The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 242 [Opportunity to pick up money]

Faced with the challenge of the Jewish Brothers' "Qi Ai Company", the senior management of the Changjiang Industry Group and the Changjiang Plastic Factory sat together and discussed.It does not mean that Changjiang Plastic Factory does not allow the existence of competitors, but that Changjiang Plastic Factory must maintain sufficient competitiveness, analyze the advantages of competitors, and formulate strategies to suit the case.

At the meeting, everyone discussed heatedly.

Deputy General Manager Wang Liang: "The Qi Ai company's share in the United States is growing rapidly. It is said that there are 1 retail outlets, including large department stores Woolworth (Woolworth) and Bloomingdales (Bloomingdales). My The idea is that the global demand for plastic flowers is still increasing anyway, so we simply expand the team of workers, especially to release the news at Qi Ai’s factory.”

The implication is that the skilled workers of the Qi Ai factory will switch jobs to the Changjiang Plastic Factory, and the Qi Ai factory may be affected by the ups and downs.

Tao Derong, the general manager of Changjiang Plastic Factory, immediately said: "But the salary of our plastic flower workers is 1.5 times that of outsiders. Only by cooperating with external processing models can we reduce the cost of workers."

There are two advantages to entrusting more than 25% of the orders to outside factories: first, when the order is free, you don’t need to support people; The Yangtze River Plastic Factory.

A group of management discussed the views of the two people.Because of Lin Zhichao, everyone can speak freely, and they are not afraid of offending others. What they want is to express their thoughts.

A high-level executive thought of a 'bad idea' and said: "I think the opinions of Deputy General Manager Wang and Manager Tao can be combined. We will continue to adhere to the model of self-processing and OEM, but we can still go to Qi'ai Factory to release news. In this way Firstly, as the No. [-] and No. [-] plastic flower factory in Hong Kong, but the salary is different, obviously the workers of Qi Ai Company will also have ideas. If there are skilled workers who change jobs, we will accept them.”

Hurting others does not necessarily benefit oneself, what he wants is to make the opponent feel bad, even if it is to cause a little trouble, this is probably what he thinks.

Everyone's eyes lit up, and then they looked at Lin Zhichao.

Lin Zhichao said calmly at this time: "This is a small talk after all. If the wages of Qi Ai's workers are really low, there may be troubles. Then it will be reported by the American "Plastic" magazine. At least it's an influence. Of course, we can't participate in this kind of thing. At most, we can reveal our salary and treatment to the workers of Qi Ai Company. Xiaodao, because this may not get what we want, so we have to go to the United States to win orders in the end, so be prepared."

Everyone immediately admired him, and the boss took one step and thought about four steps:

In the first step, the workers of Qi Ai Company were dissatisfied and made a little noise;
In the second step, the movement was reported by the world's plastic magazines, Qi Ai Company was known as a 'sweatshop';
In the third step, there may be dealers who dislike the actions of Qi Ai Company, and then it will be the opportunity for Changjiang Plastic Factory;
The fourth step, in any case, Changjiang Plastic Factory needs to win orders from the United States.

Tao Derong knew Lin Zhichao's character, so he immediately said: "Okay. We are Yangmou, and we are aboveboard. We just need to pass it on to Qi Ai's worker circle, and things will be OK. I will continue to work hard on sales in the United States. "

Plastic flowers are already the third or fourth industry in Hong Kong, so Lin Zhichao, as the chairman, has never proposed industry salary suggestions; there are two reasons: first, it involves a wide range of people and is easy to offend people; second, there are no wigs The profit is high, and it is not easy to promote.

"Okay, let's leave it at that! Don't be discouraged, I'm still very satisfied with Changjiang Plastic Factory."

Today's meeting has made progress.

mid-February.

The Spring Festival is approaching, and the workers of the Yangtze River Industry Group are in joy, because it is time to pay benefits again.

I saw factory trucks pulling bags of rice and barrels of oil into the factory.

