Chapter 65: The first overseas order
Chapter 65 The first overseas order (available tomorrow)
As a normal person, Yang Wendong does not like to owe favors to others, especially in the process of doing business. Mutual benefit and sharing among all participants is the best model and the basic condition for long-term development.
In this chaotic Hong Kong society, Yang Wendong does not mind giving some benefits to some officials or even gangs, as long as everyone can benefit together.
Elena was an exception. Brian had told her before that Elena had been a nun since graduation and had no offspring. During World War II, she spent all her family fortune to help many poor people in Britain. It was for this reason that she was able to obtain a civil service position in Hong Kong.
People like this basically don't accept bribes, which makes Yang Wendong a little uncomfortable and feel awkward.
Elena thought about it and said, "Okay, I will send the money to the orphanage."
"It's up to you." Yang Wendong also had a good impression of this elder who had devoted his whole life to charity.
Elena said, "Okay, I'll leave first. If you still need me to translate later, you can call me, or I can introduce you to a Chinese who is good at English and is a teacher."
"Teacher? The one who teaches English?" Yang Wendong asked.
Elena said, "Yes, he teaches English in middle school."
Yang Wendong said: "Can you please contact him for me? I may need a translator, but I need an English teacher more."
He had been slowly learning English on his own, but there was no rush as his main business was in Hong Kong.
But now that we have started to do foreign business, especially with the subsequent focus on exports, it has become a necessity to know English. Otherwise, if you always rely on others to translate, the efficiency is too low and it is not convenient to get close to foreign customers.
Elena nodded and said, "Yes, your English is a little poor. I'll contact you later."
"OK, thank you." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
The two walked to an intersection, and Yang Wendong hailed a rickshaw. Elena said, "Don't waste it. This place is not far from my home."
Yang Wendong said with a smile: "We are helping these drivers."
"Okay, you're cunning." Elena smiled and got in the car and left.
Yang Wendong did not hail a taxi himself, not because he had no money, but because he wanted to walk alone for a while, take a stroll, and think about the future development of his company.
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After returning to the factory, Yang Wendong immediately called Zhao Liming and asked him to select the ten mouse traps and fly traps with the best quality and appearance.
"Brother Dong, how many orders can that foreigner bring us?" Zhao Liming asked as he carefully packed 20 plastic sheets with stretch film.
Yang Wendong said with a smile: "In theory, it is very high. Britain is so big, the number of rats must be many times that of Hong Kong.
But at present, we can only say that this is a market with great potential. It is difficult to roll out our products in the UK in a short period of time, unless George already has sales channels for similar products. "
Zhao Liming asked: "Didn't you say he had it?"
"There should be some, but it's hard to say whether they are all there." Yang Wendong said: "Many daily necessities are not patented, which means anyone can produce them, and at most they are different in technology and appearance.
It is impossible for a trader who deals in daily necessities to contact all the terminals, unless he is on a very large scale, but at this scale, it is unlikely that he will cooperate with us. "
Zhao Liming said: "I see. I hope this will be successful, otherwise the production of mouse traps will decrease."
"Well, there's no other way. Relying solely on the Hong Kong market is far from enough." Yang Wendong nodded, also helpless.
It is extremely difficult to develop manufacturing in places with small markets. He knew this in his previous life.
It’s just that he lived in the mainland in his previous life, and when he started his business, the economy was booming, and he had never encountered market saturation.
Now, with the sales in the past month, the company has shipped tens of thousands of fly boards, but the market is saturated, and the subsequent sales volume has shrunk sharply, entering a low-level plateau period. Fortunately, the market demand for fly boards is greater, and An Yongqiang's customers are various cargo ships, so his factory can finally continue to operate normally.
Zhao Liming said with a smile: "But Dong Ge is still amazing. The sales of fly boards are also on the rise. I checked and found that the demand for this thing is still very stable. Flies are not like mice. There is no end to catching them."
"The flies are actually a good thing for us." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "But there are also bad things. Flies are far less destructive than rats, so fly traps are not a hard requirement in many cases."
Zhao Liming also said: "Yes, nothing is perfect. If the fly trap doesn't work anymore, Brother Dong, I have so many people under me, I can only follow Haoyu to run the rat extermination business."
"Well, that's fine. They need people there anyway. I'm just worried about the poor sales at the factory, so I tried every means to take on the rat extermination business in those office buildings." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
Although mouse traps and fly traps are good things, they may not be able to be exported in a short period of time. Once exports fail and the Hong Kong market is saturated, the factory will be in trouble.
He did not want to lay off employees unless it was absolutely necessary, so he used low prices to win the rat extermination business in many government departments, buildings, warehouses, and factories. Imitating the rat extermination companies of later generations became his second development business, and if this business was done well, it would be profitable in itself.
"Okay." Zhao Liming put down the tape in his hand and gestured.
Yang Wendong said: "Well, let's take him to Smith's hotel together."
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"This thing is really sticky." Inside the hotel, George Smith tried the mouse trap that he had prepared separately and said with a smile.
Yang Wendong said: "Once they are stuck, it is basically impossible for small animals to escape. The same is true for flies."
"Okay, I'll have my partners invest in the market right away after I return to the UK." Smith nodded and said, "If it's fast, I'll probably be able to give you feedback in a little over a week."
"Okay, I'll be waiting for your good news." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
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On the way back, Zhao Liming was very surprised and asked: "Brother Dong, you can actually speak English."
Yang Wendong said: "What can I do? Even though you don't understand, you can tell that I speak very poorly."
The conversation between him and Smith just now was only slightly better than talking to a deaf person, as most of the time they used gestures and a few words to express their ideas.
Zhao Liming smiled and said, "It's already very impressive."
Yang Wendong said: "I have already found a teacher to teach you English. You should also study Chinese as soon as possible."
"Oh, okay." Zhao Liming agreed readily.
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In the following half month, except for some work matters, Yang Wendong spent all his time learning English.
Zhao Liming and three others are also learning Chinese and a lot of mathematics knowledge.
Everyone is very busy and it is already July.
On this day, Su Yiyi suddenly knocked on the door and said, "Brother Dong, here is a registered airmail letter from the UK."
"Give it to me." Yang Wendong quickly put down the English book in his hand, took the envelope and opened it, then said with a smile: "Our first overseas order has arrived."
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PS: Sanjiang PK failed, it will be put on the shelves tomorrow, please give me a monthly ticket first.
The protagonist's new career direction will also be revealed in tomorrow's chapter. I see no one has guessed it in the comments section~
(End of this chapter)