Rebooting the Peak Years of 1985

Chapter 239 The advent of lighters

In the match factory, a group of people are in the workshop, and the compression molding machine is rattling, like piling.Next to it is a curling machine and a cutting and grinding machine, and Weng Ming's voice is buzzing.

"It's done, it's done!"

"You can still continue to compress the size, but our film sealing is not as perfect."

"There's no problem with plastic. Our plastic factory only produces hard plastic. In theory, it doesn't matter if we reduce the thickness."

Everyone looked excitedly at the lighter that Chen Huajiang had painstakingly assembled.

Chen Huajiang struggled to press down the flint steel wheel, and there was a click, and the flames rose up.

Everyone became more and more excited, their expressions full of joy.

This is the first lighter that everyone has worked together to produce. Regarding the structure provided by Chen Huajiang, both parties believe that it can be achieved.

However, in the process of doing it, I found that many places were extremely difficult and needed to overcome many difficulties.

"I didn't expect it. I really didn't expect it. This is simply a work of art!"

"We finally finished it. After thirteen template adjustments, it was finally fully assembled."

Wang Yifa looked at the lighter in Chen Huajiang's hand excitedly and sighed.

They are responsible for producing the plastic casing and pressing hands. In his opinion, this small device should not be too simple. After making the template, it can be directly injection molded.

However, during the actual production process, various problems occurred. Either the rough edge of the hand cannot be pressed, or the partition strength in the middle of the plastic shell is insufficient.

After repeated attempts and revisions, and template adjustments, we finally produced a plastic shell that could withstand the pressure of megapascals inside and a fully embedded pressing hand in the plastic shell.

"No, the rocker panels and windshield here are much simpler, but Boss Chen asked for simplification and left grooves. Although it saved materials, it also raised the requirements."

Zhang Xiaoquan also sighed and said.

"Everyone did a great job, but there are still areas that need improvement."

Chen Huajiang tried the first lighter and said with a smile.

As soon as these words were said, everyone immediately turned bitter.

“The flint steel wheels were too burred and had to be reground.”

"There is no need to make the fire ring made of iron. If possible, use plastic to save materials."

Chen Huajiang found out two questions and told everyone.

This was not a difficult problem, at least compared to the previous difficulty, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is not a big problem. It is an adjustment on the mold."

Wang Yifa nodded and said, the reason why there are so many burrs on the steel wheel is because this is the experimental stage and there is not so much excellence.

Once production is decided, the mold will naturally be trimmed and adjusted, and burrs will no longer exist, or very rarely exist, and are considered defective products.

"Boss Chen, is this assembly too difficult? Are you sure this thing can replace matches?"

Suddenly, Zhang Xiaoquan whispered, a little confused.

"must be able to."

Chen Huajiang said firmly.

Assembly involved labor, and even in later generations, the price of labor was still not high, let alone now.

In this way, the production line began to be established. Chen Huajiang specially divided it into two, with half of the production process placed in the plastic factory and half in the match factory.

As for the final assembly, both factories have it, and Chen Huajiang has his own plans.

Even in later generations, the largest assemblers of lighters are still casual workers, usually parents who accompany students in school, elderly people, and people who do odd jobs in rural areas during non-farming periods.

It is precisely because of the abundant human resources and cheap wages in this field that the price of lighters remains at a few cents even if the economy develops.

Soon the first batch of lighters came out. This time Chen Huajiang did not go through the sales channels of Jin Sanshun, but directly used the original sales channels of the match factory.

Lighters from the state-owned match factory appeared in some canteens. Instead of the fancy stickers of the future, the packaging simply read "Kunlun Group".

Priced at [-] cents each, it attracted widespread attention as soon as it came out.

At the entrance of Rongshu Hutong, a group of people gathered around the entrance of the canteen.

"This thing costs [-] cents a piece, and a box of matches only costs [-] cents. Who would buy this thing?"

"No, one lighter can buy six boxes of matches!"

"A fool would buy it."

Looking at the matches for sale on the table, everyone made some calculations and felt that it was not worth the money.

Similar scenes happened in various places, which also made Zhou Xiaoliu and others breathe a sigh of relief.

But the development of many things is a general trend. With the use of the first batch of conspicuous buyers, the benefits of lighters are gradually revealed.

Using a lighter is more pretentious than a match nowadays. It is more convenient to light a fire with one hand than a match with both hands. There is no need to worry about moisture and deformation when carrying it.

In short, it is portable and convenient. Once many people get used to lighters, they will be captured by them and can no longer be used for matches.

In this way, within a week, many people in Nanming City began to use lighters and "show off" them to those around them.

With the increase in consumption, the plastic factory has also been able to solve its manpower problems caused by the reduction in orders from the Kunlun Five Star Soda Can Factory due to the passing of summer.

A large number of redundant manpower was allocated to assemble lighters, and batches of lighters quickly entered the market.

At the same time, Jin Sanshun also saw the benefits brought by the advent of lighters and approached Chen Huajiang.

"Boss Chen, you are not loyal. How can you eat alone when you have such good things?"

"With my sales channel, I can help you distribute goods faster, not only in Nanming City, but also in the entire Jiangling Province."

At the Grain Bureau Restaurant, Jin Sanshun pretended to be dissatisfied and said.

"Boss Jin, isn't it because the production volume has not increased? Even if you want to shop, we don't have that much stock."

Chen Huajiang took a sip from the teacup and said with a smile.

Jin Sanshun's expression froze for a moment, then he rolled his eyes and said, "Boss Chen, what do you need? I can help you solve it. Or can you help me with this lighter business?"

He had already seen the vast market for this lighter in the future, otherwise he would not have approached Chen Huajiang at this time, let alone licked his face like this.

However, Jin Sanshun didn't have much hope, in his opinion, unless Chen Huajiang's brain was amused, it would be impossible for him to share this way of getting rich with him.

"Yes, I can provide technology and authorize you to produce it."

However, Chen Huajiang nodded slightly and agreed directly.

This made Jin Sanshun open his mouth wide with a look of astonishment, and then a face full of surprise.

"real!?"

Jin Sanshun asked in disbelief.

"Correct."

Chen Huajiang nodded and said affirmatively.

"why?"

This confused Jin Sanshun. Although he was full of excitement, he was also full of doubts.

"Boss Jin, what do you think of the environment in Nanming City?"

Chen Huajiang put down his tea cup with a trace of sadness on his face.

He didn't answer the other party directly, but instead asked the other party.

(End of this chapter)