The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 129 [Strong opponent]

Lin Zhichao came downstairs with Tang Caiyun, and was surprised and heartbroken when he saw Tang Caiying crying like pear blossoms and rain.

Was it taught by Tang Zhongyuan and his wife?
When Tang Caiying saw the two of them, she seemed to have a backbone, and immediately stepped forward to hold her sister's hand.

Tang Caiyun petted: "What's the matter?"

Lin Zhichao also cast a concerned look.

Later, Tang Zhongyuan took the initiative to tell the truth.

Lin Zhichao was overjoyed in his heart, this is a good thing!
"Brother Zhichao, what do you think I should do?" Tang Caiying asked with pitiful eyes.

Lin Zhichao did not directly express his joy, but said with a serious expression: "I think it is necessary to hold a formal recognition ceremony. You should change your name to 'Xu Caiying'. After all, you are your biological parents, and they didn't abandon you on purpose. It is because of your survival that they made this decision. I believe they were also in pain at the time. Of course, it is only an ethical formality to recognize relatives. It is your original intention to whom you kiss. The grace of nurturing is greater than heaven. Besides, do you think Caiyun, my father-in-law and my mother-in-law will not spoil you in the future?"

He directly changed her name to 'Xu Caiying'. After marrying in, he added her husband's surname to 'Lin Xu Caiying'.

Say goodbye to the past completely!

"Xu Caiying! This name is good, but why did you name me?" Xu Caiying finally regained some agility, and said to Lin Zhichao in a charming voice.

She also understands that it may be good to do things like this, so as not to let the world talk nonsense.

Lin Zhichao immediately said as a matter of course: "Not only will I change your name to 'Xu Caiying', but I will also give you the husband's surname 'Lin Xu Caiying' in the future. This is the tradition of us Hong Kong people. Of course, the husband's surname is only used on formal occasions. It's still called Xu Caiying."

Xu Caiying glanced at the Tang couple and said, "Okay, I will be called Xu Caiying from now on!"

Tang Zhongyuan and Song Qiaoling's couple almost didn't shed tears, and blamed themselves for not having the courage to fight against the family law and abide by the ancient traditional rules [-].

Afterwards, everyone decided to ask Xu Wangcheng and his wife to discuss the details.

Xu Wangcheng and Gao Fei were very happy when they heard Tang Zhongyuan took the initiative to contact them.They have been thinking about their eldest daughter, but Xu Wangcheng must abide by the words of a gentleman.

In addition, he asked someone to find out that his daughter was living well in the Tang family, even if they met, they might not recognize her, and might disturb her life.

"Husband, do you think Tang Zhongyuan and his wife will let us meet our daughter? I really want to see her. Even if I don't recognize me as a mother, I'm very happy!" Gao Fei said sadly with tears in her eyes.

After all, the Tang family is a rich family. After the couple fled to Guangdong Province to live, they could only be described as small businessmen; they just fled to Hong Kong last year, and the family relied on opening a grocery store to make ends meet.

Xu Wangcheng said: "You can't take the initiative to bring it up. My daughter is already so old. If we disturb her rashly, it will cause hatred instead. Therefore, it is better to bless her silently. This time, Brother Zhongyuan has an appointment, so we just listen!"

"Why are you so cruel!" Gao Fei cried.

The two don't have many children, and now they only have a 12-year-old son under their knees, which can be described as a small population, because Xu Wangcheng was injured later and could no longer have children.

Xu Wangcheng shook his head helplessly, the Tang family was powerful, and he was wronged, so why would he be so cruel!
But in the face of his wife's complaints, he could only bear silently.

Why didn't he want to recognize that daughter, he had only one son under his knees now that he had few heirs.

And now, the Tang family is even more married to Lin Zhichao, a rich man in Hong Kong, and it is even more prosperous. He is not something that a small businessman can offend.

The next day.

In the Hong Kong Hotel, the three families of Lin, Tang and Xu met.

As soon as they met, Gao Fei kept staring at Xu Caiying, tears streaming from her eyes.

At this time, Xu Caiying only trusted Lin Zhichao and held his arm tightly.

"Everyone sit down first!"

Lin Zhichao took the lead, arranged for everyone to sit down in the private room, and then arranged for the waiter to serve the dishes while briefly introducing them.

Tang Zhongyuan was the first to tell the truth!
It is conceivable that Xu Wangcheng and Gao Fei were overjoyed, because in this way, they could recognize this daughter.

