Chapter 160: Opportunity to Enter Shipping

Purchasing the copyright for music cover naturally takes a long time.

After the two of them settled down, Zhang Hui borrowed a translator who was proficient in Japanese from Changxing Industry and arranged a trusted subordinate to go to Japan together.

December 12, Christmas Eve:

Hennessy Road is one of the busiest streets in Hong Kong.

Yang Wendong and Bai Yushan were eating some snacks while walking.

There are all kinds of food, such as candied haws, meat skewers, Hong Kong-style fish balls, tofu stuffed with meat, etc.

After taking a bite of the candied haws, Bai Yushan said with a smile, "Brother Dong, your method is really good. Instead of eating staple food, you can eat some snacks. This way you can eat well without getting fat."

Yang Wendong said with a smile: "It's okay to be a little fat, but people can't be too thin."

"So do you like fat or thin ones?" Bai Yushan asked back.

Yang Wendong said, "Not too fat or too thin, right? I've taught you about your BMI, and around 21 is best."

"Oh, my score is almost 21 points now, and I need to lower it a little bit." Bai Yushan did a quick mental calculation.

Yang Wendong said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if it's almost there."

"Yeah." Bai Yushan nodded.

The two walked along the main road for a while, and a little girl came over and said, "Sir, would you like to buy some flowers? One dollar a piece."

"Okay." When Yang Wendong saw the little girl of seven or eight years old, he naturally agreed. He took out 5 yuan and bought 5 sticks.

After receiving it, he found out it was a plastic flower, but he still gave it to Bai Yushan and said with a smile, "I didn't notice it was a plastic flower. It's for you."

"Okay, plastic flowers can be kept for a long time." Bai Yushan took the flower with a smile, put it to her nose and smelled it, and said in surprise: "This plastic flower also has a fragrance?"

"Let me smell it." Yang Wendong also smelled it and said, "I guess they sprayed some perfume. These people are quite smart in doing business."

Those who can sell flowers on the busy streets of Hong Kong cannot be real self-employed people, especially the little girl. There must be someone behind her.

However, it would not be a bad thing if we could give them some money and food.

It's much better than a little beggar with a broken leg.

"It's only 5 yuan." Bai Yushan said, "It's one day's salary for my internship at HSBC."

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Your salary is already high. In my factory, ordinary people only make 2 yuan a day, and that's already considered good."

It is now 1960, and the average wage in Hong Kong has increased, but it is still only around 100. Any normal person will understand that the “average” is far higher than the median.

Bai Yushan nodded and said, "Yes, after I started working, I also found that the rich people are well-dressed and well-fed, while most of the poor people are worried about food and clothing."

Yang Wendong smiled and said, “Yes, the prosperous areas of Hong Kong are just like cities in Western countries, and the rest of the places are just as poor as ordinary places in Asia.

I developed the industry not only for myself, but also to create more jobs. I once went hungry, so now I also want to prevent others from going hungry, especially children. "

"Really?" Bai Yushan's eyes were full of surprise.

"Of course." Yang Wendong said, "Don't be surprised if tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong work for me one day. This is my goal."

Bai Yushan asked, "How many tens of thousands? Hong Kong has a total population of only 300 million?"

Yang Wendong shrugged and said, "These tens of thousands of people don't refer to direct employees, my suppliers' employees are also counted."

"Oh, that's about right." Bai Yushan said with a smile, "I hope you can achieve this goal sooner."

Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Maybe it will be soon, but the more troublesome thing is the transportation of goods, which may seriously affect my factory."

"Transport? By sea?" Bai Yushan asked, "There can't be enough ships in Hong Kong, right?"

"It's enough, but the cost of ocean transportation is too high. For some products, it's not cost-effective to ship them to Europe and the United States." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

Once spin mops, sticky hooks, and even more popular suitcases come out, if these can be produced in Hong Kong and then shipped globally, it is estimated that the tens of thousands of workers in Hong Kong may not be enough.

In order to achieve this, the prerequisite is that the shipping costs must be significantly reduced, especially for suitcases, which are large in size and small in weight. Even in the container era, the cost of transportation is very high.

Bai Yushan thought for a moment and said, “When I was studying economics in college, my professor said that a product must have a small space and a high unit price in order to be cost-effective to ship it abroad. Weight is secondary, unless it is solid metal;

Your sticky notes and sticky hooks meet this criteria, but a spin mop does not."

"I don't expect the spin mop to be sold in Europe and America." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "It's other products in the future."

The trolley suitcase is still in the project establishment stage, and only a few people in the company know about it, including many people in R&D. They have been tasked by Hong Xuefei to design parts and have no idea what the final product will be.

As for the outside world, no one knew about this, not even Su Yiyi, Zhao Liming and others. Although the probability was very low, if this idea was known by other companies, it might be developed earlier.

Therefore, he will not tell anyone outside the company until the product is developed and the patent is registered.

Bai Yushan asked: "Will the production and sales be stable?"

"It should be possible." Yang Wendong nodded. The market for trolley suitcases is quite large, even far exceeding that of sticky notes.

Bai Yushan thought about it and said, "Actually, there is a method that requires a relatively large investment."

"What method?" Yang Wendong asked.

Bai Yushan said: "Some large companies in Europe and the United States are also concerned about the cost of ocean transportation, so in order to control costs, they will buy their own ships and then transport their own products specifically for export.

For example, if American cars want to be shipped to Europe, they can't be shipped with a bunch of groceries, right? So they all have their own ships."

"That makes sense." Yang Wendong nodded. This reminded him of BYD in his previous life, which purchased roll-on/roll-off ships specifically for export.

