On Monday morning, Lin Zhichao came to Cheung Kong Industrial in Tsuen Wan early.

Walking into the spacious factory building (30,000 square feet), the workers have already started. Due to the continuous flow of orders, Cheung Kong takes 18 hours ~ 20 hours a day. Each worker needs to work an average of 15~16 hours, almost except for sleeping and eating, that is, working in the factory.

These conditions are the same as those outside, and it is not that Cheung Kong is making special efforts to squeeze these workers. On the contrary, the overall wage level of Cheung Kong is about 20% higher than that of the manufacturing industry, and there are benefits paid during the New Year's holidays.

On the issue of working hours, with some of the new machines due to arrive at the end of December, Cheung Kong will reduce the number of hours per day and reduce the working hours of workers according to the situation.

After all, if it weren't for the factory order rush, why would Lin Zhichao let these workers work for so long.

"Boss, we have sorted out the installation locations of ten automatic zipper machines and three slider presses. You see, it's still very rich." Wang Liang, deputy general manager and manager of the production department, carefully reported the layout.

Lin Zhichao quickly said with satisfaction: "Okay! This time, the machine will be delivered in two batches, and five automatic new zipper rice rowing machines and two slider stamping machines will arrive in Hong Kong in late December, and the remaining machines will be delivered next spring. ”

Taking into account the early delivery and the rate of order growth, Bourne Machinery recommends this to be delivered in batches.

Lin Zhichao naturally has no opinions, and this arrangement is also very reasonable.

"Okay!"

Next, Lin Zhichao should worry about the order. After all, the new automatic rice rowing machine is twice as efficient as the old-fashioned, and five machines are equivalent to ten old-fashioned machines; Even if the running time is reduced, it is at least 1.5~1.8 times.

And to open the European and American market, it is bound to need capable people to develop the market, although the product and quality are guaranteed, but not to sell, how do others know. And Lin Zhichao also has to personally sit in the sales department, his career has just started, and he has to grasp all things together.

Lin Zhichao looked at Bao Chunlai on the side and asked, "How did you lose weight, didn't you have enough travel expenses on a business trip?" ”

Bao Chunlai was stunned, but he didn't expect the boss to look at him like this, and he could see such details. Recently, he has been working in both Singapore and Hong Kong, studying factory management in Hong Kong, overseeing factory construction in Singapore, and handling sales in Southeast Asia.

The travel expenses must have been sufficient, but he saved some living allowances and was forced by debt.

"It's enough, maybe I haven't managed my life well! Rest assured, boss, I won't affect the work. Bao Chunlai said cautiously.

If he lost this job, he had to be forced to die by debt, and that group of relatives and friends did not force it too hard because of this job.

Lin Zhichao seemed to understand something, so he said: "If you have debts, borrow the company's money first, so that the pressure may be less." ”

Who doesn't have a difficult time, Lin Zhichao naturally won't turn a blind eye to gamble.

What's more, you can network people's hearts without spending any money, and there is no reason why you can't be a boss.

Bao Chunlai was immediately grateful, and Lin Zhichao asked Wang Liang to do this and supervise the financial arrangements.

After this incident, Lin Zhichao immediately said: "Since there is no pressure in life, let's give you some work pressure, you are now concentrating on expanding the zipper market in Southeast Asia, whether it is direct sales or seeking agents, I ask you to make good results to the company as soon as possible." It's just a few thousand dollars in debt, and I've never been stingy with the sales team's commission. ”

Bao Chunlai can act as an agent zipper in Shanghai, and he does a lot of it, so he must do a lot to expand the market in Southeast Asia. In this way, Cheung Kong has secured a foundation, because Southeast Asia has a large population, but the industrial level is very poor, and the goods are not worried.

Until the mid-50s, Hong Kong's industrial products were mainly in the Southeast Asian market, and it was not until the mid-to-late 50s that they entered the European and American markets.

Bao Chunlai was suddenly full of enthusiasm and said: "Boss, don't worry, I will definitely do a good job!" ”

Lin Zhichao is very satisfied, the so-called heavy reward must have a brave man.

"While the sales in Southeast Asia are doing well, there is also the supervision of factory construction in Singapore, in short, you are in charge of the affairs there."

"No problem."

At this time, Wang Liang understood that the boss meant to transfer Bao Chunlai to Southeast Asia and then take charge of the Singapore factory in the future.

After that, Lin Zhichao said to Wang Liang: "There are a lot of people who have taken refuge in Hong Kong recently, and these people have a lot of senior talents. In order to expand the scale of Changjiang Industrial, the talent team must keep up, and we are engaged in industrial manufacturing, and technical talents must begin to increase. ”

After speaking, he looked at Wang Liang seriously to see if this subordinate had any ideas.

