Chapter 343 Canton Fair
After chatting for the whole day, Zhou Zhi had the opportunity to ask how Jin'an Lock Co., Ltd. has developed this year.
When talking about this, my cousin said he was so lucky, and at the same time, he said he was so lucky.
The lucky reason is that 1991 happened to be the day when the 70th Canton Fair was held.
This is the habit of Chinese people. On every fifth and tenth day, they like to do something grand.
The official name of the Canton Fair is China Import and Export Fair, or TheChinaImportandExportFair in English. It is China's comprehensive international trade event with the longest history, the highest level, the largest scale, the most comprehensive product categories, the largest number of buyers attending the event, the widest distribution in countries and regions, and the best transaction results. It is known as "China's No. 1 Exhibition ".
The Canton Fair is not once a year, but twice, namely the Spring Fair and the Autumn Fair. In 1991, it was almost the place where business groups from all over the world learned about China, and China learned about them. Only window.
Because it is a large event, the scale of the organized venue is larger than in previous years, which requires the participation of more merchants and products.
Each province has a quota. After Shuzhong gets the quota, it will be allocated to various cities.
As the most dynamic industrial city in the province, Jingyang City is capable of producing ultra-large motors and turbines, and its methods of grabbing jobs are of course very powerful.
But after the quotas were snatched back, the leaders discovered a problem, that is, Jingyang City's flagship product was too big and could not be dragged to Guangzhou for display.
What to do? There are only two ways. The first is to make the promotional materials detailed and make small models; the second is to find products that are quite competitive and representative, and at the same time not too big, preferably industrial products. The local characteristics that can represent Jingyang will not be lost among the agricultural products and handicrafts.
After the tasks were broken down, each company would naturally be busy with its own affairs. Then the leaders discovered a problem, that is, several factories have a group of capable people, but these capable people, especially young people The top people in their 30s and 40s were all furloughed and went to work!
So the city called these people for a meeting again. First of all, this was a big thing to gain face for the city. All levels of people paid attention to it. Of course, the work of making models must go to the best among them. On people.
This work is free, but there is one advantage, that is, if each company has a product in hand, it can be presented, and if the review team of the Bureau of Commerce and Bureau of Industry can take a liking to it, then you can join Come in and go to Guangzhou for a meeting as a member of the Jingyang City delegation.
"It's really good luck." Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "That means that the job of making models for TEPCO fell to my cousin, and then he went to Yangcheng with the safety door lock?"
"That's right. But brother I didn’t go, I went.” Speaking of this. Cousin An An was very proud: "When I got there, I went straight to the patent agency and checked the patent lists of Hong Kong Island, Taiwan, Japan, and the United States to see if our doors and locks were patent blanks."
“ After checking that several countries did not have the concept of security doors, I immediately asked someone to apply for a patent for us."
"Wait a minute..." Zhou Zhi immediately raised his hand: "How come you are so familiar with these. routine ? What kind of agency, and how did you find it? "
" Snakes have their own way, cats have their own way." My cousin smiled and said, "You have to ask my brother for the address he gave me. The person I’m looking for.”
Zhou Zhi thought about it for a moment. The person in front of him is also a patent madman. He probably has money this year and is going to waste it. I just heard that he has more than thirty dollars.
But Zhou Zhi still feels strange: "But that's a company in Yangcheng. No matter how capable my cousin is, he's only familiar with Shuzhong, right? Yangcheng is several provinces away."< br>
"The hams in the world belong to the same family." My cousin said calmly: "Don't talk about China, I have buddies all over the world." Uh, I forgot that this person is from the Radio Amateurs Association.
Amateur radio enthusiasts call themselves "HAM" in the circle, which literally translates to "ham".
Ham in Shuzhong is mainly distributed in three places - Shudu, Jingyang, and an emerging electronics industry city - Mianzhou.
Players in Shudu are mainly concentrated on university campuses, and many professors and lecturers like to take their classmates to do this.
As an old industrial city, Jingyang used to have the highest technical level because of the large number of factories, equipment, devices and talented people.
Of course, now Mianzhou has become an electronic city, and it is gradually catching up from behind.
Long-distance wireless communications were still very troublesome before the advent of mobile phones, especially long-distance calls and transoceanic calls. The costs were terrifying.
With the development of technology, they are also achieving compatibility. In the past, calls were required to be made through telephone codes. Now there is a voice call function, and a walkie-talkie can be used as the middle section to realize the call function
Therefore, calls can be realized at this stage The only ones who are free are my cousin and his gang.
“So my friends over there have been a big help, so why do we say it’s so safe?”
“Because our products became very popular at the Canton Fair! And according to the agent Lao Wang said that they appeared in island countries and treasure islands soon after. We have applied for similar patents. Because our patents have entered the review and protection period, those patents have been rejected.” You are so great!”
"The main reason is that it's cheap." Cousin An An felt embarrassed: "Those places encourage invention, so the fees are not expensive. My brother said I'll do it, so I'll do it in three places first."
"This is really a big deal!" Zhou Zhi laughed. : "They responded so quickly, which shows that this thing is very promising!"
"Yes!" Cousin An An was a little proud: "Then someone sent us a negotiation letter, and several manufacturers came to see us. We are negotiating for safety door production business.”
“I have to praise my brother here.” Cousin An An said happily: “He made a completely transparent door frame and added a light strip. We can assemble and demonstrate it when we get there. Key-controlled door lock with bolts sticking out from all sides , everyone is very interested.”
“By the way, I heard that we only make lock cylinders and only license door locks. Many customers are asking, saying that since we have such a good thing, Why not produce it yourself?”
"Didn't I have such strength before?" Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "At that time, I was very poor, but now I can consider it."
"Actually, this is what I told everyone before, this time Professor Lu's The lawsuit is actually a wake-up call. It means that quality is the most important attribute of a product, and it must be controlled by me. "We all know the story of a blessing in disguise. It is not a bad thing to have a lawsuit today because of poor quality, but one day in the future, who knows, it will not happen because of poor quality. Cause similar lawsuits!”
(End of this chapter)