Chapter 112: Thirst for talents

Chapter 112: Thirst for talents

Chapter 112: Thirst for talents
Yang Wendong also noticed the pretty girl walking over. She was the one who turned around and asked him a question in class before. What’s more, she was holding a Rubik’s Cube in her hand. This thing has not been sold yet, so only the students in Professor Yang’s class can have it.

The summer uniform for female students is white on top and blue on the bottom. Many girls in school wear this way, but even if they wear the same clothes, they will look different on different people.

However, even though the other person was quite pretty, Yang Wendong would not take the initiative to run over and stop her, so he just smiled politely as a greeting.

However, the other party obviously saw Yang Wendong's gesture, but acted very strange, and then his face became a little strange, and then he walked away from the two of them.
"She doesn't seem to know us?" Su Yiyi said with some surprise.

It's just a greeting. Even if you don't say anything, it shouldn't be like there's no expression at all.

"It is a bit strange." Yang Wendong didn't care. There are billions of people in this world, and there are all kinds of people. It doesn't matter.

The two then walked towards the door. They did not plan to stay in the school any longer. They would know how the Rubik's Cube was selling in the school by asking again in a week or asking someone to check. Of course, it would be impossible to get any results today.

But after walking a few steps, another person came in front of him, it was the female student just now.

"Uh" Yang Wendong hadn't reacted yet, but he saw the female student coming over and smilingly greeted him, "It's you, I was looking for you guys."

"Looking for us?" Yang Wendong came back to his senses, glanced behind him, and then said, "Did we meet just now?"

"What do you mean we've met before? Didn't we meet in the classroom?" the female student asked curiously.

"No. Just now, we met on this road just now." Yang Wendong immediately thought of a possibility.

"Oh, the person you met should be my sister." The female student said with a smile: "She is my twin sister, she looks like me."

"I see." Yang Wendong nodded. It was the same as he guessed. However, the twins looked the same, and they wore the same uniforms. How could anyone tell them apart?
The female student stretched out her hand again and said, "My name is Bai Yujie, hello."

"My name is Yang Wendong, and this is my friend Su Yiyi." Yang Wendong also introduced himself and the two of them.

Bai Yujie smiled and said, "I just found you guys missing after class, and was just looking for you guys. I didn't expect to run into you here. I'm really lucky."

Yang Wendong asked: "What do you want from us?"

Bai Yujie said, "I want to ask you, which company sponsored the activity of that Rubik's Cube? The Rubik's Cube you distributed should also be from this company, right?"

"Forget it." Yang Wendong nodded and asked, "You need to know which company does what? If someone really finds a way to restore the system, the bonus will be huge."

Bai Yujie said, "I have a part-time job at the Hong Kong University News Department, where I specialize in reporting on things that have some impact on the school or Hong Kong society. This time your company is offering a reward of 10,000 yuan at the school, which can be said to be a super big deal. Naturally, I want to learn more about it and then publish it in the school newspaper."

"Well," Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but there's nothing to interview right now. This is just a simple bounty. I think you should interview those who want to get the bonus.

Or you could interview them about their thoughts on the matter and their process for going forward.”

Perhaps having the school newspaper report it would be helpful in spreading the news. Otherwise, in an era without the Internet, it would probably take some time for everyone in the school to know about it.

"Of course you can." Bai Yujie frowned slightly and said, "But I think I should still interview someone from your company."

"Okay, let's wait until the Rubik's Cube becomes famous in the school," Yang Wendong said with a smile.

"OK." Bai Yujie nodded, and then asked: "Then how can I find you when the time comes?"

Yang Wendong took out a business card from his pocket and said, "This is my business card. You can come to me if you have any questions. Or, when the Rubik's Cube is popular in school, you can also come to me."

"Sales Manager of Changxing Industrial Company." Bai Yujie subconsciously read the business card after receiving it, then looked up at Yang Wendong and asked curiously, "You seem to be about the same age as us, how did you become a manager?"

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "It's just a nominal position. Aren't the positions of managers usually printed on business cards?"

He always carries two business cards with him. One is real, with the title of chairman written on it, which is used specifically when meeting with partners, banks and other friends.

