Chapter 91: The troubles of Hong Kong industry and the joining of strong players [asking for monthly

Chapter 91: The troubles of Hong Kong industry and the joining of strong players [asking for monthly

Chapter 91: The troubles of Hong Kong industry and the joining of strong players [asking for monthly tickets]

"No problem, tell him to meet at the hotel." Yang Wendong said immediately after hearing the reply.

The intermediary woman on the other end of the phone said, "Wait a minute, Mr. Yang, Mr. Wei wants to go directly to your company. He also wants to learn about Changxing Industry and your situation."

"Meet in person? That's fine too." Yang Wendong agreed after hearing this.

In fact, even if we meet in a hotel for the first time, if we can't reach an agreement, then forget it. If we can, we will definitely come to the factory later. So coming here directly can save time.

The intermediary woman then asked, "When is Mr. Yang free?"

"It's up to me. Once Wei Sheng has confirmed it, just notify me in advance." Yang Wendong said again.

The agent said: 'Okay, I'll let you know once I'm sure.'

Three days later, under the mediation of the intermediary, the two parties set a time.

A taxi drove up from a distance and stopped at the gate of Changxing Industrial Company. The agent brought a middle-aged man about 40 years old.

After Yang Wendong received the news from the security guard, he also came out to greet them, and the few of them met at the entrance of the factory.

"Hello, Mr. Wei." Yang Wendong greeted him with a smile and shook hands when he saw the visitor.

When Wei Zetao saw Yang Wendong, he also smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Yang. I've heard from Ms. Li that you are very young, but now that I see you in person, I'm really surprised."

Yang Wendong said with a smile: "There should still be some people like me in Hong Kong. Many famous Chinese people also started their own businesses when they were very young, right?
Isn’t it the same with your company?”

Wei Zetao nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Li also started his business when he was very young, about 20 years old, two years older than Mr. Yang now.

However, there are still big differences between you two. Although Mr. Li also started from scratch, he had worked for several years a few years ago and made many connections. In addition, Mr. Li’s girlfriend’s family also helped a lot.”

"That's something I earned through my own ability." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Even if she's my girlfriend, I found her myself, so it's my own ability."

In later generations, there was a lot of controversy on the Internet about whether some wealthy people were self-made, such as Qiangdong’s ex-girlfriend.

However, in Yang Wendong's personal opinion, these are all obtained through ability, not the conditions of the original family. Isn't it a skill to be able to chase a rich and beautiful third-generation H girl with very ordinary family conditions when he is in college?

Even if the three-star princess in the previous life married the security guard, it was because of the security guard's personal charm. Otherwise, why would she choose him among so many security guards...

Wei Zetao nodded and said, "That's right, but from the perspective of the difficulty of starting a business, Mr. Yang's conditions are still a hundred times more difficult than many people's.

When I got your information, I was really surprised and impressed. "

"Haha, thank you for the compliment." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "How about we go in first?"

Wei Zetao said: "Okay, let's take a look at the factory first."

"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded. They were planning to recruit someone to manage the factory, so he had to bring the person around for a look. Even the ugliest daughter-in-law had to meet her parents-in-law.

Afterwards, Yang Wendong took Wei Zetao on a tour of the factory and introduced several important people in the company.

Finally, the group came to the sticky note device.

The small device in front of me is constantly cutting a large piece of yellow paper into small pieces, which are then sent to the front through a conveyor belt and pasted one by one to form a whole.

Wei Zetao looked at it and asked, "This equipment looks like it can be used with the equipment for making books, right? It's just that the size is different?"

"Yes, otherwise it would have been very difficult for me to customize such equipment." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

Wei Zetao nodded and said, "Last month, before the headhunter contacted me, I also came across this sticky note, and I have to say, it is really very convenient.

But I didn’t know that this thing was actually invented by us Hong Kong people. Mr. Yang is really gifted to invent the mouse trap, fly trap and sticky notes! "

Yang Wendong said with a smile: "We have to find some direction, otherwise it will be very difficult to compete with so many peers in Hong Kong."

