Chapter 500 Personal Safety and the Stationery Industry

After arranging the business of Changxing Culture, Yang Wendong left with his wife and son;

"Dad, are all the comics created by our company?" Yang Zhiwen looked up and asked.

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "A small part, such as the ones you watch, Calabash Brothers, Nezha's Brain, Journey to the West, and Peppa Pig."

"Oh, I really like watching it." Yang Zhiwen replied.

Su Yiyi next to him said, "Zhiwen, you are about to go to primary school. You should focus on your studies and watch less cartoons."

Yang Zhiwen nodded obediently.

Yang Wendong said: "I have already made arrangements at the primary school. There will be several security guards to protect safety, and the teachers have also been investigated."

As the "crown prince" of the Yang family, the most important thing for him after going to school is safety. Although in theory some gangsters in Hong Kong will not seek death, he is afraid of some desperate criminals. Especially in recent years, there have been many refugees coming to Hong Kong, including many from Vietnam.

In the past, the biggest security crises faced by Hong Kong tycoons and their families came from these violent gangs. They had no future, no family, no power, and only wanted to make a fortune and leave. Therefore, they had no scruples at all, unlike the local gangs, which had many things to consider.

Therefore, Yang Wendong also attaches great importance to security and has hired a number of experienced security personnel from all over the world to protect himself and his family in his home, company and daily actions. This can be regarded as a worry of being a super rich man, but there is no way to avoid it, even for high-level ZZ people.

Su Yiyi also said: "Well, that's good, but the Anglican St. Peter's Primary School is also where many children of politicians and businessmen go to school, so there shouldn't be any big problems. But you should pay attention to the pick-up and drop-off."

"Don't worry, I've already arranged it." Yang Wendong said, "The convoy for pick-up and drop-off is the same as the protection scale of our normal trips, with bulletproof glass and enough bodyguards.

Many of the shops along the way are mine, and I have arranged for some security guards to work in them, so that if there is any situation, they can provide timely support; I also gave a sum of money to support the police station so that they can increase the number of patrols on the streets during school hours. "

The Yang family's current wealth has long exceeded HK$1 billion, and it is possible that the wealth will increase by a hundred or a thousand times in the future. However, there are only a few heirs, so naturally they have to spend a lot of money to protect them, especially the eldest son. The first child of any family is the focus of training;

Of course, the same will happen to other children when they go to school.

"Okay." Su Yiyi nodded.

Yang Wendong added: "We need to protect children, but sometimes we have to let them have contact with the outside world. This kind of thing is indeed a dilemma. Now that Hong Kong's economy is getting better and better, the security problem will gradually improve."

Although the Independent Commission Against Corruption was established in the 70s, its anti-corruption and anti-crime efforts began almost this year. The prototype of the previous life movie "Lei Luo" is about to run away. This is because with the development of Hong Kong's economy, they must be dealt with. This is an inevitable result of social development.

When there is poverty, chaos reigns, but as the economy grows stronger, the government, ordinary people and the wealthy class gradually become intolerant of this situation.

In addition, the British Empire was somewhat in decline and needed to suck blood from the colonies. Therefore, it needed to seriously improve the economy of the colonies before sucking. Hong Kong, as the Pearl of the Orient in Asia and the window of the mainland to the outside world, had a rapid economic development that shocked the world. Britain also wanted to develop it well and then make it an example to show its strength.

"That's good. Last month, a gold shop was robbed and there was a gunfight." Su Yiyi said, "We don't dare to go shopping now."

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "It's okay. Gold jewelry is easy to cash out in the underground market, so it's easy for gangsters to choose it. If you go to a clothing store, even if the clothes are more expensive than gold, there will be no danger in this regard, especially in high-end clothing stores, where transactions are made by check.
If you want to buy gold jewelry, you can go directly to Chow Tai Fook's main store in Central, which is heavily guarded and very safe, or you can just ask for photos and have them send them over after you've selected them."

In fact, most high-end stores do not accept cash. Even though credit cards are not accepted nowadays, checks are the main payment method, and the people who come to the store are mostly acquaintances.

Only gold shops are special because gold can be easily cashed out, so they are easy targets, especially in this era when there are no cameras. As long as the criminals are fast enough, they can escape.

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery is now the number one gold shop in Hong Kong. Although it is impossible for every branch to withstand the attack, the head office is no problem. It is located in the core area of Queen's Road in Central and there are a large number of police stationed nearby. Even the most brainless criminals would not dare to choose this place.

"Forget it, I don't really like gold either." Su Yiyi shook her head and said.

