Chapter 330: Changxing Industrial's New Pillar
Chapter 330: Changxing Industrial's New Pillar
On March 3th, the sky was cloudy for once, but it did not rain.
Yang Wendong took a car to the Changxing Industrial Park in Kwun Tong. After crossing the ferry, he found that a lot of people had gathered on the side of the road. The road was almost blocked and traffic police were maintaining order.
Then he asked, "Aying, do you know what's going on?"
Aying is his personal assistant, a master of law from Oxford University in the UK. She originally worked in the legal department of the group and was later transferred to his side.
Although it seems that the position of life assistant is a bit of a drop in the bucket for a master's degree, those who understand know how rare it is to have such a rare opportunity to be so close to the boss of a large group.
Ah Ying replied, "Mr. Yang, this is a water intake point of the Hong Kong government in Kwun Tong. At this time, it should be the time for water to be released, so there are more people."
"How often do these water release points usually release water?" Yang Wendong asked.
Ah Ying replied: "Usually 1-2 days, but not much water can be given each time. Many people may not get water even after queuing for a long time, so many people come here to grab water. It is said that many people fight over this, and in some places there are serious injuries or even deaths."
"What about Hong Kong Island?" Yang Wendong asked again.
Ah Ying said: "It's much better in Hong Kong Island. There is still running water in many places."
Yang Wendong said with a smile: "It seems that the Hong Kong government still gives priority to supplying Hong Kong Island."
When there is enough water, everyone has it, but when it is not enough, if Hong Kong Island wants to protect Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories will inevitably be in trouble.
Even if Yang Wendong had more ships, he couldn't fill this hole.
Ah Ying said, "Yes, Hong Kong's main economy is still in Hong Kong Island. In Kowloon, large factories like Changxing Industrial are also guaranteed separately. It's difficult for other places."
"The distribution is uneven." Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "Please inform Zheng Yuhua later and ask her to negotiate with the water company to provide more water on the Kowloon Peninsula."
Although they transport water themselves, the water is sold directly to the water company and they have no right to decide. Even if they have the water, it is useless because without the water pipes of the water company, the water cannot reach the shore.
But after all, we have the largest transportation capacity, so we have some say, and we can discuss many things with the water company, but we can only negotiate. If the water company really doesn't listen, there is nothing we can do, but we will generally give them some face.
"Okay." Aying agreed.
After arriving at Changxing Industrial Park, Wei Zetao also came to the door to greet us, and then walked around the factory and came to the office upstairs:
Yang Wendong took a look at the refrigerator inside the transparent glass, opened the door, took out two bottles of Tongyi herbal tea, and asked, "There's quite a lot of herbal tea here?"
Wei Zetao explained: "Yes, Watsons is testing the production line, so they have produced a lot of herbal tea drinks. Considering that the sealing quality is not certain and the taste of the herbal tea has not been adjusted, they cannot be sold to the public.
So they sold it to us at cost price, and I can give it to my employees as a benefit. Herbal tea also contains some sugar and nutrients, so it is good for you or your employees’ children to drink it.”
"Well, that's good, no waste." Yang Wendong smiled.
This can be considered a benefit of having a large number of workers. When summer really comes, if Changxing Industry gives each worker a bottle of drink every three days, the annual sales of Uni-President Herbal Tea can reach millions.
This number is already considered very good among Hong Kong local brands.
But this doesn't make much sense. There is no need to do it on purpose, just transfer from left hand to right hand.
"We also made money. The cost is actually very low." Wei Zetao smiled and said, "We saved on shipping costs. I'll deliver the empty water barrels over here, and then the truck will come back to load drinks."
Yang Wendong also smiled and said: "Watsons has made a lot of money by selling water in recent months. It is estimated that in summer, the profit will double, which is estimated to be comparable to the profit of Changxing Industrial's hook."
"So high?" Wei Zetao was also very surprised, but after thinking about it, he said, "Selling water when there is a water shortage and selling grain when there is a food shortage is really a huge profit. No wonder ancient merchants liked famines. Selling grain can make a fortune."
"This is true in every era," Yang Wendong followed.
People are in a panic when it comes to daily necessities. Even in modern society, some people hoard salt, sometimes hundreds of kilograms of it. Not to mention food and water.
Wei Zetao went on to say: "People in our company think this herbal tea tastes good. I think once the herbal tea is on the market, it will definitely be a hot seller with this can."
"Well, I hope so." Yang Wendong smiled and asked, "Old Wei, how is the progress of the plastic woven bags?"
Wei Zetao replied: "It already has. The KraussMaffei Group in Germany is the pioneer of this flat wire technology. They also sell this equipment. This is the sample I got. Take a look."