Hong Kong's current manufacturing industry relies on a large number of young people with cheap labor entering from outside, as well as a relatively lower illiteracy rate than that of Southeast Asian countries. In addition, many bosses have come to Hong Kong to resume their old businesses.

Many factors have contributed to the prosperity of Hong Kong's low-end manufacturing industry today. However, since it is low-end, it is very competitive. It is difficult for newcomers to compete with these old factories unless they innovate.

The two looked at each other for a while, and then Yang Wendong said, "Then we should have a deeper chat."

Wei Zetao nodded and said, "Okay."

"Then let's go to the office." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "The space is a little small, please don't mind."

"It's okay." Wei Zetao said, "When I first started working, the environment was similar, and Mr. Yang's property here is still owned by himself, right?"

"Yes, I am self-controlled." Yang Wendong answered as he walked.

Wei Zetao said: "Although the area is a bit small, but having our own property is much better than most factories in Hong Kong.

It was Cheung Kong Industries. In the past few years, they had been renting factories from others. But at the beginning of this year, because business was so good, they couldn’t rent a suitable one, so they bought land and built their own factories.”

"Haha...that's true." Yang Wendong smiled.

When the real estate economy had not yet taken off, most people who wanted to start a business would rather rent a house because their limited funds needed to be used to run the company.

Unfortunately, the development of the real estate economy is sucking blood from the manufacturing and service industries. When many "industrial tycoons" reacted, they found that most of the money they earned after working hard for so many years went to the landlords.

Only a few people, such as Li Ka-shing, Li Shau-kee, Henry Fok and Liao Baoshan, discovered this early on.

……

The two of them soon arrived at a small office in the factory.

Yang Wendong made a cup of tea and said with a smile: "I bought this from a domestic product store. It is tea from Anhui Province in China. It tastes good."

In the 50s, supermarkets were relatively rare worldwide, and most stores were department stores. Today, the largest department store in Hong Kong is not British-owned, but rather owned by mainland capital: a domestic goods store.

These stores carry a large number of cheap goods from the mainland, which are very popular among ordinary citizens in Hong Kong. They are also one of the important means for the country to obtain foreign exchange.

The existence of this store is probably the result of the negotiation between the mainland and the British, and it has also brought convenience to many Chinese people.

"I also like to drink tea from the mainland." Wei Zetao said with a smile.

After taking a few sips, the two quickly got into the real topic.

Yang Wendong asked: "Mr. Wei, before we start, can I ask a personal question?"

"Please speak." Wei Zetao said.

Yang Wendong asked again: "I have some knowledge of Cheung Kong Holdings, and the same is true of Mr. Li Jiacheng. From my perspective, the company has a bright future. Why did Mr. Wei leave Cheung Kong Holdings?"

This is very important. In his previous life, almost all companies would have such questions during interviews. Yang Wendong has also experienced being interviewed and interviewing others.

Although the reasons can be false, they can more or less reflect a person's emotional intelligence.

Wei Zetao said: "Cheung Kong Industries is a good company, and Mr. Li will be a very good boss in the future.

It’s just that Mr. Li and I have different opinions on the direction of the company’s product development. He has recently invested all his resources in plastic flowers. The business I have been responsible for is not getting any resources. It seems that Mr. Li is ready to give up. ”

"What business are you responsible for?" Yang Wendong asked.

Wei Zetao replied: "People's daily necessities, such as plastic buckets, plastic bottles, plastic cups, broomsticks, clothes drying racks, etc."

"There are quite a lot." Yang Wendong smiled.

Wei Zetao nodded and said, "Yes, although it's a bit mixed, the market demand for these things is actually very large. This used to be the largest business of Cheung Kong Industrial." Yang Wendong asked, "Since it was once the largest business, why give it up? Even if plastic flowers sell well, there is no need to only do one thing, right?"