In this era, what everyone eats is rice and oil, which are the two core things.The day's food for the poor is almost white rice, and some vegetables are fried with oil, and a little extravagant, that is, a meat dish-salted fish; as for pork, chicken, duck, and goose, these are eaten every week and every day. Only eat once a month to improve your life.

Even if Lin Zhichao is considerate of the difficulty of the workers, the lunch of the Yangtze River Industry Group only has one dish, and there may be some lard residue in the dish, so it is impossible to eat meat (in the 21st century in the previous life, the only treatment in the mainland factories), It’s good to be able to dip some meat, and occasionally you may add a meal-2 pieces of salted fish.

In fact, the lunches in most factories in Hong Kong are food boxes brought by workers, and there are no meal stickers.Generally, it is white rice and stir-fried vegetables, which may not be as good as the lunch of the Yangtze River Industries Group.

If you compare it with the opposite side at this time, Hong Kong workers seem to have entered heaven again. After all, the opposite side does not even have to eat rice.
"This year, the boss said that the performance is good, and the workers are working hard, so each person is given 50 catties of rice and two catties of oil!" Worker supervisors have publicized internally.

For a moment, the whole workshop was immersed in joy.

"Great! Other plastic factories don't have hair, only our Yangtze River Plastic Factory has three festivals every year, and this year we have 50 catties of rice and 2 catties of oil."

"That's right, last month (January) just issued double grain, and this month rice oil is issued again, it's really cool."

Not knowing, being startled, the workers of the Yangtze River Industry Group felt a sense of pride in the discussion.

In fact, Lin Zhichao discovered a secret a long time ago, that is, the worker efficiency of the Yangtze River Industry Group is higher than that of the factories outside; that is to say, although the welfare is 1.5 times higher, he may not lose money after the worker's efficiency is improved; moreover What's more, he pays attention to the added value of the product, so he doesn't care about the higher labor.

Some are happy and some are sad.

In the production workshop of Qi Ai Company, the employees are also talking about it.

"Have you heard? The Yangtze River Plastic Factory gave out Spring Festival benefits yesterday. Each worker was given 50 catties of rice and 2 catties of oil. I heard that there is still a day and a half holiday for the Spring Festival. The kind with salary."

"Really, their boss is so nice?"

"It's more than that! It is said that Changjiang Plastic Factory will distribute rice and oil every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Spring Festival. At the end of the year, double pay and overtime pay will be 1.5 times the hourly wage. You will work ten and a half hours a day, and you will have one day off every month."

"Oh my God, why is the treatment so good! We work for foreigners, 90 Hong Kong dollars a month, and we have to bring our own lunch at noon, and there is no overtime pay."

With the help of someone who cared, over a thousand of the [-] employees of Qi Ai Company soon got the news.

At the same time, the workers of Qi Ai Company also complained one after another.

"Damn it, I don't send out anything during the Spring Festival, and I don't have a holiday, bah, sweatshop!"

"Hush, keep your voice down, you don't want to do it!"

"What are you doing! I'm going to change jobs and go to work at Changjiang Plastic Factory."

"Really? Are you recruiting people over there?"

"I'm not sure, but I'm a skilled worker, so I should ask for it!"

"I think it's better to protest with the factory first. Maybe everyone can unite and get some benefits and holidays this year!"

"Makes sense!"

Soon, the workers of Qi Ai Company protested one after another. They walked out of the workshop one after another and gathered together.

"We want to raise wages, and we have to go to work during the Chinese New Year, and we don't pay overtime pay and benefits. What a P!"

"That's right!"

The supervisor quickly said: "What are you doing? You want to rebel! If you don't do it, get out!"

"Get out, get out, we don't do it anymore!"

"Yes, everyone unite and stop doing it!"

More and more people are going on strike.

Seeing that something was wrong, the supervisor immediately changed his expression and compromised with the workers: "Everyone has something to say, go to work first, and if you have any demands, I will report them to the boss."

"Go to work after a salary increase, if you don't pay it, you can't!"

For a while, the factory was in chaos, and some people who didn't want to make trouble joined in to watch the excitement.

