Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 124: Aofeiguang's Dilemma
Within half a year, after OFILM's original fruit orders were digested, the situation plummeted and the company fell into a semi-shutdown state.

Of the five production lines, the overall operation rate is now less than 30%.

Two production lines have even stopped operating.

There is no way to do this because Aofeiguang is almost the exclusive supplier of the fruit company.

Aofei does have some small customers, but they are all marginal, and Weibo's orders are simply not enough to supply such a large enterprise.

Aofeiguang's current situation is very bad, and it has reached the point where it can no longer be concealed.

As soon as the news got out, OFILM's stock price plummeted, falling off a cliff from dozens of yuan to a few yuan. It was simply a disaster.

This is not the worst. The key is that now it’s almost time to pay salaries and the cash flow is almost exhausted.

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

Hou Shaohua put out his cigarette and said, "Come in."

The person who came in was named Ding Juntao, the vice president of OFILM and Hou Shaohua's right-hand man.

Ding Juntao smelled smoke but didn't say anything.

Ding Juntao understood Hou Shaohua's feelings very well, because he was not feeling any better either.

Hou Shaohua said, "Old Ding, please sit down."

Ding Juntao sat down: "Mr. Hou, I came to talk to you."

Hou Shaohua nodded, opened the window, poured Ding Juntao a glass of water, and said, "What do you want to talk about?"

Ding Juntao hesitated to speak.

"What time is it? Lao Ding, just say whatever you want to say."

Ding Juntao sighed: "Boss Hou, many people in the company think that our decision is wrong."

Hou Shaohua asked: "What decision was wrong?"

Ding Juntao sorted out his thoughts and said, "Boss Hou, should we consider the fruit company's request? If the conditions in Bharat don't meet the requirements for building a factory, we can talk to them about going to South Vietnam. It is said that the conditions there are not bad. Anyway, the two countries are not far away, so transportation won't be a big problem."

Hou Shaohua didn't say anything and seemed to be staring at the ceiling in a daze.

Ding Juntao added: "Mr. Hou, as for the funds for building the factory, we can apply for a loan, and the fruit company can also provide a guarantee. There shouldn't be any problem. As long as we have fruit orders, we can live well."

After saying that, Ding Juntao looked at Hou Shaohua, waiting for his response.

Hou Shaohua responded and said to Ding Juntao: "I understand your feelings, but do you know why the fruit company wants us to build factories overseas? Do you know their purpose for doing this?"

Ding Juntao was stunned for a moment and was speechless.

Why do fruit companies insist on having them build factories overseas?
In fact, you can guess it as long as you have some international perspective.

In fact, it is not just the fruit companies. Many Eagle American technology companies in mainland China have already started preparing.

Not only that, Eagle Force also asked his younger brothers to do the same.

Enterprises including Xiaorizi Kingdom, Simida Kingdom, and even Island Bay Province have taken action.

What they want to do is nothing more than four words - decouple and break the chain.

Their ultimate goal is to strike at China's manufacturing industry, especially its high-tech manufacturing industry.

This is also the reason why Hou Shaohua has always disagreed to build factories overseas.

Although OFI is a member of the Apple supply chain, it does not mean that Hou Shaohua is willing to help others dig holes for his own country.

Hou Shaohua's original intention of starting a business was to take root in China and create jobs, rather than move his business abroad. What should he do with so many workers? It's impossible for them to all follow him.

Hou Shaohua certainly knew that it would be much easier to build a factory overseas. Perhaps at the beginning, most of the fruit orders would come back, but he just couldn't get over this hurdle in his heart. Moreover, this was an illusion given by the other party, and it was actually a trap for OFILM.

Ding Juntao originally agreed with Hou Shaohua's approach, but now that the company has reached this point, if there are no more orders, it will definitely be finished.

Hou Shaohua said, "Old Ding, if we agree to the fruit company's request and really build a factory overseas, we may get orders for a while, but can you guarantee that they will still treat us the same way as before?"

Ding Juntao was stunned: "You mean..."

"Have you ever wondered why they could cut our orders? Why could they do that?"

Ding Juntao understood: "You mean the fruit company already has other suppliers?"

"Of course. Without a spare tire, how dare they cut our orders?"

Ding Juntao's face darkened.

This is very simple logic, but Ding Juntao and others ignored it for a while.

Hou Shaohua added: "They want to destroy us. They will not show mercy. They will kill us. Don't have any illusions about them."

Ding Juntao said: "But what should we do now? Our cash flow can only support two months at most. If we apply for a loan again, I don't know if it will be approved. The key is that we still have no orders..."

Hou Shaohua nodded: "Yes, it is orders. We have to be more proactive in looking for orders and can't just sit there and wait for death."

Ding Juntao sighed: "Boss Hou, we are already doing it, but it is easy to find small customers, but it is not easy to find big customers. At this time, everyone has their own job. Big factories have stable suppliers, so it is difficult to negotiate anything in the short term."

Hou Shaohua gritted his teeth and said, "No matter how difficult it is, we have to get it done. We have tens of thousands of employees here, and they all have families behind them. We can't give up easily."

Ding Juntao nodded.

Hou Shaohua added: "As for the salary, don't worry too much. I have someone put the house in Hong Kong Island up for sale. It should sell well."

Ding Juntao widened his eyes and looked up at Hou Shaohua: "Hou, Mr. Hou, you want to sell the house?"

Hou Shaohua smiled bitterly and said, "There is no other way. We have to sell it. We have to hold on as long as we can."

"But... that's for your child."

"I can't think too much about it now. At worst, the child won't go to school. There's no point in going to school on Hong Kong Island, so I can just study at home."

Ding Juntao almost choked up, but luckily he managed to hold it back.

You can't be weak at this time, otherwise things will get out of control.

"Boss Hou, I understand. I will go to a meeting with the sales department right away. We must work harder and get some orders back no matter what."

Hou Shaohua nodded: "Everyone has worked hard. After we get through this difficult period, there will be a bright future ahead."

"Okay, Mr. Hou, I'm leaving first!"

After saying that, Ding Juntao stood up and was about to go out.

At this time, the office phone rang.

Generally speaking, only important calls are made to this landline.

Hou Shaohua picked up the phone.

"Hello, who is it?"

"...What? Huayao?"

(End of this chapter)