Chapter 109 Market Planning of Magic Cube

Chapter 109 Market Planning of Magic Cube

Chapter 109 Market Planning of Magic Cube

"So fast?" Yang Wendong was overjoyed.

In the minds of Chinese people, moving is a big event, especially moving to a new house. In the 21st century, it would be celebrated like getting married, with a banquet.

Although he had moved several times before, and the places he lived in were getting better and better, they were all rental houses, which didn't have much significance, and he never thought about living in these places for a long time.

Although the villa I bought this time is not very good and I may change it when I become more successful in the future, at least this is the first property I own after coming to Hong Kong, and I will live in it for quite a while.

Wei Zetao said with a smile: "Yes, as long as the money is in place, the renovation workers can naturally work 24 hours a day without stopping. Two groups of people are enough, just like our factory."

"Then can we go and take a look now?" Yang Wendong asked again.

Wei Zetao said: "Of course, the decoration is basically done. Mr. Yang, you need to confirm whether their decoration is the same as what you negotiated at the beginning; or if you have any other ideas, you can also put them forward, and they can still be changed now.

If everything is OK, then you need to confirm all kinds of furniture and soft furnishings, and then you can buy them and move in. "

"Okay, then tomorrow I'll take everyone with me." Yang Wendong nodded and said.

After working in Hong Kong for over a year, he can finally live in his own house.

Although it is just a small villa on the Kowloon Peninsula and its value is so-so, it may not be as good as a normal high-rise luxury house in Central, but it is also a normal small luxury house. At least if you don’t consider the surrounding commercial environment, such a house is very suitable for living.

"OK, I'll make the arrangements tomorrow." Wei Zetao took over the conversation, and after a while, he continued, "Mr. Yang, the company is bigger now, and there are more things to do. We don't always have enough cars. Let's say we're going to pick you up tomorrow, two cars won't be enough."

"Yeah, let's buy two cheaper ones." Yang Wendong had no objection to this. He still had to spend the money: "It's better to buy second-hand ones, ones that look a little newer."

When a company becomes big, the most important thing is to have face and cars, whether it is in the mainland in the past or in Hong Kong now; besides, for them, time is the most precious in the early stages of development, and they cannot let many people waste time on the road.

Of course, in this era, a second-hand car is generally enough. Having a car already makes you better than 99% of people.

"Okay." Wei Zetao nodded and asked, "What brand should we buy? American, German, or cheaper Japanese?"

"It can be American or German, you guys can discuss the specific brand and just make a data table for me." Yang Wendong said after thinking for a while.

This era is not the era of 20 years when Japanese cars beat American cars. Made in Japan is still a low-end product in Europe and the United States, similar to Made in China in the 90s.

Of course, the Japanese are also working hard to learn and improve their home appliances and cars so that they can make a comeback in 20 years. But this has nothing to do with Yang Wendong now. He only recognizes good products. He can consider Japanese home appliances, but when it comes to cars, which involve safety, American products are naturally stronger.

As for the fact that American cars consume more fuel, it is not a problem at all in this era. Oil prices are cheap. Besides, for Yang Wendong's current assets, high oil prices are not a problem.

"Okay." Wei Zetao agreed with a smile. Who doesn't want to buy American or German cars with better quality?

The next morning, two cars took Yang Wendong, Zhao Liming, Lin Haoyu, Su Yiyi and others to Yi Fu Garden.

Several houses are close to each other, which was also a deliberate choice made by Yang Wendong in the early days.

The contractor of the decoration obviously knew that Mr. Jin was coming and had been waiting here early in the morning.

"Hello, Mr. Yang." The contractor greeted him with a smile.

"Hello." Yang Wendong replied politely.

"Mr. Yang, the house has been renovated just as you requested. Please come in and take a look." The contractor said again.

"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded, without saying anything more, and led everyone into the nearest house.

The interior decoration requirements of several houses are the same. They are all Yang Wendong's houses, so he is naturally too lazy to make several plans.

Led by the contractor, the group took a tour of the two-and-a-half-story villa. After Yang Wendong made some minor suggestions, that was about it.

"Old Wei, are there split-type air conditioners on the market now?" Yang Wendong thought of something and asked, "One with an indoor unit and an outdoor unit connected by a copper pipe to transport cold air?"

Wei Zetao asked back: "Mr. Yang, are you talking about Toshiba air conditioners?"

"Toshiba? It should be." Yang Wendong nodded. Although he didn't buy a Japanese car, he also knew that throughout the 50s, the Japanese were very competitive and had made considerable achievements in the electronics and home appliance industries.

The split air conditioner was invented by Japan. It has to be said that compared with the various counterfeiting giants decades later, Japan is still very innovative, especially future giants such as Sony and Toshiba. If you have the opportunity, it would be a good idea to invest in them. You can even buy some shares and make a small profit.

Of course, there are greater opportunities in South Korea, as well as Taiwan, and the mainland and the three East Asian countries in 20 years will all be miracles of the global economy in the future. The fundamental reason is the excellence of Chinese culture: it's competitive enough. "Yes, if Mr. Yang wants to buy it, I'll arrange it." Wei Zetao said with a smile.

"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Once the new factory is finalized, the important conference rooms and our offices will also be equipped with air conditioners."

Air conditioners are still very expensive in this era, especially since Hong Kong cannot manufacture air conditioners on its own and can only import them from abroad. Even though the import tax in Hong Kong is not high, imported goods are still very expensive because there are no containers and the freight costs are also very high.

When Yang Wendong started his business last summer, he was overwhelmed by the heat. At that time, he also tried to find out the price of air conditioners, but was ultimately discouraged.