Yang Wendong said: "Yeah, it doesn't make any sense." For a super-rich family, why would they need famous brands or gold jewelry to highlight a cheap watch? No one would suspect it's fake.

The next day, Yang Wendong came to the Carrefour supermarket downstairs and found a pencil case with the image of Peppa Pig on it. He looked at it for a while.

At this time, Liu Huayu and Wei Zetao came over: "Mr. Yang."

"Nothing, I just came to take a look." Yang Wendong pointed to the box in his hand and said, "I learned about this when I was chatting with Zhang Zhiyuan yesterday, so I came to look for it when I went shopping today."

Wei Zetao said: "Mr. Yang, I am planning to try to enter the field of student stationery. This market is big enough, and it will be a big business if it is successful."

"It's good to give it a try." Yang Wendong nodded and asked, "Did we make this pencil case ourselves?"

Wei Zetao replied: "No, it's the supplier who made it. After they gave it to us, I put a label on it, added Peppa Pig's pattern, and sold it. The price doubled directly, and there are still many people buying it. Whether it's in Hong Kong, Taiwan or other places, the sales are good."

“Then you must pay a lot of copyright fees to Changxing Culture.” Yang Wendong said with a smile.

Wei Zetao said: "No problem, half of the profits will be given to them. I also want to build up the reputation of the Deli brand in the stationery category. It will be great if we can use Peppa Pig's image."

"Okay, stationery is indeed a good market." Yang Wendong added: "But it's not easy to do well. Some things still require some technical content. You can try making ballpoint pens. I think there will be a great demand for this in the future, whether it's for schools or offices, and it can also be used in conjunction with the sticky notes channel."

When an industry becomes bigger, it will have a lot of resources. For example, due to the huge sales volume of Post-it Notes, Changxing Industry can reversely advance into the papermaking and glue industries, successfully reducing costs, and then enter other industries through the industrial chain, such as toilet paper, etc., forming a virtuous circle.

On the sales side, the global popularity of Post-it Notes has also allowed Changxing Industrial to control many overseas channels. These channels are definitely not suitable for promoting electrical appliances, but they are very convenient for promoting some office supplies. This is also the biggest manifestation of channel resources.

Wei Zetao replied: "I have also considered this aspect. The production of ballpoint pen equipment requires some technology. I am going to buy a small device and study it when I come back.

Ballpoint pens look cheap, but they involve very precise mechanical coordination. I have to wait until we can make the finished product before I dare to invest. "

Yang Wendong asked, "You mean the ball seat and the steel ball? We can't make that in Hong Kong, right?"

In the past, many people on the mainland Internet had advocated that ballpoint pen steel balls were the crown of industry, but the myth was extinguished by a batch of molten steel from Taigang, which almost bankrupted two overseas ballpoint pen steel ball companies. This incident also became a laughing stock on the Internet for a time.

But in fact, the technology of ballpoint pens is quite high. Maybe it cannot be called the "crown of industry", but not everyone can produce it. Not to mention the steel balls, even the ball seats require countless thousands of them to remain the same. Otherwise, even if the steel balls are of accurate size but the ball seats are of different sizes, it will definitely not work.

For Hong Kong or other places, ballpoint pens are really a very technical skill.

Wei Zetao was a little surprised. He didn't expect that his boss actually knew the names of ballpoint pen accessories, but he still replied: "We can't make these two things. We can only import them. The test I'm talking about is other parts, such as plastics, springs, refills, etc. These must also be well coordinated to ensure the normal operation of the ballpoint pen;
For plastics, we have to ensure that the dimensions of millions of pen holders are exactly the same, which places high demands on our injection molding. In addition, I also plan to produce the springs myself, which also need to be exactly the same.”

"Yes, many daily items have quite high technical content." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Okay, you can study these issues one by one. Not only ballpoint pens, but other stationery items can also be produced. Only those with high technical content can operate for a long time. Patents and copyrights can only protect our interests appropriately."

Since we have been using the Deli brand for a long time, and there are relatively few creative products nowadays, managing the brand carefully is also a development direction. The stationery industry will not decline in the next few decades or even hundreds of years.

As long as there is economic activity, humans will need pens or other stationery. Even the emergence of the Internet has little impact on stationery.

Wei Zetao said: "I understand. I am also using our plastic market advantage to produce various plastic auxiliary stationery, such as rulers, pen holders, etc. Non-plastic parts are outsourced and we will OEM them.

We will gradually launch these simple products first, using the sticky note channel to build up our business, and then gradually move on to high-tech stationery.”

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(End of this chapter)

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