Chapter 74 Production Problems and Equipment Ordering
Chapter 74 Production Problems and Equipment Ordering
It is very simple to register a patent in Hong Kong. Zhang Weida also has his own connections. Although they are not very strong, at least he is not targeted. That afternoon, Yang Wendong received the patent registration return certificate.
As long as the patent is registered in Hong Kong, the countries within the Paris Convention will be secure, and the patent can be registered again within the next six months. This is how the original patent for the sticky mouse trap was operated.
In addition to the Paris Convention, Yang Wendong also selected more than 20 countries and entrusted Zhang Weida to handle the registration, but this process will take some time.
After the application was completed, Zhang Weida said with a smile: "Mr. Yang, I calculated that excluding the mainland and the Warsaw Pact countries, the total economic output of the country where you registered the patent today is estimated to account for 80% of the global economy."
"Well, about the same. As for the remaining 20%, most of them don't have patents and are very poor. We will ignore them for the time being and see how the situation develops later." Yang Wendong nodded and said with a smile.
In the 50s, many countries were still in a state of war or extreme poverty; patent laws did not exist, and even if they did, products like Post-it Notes were meant to be used by economically developed countries.
Zhang Weida also said with a smile: "I would like to congratulate Mr. Yang in advance for creating a new business legend in a new field."
"Thank you. I also hope to succeed soon." Yang Wendong smiled.
Although post-it notes were very successful in later generations, theoretically this era should be the same; but having a good product is one thing, and marketing it globally is also a very time-consuming and labor-intensive process.
Originally, post-it notes belonged to the 3M Group, a world-class company that naturally has its own channels.
We also missed out on the largest US market due to the lack of channels for our own mouse traps.
Perhaps as long as the product is good, it will enter other markets sooner or later. But if it really takes many years, it would be a great loss. For time travelers who know the future, the speed and efficiency of making money are very important. If you miss many time points in the future, you will miss them.
However, no matter what, he first needs to get the equipment that can be mass-produced; small things like sticky notes are not like mouse traps, they must be mass-produced by equipment, and no matter how cheap the labor is, it can only be used as an auxiliary.
Five days later, there were several cardboard boxes in Yang Wendong's office, and inside the boxes were a lot of cut papers.
Su Yiyi smiled and said, "Brother Dong, I feel like I can apply it very steadily now, and the stickiness of each piece of paper is almost the same."
"Well, practice makes perfect, but your manual efficiency is still too low, and you can't put hundreds of them neatly together." Yang Wendong commented with a smile after picking up some "sticky notes" made by Su Yiyi.
Su Yiyi pouted a little and said, "I have done my best, but it is really difficult to cut these papers into the same shape and glue them flat."
"No one can be so neat, so let's wait for news from Liming." Yang Wendong said comfortingly.
"Yeah." Su Yiyi nodded, and then went back to making stickers reluctantly.
After a while, Zhao Liming came back.
Yang Wendong asked: "How is it?"
Zhao Liming shook his head and said, "No, Brother Dong, I have visited several equipment manufacturers these days and told them my requirements, but they couldn't do it. The main reason is that there is no papermaking industry in Hong Kong. Paper is imported from abroad, so no one has done automatic cutting yet."
"Well, then, we can only find a novice to try it?" Yang Wendong said with a frown.
What he wanted to find the most was naturally a supplier who had made similar equipment, because looking for a novice would take a long time and there was a possibility of failure, which would be a waste of time. Zhao Liming said, "Brother Dong, there is another way, to find a Japanese equipment manufacturer. This was introduced by an engineer from one of the factories. He recommended a company located in Osaka, Japan, which specializes in cutting equipment for books and newspapers."
"From Japan? I can ask." Yang Wendong nodded.
Since he was preparing to make some achievements in the manufacturing industry first, Yang Wendong naturally had some understanding of the basic situation of Hong Kong's manufacturing industry.
Before the 50s, Hong Kong's economic pillar was trade. Later, due to the North Korea-South Korea war, trade was greatly restricted. In order to save Hong Kong, a lot of capital was invested in manufacturing. After the war ended, the industry took shape and developed on its own.
But Hong Kong's industry in the 50s, like many industries in the mainland in the 80s, was too basic and was purely OEM business. Even the plastic products and textile industries were the lowest level factories.
The country with the strongest industry in Asia at present is naturally Japan, although Japan's industry has been basically destroyed after its defeat in the war.
But the core of the industry is a large number of people with basic education. Coupled with the relationship with North Korea and South Korea, Japan's industry has once again developed rapidly. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the leader in Asia.
Over the years, Hong Kong's famous shipping tycoons have all ordered ships from Japan, which is enough to show Japan's industrial strength.
Zhao Liming added: "Brother Dong, it would be better to ask the Japanese to do it, but the price will probably be very expensive."
"Our equipment shouldn't be very big. Let's order one first and try it out when we get back." Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "As long as our products can be sold and there are orders, I will continue to buy even if it means taking out a loan."
Half a year ago, Yang Wendong's business was very small, and all his products were made by hand. In addition, he had a patent, so he naturally did not need a loan to expand.
This situation is rare in the business world. Most people need to rely on banks to do business, and this was also the case with Li Jiacheng in the early days.
If you want to make post-it notes nowadays, you have to rely on industrial equipment, which requires a huge investment.
In fact, many people, after their business has grown, retreat when they have to take this step because they may fail; but if they take this step and succeed, then the world will be bright and beautiful.
Zhao Liming nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll make an appointment with that person and see how we can work together later."
"Yeah, okay." Yang Wendong nodded.
Three days later, Yang Wendong met Qin Zhinan, a Hong Kong Chinese who represented Japan's Kaga Machinery Manufacturing Company.
Yang Wendong was just a trader, so he naturally didn't say much. Instead, he gave his commission information and then said, "Mr. Qin, here are my requirements. In this envelope are the products I requested to be made."
"Okay." Qin Zhinan politely took the letter of authorization and the sample. After watching it for a while, he said, "Mr. Yang, this is very simple. Cut the paper and glue it together. Many books are now made in this way. Just slightly modify the equipment for producing books."
"Okay, I'll wait for your good news." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
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