Chapter 240: The daily life of a small person and new plans for the future
Chapter 240: The daily life of a small person and new plans for the future
Then, Robert went into several dormitories to check.
The structure here is a bunk bed model, with one on each side and two on the other side of a dormitory, and it is equipped with 6 lockers, one for each person.
There is a row of tables in the middle of the beds, and a ceiling fan on top.
There is also a balcony outside with a running water pool where people can wash clothes or get water, and there is also space to dry clothes.
"Although it's simple, it's definitely better than what many people in Hong Kong live in." After looking around a dormitory, Robert Black said, "It would be great if all the squatters in Hong Kong could live in such an environment.
The Hong Kong government has spent millions of Hong Kong dollars on subdivided flats in the past two years, but none of them are as good as your dormitory. I have visited it several times and it is a mess. "
"It's actually not easy to compare," Yang Wendong explained. "People who live in subdivided flats have families and children, and need to save money to cook for themselves, so they will definitely need more daily necessities.
Our factory provides meals and boiled water, and since we don't have children, we don't have too many requirements for living space. A bed and a closet for clothes are enough.
We have additional supporting measures for other washing and hygiene needs, which can save a lot of daily troubles."
The reason why a family has so many things is because all needs need to be placed in the house, and also to save money.
The factories in Changxing provide daily necessities and needs in a unified manner, just like university dormitories in the previous life.
"That makes sense." Robert Black nodded and said, "So Mr. Yang is saying that if the Hong Kong government's subdivided flats can provide food and water in bulk, it can solve a lot of problems?"
"It's theoretically feasible," Yang Wendong said, "but it requires continuous investment, and the food here is free, and the water supply is not for profit.
This cannot be done in subdivided flats. If the food and water charges are too expensive, ordinary people will eventually cook their own meals at home.”
"Yes, they are already the poorest group." Bai Liji said: "It seems that only the continued development of industry can help these people."
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Yes, that's right. In the future, Changxing Industry will continue to work hard to recruit more people."
Over the past year or so, the core development of the entire Changxing Group has been in several industries such as real estate, media, and shipping. Although it has also made large-scale investments in industrial factories, such as the 10,000-person industrial park where it is located.
However, in terms of launching new products, the performance was mediocre. The internal team of Changxing Industrial only developed a few small kitchenware products.
The market is okay, and compared with ordinary companies, it is okay, but within Changxing Industrial, it is just a drop in the bucket.
The fundamental reason why Yang Wendong, the time traveler, did not provide more creative ideas is that his production capacity and management capabilities could not keep up.
As the production capacity and management capabilities of major products such as post-it notes, suitcase trolleys and sticky hooks cannot keep up, Yang Wendong dare not launch new popular products on a large scale.
Including the previously established toy industry, there was no further promotion after the Rubik's Cube. Instead, the company first used the characteristics of the Rubik's Cube to develop itself, and at the same time helped Changxing Industry gradually improve the overseas channel construction of the toy industry.
"Really." After listening to this, Bai Liji was very happy and said, "If Mr. Yang can build two more such industrial parks with 10,000 employees, I think many people will have jobs."
An industrial park with 10,000 employees may directly and indirectly create 50,000 to 60,000 jobs. If their families are included, at least a dozen people can settle down stably.
This is a great thing for the Hong Kong government and will also generate a large amount of tax revenue.
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Don't worry, Governor, I will definitely do my best."
"Okay, if you can build another industrial park like this," said Black. After a pause, he said, "I can grant you another piece of land at a cheaper price, but the prerequisite is that it must be in a suitable location, not in an area with a better real estate economy."
"I understand." Yang Wendong nodded.
In fact, it is probably because the Hong Kong government has seen that an industrial park of 10,000 people can provide tremendous help to the surrounding economy. The value of the land near Kwun Tong alone can allow the Hong Kong government to make a lot of money in the auction.
However, this is also an investment that kills two birds with one stone. Only in this way can we develop rapidly and pull everyone on the same boat.
Robert Black added: "However, I will probably leave office in 64. I wonder if you will be able to make it in time."
"It should be possible." Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "I will do my best."
The Governor of Hong Kong can serve for a maximum of 10 years. If history remains unchanged, the next Governor will be Governor Trench, who actually did a pretty good job during his term.
Before 84, Britain really wanted to manage Hong Kong, the Oriental Pearl of Asia, well, and the governors it sent were considered very capable and responsible.
