The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

"The head of the family, let's sell the farm and go speculate in real estate!" After Lin Zhichao and others left, Wu Bing immediately said to Yu Chengwan.

She was fed up with this poor country, and now someone could relieve her, how could she not seize the opportunity!A beautiful woman, who wants to stay in the country, why can the main wife stay in the downtown area?
Yu Chengwan expressed some hesitation, and said worriedly: "Lin Sheng and I have only met each other twice, and real estate speculation must be very risky, so I'm a little worried!"

Because some people don't believe that a big businessman like Lin Zhichao would be willing to be friends with him, so he still has doubts in his heart.

Wu Bing immediately said: "You have already said that other people are big businessmen, so how can they still fall in love with your farm! I think it is because he appreciates you and your experience of fighting for the country, so he promotes you. As the saying goes, opportunities are rare, Didn't you always want to develop in business, and now you don't have a good grasp of the way that others bring to your door, then after this village, there will be no such store!"

After all, she was also Miss Fu, and she could see very clearly that it was absolutely impossible for Lin Zhichao to cheat the two of them.

In fact, Lin Zhichao really planned to make Yu Chengwan rich, and there was no purpose, just to make friends.In Lin Zhichao's life and affairs, he is willing to make people rich and never disappoints his friends.

Yu Chengwan was immediately moved. If he really squeezed into the circle of Lin Zhichao and Li Gaofu, then he would really be prosperous.

"It's just this farm, I'm afraid I won't be able to sell it in a short time!"

"Your cousin, he lives here, and has always been keen on this business! The farm can earn more than 2 Hong Kong dollars a year. Together with the house and land, sell it to him for [-] Hong Kong dollars."

Yu Chengwan also figured it out at this time, and said decisively: "No problem! I will go to Kowloon to find a house for you recently, and then I will pick you up."

Wu Bing immediately said: "Then act quickly! You have to register a real estate agency company. Didn't you hear what Mr. Lin said? To buy their 5-unit house, you only need to pay 20% of the money temporarily, which is 3 yuan. Hong Kong dollars or so, and the house will rise sharply; by then, if a house earns [-] yuan, it can earn [-] yuan."

She still doubts what others say, but she doesn't doubt what Lin Zhichao said, because the identities of both parties are there!

In fact, this is just a low-level guidance. If Lin Zhichao appreciates a person, it is more than that.

Yu Chengwan nodded excitedly and said, "I see!"

At this time, he also dreamed of making a lot of money with Lin Zhichao and Li Gaofu.

Lin Zhichao attended the symposium of the Hong Kong Wig Chamber of Commerce, and there were as many as 52 members attending the meeting.There should be hundreds of wig factories in Hong Kong at present, and not all of them are eligible to join the chamber of commerce.

At present, the conditions for entering the Chamber of Commerce are to have been in the industry for two years, and the scale must be more than 50 hired workers.In fact, the expansion has been temporarily stopped, but there are still many applications.

Hong Kong's wig industry has become a world-class absolute hegemony, beating the French and American wig industries to the ground.But this is a small industry, and there is no need to worry about being set up as a trade fort by Western countries, including plastic flowers.

It is a big industry for Hong Kong, but it can only be a small industry for the global economy.

At the beginning of the meeting, Lin Zhichao delivered a speech as the chairman of the chamber of commerce. The manuscript was actually written by Chen Linyuan, but he spoke completely out of script: "At present, Hong Kong employs about 4500 people engaged in wig production, and Hong Kong's wigs account for 90% of the world's share. , The development is so good that even I didn't expect it to develop to such an extent in two years, it is gratifying."

The crowd applauded thunderously, no doubt this is exciting news.

What a stalwart performance it is to solve 4500 jobs.

The current Yangtze River wigs only have 500 workers, and more energy is put on the agency business, almost 25-30% of the wig products in Hong Kong are licensed.However, in order to consider their own interests, Changjiang Wig has signed a contract with everyone for monthly supply, that is, it can stop the agency at any time to prevent the goods from being in its own hands.

In terms of wig raw materials, it still monopolizes 60% of the raw material market in Hong Kong.

Secretary-General Chen Linyuan then added: "Hong Kong's wig factories are saturated, but this is not a bad result, because I went to Europe and the United States to find that the global demand for wigs is increasing day by day, especially the trend of 'crossing the generation' in the United States. The more influential, I am optimistic about the development of wigs in the next five years. But everyone should not blindly expand production, so as not to bring losses to themselves. At the same time, everyone should not maliciously lower the price on the ex-factory price. Once vicious competition forms, do it well. The market will also be screwed."

At present, the factory price of a wig in Hong Kong is still 460~500 Hong Kong dollars, and individual special wigs can reach thousands of dollars.

