Development of productivity started in 1981

Chapter 142 Development of the Three Major Group Companies

Wang Jiankun set out from his hometown on October 10 and came to Hong Kong with a head full of superconductivity research materials.

"Boss, hello, please get in the car with me!" The executive president of Sin Chew Group went to the Hong Kong airport to pick up Wang Jiankun.

This time he flew directly from Shanghai to Hong Kong using his Hong Kong identity, which took about the same amount of time as taking a train to Guangzhou and then transferring to Hong Kong.

"Tianming, you can just send someone to pick it up. Why come here in person?" Wang Jiankun said politely.

"I'm afraid I don't know what to do. Boss, do you want to stay at the hotel?"

"Please take me to Apartment ** in Causeway Bay. I will come to your company to talk to you tomorrow."

"Okay boss, I'll pick you up tomorrow!"

"No, I'll drive over there myself. How's the sales of the SMS machine going?"

"It is open. Now the supply and demand are balanced. It is mainly limited by the production volume. I dare not promote it vigorously."

It turned out that when Zheng Tianming first arrived in July, he set up a pilot project near Yuen Long using the base station and text message machine provided in advance by Wang Jiankun.

I originally thought that such a great product, which allows direct text messaging and each message can support 160 characters, and the charges are cheaper than using a pager, should have a lot of customers.

However, he still overestimated the consumption capacity of ordinary people in Hong Kong at that time. Although the average salary of ordinary office workers was around 1 Hong Kong dollars, the text message machine was only 2 Hong Kong dollars, and the monthly fee was 30 Hong Kong dollars, with 50 text messages given away, and each text message sent after that cost Hong Kong dollars, and there was no additional charge for receiving text messages.

However, SMS machines at this price did not take off in Yuen Long, with only a few dozen units sold.

However, Zheng Tianming is not someone who just wants to make a living. After an in-depth investigation of the market, he decided to use Hong Kong gang members as a breakthrough point.

Sure enough, when a small gang in Yuen Long used text message machines, which enabled them to be almost never caught by the local police while doing "business", other gangs also came to purchase text message machines.

When these gang members were trading, even if they sent people to follow them in the surrounding area, it was still very troublesome to inform the boss and others.

Because these gangs cannot afford to have a mobile phone or a pager for every member, only a limited number of people have it, which means that there are very few people to follow them and they cannot be sent very far away.

Mobile phone communications were intermittent, and pagers required calling the main station to forward messages, and sometimes a delay of a few minutes could be fatal.

Now with the use of text messaging machines, everyone can have one, and as long as the spies on the periphery find something wrong, they can send a group message to other gang members.

So since 7 text messaging machines were sold in Yuen Long at the end of July, the local police's crime-solving rate and the number of arrests have dropped sharply.

Gang members have their own channels for exchanging information, and gangs from other districts have been asking around for this communication tool since August.

Zheng Tianming also seized the opportunity to build communication base stations in several remote areas and then organized sales locally.

Because the early OEM factories are still running in the assembly lines and production is limited, some people who can't wait are paying a higher price to buy in.

Zheng Tianming reported on his work situation in the past few months in the car. He only knew the above information after inquiring about it.

Currently, except for a few places in the central area of ​​Hong Kong, other districts have built a few base stations to a greater or lesser extent.

"Boss, the base stations will cover the whole of Hong Kong in about three months. As for SMS machines, according to the current sales, those who can afford them will be able to meet their needs in about six months. Where are we going to develop next?"

"You can send people to several Southeast Asian countries to serve as the front line. You have to figure out how to open up the situation. The legal side is all up to you. As for the illegal side, you can ask General Cen to send an elite team to help you."

"Okay, General Cen has already sent out an elite team. In August, a gang wanted to steal our text message machines. When they failed, they threatened to destroy our base station. I reported this to General Cen, and he sent a 8-man team to wipe out the gang of more than 6 people. Since then, other gangs have been polite when they come to us to buy things and dare not make trouble."

"That's good. There are many such people in Southeast Asian countries. If you encounter unruly people, it is best to destroy them humanely. You can use the communication licenses of companies in the British, French, American and other suzerain countries. In the white way, you should make good friends with those famous Chinese and overseas Chinese in the local area."

After explaining to Zheng Tianming the key points of developing the telecommunications company in Southeast Asia in the future, the car arrived at the apartment building purchased by Wang Jiankun.

"Tianming, go ahead. I'll come find you around 9 a.m. tomorrow."

"Okay, goodbye boss."

That afternoon, Wang Jian walked around the streets of Causeway Bay and found that some people were already using text messaging machines.

Some are hung on the belt around the waist, some are put in the pocket, and some are hung around the neck with a rope.

When they hear the "ding dong" sound, these people will take out their text messaging machines, slide open the covers to check the messages, and then type their replies on the side of the road.

These people standing on the roadside holding a black or white machine in both hands and staring at it have become a common sight on the street, and other people show a hint of envy when they see the text message machines in their hands.