After saying that, Wei Zetao turned into a drawer and took out several black, long pieces of objects of different sizes. Yang Wendong took them, looked around, and said, "What are these big ones for? They have poor toughness."
Wei Zetao said: "This is because of the equipment mold. Currently, the main purpose of making this kind of plastic flat wire in Europe is to replace the commonly used wooden box packaging, so it is made relatively thicker." "Cancel the wood?" Yang Wendong thought about it, and it seemed that there were still a lot of wooden packaging in the factory in his previous life. In other words, this idea failed?
Wei Zetao said: "Yes, wood can only grow from trees in nature. Even if there is fast-growing wood industry, it takes a lot of time and land resources. How can it be as fast as plastic production?
It’s also expensive, there may be bugs in it, and customs in various countries have strict controls on wood.”
"Well, it's cost-effective to use wood to make paper." Yang Wendong smiled and asked, "Then, do you have any samples of woven bags made from these small flat yarns?"
"Yes, I have asked someone to weave it manually." After saying this, Wei Zetao took out a large bag from a cardboard box next to him. It looked like cloth.
Yang Wendong saw it and asked, "Are they all black?"
Wei Zetao replied: "The samples made in Germany are all black, which is not a big problem. We can just change the color of the plastic later."
"Yeah." Yang Wendong took the bag and looked at it carefully.
The surface of this bag is a bit hard. Although it is tough, it is obviously not as good as the snakeskin bag he had touched in his previous life. Its outer layer is surrounded by plastic flat wires several millimeters wide, and the inside is a layer of film similar to a plastic bag.
Then he asked, "Have you tried bearing weight?"
Wei Zetao replied: "We have tried it. We loaded a large bag of rice with a total weight of nearly 100 kilograms and asked several workers to carry it and put it down, and the surface of the bag did not get damaged.
Even if you use a knife to scratch it, it won't be cut, unless you use a large tool, but there is a disadvantage, the surface of this bag is chrome, and it hurts a little if you hold it for a long time."
"Yeah, it's the same as a plastic bag." Yang Wendong nodded.
The hardness of plastic is much higher than that of cloth. Under normal circumstances, if the object is not heavy, there will be no impact. However, once the object is very heavy, it will become thinner under pressure, and its high hardness will hurt your hands even more.
"Yes, but this kind of bag should be mostly used by workers, so they can just wear gloves." Wei Zetao added: "As for the cost, although it has not yet been mass-produced, the material cost is still much lower than that of cloth bags, and the load-bearing capacity is also stronger.
More importantly, it is basically waterproof, so you don’t have to worry too much about rain when doing outdoor work.”
"Don't worry too much about the chrome hand. With the advancement of technology, this problem will be solved slowly." Yang Wendong asked again, "How long did it take to weave this bag?"
"Three days." Wei Zetao said, "At the beginning, the workers were not familiar with it. Now it is estimated to be about one and a half days."
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "It takes too much time. It seems that we can only use equipment. Have you investigated this aspect?"
He really doesn't understand these professional things, so he delegates the power for similar matters and lets his subordinates or suppliers figure out the solutions themselves.
But as a boss, he still needs to have a general understanding of it.
Wei Zetao said: "I have also found a non-standard production company in Japan. They said they are confident that they can make such equipment, but the equipment has not yet been produced, mainly because there are not enough samples."
Yang Wendong said: "Okay, let Germany produce more samples, and then send them to Japan, and let them make equipment according to the requirements."
Developing new products takes a lot of time and energy. Because there are no corresponding supporting measures, you can only rely on yourself to explore slowly. Even if you rely on non-standard equipment suppliers, you have to cooperate slowly yourself.
"Okay." Wei Zetao agreed and said, "Once Japan has finished making it, I will place orders with both sides to ensure that it can be produced as soon as possible."
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded and asked, "Has this patent been registered?"
Wei Zetao smiled and said, "We have registered a global patent, a creative patent. In theory, only we can produce it."
"Okay." Yang Wendong said, "Many people can produce plastic bags, and we don't have a patent. Now this plastic woven bag can definitely become the main product of Changxing Industry in the future."
Plastic bags may be controversial about environmental pollution, but this is basically not the case with plastic woven bags. People who buy them will basically use them all the time, and they are difficult to break and will not be thrown away casually.
Of course, absolute zero pollution is impossible to achieve, and such industrial products do not exist in the world.
It plays a very important role in industrial and even civilian transportation. Cement, rice, flour, fertilizer, feed and even plastic particles, etc. can all be transported by it.
This market may not be as big as that of plastic bags, but since we have the patent, the profit of woven bags will be much higher. It is also an invention that is truly useful to the economy and society, and is enough to become one of the future industrial pillars of Changxing Industry.
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