As Lin Zhichao's spokesperson, Chen Linyuan is also the most proficient talent in the entire industry, so he naturally has great decision-making power.Everyone agrees on this point.

Of course, there are a full 52 Shunde merchants among the 25 members of the Wig Chamber of Commerce, and these 25 Shunde merchants occupy about 60% of the market share, which can be described as the core.Hong Kong Wig Chamber of Commerce is short of being called 'Shunde Overseas Chinese Wig Chamber of Commerce'.

Liu Qingshan echoed: "Indeed! Blind expansion not only damages long-term interests, but also makes it easier to fall into a state of loss. At present, the wig industry is still healthy, and everyone who can join the chamber of commerce basically has no shortage of orders. I hope everyone Maintain the healthy development of Hong Kong's wig industry and ensure the quality, otherwise the chamber of commerce will consider removing wig production units that have repeatedly experienced quality failures."

The meeting went well, but there was a jarring interlude.

A wig merchant said: "President Lin, the cost of producing a wig has risen a bit now, and you have high quality requirements, but I don't know if the agency price can be increased!"

Everyone was secretly happy, and some secretly scolded him for not knowing what was good or bad.

However, Lin Zhichao said calmly: "It can't go up! I have three reasons: first, we gave up the opportunity to expand in order to represent your products; second, we encourage everyone to find their own sales channels, especially to open up new sales channels. ;Third, the cost of wigs has not increased much, just a few dollars more for raw materials, and you earn more than us.”

The cost of a wig is about 150 Hong Kong dollars (excluding the cost of machinery and factory buildings), and the agency price is about 350 Hong Kong dollars, but it is currently sold to European and American buyers at a low price of 460 Hong Kong dollars.

It seems that Changjiang Wig Factory can earn more than 30% by receiving orders. In fact, it is energy and money to deal with wholesalers and provide technical guidance to cooperative companies.

Once the three reasons came out, everyone had nothing to say. The most fundamental one is that others encourage you to find your own sales.

But having said that, although everyone is encouraged to find their own sales, large wholesalers in Europe and the United States recognize the reputation of Changjiang Wig Factory and will not easily cooperate with others.

Next, Lin Zhichao also took the opportunity to suggest: "In view of the high-quality development of the wig industry, I propose to give industry workers a salary standard, which is conducive to the quality of industry workers and the development of the industry. You can vote by raising your hands. The Hong Kong Wig Chamber of Commerce needs a guidance level for industry wages, once passed, I hope everyone will abide by the chamber of commerce's system!"

Everyone has different expressions, but overall they seem to be more supportive!

The wig industry does make money, but the most important thing is that the Changjiang Plastic Factory has too much influence.At least half of the people sitting in the conference room have visited the Changjiang Wig Factory.

Chen Linyuan immediately added: "The quality of workers in the wig industry is very important. There are many times when the wig products of the company are unqualified, causing certain losses. I believe everyone does not want that kind of thing to happen again. Moreover, European and American wholesalers are importing products. At that time, I was very concerned about the situation of the workers, and if there were any adverse effects, it might affect the entire Hong Kong wig industry.”

This is telling the truth. Because Europeans and Americans are rich, they always look at things with the mentality of superiors. They also like to fight for various benefits for workers.If it is labeled as a sweatshop, it will be boycotted in Europe and the United States.

"Okay, let's show your hand! Raise your hand if you agree!"

Now that we've said all this, there is no reason for everyone not to raise their hands. Some people hesitated and kept observing with their eyes, but in the end they could only be forced to raise their hands.

Lin Zhichao sneered in his heart, he just wanted to be 'hypocritical'.He is not an unconscionable capitalist, he has always been thinking about the workers and the development of Hong Kong.

Of course, all of this must be based on the fact that he can make a lot of money.

52 people voted unanimously, this is real and effective!
Afterwards, everyone had a lively discussion about the average salary.Since most of them are female workers, the wages in the wig industry are not high in the whole industry, 2~2.5 yuan a day is more common.

Before 1967, wages in Hong Kong were very low and rose very slowly. After the riots broke out, the Hong Kong government also began to attach great importance to workers' wages, and then rose very quickly.In the mid-60s (1966), the salary of skilled workers in the textile industry was only 9 Hong Kong dollars a day, and ordinary workers only had 4-5 Hong Kong dollars a day, and salaries of more than [-] yuan abounded.

Some factories only go to the Kowloon Walled City and Tiu Keng Leng to recruit workers during the peak production season, and then dismiss them when they run out. The money they give is only enough for food.

By the mid-70s, the average salary had risen to 1300 Hong Kong dollars a month, an increase of more than 300% in ten years.

So, there are pros and cons to everything!
Sure enough, the major wig business owners are very "stingy" with employees' wages, and they must fight for every inch of land for the standards that guide wages.

