The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 47 [Tadao Yoshida] (Ask for a monthly ticket!)

Hearing that a customer canceled an order, Tadao Yoshida of YKK Zipper Factory hurriedly came to understand the situation in person.

"President Yoshida, it's not that I don't miss old feelings, but that business belongs to business. You are also a businessman, so you should understand this issue." The garment factory owner Hiroshi Kameda replied.

Tadao Yoshida quickly said: "President Kameda, I know this truth. I just want to ask, which product did you choose, and I want to see what is the difference between our products?" After finishing speaking, he bowed seriously.

Kameda Hiroro then took out a zipper from the drawer, handed it to Yoshida Tadao, and said: "We also buy from the zipper wholesaler, but the quality is indeed very good, and the price is cheaper."

Tadao Yoshida took the zipper in a hurry, feeling familiar as soon as he started, and immediately began to observe carefully, for fear of missing a single bit.

"Is this a zipper made in the United States?" Tadao Yoshida was shocked.

Because last autumn, an American zipper wholesaler showed him the zippers produced by automatic zipper machines, which were of good quality and cheap, so Tadao Yoshida was laughed at.

At that time, he had an idea in his mind that if American zippers were dumped to RB, then RB's handmade zipper factories would be devastated.

Finished!

"I don't know! The price of such a zipper is only [-]% of yours, but the quality is much better." Kameda Hiroro said.

Yoshida Tadao thought of a terrible fact, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, so he asked Kameda Hiroshi which wholesaler the zipper was.

Seeing Yoshida Tadao's attitude, Kameda Hirao was not embarrassed, but told him.

after one day.

From Hiroto Yokokawa, Tadao Yoshida finally learned some useful information: the machine-made zippers on the market came from Hong Kong, a place he had never thought of.

Yoshida Tadao muttered frustratedly:

"Hong Kong? There are such visionary businessmen in such a small place?"

"What should I do? An automatic zipper machine costs 3 to 4 U.S. dollars, but my capital is only 1 U.S. dollars, so I can't afford it at all. Are you just watching Hong Kong's zippers encroaching on RB's market?"

In 1945, on the eve of RB's surrender, Yoshida Tadao's factory was razed to the ground. He picked up some useful things from the ruins and looked forward to a comeback; wages, and the workers took everything away.

It was not until early last year that Tadao Yoshida's zipper business was on the right track.In RB after the war, the economy was depressed, and the goods were in short supply.At that time, Yoshida's equipment was poor, and he could only use human machinery to make zippers. Although the quality was poor, the supply in the market was in short supply.

This is how I managed to make some money. Unexpectedly, the zippers produced by machines in Hong Kong were imported to RB.

"Manufacturers in Hong Kong probably don't have a few machines. After all, one machine is too expensive."

"Since I can't afford a machine, I invite my peers in the industry to buy it together and form a joint venture. The zippers in Hong Kong must be driven out of the market."

Thinking of these, Yoshida Tadao finally ignited his confidence.

Through some investigation, he learned that:

First, the market share of RB zippers exported from Hong Kong is not particularly large, which means that there are not many automatic zipper machines in Hong Kong, and RB manual zipper workshops also have room for survival;
Second, the zippers in Hong Kong use agents to enter the RB market, and the agents set the price at a relatively high price, almost 1.3~1.5 Hong Kong dollars per piece (aluminum alloy), which means that as long as you buy an automatic zipper machine , can defeat Hong Kong manufacturers in one fell swoop.

"What? Hong Kong has already used automatic zipper machines and produced zippers for export to RB?" an RB zipper businessman said unexpectedly.

At this time, Tadao Yoshida invited several familiar handmade zipper owners to tell the situation.

"That's right! There are already many zippers produced by automatic zipper machines on the market, occupying a large share of RB. If this continues, our hand-made zipper factories will gradually be replaced."

For a while, all the zipper merchants were shocked.

"This is how to do!"

At this time, Tadao Yoshida suggested: "So, I propose that we all form a joint venture and establish a joint venture company to import automatic zipper machines to the United States to deal with the current situation."

He originally thought that everyone would readily agree to his proposal.

I don't know.

"It's too risky! We produce zippers by hand, and we can't sell them!"

"That is, an automatic zipper machine costs 3 to 4 U.S. dollars. How long will it take us to recover the cost."

"I think we have to take it step by step so that we don't lose everything."

These guys are small handmade zipper makers who are willing to take risks there.

What's more, at this time, RB is still backward compared to Hong Kong, and the people have nothing to eat or live in, which is terrible, so the wages of workers are very low.They recruit dozens of workers, produce slowly, and make a steady profit.

Tadao Yoshida was dumbfounded, and quickly said: "As long as we buy the machine back, we can make a lot of money right away!"

"Who knows, if it loses money, wouldn't it be a waste of more than two years of hard work."

"I think so too. Let's produce it honestly and manually first, and then we can make enough money."

The result can be imagined, facing the automatic zipper machine of 3 to 4 US dollars, everyone rejected it one after another.

Tadao Yoshida is disappointed!

But he did not give up the idea of ​​buying an automatic zipper machine!

Back at the factory, he called the workers together and mobilized them.

"Everyone, the factory is in trouble now. Therefore, I hope that everyone will work harder to produce more and better zippers; in this way, I plan to use the bank loan to purchase automatic zipper machines. At that time, I will definitely There will be rewards for everyone.”

He understands that banks are not good people. If he wants to borrow 1200 million yen, he needs at least 500 million yen in assets (currently, 1 US dollar is equal to 270 yen, and it will be fixed at 1:360 in the second half of the year).

At this time, many people in RB suffered from hunger, far from the rich people in later generations. After all, they were bombed by the United States miserably, agriculture was almost in a state of extinction, and many people were starving.

Therefore, the workers didn't think too much, and quickly became motivated, just for a bite, or a meager salary.

After mobilizing the company's employees, Tadao Yoshida showed a strong look in his eyes.

"I will find a bank loan as soon as possible. Even if it is an automatic zipper machine, I can quickly become two or three."

"I'm going to set up a trading company to prepare for importing machines."

For a while, Yoshida Tadao became more confident.

Because he found that manufacturers in Hong Kong entered RB through agents, the price must have changed hands once, only [-]-[-]% lower than manual.

So as long as he has an automatic zipper machine, he can develop rapidly.

"I'm curious that the businessman in Hong Kong is so far-sighted. I must get to know him when I get the chance."

"Although he is a competitor, I believe he is my defeat."

(End of this chapter)