The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 148 [Trouble at the door]

After Lin Zhichao got the loan from HSBC Bank, he did not go to London to select ships immediately, but arranged for his men to go to the European shipping market to inquire about news and market conditions; at the same time, he also informed Willis to make some preparations.

Of the seven ships shipped around the world last time, only five ships were actually purchased from Willis. Even so, he was still a super customer of Willis.

He is already familiar with buying a ship, not to mention that he already has connections and has a group of men available.Of course, the final right to choose and decide is firmly in the hands of Lin Zhichao.

"dong dong"

"Come in"

Tao Derong, the general manager of Changjiang Plastic Factory, walked in with a happy face and couldn't wait to report: "Boss, we have successfully tested the machine that can produce plastic bottles. Would you like to visit it?"

Lin Zhichao smiled and said, "Come on, let's go and have a look."

On the way, Tao Derong introduced: "The cost of the machine we developed is only a little over [-] Hong Kong dollars, but the products produced are exactly the same as those in the United States. Based on this alone, we have given priority to technology among our peers. I believe it will definitely bring high profits. profit."

The current annual profit of Changjiang Plastic Factory is 30 to 40 Hong Kong dollars. This profit is the net profit after paying 3 Hong Kong dollars per pound of plastic raw materials to "Changjiang Trading".

In fact, Changjiang Trading earned more than one million Hong Kong dollars only from frying plastic raw materials.Sometimes, there is really no 'speculation' to make money in business!
After arriving at the Changjiang Plastic Factory, hundreds of workers were busy. Since the products of the Changjiang Plastic Factory are all primary plastic products, the profit is not high.To do business, if you master advanced technology and advanced technology, it is really like stealing money.

For example, if you first develop a "popular product", you may invest 10 yuan in a factory, and you can earn 20 yuan a year.But in the next year, you may not earn 5 yuan, because other factories have learned the technology, and then flocked to it, and the competition immediately became fierce.

When they came to the factory, the technicians were surrounding a machine. When they saw Lin Zhichao coming, they immediately gave way to a passage.

"boss"

"Well, how's it going?"

Hearing Lin Zhichao's concern, a technician involved in the research and development immediately took out the produced samples and a reference product.

"The machine has been in production for seven or eight hours, and everything is running normally. One of these two products is produced in the United States, and the other is produced by us. Boss, what do you think?"

Lin Zhichao immediately compared it!
The United States is already the second-generation plastic machine, while Hong Kong is the first-generation second-hand plastic machine.

Even so, Hong Kong plastic factories are also developing rapidly.

In terms of machinery, before the US embargo, there were many American plastic machine agents in Hong Kong; after the embargo, these machines were already in warehouses in Hong Kong, so Hong Kong has no shortage of plastic machines for the time being, and what is lacking is new plastic machines.

In terms of raw materials, various channels can always be obtained, but the price is doubled compared with before.

Hong Kong's plastic industry is already laying a solid foundation, and it will explode in two or three years, and Plastic Flower will be the pinnacle of Hong Kong's plastic factories.

"The quality of the two products is indeed similar, but I can still tell that this one is an American product and this one is our product. However, it is enough, let's start making money!" Lin Zhichao smiled and gestured at the plastic bottle in his hand.

Everyone was happy, and it was safe to get the affirmation of the boss.

Tao Derong said: "I plan to make four more, mass-produce this plastic bottle, and quickly occupy the market."

Lin Zhichao said with satisfaction: "I think it's good. The action is to be quicker. If someone learns from us, I'm afraid it will only take two or three months."

The cost of a machine is only 2500 yuan (not including the injection molding machine), so cheap, it is really a saving.Yankees sell 2 Hong Kong dollars, but they are really greedy.

According to Lin Zhichao's estimation, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia have a strong demand for this kind of plastic bottle, but after all, it is only a small product. If it is done well, it is still possible to increase the profit of [-] Hong Kong dollars a year, mainly because of competitors. to join.

Why did Lin Zhichao come to personally ask about such a trivial matter?
First, he has high work efficiency and can take care of his career.

Second, he wants to train the management and technical personnel of Changjiang Plastic Factory, and cultivate their self-motivation.

