Chapter 548 Cooperation with the new American home appliance giant
The characteristic of the stock market and the real estate market is that the more people participate, the more money everyone makes. As long as there is no bear market, everyone wins. This is completely opposite to the industry. The more people participate, the more everyone will get involved. of going bankrupt.
This is also the reason why many industrially powerful countries are gradually experiencing financial emptiness. They work hard in industry and cannot make money, and they are also troubled by problems such as labor unions, workers, and environmental protection. Finance is much simpler. As long as you don’t make wrong investments, That is to make money while lying down;
Therefore, there is a reason why the big A in mainland China could not get up in the past life. Because finance and industry are naturally opposed to each other, in order to stabilize industry, finance must be suppressed. This is a national policy. Otherwise, no matter how good the financial stocks of some countries are, the top ten listed companies in the world will So what if they are all here? A pack of bearings costs US$90,000, and tens of billions of US dollars are invested in high-speed rail to build only a few kilometers. What’s the point of a market value of several trillion US dollars? There is absolutely no way to convert it into real industrial value.
Of course, from a national perspective, financial prosperity is not a good thing, but for individuals, especially time travelers, financial prosperity is like sweeping away gold with a broom;
However, the funds earned from the financial market and real estate production still need to be converted into industry, otherwise they will be like rootless ducks;
Today, Yang Wendong has a certain degree of influence in some countries around the world, relying solely on his huge industrial production capacity and even infrastructure, which is much stronger than finance.
After staying at the Far East Exchange at noon, Yang Wendong arranged some matters for Fang Xianming and then stopped paying attention;
In the future, as long as the giant companies are not listed in the future, there is no need for him to participate personally. The current operation is equivalent to investing in the Hang Seng Index. In this era, there is no way to directly buy the Hang Seng Index, but buying a large number of real estate company stocks is equivalent to indirect investment. Gained double benefits from the Hang Seng Index and the real estate market.
On December 15th, Yang Wendong came to North Point, Hong Kong. Many people were walking on the street, many of whom were directly wearing factory work clothes;
Su Yiyi smiled and said: "There are so many workers here, and the clothes are not very dirty, right?"
Yang Wendong said: "Yes, in fact, the higher-end factories are generally very clean, unless they are some special heavy industries."
Traditional textiles, injection molding, and hardware are all synonymous with mess. Workers exchange money with their health and even their fingers. In the previous life, in the 1990s in the Mainland, there was a saying that in a southeastern province, how much foreign exchange could be exchanged with one finger on average;
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In mid- to high-end industries, due to high profits and high demand for products, the environment and labor quality must be improved. This will also improve the working environment of employees, just like the air-conditioned and constant temperature rooms of electronics factories in the past. Although the main reason is to equipment, but workers also profited from it.
Soon the two arrived at the RCA factory. When the second shareholder and local giant businessman arrived, the American management representatives accompanied Wang Zhiqun and others to personally greet him, and then took the group for a walk around the entire factory.
Although the TV factory is of high value, the risk is very low. Yang Wendong is basically exposed to all the processes;
Coming to the last packaging process, many pallets are being packed and then sent directly to the container.
Wang Zhiqun said: "Yang Sheng, now all our company's export products, exported to Europe and the United States, have begun to use container transportation. This model directly reduces the transportation cost by more than half, and we no longer have to worry about the goods being scratched on the road. Injury and loss.”
The biggest advantage of the container is that the products in the box are fixed with nails, straps and air cushions, and then the container is fixed on the ship. This is much more convenient than transporting one by one into the ship's warehouse and then figuring out how to fix it yourself. Everything is Can be planned.
"Yes, it's not just your side, it's the same with Changxing Industrial and Watsons. Just plug the container in." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "This change alone can significantly reduce our costs. In the next few years, our orders will definitely increase significantly.”
Other regions in Asia are also just developing, and while container terminals have not yet become popular, Hong Kong and Singapore still have an advantage, and they will be good for a few years.
"Yes." Wang Zhiqun also said.
Yang Wendong put on his mask again and said: "The control of glue and compounds here must be stricter, and they cannot be poured into the sewer at will. In addition, these odors must be discharged directly, and suction devices must be installed at each work station. ;
There are many residents near North Point and it is on Hong Kong Island. This aspect is much stricter than Tuen Mun and must be controlled. ”
Although large electrical appliance factories are different from chemical factories and do not produce chemical products, the production process requires many compounds, such as special glues, heavy metals, special powders, welding gases, etc. The pollution in Taoyuan City in the past life was also caused by these.
Regardless of his own reputation or the future interests of the land under his feet, he will never allow pollution in Hong Kong factories. He would rather spend more money to deal with it early, so that the future impact is minimized and the benefits are maximized.
Wang Zhiqun replied: "Yang Sheng, don't worry, I manage this area very strictly. In our contract with RCA, RCA is mainly responsible for management, technology, and quality, while finance, environmental protection, and personnel are supervised by both of us. I have also invited several environmental experts from Europe and Japan to focus on this.”
