Chapter 196 [Ballet]
Before Lin Zhichao returned to Hong Kong, major toy dealers in the United States had begun to call Audrey Toy Company to order Barbie dolls; Because the small number of Barbie dolls they originally bought were quickly sold out as soon as they were put on the shelves.
Fortunately, the first batch of Barbie dolls was produced in the first batch of 100,000 Barbie, which is twice as many as Biel Lily. It is accompanied by six 600,000 sets of clothing, four of which were designed by Givenchy.
In the villa, Audrey Hepburn excitedly pounced on Lin Zhichao and said, "Honey, we succeeded!" Barbie has gained popularity in the United States, and you are such a business genius! ”
Lin Zhichao easily hugged Audrey Hepburn, who weighed 50 kilograms, and lifted one hand on her face.
"It's just the beginning, Audrey! Barbie will sell at least 50 million Barbie dolls in the next ten years, and you will become the most successful Hollywood businesswoman. ”
Audrey Hepburn smiled and said, "I don't care!" I just feel that if many children get Barbie, it will be a very happy thing. ”
Lin Zhichao said deliberately: "That can bring you tens of millions of dollars of wealth, I am a little excited!" ”
Audrey Hepburn covered her and said, "Ah, so many? ”
In fact, none of this is very certain, after all, Barbie dolls are to be operated; However, Lin Zhichao knows how Barbie will develop in the future, although it is only on paper, as long as the management is not a fool, it will not be too bad in the previous life.
Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "This is still a conservative estimate!" But in order to run a Barbie doll, I want you to have dual citizenship in the United States and the United Kingdom, and at the same time, use your star aura to promote it. Because the follow-up Barbie doll management is very important, otherwise she will not last long, and may soon be replaced by someone else's products. ”
Audrey Hepburn said worriedly: "But I'm not good at business!" ”
Lin Zhichao put her down and found that Ella was also eavesdropping, holding their son. However, he didn't care, but pulled Audrey Hepburn to the coffee table and took out paper and pen.
"Barbie's follow-up business is very simple, you as the boss only need to come up with some ideas and calm those management. And these ideas, I've designed for you. First of all, the future Barbie doll will have many careers to meet the various dreams of children; Secondly, Barbie wants to develop into a family, her sister, parents, younger brother, and even need to develop a black version of Barbie, because this is America; Finally, it has to be linked with Hollywood stars, such as Audrey Hepburn's version of Barbie."
In one breath, I gave a rough idea of the direction of development in the next few years. Regardless of whether Audrey Hepburn can digest and understand it or not, as long as she shows her skills in the conference room according to the script, those high-level executives will definitely be impressed.
Ella hurriedly said on the side: "Audrey, you should learn more about business, for the sake of the child's future!" ”
She knew that Lin Zhichao's wealth was huge, but at present, Lin Zhichao only gave 500,000 US dollars to Audrey. Obviously, this is unfair to the child's future.
Now, Audrey Toys is an opportunity!
Audrey Hepburn nodded and said, "Okay then! I'm just worried that if I show up under the media, it's going to be a potentially worse situation. ”
In fact, Audrey Hepburn's reputation has deteriorated, because some media said that she gave birth out of wedlock, although there is no clear evidence, but it has also leaked the rumors.
Lin Zhichao understood Audrey's confusion and said, "It's okay, the worst outcome is nothing for us." I have a lot of money, and I will give you a part of it in the future, and of course I will invest it in your industry. Moreover, you don't necessarily need to be in the media, but mainly to be involved in the company's affairs. ”
Barbie may be affected, but many other industries will not.
Audrey Hepburn nodded, and when she saw the man's face, she was confident in facing the gossip that might appear. Big deal, she went back to live in Switzerland.
Maybe everyone was about to be separated again, Lin Zhichao and Audrey couldn't help but hug each other, and then got closer.
"Oh my God, can you please pay attention, I'm still here! Also, you have to do it every day, pay attention to your body. Ella protested.
It's a pity that the protests didn't work!