Thirdly, the Changjiang Plastic Factory needs to spin off a Changjiang Toy Factory, so it is necessary to have a good team, and it is necessary to give them more tasks.

"Manager Tao, next we will develop and use plastic to make 'soft plastic dolls' and 'hard plastic dolls'. The level is at least similar to that of American products. I don't want mass production, but we must master this technology. The time is ripe. We will then go to Europe and the United States to import advanced plastic machines, and then mass production will be possible.”

The plastic technology similar to Barbie dolls has become a reality, but the inspiration has not yet reached that stage; the dolls at this time are all babies, the hair is directly painted on the plastic, and there is no wig or clothing decoration.

"Hard plastic dolls? Boss, the dolls on the market are made of soft plastic. If it is hard plastic, it should be difficult to pour it into shape." Tao Derong immediately questioned it.

Some technicians also nodded.

In fact, most of the plastic toys in Hong Kong at this time are animals such as ducks, pandas, and sheep, except for bubu guns.The dolls on the market are generally European and American products with excellent texture, and it is generally difficult for local plastic factories to achieve that kind of craftsmanship.

But the boss made it very clear that he can master the technology first, and when the time is right, he can buy machines and start production.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "If it is hard glue, making toys is naturally made of parts and splicing. The hint I can give you is this."

Tao Derong's eyes lit up, and he immediately said clearly: "Okay, we understand!"

Lin Zhichao nodded and said: "Take your time, I know that because of the equipment, we can't achieve many processes. That's why I give you a long time of research and development, which is not only to cultivate a technical team, but also to provide Make plans for the future."

Tao Derong immediately said seriously: "Okay."

Creativity is the most valuable, so Lin Zhichao stayed at the end.Before that, get the technology done and produce some non-creative products.

As usual, Li Jiacheng stayed in the company to work in the morning, afternoon and evening, and sold in the morning and afternoon.

In fact, he feels that his plastic business is going well. After all, he invested 32 Hong Kong dollars and earned [-] in one year. The rate of return is as high as [-]%. Moreover, it was completed under many difficulties.

Now, he is full of confidence, because if he is the first to develop a machine that can produce plastic bottles, the profit of Changhe Plastics can be doubled at least.

At that time, not only can the debt be paid off, but the career can even be temporarily stabilized, or improved to a higher level.

When he came to a grocery store, Li Jiacheng pretended to be a customer, intending to inquire about the products on the market before selling them.

"what"

Li Jiacheng was a little shocked, because he saw that the grocery store had already sold 'glue bottles'; he secretly thought that someone imported the machine from the United States, maybe it was a smuggled machine.

Don't panic, if this is the case, the cost is high, and you still have a chance of winning.

At this time, Zhang Changhe Plastic Factory has already made some progress on this kind of machine. According to the preliminary sales, the cost of the machine is only one-tenth of that of the United States.In this way, if it is a plastic bottle produced in the United States, or a plastic bottle produced by an American machine, the cost will undoubtedly be much higher.

"Boss, what's the price of your plastic bottle?"

The boss glanced at Li Jiacheng, and immediately said: "You are a salesman, can you also produce this stuff?"

People who have been in the market all year round can tell at a glance that Li Jiacheng is a salesman, not a customer.

Li Jiacheng was not surprised when he saw this, so he handed over his business card.

"I can't produce such plastic bottles for the time being, but if you tell me the import price, I believe it will be cheaper than theirs, and I will come to your door again."

Seeing this, the boss looked Li Jiacheng up and down, with a very sincere attitude, and immediately quoted the price.

He added: "Then you have to hurry up and get this cost price down. Others Changjiang Plastic Factory has already mass-produced it, and there are already many plastic bottles like this on the market."

It's this Changjiang Plastics again!

Li Jiacheng's first thought was that he was too impressed with Changjiang Plastic Industry.Because everyone in the plastic industry knows that Changjiang Plastics not only manufactures plastic products, but also wholesales plastic raw materials. Therefore, before the US embargo, they had a large amount of plastic raw materials, which led to their low cost.The important thing is that the products of Changjiang Plastic Industry are not only of good quality, but also the wholesale price is very competitive in the market, occupying a large market share.

