The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 89 [Strong Counterattack] (Eighth update! Please book in full!)

"Guess who I am?"

In front of the desk in the bedroom, Lin Zhichao was blindfolded by the woman behind him with a pair of hands full of a faint fragrance and creamy skin.

Although the woman made a mischievous voice on purpose, Lin Zhichao knew that it was Tang Caiyun who was about to become his wife.

"So naughty, it seems that it should be that girl Caiying!"

After finishing speaking, he deliberately took off his hands, and then pulled them into his arms.

Tang Caiyun sat in Lin Zhichao's arms, looked at him with strange eyes, and then said complicatedly: "Brother Zhichao, you!"

Looking at the gentle and beautiful Tang Caiyun, even if it was such a joke, she didn't make trouble at the first time, but waited for Lin Zhichao to take the initiative to "confess".

"Haha, why are you doing this? You let me guess!"

Immediately, Tang Caiyun immediately signaled Lin Zhichao to look behind him, as if you should deal with the matter over there first!
Lin Zhichao helped Tang Caiyun up, turned around, and looked towards the door.

I saw Tang Caiying standing at the door upright, and Lin Xiner showing a worried expression for her brother.

"Haha, why did you come in together!"

Lin Zhichao blushed, after all, he said that others were naughty, and then pulled 'others' into his arms, which was obviously unreasonable.

Tang Caiying took two steps forward and said angrily, "Brother Zhichao thinks I'm naughty! Well, I'll never cover for you guys again."

After finishing speaking, he propped up his small waist, expressing that he was very angry.The ups and downs in front showed that she was very angry.

Lin Xiner quietly reminded: "Sister Caiying, my brother and sister Caiyun are getting married soon!" The meaning is self-evident, that is, the time when I need you is running out.

Tang Caiying became even more angry when she heard the words;

He stared fiercely at the good sister Lin Xiner who was making trouble, and then pointed the finger at Lin Zhichao again.

"Okay, I've run out of others, and now I'm crossing the river and tearing down the bridge!"

Well, Lin Zhichao admits that the 'weird spirit' is only the surface of Tang Caiying, but in fact she still has a 'savage' side.Of course, Lin Zhichao knows that every girl has a personality, and they are not 'clay sculpture' dolls.

Therefore, Lin Zhichao explained with a smile: "As soon as your sister stretched out her hand, I knew it was her. Even at a distance of ten meters, I could tell her fragrance. So what I said just now was just a joke between lovers. I admit that my lovely, clever, smart, beautiful sister-in-law should not have been joked about. I deeply regret this and am willing to raise the issue of compensation in order to repair the diplomatic relationship between the two of us."

When Tang Caiying heard about the issue of compensation, she immediately put down her supportive hands and took another step forward.

"you said?"

"Of course, it works anytime!"

Tang Caiying immediately beamed with joy, because Lin Zhichao's words are more effective than her parents' words, so the promise naturally has weight.

"Okay, I'll forgive you today, you can do what you want, Xin'er and I will go to the next room to play."

After speaking, he took Lin Xiner's hand and left happily.

Of course the matter is not settled like this!

Sure enough, Tang Caiyun came in front of Lin Zhichao, pretending to be 'angry' and said: "The ability to coax little girls has improved!"

Lin Zhichao pulled her hands up, admiring the beauty in front of him, which fully met his requirements for the main room.Even Lin Zhichao has been worried that all the modern ladies in Shanghai stock market want to be famous ladies and have their own various social activities, but Tang Caiyun really has no problems in that aspect, and it may also be due to the fact that she is not familiar with Hong Kong.

Of course, Lin Zhichao is not a very traditional man, so he will take Tang Caiyun with him on many occasions to lay the foundation for her future rich wife social circle; at the same time, if there is a suitable career for her, Lin Zhichao will definitely support her.

The reason why I do this is that I don’t want some conflicts to be stimulated. After all, long-term depression will cause problems.

"Didn't this come from you!" Lin Zhichao said with a smile.

Tang Caiyun suddenly showed a happy smile, and her expression returned to normal immediately, but thinking of what happened just now, she said suspiciously: "You guessed Caiying, but you took my hand and hugged me without saying a word. My hello Husband, how do you explain this?"

Lin Zhichao said seriously: "It was a joke! But I knew it was you in my heart, so my actions were normal reactions based on what I thought in my heart. Caiyun, you didn't realize that every time you came to my bedroom , will I hold you in my arms the first time?"

Perfect answer!
Sure enough, Tang Caiyun immediately became sweet, and a trace of doubt disappeared.

"Okay, I trust you, I'll reward you with one!" After speaking, Tang Caiyun took the initiative to lean over and stick them together.