But at any rate, it was a serious discussion, and finally everyone decided to use 2.5 Hong Kong dollars a day as the minimum standard, except for the one-month trial period, and a daily living allowance of 0.2 Hong Kong dollars per day, and overtime pay for more than ten hours. The overtime pay is the normal 1.5 per hour. At the same time, everyone is encouraged to implement the double salary system at the end of the year, but it is not enforced.

Calculated in this way, the monthly salary of a female worker can reach 80 Hong Kong dollars.

This salary level is still a bit lower than that of the Yangtze River Wig Factory - the salary of female workers in Changjiang Wig Factory is 80 Hong Kong dollars per month, double salary at the end of the year, benefits on holidays, ten-hour work system, one day off per week, 0.4 Hong Kong dollars per hour for overtime work, and a daily subsidy The meal fee is 0.2 Hong Kong dollars.

After a one-and-a-half-hour meeting, 1 member units felt for the first time that the "Hong Kong Wig Association" really existed, with benefits and constraints.

Needless to say, benefits-many non-member factories often shut down!

Naturally, there are many constraints, including product quality, worker benefits and so on.

After the meeting, Chen Linyuan, as the secretary-general, will record and supervise the spirit of today's meeting, and even publicize it in newspapers.

The next day.

The news of the "Hong Kong Wig Chamber of Commerce" holding the first general meeting was published in "Sing Tao Daily".

The impact was huge for a while, and it also aroused heated discussions in the city.

"Amazing! In just two years of development, there are already more than 4500 wig workers, accounting for 90% of the global market share."

"52 member factories have signed the industry salary guidance level. The daily salary of formal workers is not less than 2.5 Hong Kong dollars per day, living supplement is 0.2 Hong Kong dollars per day, and overtime pay is not less than 1.5 times. Amazing, this salary level is higher than that of textiles and garments. ah!"

At the same time, for the first time, the businessmen felt the unity of a small 'Hong Kong Wig Chamber of Commerce', and actually passed these agreements that 'damaged' the business owners. I have to say the leadership of the chairman Lin Zhichao.

At the Central headquarters of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, a group of Chaoshan businessmen are gathering. The person hosting the party is Chen Weinan, but most of the people present at the party are plastic businessmen.

It turned out that the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce couldn't sit still because of the rapid progress of Shunde people in the plastic field. They decided to unite and compete with Shunde businessmen in the plastic industry.

This is Chaoshan people - unity, as long as one of them knows how to make a product, there will be a second or third Chaoshan people to make this product soon, and if they have money, they will buy it together.

The headquarters of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce is a two-story Tanglou in Central, with a floor area of ​​nearly 2000 square feet. The entire three-story Tanglou is self-owned, and the downstairs is rented out to earn membership fees.

At this time, everyone was sitting together, and the discussion was intense, including Li Jiacheng, although he was just a small business owner.

In terms of leadership, apart from the chairman Chen Weinan, there are also bank representatives Chen Bichen and Liao Baoshan.Although Chen Bichen opened a bank in Thailand, he also established a branch in Hong Kong last year, becoming another Hong Kong bank of Chaoshang.

Chen Weinan said: "Our tide merchants are already in the field of wigs, and we are lagging behind. I have studied the wig industry and found that the raw materials and sales channels of this industry have been controlled by Changjiang Wigs from the very beginning, so even if our chamber of commerce encourages everyone to enter, it is difficult to achieve success. But now the plastic flower industry is different. Its sales channels are wider, and Changjiang Plastic Factory can’t control the raw materials and sales channels. Therefore, some of your plastic businessmen proposed to hold this meeting, so everyone can discuss it today. We Chaoshang How to do more in the plastic flower industry, we first invite members who are engaged in plastic to speak!"

Liao Baoshan was disdainful. He recently heard that Lin Zhichao was planning to build a high-rise building, so his mind was on real estate. He planned to see how Lin Zhichao played, so that he could use it as a reference.As for today's meeting, as a bank representative, he naturally couldn't run away, but he opened a bank, and he didn't expect to make money from loans, he would rather lend to himself.

Li Jiacheng also spoke afterwards: "Plastic flowers have a bright future. The current market is still in its infancy. However, Changjiang Plastic Factory has a large scale and sufficient funds. We cannot compete alone. It will be distributed to those factories opened by Shunde people for OEM processing. Therefore, we can only compete if we unite, carry out regular technical exchanges, and share sales channels."

He is the most active, because his plastic factory is small, and he most wants to take the convenience.Cheung Wo Plastic Factory officially produced plastic flowers in May, and entered the original sales channels (Southeast Asia and Hong Kong) at a cheap price. Although it is cheap, it is more profitable than the previous daily necessities.