MacLehose even caught up with the era when Britain decided to clean up Hong Kong gangs and corruption, and then his fame became the highest...
"Haha, okay." Bai Liji said with a smile.
He actually knew that there were still two years left and there wasn't much left for him to accomplish.
Yang Wendong said again: "Mr. Governor, it's almost noon now, why don't we go to a nearby hotel for dinner?"
"Okay, but don't try to be too luxurious. An ordinary one will do," said Mr. Berkshire.
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "No problem."
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After lunch, the Governor left.
Yang Wendong also returned to an 8-story administrative office building in front of Changxing Industrial Park. On the top floor, there is an office belonging to him.
From here, you can see Victoria Harbour about 2 km away to the south, as well as the buildings on Hong Kong Island further away.
To the north you can see the entire industrial park, and looking down from the 8th floor you can see quite a few people walking on the various internal roads, and these are only a few of the people who need to go out for a walk.
A larger part of them have already been working in the huge industrial building and have become part of the entire Changxing Industrial Group. While making profits for the Changxing Group, each of them will also have their own rewards...
After looking at it for a long time, Yang Wendong suddenly came to his senses: he had been in Hong Kong for almost 4 years, and his greatest achievement now was not his billionaire fortune, 9 Hong Kong Island buildings, or 10 large cargo ships. These were just numbers like those on a bank card.
The greatest achievement and pride is that it has created a huge engine for Hong Kong's economy, allowing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people to have jobs and escape from the most basic poverty. Perhaps it can also change the fate of these people's future children...
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“Ding ding ding ding ding~~”
At 5 o'clock in the evening, with the ringing of a large number of bells, assembly workers in several workshops in Changxing Industrial Park put down their work one after another and got up to leave.
"Along, let's go and eat." A young man said to his colleague and friend.
Aaron looked at the crowd around him and asked, "Ah Wei, why are some people standing up and some not?"
"We eat separately." A Wei said, "There are so many people in our Changxing factory. If we go to eat together, the dining place will be crowded, right?" "That's right." A Long also thought it made sense. He stood up and followed his brother A Wei, walking forward along the flow of people.
On the way, A Wei said, "Along, follow me later. Don't make a fuss like you did at noon."
"Okay." Aaron seemed a little embarrassed, touched the back of his head, and said, "Sorry, this is my first time coming to work today, and the lunch was so good that I couldn't control myself."
"It's normal, many people are like this." Ah Wei added: "But most girls behave like you."
Aaron said awkwardly: "I haven't eaten meat for a long time, let alone such a big chicken drumstick."
Ah Wei smiled and said, "The food in the evening is better."
"Really?"
"of course."
Ah Wei added: "But the best meal is the one at night, with fried rice and more meat.
If you know workers like me who come from Tsim Sha Tsui, just ask them and you will know that many people there are getting fatter and fatter because they eat too much. They are so fat that they are ordered by the company to lose weight. "
"Lose weight? Really?" Aaron was a little bit unbelievable. This word was so far away from them, a group of squatters who used to live on hunger.
Ah Wei nodded: "Yes, the company doesn't really care whether we are fat or thin, as long as we don't waste food.
As a result, some old employees in Tsim Sha Tsui ate so much braised pork soup with rice every day that they ended up in the hospital.
I heard that they found out that the disease was caused by eating too much, and then the entire Changxing company began to limit the weight of the workers. "
"Then I have to eat less." Aaron said nervously, "I can't lose my job just because I'm fat. That would be terrible for my child."
"Not really, don't worry too much." Ah Wei smiled and said, "Unless you are very fat, it will be fine. Just don't eat too much every day.
If everyone eats too much, it is actually a waste of food. Just eat in moderation. Our big boss is not stingy in this regard."
"Yeah, I know. There are also buns for us to take back." Aaron said gratefully, "My children will be able to eat free buns every day in the future."
"Okay, hurry up and go in and line up, otherwise you will have to wait for a long time." Awei urged.
The two of them trotted into the cafeteria, where there were more than 30 windows. Everyone's meals were the same, with no choice. The people inside put the dishes on plastic plates, and the employees had to get their own rice.
The two waited for ten minutes before it was their turn. After seeing the dishes, A-Long said in surprise, "A-Long, we're having braised pork tonight, and it has big fat pork."
