Chapter 305 Water Crisis and Black and White TV Production Line

Chapter 305 Water Crisis and Black and White TV Production Line

Chapter 305 Water Crisis and Black and White TV Production Line
"Okay, then I'll arrange the work in the next few days, and then take people to Japan." Zheng Yuhua said, "We'll make a decision after visiting the Japanese shipyards and banks."

Yang Wendong nodded: "Okay, it depends on Japan. I have basically already made an agreement with Sanders on HSBC in Hong Kong. As long as the loan amount ratio is not too large, there should be no problem."

In order to encourage overseas shipowners to order ships in Japan, the Japanese government also provides loan support and offers lower interest rates. However, generally speaking, it only provides a loan amount of about 50% of the ship price. This is also a strategy for Japanese banks to control risks.

However, it is obviously unrealistic for ship owners to advance other expenses themselves, so they still need to cooperate with other banks outside of Japan. Hong Kong ship owners will naturally give priority to HSBC.

This is also the reason why Bao Yugang was able to take off after seizing the cooperation with HSBC. When HSBC fully supported him, Bao Yugang only needed to pay less than 10% of the ship price himself to buy the ship.

With such a large leverage and the market in an upward phase, especially after the Middle East crisis in 67, it grew exponentially. Pao Yu-Kang was also very capable, which made him the world's shipping king.

At noon, Yang Wendong also had a meal in the canteen of the dock, and then came to a Changxing water storage station in the north of Kwai Chung.

At this moment, the sun is shining brightly, but there are still many people queuing.

"Brother Dong?" Zhao Liming and Lin Haoyu walked over from the water station.

Yang Wendong asked with a smile: "Why are you here? Is it just a coincidence?"

Zhao Liming smiled and said, "Brother Dong, you went to the dock in Kwai Chung, so I thought you might come here to take a look, so I came here too. Anyway, Haoyu and I often run back and forth between the water stations."

"Yeah." Yang Wendong nodded and asked, "How is the water supply situation recently?"

Lin Haoyu replied: "More and more people are coming to get water, but the water replenishment is getting slower and slower. Fortunately, Brother Dong, you asked us to build a 1,000 cubic meter reservoir, otherwise it would be really easy to run out of water."

Yang Wendong asked: "Changxing Shipping's water transport tonnage is sufficient, so it shouldn't be so difficult to sustain this, right?"

Lin Haoyu explained: "It is sufficient, but the water brought by ships still needs to pass through the stations and pipelines of the water plant before it can be delivered here; there has been a shortage of water in various places in Hong Kong recently, and the water company can't give us much."

Yang Wendong frowned and said, "Be tough with them. The water we transported here far exceeds the needs of our water station, and this water is for saving lives."

Lin Haoyu said, "Brother Dong, we have mentioned this before, but it is said that the Hong Kong government wants to focus on maintaining the operation of many commercial projects, so it is not easy for the water company to do anything."

"As expected, as long as people here don't die, the economy is not important." Yang Wendong nodded. ZZ figures are indeed like this.

Zhao Liming said: "In fact, the water supply around the squatter settlement is not bad. You can basically get water after a few hours by lining up. Sometimes you can even drink some water directly. This is actually better than some other places."

"Well, let me think about this situation again." Yang Wendong nodded.

In places with good economies, the Hong Kong government and waterworks will naturally do their best to supply water. This is actually true. The economic core of Hong Kong is in this small area. If there is a problem, the impact on the entire Hong Kong economy will be even worse, and even when the water supply is normal in the future, it will continue to be affected.

For example, if the factory's production capacity is reduced due to lack of water, electricity or labor, overseas customers will naturally transfer their orders. But when you recover, they may have new suppliers, and the workers will still be unemployed.

In areas with very poor economic conditions, such as near shanty towns, Yang Wendong provides special care.

But for those in the middle, it’s a problem, especially since many people still live scattered and not together, making centralized water supply impossible.

Lin Haoyu said: "At present, we can only ask the stationmasters of each water station to adjust the water supply according to the water storage capacity of the reservoir and the number of people who receive water every day. Generally, it fluctuates between 3L and 10L, which can only guarantee the basic water demand for survival."

Yang Wendong asked: "How many people come to this station to get water every day?"

Lin Haoyu replied: "About 5,000 to 6,000 people, but there are also many people queuing up again, which is also allowed because there is no way to control it.