If you want to marry your concubine, you have a long way to go!

Cheung Kong Industries.

"Mr. Lin, if you can't lower the price, we really can't represent Cheung Kong's zipper!" Yokokawa said seriously.

At this time, several major RB agents gathered in Changjiang Industrial, intending to keep the business.

Lin Zhichao invited everyone to sit down and said: "Mr. Yokokawa, don't worry! You have to tell me the market situation at RB!"

Seeing Lin Zhichao sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, Hiroto Yokokawa had a glimmer of hope, and then told him about the emergence of many automatic rice arranging machines in Japan.

"They only need 22 cents a piece, or even lower! In this way, we represent your products and cannot compete at all. After all, we need to pay import taxes and we need profits."

Anyway, this is a profitable business. In the past year, they have made hundreds of thousands of profits from Changjiang Industrial.

Lin Zhichao immediately understood that YKK Zipper imported more machines.

"No problem! To be honest, we have improved the automatic zipper rice arranging machine and developed the slider automatic punching machine, and the cost has been reduced again. I originally waited for the new machine to arrive this month, and I would notify you of the price reduction. Unexpectedly You came to the door."

"So, the new price is 13 to 15 cents a piece, and the quality of the zipper has been improved. In this way, it is enough for you to compete in the Japanese zipper market."

For the Japanese market, Lin Zhichao has always adopted small profits, and the most important thing is to stabilize the market.It means that it is to suppress the opponent and the wealth picked up.

The biggest profit margins are in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, because these two regions are 'short of goods', have no worries about sales, and have no competitors.

As for the European and American markets, it will be convenient for him to sell the new machines after they are installed.

Otherwise, Europeans and Americans will not trust a Chinese.

Hiroto Yokokawa said in surprise: "Mr. Lin, you did it? This speed is too fast!"

Others also expressed their congratulations and breathed a sigh of relief. After all, this is also a profitable business.

Lin Zhichao took out the zipper sample sent from Germany from the drawer, and said: "This is the craftsmanship of the new machine. You can take it back and demonstrate it. Our new machine is expected to arrive in Hong Kong in one week, so it will be available to you soon." New product."

Several Japanese couldn't wait to check it. Of course, the so-called quality improvement is an improvement in craftsmanship. For example, the slider is no longer rough, but neater and smoother; as for the service life of the zipper, it has also been improved, but it cannot be proved in the short term. .

The next step is simple, everyone re-signed the agency contract, and the price will decrease according to the quantity.

RB's market has been expanding, so the share of Cheung Kong's zippers will not decrease if there are local zippers; at most, the sales growth of Cheung Kong's zippers in Japan will slow down.

At the same time, in the Southeast Asian and Hong Kong markets, Cheung Kong is the only one, and has no competitors for at least a year.

Therefore, Lin Zhichao believed that in 1949, Cheung Kong could earn about 300 million yuan, which was equivalent to repaying all the borrowed money.Of course, we will continue to invest in the future, otherwise we will retreat if we do not advance.

But at the same time, starting from 1950, Cheung Kong Industries can provide some cash flow for Lin Zhichao's other businesses.

YKK zippers.

Tadao Yoshida is sitting in the office smiling proudly. It feels so good to be back to the top, which makes him feel the joy of success even more.

He once (in the 30s) was the king of zippers in the world, and his products were exported to the Americas, and even caused a sensation in the United States; although the eagle sauce government restricted his output after the interference of American zipper manufacturers, he still sold zippers to Mexico and Brazil Wait for the American countries.

In the 40s, his zippers were widely used by Huang Jun, and there were thousands of workers under his command, which can be described as a huge scale.

It's a pity that in 1944, his factory was eaten by several bombs, and everything was false.

In the past few years, he has been thinking about regaining his reputation in the zipper market all the time, and now he has done it.

With his possession of four automatic rice-discharging machines, a large number of Japanese garment manufacturers began to promise to use his zippers to support domestic products.

"I knew that these customers would definitely prefer the zipper products from RB when the price was superior." Tadao Yoshida muttered with satisfaction.

"Even if it's the same price, they should be more inclined to their own products. Of course, it's okay to earn less. I want to learn from the experience of last time, and I can't give them the impression of 'huge profits'." Tadao Yoshida thought seriously.

Sudden.

The phone rang.

Yoshida Tadao's eyes jumped, as if there was some bad news.

"Hey, President Inoue, why is this? Even though our price is cheaper, you still choose the zippers from those agents. You know, those zippers are made in Hong Kong, and the quality may not be as good as ours!" In the phone, Yoshida Tadao said anxiously.

