The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 145 [Suppression of opponents] (Ask for a monthly ticket!)

In mid-June, Lin Zhichao, who returned to Hong Kong, immediately arranged for the general managers and deputy general managers of the Yangtze River Industry Group to take turns to inspect the British exhibition.Because the exhibition will last for several months, it is enough to learn a lot.

At this point, Lin Zhichao has done enough decentralization, trust, and training, because he knows that he has a lot of careers, and it is impossible to do everything by himself; more importantly, it is an entrepreneur who should train his management and technical personnel. made.

Lin Zhichao is not completely laissez-faire, he is still the pillar of every company.Even for the plastic industry, Lin Zhichao has always insisted on reading European and American plastic magazines to find breakthroughs and opportunities.

this day.

Lin Zhichao came to Changjiang Plastic Factory with a magazine in his hand.

Tao Derong came up to greet him and said, "Boss!"

Lin Zhichao immediately said: "Is the person you are asked to choose ready?"

Tao Derong nodded and said, "Ready, they are all very powerful technicians, there are four in total."

Lin Zhichao said: "Let them come to the meeting room, we have a meeting, and you come too."

"Ok"

After a while, the people Lin Zhichao wanted came to the conference room to say hello to Lin Zhichao.

"Okay, let's have a formal meeting."

Lin Zhichao handed the magazine in his hand to Tao Derong, and said, "This is an American plastic magazine "Modern Plastics". Have you read it recently?"

Tao Derong nodded immediately, and said: "I've seen it! This issue said that the US plastics industry invented a machine that can inject compressed air into the unformed rubber tube in the mold to make a 'plastic bottle' (plastic bottle). 2 Hong Kong paper. Does the boss want us to build such a machine ourselves?"

As the general manager, he is under a lot of pressure. He must read overseas plastic magazines, and he has begun to master his broken English.

Lin Zhichao glanced at him and said, "Why, don't you have confidence?"

Tao Derong quickly said: "With confidence, we will definitely make it out!"

Under the eyes of the boss, how dare he say that it is difficult, or that it is impossible.

What's more, the boss has improved the automatic zipper machine and developed the automatic slider punching machine, so he is very confident.

Since the boss is full of confidence, if he doesn't have confidence, he might not be able to be the general manager.

How could the boss stay with subordinates who are not in step with each other!
Lin Zhichao just nodded, and then said seriously: "Americans say 2 Hong Kong dollars, and I can't afford such a machine, but the problem now is that we can't import such a machine. In fact, I don't think there is such a machine. It doesn’t matter if it’s too difficult or the machine is a little crude. As long as we can produce plastic bottles, we can be ahead of the industry in terms of craftsmanship. If you can be the first to do it, you will get an additional three months of food per person at the end of the year. Do you have confidence? "

"Yes" several people in the meeting room immediately said confidently.

Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man.

Changjiang Plastic Factory has college students. Although it is a university in the mainland, it is still genuine.These knowledgeable talents are all professional technical talents. Lin Zhichao spent huge sums of money to train them, and paid the middle and high-level leaders a salary level to retain talents.

In fact, not all skilled workers are highly educated. Many of them have ordinary education but have good skills and enjoy high salaries.

"Then I won't participate in R&D. I have too many things to do now."

"Boss, don't worry, we will get it out as soon as possible."

After Lin Zhichao left, a technician asked cautiously: "General Manager, did the boss also come from a technical background?"

He was really curious, because in his opinion, Lin Zhichao shouldn't still know technology, and his career is so big!

Tao Derong said in an educational tone: "Ada, if the boss can join in, the chance of success is [-]%, and the time will be greatly shortened. Listen to you, the world's first improved automatic zipper rice sorting machine , at least half of the credit is due to the boss, and the slider automatic punching machine. Otherwise, why do you think that Changjiang Zipper is qualified to become a world-renowned zipper brand.”

It's good to talk about it, so that these people don't take a peek at the Yangtze River Industry Group. This company has developed through technology.

"No wonder the boss is so confident, it seems we have to work hard!"

"Working overtime has to be done as soon as possible."

For a while, several people issued military orders one after another.

On the other side, Lin Zhichao, who left, was thinking about the plastics industry while walking in the Changjiang Industrial Park.

After a while, Tao Derong will also go to London for inspection, and the top management will go there in turn.