The other one is an ordinary sales manager position, which is sometimes needed on weekdays; although he is already the boss of a company, in daily life, there is no need for him to tell people who don't need to know, so it's okay to just hold an ordinary position for show.

"That's right." Bai Yujie put away the business card and said, "Then I'll leave first. I'll contact you when more people play Rubik's Cube in school."

After saying that, he said goodbye and left.

Su Yiyi looked at Bai Yujie as she walked away and said, "She is so beautiful."

"Not as pretty as you." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

"Nonsense." Su Yiyi said this, but she was obviously happy. She added, "But it feels so magical to have two identical beautiful girls together!"

Yang Wendong also nodded and said, "Yes, it's amazing!"

Men all know that twin sisters together is not as simple as 1+1=2, especially the beautiful ones.
Su Yiyi asked again: "Brother Dong, if these twins who look so alike get married in the future, will they recognize their children by mistake?"

"It shouldn't be." Yang Wendong really didn't know. He had dated a few girls in his previous life in the 21st century, but they were twins, and he didn't know anyone of the same age. The probability of this happening was very, very low.

However, whether children can admit their mistakes or not, but for adults, it depends on whether they are willing to do so. After getting along for a long time, even if they look exactly the same, their words and actions can still be distinguished.

Unless the twins act identical on purpose.
After leaving school, Yang Wendong no longer paid much attention to the spread of the Rubik's Cube in the school. He would know the outcome after a while.

In fact, he also knew that a toy like the Rubik's Cube would not be able to explode in the market as quickly as Post-it Notes and Mouse Sticky Boards. In the past, it took several years for the Rubik's Cube to gain a certain degree of fame worldwide.

The efficiency of information dissemination in this era is too low. Unless there is strong terminal retail channel resources to promote it vigorously, it is difficult for a simple educational toy to become famous.

What he needs to do now is to test the waters in Hong Kong first. After achieving success, he will look for distributors with strong channel resources to cooperate in promoting the Rubik's Cube.

Another week passed quickly.

During this period, the magic cube has also passed several tests and confirmed that there are no major quality or material problems. The laboratory has also specially tested dozens of glues on the market and found a glue that is more suitable for making mouse traps than the current glue, but the price is a bit expensive.

In the office:

Yang Wendong looked at the data on the document in front of him, then looked at Wei Zetao in front of him and asked, "If we want to change this French glue, the cost of a mouse trap will increase by 4 cents?"

Wei Zetao nodded and said, "Yes, this is the price I negotiated with the Hong Kong distributor. This is the only price I'm willing to pay for bulk purchases."

"No, it's too expensive." Yang Wendong put down the documents and said, "Mouse sticky boards are not like sticky notes. They have competitors. In addition, distributors are not like 3M, which only has one channel. If we use this kind of glue, even if we don't lose money, I'm afraid we won't make much money."

Wei Zetao said: "Yes, but the advantage of this glue is that it has strong resistance to high temperatures. We can also only use this glue on the mouse traps we sell in places with high temperatures."

Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "Let's do this for now. We don't know anything about glue, so we are too passive."

Wei Zetao added: "Our people have contacted a Chinese engineer from Dow Corning Chemical Company. This person is from the mainland and went to the United States to study in the 30s, majoring in chemistry.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he returned to China and worked as an engineer in the Chongqing Arsenal for several years, directing the production of explosives. It is rumored that he was targeted by the Japanese Special High Section and was almost assassinated.

Later, because I didn’t want to be involved in internal strife, I returned to the United States and worked for Dow Corning, one of the largest chemical companies in the United States, in charge of the glue business, which just happened to meet our requirements.”

"This is a very good resume." Yang Wendong paused and asked, "But you used to study explosives, so why are you studying glue later?"

Wei Zetao explained, “I also asked this question, and the explanation from the other side was that after the war, the demand for explosives was much less, and so many employed people would have to change jobs;

And since he is Chinese, it is not easy for him to study American weapons.”

"Yeah, that's right." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Okay, tell him. Regardless of his conditions, we will pay for his flight ticket and ask him to come to Hong Kong. I will talk to him first."

