Chapter 561 The Development of Hong Kong’s Electronics Industry
Wang Zhiqun replied: "If you calculate it this way, it can be reduced to about two to three hundred."
"That's still too expensive for Hong Kong people." Yang Wendong frowned;
In the past ten years, Hong Kong's economy has developed rapidly, as has its industry, real estate, finance, shipping, etc. The wages of ordinary people have also begun to rise. Many workers earn hundreds of dollars a month;
But an electronic watch worth two to three hundred dollars is too luxurious for them and completely unnecessary, especially since there are cheaper mechanical watches.
Wang Zhiqun said: "Yes, not to mention Hong Kong, even with Japan's economy, not many people will be willing to spend this money to buy this kind of electronic watch that has never been seen before, and the accuracy may not be as accurate as a mechanical watch, and the battery needs to be replaced. ;
The best customer is the United States. They are relatively receptive to new things, especially those in Silicon Valley, and they have money and a relatively strong affordability. ”
"Yes, this kind of special electronic product is indeed only suitable for the United States." Yang Wendong nodded.
The cost of new electronic products is high, and if they are not disruptive, they are indeed for rich people. Even personal computers a few years later are said to be for every family, but in the early days they were basically for everyone. Rich people play.
In the future, I will rely on creativity to enter some uninvented industries. In the early days, I can only rely on the US market. Otherwise, it would be unrealistic to sell a computer made with tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong or Japan.
Wang Zhiqun added: "The Best Buy in Los Angeles has already opened. When I'm ready to test it here, I can send some of it over and let the locals test the water."
"Okay, let's wait and see for the results." Yang Wendong didn't really care.
Electronic watches will inevitably become popular in the future. Even if they fail, they will not be able to affect this development. Electronics will replace machinery and will gradually appear on many levels.
As long as you master the technology, production, industrial chain, channels, etc., you will definitely be able to get a share of the market when the market explodes. On the contrary, there is no rush to see how the early sales are.
Bai Yushan picked up a watch, put it on her wrist, and asked: "Sheng Wang, are these watches too plain? Should we consider getting different colors, shapes, and even cartoon characters? This way many women Children and young children may be attracted. ”
"This is a good idea." Yang Wendong praised: "Men's products are generally simple, while women's products are the opposite. Making them look better is also a strong plus. The watch itself is a display product. ”
The characteristics of the product are not only quality and technology, but also appearance, especially if it is taken out to look at or something that represents identity;
For example, even if a car has poor performance and average quality and technology, if it looks very good, it may still be very marketable.
Since its birth, watches have become a symbol of status, but electronic watches are indeed not very good in this area. Although they defeated mechanical watches in history, they did not make it to the top in terms of status;
However, making it look better and attracting some female consumers shouldn’t be a problem.
Wang Zhiqun agreed and said: "Okay, I will redesign some other colors here."
"Okay, let's do that. How long will these tests take?" Yang Wendong didn't ask any more,
He is also confident about the future of electronic watches, but he does not expect it to make a lot of money. Once this industry becomes popular, anyone can do it, and there are almost no unique advantages. Historically, the electronic watch industry originally belonged to Japan, but only Within a few years, it was snatched away by Hong Kong, Bay Area, Singapore, etc.
However, for Yang Wendong, controlling the front-end LCD and transistors would also be a good method.
Wang Zhiqun said: "It is estimated that it will take another month, mainly to measure data in winter, summer, humid weather and other environments. Problems cannot occur in different environments, and the risk is very high;
And if there are no problems, you can prepare to send it to the United States. ”
"Make some more and give them to the middle and senior staff of Changxing Group so that they can experience them personally and tell them if they have any ideas or suggestions." Yang Wendong added. "No problem." Wang Zhiqun agreed;
Several people immediately left the testing room and went to the eighth floor, the highest floor above. Looking around, there were a large number of factory buildings in front of them, among which the three letters RCA were very obvious.