Lin Zhichao quickly picked up Audrey Hepburn and walked upstairs, and she was already put down in the corridor.
"Audrey, can you accept my love in a ballet way?"
Audrey's face was slightly red, and then she slowly raised one of her beautiful legs, and said coquettishly: "Is that so?" ”
Lin Zhichao's heart suddenly became hot, so he pulled Audrey Hepburn into the bedroom.
Dancing girls, so beautiful!
In spring, Hong Kong is full of vitality.
Just like Hong Kong today, it is experiencing a great 'industrial revolution', and industries such as textiles, garments, plastics, toys, plastic flowers, wigs, etc., are all booming. Walking on the road of Hong Kong, you will find that everyone's pace is fast, and the fast-paced Hong Kong has arrived.
Since Lin Zhichao has come to Hong Kong in this era, he will definitely bring a lot of opportunities to Hong Kong and make Hong Kong more developed. At the same time, he is also actively getting rid of the 'sharp sword' hanging over his head by the British government in Hong Kong, and the relationship between the two sides can only be a cooperative relationship, and will never be at your mercy.
So his idea was to take advantage of his personal relationship with Ge Lianghong to expand his influence in the remaining two years of his tenure. At that time, his next governor of Hong Kong will not be able to control himself easily.
Of course, these are just Lin Zhichao's ideas for a rainy day, not to have to fight against the British. Considering that maybe after Lin Zhichao's strength is great, the British may think about suppressing or something, after all, maintaining foreign banks. The biggest possibility is that the British want Lin Zhichao to become a British citizen, which is of course unacceptable, after all, this is a 'forced' naturalization.
If that happens, Lin Zhichao wants to let those people understand a truth, and he can't shake it. If Lin Zhichao only needs shipping and real estate, then there is still a risk of being manipulated.
However, Lin Zhichao is still an industrialist, and in two years, the number of workers in the Yangtze River Industrial Group may exceed 9,000, or even reach 10,000. Among them, plastic flowers may reach 3,000 people, zippers can also reach 3,000 people, toy factories can also reach 3,000 people, and finally wigs and other industries.
Therefore, he has 10,000 people in the factory alone, and he is definitely a nuclear weapon. Coupled with the fact that he is the president of the chambers of commerce of various industries, the British will never dare to throw a mouse.
In fact, the main reason is that Lin Zhichao doesn't understand why Bao Yugang wanted to become a British citizen in his previous life, is it because shipping really needs British nationality to be convenient, so why is Dong Chuanwang not a foreign national?
Although Lin Zhichao does not despise foreign nationality, he still does not want to become a foreign nationality, including the eldest son of his eldest son; Other sons could have been considered, but only one or two.
Coming to the Yangtze River Industrial Park, Lin Zhichao inspected the factory.
In front of the machines in the plastic factory, Lin Zhichao instructed everyone: "If we can successfully develop the two-color injection molding method, then our plastic flowers will be the world's hegemon." ”
A group of technicians have shown a very bitter expression, some even said: "Boss, two-color injection molding is difficult to achieve, originally monochrome needs to be modulated, if it is two-color, it will not become a mixed color, it is better than monochrome!" ”
Lin Zhichao first said confidently: "The two-color color is definitely achievable, and you can consider working the injection molding machine." Then he added: "Whoever can solve this problem, or who makes the most outstanding contribution, will be rewarded with a 1,000-foot residential unit; If you put forward constructive suggestions, or contribute to this technology, the company will reward, and the year-end bonus may be three ~ six months salary. ”
Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men.
After he proposed the reward plan, more than a dozen core technical engineers immediately stopped mentioning difficult things and were eager to try.
Tao Derong added with a smile: "I will come to be the referee, I hope everyone will do their best." Of course, not only the two-color technology needs to be solved, but the current single-color plastic flower technology can also be improved. ”
He knew that his boss would not be involved personally, so he took the initiative to take on this task. After all, if the boss is involved, even if you don't need these technicians, maybe you can develop it.
As a veteran employee of the zipper factory, Tao Derong knew that the boss had made great contributions to the improvement of the zipper rice machine. The machinery is so complicated, and it is difficult for the boss, not to mention the two-color plastic flower.