However, Li Jiacheng has always wanted to enter the European and American markets, but the reality is cruel. Facing the competitiveness of Changjiang Plastic Factory, few European and American customers are willing to purchase plastic flowers from small factories.

Chen Weinan looked at this little brother and said with admiration: "The addition is very reasonable! Our tide merchants have always been united, and everyone should exchange resources this time."

This time the Hong Kong Wig Chamber of Commerce showed its talents, which made him, the chairman of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, unable to sit still. You must know that Lin Zhichao is also the honorary president of three Shunde chambers of commerce.He had to do something, otherwise he would be the president of the chamber of commerce who didn't do anything.

Subsequently, a kind of Chaoshan plastic merchants started exchanges and decided to unite and compete.

Lin Zhichao came to Changjiang Plastic Factory. At this time, the plastic flower production workshop already has a two-story production area, and there are more than 800 workers. You know, the plastic flower has not been developed for a full year!

"General Manager Tao, what's the progress in arranging the external processing of the family workshop?" Lin Zhichao asked with concern.

Changjiang Plastic Factory supports Shunde fellow villagers living in Tsuen Wan. All selected family units, as long as there are old people, women, and children in the family, are Shunde fellow villagers, they can receive some threading work from Changjiang Plastic Factory.

In this way, people who had nothing to do can get an income.And Changjiang Plastic Factory can also outsource a procedure of Plastic Flower.

Good thing that kills three birds with one stone:
First, saving a threading link can save some costs;
Second, it took care of the hometown of overseas Chinese in Shunde, not to mention that Lin Zhichao was a non-official justice of the peace and a member of the development committee in Tsuen Wan;
Third, some foreign wholesalers who come to Hong Kong for inspection can explain this situation and take them to inspect family workshops, so it is easier to get orders.

Tao Derong said: "At present, 50 family units have received our orders. They come to pick up the goods every morning and deliver them in the evening. Everyone is very happy. At the same time, our efficiency has also greatly increased by eliminating this step. In the follow-up, we will increase the outsourcing of this process according to the actual situation."

Lin Zhichao nodded in satisfaction. Although outsourced, there is absolutely no problem with the quality, because the plastic flowers have actually been formed, and the family workshop only needs to assemble them.The important thing is, of course, there is also a responsibility system, and people in this era are relatively honest and responsible.

Then, he asked again: "How about the plastic flower orders?"

Except for his relatively high participation at the beginning, the follow-up is handed over to the management team led by the general managers of these subsidiaries. Of course, the group management is also supervising and guiding.

Tao Derong said: "It is often too late, but I will send it to the factory of a Shunde businessman for processing, and strictly demand the quality. When the order is too late to a certain extent, our factory will expand a little bit."

It is not a problem to expand the factory steadily, not to expand the factory blindly, and to distribute some orders to everyone.

Lin Zhichao said: "You are right! The factory needs to be expanded, but step by step, it can produce [-]% to [-]% of the total order, which is not bad. Also, the Plastic Flower Chamber of Commerce will be formally established next year. Make full use of it, be familiar with the development plan, prospects, and techniques of the global plastic flower industry, be a top talent in the industry, and make your own contribution to the development of the plastic flower industry in Hong Kong."

Tao Derong was very excited immediately, what an honor it was!

He also occasionally organizes plastic flower business owners to conduct industry exchanges with his boss, but he did not expect to develop the Hong Kong Plastic Flower Chamber of Commerce next year.With the energy of the boss, he definitely won't have much time to exert it, so he, the general manager of Changjiang Plastic Factory, has to replace the boss and lead the development of the industry.

"Ok!"

Lin Zhichao nodded, and added: "Plastic flowers are much bigger than the wig industry. Maybe in a year or two, we will have a plastic flower factory with [-] workers. And the plastic flowers in Hong Kong can feed tens of thousands of people. For such a huge industry, the leader must have a strong vision!"

"Well, I will study and analyze it hard!" Tao Derong said seriously.

In fact, Lin Zhichao is still a little conservative. With the strength of Changjiang Plastic Flower, it is estimated that in the late 50s, it will develop into a factory with four to five thousand workers.After all, Li Jiacheng's plastic flower factory in his previous life has grown to nearly 3000 people, and it was that scale at its peak.

However, when Changjiang Plastic Flower really develops a scale of 3000 people, there may be a lot of outbound orders, and it is also possible to entrust Shunde counterparts for processing in the future.

After all, Lin Zhichao's ideas have always been very generous.If it can really develop to a production scale of 5000 people, the productivity of 2000 people will be handed over to fellow villagers in Shunde.

After all, he is so huge that he understands how dinosaurs became extinct!
Therefore, the wig industry has a scale of 4500 people, and he only has a production scale of 500 people, and more of them are agency products, killing two birds with one stone—taking no risk and taking care of peers. (end of this chapter)