Chapter 133 Taking Advantage of Others' Development
Chapter 133 Taking Advantage of Others' Development
Time quickly came to the end of May. At this moment, the four founding members of the entrepreneurial group had all moved into their new homes and lived in villas that 5% of the people in Hong Kong could not afford.
The early morning sunlight shone through the not very thin curtains, and Yang Wendong felt a little uncomfortable in the eyes because of the sunlight. Today was the weekend, and he wanted to sleep more. After the time travel, his body was very young and naturally he was very sleepy.
After a while, there were a lot of birds chirping outside, which woke him up completely.
"It seems like we need to get some thicker curtains that can block out light." Yang Wendong sat up and listened to the voices outside: "We have to wait for imported glass..."
The glass in Hong Kong is naturally imported. It is too troublesome to transport this thing. If you want to buy good soundproof glass, you need to make a reservation.
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After waking up, Yang Wendong went downstairs and happened to run into Aunt Guo and Su Yiyi who were sorting things.
After seeing the contents of the box, Yang Wendong said with a smile, "I'm just going to America, not to some deserted place, so there's no need to bring so much food."
Aunt Guo said, "This is for you to eat on the plane. I heard that you have to sit on the plane for more than a day and a night. The food on the plane is not delicious, so of course you have to prepare more."
"That's not necessary. Just prepare some snacks." Yang Wendong said, "You can also buy food on the plane. As long as you spend money, the food will be much better."
Although he is short of money for capacity expansion now, he definitely has enough for normal life. It is a rare opportunity for him to go to the United States, so he naturally will not save this little money.
It's a pity that in this era there seems to be no concept of first class or business class. All seats on the plane are treated equally, let alone private jets. It is estimated that only the top government officials have this treatment. The super-rich may not have reached this level yet.
"Well, okay." Su Yiyi also pulled Aunt Guo. She also knew Yang Wendong's habits. Then she tidied it up a little and said, "Brother Dong, how about the weight?"
"Weight?" He hadn't noticed it just now, but now he realized that although all his things were in a plastic suitcase, it had no trolley, only a handheld case on the side.
Think back to the MG spy war TV series I watched in my previous life. Whether it was a train or a ship, people getting on and off the suitcases twisted instead of pulling them by hand.
In other words, the push-rod suitcase had not yet been invented.
"What's wrong, Brother Dong? Is there anything missing?" Su Yiyi saw Yang Wendong looking at the suitcase and thought something was missing.
Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "It's okay. We don't need anything. We just need some clothes. Even if we don't have any, we can still buy them in the United States."
His living standard is much better now than before, and he has begun to formally come into contact with more things in this society. Theoretically, it will be easier for him to discover some things that were common in his previous life but not in this era.
Apparently, he had discovered a new business opportunity, one that was even bigger than the market for spin mops.
However, the actual situation now is not enough to have another hit product. There is simply not enough time to produce it. Even if outsourcing is done, it will need to be done one by one.
Otherwise, he was worried that Hong Kong alone would not be able to manufacture for him in time, and managing so many suppliers would require a certain team on his own, which also takes time to cultivate.
Su Yiyi didn't care, and then she closed the bag and locked it with a combination lock, saying, "Brother Dong, this combination is your birthday, 0112."
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded and took the luggage.
It weighs about 15 or 16 pounds, which is not very heavy, but it is very tiring if you twist it for a long time.
Afterwards, Yang Wendong went out. The driver was waiting outside and they soon arrived at the company.
After arriving at his office, Wei Zetao knocked on the door and said, "Mr. Yang, these are the photos of the new factory taken yesterday. Please take a look."
"Okay..." Yang Wendong took the photo and saw that there was a slight bulge of the house structure above the flat ground. The ground was also completely different from before and part of it had turned into concrete.
Wei Zetao said: "Now our new factory's production not only runs day and night shifts, but also employs almost twice as many people. In terms of efficiency, it is at least 3-4 times that of an average new factory.
The foundation is almost complete, and the next step is to build the factory building. The floors we designed are not very high, so if we move quickly, it will probably be completed in a month."