Lin Zhichao continued: "Yes, I don't like people to say that we are a copycat factory, just like the Yankees' evaluation of Hong Kong - a worthless factory. It doesn't matter what they think, but I have to make them change their minds, so even if it's a wig, I'm willing to invest in technology to make a better wig. As for plastic flowers, you should understand that we have patents, and Hong Kong plastic flowers have become a well-known brand in the world. ”
For a while, everyone became excited.
Lin Zhichao smiled, plastic flowers are also technical, if others are one step ahead of the more advanced plastic flowers, then as an invention company, wouldn't it be very embarrassing.
Now he proposed to develop 'two-color plastic flowers', which is definitely a big breakthrough, because plastic products have always been monochrome. At the same time, Lin Zhichao knows that two-color plastic flowers are realistic. I believe that with the professional and technical personnel of Changjiang Plastic Factory, there is no problem in leading research and development.
Before leaving, Tao Derong reported a message to Lin Zhichao: "Boss, there is already a second plastic flower factory in Hong Kong, they can already produce products and put them on the market?" ”
"So fast?"
Lin Zhichao was very surprised, because it had only been more than a month since the opening inspection. This means that someone else may have been developing it for a month or two.
After all, there is a sample reference, and maybe some information from the Yangtze River Plastic Factory.
Like the Yangtze River Plastic Factory started from scratch, the entire research and development time was close to a year, of course, it took about six or seven months to take shape, and later made a breakthrough in technology.
"Well, but the quality is a little worse, they are exported to Southeast Asia first!" Tao Derong said.
"Southeast Asia has always been an important market for Hong Kong's plastic products, so once the research and development is successful, it will be sold to Southeast Asia, which may be the original sales channel. If the quality is slightly worse, it will not be our competitor for a while. ”
"Well, generally large wholesalers in Europe and the United States like to inspect factories, which is also our advantage. In the short term, we don't have to worry about competitors. ”
Lin Zhichao said indifferently: "I didn't want to make all the money!" To be the best you can be, that's what I ask of you! ”
Tao Derong immediately said: "Yes, I must strictly grasp technology and production." ”
To sell that thing, the Yangtze River Plastic Factory has been the first to obtain some large European and American agents, and as long as the product is good, it will not worry about sales.
Finally, Lin Zhichao asked one more thing: "Is the North American Place commodity wholesaler their cooperative bank the Canadian Imperial Bank?" ”
Place is the first Canadian commodity wholesale company to come to the door, and now we have cooperated smoothly, one of the largest daily necessities wholesalers in North America, about millions of dollars a year, or even millions of dollars in plastic flowers.
Tao Derong nodded and said, "Yes, I remember that the last time I made a payment was from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce." ”
Lin Zhichao immediately said: "We should pay attention to Place Company and strive for a happy cooperation between the two parties." ”
Tao Derong said: "Understood! ”
Of course, he didn't understand why Lin Zhichao suddenly had to tell such a sentence, but he just understood that he had to cooperate well with Place Company.
In fact, only Lin Zhichao knows that the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is not the 'nobleman' of Li Jiacheng in his previous life?
Mr Lee brought the bank to Hong Kong, and the two parties partnered to set up a finance company to provide residential instalment loans. Later, the president of this company introduced Li Jiacheng to the shareholders of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, accounting for 5% of the shares; Later, it was the acquisition of Petro-Canada and the development of the former Vancouver Expo site.
It seems that in this life, Lin Zhichao can cut off his beard!
The bank will certainly take a fancy to Hong Kong's financial markets, where finance companies can also take out loans, intervene in off-plan loans, and even absorb deposits. For Lin Zhichao, he will also intervene in the finance company anyway, which is a common practice of Hong Kong real estate companies, lending money to customers to buy houses, and this money can be earned by himself.
Of course, bank loans are the majority, and real estate companies also need funds and loans themselves.
Swing away the thoughts in your head, and it's better for these things to go naturally.
(End of chapter)