Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 378, Alas, the life of the poor.

PS: Sorry, I originally wrote it yesterday and was going to make some additions, but a few gentlemen got me drunk. Not finished yet, just got up. It’s better to send it out first.

Yang Xiaole left Li Yuting's home and found a public phone booth to make a call.

Naturally, the call was to Huang Qiujing.

After a while, someone answered the phone: "Hey, Thunder Monkey!"

"Xintong? It's me, Yang Hao."

"Ah, Yang Hao, where are you? I was not here that day when you came to the company."

Huang Xintong's surprised voice came from the phone.

"Oh, I know. Just go about your business. How about there?"

"Uh~ It's okay, I just don't understand a lot and have a lot to learn."

Then there was the sound of a phone being played and the sound of running.

It's a pity that mobile phones haven't come out yet, not even BP machines!

"That's all for now. By the way, the person going is called Li Yugang. If he has any financial difficulties there, you can give him some money."

After staying here for many days, I have to go back as soon as possible.

It will take time to fly in between!

Huang Qiujing hesitated after hearing this. She felt that there was no need to hire a special security company, right?

"Okay, that's it. If anything happens, I'll contact you. If nothing happens, I'll leave directly. By the way, buy me a ticket for the day after tomorrow."

"Then wait a moment."

After waiting for two minutes, Huang Xintong's voice came from over there.

Huang Qiujing was confused for a moment.

I've been here for so long, and I can't explain why I haven't met him in person.

"Ang, I have two things to tell you. One is to ask the company if there is anything else. If nothing happens, I will go back after playing for two days. If there is anything else, let me know."

"Call me!"

It is also quite popular.

"Oh, that's not the case. It doesn't seem to be a big deal to you."

Because the cost of mechanical watches here on Hong Kong Island is around 60, and with sales, the price is even higher.

"Boss! Do you have something to do with me?"

But she still listened to her boss's words.

Huang Xintong tried her best to speak in Mandarin.

But the sales volume here on Hong Kong Island is not too high. After all, there are only so many people, and the export sales are quite a lot.

Huang Qiujing's resentful voice came from the phone.

So sales are still good.

He agreed: "Okay, I understand. Is there anything else?"

Because it’s cheap!
When sold to the United States and the United Kingdom, even including tariffs, the price is only a dozen pounds or about twenty dollars, and most people can afford it.

"Okay, got it."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole ignored her resentment and said: "By the way, I found a person for you. He may come to you then. Our company has set up a security company. Partly to protect the safety of you, and also Part of it is that when the company gets bigger, it will also need this aspect of business.”

I didn’t ask any more questions: “Okay! I understand.”

After getting the address, I hung up the phone and paid the phone bill.

"This... company matter, let me tell you, have you ever taken care of it?"

Yang Xiaole was not embarrassed at all and said with a smile: "I'm talking about big things."

After paying, he still felt that it was not convenient without a mobile phone.

After the agreement was made, Yang Xiaole was about to hang up the phone, but he still asked where Chen Zixing was.

When Chen Zixing's 50-dollar watch came out, those who were hesitant were naturally willing to buy it.

I thought it was another beautiful woman, but I didn't expect it to be a man's name.

"This……"

The other party has been working in his watch factory, and this factory is now the old hen that Chen Zixing laid eggs for.

I can't get home in time for the New Year's Eve.

There was some disappointment in his voice.

"That's good, learn slowly. Where's Qiu Jing? I have something to do with him."

"Oh! She is in a meeting with someone, do you want me to shout?"

He ignored it, got back in the car and drove towards Chen Zixing.

After all, the exchange rate is there.

Not a penny of the money earned in the past two years was distributed as dividends, and all was invested again.

Production has been expanded a lot.

The address is over in Kwun Tong.

The distance is not far, only a dozen kilometers, but Hong Kong Island is so big after all, and it is already very far away for Hong Kong Island.

The road now is not that easy.

Half an hour later, the car drove to a rural area.

After asking around for a while, I found an ordinary factory by the river at the foot of the mountain.

The place is quite big.

The car drove to the door and was stopped by the person at the door.

After explaining his purpose, the other party made a phone call and was released.

The car drove into the factory area and stopped at the door of a three-story building.

Because at this time Fu Bo was already waiting at the gate.

"Fuber!"

Yang Xiaole got out of the car and greeted him.

Uncle Fu had already walked down the steps and said politely: "Mr. Yang, the young master is receiving guests. Please ask me to come here to pick you up."

"It's okay, let's go."

Follow the other party to the third floor.

Arriving on the third floor, he was taken to an office.

The decoration of the room is quite good, at least for this era.

