Chapter 037: Cash Cow
"Boss, I want to be an agent in the mainland, and I am willing to enter the company's products into the mainland!" Bao Chunlai found Lin Zhichao and made an appeal.
Lin Zhichao was slightly stunned, thinking that Bao Chunlai had broken off the idea of being the boss, but he didn't expect to be eyeing the position of the mainland agent again.
"Manager Bao, the agents in the mainland are not easy to do! As far as I know, the banknotes issued in the interior are very prone to depreciation, and there is very little foreign exchange, and there is also the impact of the war. I tell you this not to stop you from starting a business, but to advise you to consider the risks for the sake of the friendship we have worked together for a few months. ”
At this time, Lin Zhichao had already recruited all the management of various departments of Cheung Kong Industrial, and the two deputy general managers were no longer 'indispensable management', and he, the general manager, was also involved in the management affairs of Cheung Kong Industrial.
Lin Zhichao's cousin Li Gaofu was even sent by him to RB to promote Cheung Kong Industrial's zipper products. Of course, for the RB market, Cheung Kong intends to enter in the form of an agent, seek local partners, and then cooperate with each agent price of 0.9~1 Hong Kong dollars.
The price is a little higher at the beginning, and then adjusted according to the cost reduction in the later stage.
Bao Chunlai was obviously prepared and said, "Boss, these are all in my plan. As for the funds, my idea is to get Hong Kong in the form of gold. I'm very familiar with Mo, and I know that this zipper product must be very popular over there. ”
Lin Zhichao suspected that Bao Chunlai was planning to export to the magic capital through smuggling.
But no matter what, as long as he can sell it, he can make money.
"Okay, I'll give a wholesale price of 9 cents 5. If you achieve 100,000 sales, I will subtract 5 points from you, and count you 9 cents a piece. However, I have a high risk assessment of the mainland market, so I have to pay for it before I buy it. ”
Bao Chunlai was happy in his heart, he was able to prepare for the opening of the factory, and naturally he had already prepared some funds, so he immediately said: "No problem!" Thanks to the boss for the cultivation! ”
Lin Zhichao nodded, and then said no more!
The one who should be advised has already been advised, and if Bao Chunlai loses all his money, it will be his own fault.
At this time, Lin Zhichao had already sent people to Southeast Asia and RB, and Bao Chunlai had acted as an agent for the mainland, and he was already looking forward to it.
He longed for the three automatic zipper machines to work 24 hours a day, just like money printing machines.
At this time, Cheung Kong has more than 60 employees, and it is still recruiting; After all, although there is a machine for the rice row step, the other steps are still manual, such as the 'slider' production, which is still a relatively primitive stamping equipment, which requires a lot of labor, otherwise it will not be able to keep up with the speed of the machine.
At the same time, Lin Zhichao also recruited 4 security guards who could fight to guard the factory 24 hours a day; Even the workers, some of them slept at night in the factory, guarding the equipment and the factory.
After all, there will be people with red eyes, how can he not be guarded!
And Lin Zhichao also has a headache, a one-month order in Hong Kong was completed in almost four or five days, which is still deliberately slowing down production. The markets in Southeast Asia and RB have not yet been fed back.
However, Lin Zhichao is still very confident.
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Li Gaofu carried a bag and walked the streets of Tokyo, he came to RB to look for a 'zipper agent'; before coming to RB, he urgently studied Japanese for 10 days and printed a Japanese name post.
But even so, after coming to RB, the trouble of language barrier has been bothering him. He is good at English, but there are not many RB people who can speak English, so sometimes he relies on his hands.
On this trip, he targeted the owners of grocery stores, shops, garment factories, etc. Since it is inconvenient to advertise at RB (attracting the attention of the government and practitioners), and it cannot be promoted to zipper manufacturers, the target is limited to a few people.
Therefore, it is often like looking for a needle in a haystack, and he has not received much results in three days. I don't know how much feedback I can get on the famous post that I handed out.
On this day, he followed the instructions of a passer-by to find a grocery store and suddenly his eyes lit up. It turned out that the grocery store was dealing in cloth and was quite large, which gave him hope.
"Excuse me, is the boss here?" He first asked once in English.
Because if someone can speak English, there will be less trouble immediately, after all, he has only learned some Japanese, and communication is very difficult, almost relying on gestures.
"I'm the boss here, Yokokawa Hiroto, how do you need help?" A thirty-year-old man said respectfully.
It's English, Li Gaofu thought in surprise.
So, he quickly asked, "Do you have zippers wholesale here?" ”
Yokogawa said, "Yes, do you want copper or aluminum?" ”
Hearing this, Li Gaofu took out his zipper, put it in front of Yokogawa Kuanren, and said, "Do you have a zipper of such quality?" ”
There is a clear difference between machine-produced zippers and hand-produced zippers, at least in the hands of professionals, they can be immediately distinguished.
Yokokawa Hiroto curiously picked up the zipper and admired it, and quickly said, "Sir, are you?" ”
At this time, he already suspected that Li Gaofu was a salesman.
At this time, Li Gaofu took out his Japanese business card, which had the contact information of Changjiang Industrial and a quotation on the back.
