Chapter 247 Oriental Daily

Chapter 247 Oriental Daily

Chapter 247 Oriental Daily
"Okay." Wei Zetao agreed and said, "Taipei is also Taiwan's economic center and talent center. There are also universities with corresponding disciplines there. It is quite suitable for us to build a research base."

"Yes, find a place with a decent size and location, and you can spend money to buy it. It's much cheaper than the land price in Hong Kong anyway." Yang Wendong said again.

In the future, Taiwan’s land prices will actually follow the same path as Hong Kong, and even in a few decades, the mainland will be the same.

Although I don't plan to invest in real estate there, since I want to invest in building a research and development center, I can spend more money to buy land. Or I can change the location in 20 years and build a skyscraper...

Of course, now it is mainly for research and development considerations. Even if you have creativity, but without technology, it is impossible to become a big industrial giant.

Just like 3M, this company is very creative, but also very technologically advanced, and its research on glue is second to none in the world.

Before Yang Wendong traveled through time, his tapes and glues were widely used in many high-end fields such as high-end construction projects, automobiles, aircraft and aerospace, deep sea, and medical care.

Wei Zetao added: "Once the transaction in Europe is completed, I will also go to Taipei with the information."

"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded.

Although the research and development of materials is very difficult, plastics have now become the core of our industry, so we have to try.

Maybe one day, I might be able to directly enter the plastics industry or even the oil industry behind it, just like Formosa Plastics. It’s hard to say at the moment.

If Formosa Plastics can do something successful, then even if I can’t achieve the same result, I can still accept being a little smaller.

Of course, whether this will be done in Hong Kong will depend on future circumstances, but it can also be done in Taiwan, the Mainland, or even other countries like Formosa Plastics.

……

In December of 61, Yang Wendong accomplished a lot of important things, and the second half of the month was a little easier.

His main task has gradually shifted to the family and spending more time playing with the children. Now little Zhiwen can sit and even shows signs of being able to crawl. Now is the most fun time.

It is also a rare memory for me as a father.

On the other hand, after Wei Zetao obtained the patent for the new material in Europe, he immediately flew to Taiwan and came to the office of Wang Yung-ching of Formosa Plastics.

After a brief exchange of greetings:

"Mr. Wang, this is the new material we are going to make." Wei Zetao handed over a document and said, "This document contains various proportions of the material, including a combination of polyethylene and several plastics.

There are also production methods behind it, but it’s just laboratory synthesis, and you need to study how to convert it into industrial mass production.”

"Let me see." Wang Yongqing quickly took the information. He also knew that his shareholder and major customer attached great importance to this new project.

Wei Zetao was drinking tea quietly. Although he had been dealing with plastic products all his life, he only knew the characteristics of various plastic products, but he didn't quite understand how plastic itself was produced.

Few people in Hong Kong know about this kind of thing, so we can only rely on suppliers in Taiwan.

After a long while, Wang Yongqing said: "Mr. Wei, the introduction of the materials here is very detailed. The only uncertainty is that this information does not include the industrial production method, but there is also a laboratory synthesis method, so it can be produced in industry in theory.

At most, due to lack of experience in this area, the initial production capacity and quality may not be very good. In addition, the cost aspect needs to be controlled again.”

"Well, this is normal. After all, it is a new product." Wei Zetao agreed and said, "It's the same in Hong Kong. Even if the materials are successfully produced here, I still need to do a lot of preliminary preparation and testing in Hong Kong."

In Hong Kong, we have also placed an order for a bag-making machine from a Japanese machinery factory. This factory used to make cloth and paper bags, but now it has switched to film, which requires readjustment and redesign.

Moreover, there are different types of films, and whether they are hard or soft will also affect the efficiency of the equipment. These are things that people need to worry about.

The first person to try something new will definitely feel troubled, but once he succeeds, the benefits will be the highest.

"I know." Wang Yongqing continued, "Then let me have my people in the laboratory synthesize this material based on these data, and then send some samples to you, and you can also follow suit to make samples of the finished product.