At the same time, Li Jiacheng felt that the price of plastic bottles produced by Changjiang Plastics Wholesale was cheaper than those produced by American machines, but slightly higher than his prices.

"It should be a machine imported from the United States. This Yangtze River Plastic Factory prefers the route of high quality and low price. In this case, once I produce plastic bottles and set a lower price, I will definitely make a lot of money."

Finally, Li Jiacheng comforted himself.

In fact, I panicked a lot in my heart, because the market has been occupied by others, and this is the key point.

Li Jiacheng, who returned to the factory, immediately pulled himself together and asked everyone to successfully develop the machine as soon as possible, and he himself devoted himself to it.

In the sea area of ​​the West Ring Wharf, the "Venus" sailing on the fixed route of Yokohama-Hong Kong returned to the port, ready to load from the West Ring Warehouse, and then rushed to Yokohama.

After Lin Zhichao got the news, he boarded the cargo ship Venus in a small boat. Although he had never been with the ship, but many of his cargo ships arrived at the port, he might land on it as soon as possible to check the maintenance of the cargo ships, and discuss the cargo ships with the engineers. The condition of the equipment, and talking to the sailors.

Although this is not the case for every flight, Lin Zhichao will board the cargo ship for inspection whenever he is free, and he must be proficient in one line of work. This is his current work status.

the other side.

He Wennian, the on-board accountant, has already gone ashore to arrange the time for the Venus to dock and load cargo. Due to the booming shipping industry, almost all cargo ships have to wait for a certain period of time before they can dock for loading and unloading. We will arrange a berth for you.

He Wennian got the news from the port very smoothly. The port will dock at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. The waiting time is not too long. Some ships may wait for three or four days.

Afterwards, he approached 'Dong Fu Wo' who was in charge of unloading the cargo from West Central to Chai Wan Wharf, and asked someone to arrange for loading the cargo tomorrow morning.

Originally, this kind of thing has always been easy, and Da Fei, the person in charge of Dongfu and Xihuan, always wishes for it, as if the God of Wealth is coming.

But this time, this Dafei actually arrogantly asked for more money!
When He Wennian heard this, he immediately said: "Add money? Did you make a mistake? In the current market, you can still add money. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Hong Kong who are unemployed. Tell me why you should increase the money."

Da Fei said like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water: "I don't care, anyway, if you want to load cargo, you have to pay an extra 6 hao per ton. Your Venus is so profitable, pay more for the hard work of the brothers, sprinkle water! "

How could He Wennian agree, in the words of the boss, to save every penny.Now the dock workers are not employees of his own family, not to mention that he suspects that the dock gang deliberately raises prices.

So, He Wennian said: "You don't want to move, right? Well, from now on, you Dongfuhe don't want to do our business anymore, we'll ask someone else to move it."

I have never heard of a small dock gang who dares to embarrass global shipping. I don’t know how many dock workers in Hong Kong rely on global shipping for a living.

Da Fei can become the person in charge of Xihuan, so he can fight and kill, and he has a fierce appearance.He came in front of He Wennian, took off He Wennian's eyes, fell to the ground with a 'slap', and said arrogantly: "Who do you think you are, dare to threaten me. I don't think anyone would dare to replace him without our Dong Fuhe's nod." You load the goods. Tell your boss that the money will be added in the future, as long as all your ships are on our site, you will have to add a handling fee of 6 Hao per ton, otherwise you will not even think about loading and unloading.”

He Wennian was originally a thin and weak literati, but now, in front of a group of gangsters, he was a little weak, so he could only pick up his glasses, and planned to go back and find a way.

After He Wennian left.

"Boss, you offended the shipping company by doing this. Everyone else is a big boss. I'm afraid that if the price increase fails, there will be trouble." A subordinate named Ah Jin persuaded.

Da Fei looked at Ah Jin, slapped Ah Jin on the back of the head, and said, "Damn, when is it your turn to teach me a lesson! I just want to be in trouble, anyway, now that Dongfuhe has become someone else's, we I have to bow down to a young man in his early 20s, I can't do it. Since he wants to be the boss, let's see if he can handle such trouble!"

Da Fei's words immediately aroused the support of other subordinates.