If you can ensure that the boat can be used all the time, then owning your own boat is the most cost-effective.

Bai Yushan added: "This is not just about saving money, it's mainly about being able to control your own schedule, and being able to reasonably arrange how to transport your own things, so you can transport the most products directly to the destination at one time, and minimize the shipping cost.

But the prerequisite is that there must be enough goods." "Yushan, you know a lot." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

"My professor taught me that when I was in college." Bai Yushan said with a smile, "But the cost of buying a boat is not low. Nowadays, an older second-hand boat costs hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars."

"This is actually a small matter." Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "The biggest trouble is how to operate it."

Bai Yushan asked again: "So you have this idea?"

Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "Not yet. Let's wait and see. My products were originally designed to meet the needs of the Hong Kong and Asian markets. These places can be shipped normally for the time being."

In fact, if you have more funds in the future, investing in shipping is indeed a good direction, and you will also have this demand;
Anyway, the real estate price will plummet to the freezing point after 65 years. If you invest now, except for a few high-quality properties, you can only make some quick money in the short term of a few years, and you need to withdraw before the end of 64 years.

The shipping industry is not only about making money, but also has international influence. In his previous life, shipping magnate Pao Yu-kang became a friend of presidents of many countries, and a batch of ship orders was enough to allow a meeting with the French minister.

Li Jiacheng will probably only have this kind of influence when he is too old to walk.

Bai Yushan nodded and said, "Well, if the product can really sell well in Europe and the United States, it will definitely be worthwhile."

"Yeah." Yang Wendong smiled and said nothing more.

As they walked, they came to a movie theater, which seemed to be showing Shaw Brothers movies, so they went in to watch it.

This is a martial arts movie, and Yang Wendong thinks it's okay.

Hong Kong's martial arts movies have actually been popular for decades, but they have always been confined to their own small circle until Bruce Lee emerged.

After the movie, it was dark.

The two came to a shipyard in Victoria Harbour, which is a hotel on a ship. Many big restaurant bosses in Hong Kong buy an old ship and then modify it to open a restaurant.

Coming to a VIP room at the top, Bai Yushan looked at the neon lights in the distance and said, "The night view of Hong Kong is really beautiful. On one side is the sea, and on the other side it looks like the stars hanging in the sky."

"Ah?" Yang Wendong didn't understand for a moment.

Bai Yushan said with a smile: "Look, if we take a photo here and then turn it upside down, do the lights in Hong Kong look like the stars in midsummer?"

Yang Wendong thought about it in his mind, and then said, "It really looks like it."

Bai Yushan added: "When I was a child, my dad brought me and my sister to eat on the boat. We loved watching the night view."

"That's great." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Our ship will leave soon. We can have dinner and see the different night views."

Generally, the boat shop is not allowed to be moved around, otherwise it will easily become chaotic, but for some boats, this is related.

Of course, the charges for such a ship will naturally be more expensive.

"That's good." Bai Yushan nodded.

In the dark night, the sea breeze blows back and forth at the shore, and the sparkling sea surface is like a wrinkled banana leaf, reflecting the lights of thousands of homes in Central.

The food and drinks were soon served. Yang Wendong said with a smile, "The chef here is very good at Cantonese cuisine. A friend of mine recommended it to me."

"Really?" Bai Yushan put away her sleeves, took a sip and said, "It tastes really good."

"Haha." Yang Wendong smiled, picked up the wine bottle on the table, and said, "I also found some British wine. It is said that it was stored in the wine cellar before World War II."

"That sounds good." Bai Yushan said, "But I don't know much about wine."

"I don't really understand it either." Yang Wendong said frankly: "How can you be born knowing this? Don't those middle-aged people in their 40s and 50s have to drink it for a lifetime before they understand it?
We are all doing business now, so we still need to know a little bit about wine.”

"Yeah." Bai Yushan nodded.

Afterwards, Yang Wendong poured some wine for both of them. The wine was not very concentrated, so the two of them drank it as a semi-drink.

After a while, after eating and drinking, Yang Wendong took out a box from his pocket and said with a smile: "This is a Christmas gift for you."

"Christmas gift? Have you become Santa Claus?" Bai Yushan said with a mischievous smile.

But she still took the red box and asked again, "What's inside?"

Yang Wendong said: "You will know once you open it."

Hearing this, Bai Yushan carefully opened it, saw what was inside, and asked, "Is this jade?"

"Yes." Yang Wendong nodded.

Gold is too tacky and diamonds are too wasteful. On the contrary, the various jades and jades that people in ancient China have loved are very good.

"It looks very good." Bai Yushan said with a smile.

Yang Wendong stood up, picked up the jade necklace, and said, "Shall I put it on you?"

"Well, okay." Bai Yushan blushed a little, but still agreed.

Yang Wendong gently put the jade necklace on the beautiful woman's neck, and then praised: "It's very beautiful."

Bai Yushan said: "The jade you picked is indeed very beautiful."

Yang Wendong smiled faintly and said, "What I just said was not jadeite."

After hearing this, Bai Yushan immediately understood the meaning and her face turned even redder.

The close distance allowed Yang Wendong to smell the scent of Bai Yushan's body. It was not perfume, but something that was natural to her.

Then, he suddenly kissed her.

"Ah!" Bai Yushan was startled, but did not resist.
(2 words are omitted here)

An hour later, Bai Yushan was about to raise her head, but found that her hair was pressed down.

Then he said, "Get up, you are pressing on my hair."

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(End of this chapter)

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