【036】All wooden wheelchairs
After returning home, the surname Iron Hammer Suo closed the shop and took care of the big cow wholeheartedly. Zhou Yi had already stated when Da Niu went home that all the expenses would be taken from him, and he would pay it back when he made money in the future.
It can be said that during this period of time, Da Niu has enjoyed the best time in his life so far, eating, sleeping, sleeping and eating every day, and stretching out his hand to eat to open his mouth.
After more than a month like this, after changing the medicine a few times, the wound was almost healed, and this day was the last time he came to take the medicine, and Zhou Yi happened to come to settle the cost, so he came together.
After removing the medicine, the doctor carefully checked the pulse, looked at the wound, and said with relief: "Okay, the wound is almost better, but you are still not suitable to stand for a long time, you should pay attention in the future, at least three or four months later, otherwise the weight of the whole body is pressed on the foot, it is easy to cause the wound to crack again." ”
Zhou Yi smiled: "Sure enough, it's a miracle doctor." ”
After settling the bill, everyone walked back together, and halfway through, Tie Niu said that his feet still hurt, and Tie Hammer had to carry him home. Zhou Yi suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and said, "I'll go make you a means of transportation, right?" ”
Tie Niu asked: "What is a means of transportation?" ”
"It's to help you walk."
"Oh."
Zhou Yi knew from looking at Tie Niu's expression that he definitely didn't understand.
But this was not a big deal, after sending them home, Zhou Yi hurried to his study and began to prepare.
An hour later, he took his drawings and hurriedly went to a carpentry workshop, which was opened on the edge of the dock, and looked quite magnificent, and it was a little famous in this Qingshen County, and the tables, chairs, beds and other things made were quite popular, and he could even read and make a small boat.
It seems that business is good today, Zhou Yi entered the store, and there was only an old man lying on a chair resting leisurely under the eaves, feeling that someone was coming, but he opened his eyes a little and glanced at it, and said, "Yo, isn't this the eldest young master of Daguan Tea House?" Why did you have time to come to me today? Is it time to renovate the house again? ”
"How can it be so fast, my place is a tea shop, and it's not any other place, Mr. Liu, you are comfortable. I'm here to do something. Zhou Yi raised a large handful of drawings in his hand, and then said.
Mr. Liu didn't look at it, and said, "Don't you see that I'm an old man here?" A handful of old bones, but they can't move these things, they were transferred to the city wall to repair the archway, and they can only make things with you after a while. ”
He has been in this carpentry workshop for sixty years, and now at the age of seventy-five, he is already the grandfather here, and the head of the workshop must be his apprentices and grandchildren, and he usually does not take such work.
Zhou Yi smiled and said, "I don't look for them, they can't do this thing, and Mr. Liu has to go out in person." ”
Mr. Liu sat up suddenly, and a strange light bloomed in his eyes, and said; "Yo Ho, look at what you said in this tone, my apprentice has already fulfilled my true inheritance, how can there be anything he can't do?"
"I said yes, yes, they are still young, and they don't have your experience. If you don't show me this, if you say what your ladder disciple can do, I will definitely not bother you. Zhou Yi took the drawings in front of Mr. Liu and slapped a sycophant by the way.
Mr. Liu scolded with a smile: "What you said, come on, where are the drawings, let me take a look?" ”
Zhou Yi was happy in his heart, sure enough, people who have reached such a height can't stand the sycophancy.
"Well, that's it, look at it."
On the drawing, it is a wheelchair drawn by Zhou Yi, the wheelchair is not as complicated as it seems, if you remove those superficial usable and unused things, there is no difference from an ox cart, it is still two wheels and a wheel, plus two small wheels are fixed so as not to shake and fall.
After just one glance, Mr. Liu was deeply fascinated, and it was obvious that the experienced man could see at first glance what the magic of this thing was.
"You came up with that?" Mr. Liu grabbed the drawings tightly and said to Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi said: "If it is fake, it is full of real gold." ”
Mr. Liu laughed and said: "That's really, genius, genius, I thought that the milk tea, egg tarts, and smoothies you made were already ingenious, but I didn't expect you to be able to make this kind of thing, what is it called?" Oh, it says wheelchair, wheelchair, ha, that's a fitting name. ”
Looking at his cheeks that seemed to be full of pleasure, Zhou Yi felt in his heart that there should be a doorway to this matter, and he said, "So, Mr. Liu, do you think this thing needs to be done by yourself?" ”
"Of course, I'll do it myself, you can see it, as long as this thing is made, it will definitely be of great use." Mr. Liu said excitedly, as if he had completely forgotten what kind of attitude he had just now.