Seeing them pressing the machines with their hands non-stop, some of the more familiar ones would come over to take a look and talk, and some outgoing ones would show the text messaging machines to those who came over.

After walking two blocks, Wang Jiankun discovered that there were about 9 people using text messaging machines in the area, and this was the number he had encountered within a 3-meter radius.

Then he came to a store selling text message machines. The waiter saw that he was dressed fashionably and came up to him and introduced them to him enthusiastically.

"Do you have this machine in stock?"

"We still have three more today. If you want them, I'll pack them up for you. They may be gone soon, so we'll have to wait until tomorrow to get them from the warehouse."

"Is it so in short supply? How many units can you sell every day?"

"There are about 30 or so, sir. Do you want one? If you do, you'd better pay quickly. Look, there's another customer ready to take one." The waiter said to Wang Jiankun and pointed to a customer who came in next to him.

"Give me one. This machine can be used throughout Hong Kong, right?"

"Okay sir, I'll get it for you right away. Please come over here to pay. I'll bring you a map with the signal coverage area marked out. Our company is still vigorously building signal stations. In three months, all of Hong Kong will have signals."

"Is that so? Then I might as well come back and buy it in three months."

"Sir, the sooner you buy, the sooner you can make money. The sooner you buy, the sooner you can enjoy the benefits of instant messaging. Many bosses have bought it. Now when you go to negotiate business, the SMS machine number is printed on the business card. If you have a SMS machine, won't your chances of making a fortune increase?"

Seeing that Wang Jiankun was hesitant, the salesperson gave him many examples.

In the end, Wang Jiankun bought one anyway. Although he didn't need to, seeing how hard she was trying to sell it, he didn't want to let her hard work go to waste.

From the salesperson, Wang Jiankun also learned about the target audience of this text message machine.

Of course, in the early stage, it was purchased by some gang members, and then it was known by some small vendors, and then gradually spread to some sales staff, taxi drivers, etc. Later, some medium-sized companies also began to buy it in the name of group purchase and then equipped some employees.

After learning about these situations, Wang Jiankun knew that his first battle in entering the communications industry was a victory.

The next morning, Wang Jiankun drove to the headquarters of the Xingzhou Group, a 7-story building. This was an asset purchased by the group, and only 3 floors were currently in use: one for conference rooms and a canteen, one for offices, and one for computer room equipment.

The other four floors are being renovated gradually. In the future, this should be the headquarters of Sin Chew Group’s communications branch.

"Boss, please come in, would you like tea or coffee?"

"Have some tea, Tianming. Why don't you make your office bigger? It's too small and shabby!"

"Boss, the group is just starting out, so we should try to save on unnecessary expenses. I'm not often in the office, so I'll renovate the office area once our group grows stronger."

"Okay, by the way, have you made any progress in forming a communication equipment research team?"

"Some bosses, two of the four floors that are being renovated are for the Communications Research Department. Several senior researchers are going through the formalities and will probably come next month. There are also about 4 ordinary researchers working downstairs, who are looking for information and making research plans in the early stages."

"Are you processing the formalities?"

"Yes, two of them are from the mainland. We gave them 5 RMB as resettlement allowance and promised that if they have worked for a full year, we would help them bring their families over. So they resigned from their research institutes in China and are already going through the formalities."

"The other three are all Singaporeans. Their ancestors also came from the mainland. They went to study at Stanford in the United States and stayed there to work. But now they have all hit the ceiling in their careers. Our people found them and offered them salaries 3% higher than those in the United States and promised that they could be responsible for research projects independently. Then they agreed to come to Hong Kong to work."

"Tianming, you are very reliable. You must serve these high-end talents well. In the future, we will not only sell SMS machines, but also make mobile phones that are better than Motorola's. Not only will the call quality be better, but they will also be smaller and lighter."

"I understand. I have rented high-end apartments for these high-end researchers in the name of the company. They don't have to take care of their lives on their own in the future. If their families come with them, the company will help arrange for them to rent a bigger house."

"Okay, we need to recruit more people, both domestic and foreign, as long as they are capable. In the early stage, I will allow the communication company not to hand over profits, and if necessary, I will provide more financial support."

"Okay, boss. I feel relieved when you say that. I looked at the cost of some communications research before. It's really a waste of money. Some patents have been registered by big European and American companies. We can't get around many of them. We will have to spend a lot of money to buy licenses or sue them."

"So, when dealing with big European and American companies, you should use shell companies set up in Europe and America, and don't use the name of Sin Chew Group. And then pay attention to the methods and approaches. You can use both soft and hard tactics, don't be afraid."

"Will the companies set up in Europe and America also be under my management from now on?"

"At present, the people sent by General Cen are in charge, and you will be the supervisor. Later, when the time is right, we will use Xingzhou Group to merge it, and you will be in charge directly."

After discussing the development of Sin Chew Group with Zheng Tianming, Wang Jiankun asked about the situation of entering the mainland.

"Tianming, have you sent anyone to the mainland to promote the SMS communication system?"

