Chapter 269: Steadily Advancing New Industries
Chapter 269: Steadily Advancing New Industries
Yang Wendong asked again: "The transistor production line will be finalized in the next few days. When will it arrive in Hong Kong?"
Wang Zhiqun replied: "It takes half a month to disassemble and package the transistor production line, and about a month to ship it back from the United States. It is estimated that it will arrive in Hong Kong in early May. After some debugging here, it will be able to start small-scale production in June.
However, this kind of precision production line requires caution during transportation, so I would like to borrow the Shun'an from Changxing Shipping.
When it returns from the United States, my people, including those from Fairchild, will also need to board the ship to monitor the equipment at all times, and the ship's speed needs to be more stable. We can only rely on our own ship, otherwise we can only rent other cargo ships at a high price to make it more stable for us. "
"Okay, you go and negotiate with Zheng Yuhua to dispatch a ship based on your requirements." Yang Wendong agreed.
The movement of precision equipment has always been a headache in any era. In the past, there were containers that could be fixed, but they also required additional arrangements with the shipping company. Even high-precision equipment could only be transported individually.
Cargo ships of this era are in a mess, with tens of millions of goods mixed together. Even if there are people responsible for arranging the location of the goods, the core purpose is to ensure that the goods can be loaded and unloaded quickly, rather than to ensure that the goods inside are completely safe and intact. This is the responsibility of the customer, not to mention precision equipment, which may not be visible on the surface, but may be damaged inside.
"Okay, this is much more convenient." Wang Zhiqun said with a smile.
With many resources within the group, development will be easier. Changxing Industry can provide supply chain support, and Changxing Shipping can provide transportation support. When the company has products in the future, Changxing Media can also promote them within Hong Kong.
"Then this matter is settled." Yang Wendong then asked, "How is the R&D center in the United States?"
Wang Zhiqun replied: “Mr. Lin has found us an office building of about 3 square feet in Los Angeles. It is also close to Stanford University and is suitable for recruiting talents.
However, we haven’t found a suitable person to lead the R&D center yet. The headhunter in the United States is still searching. Once this person is in place, it will be quick to form a team.”
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded.
Wang Zhiqun added: "Mr. Yang, the team in Hong Kong has been established, and the electric mosquito swatter project has been approved. Changxing Industrial is also developing a mold based on the external structure we designed in the early stage."
"Pretty fast." Yang Wendong smiled and asked, "Have you finished the voltage conversion?"
Wang Zhiqun said: "Yes, we directly converted the 5V battery into 1200V voltage through transformers, capacitors and transistors. If you touch it, you will get a shock, which is a bit painful.
We have tested some small flying insects and found that they can be electrocuted directly. In theory, the same should be true for mosquitoes, but there are not many mosquitoes in Hong Kong right now, so it is difficult to test directly.
"The mosquitoes should be available by next month." Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "But we can't waste this time. We should just send the individual circuit units and the people to the equatorial region of Southeast Asia. There are many mosquitoes there, so we just need to do a few days of testing."
"Okay, I'll arrange someone to go there this afternoon," Wang Zhiqun agreed.
Yang Wendong asked again: "What about battery life? How long can the two batteries last when they are converted into high voltage?"
Wang Zhiqun said: "The battery life is about one hour, which is the time when it is in standby mode. If you are working to slap mosquitoes, the speed will only be faster."
"That's not enough time." Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "Is this the only result that the best battery on the market can achieve?"
Wang Zhiqun replied: "Yes, I have tried several batteries from Japan and the United States. Basically, the time is about the same. There may be some uncommon high-capacity batteries, but the price must be very expensive. Our products use such batteries, so we might as well send more batteries to customers, or directly use rechargeable batteries."
"Well, that's fine." Yang Wendong said, "The first product doesn't need to be perfect, it just needs to be good enough."
Battery technology involves materials science, and this era is certainly far inferior to the previous life, but it is great to have rechargeable batteries.
Wang Zhiqun added: "In fact, electric mosquito swatters are mostly used by normal families to deal with mosquitoes that are occasionally found. In addition, we have a switch, so the battery can usually last for a week, which is enough."
"Okay, let's do this first." Yang Wendong continued, "The first important thing is transistors. Japan has already imposed tariffs on transistor exports. Hong Kong's radio industry has been hit hard. We need to take over this market as soon as possible, and then go overseas.
The second is the electric mosquito swatter. We need to produce a qualified product as soon as possible and launch it before the summer in the northern hemisphere."
"Okay, the finished product of the electric mosquito swatter will be available next month. This is a military order." Wang Zhiqun replied confidently.
"Okay, then I'll wait and see your finished product." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
For Yang Wendong, who was born in 58, it was very complicated to make an electric mosquito swatter; but with his own resources this year, it was too easy.
Thursday, March 3:
On this day, Yang Wendong had just arrived at Changxing Building. He was accompanied by Tang Xingzhi, who was in charge of the Four Seasons Hotel business, and Zheng Zhijie, who was in charge of the real estate business.
"Take a seat." Yang Wendong greeted him and asked, "Has the final design plan for the Four Seasons Hotel been finalized?"