Zhou Yi said with a smile: "Very good, it seems that Mr. Liu is still unwilling to be lonely, then, please give me the drawings first, and let's talk about the follow-up questions, how about it?" ”
"What do you want to talk about?" Mr. Liu happily invited Zhou Yi to sit opposite him, and then said.
Zhou Yi had already thought about it, and said: "That's the case, if you are interested in this wheelchair, then we can cooperate to make this thing into a product to the market, I think you also know that as long as you have such a wheelchair, how many can't get off the ground, lame, you can no longer have to lie in bed all day long, they can come out and move by themselves, you say what a beautiful thing." ”
"You're right, it'll give them another chance to go out, but that's what you want to discuss with me?" Mr. Liu said that he is an old man and understands the market potential of wheelchairs among the elderly.
Zhou Yi hurriedly denied: "No, no, no, of course it's more than that, you know, in order to accomplish this goal, the two of us should cooperate, intimately and deeply." ”
"Oh? Cooperate? How do you want to work together? Mr. Liu asked with interest.
"I'll make a document to show you this specific thing in a few days, and I'm just talking about this matter today, and I hope you can make such a wheelchair as soon as possible, and I'm going to use it soon."
Mr. Liu looked at Zhou Yi's intact feet and joked, "Do you want to use it?" Could it be that you have a problem with your leg? ”
"What are you kidding, how can a young man like me have a bad leg, my brother injured his foot last month and now he still needs to take care of it, I originally designed this thing for him, but now it seems that there are still many people who need it, so come and discuss with you, in the future, your workshop can produce this wheelchair, and I will account for 20% of the profits, and I will exclusively authorize your workshop to manufacture and sell." Zhou Yi said bluntly, in fact, it was not long ago that a bold plan came up in his heart.
Speaking of serious business matters, Mr. Liu also began to become very serious, and he asked, "Then how are you going to cooperate?" ”
"I will set up a company, and then in the name of this company, all the things I have invented will be filed with the government, and then your workshop, my tea workshop, and maybe other cooperative shops in the future, will all join this company to standardize and label the production of products, so as to ensure that we are united and move forward for the common good." Zhou Yi said proudly.
Then Mr. Liu's question suddenly made him very frustrated: "What is a company?" ”
"Company ...... A company, a company is an organization, an organization that I led to set up, and then you shops joined in and became members of the company.
Then the things that everyone makes, such as my milk tea egg tart, or your table, chair and bench, are sold in the name of the company, such as the wheelchair I am showing you now.
After it is produced, it is engraved on it, and this product is made by a workshop owned by a company.
In this way, while everyone buys something, they also remember your store, and it will form a brand effect, and when others see something with this mark, they can immediately think that we made it, so that word of mouth spreads, and we will be famous. Can you understand if I explain it this way? ”
Zhou Yi racked his brains and tried his best to explain in a language that Mr. Liu could understand, and it turned out to be like this.
"I understand, but I don't understand." Mr. Liu said.
So Zhou Yi could only give up and said: "Then let's do it first, you help me make this wheelchair first, let's sign a contract to entrust the manufacture of wheelchairs now, and the company's affairs will be explained to you after I have thought about some details, what do you think?" ”
"Well, let's do it first, you kid, you always like to play these new tricks, but I'm curious where these ideas of yours came from." Mr. Liu said with a smile.
Zhou Yi pursed his lips and said, "The words of the sage, read the book a hundred times, and its meaning will be revealed. ”
Mr. Liu asked, "Is this how this sentence is used?" ”
"Hey, that's pretty much it, don't worry about the details."
At that moment, the two signed the contract for consignment manufacturing, Zhou Yi handed over the drawings to Mr. Liu, and then left, he wanted to go back to prepare for the establishment of the company.
After Mr. Liu got the drawings, he looked at them carefully and was amazed, although the wheelchair is not complicated, but it is designed to many principles, so the structure still looks very exquisite.
The biggest difference between ancient Chinese science and modern popular science is that most of China's science and technology rely on personal experience, which belongs to practice to guide practice, what kind of needs there are, and what kind of development to do.
Modern popular science, on the other hand, is theory that guides practice, that is, knowing how to do it and why it is done before it begins.