Moreover, the water consumed is more than the water distributed, because people in the queue also need water to drink, otherwise there is a fear that some people will get heat stroke, and some people may cause trouble and fight. Only by using part of the water can we control them in an orderly manner. "

Yang Wendong asked again: "So the water intake depends on the daily delivery of water through pipes?"

Lin Haoyu said: "Yes, water is continuously added 24 hours a day, and water is released into the pool according to demand. The goal is to maintain a balance.
There is generally only about 300 tons of water in the pool now. If the water supply is cut off or reduced, the water station will not be able to survive for a few days."

Yang Wendong nodded: "Okay, let's do this for now, just maintain a balance, make sure people don't die of thirst, and have water for cooking."

A person can still survive for seven or eight days without food, and a fatter person can survive longer. Or, if he can find something else to eat, even grass, he can survive for a longer time.

But without water, there is nothing.

Of course, in the past, no matter how serious the water shortage in Hong Kong was, it would not lead to the same tragedy as in ancient times, but many people still lived a very painful life.

"Okay." Lin Haoyu added: "We still have more than 20 trucks that specialize in transporting water. If we encounter an emergency, we can only use this method to transport water.

On weekdays, we can also cooperate with reporters from the Oriental Daily. If we know where there is a severe water shortage, we can also send some water over there.”

"Okay, we can do this in an emergency, even though the cost is a bit high." Yang Wendong didn't care. To him, it was nothing.

Zhao Liming smiled and said, "Brother Dong, in fact, not only is there no cost, but we can also make money. Except for this place, which is free, all other places are charged.

After all, the water is delivered to the doorsteps in trucks, and many of the villages where the water is delivered are economically strong.”

"That's fine." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Just don't make it too expensive."

"We understand this." Lin Haoyu also said, they also knew that for Yang Wendong, this matter was for "fame";
Moreover, even if the water is sold at a higher price, the profit will not be much, and the sticky note king does not care about this.

"Let's go in and take a look." Yang Wendong said again.

"Okay." Lin Haoyu quickly led the way. After walking around the water station, Yang Wendong suddenly saw a box next to the table with a lot of electric mosquito swatters, so he asked, "Why are there so many electric mosquito swatters here?"

Zhao Liming walked up and picked up a swatter, saying, "It's just for killing mosquitoes outside at night."

"At night?" Yang Wendong asked.

Lin Haoyu also said: "Yes, Brother Dong, although there are many people queuing during the day, there are actually more at night, but there are also many mosquitoes around, so it is very annoying. The people queuing, the security guards, and the people handing out water are all bitten and can't stand it.

At first, we used smoke to kill mosquitoes, but people couldn’t stand it after a long time, so later we asked security guards or some people who were willing to help to fetch water to use electric mosquito swatters to actively look for mosquitoes around and then electrocute them.”

"It's impossible to kill mosquitoes, right?" Yang Wendong asked. Lin Haoyu replied: "It can't kill them, but it can reduce the number of mosquitoes."

"Okay, this is also one of the functions of the electric mosquito swatter." Yang Wendong nodded and said.

In fact, the effect of electric mosquito swatter indoors is still not as good as mosquito coils and mosquito repellents, but it is much better outside or in large indoor places, especially when you find places where mosquitoes gather, it can kill a lot of mosquitoes with a crackling sound.

Of course, it is almost impossible to exterminate mosquitoes in a completely open space, but it is okay to reduce them moderately, because the activity range of mosquitoes is limited, generally within a hundred meters. If too many are killed in one area, there will be a certain vacuum period.

Zhao Liming smiled and said: "It's also good to let children use it as a toy. I heard that many people bought electric mosquito swatters just to let their children use them as toys."

"That's even better, the toy market is bigger." Yang Wendong smiled, and then said: "You should pay more attention to the problems of each water station. If there is really no water, tell me and I will see if there is any solution.

No matter what, we need to ensure that people nearby have water to drink and cook. I will communicate with the water company.”

The drought in Hong Kong has just begun. According to historical records, it will not be until next autumn when it rains a little to ease the situation. There is still a long way to go.

Fortunately, I made preparations early and had a considerable ability to transport water, otherwise, I would be really helpless.

In the afternoon, Yang Wendong returned home and saw Bai Yushan's sister Bai Yujie.