On the other side came bad news!
"President Yoshida, the agent has decided to set the price at the same level as yours, or even a little lower; at the same time, I have seen their new samples, and the quality of the zippers seems to be better than those made in Japan."

Tadao Yoshida turned pale with shock, and immediately said in disbelief: "Impossible! I have used their zippers, but they are not as good as the zippers of our little RB Empire!"

"Haha, I won't talk nonsense. As far as I know, other people's sliders are going to use automatic punching machines, so the cost of all aspects is reduced. You can go to the agent to find out the situation!" Then hung up the phone.

Tadao Yoshida was dumbfounded. He promoted his own products with confidence, and he had received a lot of results; who knows, someone rejected his order not long after.

But he didn't understand, where his zipper was lost!
The next day.

Tadao Yoshida found Hiroto Yokokawa's store. The two were considered competitors, but they were both from RB after all, so there was no malicious competition.

"President Yokokawa, I would like to know about the situation of the Hong Kong zipper factory. Could you tell me?" Tadao Yoshida said modestly.

Hiroto Yokokawa used to be very talkative, after all, at that time he felt that Tadao Yoshida was not a threat.But after going through this crisis, he suddenly realized that even though both of them are from RB, they are even more competitors.

Once Tadao Yoshida's zipper products seized more markets, he lost a profitable business.

In the past year, zippers have brought him a lot of profits.

"President Yoshida, I'm sorry, this is already a commercial secret! But don't worry, our pricing is about the same at present. As long as everyone does not maliciously compete and lower prices, I believe there will be orders. After all, the Japanese zipper market is growing."

When Tadao Yoshida heard this, his heart sank.

Having said that, his idea is to rule RB's zipper market, not to share the world with Hong Kong zipper.

But he knew that he and Hiroto Yokokawa were already competitors, and it was impossible to inquire about the news again.

Not reconciled!
Tadao Yoshida's facial expression changed, and after a long time he suddenly said: "President Yokokawa, what Hong Kong Zipper Changjiang can do, our little RB Empire can do better, it's only a matter of time, after all, they don't have the industry of our country." Basics. Assuming you are willing to tell me something, when YKK zipper develops and grows, I am willing to invite you to be our zipper agent and open up overseas markets.”

What Hiroto Yokokawa was afraid of was the lack of money, and Tadao Yoshida made up for him. Both of them were from RB, so the result was that Hiroto Yokokawa told the situation.

On the way back, Tadao Yoshida was both shocked and admired, and finally rekindled his determination.

"When the business is stable, I will also invite Hitachi Machinery Factory to cooperate to improve and develop automatic rice arranging machines and automatic punching machines for sliders. No, I still need to develop more tools to realize mechanical integrated production."

In late December, Cheung Kong Industries.

Watching the technical workers carefully tear off the protective layer, revealing the formal machines, Lin Zhichao and his colleagues burst into exclamation.

There are a total of five automatic zipper rice arranging machines and two automatic punching machines for sliders.

The five automatic rice arranging machines are new machines, which can reach 3000 revolutions per minute, while the old-fashioned machines only have 1500 revolutions.In other words, five machines are equivalent to ten machines.

Of course, due to the heavy operation of the original machines, there will be problems such as quality degradation after two years, so Changjiang Industrial will replace all the new machines, and those machines will be eliminated.

"Boss, we don't need to worry anymore—the order was missed because we didn't have time to make it!" Wang Liang exclaimed with a pained expression on his face.

In the past one or two months, Cheung Kong's orders were once again overloaded, so many orders were missed.Now the arrival of new machines has almost doubled the production capacity.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "That will never happen again. Our current machines can be purchased from Germany at any time. What I am worried about now is how to open up the European and American markets. By the way, has Smith issued an invitation?"

This American zipper businessman has been cooperating with Cheung Kong Industry, so Lin Zhichao was the first one who thought of him.

"An invitation was issued, and he replied, saying that he would come to Hong Kong as soon as possible."

"Okay, I hope he can give us a good start!"

With the new machines put into use, prices in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong have also been lowered. Although there are no competitors, if you don’t take the initiative to lower prices, once there are competitors, you will have no advantage at all.

For example, when Lin Zhichao's first zipper machine was put into production, the price of zippers in Hong Kong dropped sharply. Why didn't he choose to earn more?
The reasoning couldn't be simpler, if you make more money, then other people in Hong Kong may be jealous, and then buy zipper machines.So he kept the price within a reasonable range, which would set those people back.

Because they feel that the market is saturated, and they can't make huge profits if they buy machines again, so why bother taking risks.And as Cheung Kong has more and more machines, everyone is even less daring to take risks.

(End of this chapter)