After all, it is the commonality of human beings to fight the wind.

A large number of workers walked out of Qi'ai factory and gathered on the road;

Subsequently, a large number of reporters were attracted to come to interview, and naturally the police also came to maintain order.

Things are getting bigger!
But all this has nothing to do with Changjiang Plastic Factory. In fact, Changjiang Plastic Factory only revealed the company's generous treatment to some workers of Qiai Factory.The rest of the things are going with the flow of nature.

Seeing this, the managers hurriedly went to ask the boss for instructions.

Harold, the younger brother of the Jewish Brothers founder of Qi Ai Company, was sent by his elder brother to Hong Kong to supervise the factory, while his elder brother was in charge of sales in the United States.

"Boss, it's bad. The workers in the factory started to go on strike, and a large number of them gathered outside the factory building." A high-level executive broke into Harold's office and said urgently in English.

When Harold heard this, he stood up from his office in shock and said, "Strike, why? The salary in our factory is the same as that of the factories outside, or even higher."

In his opinion, the salary of other plastic flower factories in Hong Kong is 50-80 Hong Kong dollars; and the salary of Qi Ai Company is 70-90 Hong Kong dollars per month. It is incredible that this can cause a strike.

The management said: "I heard from the workers that they didn't know where they heard that the Yangtze River Plastic Factory gave out Spring Festival benefits yesterday, and the Spring Festival holiday was still a day and a half away, so they felt unbalanced."

Harold suddenly said angrily: "What dog P Spring Festival, we don't have this festival in the West!"

The management can only say: "Then let's try to persuade them, if it doesn't work, let the police drive them away?"

Harold was not stupid, and thought that the matter should not become a big deal, so he hurriedly went to the factory in person, intending to check the specific situation.

This time, I almost vomited blood with anger!

The workers' representatives had too many requests, and they all asked for the treatment of the largest plastic flower factory in Hong Kong; Harold naturally couldn't agree, but he was willing to raise his salary by 10 yuan a month, and all other benefits were discussed in person. .

It took almost 24 hours for this commotion before the workers were invited into the factory to continue working.

Qi Ai Company promised a monthly salary increase of 10 yuan, and another 20 yuan lai see during the Spring Festival; at the same time, Qi Ai Company fired more than a dozen workers who caused trouble.

Although the matter was resolved quickly, the Hong Kong media still reported it immediately, and some media even described Qi Ai Company as a 'sweatshop'.

At the same time, these news were also published in the US "Plastic" magazine, which had a great impact on public opinion.

Changjiang Plastic Factory did not take any superficial actions in this incident, and did not take the opportunity to recruit skilled workers, let alone accept those who made troubles in Qi Ai Company.

It was Tao Derong who went to the United States immediately to find new orders.

The Spring Festival is coming, New Year's Eve.

Lin Zhichao has started the holiday mode. This year his career has a bumper harvest and he can have a good year.

Together with his employees, he also passed a "fat year" and truly realized "blessing and sharing".

In Villa No. 79, Deep Water Bay, Lin Zhichao hugged three-year-old Lin Wanzhu in one hand and Lin Huizhu, who was under one year old, in the other, frolicking in the living room on the first floor, enjoying the happiness brought by family.

Adding the children of Xu Caiying and Audrey Hepburn, Lin Zhichao will have nine children;

These nine children are probably the second generation of the Lin family.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Lin Zhichao may have other women and have children in the future.For this aspect, Lin Zhichao did not limit his thoughts. For him, since genes are so good, why not contribute to human beings?
With the current nine children, in the next ten years or so, he will have more or less time to cultivate them into talents.

As for the family property in the future, Lin Zhichao is not worried. His children may not survive him, and it is meaningless to argue about it; family trust funds, family offices and other models are enough to resolve those troubles!
Moreover, in Lin Zhichao's view, only when there is not enough money and half-wealthy families will fight for family property, such as the Huo family and Guo family in the previous life.