Yang Wendong asked: "What is the current production capacity of the RCA factory in a month?"
Wang Zhiqun replied: "Almost 7,000 color TVs were produced last month, but they were all over 30 inches. Their value is very high, much higher than our 60,000 black and white TVs."
"Normally, they have European and American channels, we can't compare." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
Wang Zhiqun also said: "Yes, but channels are one thing, and the most important thing is brand awareness. RCA TVs are basically easy to sell in the United States. If they are sold in the Commonwealth, as long as the sales introduction is introduced, the customers will take it seriously." Consider that we are far from comparable in this regard.”
"Just take your time." Yang Wendong shook his head and said: "The operation of a brand often takes ten years as a unit. Even Japanese brands take a long time to succeed in the United States today."
"Yes." Wang Zhiqun also said.
Yang Wendong asked again: "Didn't we talk about cooperating with Whirlpool to build a joint venture factory for air conditioning and refrigerator production in Hong Kong? How are the talks going?"
If you want to build your own brand, the most important thing is to have your own technology and industrial chain, so that you can succeed. If you want to do this quickly, using foreign capital to invest in Hong Kong is the best way;
Similar to the reform of the mainland in previous generations, foreign companies will gradually localize the industrial chain after arriving, and only after the industrial chain is established will they have their own national terminal brands;
Even the industrial chain is more important than the terminal brand.
Wang Zhiqun said: "In principle, there is no big problem. The cooperation fund will invest 25 million US dollars to build a production line with an annual output of 100,000 air conditioners and 300,000 refrigerators, and the two parties will share the shares 64%;
However, Whirlpool requires technology and quality management to invest in the company, and wants to save US$3 million in investment costs. This is something I cannot accept, and both parties are stuck here. ”
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"These ghost guys are really evil. I assume that they use old equipment as a discount for new equipment, and they actually want to save this money." Yang Wendong shook his head and said.
When two parties join a joint venture, they will not just provide money. There will always be people who provide contacts, resources, equipment, technology, etc. These things often need to be converted. This is the tricky space. Whoever has the ability can benefit from this cooperation. Make money.
Everyone is doing business, so naturally they do everything they can; because foreign-funded factories have production lines in their hands, they naturally have to estimate high prices. A common method is to refresh the old equipment and then calculate the price of the new equipment. Many times, even if the other party knows it, it can only accept it. Who makes you unskilled?
Of course, crows in the world are all black, and we have our own methods, such as land discounts, manpower conversion, etc. Everyone is in the same boat, but relatively speaking, the party with technology will definitely have an advantage.
Wang Zhiqun smiled and said: "Yes, this kind of thing is also very common in international cooperation. Generally, we just talk about it and settle it down. As long as the factory is settled in Hong Kong, we will control the supply chain in the future and we can control them." .”
After all, it is your own territory. When the early projects are not implemented, it is the foreign power that is strong. But once the factory is built, the advantage belongs to the local power.
Of course, Honor Electronics also sincerely cooperates with overseas companies. It will not deceive people excessively. At least it has some brains. From the perspective of long-term profitability, it still needs to be mutually beneficial and win-win.
"Okay, then continue to talk to them. If you don't agree to some outrageous demands, the rest will be fine. The most important thing for us is to establish an industrial chain in Hong Kong." Yang Wendong added: "North Point will become Hong Kong's electronics industry in the future. The center also urgently needs several large foreign-invested factories.”
Although my future plans will involve high-tech products such as computers and arcade machines, it is estimated that these will not become large-scale until close to 10 years;
Today's electronics industry in Hong Kong still needs to rely on the traditional home appliance industry, and this industry is also favored by Yang Wendong, with a scale of hundreds of billions. After Hong Kong's success, the mainland can gain both a huge market and a Huge production base, and then counterattack European and American brands.
However, the premise is that you need to obtain some basic technology and quality, otherwise it will not work if it is too bad;
The current layout of the North Point Industrial Area in Hong Kong is for this purpose.
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