Under the fiery eyes of the Xu couple, Xu Caiying turned to Lin Zhichao for help.

Lin Zhichao then comforted her, and said to the Xu couple: "Uncle, Aunt, family affection is something that needs to be together day and night. I can understand your feelings, but Caiying will not be able to accept your enthusiasm for a while. Okay. Now that we have met, there is a chance to get acquainted with each other in the future, what do you think?"

Xu Wangcheng and his wife quickly looked back, and then Xu Wangcheng said sincerely: "What Lin Sheng said is very reasonable, we have overstepped. Don't worry, we will obey as you arrange for us and the couple, and there will never be any injustice. think."

He thought very clearly, since the matter was revealed, the chances were much greater.What's more, if the daughter marries Lin Zhichao, they will definitely be there, and they are elders.

Lin Zhichao immediately said: "Uncle is serious! After all, you are Caiying's biological father, and aunt is Caiying's biological mother. The pain of having a child is a gift from God. Don't worry, you will get better in the future."

What Lin Zhichao said was not only for the Xu couple, but also for Xu Caiying, and even more for the Tang couple.

The matter is so complicated because the Tang couple is afraid, so naturally they should also bear the greatest responsibility.

Afterwards, Tang Zhongyuan said: "Since this is the case, we will arrange a formal recognition ceremony this month."

Now that you have become villains, be firmer.

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "I think it's fine! Besides, Caiying is in a bad mood now. I want to marry early and take care of her for the rest of her life. I plan to get married early next year."

After saying this, Xu Caiying finally raised her head to look at Lin Zhichao, her eyes regained their brilliance.At this time, in her heart, she chose to trust Lin Zhichao more.

The Xu couple don't care about their children's personal affairs. They are now grateful for Lin Zhichao's attitude, and they hope to have a relationship with this daughter in the future.What's more, it is not unacceptable for bungalows.

The only ones who were a little sad, of course, were the Tang couple.

In fact, Xu Caiying just couldn't see clearly for a while, and she will still have deep feelings for them in the future, after all, the nurturing feelings are there.

A family drama finally ended successfully.

Japan, YKK zipper.

The new zipper rice rowing machine developed and produced by Hitachi Machinery Factory has finally been delivered to YKK zipper with [-] sets, and the installation and debugging have been completed.

this day.

Tadao Yoshida and Ichiro Matsushima watched the new rice row machine continuously spit out zippers, and they both felt excited.

"Hitachi Machinery Factory is really strong. It is really admirable to develop such an excellent automatic rice arranging machine so quickly!" Yoshida Tadao sighed.

At this time, Tadao Yoshida was in a different mood than before. He believed that this time, he would never be restrained by Hong Kong Cheung Kong Industry again.

Ichiro Matsushima said with some pride: "Our Hitachi Machinery Factory has invested heavily in this area since we reached a cooperation with YKK Zipper. Of course, President Yoshida has also contributed a lot and provided us with a great reference. Although time-consuming Longer, but you must know that we are not just improving the automatic zipper rice arranging machine, but developing the automatic rice arranging machine from scratch.”

Indeed, Japan did not have the technology of "automatic zipper rice arranging machine" before, let alone improved it.

Therefore, it took Hitachi Machinery Factory more than a year to complete all American technologies and surpass them.

Tadao Yoshida immediately said: "You also own shares in YKK zipper, so the return is naturally high."

Thinking of the 40% shares that were divided up, Tadao Yoshida still felt very heartbroken.

He had never heard of the fact that the machinery factory develops machinery and can distribute the shares of the manufacturer.

Obviously, it was Matsushima Ichiro who took advantage of the fire to rob.

Of course, it's too late to say anything now.

Matsushima Ichiro naturally knew it well, but he changed the subject and said: "President Yoshida, do you have the confidence to drive the Yangtze River zipper out of Japan and let YKK zipper occupy the Japanese market."

Tadao Yoshida said with a smile: "Within one year, I want our zippers to account for 90% of Japan's share. After that, YKK zippers will go overseas and become a world-class zipper enterprise step by step. As for the Yangtze River zipper, I have no idea. Take it to heart, it's time to compete, but I believe the winner must be us."

