Chapter 590 The former site of ‘Blue Chimney’
"Yes, it's the plastic bottle of beverages." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Actually, I had this idea a long time ago, but it was difficult to achieve it at the technical level. Our own R&D foundation is not very strong;
Now the time is almost done, and our beverage business is developing very well, so you can try it. ”
As a time traveler, every time he drinks a drink, when he gets a glass bottle, he will think of the plastic bottles in his previous life. In many aspects, plastic bottles are better than cans; for example, cost, transportation, etc., it may also include A can of gaseous beverages cans will be better because they can withstand great pressure.
However, people nowadays are not fools. Half of the weight of a glass bottle is glass. Everyone wants to remove this fragile and bulky glass, but it is technically difficult to achieve;
Metal cans can only be used to make cylindrical cans, and today's tinplate cans are not low in weight; plastic is the best choice.
But the problem is that when plastics are processed, they will release a lot of toxic chemicals and are used to make toys. It doesn’t matter if you hold them in your hands. They can be used to hold them and let them drink them, which is very dangerous.
Wei Zetao replied: "Yang Sheng, the idea of plastic making beverage bottles is said to have been studied by many European and American companies decades ago, but there has been no progress in recent years because plastics will release toxic substances when they are blow-molded and heated. It can't be removed at all, and it can easily dissolve in the drink."
"I know, but I heard that a material called PET has very stable performance and releases very little toxic substances after heating. Check it out and if it is true, take it back to the laboratory in Hong Kong for research." Yang Wendong nodded Said.
Regarding PET, Yang Wendong had already checked the information. The full name of this thing is polyethylene terephthalate. It was discovered by DuPont in 1941. However, the early patents were in the hands of DuPont, and other companies could not get involved, so they developed slowly;
Patents expired in the mid-1960s, and PET was used in many fields, such as bottles, containers, test cups, etc. that are not used for food;
However, early PET could not be used to make drinks directly, otherwise DuPont would have made it long ago, so it still needs to be re-researched.
Wei Zetao nodded and said, "PET, I also know that Formosa Plastics can also be produced, but it cannot be used to store beverages. If you want to study it so that it can carry beverages safely, this is a very complicated study."
"I know, but our company has reached its current scale. If we don't try to develop new technologies, we will never be able to make a breakthrough." Yang Wendong said: "The money we should spend is still spent. Even if we get nothing, it will be considered as a failure if we fail in the end. Worked hard."
Unless it is a sustainable game industry, other physical industries want to become giants, they have to try R&D and make breakthroughs in technology to succeed;
Otherwise, whether it is based on creativity or other advantages, no technology will decline sooner or later.
After more than ten years of traveling through time, he can't remember any hot products that do not include technology and rely on creativity. If Changxing Industrial wants to go further, it depends on itself.
Wei Zetao replied: "Okay, Yang Sheng, I will try my best to carry out research and development in this direction."
Yang Wendong said: "Well, engineers in this field can poach people from DuPont. If they can dig into Hong Kong, they will come to Hong Kong. If they can't dig, they will be placed in the experimental center of the American branch to make full use of the advantages of overseas talents."< br>
It is not realistic for Hong Kong, which is not good at the chemical industry, to carry out research and development on such high-tech problems. Building a R&D base overseas is the fastest way;
DuPont is also a company that has developed plastic bottles in history. Although Yang Wendong doesn’t know who developed it, it is also good for him to be able to poach some people. If he can poach a team in history, then it would be even more Not a loss.
"DuPont? This company is also a top chemical company in the United States. It may not be easy to poach people from this company." Wei Zetao said with a smile.
Yang Wendong said: "Yes, it's not easy, but it's certainly OK to have money in place. This research itself is definitely expensive, but if it succeeds, our returns will be amazing."
Plastic bottles were the largest carriers of beverages in their previous lives. Even if a plastic bottle costs less than a cent of patent fees, the annual income is very terrible;
But if you want to get this income, you must also invest very high. When it comes to material research, you can burn money very well, and whether you can succeed depends on luck;
Many times, I worked hard for many years without results, but I may find something special by chance, and end up with huge profits, just like Viagra.
"I understand, I will immediately invest the company's resources and start this project." Wei Zetao replied.
Yang Wendong asked again: "This also requires the cooperation of the equipment company. I heard that Dongsheng is going to go public soon?"
Since starting his own business, the largest equipment partner was Dongsheng Manufacturing, a company that did not exist in history in the 1980s, has now become very large because of its cooperation relationship with Changxing Group.