"You haven't eaten fatty meat for a long time, right?" Ah Wei said, "If you eat too much, you won't like it anymore."
"There's such a thing?" Aaron was a little surprised: "Then let's switch later. I'll give you my lean meat and give me your fat meat."
"Okay." Ah Wei was naturally more than happy to do so. He had worked at Changxing Industrial in Tsim Sha Tsui for more than a year and had no shortage of meat.
After getting the dishes, the two went to get food from a row of cylinders on the side. Ah Wei reminded them again: "Be more careful when you get food. Don't be like at lunch and not be able to finish it. Wasting food will result in severe punishment."
"Yeah." Aaron was even more embarrassed. He had taken too much food at noon and couldn't eat it.
This really scared his brother, and they finally worked together to finish eating.
He also learned that at Changxing Industrial, wasting food would result in a direct fine of one day's salary, and if it happened three times in a row, he might even lose his job.
Afterwards, the two found a seat, ate happily, and then left because there were too many people coming to eat, one wave after another.
On the way back to the workshop, Aaron held the wrapped buns in his hand and said, "From now on, we will never lack food."
"Of course." Ah Wei said with a smile: "Working here, it's not that you don't lack food, but the food you eat every day is not bad, and every three months, you will be given rice and oil, you will know when the time comes."
"Mr. Yang, the King of Post-it Notes, is such a nice guy." A-Long said with emotion, "I've worked in several factories before, and it was good enough if they gave us some food. Many of them even asked us to bring our own food."
"That's why Mr. Yang was able to make a fortune." Ah Wei replied, "In our previous factory, many people prayed to the Buddha to bless Mr. Yang to live a hundred years and become the richest man in Hong Kong."
"Well, I have to go and worship the Buddha too." Aaron said after thinking for a while.
February 11:
The first batch of 2500 employees at the Changxing Industrial Park in Kwun Tong officially started work. Before that, only some workers came to adapt to or test the equipment, factory facilities, etc.
Looking from above, there were groups of people rushing around at the three main gates, not including the thousands of people living in the factory dormitories.
The entire factory has also started its first day of formal production, and production capacity will gradually increase.
"Mr. Yang, according to our plan, in half a month, the production capacity of trolley cases here will reach 1 per day, and it will double in a month."
After Wei Zetao took Yang Wendong on a tour of the production and assembly workshop, he said, "Once there are enough skilled workers, we will divert them to further increase the production capacity of trolley cases."
"Okay, is the warehouse prepared sufficiently?" Yang Wendong asked.
Wei Zetao replied: “We bought three warehouses near Changxing Industrial Park, and also purchased land on our own and built six more, which are enough for our transit.
I am actually worried about whether Changxing Shipping can keep up."
"Don't worry, Zheng Yuhua has also made preparations. Maybe a few second-hand cargo ships will be available soon." Yang Wendong said with a faint smile.
In addition to purchasing new ships in Japan, they did not give up on second-hand cargo ships, even if they were very old and had a slightly higher fuel consumption. If they needed to transport trolley cases, they could also be used to transport fresh water in a year or two.
"That's good." Wei Zetao said, "Since there is no problem in this regard, I will go to Taiwan tomorrow to meet with Wang Yongqing and Mr. Wang and have a face-to-face conversation;
One is what you asked about polyethylene, and the second is the issue of plastic production capacity there. I think the plastic toy market in Hong Kong is showing a trend of explosive growth.
Although these factories are small businesses, their combined demand for plastics is much greater than ours, so Formosa Mau's production capacity still needs to be significantly increased."
"Well, okay, go ahead." Yang Wendong nodded: "As for toys, we also need to prepare for the development of our own toys."
"Okay." Wei Zetao agreed.
In the early years, Changxing Industry planned to focus on the development of the toy industry. The boss himself invested a lot of energy in the original Rubik's Cube.
However, sticky hooks and trolley cases seemed to be easier to open up the market, which led to a serious shortage of production capacity in Changxing Industrial. The plan to launch new toys was then suspended, and the company only produced the Rubik's Cube in Hong Kong. It then continued to cooperate with foreign distributors and continuously increased the number of distributors.
Today, Changxing Industrial already has the contact information of many foreign toy distributors. In addition, now that the Kwun Tong Industrial Park has been completed, production capacity will not be a problem.
Then it is time to enter the toy industry or even other industries.
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