Uncle Fu made him a cup of tea and brought it over: "Mr. Yang, please wait a moment. The young master will be out in a moment."

"It's okay. You go about your business first. I'll sit down for a while."

Seeing this, the other party nodded and walked out of the reception room.

Yang Xiaole looked around.

At this time, he also saw Chen Zixing communicating with people in English in the office next door.

Just looking at the situation is not very pleasant.

The other party was two middle-aged men in neat suits, one of whom was a foreign devil.

He still couldn't understand this level of communication.

Waiting there quietly.

He didn't let him wait too long. After about twenty minutes, Chen Zixing sent the two people away and walked over with his eyebrows pinched.

The door knocked a few times and then opened.

Chen Zixing showed an apologetic face: "I'm sorry, Mr. Yang, for keeping you waiting."

Yang Xiaole smiled nonchalantly: "It's okay, what's wrong? So busy!"

"Oh, I'm also about to find Mr. Yang. Joony doesn't agree with us re-opening the brand. We need to expand production and continue to produce the original products."

Chen Zixing said as he took out a bottle of red wine from the wine cabinet.

After opening it, he came over with two goblets.

"Would you like some?"

Yang Xiaole looked at the English names and nodded: "Have a try! What did he say? Have you investigated the things I asked you to investigate?"

Of course Joony knows.

Chen Zixing's old classmate, the one who has shares in Switzerland.

Yang Xiaole also joined in halfway.

One million only occupies 40% of the shares.

However, the price of this electronic watch is low, and it is really easy to sell. It has paid back all its investment in less than a year, and there is still a profit of millions.

This is not easy for a new company.

The average company takes a very long time to make profits.

Of course, the bulk of the watch's profit comes from the dealers Joony finds to sell their company's products.

In fact, he didn't like this company very much.

It was an unintentional move at the time.

Later, he also wrote a letter proposing to build a brand.

To make big profits, you still have to build a brand.

It's not too late.

The first watches of later mainland mass brands such as Casio have not yet been released! Although it is not as good as the old brand Patek Philippe, it will not be too bad by then.

When a company becomes big, it will always have to branch out into various industries, and eggs cannot be placed in one basket.

This is what he thinks too.

But Joony disagreed life and death.

So the matter has been put on hold for now.

After Chen Zixing poured him a glass, he swung the glass around in his hand, took a sip and said: "I checked, there may be a real problem. I asked my friends abroad to check. In Switzerland, the United Kingdom, These three places, China and the United States, have not seen sales of our watches.”

Yang Xiaole nodded.

He also felt strange, so he asked the other party to investigate.

For any company, building a brand is definitely the ultimate goal.

Who wants to keep doing cheap production.

He said nothing and listened quietly.

Upon seeing this, Chen Zixing continued: "So, maybe as Mr. Yang said, all the products we export are OEM. No wonder they want to customize their own LOGO."

The company has just started, so having orders is naturally a good thing.

It must be done according to the customer's requirements.

After hearing this, Yang Xiaole pondered for a moment and asked, "Then what are you going to do? Are you interested in doing what I said?"

He holds 40%. Although he is the major shareholder, he does not participate in management.

Unless something major happens.

Chen Zixing and Joony hold 33% and 27% of the shares respectively.

So there are three of them, and any two of them working together can ignore the remaining one.

What he meant was, of course, to go to Switzerland to purchase a closed old watch workshop, rebrand it, and make it a sub-product of the company.

Because the previous products are already synonymous with low-end products in everyone's concept.

So I had to rebrand.

Moreover, you can take over an old workshop and rebrand it. When advertising, you can say it has been passed down for hundreds of years, or how many years.

Why don’t some wineries in the Mainland often do this!
It started out as a wine workshop.

With marketing in place, many have risen.

Chen Zixing was thinking there, and then said: "But the problem now is that Joony does not agree to the patent authorization."

Yang Xiaole also nodded lightly.

This is where Chen Zixing has a headache.

The other party is not a fool, he holds a patent in his hand!
After thinking for a while, he still said: "Do you want to talk to the laboratory directly?"

Naturally, the patent is not in the hands of Joony, but in the hands of the laboratory.

You can completely bypass him.

Chen Zixing hesitated for a while and said nothing.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "What are you still thinking about? Now that we have reached this point, do you want to be a OEM for the rest of your life?"

Is it shameful to do contract processing?

There’s really no shame in that.

Many billionaires in Hong Kong in later generations are still doing OEM work for other electronic industries!
For example, the head of a tape recorder or the knob of a television.

Later, I gradually established my own electronics company.

After all, the transfer of Western industry has just begun.