Wei Zetao explained: "Mr. Li wants to give up not because he has given up other businesses but because this market has begun to shrink seriously.

Ten years ago, buckets, basins and clothes hangers in Hong Kong households were all made of metal. Later, plastics began to replace them completely, which is why there are now hundreds of plastic factories in Hong Kong.

But now the market is basically saturated and the market competition is very fierce. Cheung Kong's plastic products are good quality and cheap, but we can't make much money. "

"What about exports?" Yang Wendong asked again. Hong Kong's small market really cannot support too many local companies.

Wei Zetao shook his head and said: "Export business is OK. There are more than 300 plastic factories in Hong Kong now, and 9% of them rely on exports to survive.

But basically all factories work for trading companies, and many factories have even been squeezed to the point of having no profits. It was actually similar to the situation at our Cheung Kong Holdings before.

It was not until later when they made plastic flowers, which were so popular, that they were able to bypass Hong Kong trading companies and contact overseas customers themselves, and only then did they make some profit.

But we still can’t avoid traditional plastic daily necessities. Overseas customers who make plastic flowers don’t do these things.”

Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Indeed, without our own technology, we will be blocked by traders when exporting."

"Or patents." Wei Zetao said with a smile: "Mr. Yang has the patent, so he has a greater advantage."

"Patents are sometimes not absolutely effective." Yang Wendong also wanted to test the person in front of him on his views on patents.

Wei Zetao said: "Yes, in many cases, it may not be useful, but it is definitely better than nothing, at least justice is on my side.

Also, if we don’t have the ability to make full use of patents, we can find people who have the ability to share the benefits of patents with them, and they will naturally be willing to help us.”

"That's right." Yang Wendong smiled and asked, "So you're going to leave because Cheung Kong Industries is only going to focus on making plastic flowers?"

Wei Zetao shook his head and said, "Cheung Kong Industries will gradually give up ordinary plastic products.

But he has not given up on toys, and even used the money he earned from plastic flowers to develop children's toys such as plastic water guns, toy cars, and toy dolls this year."

"Then aren't you responsible for the toy market?" Yang Wendong asked back.

Wei Zetao shook his head and said, "No, the toys will be handled by another person. If the household goods business of Cheung Kong Industries is cut off, I will go into the plastic flower market, but for me it will be like starting over again."

"Yeah...that's right." Yang Wendong also understood that there were probably factions within Cheung Kong Holdings.

Wei Zetao laughed and said, "From the company's perspective, we have to make money. I just think that we can make money from plastic flowers, but we should not abandon other industries."

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "But you just said the essence of the problem. The export rights of ordinary plastic products are all in the hands of trading companies. This is an unsolvable problem."

"Yes, what Mr. Yang said is not wrong." Wei Zetao nodded and said, "Actually, I am more optimistic about toys, but toys are not my responsibility."

Yang Wendong asked again: "The toys of Cheung Kong Industry should also rely on traders, right?"

Wei Zetao said: "Yes, most of them rely on traders, but for a few small toys, we directly contacted Japanese toy companies and directly produced for them."

"Then what would you do if you were in charge of the toys?" Yang Wendong asked again.

Wei Zetao thought for a moment and said, "If I were in charge, I would first get rid of all the traders. It's not just because of the profits, but also because toys are different from other daily necessities. Being able to communicate directly with overseas toy sales companies will give us the opportunity to receive more production orders. Mr. Li Jiacheng has also been committed to doing this for the past few years."

"That's a good idea." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "But how can we do it?"

Wei Zetao paused and said, “This requires a large amount of capital investment to visit clients overseas and seek opportunities. Whether you can succeed depends on luck and personal efforts.

But if you don’t try, you won’t succeed, and the investment of resources will be huge.”

Yang Wendong nodded and said with a smile: "Indeed, whether this kind of thing can succeed is a combination of strength and luck, but there is another way, that is to make your own patent."