After returning, we will also start preparations for "Yangtze River Toys" and design plastic dolls.

At first, this doll must be a real 'doll', without clothes and hair (painted on the hair), no different from the dolls (imported) on the market.

When the time is right, consider Barbie and Lily dolls, with wigs, clothes, and adult dolls.

In short, in the past two years, we have slowly advanced and accumulated technology.

Li Jiacheng came to Changhe Plastic Factory excitedly holding the "Modern Plastics" magazine. He seemed to have discovered a major business opportunity, and he was very excited at this time.

It has been a year since he opened Changhe Plastics Factory, and the operation can be described as miserable. Not long after opening the factory, he encountered troubles-the raw materials rose, and later he couldn't import raw materials, so he could only get them through some unconventional channels. Get raw materials.

For example, in the first half of the year, a trading house sold plastic raw materials in the market. Although the price was 3.2 Hong Kong dollars per pound, Li Jiacheng still chose to buy part of it, because this was the market price.Even if some finished plastic spoons and bowls are imported and remelted, the cost price is similar.

At the same time, due to the poor quality of workers and outdated equipment in Changhe Plastic Factory, the products produced can only be sold to old men and women at low prices, and big commercial firms are dismissive.Big commercial firms only trust such large factories as Changjiang Plastic Factory and Kaida Industrial (Ding Houzhao).

Therefore, after a year of hard work, he calculated that the net profit was only more than 1 Hong Kong dollars.

It is indeed better than part-time work, but Li Jiacheng is still not satisfied. You must know that he works [-] hours a day, and Changhe Plastic Factory also owns his uncle's shares.

In short, he was not happy about earning such a small amount of money.

Looking at the American "Modern Plastics" magazine in his hand, he was very excited by the news on it - he saw a machine in the magazine that could inject compressed air into the unformed rubber tube in the mold to make plastic bottles, and the price was as high as 2 Wangang Paper.

He was thinking that if he successfully develops this machine, even the simplest machine, as long as it can produce 'plastic bottles' will do; by then, the whole of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia will become his monopoly market.

With this small plastic bottle alone, Changhe Plastic Factory may double its profit.

"Afeng, Ah Shui. Come here, let's have a meeting!" Li Jiacheng called a few people, and these were employees with a little more flexibility in their minds. He planned to gather the strengths of everyone and lead them himself.

"Yes, boss!"

The people who were called all showed joy, and the boss called himself to show that he was better than others.

Afterwards, everyone came to a corner one after another, because Changhe Plastic Factory did not have a dedicated office area, they all separated out an area, and with a little decoration, it was considered an office.

"You see, there is such a machine in the United States. Therefore, I think that the prospect of using this machine to produce plastic bottles is very good, and it can lead the industry in terms of technology, and I decided to try to develop it myself." Li Jiacheng said confidently.

"Boss, can't we, can we develop such a machine worth [-] yuan?"

"That's right, if we can develop a machine worth [-] units, then we might as well sell the machine!"

For a while, doubts came one after another.

Li Jiacheng was immediately annoyed, these people were not of high quality after all, they were simply rotten wood that could not be carved.However, he still held back, because one more person means more strength.

These people have been familiar with the machine for more than a year, and they are already familiar with the principle of the machine, molds, etc., and it is still useful.

"We are not developing or producing machines. Strictly speaking, we use second-hand plastic machines and other mechanical equipment and parts to improve and modify such a machine. American machines are always sold at a high price. Maybe we only need It can be developed for a few thousand yuan. Everyone must be confident that once the development is successful, our factory can be improved to a higher level, and I will not forget your contribution."

Fortunately, this time, the employees' confidence was ignited, mainly because the boss mentioned 'credit'.

"Indeed, if it can be developed, the factory will have a very profitable product."

"It makes sense. If the boss says yes, then it will definitely work."

Li Jiacheng knows that the main force is himself, and these people may only be able to fight.

Today is the joy of the Tang family's housewarming.

Lin Zhichao and his whole family came to a bungalow on Robinson Road in Mid-Levels. As soon as the convoy arrived at the gate, they saw Tang Zhongyuan, Song Qiaoling, Tang Xianqian and Tang Youqian coming to greet him at the gate.

From the Tang family's point of view, the Lin family's travel can be described as luxurious, and three Ford 1949 cars all came.