"Why are you here?" Yang Wendong asked with a smile.

Bai Yujie replied: "My sister hasn't been feeling well lately. I'm here to keep her company? Am I not welcome?"

"Welcome." Yang Wendong said with a smile, "Come if you want. You can stay here. There are plenty of empty rooms."

At this time, Bai Yushan said: "My home is also beginning to be short of water, Yujie can come over and take a bath here or something."

"Is there a water shortage in your area too? That's a villa area?" Yang Wendong asked in surprise.

Bai Yujie replied: "It's not that there is a water shortage. There is still water, but the water pressure is very low and sometimes it cuts out. It's usually not a big problem. You just have to wait more. But taking a shower is troublesome."

"Oh, it seems the impact is getting bigger and bigger." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "You can wash as you like here, just don't waste too much. I have a separate water supply here."

After acquiring this villa a few years ago, Yang Wendong arranged for the housekeeper to renovate the water system and add a large water storage tank.

Although there is generally no problem with the water supply in Mid-Levels villas, the water pressure will definitely be affected by the water shortage in Hong Kong as a whole. With a water storage tank, it can serve as a buffer, enough to ensure that there is enough water pressure when the family needs it.

"Yes." Bai Yujie agreed.

Bai Yushan asked again: "Can't Hong Kong's water shortage problem be solved?"

"It's not raining in the whole of South China, there's nothing we can do." Yang Wendong shook his head: "My ships can only slow down the water transportation a little bit, and the water stations can only guarantee that people have water to drink. For the rest, we can only endure."

Before the Dongjiang water comes to Hong Kong, even gods can do nothing about it. And this matter is a negotiation between ZZs. He will not participate, and it will be useless even if he participates.

"It's too hard for ordinary people," Bai Yujie said, "Luckily you have a lot of ships here, otherwise it would be even more troublesome. I heard that the Hong Kong government can't rent ships now, and many ship owners are unwilling to do this business."

"You can't blame the shipowners. Their ships are all under contract." Yang Wendong said, "If they breach the contract, the Hong Kong government or anyone else can't possibly pay the penalty, right?"

In fact, let alone ship owners in Hong Kong who follow the ship leasing model, even if they control their own business, they cannot withdraw enough ships for other things in the short term, because this will ruin their existing business, unless they forcibly requisition ships like in World War II.

Only if you have just bought a boat and don't have any fixed business can you invest in it.

"Yeah." Bai Yujie nodded.

Yang Wendong added: "Don't think too much. There are too many such things in this world. Just live your life well."

Time soon reached mid-October, and all businesses were developing smoothly;

The foundation of the Hong Kong Wendong Museum has been laid; the Four Seasons Hotel has also been built to three floors; Changxing Real Estate has also purchased three plots of land on Hong Kong Island and plans to build a small commercial building with a Carrefour supermarket as its core.

On the 16th, Yang Wendong came to the industrial park in Kwun Tong;

After looking around, Yang Wendong said to Wei Zetao: "Old Wei, Changxing Industrial still needs to launch new products as soon as possible and be innovative."

"I understand, Mr. Yang." Wei Zetao said, "We have launched more than 50 different products this year, and our turnover has exceeded million Hong Kong dollars. However, it is still far behind sticky notes and suitcases."

"Well, that's okay. Just keep doing new research and development." Yang Wendong nodded.

It is impossible for 3M to have a hit product every year, let alone Hong Kong. All it needs is continuous innovation.

Only with sufficient research and development and sufficient market investment can new hit products be created.

Wei Zetao said: "Okay, we are always developing new things."

"Um"

Afterwards, everyone came to the office building of Honor Electronics, and Wang Zhiqun took everyone on a tour inside.

Yang Wendong asked with a smile: "It seems that our three products are selling well overseas?"

"Yes." Wang Zhiqun said: "Currently, it is mainly sold in Taiwan and some Southeast Asian countries. The electric mosquito swatter has also been sold to Japan, and the sales are not bad."

"Okay, let's continue to explore overseas markets." Yang Wendong said, "Hong Kong is too small. No matter what industry we do, we need to rely on overseas markets."

"I understand." Wang Zhiqun answered and then said, "Mr. Yang, I have contacted RCA before. They have a black-and-white TV production line that they want to sell. This line is large in scale, with an annual production capacity of about 50 sets."

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