"Okay, I will find a third-party inspection agency here. Don't cause any problems." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
Not only this joint venture factory, but also many of its own factories, as well as those in Singapore, Malaysia, Bay Area and even Europe. Changxing Group arranges third parties to randomly inspect environmental problems every year, so as to prevent subordinates from destroying the environment for KPIs and ultimately unlucky themselves; < br>
Of course, it is not just the environment. Other aspects such as finance, senior management quality survey, employee satisfaction, welfare, corruption issues, etc. will be randomly inspected. This is also to let the boss Yang Wendong know the situation of his subordinates in a timely manner, and at the same time, it can also provide all The branch managers were shocked, similar to the ancient inspections, but because of technology and productivity, the frequency was naturally higher. Wang Zhiqun smiled and said: "No problem, Yang Sheng's investigation is always welcome."
Yang Wendong nodded and asked: "How about the localization of the supply chain?"
It doesn’t actually matter how much money you make from the joint venture with RCA. Judging from the mainland’s previous cooperation experience in the automotive field, the majority will probably be taken away by foreign capital, especially since the market and technology are in the hands of others. It would be unfair if they were equally divided. In turn, Yang Wendong is in a strong position, and the result is the same;
The supply chain is the core that we can control. With the strong advantages of RCA's localized production, we can strengthen the local industrial chain. As long as we have these in our hands, we can assemble a new color TV of our own at any time in the future, completely easily. loose.
Wang Zhiqun said: "At present, except for some parts and materials in light sources and picture tubes, Hong Kong has begun to gradually produce other components. At most, the quality may not be stable. RCA's US headquarters has relatively high quality requirements in this regard." High, many people are still going through the review process;
Some people even think that the Americans are deliberately making things difficult for us, and then they want to keep importing parts from the United States. ”
"There will definitely be difficulties, but only by making things difficult can you grow. If you want to learn technology, this is the price." Yang Wendong said: "On the other hand, our Hong Kong technology will not be given to Singapore or Malaysia casually, right? We also hope that many parts will be Produced in Hong Kong and then sent to Singapore for assembly, right?”
The biggest benefit for local companies when foreign capital invests overseas is that many parts and components are still produced locally;
The same was true for mainland cars in previous lives, such as Volkswagen. Many parts were designated to be produced in Germany. This also resulted in many high-quality small towns in Germany. Each town relied on one auto parts factory to support itself. The products obviously had little technical content but could be produced in mainland China. Production, but it can be sold at a high price, and then creates a good life in Germany, which is essentially sucking the blood of the mainland.
After 2020, with the rise of electric vehicles led by BYD, German Volkswagen will no longer have checks from the mainland. Then, from Volkswagen to ZF, there will be large-scale layoffs in the entire automobile industry chain. Germany should also return to the life it deserves. .
Wang Zhiqun nodded and said: "Yes, but if we want to reduce costs, RCA can only promote localization in Hong Kong, otherwise the costs will not be reduced at all."
"Keep working hard." Yang Wendong smiled and then asked: "The Hong Kong government has designated North Point as a home appliance industrial park, and many electronics factories have begun to move here, but the scale is too small;
Didn't we negotiate before to introduce suitable white goods industry from the United States? Is there any progress in this regard? ”
Hong Kong has almost no domestic market, and it is difficult to expand overseas markets. Although there have been some achievements, it is still too slow, which has also led to the very slow development of the local industrial chain;
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If you want to develop rapidly, you have to learn from the mainland of the previous life and introduce foreign-invested factories.
Wang Zhiqun said: "Yang Sheng, there is a Whirlpool company in the United States, have you heard of it?"
"Whirlpool? I've heard of it. It seems that they provided refrigeration and garbage disposal equipment when the United States landed on the moon this year." Yang Wendong replied.
In 1969, a major event in human society was the Apollo moon landing. Although Yang Wendong felt that the authenticity of this was very doubtful, so many countries and even hostile countries did not come forward to testify, so let’s just regard it as true;< br>
All walks of life that can participate in this matter can be said to be elites in the industry, and Whirlpool is one of them;
This company was even famous in mainland China for a while in its previous life, but was later strangled by companies such as Midea, Gree, and Haier.
Wang Zhiqun said: "As early as two years ago, our Honor Company's motors became the supplier of electric fans and refrigerators produced by Whirlpool's U.S. factory. Later, through gradual contact and RCA's investment in Hong Kong, Whirlpool was also interested in producing electric fans and refrigerators. Hong Kong invested and built a factory.”
"This is a good opportunity." Yang Wendong nodded and asked: "Is it a refrigerator and air conditioner? Is there a washing machine?"
Wang Zhiqun said: "There are no washing machines. Whirlpool's washing machines are mainly drum-type public washing machines. The market is small and there is no market in Asia. Therefore, this cooperation only involves refrigerators and air conditioners."
In the Asian market, many people do laundry at home, so the market potential of washing machines is very large; in Europe and the United States, public laundry is popular, except for very wealthy people.
"That's okay. The technical content of washing machines is much lower, and more importantly, refrigerators and air conditioners." Yang Wendong also agreed: "Have negotiations started for cooperation?"
Among large home appliances, the most technologically complex one is color TVs, which are even higher than air conditioners. However, because they are too high, Hong Kong simply does not have the ability to develop them on its own. In addition, it will be eliminated by LCD in the future, so Yang Wendong does not want to invest too much. Enter more funds;
On the contrary, although air conditioners will change in the future, the essence is still the same, and this industry is still worthy of heavy investment; the same is true for refrigerators.
Once these two are cooked, you can really eat them for half a century.
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