In fact, before he knew it, there were already seven members of the Lin family, and three cars were needed to travel. After all, there were nannies and bodyguards.

"Congratulations to father-in-law, mother-in-law, and the two younger brothers for moving to the New Year!"

"Haha, come in and sit in the house, don't bask in my grandson!"

The two families walked into the three-story building with laughter and laughter, which can be described as mighty.

After sitting down in the living room, everyone chatted.

Lin Zhichao said, "How do you feel?"

Before Tang Zhongyuan could speak, Song Qiaoling said first, "It's a good feeling! I feel like I've returned to the days of living in a foreign-style house in Shanghai. I like this kind of single-family house with a yard. Thanks to your son-in-law, who is called Your father-in-law diversifies his investments, and buying a house is also an investment, right?" At the end, he complained that Tang Zhongyuan almost refused to buy it.

In fact, Tang Zhongyuan refused to buy it in the first place. He thought it would be enough to live in Lam Tin Villa in Happy Valley. The main reason is that he wanted to start the textile business first and buy it next year when he earned money.This idea is not wrong, and the garden houses in the half-mountainous area in the past two years are not expensive, about 30 million Hong Kong dollars.

But buy it early and enjoy it early, so Lin Zhichao suggested that Tang Zhongyuan buy it first, and as for his arrears, he is not in a hurry.

In fact, Tang Zhongyuan didn't care about real estate or stocks, nor was he interested.Because this is the ancestral motto of the Tang family, that is, only industry can save the country.

Naturally, Lin Zhichao would not introduce Tang Zhongyuan to do real estate in the 60s and 70s. In the [-]s, when Hong Kong’s textile industry began to fade away (limit), if Tang Zhongyuan was interested in real estate, he could bring him along to do projects, or suggest investing in some properties. Building, being a rent collector is enough.

Tang Zhongyuan said helplessly: "It's only half a year late, it's as serious as you said."

The crowd laughed.

Due to the equal status of the two—both families of big merchants, plus the relationship between Tang Caiyun and Xu Caiying, the relationship between the two is very good.As for Lin Zhichao and his uncle's family, Tang Zhongyuan and Tang Bingyuan's family, they are actually just ordinary relatives.

The fact is that relatives will be closer only when their wealth and status are equal.

Afterwards, the women went to visit the house one after another, leaving Weng and his son-in-law to discuss business.

Although Lin Zhichao is not in the textile business, he is a master who likes to inquire about everything and is restless for a moment.

"Father-in-law, how many factories does the Rong family have in Hong Kong?"

Tang Zhongyuan stretched out four fingers, and said: "The Rong family opened four textile factories successively. They came to Hong Kong to open factories after the war, and then they opened bigger and bigger. If it is a single company, it may not be much different from us; If the four companies merge, then the strength will not be underestimated."

Lin Zhichao nodded, but he was very curious, why Rong's Textile disappeared in Hong Kong?
"What equipment are they using?"

"It is said that all the equipment was brought over from the Shanghai Stock Exchange, so there is a lot of momentum."

Lin Zhichao seemed to understand a little bit, and asked immediately: "Is the textile equipment updated soon?"

Tang Zhongyuan thought for a while and said: "It should be! Good equipment is always more competitive, just like your strategy in the garment factory. If there is no good equipment, it will be difficult to compete with Hong Kong, let alone Japan."

It seems that the Rongjia Textile Factory did not succeed in the textile industry in Hong Kong because the equipment could not keep up and the person in charge did not have enough courage.

The textile industry is not only a big player in the draft, business owners often worry about water shortages, but also need to keep investing and updating equipment.

After chatting about the textile industry for a while, the two had more to say.

Although Lin Zhichao does not work in the textile industry, he does not mind broadening his horizons and insights; and Tang Zhongyuan knows that Lin Zhichao is a "wizard" in the business world, and he always has various unexpected ideas, which are very helpful to him.

After a while, Song Qiaoling came to ask Weng-in-law to have dinner. The two families chatted happily and talked about the scene when they first came to Hong Kong. At that time, they rented someone else's one-story house. Stress-free owning a bungalow in the mid-levels.

Everything is wonderful!

Central, Hong Kong.

Chen Jun is outside the 'Lion King' clothing store, entertaining fellow villagers, friends, relatives and friends who came to attend the opening.