"Hmm..." Yang Wendong put down the photo and said, "After the main building is completed, the interior of the house still needs to be simply decorated, right? There are also electrical circuits, water pipes and so on."
“Yes.” Wei Zetao nodded and said, “But they will also add people to follow up at the same time. For example, when building the second floor, the circuit layout and painting can be done on the first floor.
Except for some things that can only be started after the entire building is built, everything else will be done as early as possible.
In short, we will do our best to build the building as quickly as possible.”
"Not bad." Yang Wendong was very satisfied and asked, "So, according to the plan, everything can be completed before the beginning of July?"
Wei Zetao said: "Yes, it may even be faster, but this speed will also increase our factory construction costs by about 10%."
"It doesn't matter." Yang Wendong didn't care at all.
If it can be completed earlier, the sticky notes can be produced earlier, and the profit is enough to easily offset the extra cost of the factory.
Besides, such a large piece of land is located in the future commercial mecca Tsim Sha Tsui. Although it is an industrial land and may not be in the future commercial center of Tsim Sha Tsui, its value will still be very high. The extra cost now is not worth mentioning just compared to this.
Wei Zetao added: "We ordered about 300 devices from Dongsheng, and about half of them will be delivered in July, so the time is about the same.
It also gives us more time to train new employees, otherwise I would worry about quality problems.”
Yang Wendong agreed and said, "Okay, I am also very anxious about this kind of thing, but I must not be too hasty in doing things. Even if I walk fast, I have to do it step by step."
Although we have hired more people for training, the number is only a little more than 2 times. If it were more, the factory would be in chaos.
After we move to the new factory, without considering the funding issue, the production capacity can be easily expanded more than ten times, so this number of people is naturally not enough.
So after arriving at the new factory, we still need to train people, but fortunately the work is simple and the training can be done very quickly.
Even for a simple product, there is still a difference between someone learning for three days and someone learning for three months. The latter obviously has more experience in dealing with problems and can better guarantee quality.
Wei Zetao said: "I understand. We have now reached the last step before full-scale expansion. As long as the new plant No. 6 is successfully put into production, it will be able to train a large number of skilled workers for us in a short period of time.
When we build other factories, we won’t be in such a passive position like today, with a lack of money and people.”
"Yes, this is our most important step." Yang Wendong also said with a smile. Doing factory business is definitely more complicated than real estate. The latter can expand the scale infinitely through leverage if it has money and confidence. As long as the market does not change, there will be basically no problem.
But it is different for factories. A quality problem can cause a factory to suffer heavy losses, and the unlucky ones may even go bankrupt.
This is why, although Yang Wendong has thought of the trolley case, he does not take it out. He first focuses on doing a good job with the existing ones. Once the existing ones are done, his own resources, funds, experience, and talent team will be much stronger, and then he can expand in big strides.
Another day passed, and Wei Zetao came again with good news: "Mr. Yang, the Hong Kong government has approved our glue factory project, but the location must be far away from the city."
"Do they have a designated location?" Yang Wendong asked happily.
After negotiating with 3M, on the one hand, he recruited Qian Shangde, an experienced Chinese engineer, to handle matters related to the glue production line in the United States. On the other hand, he also arranged for people to go to the relevant departments of the Hong Kong government to apply for the construction of this factory.
After all, it is a chemical plant. Even if it is a light chemical plant with relatively less pollution, it may be blocked by the Hong Kong government.
If it doesn't work with the Hong Kong government, then we can only go to Taiwan.
Wei Zetao said: "There is no hard and fast rule, but it is recommended that we go to Tuen Mun."
"Tuen Mun? Why?" Yang Wendong asked back.
Wei Zetao nodded and said, "What the Hong Kong government means is that we can just treat our sewage there and discharge it into the sea, which is also convenient."
"This group of foreigners... are quite normal." Yang Wendong did not comment further.
Environmental protection is not yet mainstream in this era. After all, developed countries still have a large number of industries. Therefore, as long as it is not a heavily polluting enterprise or some pollution involving food and daily necessities, they basically will not take it seriously.