The Far East Exchange was established last year, allowing many Chinese-funded enterprises to go public and raise funds, and Dongsheng is one of them.
Wei Zetao replied, "Yes, I still have 30% of Dongsheng's shares. Does Yang Sheng want to acquire some more?" "No, we don't need to redeem the cooperative enterprises." Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "But it can be done." They help, announce some good news that is beneficial to Dongsheng, appropriately increase its market value, so that Dongsheng can obtain sufficient financing."
In fact, Dongsheng can be said to be a core enterprise in Changxing Group and even Hong Kong's manufacturing industry. Its paper, post-its, plastic production equipment, beverage production lines, and various customized equipment are all made by Dongsheng;
However, Dongsheng's founder team did not mean to sell the company, and he couldn't force it to acquire it. Besides, Dongsheng has developed to this point, partly because it relies on Changxing Group, and the other part because it relies on these people. If it is really acquired by itself, it may not be possible. Can have the ability today.
Wei Zetao agreed, "Okay, I will cooperate with Dongsheng."
In 1970, Hong Kong's local stock markets showed a very good upward trend. Affected by this, many Chinese-funded companies were preparing to go public this year. The Far East Exchange naturally refused to accept it, as long as it has a little reputation or scale in the industry.
After returning to Changxing Building from Kwun Tong, Yang Wendong called Zheng Zhijie and Fang Xianming and said, "Some of the companies we invested in early stages are about to go public recently. You can also release some favorable news appropriately so that they can raise more funds. This will also be beneficial to us."
Fang Xianming agreed, "Okay, Yang Sheng, I have no problem with finance. At present, many of them are also doing guarantee reviews and arrange for them to cooperate with Hang Seng Bank;
This bypasses the restrictions on us by the Hong Kong Bank Law. We are shareholders on both sides. They cooperate with us to make profits, as long as the risks are controlled well. ”
"The same is true for me. I can release some news about cooperation with them. Some of our business needs to be contracted to other companies." Zheng Zhijie also said.
Changxing Real Estate has too many land, both large and small, and its own energy is limited. Therefore, large land will be developed by itself, and small and medium land may be developed in cooperation with others, or some of the business will be contracted out.
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Okay, since we have invested in these companies, we still need to do moderate help. Only in this way can we invest in more companies more smoothly in the future."
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Whether a company accepts investment or not will definitely investigate the investor's previous resume in advance. If the company he invests in has some benefits to help development, then he will naturally be willing to be invested;
Although Changxing Group is now large in scale, when it comes to investment, the best model is to negotiate and invest well, which is the most cost-effective and time-saving;
Only when British and Chinese capitals are naturally in opposition, can they be suitable for secretly ambushing and then malicious mergers and acquisitions.
"Yang Sheng, which companies are you planning to invest in? Let me learn about it first?" Fang Xianming said with a smile.
Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "No, it may mainly involve overseas in the future. Let's talk about it later."
Among the four major Chinese families in Hong Kong in the future, except for Zheng Yutong, he invested in the others, and there was also the Hu family, which was basically enough. The other ones, Hang Lung and Eagle Lord, were very awesome in the early 1980s. , but suffered serious losses around 1984;
Now the history of Hong Kong has become unrecognizable because of its existence. He is not sure what the future will be like. Apart from the few that have been invested, investing in others is equivalent to opening a blind box. It is better not to invest and support yourself with peace of mind. Just a few younger brothers.
Overseas companies are much larger than Hong Kong companies in terms of market size. Even Lao Li, who was in his previous life, invested overseas on a large scale, so he would naturally be the same.
"Okay." Fang Xianming didn't ask any more. In fact, he also felt that the scale of his group in Hong Kong was already very large, and it would be inappropriate if it grows bigger. It would be better to develop overseas.
At this time, Zheng Zhijie suddenly said, "Yang Sheng, we don't invest in the company, what about real estate? Recently, Swire Group has a large warehouse and an old wharf, ready to sell it. I think that location is very good."
"Swire Group? Where is the location?" Yang Wendong asked immediately.
Many of Hong Kong's top land are in the hands of many British consortiums, such as Jardinet, Swire, Huidefeng, Hong Kong Lantern, etc.;
Later generations, whether it was British or Chinese, no longer had surplus food. This is why too many Chinese investors attacked British capital in the 1980s. The meat was too fat.
Zheng Zhijie said: "It is the former site of the 'Blue Chimney' Pier in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon."
"Blue Chimney? It's still in Tsim Sha Tsui where I started, so of course I have to take it down." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
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