Chapter 521: The Concept of Electronic Retail Supermarket and Hong Kong Voice

Originally in history, Europe had begun to decline since the 80s;
Europe has basically missed out on all these huge industries, including computers, software, smartphones, the Internet, mobile Internet, and new energy industries. Nokia, a rare brand, has also been destroyed by Apple and Android. In the 20th century, Europe was still relying on its capital from 20 years ago, but it eventually ran out of money.
Yang Wendong naturally didn't care about the future of Europe, but if he could let Britain master part of the computer industry in this era, the final outcome of Europe in the future might not change, but it would be enough to provide him with some help in the last 20 years;
Of course, this is just a thought. How difficult it is to accomplish this step. All I can say is that if you have made achievements in the computer and electronics industries, you can appropriately place some industries in the UK. One is to win over the British government, and the other is to use the British background to successfully enter the European and American markets.

If we give the British government some hope, it will naturally use its remaining energy to protect its hard-earned industry.

But for now, it is still early for personal computers, so there is no need to consider these things for the time being. Everything is just a rough idea.

Time soon came to November, and all industries of Changxing Group were developing smoothly. The biggest key project was the joint venture factory between RCA and Honor Electronics, which had already begun to lay the foundation;
If Party A has enough money and Party B is its holding subsidiary, Golden Gate Construction, the new factory is expected to be completed within 24 months under the 9-hour work-a-day mode.
This plan shocked the Americans. You know, this is not a simple assembly plant, but a high-tech workshop that produces color picture tubes. Various pipelines, safety, fire prevention and other measures need to be in place. In the United States, such a factory usually takes two years to build.
But the American devils obviously don't know what Chinese speed is. In the past, a car factory like Tesla's could be completed within 10 months. In an emergency, two modern hospitals could be built within 10 days. Although Hong Kong today does not have the infrastructure capabilities of the mainland in the past, it is still not bad.

The Hong Kong government has also begun to relocate many factories in North Point in preparation for the introduction of home appliance companies in the future.

In a small office building in North Point, Yang Wendong looked at the construction site in the distance and asked, "How is the plan for the introduction of white appliances going?"

Wang Zhiqun beside him said: "We are still negotiating with some American companies. Because of the cooperation with RCA, we have basically met many senior executives of large home appliance companies in the United States;

But they are still reluctant to invest in Hong Kong, because for the same investment in the Commonwealth, they may be more willing to choose Canada. "

"Canada? There's no difference there from the United States?" Yang Wendong said with a smile.

Wang Zhiqun nodded and said, "Yes, Canada's labor costs are not much different from those in the United States. It is definitely not cost-effective for them to invest there. However, these companies may be more concerned about political risks and naturally do not trust Hong Kong, or even Taiwan."

"It's not wrong to think so." Yang Wendong nodded;
He often dares to place big bets because he knows the future, but for other capitals, investing in Hong Kong or Taiwan means taking great risks;
Just like a mainland tycoon in the past life who wanted to invest overseas, the first factor he would exclude was countries with possible military conflicts. He didn’t even need to think about it, he would just KO them directly.

Even if the interests involved are huge, at most they would build an assembly plant and adopt a light-asset model to avoid heavy investment. If a war or conflict breaks out, all the investment will go down the drain.
There is a ready-made case in Hong Kong. A few years later, Zheng Yutong teamed up with the Macau gambling king to invest in casinos in Iran. As a result, a ZB occurred there, and the 5000 million US dollars investment was lost. Fortunately, the two of them had deep enough health bars, otherwise they would have lost everything. Such a huge loss would not be considered a small amount even if Yang Wendong encountered it today.

"We will continue to discuss this with American companies." Wang Zhiqun continued, "There is also a second plan to introduce various technologies and production lines of the previous generation from the United States, and then we will produce and sell them ourselves;
We don't need washing machines, but we lack the technical reserves for refrigerators and air conditioners. If we import them, it will be a good thing for us.
One is that the Asian economy is getting better and better, and the demand for white goods will also increase. The other is that when the Hong Kong container terminal is open to navigation, the various large appliances we make can be directly shipped to Europe and the United States via containers at low cost, thus opening up the world's largest market."

"Purchasing technology and production lines is not a problem," Yang Wendong said. "But if you plan to sell in Europe and the United States, this channel is very difficult to build, especially after-sales service. It took Japan more than ten years to fully build after-sales service in Europe and the United States."