But it is indeed a bit frustrating to do OEM processing for others.

Hearing this, Chen Zixing sighed: "Okay, I'll talk to him again."

Yang Xiaole nodded slightly, and then asked: "What should you do with that piece of land? Do you still want to do it? If you leave it alone for a day, it is a waste of a day!"

Hong Kong Island is not like the Mainland, where housing can easily start from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands square meters.

There are also supporting facilities such as parking lots.

But around Hong Kong Island, 1,500 square meters is enough to build a building, but it's just a little smaller.

It will appear lonely in later generations, but here, it is very common.

The famous To Lao Chi nightclub on Hong Kong Island is only 500 square meters.

Hearing this, Chen Zixing smiled bitterly: "Where can I get the money now?"

If it is a residential property, you can also collect the off-the-plan property.

However, this kind of commercial land can only be rented after it is built, and the recovery cycle is very long.

Yang Xiaole thought for a moment and said, "How about... I'll pay for it and do something!"

Being empty there is not a problem.

Chen Zixing nodded lightly and said, "I haven't thought of anything yet."

"Let's do this. I'll come up with the money. I'll use it to build a commercial building. After it's completed, I'll collect the rent and deduct my share. The rest will be used to pay me back, but I'll have to pay me the interest the bank gives me, okay?"

Yang Xiaole said casually.

Chen Zixing smiled when he saw this and said, "Okay, I don't have any money anyway."

Of course he was happy.

Anyway, this land has Yang Hao's shares, so the interest given to the bank is no different from the interest given to him.

"Okay, that's it. Let the people below write a contract when the time comes."

The two of them have only reached a general direction, and the remaining details will naturally be left to professionals to handle. There are many things involved.

It can't be done in one or two attempts.

Chen Zixing nodded lightly and said with a smile: "Okay, I will find Renren and Miss Huang to discuss the plan then. You are all here, do you want to go into your factory and have a look? When it is time to eat, I will treat you to a meal meal."

Yang Xiaole thought for a while and nodded.

"You might as well take a look!"

It would be a bit shameful not to go in and take a look when you are here.

Then he got up and followed the other person into the workshop.

He followed the other party directly into the factory.

On one side is the machining and polishing workshop, which is a bit dirty and uses all kinds of hand-cranked equipment that was considered mid-range at this period.

The first generation of CNC machine tools has only just been invented.

Of course there is none here.

But I will still buy it in the future, after all, it is a mass-produced product.

Then comes the assembly shop.

This place is very clean, similar to those workshops and factories in the mainland in later generations. After all, watches have glass lenses, so the inside must be clean.

Listening to Chen Zixing's introduction with his hands behind his back.

Looking at the curious eyes of the workers in the workshop.

Yang Xiaole seemed to have returned to the factory in his previous life, feeling like a leader came to inspect.

Still quite enjoyable.

There is also a research and development department in the factory, which is used to design watch styles.

There were not many people, only three people.

After reading it, several people left the workshop.

Chen Zixing said to the person next to him: "Uncle Fu, take a look here. I will accompany Mr. Yang to have a meal. There is a textile factory. I will go and have a look in the afternoon."

Uncle Fu nodded when he saw this: "Master, I am here. Don't worry."

Chen Zixing nodded, and the two of them each drove a car in the direction of Victoria.

There are only some high-end hotels and restaurants here, but other places are relatively small.

As a host, Chen Zixing naturally wanted to eat at the Peninsula Hotel, the best hotel in Hong Kong and Kowloon.

Even if there is no money, it is relative.

There is no shortage of funds for a large investment, and money for a few meals, and there are not many good restaurants in Hong Kong and Kowloon.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole shook his head: "Forget it, I'm not used to Western food. Let's go eat some Cantonese food."

It's not like he's never eaten steak before.

There is Lao Mo over there in Kyoto.

Although the mainland is poor, Lao Mo there is not bad at all.

When it was newly built, all the top chefs from Moscow were hired there, so Lao Mo was considered a top-level restaurant.

I have received many top figures and the quality is actually not bad.

Moreover, not all the Western food eaten there is of Soviet taste, chefs from other places are also invited.

But he didn't go there very often.

It's okay to eat occasionally, but not to fill your stomach.

Alas, the life of the poor.

Chen Zixing did not force himself when he saw this, and said with a smile: "Then I will take you to Dong Kee. The Buddha Jumping over the Wall, crispy roast pork and suckling pig there are famous. The other dishes are also good."

Yang Xiaole nodded lightly: "Okay, you can figure it out."

Then the two turned around, drove for a few minutes, and stopped near a three-story restaurant.

The two went up directly.

(End of this chapter)