Hearing that a customer had canceled an order, Tadao Yoshida of YKK Zipper Factory hurriedly came to the door to understand the situation.

"President Yoshida, it's not that I don't miss my old feelings, but business belongs to business. You are also a businessman and should understand this problem. The owner of the garment factory, Heiro Kameda, replied.

Tadao Yoshida hurriedly said, "President Kameda, I know this truth. Just I want to ask, which product did you choose, I want to see where our product is different? After speaking, he bowed seriously.

Kameda then took out a zipper from the drawer, handed it to Tadao Yoshida, and said, "We also buy from the zipper wholesaler, but the quality is really good, and the price is cheaper." ”

Tadao Yoshida hurriedly took the zipper, and as soon as he started it, he felt familiar, and immediately visited it seriously, for fear of missing a little.

"This.... Could it be a zipper made in the United States? Tadao Yoshida was shocked.

Tadao Yoshida was ridiculed for showing him zippers made by an automatic zipper machine last autumn when he was shown them by an automatic zipper machine, which were of good quality and cheap.

At that time, he had a thought in his heart that if the American zipper was dumped on RB, then RB's handmade zipper factory would be devastated.

Finished!

"I don't know! The price of such a zipper is only 70% of your price, but the quality is much better. Kameda said.

Tadao Yoshida remembered a terrible fact, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, so he asked Heiro Kameda which wholesaler the zipper was.

When Kameda Heiro saw Tadao Yoshida behaving like this, he was not embarrassed, but told him.

A day later.

From Yokogawa Hiroto, Tadao Yoshida finally learned some useful information: the machine-made zippers on the market came from Hong Kong, a place he hadn't thought of.

Tadao Yoshida muttered to himself in frustration:

"Hong Kong? In such a small place, there is such a visionary businessman? ”

"What to do? An automatic zipper machine costs $3~40,000, and my capital is only $10,000, so I can't afford it. Is it just watching Hong Kong's zipper encroach on RB's market? ”

In 1945, on the eve of RB's surrender, Tadao Yoshida's factory was razed to the ground, and he picked up something still useful from the ruins, hoping for a comeback; After the end of World War II, Tadao Yoshida's newly opened factory was taken away by the workers because of the company that owed them money.

It wasn't until early last year that Tadao Yoshida's zipper business was on the right track. After the war, the RB was in a depression and there was a shortage of goods. At that time, Yoshida's equipment was rudimentary, and he could only use human machinery to make zippers, and although the quality was poor, the market was in short supply.

I finally made some money, but I didn't expect the zipper produced by the machine in Hong Kong to be imported to RB.

"Manufacturers in Hong Kong should not have a few machines, after all, one machine is too expensive."

"Since I can't afford to buy a machine, I invite my peers in the industry to buy it together and set up a joint venture. Be sure to drive Hong Kong's zippers out of the market. ”

Thinking of this, Tadao Yoshida finally ignited his confidence.

Through some investigations, he learned:

First, Hong Kong's output RB zippers account for a small market share, which shows that there are not many automatic zipper machines in Hong Kong, and RB manual zipper workshops also have room for survival;

Second, Hong Kong's zipper is the use of agents to enter the RB market, and the agent will set the price at a higher price, almost 1.3 ~ 1.5 Hong Kong dollars per piece (aluminum alloy), which shows that as long as you buy an automatic zipper machine, you can beat Hong Kong manufacturers in one fell swoop.

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"What? Hong Kong has already used automatic zipper machines and produced zippers for export to RB? An RB zipper merchant said unexpectedly.

At this time, Tadao Yoshida invited several handmade zipper owners he knew to tell the situation.

"Not bad! There have been a lot of zippers produced by automatic zipper machines on the market, accounting for a lot of RB's share, if this continues, our handmade zipper factories will gradually be replaced. ”

For a while, the zipper merchants were shocked.

"What can I do?"

Tadao Yoshida suggested at this time: "Therefore, I propose that we join forces and set up a joint venture company to import automatic zipper machines to the United States to cope with the current situation." ”

He thought that everyone would gladly agree to his proposal.

As everyone knows.

"It's so risky! We produce zippers by hand, and it's not that they can't be sold! ”

"That is, an automatic zipper machine costs 3~40,000 US dollars, how long will it take for us to earn and recover the cost."

"I think we have to take it one step at a time, so as not to lose all my money."

These people are small handmade zipper makers who are willing to take risks out there.

What's more, at this time, RB was still backward compared to Hong Kong, and the people had no food or shelter, which was miserable, so the wages of workers were very low. They recruited dozens of workers and produced slowly, making sure they didn't lose money.

Yoshida Tadao was dumbfounded, and hurriedly said: "As long as we buy the machine back, we can make a lot of money immediately!" ”

"Who knows, if it loses, wouldn't it be more than two years of hard work in vain."

"I think so too, let's make honest manual production first, and then talk about making enough money."

The result can be imagined, in the face of an automatic zipper machine of 3~40,000 US dollars, everyone has refused.

Tadao Yoshida returned disappointed!

But he didn't give up on the idea of buying an automatic zipper machine!

Back at the factory, he gathered the workers and mobilized.

"Guys, the factory is in trouble right now...... Therefore, I hope that everyone will work harder to produce more and better zippers; In this way, I plan to use the bank loan to buy an automatic zipper machine. When the time comes, I will definitely give everyone a share of the prize. ”

He understands that the bank is not a good person, and if he wants to borrow 12 million yen, then he also needs at least 5 million yen in assets (currently 1 US dollar is equal to 270 yen, and it will be fixed at 1:360 in the second half of the year).

At this time, there were many people who were hungry, far from being the rich people of later generations, after all, they were bombed by the United States, agriculture was almost in a state of ruin, and there were many hungry people.

Therefore, the workers did not think too much about it, and quickly became full of energy, for a bite to eat, or a meager salary.

After the mobilization of the company's employees, Tadao Yoshida's eyes revealed a strong gaze.

"I will find a bank loan as soon as possible, even if it is an automatic zipper machine, I can quickly become two or three."

"I'm going to set up a trading company to prepare for the import of machines."

For a while, Tadao Yoshida was more confident.

Because he found that the manufacturers in Hong Kong entered RB through agents, the price must have changed hands once, only two or three percent lower than that of manual work.

So as long as he has an automatic zipper machine, he can develop quickly.

"It's curious that the businessman in Hong Kong is so far-sighted, and he must get to know him when he has the chance."

"Even though he's a competitor, I believe he's my loser."