I need to coordinate with Japanese or German equipment manufacturers to produce this kind of material, and it will definitely need to be customized. I can’t say when it will happen, but I can say it will be as soon as possible.”

"Okay, then everyone should do their own things first. Mr. Yang attaches great importance to this matter." Wei Zetao nodded and said, "This is also a key product of Changxing Industry in the future. I won't give you orders here."

Although plastic bags have not yet been launched on the market, their internal staff likes this thing very much. It is much more convenient than paper bags.

Once launched, it will not only be popular in Hong Kong, but also in Taiwan, Southeast Asia and even Japan. The market is definitely much bigger than that of sticky notes, at least in terms of quantity, it is not on the same order of magnitude.

The only problem is that it does not have a creative patent, only a material patent. In theory, others can also produce it using other materials.

At this time, you have to compete on time, scale, cost control, subsequent research and development, etc. Only in this way can you gain the market.

Wang Yongqing said with a smile: "Okay, let's all try to be quick, so that Mr. Yang's business can be further developed."

Today, nearly 40% of Formosa Plastics’ plastic particles are purchased by Changxing Group, which is an absolute major customer and also a shareholder.

If Changxing Group grows stronger, Formosa Plastics will also grow faster.

"Well, I also hope that Formosa Plastics can develop faster." Wei Zetao paused and said, "There is one more thing. We want to invest in a research and development center in Taiwan. It's like this..."

"R&D center?" Wang Yongqing was a little curious. After listening to Wei Zetao's introduction, he thought for a while and said, "Mr. Wei, I am actually planning to set up my own material R&D center.

If we, a plastics manufacturer, want to grow bigger, we must have our own products. Otherwise, if the patents are in the hands of overseas companies, we will be working for others.”

"Mr. Wang is right." Wei Zetao nodded and said, "Our Changxing Group is the same. We will gradually penetrate from the terminal products to the front end.
It’s hard to say what will happen in the future, but this time, the development of materials suitable for plastic bags was ordered by Mr. Yang himself, and it can be regarded as the first step for our Changxing Group to take self-development. "

"Compared with developing new high-end plastics, this research is indeed much simpler." Wang Yongqing is a professional and naturally has more say.

Wei Zetao asked: "How do you say that?"

Wang Yongqing said: "The material of this plastic bag is obviously a mixture of various materials, which is much simpler than making new materials yourself."

"Yes." Wei Zetao did not ask any more questions, and then asked: "Mr. Wang, do you know any talents in this field in Taiwan?" Wang Yongqing thought for a while and said: "I do know a chemistry professor, but I don't know if he is willing to work in your R&D center. I can't say for sure."

Wei Zetao said with a smile: "That's fine. Even if he disagrees, he still knows someone who does. After all, we are in the same industry."

"Okay, I'll contact them for you." Wang Yongqing agreed and asked, "Mr. Wei, can I also do research and development on my side?"

"Of course you can." Wei Zetao said, "But what Mr. Yang meant is that everyone should do their own thing. If you can develop suitable materials, we can also use them or purchase them."

"That's fine." Wang Yongqing nodded.

He also understood that no one wanted to be controlled by others in this regard.

In the following days, Wei Zetao met with some officials in Taipei City and informed them of Changxing Group's intentions;
The Taiwanese officials were naturally very happy to see Hong Kong's capital come to invest, and they took Wei Zetao to several suitable locations for inspection.
On December 12, Christmas Eve, Wei Zetao rushed back to Hong Kong and informed others of his trip to Taipei.

"Mr. Yang, these are the addresses chosen for us by officials in Taipei." Wei Zetao brought a map of Taipei with him, on which there were five circled places: "The area is about 5 feet (50000 square meters).

I would like to ask for more space, but it is not feasible unless we choose a very remote suburb.”

"50000 square feet is enough. We have to build a building anyway." Yang Wendong didn't care too much and said, "Just look at the traffic and location and choose a place."

He was not familiar with the history of Taipei, and he was not planning to invest too much in the real estate industry in Taipei, so he decided to just pick a location that was not too far away.