If you want to recruit talents from abroad, you must invite them to come to Hong Kong. Otherwise, it is unrealistic to ask people to come to Hong Kong to work from the United States across thousands of miles.

Even in the Internet age, video chat is far inferior to face-to-face negotiation in business negotiations, because many boasting cannot be expressed in a video, nor does it sound natural, let alone on the phone.
"Okay, I'll make the arrangements." Wei Zetao said with a smile, "I heard that this engineer also wants to return to live in the Chinese region. This is good news for us."

"It's indeed good news." Yang Wendong nodded.

Although the quality of life in the United States is much higher than that in Asia at this time, there will always be some people who want to go back after spending a long time overseas.
Two days later, Wei Zetao received a reply from the United States that the other party was willing to come to Hong Kong for a meeting.

Three days later, Wei Zetao went to Kai Tak Airport in person and took the people to the hotel to rest.

The next day, Wei Zetao brought people to the Changxing Industrial factory, and Yang Wendong went downstairs to greet them.

"Hello, Professor Qian." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

He had long known that the Professor Qian in front of him was named Qian Shangde, and had once been a professor at a domestic university. Therefore, his Chinese friends called him Professor Qian, even though he was already working in an American company.

"Hello, Mr. Yang." Qian Shangde smiled, shook hands and said, "I have heard that although Hong Kong is a small place, it is full of talented people, but I didn't believe it at first.

But after learning about Mr. Yang’s entrepreneurial experience, I felt that the truth might be even better than the rumors. I don’t know how many people can benefit from just one sticky note.”

Yang Wendong said with a smile: "Post-it notes are indeed very convenient, but no matter how good the idea is, it still needs sufficient quality and technology to be realized. My company is currently lacking in technical reserves."

Qian Shangde nodded and said, "New companies like this will gradually improve in the future. This is how big companies in the United States grew up, even the former monopoly giant Standard Oil."

"Yes, so we also need people who are proficient in technology to join us now." Yang Wendong also said: "That's why we specially invited Professor Qian from the United States, hoping to have professional people join us."

"I also hope for a good result today." Qian Shangde said politely.

"Please come in." Yang Wendong said politely and personally took Qian Shangde into the factory.

The first thing he looked at was naturally the interior of the workshop. Qian Shangde had already known about Post-it Notes. This thing was purely an idea, and there was nothing else to see.

Afterwards, Qian Shangde came to the other side of the workshop, where dozens of people were producing the mouse traps;

"What is this?" Qian Shangde obviously only knew about Post-it Notes in the United States, and he couldn't find out the specific situation of the company in Hong Kong in the United States.

Yang Wendong said with a smile: "This is another product of our company, called a mouse trap or fly trap. Its function is..."

Qian Shangde listened carefully. After a while, when Yang Wendong finished his introduction, Qian Shangde's eyes were full of surprise and he said, "I didn't expect that mice can be caught in this way. It's amazing.

Glue has been around for hundreds of years and is used in all fields, but I have never thought of using it to catch mice. Mr. Yang, I admire you very much now."

"Thank you." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Whether it's sticky notes or mouse sticky boards, their core raw materials are paper and glue.

Let’s not talk about paper first. Our purchase volume of glue is increasing. And as our products are sold well in many countries overseas, we have encountered many problems with glue.”

Qian Shangde nodded and said, "It's normal. If it's a small factory, it doesn't matter, but it's not the case for a large factory. Although glues look similar, there are actually tens of millions of varieties. If you want to choose the glue that is most suitable for your company, it really requires a lot of energy and professional knowledge."

Yang Wendong added: "It's not just a choice. I plan to build a glue factory in Hong Kong to initially produce glue for sticky notes and mouse traps.

If we have the capability in the future, we can also produce other glues, and even use the glue factory to enter other products that require glue."

"Mr. Yang, that's a good idea." Qian Shangde nodded and asked, "It's just that Hong Kong doesn't have a relevant industrial chain, so it may not be easy to do well."

"I know that. I have some agreements with 3M and they will help us," Yang Wendong said. "But I can't rely on them completely, so I need professionals like Professor Qian to help me."

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