For the Japanese market, Tadao Yoshida has absolute confidence, because importing zippers from Hong Kong requires tariffs, and agents have to share part of the profits; while YKK zippers can be sold directly to manufacturers. Of course, for the Japanese agent of Cheung Kong Industrial, YKK zippers It is also possible to cooperate and use their channels to sell to small customers.

As for the overseas market, Yoshida Tadao believes that he needs to accumulate strength to gradually compete with Cheung Kong; when YKK zipper has strong capital, it can open a large-scale factory in Japan, metallurgy, thread spinning and weaving by itself. The establishment of a one-stop industrial chain greatly reduces costs.

At that time, Hong Kong's Cheung Kong Industries, at least in aluminum alloy and copper smelting, will not be able to achieve self-production (yuck), and the cost will naturally be higher than that of YKK zippers (labor is not counted).

At that time, it will be obvious who wins and who loses.

"Okay, our Hitachi Machinery Factory will fully support YKK zippers, and the machines are only produced for you." Ichiro Matsushima said happily.

If it weren't for the zipper factory in Hong Kong, Hitachi Machinery would not have this industry, so he is very grateful!
More importantly, though, is to beat them all!

"Thank you, President Matsushima! Within three years, we need [-] sets of automatic zipper rice arranging machines." Tadao Yoshida said confidently.

"No problem, as long as your orders continue to flow, our machinery can be provided at any time."

With the development of Japan's economy, Japan's demand for zippers has also greatly increased, increasing by tens of percent almost a year.

Hu Chengdong, the marketing manager of Cheung Kong Industrial, hurried to Lin Zhichao's office.

"Boss, the Japanese agent has given us a message that YKK zippers have already used a new type of 4000-rpm rice arranging machine, a total of [-] sets. This is the sample we brought back, you have a look!"

There was no surprise on Lin Zhichao's face. He had already thought that one day, with the industrial technology of the Japanese, even the Yankees would suffer some losses in the future. They can often produce better products and the price is even cheaper.

He took the YKK zipper and pulled it back and forth, feeling its quality; he quickly concluded that the product was no different from Cheung Kong.

"What about the price?"

This is a key question.

Although it is said that no matter who rises, Cheung Kong will have a place, but Lin Zhichao still hopes that Changjiang Zipper can become the world's zipper giant and compete with YKK zipper.

Cheung Kong must enter heavy industry - smelting, ship breaking, and copper smelting. Tseung Kwan O is one of the good places.

"The market price of their aluminum alloy zippers is equivalent to 0.6~0.7 Hong Kong dollars, and the cost price of aluminum alloy zippers is estimated to be around 0.4 Hong Kong dollars each."

When Lin Zhichao heard the words, he understood Yoshida Tadao's thoughts, and they could make a lot of profit at this price; but if Cheung Kong is through an agent, this price is unlikely.

If you want to squeeze Cheung Kong out of the Japanese market in this way, it is obvious that Tadao Yoshida overestimated the YKK zipper.

You know, no matter how cheap workers’ wages are in Japan, they can’t be compared with Hong Kong; the workers in Hong Kong are all from the mainland, and they just need to eat. support.

The cost of Cheung Kong's aluminum alloy zippers has been reduced to less than 0.35 Hong Kong dollars per piece and 1.70 Hong Kong dollars per meter.Copper zippers are only less than 0.5 Hong Kong dollars each, which greatly reduces the cost.

Zipper tariffs are very low, only 10%.In order to attract foreign investment, the Japanese government treats foreign businessmen very preferentially. Not only do they give lower interest rates than domestic people, but they don’t even set up trade barriers for products.

Cheung Kong has monopolized the Japanese market for so long, and the government has not interfered.In fact, they also understand that it is not in their own interest to legislate to stop it for a small zipper.First of all, the impact is not good, and secondly, Hong Kong is also a necessary place for Japan's resource trade.

"That's it! Let our office in Japan contact Japanese agents or wholesalers. We will wholesale to them at 0.42 Hong Kong dollars for each aluminum alloy zipper, and they will pay the tariff and freight. In this way, at least the market can be stabilized. , will not completely withdraw from the Japanese market.”

At this price, Changjiang Industry still has a gross profit of more than 20%. It wants to occupy a niche in the Japanese market. When the wages of Japanese workers rise in the future, Changjiang Zipper may make a comeback.

"Good. Many agents still hope to continue to cooperate with us. After all, YKK zippers prefer factory direct sales. They only choose agents in remote areas of Japan."