The most important thing for a five-star hotel is the early design. If it is done well, everything will go smoothly afterwards. If it is not done well, no matter how much money is spent in the following decades, some early problems cannot be made up.
Therefore, even if Yang Wendong wanted to build the hotel quickly, he had to wait until several design companies provided plans before making a decision.
"Yes." Tang Xingzhi said, "There were five international architectural firms bidding for us. After discussing with Zheng Sheng, I finally decided that Bei Jinming's design was the most reliable."
"Really? Isn't it because he is Chinese?" Yang Wendong said with a smile.
Mutual help among compatriots is actually very common in today's Hong Kong society, and even among the international Chinese community;
Even when Yang Wendong was bidding for the Four Seasons Hotel in the early days, he was optimistic about Bei Jinming;
Of course, the reason why he was optimistic was not just because the other party was Chinese, but because he knew history and knew that this future Chinese architect would be the only Chinese academician in the United States and that his lifetime achievements would be very high.
"No, Bei Jinming's architectural design is also the best in terms of materials." Tang Xingzhi explained: "Mr. Yang, this document also contains a comparison of the cost, space, number of guest rooms, future energy consumption and many important parameters of multiple plans. You can take a look."
"Well, okay, you guys take a break first." Yang Wendong said, and turned to the page about comparison in the document. A good architect is definitely not just about designing a beautiful building, but needs to consider many aspects comprehensively:
For example, safety, cost, energy consumption, area utilization, ease of future use, etc.
Speaking of safety, this kind of large-scale building is definitely not safe simply by piling up materials. If the structure is not well done, then everything will be in vain.
On the basis of safety, how to use the least amount of materials to build a building is also a test of one's ability. Too much material is not only costly, but will also put too much pressure on the ground. This is even more important in many places where the land is not very good.
The area utilization rate is also easy to understand. Energy consumption must be considered for the operation in the next few decades. In particular, the entire building is air-conditioned in the summer, and the electricity cost is also very high. How to design the entire building to save electricity is also a very profound knowledge...
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After looking at it for a while and comparing the data and drawings, I found that Bei Jinming's design is indeed much better.
"Mr. Yang, several construction companies have also sent models, but they are not easy to move here. Please go to the meeting room next door to take a look." Tang Xingzhi said again.
"Okay, let's go and take a look." Yang Wendong nodded.
Now it seems that Bei Jinming's design is almost right, but in the end, we still have to take a look at the real model for our first impression.
Afterwards, everyone came to a meeting room on the 3rd floor downstairs, and Yang Wendong also saw the different designs of several construction companies.
"It seems that the design by Bei Jinming is still the most beautiful." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
"I feel the same way." Tang Xingzhi nodded, then opened a photo album from the table and said, "In addition, we have also made a sample of the interior rooms according to Bei Jinming's design. Here are the pictures taken."
"Let me see." Yang Wendong took the photo album, looked at it for a while and said, "Not bad, where is this scene?"
"It's in a residential area that's just being developed in Admiralty." said Zheng Zhijie next to him.
Tang Xingzhi asked, "Mr. Yang, I have arranged a car, let's go and take a look together."
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded.
It doesn't matter if you spend a little time, you should go and take a look.
……
Half an hour later, Yang Wendong and others arrived at the Jinzhong Yufu Garden Community and visited the house type that simulated the interior design of a hotel.
He didn't see anything wrong with it, so Yang Wendong finally decided, "Then give this bid to Bei Jinming, but we can discuss the price.
Tell him that it’s a good cooperation and I can cooperate with him on other projects in the future.”
This is not a lie. In the future, Changxing Real Estate will definitely build various large buildings or special buildings in Hong Kong on a large scale. This also requires the cooperation of architectural masters like Bei Jinming. Maybe it can save itself more than 10 percentage points in construction costs.
"Okay, I will reach an agreement with Bei Jinming as soon as possible." Tang Xingzhi was also very happy.
Only when the hotel is built can he, as a professional manager, do his work with peace of mind, otherwise he will always feel like he is in suspense.
Yang Wendong added: "The construction cost of the Four Seasons Hotel still mainly depends on Bank of East Asia and Hang Seng Bank. You will need to contact them more often in the future."
As the boss, he only needs to negotiate the general terms with the two bosses of the bank, and the subsequent cooperation and funding arrangements are left to his subordinates to handle.
Now that his three new industries are progressing steadily, he feels much more at ease.
"Okay." Tang Xingzhi agreed.
"That's it for the Four Seasons Hotel." Yang Wendong said with satisfaction.
After deciding these, all I have to do is wait for the construction of the building to start. Once it is completed, many of my business meetings can be held on my own site.
There is no need to worry about leaks.
At this time, Zheng Zhijie said, "Mr. Yang, speaking of banks, I have something to tell you. Yesterday I received a notice from HSBC that Sanders will soon be the head of HSBC."
"Oh, that's pretty fast." Yang Wendong smiled.
Although many people knew about this, the prince had not yet ascended the throne, so he still did not have enough rights.
Now that he has officially ascended the throne, it is a major event for the Hong Kong banking industry and even Hong Kong as a whole.
Zheng Zhijie said: "HSBC is a major cooperative bank of our group, and Sanders is also a partner. I think we should pay him a visit."
(End of this chapter)