than a dozen self-produced lighters were released, he pressed them one by one, and the flame appeared as expected every time.
He feels fine and there is nothing wrong with him.
But his idea is a little hard to say. More people should try it out.
Fu Jingyou left the office and went to the workshop with a pocket of lighters. He called a few smokers over and handed one to each of them.
"Director, what does this mean?"
It is understandable that it smokes under normal circumstances. How can anyone give out lighters to people?
"You try it and see if it works?"
Several old smokers formed a semicircle around Fu Jingyou, and after a while they all started clicking.
"It's so easy to use, look at the fire! It can be fired every time..."
Someone held the lighter and looked through it repeatedly, and finally said:
"Where is this? Made from plastic? It’s really strange. This is the first time I’ve seen a plastic lighter!”
"This is my first time meeting you, director, where did this come from? How much does it cost? Is it expensive?"
Fu Jingyou raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling a little happy, and asked without answering:
"How much do you think it should be?"
This question...
The old smokers looked at each other, and finally asked: "One dollar and eight?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he immediately changed his words:
“Two yuan?”
Why did you guess so high?
Machinery factories inevitably use metal materials, so they have a clearer understanding of prices.
The price of metal is around one dollar and fifty cents per kilogram.
But the plastic raw materials are different.
The price of polyethylene and polypropylene is about one to three yuan per kilogram.
For example, the casings of the motors used in their factory are made of polycarbonate and polyamide.
The price starts at five to eight yuan per kilogram.
High-power equipment, the most expensive plastic casing, and the material can cost upwards of 15 yuan per kilogram.
To put it bluntly, in comparison, the price of plastic is really not cheap.
But this is the inertial thinking logic of the public.
As a cost, it is not calculated this way.
Just think about it, how many metal lighters can be made with one kilogram of material?
Plastic does not weigh much, so how many lighters can be made from one kilogram of plastic?
This ratio is almost one to three.
One kilogram of metal can make about twenty-five lighters.
One kilogram of plastic can make seventy-seven to eighty lighters.
Common metal lighters on the market sell for one yuan and twenty cents each.
According to this price, twenty-five lighters cost thirty yuan.
If a plastic lighter sells for 80 cents a piece, and calculated based on 77 pieces, it would be 61 yuan and 60 cents.
Even if the cost of raw materials is a few cents or one piece higher than that of metal, there is no doubt that it is profitable.
The key point is that if this thing is sold at a high price, there may be fewer people buying it. People will subconsciously think it is worth it, so there will be no drawbacks.
Control the pricing carefully and make it lower than other prices in the market. Just like the estimate just now, if you sell it for 80 cents each, the audience will suddenly expand.
As for profits?
You can make a small profit if the price is no less than 40 cents, let alone if the price is 80 cents.
Fu Jingyou thought about it and asked:
"If this sells for 80 cents, will you buy it?"
"What? 80 cents? Buy it, definitely buy it!"
Such a good lighter is cheaper than the ones sold on the market. If you buy it, you will make a profit. Why not buy it?
Several old smokers were rushing to ask:
"Director Fu, where did you buy this from? I want to buy it, I want two!"
"Me too Want it!”
Look.
Fu Jingyou laughed, feeling happy.
Pressing his hand down, he calmed everyone down and announced something:
"The lathes behind the No. 2 workshop will be vacant for a few days. We will produce this lighter ourselves."
“What?”
“Producing lighters?”
“How can we do that...”
The workshop was buzzing with people and immediately started making noise.
Fu Jingyou was so anxious that he left the workshop and returned to the office without stopping.
Now that you have determined that it is feasible, strike while the iron is hot and formulate a plan of action quickly!
In the workshop, no one knew what was going on.
The old smokers were confused for a while, and found that they were still holding a lighter in their hands. One of them came back to his senses in a trance:
"Director Fu has been working behind closed doors for so long. Isn't it possible that this lighter was invented by him?"
When he said this, there were a few people nearby who stared at him. It was really true when he thought about it! (End of this chapter)