"That's right, the hair hasn't grown up yet, yet you want to be the boss of our wharf gang, why!"

"Since he has an uncle who is the inspector of Zonghua, I don't have the ability to p."

It turned out that Dong Fuhe's big boss was originally called a "fat pig guy" to sit in the town. After Liu Fu became the chief inspector of Zonghua, he was taken care of by Liu Fu by virtue of his background in Dongguan.But this 'fat pig' is no good. Originally, the association operated illegal businesses such as gambling stalls, brothels, and opium halls. The territory was so disturbing, so Liu Fu could only temporarily imprison him and appoint a new person to take over.

Although Liu Fu's nephew, Da Ju, came from a wealthy family, he liked fighting and killing in the club since he was a child, and even worshiped the head of the Zhigong Hall; just in time, Liu Fu arranged for Da Ju to be the Dongfu and sit in the hall.

Although Da Ju was able to secure his position for a short time, there were still some close followers of the 'Fat Pig' who were not convinced, and this Da Fei was one of them.Da Fei raised the price on the ground this time, in fact, he caused some trouble for Da Ju.

Of course, with Da Fei's IQ, I'm afraid this is the only way he can think of.

Lin Zhichao was about to disembark and go home when he saw Du Ming, the manager, and He Wennian, the ship's accountant, coming to him.

Du Ming said, "Boss, I have something to report to you."

Lin Zhichao looked at the appearance of the two of them and said, "Well, tell me!"

Du Ming motioned for He Wennian to talk, and then He Wennian talked about what happened to the Wharf Gang.

After listening, Lin Zhichao said calmly: "Only our boats will increase in price, or will the prices of all people's boats increase?"

Du Ming immediately said: "I went to investigate and found that only our ships have increased in price."

Lin Zhichao became curious and said, "It doesn't make sense. We are a big ship, so how could we raise the price first?"

The more goods there are, the cheaper they will be, so how can we take the lead in raising prices.What's more, why do Hong Kong dock workers raise their prices? The most indispensable thing now is coolies.

Du Ming explained: "I went to ask someone again, and found that it might be an internal problem of the Wharf Gang. So, I suspect that the person in charge of the Wharf Gang, the West Ring Road, deliberately caused trouble and refused to accept the new appointment."

Lin Zhichao snorted coldly, and then said: "I don't care about the Wharf Gang and the Gotou Gang. Since they threaten us with this matter, we can't simply forget it."

Du Ming said, "Why don't we ask the police to maintain order tomorrow, and then ask other workers to load the goods?"

Lin Zhichao said: "What's the use of treating the symptoms but not the root cause! Let me handle it."

Unexpectedly, such a novelty could still be encountered. Liu Fu, Da Ju, and the Wharf Gang jumped out one after another.

Lin Zhichao didn't plan to go to the dock to help the new seat in Daju, because the price dropped!

And I won't go to Liu Fu, the inspector who trusts Zonghua, because the price is also falling!

Since Liu Fu's management is not strict, then Liu Fu, a fat man, should be allowed to load the goods for him, which is to make up for his mistakes.

If you want Liu Fu to load the goods, you will naturally have to find his family. There should be two of Liu Fu’s family, one is the superintendent of the JC system, the chief superintendent, etc. Lin Zhichao knows some of these people, but Lin Zhichao also knows I don't want to really become a fake foreign devil; the other master is naturally the Dongguan Chamber of Commerce.

The Dongguan Chamber of Commerce is currently the most powerful chamber of commerce in Hong Kong, because there is another Zhou family behind it. Zhou Junnian is the chief Chinese member of the Legislative Council, and his younger brother Zhou Xinian is also a member of the Legislative Council.

The Zhou family can be regarded as three generations deeply trusted by the British court, so they have always belonged to the 'higher Chinese'.

Of course, Lin Zhichao didn't want to go to the Zhou family yet, he planned to talk to Fang Shuquan, the chairman of the Dongguan Chamber of Commerce.Fang Shuquan is the founder of Xie Cheng Hong, the largest cinnamon bark trader in Hong Kong, who trades Chinese cinnamon bark to the United States, and has multiple industries under his umbrella.

Talk to Fang Shuquan and see if Liu Fu can load the goods for him.

(End of this chapter)