The more complex the electrical appliances or technical industrial products are, the more perfect after-sales service is needed. After-sales service is even a moat of the same level as technology.

Because no matter how amazing the technology is, it is impossible to guarantee that the product will not have problems, and who would dare to buy a high-value product without after-sales service? After all, technology is something that cannot be proven by words unless it is a revolutionary product like a smartphone.
Wang Zhiqun said: “We can only do this step by step. My initial plan is to establish about 100 after-sales points in the UK. A small part of them will be invested by ourselves, and most of them will be contracted to local maintenance companies, and we will send people there;

Then we will focus on opening up the UK market, followed by Australia and Canada, which are also Commonwealth countries in the West. After these are completed, we will gradually enter the US, and finally other European countries, but I estimate that it will take more than a decade for them to get their turn. "

"There's no rush for those European countries. Even for the sake of profit, we can just take over France, Germany and Italy first. Their languages are different and the operating costs are too high. There's no need." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Your strategy is very good. Prioritize the Commonwealth countries, then the United States. If we can take over these markets, it will be enough for us for a long time."

"Yes." Wang Zhiqun said, "But according to the investment costs of dozens of cities in the Middle East, the investment in the UK will be higher. Fortunately, Carrefour has acquired the Victor Value supermarket there, and we are also going to use this resource to build an after-sales base."

Yang Wendong nodded and said, "That's fine. You can also do this in Singapore and Taiwan, but the market is a little smaller. As for the United States, you can find Walmart and cooperate with them, but they are currently only in a few states in the central United States, so they won't be of much help to you."

Wang Zhiqun said: "I know, these are actually things that will happen in a few years. By then, things may be a little different from now."

"That's right." Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "I need to see the funding situation in the future. Maybe I will invest in the US retail industry myself, which will be helpful to you then."

Wang Zhiqun asked: "Carrefour is going to invest in the United States?"

Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "No, I have an idea. I might go to the United States to build a professional electrical appliance retail mall. It's a collection."

Before the electronics industry exploded, the core electronic products were basically just a few home appliances, which were enough to be sold in supermarkets or ordinary shopping malls;

But in the next ten years, the electronics industry will see the emergence of portable music players, electronic game consoles, personal computers, and even many new home appliances. When this industry develops rapidly, professional electronic product supermarkets will be born, integrating sales, consulting, after-sales and other services.

For example, Best Buy in the previous life was like this. This company was founded in the 60s, but was renamed in the 80s. Yang Wendong didn’t know what it was called before, so he had no way to invest. Since he couldn’t invest, he might as well try it himself.

This kind of industry does not offend the US government's taboos and can do business in the United States with peace of mind. It is also a safe way to indirectly share the huge profits after the explosion of the electronics industry.

After listening to this, Wang Zhiqun said, "Mr. Yang, this kind of industry requires a huge investment, but if it succeeds, it will not only help us develop, but you will even be able to control some Japanese and American home appliance brands."

"That would have to be very large, almost all over the United States." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Even if you have money, it will take 20 to 30 years to achieve this. It's still too early."

Wang Zhiqun said with a smile: "If we can really achieve this result, twenty or thirty years would be worthwhile."

"Don't worry about this for now, just operate it according to the existing model." Yang Wendong added: "Even if there are such subsidiaries in the future, they will be of the first-level level and will not be under your name;
I need it to be a channel, not a glorified e-service.'

"Don't worry, Mr. Yang, I understand." Wang Zhiqun said. Yang Wendong asked again: "How is the development of the electronic watch going?"

Wang Zhiqun replied: "It is still under research. I have invited some engineers from the United States and Japan, as well as some Chinese. The samples that have been developed so far are not stable in time and need to be debugged."

"Okay, let them work harder." Yang Wendong nodded.

Many things that were very simple in the past, industrial products that could be made in a small workshop, would have been industrial crowns decades ago, and it would have been extremely difficult to make them.
For example, Epson Seiko bought RCA's LCD patent and it took them two or three years to develop an LCD electronic watch.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that Epson did not invest a lot of resources. Now we have invested a lot of money in order to become the first company in the world to develop electronic watches. Not to mention how much money we can make, the title of "inventor" alone will be of great help to the promotion of the Honor brand.

At the end of November, Yang Wendong arrived at TVB headquarters in Tseung Kwan O;

Downstairs, Yang Wendong took a look at the building above and said to Qi Ruifan, "This building is not in good condition. Go talk to Zheng Zhijie and ask him to find you a larger piece of land in Tseung Kwan O to build a new headquarters."