Opportunities are equal, if Wang Liang does a good job, he can naturally be qualified as the deputy general manager of Cheung Kong Industrial, Lin Zhichao will not blindly believe that education is everything. Of course, Lin Zhichao believes that people with academic qualifications have more advantages.

Wang Liang immediately said, "Okay, boss." His expression did not change, on the contrary, he showed joy.

Probably in his heart, he believes that Cheung Kong Industrial expands its scale, and he also has development potential.

In the morning, Hu Zhaoxu also came to Tsuen Wan and reported the details of the land acquisition to Lin Zhichao. The land around Cheung Kong is 310,000 square feet, and if it is based on the market price, it will cost about 1.25 million Hong Kong dollars.

At present, only 120,000 square feet of land have been obtained, costing 500,000 Hong Kong dollars; As for the remaining two plots of land, neither progress has been made, and the owner price is too high.

"That's it, and they will come to the door later." Lin Zhichao said decisively.

Maybe it will still be higher than the current price in the future, but he is even more reluctant to be slaughtered by others now. After all, he is also short of money now, and this money can be used to make more money instead of wasting it on reserve land.

As for the future, there are many opportunities.

"Okay!"

Hu Zhaoxu did not swear again, after all, the land price in Tsuen Wan has risen, and the boss is only willing to pay 4 Hong Kong dollars per square foot.

Finally, Lin Zhichao told Hu Zhaoxu: "Cheung Kong Real Estate has suspended investment in real estate projects, just waiting for opportunities, so your marketing department should take advantage of your free time to familiarize yourself with the property land information in Hong Kong." ”

Hu Zhaoxu nodded seriously and said, "Well, we know. ”

To be honest, some people in Changjiang Real Estate are panicking now, and the boss is not doing new projects now, and everyone is worried that the boss will not support so many people. In fact, Lin Zhichao did not plan to dismiss the employees at all, and some idle employees could be temporarily transferred to the property company, and the engineering department has always had work.

Before getting off work in the evening, Lin Zhichao came to the Yangtze River Silver, which is his work habit, and he usually comes to the Yangtze River Silver in the morning and evening to pay attention to the situation. In fact, he still focuses on Changjiang Industrial, that is, Changjiang Real Estate is more energetic.

Although speculating in gold makes money, it is only a temporary measure, and Changjiang Industry and Changjiang Real Estate are Lin Zhichao's Spring and Autumn Cause.

Lee Shau Kee happily reported: "As expected by the boss, this time the buying force is very large, and the average price we cashed out was 468.5 Hong Kong dollars per tael, with a total profit of 116,800 Hong Kong dollars. ”

The total profit of speculating in gold (short) has exceeded 1.05 million Hong Kong dollars, and it has earned 450,000 Hong Kong dollars in the past four quarters, and there is still a month to go.

There is no difference between speculating in gold and stocks, and Lin Zhichao has taken it for granted to make money, because he and Lee Shau Kee are a combination of Wang Fang.

"Hmm. But when are you going to buy? ”

Lee Shau Kee immediately said: "The buying power is almost exhausted, and the selling orders have the upper hand. However, a lot of selling has been consumed this time, so the price will not fall much. I think it will start to be absorbed in batches below 460 Hong Kong dollars. ”

He already believed Lin Zhichao's words in his heart, and the gold would break through 500 Hong Kong dollars per tael in the last month, so he was worried about selling high, but he didn't buy low.

"I think it's good, come on! In short, it is important to buy it as soon as possible, and there is a big market for gold in December, so it is better to make less money than to miss it. ”

"Okay, I see."

Lin Zhichao remembered one thing, the bald head to transport gold to Taiwan Island, and it seemed to be shaken out by the British next month (December).

Doesn't this mean that the defeat of Army G has been decided, and it is thinking about a way back. Then, the rich people in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai must not go crazy to exchange gold, and then run away.

The gold dealers were responsible for bringing gold to the mainland, selling it at a high price to the rich, who sold all their assets, exchanged them for gold, US dollars, and brought them to Hong Kong.

Don't think that gold merchants are ridiculous and ignorant.

Not everyone has a visionary!

For example:

Later, Lu Xiaopei, the big boss of Hong Kong construction, bought all the 150 taels of gold he earned with great difficulty into a property in Shanghai on the eve of JF in Shanghai; Because at that time, the rich were in a hurry to escape, and the property in Shanghai was so cheap that Lu Xiaopei thought it was a good opportunity to pick up the leaks.

