The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 172 [Industrial Development]

Chapter 172 [Industrial Development]

In mid-May, three sets of wig production equipment imported by Changjiang Industry from the United States arrived in Hong Kong, where they were installed and tested immediately.

Lin Zhichao walked into the workshop and looked at some hair arranged, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart, probably he didn't like the fluffy workshop very much.Fortunately, he did not plan to develop the production process with his subordinates, but planned to hand it over to the general manager Chen Linyuan and the general manager assistant Chen Xia.

Chen Xia was the female worker I met last time. Not only was she active, she even had a certain level of education, which surprised both Lin Zhichao and Chen Linyuan.

"boss"

Seeing Lin Zhichao's arrival, several busy people greeted him one after another.

"Well, let me take a look at the research and development."

Later, Lin Zhichao said: "The time is not very urgent, but the process must be optimized and the quality level must meet the standard."

Chen Linyuan nodded and said: "Well, the best benefits can be obtained only by adopting semi-mechanical and semi-manual production methods. And we think that the wigs produced by this production method are comparable to those produced in France, and are cheaper than wigs produced in the United States." better."

The production process of wigs is not very difficult, but it is more difficult to do well, especially if there is an advanced version of the process.Regardless of the small wig industry, as far as Lin Zhichao knows, in the 70s and [-]s, both Japan and South Korea joined this industry and competed for it.

Lin Zhichao said: "We can train 30 to 50 skilled female workers in advance, and then make the whole production process perfect, and then we will officially launch the product to the market. After all, if the United States does not open the market to Hong Kong, then the wig market will be Less than half."

Chen Linyuan knows that the boss is the kind who likes the modern production mode and does not want to be a small workshop, so the requirements are very high.The production of wigs is still in the research and development stage, and the 4S management system has been posted on the wall, and all employees must understand the meaning of it.

"Okay, I remember!"

Later, Lin Zhichao inspected the production process planning. Wig production is generally divided into preliminary preparation, triple process, packaging and so on.The equipment used includes hair-discharging machine, high-knitting hair machine, shaped aluminum tube ruler, shaped oven, cylinder-type electric sewing machine, etc.

Among them, the hair discharge is very important, and the hair discharge machine needs professional masters to debug and maintain, which requires high skills.Changjiang wigs naturally start from scratch, so they need to train their own technicians.

As the general manager, Chen Linyuan naturally has to be familiar with and proficient in every process, which is equivalent to being a "boss", and needs to do everything by himself, and then teach his subordinates later.

Of course, Changjiang Wig also has advantages, that is, the group has no shortage of mechanical engineers, management talents, or skilled workers.

At this time, Changjiang Wig has six employees, except for Chen Xia, who are all from Changjiang Industry.The other five employees are all relatively outstanding talents, and they can be said to have a solid foundation.

At any rate, it can earn millions of Hong Kong dollars a year, so it can give resources a tilt.

The Yangtze River Wig is located on the fourth floor, with an area of ​​[-] square feet. It is certainly not possible to use such a large area, and it is estimated that it can only occupy half of the area.

At present, the demand for wigs in Europe and the United States has just begun. This conservative industrial chain can bring Hong Kong billions of Hong Kong dollars in revenue, of course, within 30 to [-] years.

Later, Lin Zhichao came to the 'Yangtze River Toy Factory' on the second and third floors. There are about 20 people in the scale, all of whom are management and technical R&D personnel, because it is still in the preparation stage.

"boss"

The general manager, Ke Yanping, was leading everyone to study technology. When Lin Zhichao came to investigate, he immediately greeted him.

Lin Zhichao nodded, looked at everyone, and asked, "How are you doing with the research on craftsmanship?"

Ke Yanping immediately said confidently: "We have thoroughly researched the technology of wind-up toys, soft glue and hard glue of dolls. As long as we can import machines, we can immediately organize production."

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as the technology is in hand, you don't have to worry about it being too late. And the truce negotiations resumed at the end of last month, and I expect the truce to be completed in June and July. As for the problems of machinery and raw materials, there should be no problems by the end of the year. So, you can take it as study time, and the company has no pressure."