Nowadays, I don't care about the cost of air conditioning. What's more, the air conditioning is registered under the name of the company, which can also reduce taxes.
"Thank you, Yang Sheng." Wei Zetao smiled. As workers, they also wanted to enjoy air conditioning. After all, summer was too hot.

However, even British companies cannot guarantee that everyone will have air conditioning. At most, they can give you an electric fan, which is good enough.

In fact, even electric fans are quite expensive because they cannot be produced in Hong Kong.
Next, Yang Wendong arranged some things, and Wei Zetao wrote them down, including buying a TV and applying for a TV station cable signal, installing telephone lines and telephones, buying sofas, wardrobes, desks, etc.
Things for my future residence are almost ready. The new furniture and appliances will be moved in soon, and then after the smell has dissipated for a while, I’ll be ready to move in.

The next day, after Yang Wendong came to the office, Wei Zetao and Hong Xuefei walked in with several Rubik's Cube toys in their hands.

After seeing this, Yang Wendong asked with a smile, "Are these Rubik's Cubes made by the latest injection molding machine?"

After the patent for the Rubik's Cube structure was registered, Yang Wendong naturally immediately asked someone to buy the latest injection molding machine. This thing is a conventional equipment and is in stock. Once the money was in place, Dongsheng directly snatched one from other customers and sent it to him.

It did take a little longer to make the mold, as the size requirements for the Rubik's Cube are considered precision molds, which are much higher than those for ordinary toys. Fortunately, the money was in place and the supplier worked 24 hours a day, and the mold was made in just over ten days.

In the past few days, the process technology department has been debugging the new injection molding machine. Yang Wendong is also aware of this situation, but he has only visited it twice in his spare time. Recently, his main focus has been on the problems of the new factory.

Hong Xuefei said, "Yes, after a week of debugging, we finally determined the various process parameters. We are quite satisfied with the Rubik's Cube from its appearance to its function. Mr. Yang, please take a look."

"Well, you guys sit down first." Yang Wendong also took a few Rubik's Cubes and played with them in his hands, spinning them a few times. It was a little stuck and couldn't compare to the feel of the Rubik's Cube in his previous life, but it was the first generation of products after all, and the requirements were not to be compared with the Nth generation decades later.

After turning it a few times, the colors of each color area had become messed up. Then, he quickly used the "Magic Cube Restoration Technique" from his previous life, and in a short while, he restored the colors of the six sides of the Magic Cube to their original positions.

This made Hong Xuefei and Wei Zetao beside him stare in amazement again. They had been studying the Rubik's Cube for more than half a month but still hadn't figured out how to restore it to normal.

Because there is not just one problem, but countless problems, and the color arrangement of the Rubik's Cube is different each time. It is an unimaginable problem to quickly restore different Rubik's Cubes to normal.

But in the hands of his boss, it seems that no matter what color combination, he can quickly recover.
After Yang Wendong put down the Rubik's Cube, he looked at his hand again and said, "It's OK. It hasn't faded."

Wei Zetao said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Yang, the injection molding process we use is called two-color injection molding, which is the same process as the plastic flowers with multiple colors on the market now. The raw materials are also the same. This plastic flower has been popular in the market for more than a year, and there has been no fading."

"Yeah." Yang Wendong nodded, and then said: "But we still have to be cautious. Plastic flowers are not toys, but works of art. They are for viewing. Basically no one touches them, except occasionally.

But our Rubik's Cube needs to be in contact with human hands for a long time; some people will play with it hard, and it will come into contact with sweat, so it has higher requirements than ordinary toys.

Don’t we have a high and low temperature chamber? We can do some experiments, especially in high temperature environments, as plastics are generally afraid of high temperatures, to see if there will be any fading problems over time.”

When running a factory, the biggest concern is quality issues. Mouse traps were not a big deal before, as most people wouldn’t come into contact with them too often. At most, they would tear off the protective layer and throw it into a corner. Post-it notes are also commonly used, but as long as the stickiness is good, there will basically be no problems.

But the Rubik's Cube is different. It is a toy that has high contact with the human body. It is a small matter if it is broken, but if the color of the user's hand changes, it will be a big problem.

Being cautious is a must if a factory wants to do well. Any insignificant problem may lead to huge losses, not only in terms of money, but also in terms of reputation, brand, and trust of partners.

Hong Xuefei agreed and said, "Okay, Mr. Yang, I'll send some over later. The toy industry in Europe and the United States also has relevant standards, and I will do the testing according to these standards."

"OK." Yang Wendong continued to spin the Rubik's Cube in his hand and continued: "Then next, we need to consider how to develop this market."

Wei Zetao said: "There are many toy factories in Hong Kong, which mainly rely on exports. However, no matter which product is produced, unless it is customized for foreign countries, if it wants to be exported smoothly, it must make achievements in Hong Kong.

Otherwise, some trading companies will not purchase, and foreign toy companies are even less likely to purchase directly.”

"It's a very fair method. If we can't even capture the local market, how can we convince overseas customers?" Yang Wendong smiled and agreed very much.

Even his previous products, such as mouse traps and sticky notes, first achieved success in the Hong Kong market before expanding overseas.

Wei Zetao added: "Yes, there are too many factories in Hong Kong, producing a wide variety of products, and the right to choose exports is in the hands of trading companies or foreign companies. They don't have so much time to screen or test which products can have a market abroad;
Just look at the Hong Kong market. What is successful in Hong Kong may not necessarily be successful overseas. If you can’t make it in Hong Kong, then it is highly unlikely that you will be successful abroad.”

"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Then next, we need to discuss how to launch our Rubik's Cube in the Hong Kong market."

(End of this chapter)