At this time, he can be said to be proud of the spring breeze, because he believes that "The Lion King" will become the second "crocodile shirt" and get a share of the middle and high-end clothing market in Hong Kong.

Liao Baoshan and Lin Baixin, both members of the Chaoshan Gang, came one after another, and it was very lively for a while.You know, Chen Jun is just a second- and third-rate businessman from the Chaoshan Gang. Liao Baoshan's presence is obviously a great way to save face. Of course, the two of them have had a relationship and are both members of the chamber of commerce. Chen Jun opened in Liao Chuangxing Savings Bank at the beginning. Also came to save money.

"Brother, I see that your 'Lion King' costume looks like you are going to fight with 'Crocodile Shirt'!" Liao Baoshan said with a smile.

After he saw the inside of the Lion King store, he immediately understood the whole story. His fellow countryman was envious of other people's crocodile shirts to make money, so he copied other people's crocodile shirts.

Liao Baoshan is well aware of Lin Zhichao's brilliance and city government, and she is afraid that this fellow villager will lose more than win.

Chen Jun immediately said: "Where is it! Everyone competes fairly, and everyone has business!"

Many people know that although it is a fair competition, they can do this business; however, the decoration style and business model, "Lion King" has the shadow of "crocodile shirts", and I am afraid that it is necessary to change the signs and logos to say "crocodile shirts". T-shirt' is no problem.

Changes to necklines and cuffs, decoration styles, clerk service systems, etc., have all been imitated seriously.

"Having said that, Lin Zhichao is not an easy person!"

"That's right, I heard that I've gotten close to the Governor of Hong Kong and HSBC recently, and I'm really good at clinging to relationships!"

Liao Baoshan saw that everyone was off topic, so he quickly withdrew. He patted Chen Jun on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, everyone competes fairly. We Chaozhou businessmen are not vegetarians, we are all brave and brave."

Lin Baixin also said: "Not bad! This Lin Zhichao has a hand in every business, and his energy is always limited."

Everyone quickly showed the unity of Chaozhou merchants and encouraged Chen Jun.

As for how to support, no one said anything, and those who can come have custom-made clothes, so how could they fall in love with the brand that just came out, The Lion King.Even some people who came to congratulate were still wearing crocodile shirts, which almost prevented Chen Jun from chasing them away.

Of course, Chen Jun happily held the opening ceremony.

He does not have the wealth and wealth of crocodile shirts, so he only chooses to open a head office in Central first, and then open a branch after the market responds well.

It was like the crocodile shirt at the beginning. Within two months, two stores were opened in Central and Tsim Sha Tsui.

Uniqlo clothing company.

Lin Zhichao couldn't help laughing after hearing the report from General Manager Zhao Mingyi.

"I knew that the Chen Brothers would come to Hong Kong to compete with us!"

Zhao Mingyi said: "It's Chen Jun alone. The two brothers split up. One runs Cartelo in Sing Tao, and the other comes to Hong Kong to open a clothing store. I just didn't expect that Chen Jun's 'Lion King' would directly copy our 'Lion King'." Crocodile shirts', this is malicious competition."

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "What kind of malicious competition is this? I expect him to keep copying, and finally copy himself."

He has worked hard on the decoration and management system.It's a good thing now, Chen Jun copied it directly.

Zhao Mingyi then said: "It makes sense! Fortunately, the boss guessed what Chen Jun was thinking this time, so he is preparing another store in Central. When the time comes, our two stores will attack him from both sides, and see if he can stand it."

This era does not want future generations, crocodile shirts can open [-] stores in Hong Kong.Originally, Lin Zhichao wanted to maintain the two stores for two or three years before opening a branch.

But since Sing Tao sued for copyright infringement, he has planned that Chen Jun will come to Hong Kong to open another store, and the location is of course Central.The purchasing power of Hong Kong in this era is in Central and Tsim Sha Tsui.

Therefore, he just opened another store in Central, and used the quantity to engage in another wave of competitors.

"That's not enough! Since the enemy is coming prepared, we naturally have to make another move!"

Lin Zhichao decided to give Chen Jun a blow first.

He must take some measures against the Lion King. He should not be soft on his competitors, and he should suppress them strongly from the beginning.

Even if it can't be killed, it can at least slow down the opponent's growth.

What's more, in Hong Kong at this time, it is enough to have a mid-to-high-end brand.

(End of this chapter)