In fact, this group of people used to be from Changjiang Plastic Factory and Changjiang Zipper, but they have been developing it secretly for a year or two.The company supports them and also provides them with overseas study and study, which can be said to have invested a lot of money.

But Lin Zhichao is not worried about insufficient returns. Even if someone crosses the river and demolishes the bridge, the technology remains in the company after all.

"Ok"

Later, Lin Zhichao said: "You conceive a sexy and beautiful foreign girl, made of hard plastic material, with golden hair, wearing a dress and high heels. The clothes are miniature versions of real clothes. The hair is also independent of the body, not painted Don't worry about the image, just follow what I said, first conduct process research and development. I will redesign an image later and let Changjiang Toy Factory produce it."

Ke Yanping said: "I understand, then let's first use the image of Western Girls in magazines or Hong Kong Western Girls as the object, and mainly design the entire production process and technology."

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "Yes, you need to be ready for any machines you need. You will import emerging plastic machines from the United States this year or next year."

Everything is prepared first, once the policy changes, immediately invest in this industry.

At the same time, Lin Zhichao is going to design two kinds of 'dolls', one is the prototype of the previous Barbie doll - Billy Lily; Billy Lily is a doll produced by the Germans in 1955, it is an adult toy, and it can be traced back to In Hitler's era, at that time, the willow disease plagued German soldiers, so Hitler prepared to produce a large number of adult dolls for the soldiers to solve the problem in order not to let the soldiers scoop it up.As a result, I found out later that it was a bit embarrassing. After all, the soldiers fought with adult dolls on their backs, which also affected their image, and they died without a problem.Later, a German toy manufacturer produced sexy Beer dolls, which were sold in bars and other occasions, and assisted in various nasty jokes, and sold very well in Europe.

The Barbie dolls are inspired by Beer dolls, but one is a sexy adult, and the other is a princess that a child fantasizes about growing up.The two lawsuits have been going on for many years, and finally in the mid-60s, Barbie bought the company of Beer Doll, and the matter came to an end.

Lin Zhichao intends to intervene in these two dolls, but his identity is definitely not feasible, so Bi'er dolls intend to cooperate with Gao Si, who has cooperated for many years, that is, both parties have a [-]-[-] share of ownership, but they must be manufactured by Changjiang Toy Factory; I plan to cooperate with Audrey Hepburn, the same cooperation model.

Of course, Lin Zhichao can't remember the images of these two dolls clearly, but if the designer makes a design sample and gives him the proofreading, Lin Zhichao will definitely be able to select a relatively close and excellent draft.

This era has not yet adopted hard plastic, rotatable female dolls, so the image may come and go a little, and it does not affect anything.

Walking up to the first floor, only one-third of the huge factory building is used, and the plastic products are produced, which are some products with low added value; but the advantage lies in the low threshold. It is estimated that Hong Kong will increase many plastic factories by the end of the year, and the competition will become more intense. fierce.

"boss"

Walking into Tao Derong's office, Tao Derong quickly got up to greet him.

Lin Zhichao sat on the sofa, and then said to Tao Derong: "Manager Tao, I have given you a secret mission."

Tao Derong quickly sat on the sofa and said seriously: "Boss, tell me!"

Lin Zhichao nodded, and then said: "Europeans and Americans generally like to plant flowers at home, but this kind of planting requires energy to maintain, which can be said to be very troublesome. Therefore, I plan to develop a plastic flower that can be used for indoor decoration. For example, grape leaves and grapes hang on top."

Even Tao Derong has studied plastic knowledge hard in the past few years, only to realize now that the boss's whims are far beyond the management of them.

"The boss's idea is really good. Once the research and development is successful, there will definitely be a market. But I'm afraid the cost of research and development is very high, and the most important thing in Hong Kong is the copycat factory, which will be imitated soon." Tao Derong said.He is well aware of the industrial situation in Hong Kong, that is, whoever has a way to make money, everyone will rush to it.