"Own patent?" Wei Zetao thought for a moment and asked, "Mr. Yang, do you mean ordinary toys? For example, a water spray gun, which you designed yourself and have your own patent."

"Have you done this before?" Yang Wendong asked again.

Wei Zetao nodded and said, "We have done it, but this patent does not have enough advantages, because other manufacturers can also make such toys, and in the end it was controlled by traders."

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Well, but what I'm talking about is the toy patent that belongs to me exclusively, like the sticky notes, which are unique to me."

"What kind of toy?" Wei Zetao was very curious.

Yang Wendong said: "I can't tell you now."

"That's right." Wei Zetao nodded. This kind of thing would not be told to outsiders unless they joined the company.

Yang Wendong said: "Mr. Wei, I have read your resume. Cheung Kong Industries can be said to be built by Mr. Li Jiacheng and several of you. Now that you have to go your separate ways due to business directions, you can definitely consider our company.

In the short term, Changxing Industrial's products are mouse traps, fly traps and sticky notes, which will soon face the pressure of improvement and insufficient production capacity. I also need talents like you to join us.

In the long run, I will also enter the toy industry. My goal is not to be a toy OEM factory, but to have my own core culture and core products like foreign toy companies. This way, I can give full play to my original strength and kill two birds with one stone. "

Wei Zetao nodded and said, "Based on what Mr. Yang said, Changxing Industry is indeed very consistent with my career direction."

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Okay, there are still some questions about daily operations..."

Although he had never managed a factory in his previous life, he had worked in a factory when he was working in sales in his early days, so he had some understanding of it.

However, factories in the past were more inclined towards intelligent and computerized management, which is obviously not feasible in this era.

However, there are many similarities in many directions. After all, the existence of computers is to better organize data, transmit information, and assist in management. The core is still people.

The two asked and answered questions, and Yang Wendong raised many management contradictions he had seen on the Internet in his previous life. Wei Zetao answered them one by one and had his own set of experiences.

"It seems that Mr. Wei's management ability is really good." An hour later, when most of the questions had been asked, Yang Wendong praised with a smile.

Wei Zetao also smiled and said, "Mr. Yang, your perspective on things is also very good. I think your insights are much better than those of my previous boss."

"Haha, not bad!" Yang Wendong smiled. There are many workplace jokes and complaints on the Internet. After reading so many jokes, he realized that behind every joke may be a problem of workplace management.

Then he said, "We have almost finished our discussion. I wonder if Mr. Wei has made a decision or not, or if he should go back and make a decision later."

Wei Zetao glanced at the sticky note on the table and said with a smile: "I am very willing to join Changxing Industry!"

……

PS: The author is a part-time writer, and I have been a little confused in recent days. Some parts may not be written well. Please forgive me. I will think about it carefully when I have time on the weekend.

I also know that the plot progresses a bit slowly. When reading novels, everyone expects the protagonist to make a lot of money immediately, but such novels basically become boring very quickly and do not conform to the logic of reality.

As for my novels, they were developed step by step through entrepreneurship. Even software in the Internet era took a long time to succeed, such as Meituan, which took several years.

Some people say that there is no plot conflict, but this may be my personal opinion. If I put myself in the shoes of a time traveler, the last thing to do in the early stage of development is to enter an industry that conflicts with others. There is no need to enter an industry that offends others. There are so many new cake markets to enter, so naturally there will be fewer conflicts.

Once you become powerful enough, you can try to do some normal large-scale competitive business, such as real estate, finance, international market competition, etc.

But even if they want to acquire a company, they will do it in a tiger-rabbit mode, instead of the reality where Pao Yu-kong acquired Wharf Holdings and fought seven times in and out, and finally won miserably...

All of this is my personal logical judgment.

As for the rest, it may be that my writing ability is not good enough. I can’t write at the level of [Rebirth in the Wild Age] and [Against the Current]!

Shamelessly asking for monthly tickets again!

(End of this chapter)