"Okay, thank you Mr. Yang." Qi Ruifan was overjoyed when he heard it.

With the financial resources of the Changxing Group, a new building is nothing, but TVB's own profitability has always been average, so it is not easy to apply to the headquarters for the construction of a building. This has never happened within the Changxing Group. The proposal by the boss Yang Wendong himself does not count.

In the past two years, as TVB's TV dramas have become increasingly popular and even sold overseas, the company's profits have become a little more promising. This is probably the reason why Yang Wendong agreed to build a new headquarters.

After entering the building, the group went directly to the meeting room above;

After taking a sip of tea, Yang Wendong said, "Lao Qi, the martial arts anti-Japanese drama you have been shooting recently is quite good. It is shot very well. This TV series is also very popular in Southeast Asia. It is the first TV series from Hong Kong to achieve success in Asia."

"This is also due to Mr. Yang's good guidance." Qi Ruifan immediately flattered him, the greatest credit always goes to the leader.

"This has nothing to do with me." Yang Wendong waved his hand and said, "You have successfully captured this market. Now the results are so good. By the end of this year, everyone in TVB will have a high bonus income."

As for TVB, Yang Wendong actually did not interfere much after its establishment. With his status, it would be too low for him to interfere with the filming of TV series or movies. At most, he could provide some financial support.
Changxing Film Company and TVB seem to have agreed to start filming themes from the World War II period, but with their funds and personnel, they cannot film the war, and filming this would be more sensitive, so they only filmed the confrontation between folk martial arts schools and Japanese ronin.
Although it seems logical that the Japanese have guns but don't have to fight, the overall quality is still very good, especially nowadays when martial arts is a trend, and both TV and movies have achieved good results after filming a few episodes.

This also allowed Yang Wendong, who had been counting on Li Xiaolong to break into the Asian market, to do so a little earlier. Of course, in terms of influence, compared to Li Xiaolong, the current TV series and movies are still not enough, at most they are just a start.

"Thank you, Mr. Yang." Qi Ruifan said with a smile.

Yang Wendong added: "As for TV dramas, you should keep up the good work. I won't ask any more questions. The better the results, the better. However, I find that TVB doesn't seem to be very good at variety shows and music."

Qi Ruifan also said: "Yes, in the area of variety shows, it is still a little bit lacking, and the music is not very good either, especially the original songs, which are very poorly done. Many people still like to go to Japan to buy the copyright of the songs and then change the lyrics;

Original songs can’t sell as well as Japanese songs, so many people are unwilling to create original songs.”

"That's a problem." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Japan's population is more than ten times ours, and their economy and culture are stronger. Their songs are definitely much better than ours.

It is impossible to beat Japanese music, but we still have to find a way to develop our own music. Once the music industry is well developed, it will be of great help to various variety shows and even movies and TV series."

Qi Ruifan said, "Mr. Yang, our encouragement for original songs is already quite high, especially at Honor Electronics, which has increased the dividends for original songs a bit. This is already a subsidy, otherwise it would be impossible for the normal market to do so."

"I know, but these subsidies can only help current singers." Yang Wendong said: "But I guess, in addition to these people, there are many Chinese people in Hong Kong or other places who are talented in music, but they themselves may not know it.

So I think we should start from this aspect, find ways to discover them, and then cultivate them.”

"I'm already learning the European and American model of discovering singers and looking for talented people, but the progress is indeed very slow," Qi Ruifan replied.

"The European and American model is also correct, but the efficiency of actively looking for talents is too low." Yang Wendong said with a smile: "I plan to host a program to give countless ordinary people the opportunity to participate, and then our judges can discover various potential stocks from them;
Just like the Miss Hong Kong pageant, there are preliminary selections in various towns, and then the contestants gather step by step. In this process, outstanding talents will gradually emerge. Even if only a few people can win the prize in the end, we may discover dozens or even hundreds of potential talents in this process.
Then we can carry out specialized training, which will be very beneficial to the development of Chinese music in Hong Kong."

"Mr. Yang, what kind of variety show?" Qi Ruifan asked with some confusion.

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "I call it Good Voice. Since it is held in Hong Kong, it is naturally called Hong Kong Good Voice."

"Are you planning to hold it in other countries?" Qi Ruifan asked in surprise.

"Of course not." Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "But we can apply for copyright for this program. As long as we make achievements in Hong Kong, TV stations in other countries may spend money to buy it in the future."

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