Take Japan for example. In order to develop its industry, it has developed the most famous "water disease". Europe and the United States are relatively better, but the level is the same.
It was not until later when urban pollution became so serious that phenomena such as "phosgene" occurred and the river water passing through the city became turbid that people were forced to change.
As for sea drainage, it is probably a normal choice for many large companies in Europe and the United States.
He then asked, "There are many places near the sea in Hong Kong, why choose Tuen Mun?"
"Because there is a Tian's Chemical Factory over there." Wei Zetao said with a smile: "Tian Jiabing, an Indonesian overseas Chinese, started a water conservancy project in Tuen Mun last year. He bought 30 square feet of land by the sea and built a chemical factory to produce plastic film and artificial leather.
Although it is different from our glue, it is also a chemical factory. I feel that the Hong Kong government wants to turn Tuen Mun into a chemical base. "
"That's a good thing." Yang Wendong was delighted, and asked, "But are we really discharging it directly into the sea? How toxic is the wastewater discharged by 3M? Has Lao Qian confirmed it?"
Although the control in this regard is not very strict in this era, he still doesn't want to really do it, especially since there are many fishermen near Hong Kong, and the fish they catch will be sent directly to the Hong Kong market.
The boomerang might even hit him.
This incident may become a stain on me in the future.
Wei Zetao said: "I have discussed with Lao Qian. The 3M equipment has a heavy metal and chemical filtering device, but in fact, even 3M company rarely uses it because the cost is very high."
"That set of equipment will also come here, right?" Yang Wendong asked.
Wei Zetao nodded and said, "Yes, because the equipment can recycle some fresh water while filtering. However, fresh water is not valuable in the United States, but Lao Qian believes that Hong Kong definitely needs it."
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "That's good, we must use it now.
Water shortage is a problem that I am most worried about. I was originally planning to build another one in Taiwan after we get familiar with the process technology in this factory. Now it would be good if we can ease the problem for a while.”
Wei Zetao nodded and said, "Old Qian, a chemical engineer, has indeed considered a lot."
"Speaking of water," Yang Wendong asked again, "If we build it in Tuen Mun, how will we get water and electricity? Will China Light and Power and Hong Kong Water Works get through?"
"This is not a big problem. There is water and electricity there." Wei Zetao replied, "We have to thank Tian Sheng for this. His Tian Chemical invested a huge amount of money, reclaimed land, and used a lot of connections to connect China Power and the water plant, and brought high-voltage electricity there, which also increased the water supply there.
The scale of our chemical plant is still far smaller than that of Tianshi Chemical, but we still have enough water and electricity.”
"Haha, then we really are hitchhiking." Yang Wendong laughed happily.
He was originally very worried about the glue factory. After all, it was a chemical factory and the infrastructure would be very troublesome.
I didn’t expect that there was another person who was also building a chemical plant in Hong Kong and had completed all the infrastructure.
Then he asked, "Have you confirmed with China Power and the water plant?"
"Confirmed." Wei Zetao nodded and said, "Based on our needs, there is no problem. Although the water and electricity were provided by Tian's Chemical Plant at the cost of effort and resources.
But the water and electricity infrastructure still belongs to China Light and Power and the water plant, so we just need to communicate with them directly. And since the infrastructure is already there, we just need to connect the lines and water pipes directly.”
"It's so simple!" Yang Wendong felt incredible. He originally thought that this matter would be a headache. He said, "Tian Chemical has indirectly helped us a lot."
"Yes." Wei Zetao also said: "It's just that the main products of Tian's Chemical Industry have nothing to do with us. If they can produce the raw materials for glue, then we can cooperate with them."
"You really wishful thinking." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Nothing can go so smoothly. It's enough to solve this water and electricity problem."
"Yes, I was just talking." Wei Zetao smiled.
Yang Wendong added: "Let's do this, first we will go to that place to select a location, then buy the land.
This way, I don’t have to worry about anything and I can just wait to go to the United States to confirm the equipment.”
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(End of this chapter)