"Not yet, boss. I plan to go there after my business in Hong Kong is fully mature. However, a mainland company here has approached us and they are planning to cooperate with us."

“Oh, what kind of business is that?”

"A man named *Run asked me for some information about SMS machines. I was thinking about developing inland business in the future, so I gave them a copy."

"Well, the mainland's economy is still relatively poor, and the development of the communications industry is relatively backward. In the early stage, we should not hold the mentality of making huge profits, but focus on opening up the market. In addition, our communications system does not require large-scale laying of lines in the early stage, so we can negotiate with each city one by one."

After talking with Zheng Tianming, Wang Jiankun went straight to find Huang Kun to ask him about the situation of Xingyao Group.

Previously, he asked Huang Kun to build a 5-micron process chip manufacturing plant. Now two months have passed, and he doesn't know what the progress is.

"Huang Kun, how long will it take for this to go into production?"

In the clean factory, Wang Jiankun asked Huang Kun.

"Boss, it may take about three months. The renovation took two months. Now some basic equipment is being installed. These equipments are very sophisticated, so the installation is very slow. It will take some time to debug them. The recruited employees also need to be trained. So the official production and installation project should be completed in three months."

Huang Kun explained the progress to Wang Jiankun.

"Three months? That's plenty of time. By the way, have the senior chip manufacturing engineers you recruited arrived?"

"Here they are. Look, those three are directing the installation of the equipment. Judging from their performance this month, their sky-high salaries are well worth it."

These people were introduced by Huang Kunto’s old classmate. They previously worked at Intel’s chip manufacturing base in the United States. They found that there were always some Americans who didn’t know the business coming over to their heads and always took away their credit, so they planned to resign.

Wang Jiankun watched the work of these people from the side and found that they were indeed knowledgeable and had studied the drawings he provided very thoroughly. Some things that Wang Jiankun and Tomoko had not considered were discovered and solved in advance by them.

At this moment they were directing the workers to install the etching machine. Wang Jiankun didn't want to disturb them, so after watching them work seriously for a while, he and Huang Kun went to the office nearby.

"Huang Kun, I won't go to the machine tool factory. Tell me about the current situation!"

“目前X-1型三轴数控机床的产能已经达到月产8百台，X-2型四轴数控机床产能已经达到月产100台了，用回收机床改造的G-1型数控机床产能达到了月产1500台了。”

"Very good. We will continue to increase the capacity and strive to reach the previously set target as soon as possible. The production capacity has been increased. Has it not caused any sluggishness?"

"No, the warehouse inventory is very small. The demand for G-1 and X-1 in the mainland is very high, and the orders have been scheduled for three months later. The sales of X-3 have reached a bottleneck. Although the mainland needs it very much, there is not so much foreign exchange, so it is mainly sold to Southeast Asia, South Korea, South America, and several developed countries in Africa."

"For X-2, you can give some quotas to domestic enterprises. Temporarily set it at 20 units per month. Allow them to purchase with RMB, but the extra units must be purchased in US dollars. When the country is more open in the future, you can look for mainland enterprises to exchange fixed assets for them."

In order to support the development of mechanical processing capabilities in the mainland, Wang Jiankun plans to gradually relax the restrictions on the X-2 four-axis CNC machine tool. When the time is right, he will invest in building a CNC machine tool production base in the mainland to provide more support for the development of domestic productivity.

After learning about the development of Xingyao Group, Wang Jiankun came to Pan Hua's office to ask him about the cargo ship that Sihai Group helped to purchase.

Previously, Wang Jiankun proposed that the Southern Liberation Front sell weapons, but northern Myanmar is located inland. Although it can be transported by river, if large quantities of materials, especially weapons, are to be transported in the future, if they are intercepted once, the consequences will be serious.

So he thought about buying a cargo ship and then using his superpowers to transform it into a mobile platform at sea.

At that time, the platform will be docked in an area off-course in the Bay of Bengal and serve as a mobile offshore dock.

Then the weapons and ammunition from northern Myanmar and some equipment manufactured by Wang Jiankun can be transported to this platform by airships, and then transferred to other parts of the world by medium-sized cargo ships.

If the effect is good in the future, Wang Jiankun also plans to build multiple mobile offshore docks and then use airships for transportation.

This time he went to northern Myanmar, he planned to build a stratospheric airship there, using helium as the filling gas, with a graphene solar power generation device on the outside, carrying a graphene energy storage system, and then using a superconducting motor to drive the fan.

Self-defense weapons include laser cannons and electromagnetic storms (electromagnetic guns with multi-barrel structures).

The airship will fly at an altitude of 50 kilometers above the ground, at the top of the stratosphere.

Currently, no aircraft in the world can fly to this altitude, and there are no missiles that can hit airships at this altitude. The general air defense missile can only fly at an altitude of 40 kilometers, and no other country has it except the United States and the Soviet Union.

But Wang Jiankun will not allow the airship to go to these two countries, so the safety of the airship is guaranteed. However, whether this airship is as good as the Zhizi simulation test can only be known after it is manufactured and actually tried out.

(End of this chapter)