"Boss, I am the manager of the zipper factory in Hong Kong, the zippers we produce are of good quality, and the price is much cheaper than handmade. I don't know if you are interested in being our agent! ”
Yokokawa Kuanren just glanced at it a few times, and hurriedly said to Li Gaofu: "Sir, please come here, let's sit down and talk!" ”
It worked!
Li Gaofu was ecstatic in his heart.
In the past three days, my feet have been blistered, and it is finally time to harvest.
Of course, even if he succeeds in an order, he will continue to go to other big cities in RB to promote it. He has to make some achievements in this trip in order to gain a firm foothold in the management of Cheung Kong Industrial.
Although the boss has increased his salary to 260 yuan, he knows that if he does not play better ability, he will not be qualified for the position of deputy general manager.
Next, talking to Yokokawa Hiroto was undoubtedly smooth.
Yokokawa himself is proficient in English and is a young businessman, so he is very optimistic about acting as an agent for Cheung Kong Industries' zippers, because the other party's wholesalers can give it very cheaply, and if he acts as an agent, he can quickly occupy the zipper market in Tokyo's business circle.
"Manager Li, I hope to set off immediately and visit your factory to determine the agency contract."
Li Gaofu was happy in his heart, but he said: "Of course there is no problem! However, our company has regulations that overseas agent products need to be paid first and then goods, and pay a deposit of 2,000 US dollars. ”
Yokokawa Hiroto thought for a while and said, "No problem, I think as long as the product is good and the price is good, these cooperation conditions are fine." ”
"Happy working together!"
After Li Gaofu walked out of the grocery store, he was relieved, Yokogawa Hiroto was the most sincere partner he had ever met, and he believed that there was a great hope of success.
At this time, his confidence was greatly increased, and he decided to go to Osaka to recommend it again.
And he already fantasized in his heart that if he could help the boss open the RB market this time, then he would be able to get his salary with peace of mind. At the same time, he also proved his ability, and not a useless person who relied on kinship to rise to power.
All along, although he feels very lucky, he has met his cousin, who is his boss. But this high salary is more of a good fortune than your own strength. Therefore, he worked hard and was loyal, just hoping that he would be worthy.
And this time to open the market at RB is the best opportunity to show your ability.
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Yokogawa Kuanren found Changjiang Industrial through his business card, and it happened that Lin Zhichao was also in the factory, so he received him.
Although Yokokawa Hiroto is an RB person, and Lin Zhichao himself hates RB people very much, he prefers money after all.
He is a pragmatist, and he may have been doing business with RB people in recent decades, and even making friends, and as for hatred, he will always be buried in the bottom of his heart.
If one day he comes to power..... 'Miss Qiu'...... Never mind...... He is the material from Z.
Therefore, he will not have any burden in his heart, not to mention that making money from RB people is also a kind of business war.
"Mr. Lin, your factory is well managed, although the area is not large, it allows me to see the excellent aspects. I believe that with this kind of management and these three automatic zipper machines, the products you produce will definitely be welcomed at RB. So, I want to be your agent at RB. ”
Lin Zhichao smiled and said, "Of course, Mr. Yokokawa, I welcome you to act as an agent for our products." ”
Yokokawa knew that if these zippers were sold by RB, they would almost destroy the entire RB zipper industry. Of course, at the same time of destruction, it is also an opportunity, if there is an RB zipper manufacturer can import automatic chain tooth machines, then it will be beneficial to the development of the entire industry.
Of course, he was there to make money, so he didn't think about anything else.
"What if I want to be the only agent of RB, or the only agent of the Tokyo business community?"
Lin Zhichao immediately shook his head and said, "I'm sorry for this, we don't sign the only agent for the time being." If you can show good performance in the later stage, we are willing to sign an exclusive agent in a certain region with you. ”
I don't know what kind of ability you have, how to sign the only agent in a certain area, let alone the entire RB.
Yokokawa continued, "Mr. Hayashi, your machine doesn't seem to be so busy, and it seems that sales haven't opened yet. And I can open up RB sales for you. ”
Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "It has only been less than 20 days since the successful installation of our machine, but we have begun to receive overseas orders one after another. I understand the market of zippers in Asia, they are all handmade, expensive and of poor quality, and I believe that our products will soon become popular in Asia. ”
Yokokawa understood that he couldn't fool Lin Zhichao, so he no longer insisted on it, but began to negotiate the specific price.
In terms of price, he was still set to death by Lin Zhichao, and he only earned about 3~4 cents per piece.
"If I can reduce the cost, I will also reduce the price for you, but at the moment, we only have a slight profit, I believe you can also see it."
"Okay, Mr. Lin is very cheerful, and I like to work with you."
Yokokawa Kuanren felt that the price had not come or gone, and Lin Zhichao had quoted the honest price from the beginning.
As everyone knows, he has no idea how cheap Hong Kong workers are, and even imported materials are cheaper than RB. When the time is ripe, Lin Zhichao will also reduce production costs, and a zipper may only need 3 or 2 cents, which is only half of what it is now.
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With the signing of the agency contract by Yokogawa Kuanren, other orders also rolled in, and Cheung Kong finally began to burst out of its potential and became Lin Zhichao's cash cow.
Lin Zhichao predicts that by the end of the year, the production capacity of Cheung Kong will reach the average of 12~15 hours a day for three machines.
Millions of annual profits are just around the corner!