Lin Zhichao nodded. In fact, there is a 10% price difference, so it doesn't mean that everyone will buy the cheap one, and the channel is also very important.

Although YKK Zipper has put into use 20 automatic zipper machines, but they want to sell zippers to countries and regions other than Japan, it seems that they will be attacked by Cheung Kong.

At present, Cheung Kong has a large number of sales channels in Europe, America and Southeast Asia, and has also set up a factory in Singapore. Obviously, YKK zipper still has a long way to go.

At this time, Cheung Kong actually had 25 automatic zipper machines, and imported five different types of zippers from Germany, specializing in the production of special functions.

Once Europe and the United States do not ban the Changjiang zipper produced in Singapore, then in the next few years, Cheung Kong will still increase various machines every year to supply the growing market demand.

But when Tadao Yoshida learned that the Yangtze River zipper agent had adjusted the price and faced the menacing YKK zipper, he was suddenly a little unbelievable.He thought that the Yangtze River Zipper would gradually withdraw from the Japanese market, but he did not expect to resist tenaciously.

Keita Masataka said: "Boss, do you want to adjust the price again and drive the Yangtze River Zipper out of Japan completely?"

Tadao Yoshida immediately waved his hand and said: "There is an old saying in Huaguo, which is called boiling frogs in warm water. The Yangtze River zipper can give super cheap wholesale prices. Obviously, the oil lamps are exhausted. We can take our time to seize the market. What's more, we have to It is impossible to completely defeat them with these [-] machines, or even machinery. The important thing is to accumulate strength, build a large factory, and then develop the entire industrial chain, and finally defeat the Yangtze River Zipper in one fell swoop and become a world zipper giant.”

Last year, he understood that even if the price of zippers produced in Japan is slightly higher, many customers still choose to trust YKK, accounting for 22% of the market.But now, the prices of the two products are similar, and even YKK zippers have more advantages, so it is time for YKK to encroach on the Yangtze River zipper market.

Keita Masataka nodded and said, "Then the agents and wholesalers, should we also take action and discuss cooperation with them?"

Tadao Yoshida said: "Yes, to attract them is to cut off the hands and feet of the zipper of the Yangtze River. You arrange them to come to our factory for inspection, with full board and lodging, and let them see how the industry in our childhood was developed."

"it is good"

A few days later, many zipper wholesalers visited YKK zipper factory one after another.

When seeing 20 new machines, everyone praised them one after another!

When he learned that Cheung Kong would only give you the wholesale price of 2.1 Hong Kong dollars per piece, Tadao Yoshida's first words were: "Impossible!"

It's unbelievable. Doesn't it mean that the gross profit of a one-meter zipper is only 5%?

An agent said with a smile: "President Yoshida, if it weren't for such a low wholesale price, we would have been helpless in front of YKK zippers. Of course, at present, our business is also greatly affected. You directly supply the big manufacturers!"

In fact, everyone is still very upset about Tadao Yoshida. If it weren't for him, everyone would still be able to continue to make money safely.

Fortunately, they import zippers from Hong Kong, and they only get 20% of the net profit, which is no longer the huge profit they used to be.

Tadao Yoshida was a little embarrassed. He thought he was giving everyone a favor, but he didn't expect everyone to complain about YKK zippers.

Now he is a bit stuck, the wholesale price of 2.1 Hong Kong dollars is impossible, and he even gives more than this price to large factories.

After thinking about it, these agents need to pay customs duties and shipping costs, so the cost should be more than 0.5 Hong Kong dollars (converted).

Therefore, Tadao Yoshida intends to wholesale it to everyone at 2.6 Hong Kong dollars per meter, and promises to reduce the cost before considering adjusting the price.

As a result, some agents responded as expected. Of course, many agents made up their minds to try both kinds of zippers to see which one sells better.

After getting this thing done.

Sitting in the office, Tadao Yoshida was once again in high spirits. Although Cheung Kong is still an opponent, he has already gained the upper hand in the Japanese market.

"The United States is blocking trade in the Far East. Will Hong Kong be involved?"

"If the Yangtze River Zipper can't import aluminum alloy and copper, I'm afraid it can only linger on?"

Tadao Yoshida thought of it suddenly, and then couldn't help being surprised.

Wait!
He believes that Hong Kong zipper products will face a severe situation!
(End of this chapter)