"Okay." Wei Zetao said, "I have communicated with Professor Tao from Taiwan. He is a well-known professor of polymer chemistry there. Because he is older, he will not come to our company to work.

But he introduced one of his apprentices, Hu Yunjie, who graduated with a doctorate from Stanford University and now works for Mobil Oil. It just so happens that Hu Yunjie will return to Taiwan during Christmas, so I plan to go there again to get to know him. "

"Well, you are responsible for this matter. I will not participate." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "When there is a result later, just let me know."

As Changxing Group grows bigger, he needs to gradually delegate power to his subordinates and only need to set goals and observe the results.

Although the R&D center is important, I am not an insider in the industry, and there is no practical significance in interviewing people who are too professional.

"Okay, I'll give you a result as soon as possible." Wei Zetao said, "It just so happens that I also need to communicate more with Wang Yongqing. I have to rely on them for the materials of the plastic bags."

"Yes, that's right. This is one of the more important projects for Changxing Industrial in the future. Keep a close eye on it." Yang Wendong nodded.

Once the plastic bag industry matures, anyone can make it, and the profit margin will certainly be far less than that of sticky notes;

But the demand is so huge that even if we don’t make much profit, as long as we can produce it in Hong Kong, it can create jobs for a lot of people.
This is of great significance, especially in the next few years, when many Chinese will flock to Hong Kong. This seems to be the only new project that can generate a large number of jobs in a short period of time.
Even other electronic products with better prospects cannot do this. Products with technological content must have strong technology to take off quickly, and it takes a long time.

"I understand." Wei Zetao agreed.

On December 12, Yang Wendong brought Bai Yushan to the Hong Kong China Building. Inside the building, only the newspaper office and the radio station remained, and the area was already sufficient.

"Miss Bai is so beautiful and has a great temperament."

"No, I think Mrs. Su is more beautiful."

"Almost. Mr. Yang is so lucky to have two such beautiful wives."

"Don't you have two wives?"

"The two in my family are both average looking."

"Well, if Mr. Yang doesn't mind, my daughter can marry him and be his concubine."

"Stop daydreaming. You still want to fly up to the tree and become a phoenix, haha~"

When Yang Wendong and Bai Yushan passed through the corridors outside some offices, it was bound to cause a lot of discussion.

Many people in the company also knew that Yang Wendong had other female confidantes, but no one thought it was abnormal. It was still possible to have three wives and four concubines in Hong Kong society.

Most men don't do this because they are incompetent or have hooked up with a rich woman, so naturally they can't have any other ideas.

The two came to the chairman's office inside the Hong Kong Chinese Daily.

"The scenery here is so beautiful. This is my first time here." Bai Yushan came to the floor-to-ceiling window and said after seeing the scenery outside.

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "The scenery over at Changxing Building is better. I'll take you there next time."

Bai Yushan had never been to all of his branch offices before, so she would need to be taken to visit each of them one by one in the future.

After a while, Qin Zhiye came over: "Mr. Yang, Miss Bai."

"Please sit down." Yang Wendong gestured and then asked, "Has the sales volume of Hong Kong Chinese Daily reached 10,000 copies a day recently?"

Qin Zhiye replied: "There were indeed a few days when the number reached that level, but the average was still around 8,000 to 9,000."

"Is it difficult to improve?" Yang Wendong asked again.

Qin Zhiye nodded and said, “Yes, our newspapers are not cheap, and the number of people willing to buy them is limited;

Especially now that many other newspapers have also launched color newspapers, and the content is actually similar, and there won’t be hot news every day, so sales are stuck here.

However, in terms of color newspapers, we are already number one in Hong Kong.”

"Well, this is also the benefit of being the first to try something new." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "There is indeed an upper limit for high-end newspapers. I guess just over 10,000 is the current limit.

But there are still ordinary newspapers, so I plan to launch a civilian version of the newspaper, called Oriental Daily, which means our Hong Kong is known as the Pearl of the Orient. "

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