With her 6-month pregnant belly, Xu Caiying said, "Husband, don't spoil the two princesses!"

It turned out that Lin Wanzhu, who was almost three years old, wanted to be reported by Baba, and Lin Zhichao had already run many laps with her in his arms.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "It's okay, it's rare for me to accompany them!"

"I love you, Barbie!" Lin Wanzhu said eccentrically, very much like her mother Xu Caiying.

The four boys are only envious. After the age of three, their father seldom hugs them.

Xu Caiying deliberately pulled her daughter's pigtails and said, "Little guy, if you don't come down, you want to tire your daddy!"

Lin Wanzhu is smart, she looked at Lin Zhichao with big eyes, and said with a wink, "Daddy, are you tired?"

Lin Zhichao smiled, he was tired of being an elf, and he was always a 'superman' image in front of the children.

However, it is not difficult for him.

"Why don't you come down, let's go and see together, what gifts do you have for this year's Spring Festival?"

Lin Wanzhu was really fooled, and said, "Sure!"

Lin Zhichao put her down with a smile, Tang Caiyun also took Lin Huizhu, and then Lin Zhichao led everyone to a room.

The boy's gift is the 'Rubik's Cube', and the girl's gift is the new 'Barbie doll'.

Lin Ruihuan, Lin Ruijiang, Lin Ruihai, and Lin Ruikai picked up the 'Second-Order Rubik's Cube' and 'Third-Order Rubik's Cube' in their hands, with confused expressions on their faces, wondering what the hell is this?
It turned out that after three years of research and development, Changjiang Toy Factory finally developed the 'second-order Rubik's Cube' and 'third-order Rubik's Cube'. The two Rubik's Cubes were originally two project teams. Even so, it took more than two and a half years. time.

This is because the Rubik's Cube they developed has a solid internal structure and can be twisted arbitrarily.Unlike the first second-order Rubik's Cube in the previous life, it was glued together with some kind of method, and its service life was extremely low.

Lin Zhichao picked up a 'Second-Order Rubik's Cube' and began to explain how to play it for the children, which quickly attracted everyone's attention, and then they began to practice it by themselves.

In fact, although things have been developed and applied for patents, it will take many years to become popular all over the world.What Changjiang Toy Factory can do is to keep an eye on patents so as to collect considerable patent fees.

Fortunately, Changjiang Toy Factory is an expert in the field of "hard glue", otherwise the Rubik's Cube would be difficult to develop.

"The Rubik's Cube is an educational toy, which is a test of the brain. If you want to play well, you need observation skills and knowledge of geometry." Lin Zhichao preached to his eldest son Lin Ruihuan.

Lin Ruihuan is almost nine years old, already in the fifth grade of elementary school, and it is not difficult to understand Lin Zhichao's words; the other three children can only play around, after all, they are only seven, six, and four years old.

After playing for a while, everyone left the room satisfied. Everyone was very satisfied with the new toys.

In fact, although these children come from wealthy families, they don't buy ordinary toys whenever they want.Only on special days, parents will give them gifts and toys.

Usually Lin Zhichao and his two wives would refuse toys if they want them. The purpose of this is to let them learn to cherish them.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Zhichao brought his wife and children, and the whole family came to the home of Tang Zhongyuan and Song Qiaoling to celebrate the New Year.

No matter how much wealth he has and no matter how high his status is, every year on this day he will pay New Year's greetings to his parents-in-law. In terms of etiquette, he must show the highest sincerity.After all, Lin Zhichao's two wives were raised by them.

If he doesn't support Tang Zhongyuan, it is unknown whether the two wives will have another idea in their hearts; but for the sake of family unity, Lin Zhichao has always liked to give Tang Zhongyuan advice.

During the dinner, Lin Zhichao said: "Father-in-law, you can only rank in the top five in the textile industry, so you never thought about whether you can make up for it?"

Tang Zhongyuan said frankly: "Textile is highly competitive and it is the largest industry in Hong Kong. It is not easy for me to be in the top five!"