For example, a kind of best-selling cloth appeared in Indonesia, and textile factories in Hong Kong quickly organized production, and then this style of cloth reached saturation in a short period of time.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "With my net worth, I never consider any factors. What's more, I believe in the quality of Changjiang Plastic Factory. Even if everyone does it, we can be the leader in the industry."

Tao Derong nodded quickly, and said in admiration: "The boss has a high level of thinking. Then I will immediately set up a research and development team to try this out."

Lin Zhichao said: "Well, you should set up a core research and development team first. The machines from the United States should be imported in the second half of the year, and then we will replace some new plastic machines; at the same time, even if we invite a few plastic experts from abroad, we can also invest. For example, if it is successful, this is an industry that can earn tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, and even support tens of thousands of workers in Hong Kong, which can be described as a great merit.”

Italy should have successfully developed the plastic flower in 1955, so whether it was developed in advance or at the same time, it doesn't matter. There is no patent for this thing.

With the strength of Changjiang Plastics Factory, I am afraid that it can earn hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars (about ten years), so investing hundreds of thousands of research and development costs is nothing.

Tao Derong was stunned by the pie painted by Lin Zhichao, and he could not wait to invest in the research and development work in this area immediately.

"Okay, I'll set up a top-secret research and development team first, and find the most trusted technicians."

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Don't be too nervous, the current business must be done well, and there should be no quality problems. As for the plastic flower, it can't be done in one year, but in two years. The factory doesn't have enough experts, so it's time to recruit plastic experts. Don't be in a hurry. Seeking success, I will always pay attention to this project, and the group will also recruit talents for you."

Only then did Tao Derong stabilize his mind, and said, "Okay."

Styling, dyeing, etc. are the problems of plastic flowers, but generally speaking, it is not too complicated a product. After more than a year, there should be a perfect product.

Cheung Kong has a large amount of cash flow and can also invest with loans, so there is no shortage of funds.

In Cheung Kong's office, Lin Zhichao and Tang Caiyun shared an office, and Tang Caiyun was promoted to Lin Zhichao's assistant, which was actually a part-time job, mainly to let her familiarize herself with the operation of Cheung Kong.

Real estate will not have a good environment for a while. Although the peninsula war is coming to an end and Hong Kong's real estate will recover, there are still more than two years before the boom. That is, the government encourages buildings to develop towards high places and enacts laws.

Therefore, even if there is a precedent for stratification and staging, not many people will enter this industry and develop aggressively.In fact, the Sifang Street project in the previous generation of Taitai was sold at the end of 1954, but no one else followed up immediately.

"The newly purchased No. 9 Zhaolong Street, how do you plan to develop it in the future? When will it be developed?" Tang Caiyun asked with a sweet smile on her face.

This year, Cheung Kong has not made much progress in property development. In addition to purchasing the 8.8-square-foot land and property of the Priest Hotel, it also purchased No. 9 Chiu Lung Street, Central this month.This is a five-story building with an area of ​​1.5 square feet and a purchase price of HK$350 million.

Lin Zhichao leaned on the chair and said to the popular Tang Caiyun: "I will save it to build a high-rise building in the future, and then rent it out! As for the specific reconstruction time, it is estimated to be in the late 50s. We own three properties and land in Central. If Hong Kong The government allows high-rise buildings. The first thing to do is to rebuild No. 10 Ice House Street. A 15-story building with [-] to [-] square feet per floor can be built. Then Cheung Kong and Global Shipping will move in first, as a temporary headquarters.”

Tang Caiyun was still very concerned about real estate and said, "What about No. 77 Des Voeux Road and No. 9 Zhaolong Street?"

Lin Zhichao is not worried that Tang Caiyun will become the wife of Lee Shau Kee in his previous life, fighting for power and profit in the company, because he is a very confident man, so he is willing to tell her about the company.

Moreover, Lin Zhichao has no brothers, so he can only rely on his wife to 'keep a hand'.

"The old buildings on these two lands are going to be built into beautiful buildings, such as the land at No. 77 Des Voeux Road. My idea is to build a 20-storey building, using the construction technology of steel beam and steel column structure and glass curtain wall. It is not possible at present, but I believe it can be realized in a few years. The biggest advantage of this kind of building is that it saves space compared with the traditional concrete structure, and the area of ​​steel columns is smaller than that of reinforced concrete, so that the usable floor space is larger.”