As a result, in 1950, Lu Xiaopei recognized the reality and had to come to Hong Kong alone with 5 Hong Kong dollars to find a job, but fortunately a friend borrowed 500 Hong Kong dollars, otherwise a generation of 'descendants of the royal family (claiming to be the descendants of King Qi Xuan) would have fallen into the streets. Later, his wife also arrived in Hong Kong with their children, and it took the family more than ten years to save 130,000 Hong Kong dollars to start a business.

Therefore, before the eve of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, mainland gold merchants will still take gold from the Hong Kong Gold and Silver Exchange and sell it to the mainland. Since then, gold merchants and financiers in the Shanghai Stock Exchange have chased gold higher, believing that it is a walkable asset that can use Hong Kong as a springboard to escape overseas at any time.

At the beginning of December.

At the YKK zipper factory, Tadao Yoshida looked at the three American automatic zipper rice machines that had just arrived, and the feeling was self-evident, as if he saw not three machines, but 30 machines and 300 machines.

In June, he only had one machine, and his idea at that time was to try to make money and buy more machines quickly; There was also a sense of urgency, after all, a machine was not competitive.

And now, he already has four 'automatic rice sorting machines', and he immediately feels that his mood is different, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as arrogant.

He feels that YKK zipper already has the strength to compete with Changjiang Industrial, and even has the strength to lead in the Japanese market and monopolize the Japanese zipper market as soon as possible.

Masataka Keida was also happy for his boss at this time, you know, at the peak of his boss in 1944, he had thousands of zipper workers, and 80% of the zippers of the RB Navy and 30% of the Army were produced by him.

The boss who had such a peak suddenly disappeared after being bombarded by a cannonball.

Now, his boss is back to the top, which is worth his heart's happiness.

"President, what price do you plan to sell, I can go to visit those presidents and quickly fill orders for the company!" Keita Masataka immediately said confidently.

He knows that in the past, the price of YKK zippers was slightly higher because: first, there was enough market to accommodate; Second, YKK zippers need to return funds.

Now it's different, YKK zipper has four automatic zipper machines, what should be considered is how to seize the market and grab other customers.

Tadao Yoshida laughed and said, "Of course, I personally visited those presidents, so that I can be more sincere, you have to supervise production in the factory, and we must show quality and maximum production." If the machine can not stop, it will not stop! ”

Masataka Keida reminded his boss: "But in this way, the life of the machine is short!" ”

Tadao Yoshida said with a smile, "I can use one machine for up to three years!" Even, I want to cooperate with RB's machine factory to develop our own RB automatic rice sorting machine, and it will be better than the American machine. ”

He believes that although RB was defeated, after all, the industrial base and talents are still there.

Keida Masataka suddenly worships his boss again - ambitious! Visionary!

"How much does the president plan to offer?" Keita asked curiously.

Tadao Yoshida said confidently: "This time, we don't have to worry about money anymore, as long as there is a market, not only banks are willing to lend more, but even machinery factories allow us to use the machine first and then repay." So, the price is 80 yen (22 cents, 0.88 Hong Kong dollars), and of course if the quantity is more, it is okay to be cheaper. ”

At this time, the YKK zipper is like the cost level of Cheung Kong at the beginning of the year, about 0.55 Hong Kong dollars, and the cost is almost not reduced.

The so-called cost is labor, machinery, raw materials, etc.:

In terms of labor, Hong Kong is currently similar to RB, but it is still a little lower; After the mid-fifties, labor costs in Japan increased rapidly.

In terms of raw materials, at present, everyone's aluminum alloy needs to be purchased overseas, and Hong Kong's tax rate is low and there is no foreign exchange control; However, if Tadao Yoshida produces his own aluminum alloy in the later stage, it will inevitably reduce costs, but it is impossible to achieve it without five years.

In terms of machinery, Cheung Kong has more advantages, and German-made machinery is cheaper; At the same time, Cheung Kong is about to adopt a new type of mechanization, which will further reduce the cost price due to the two-fold increase in efficiency. It is expected that after adopting the new machinery, the cost of each zipper will only be 3.5~4 cents.

Masataka Keida immediately said happily: "In this way, those agents may give up the zipper in Hong Kong, because the profit is too thin." ”

Tadao Yoshida said confidently: "Not bad! We will gradually eat their market in RB first, and when the time is ripe, we will carve up the Southeast Asian market. Finally, we adopt a new type of RB machine, which will compete with the world's zipper giants. ”

It's not empty talk, it's a person's confidence, and it's all relatively 'easy to achieve'.

With this in mind, Tadao Yoshida embarked on a sales tour to Japanese merchants, and this time he was no longer as cautious and subtle as before. On the contrary, he sought cooperation with confidence and sincerity.

(End of chapter)