In fact, because the added value of the garment industry is higher, he is more willing to invest energy and funds in the garment industry.

Lin Zhichao said: "I know there is an opportunity, you can think about it carefully. There is a Nigerian country in Africa. It is still a British colony, but it has self-governed in 1954, and it is expected to become independent in the next few years. This country has a characteristic, That is, there are billions of pounds in foreign exchange, and it is the second largest cotton-producing country in the world. The Nigerian people regard cloth as more important than money. ... They are also a country with a large population. The only disadvantage may be that the social security is poor."

Tang Zhongyuan's eyes turned green when he heard it, and he said quickly: "On this condition, if I go to open a textile factory, it will be like picking up money! But the security is poor, and there is indeed a great risk. The money was robbed in the end, it was not for nothing!"

Lin Zhichao said: "This is a gamble! Of course, the father-in-law can take the time to investigate, first invest a million Hong Kong dollars to try it out, and send cronies to manage it there. While making money, he also needs to establish relationships with that side. Slow down, by the time someone else wants to invest, you've been rooted for years."

Tang Zhongyuan nodded and said: "Risk always comes with wealth. You are right. This country should investigate everything it says!"

To be honest, Lin Zhichao told Tang Zhongyuan in advance that it would be difficult for him to fail.This is the advantage of poor information, which is simply scary.

He also suggested: "At the beginning, invest the money you earn, do more good things for the local area, and don't take the profits back, so that you can not only establish a good relationship with the upper class in the local area, but also have the prestige of the lower class. Wait until the factory expands in the future, and then think about it." Taking the money back, putting it in the long run, and catching big fish is more conducive to the investment strategies of these poor countries."

Tang Zhongyuan said: "I understand these principles. To put it bluntly, if I really invest, I must take root in the textile industry there for a long time, and I must establish a good relationship."

At this time, Song Qiaoling said: "Africa, we have been to South Africa, and it is still managed by white people. Nigeria wants to be independent. When the British leave, the security problem will be very bad."

Tang Zhongyuan immediately said: "What do you know! It's a country that gives you money. As long as you don't fight every day, a lot of people dare to invest. Moreover, Xianqian will graduate in one year, and he will be trained to develop overseas market."

Song Qiaoling stopped talking!In fact, she heard about billions of pounds in foreign exchange, the second largest cotton-growing country, a country with a large population, and people like to hoard cloth, and she knew that any risk is worth taking.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "The security issue is not simple. With money, if you know some local military personnel, it will be possible for these people to directly send troops to protect the factory in the future. Father-in-law, don't worry, do more research, you know the information years before others , have time to plan. The key is to stabilize the base camp in Hong Kong. So it is too late to wait for Xianqian to graduate and Nigeria to become independent."

Tang Zhongyuan said: "I understand!"

What he said was very sincere. After all, his son-in-law had such a vicious vision that he knew everything about Africa.

Tang Zhongyuan also said: "Hong Kong's local textile industry is indeed highly competitive. I even considered going to Southeast Asia to build factories. Later, I found out that the production costs there were higher than Hong Kong's, so forget it. Nigeria's conditions are really suitable for overseas. If It really succeeded in breaking in. In the future, Dongfang Textile Group can be said to be advancing hand in hand in textiles and garments, and it can also take care of real estate.”

At the end, Tang Zhongyuan was already excited.

Wealth and career, who doesn't yearn for a higher level.Especially the bigger the boss, the more eager it is.

He has two sons, so he naturally hopes to learn from his son-in-law and build a huge group that can be passed on to future generations.

Lin Zhichao said: "The cost of Southeast Asia is indeed higher than that of Hong Kong, and incidents that are not friendly to the Chinese erupt there from time to time. It is not as good as a country like Nigeria. After all, it was also managed by the British. There is no chaos, and they also attach importance to economic development. .”

Tang Zhongyuan's development in Nigeria was an opportunity to make money. He didn't need to invest much at the beginning. He first got to know the local people for a few years and gradually expanded the factory.

(End of this chapter)