"Unrealizable technology, why do you know?"

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "The United States has this kind of similar technology, but it is not yet mature."

In fact, this technology requires a computer to calculate the data, so it is not yet a mature technology; but in the late 50s, this technology was already very mature.

Then, Lin Zhichao said: "No. 9 Zhaolong Street is naturally a 20-storey building. After the completion of these three buildings, they will be used for long-term rental. With the prosperity of real estate, there are still many opportunities in Central Yes, when the time comes, we will build seven or eight skyscrapers and become a big owner like Landmark.”

Tang Caiyun said: "It's so powerful, shouldn't we work hard to develop shipping first?"

She wasn't jealous, the relationship between the two sisters was very good, it could be said that they were willing to sacrifice their lives for each other.

Lin Zhichao said: "Global Shipping really doesn't spend much money to develop real estate, but don't forget that as long as the Hong Kong government passes the high-rise building law, we will sell the Paterson Street project in Causeway Bay as off-plan flats for one to two thousand dollars." A residential unit, the returned funds can not only be used for construction costs, but also continue to purchase property land. Therefore, Cheung Kong now has its own funds for development.”

Tang Caiyun immediately showed an excited expression, and then she asked again: "But if the market becomes hotter, the price of housing will also rise, then..."

The implication is that if you sell it early, you will lose money.

Lin Zhichao explained: "When doing real estate, we must pay attention to the rotation of goods. We operate the real estate business as a factory. Only those who sell it will make money. The funds can be used to buy land and properties immediately and continue to develop. Of course, because we are big players , strong capital, so you can choose to invest in a lot of rental properties. If it is other real estate developers, it is natural to invest in a building, which is almost out of funds, and it is obviously not worthwhile for a building to pay back for more than seven or eight years."

Tang Caiyun finally understood. To be honest, what Lin Zhichao said would be golden and jade good advice for any real estate developer in Hong Kong.Of course, he won't just tell others.

Lin Zhichao added: "Once everyone invests in real estate, they must pay attention to reasons such as market saturation. A sharp drop may cause property and land prices to drop by [-] to [-]%. Therefore, it is also very important not to take on too much debt. If the debt is not high, the bank will not press the debt; but if the debt is high, the bank freezes the funds to make you repay the loan, and the house cannot be sold, then prepare to sell its properties at a low price. "

Tang Caiyun suddenly said in fear: "It seems that this money is not so easy to earn!"

Lin Zhichao smiled and said nothing, Tang Caiyun immediately put his arm around his shoulders, and said with a smile: "Of course my husband is the best at making money!"

Lin Zhichao's heart is hot, and he has already thought about how to prepare Tang Caiyun and Xu Caiying at night. Every time he goes abroad, he will buy some interesting clothes and stockings from abroad to enjoy the pleasure of the boudoir.

In fact, in this era, it is very popular for rich people to go to entertainment venues. It is called socializing, but it is actually going to entertainment venues.

Lin Zhichao seldom goes to that kind of place, and his friends also know Lin Zhichao's temperament, not to mention that Lin Zhichao's status is too high, and going to that kind of place is also very cheap.

"Husband, what are you thinking?" Tang Caiyun said coquettishly.

Lin Zhichao quickly said: "Don't act like a baby in the office, I'm afraid I'll punish you on the spot, the sound insulation here is not good."

Tang Caiyun immediately shrank back in fright, and quickly said: "I don't want to be here, I'm ashamed!"

Afterwards, Tang Caiyun said another thing: "Husband, I still want to have another child. See if I can consider it recently!"

"Are you sure it's one?"

Tang Caiyun quickly said, "Maybe I want two more!"

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "I think it is possible, then we have been working hard to create a man recently, this time I hope to be a son, and next time I will have a daughter."

Tang Caiyun naturally liked her son, and said, "Well, I wish my husband all wishes come true!"

(End of this chapter)

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