After staying in London for a few more days and wrapping up his work, Zhang Zhonghua took a plane and left the UK.
After a long flight and several transfers, Zhang Zhonghua's plane finally landed safely at Kai Tak Airport.
Every time Zhang Zhonghua landed at Kai Tak Airport, he felt terrified. He felt like he was flying with his life on his hands, but there was really nothing he could do.
Airplanes are not very reliable these days, and Kai Tak Airport on Hong Kong Island is even more unreliable. The title of the world's top ten dangerous airports is really not just bragging.
After resting at home for a night, Zhang Zhonghua arrived at the headquarters of Yuhuang Group the next morning.
The only senior executives of Yuhuang Group who remain in Hong Kong Island are Chen Yingbin from the purchasing department and Yuan Youbin from the logistics department. Well, there is also Lou Xiaoe who came for internship. Although Lou Xiaoe is only an assistant in name, due to her irreversible relationship with Zhang Zhonghua,
So he is considered a senior executive of the company.
Nowadays, the senior management of the Jade Emperor Group are either in Japan or the UK. Hong Kong Island is the nominal headquarters, with only two or three big cats and kittens left. Even most of the ordinary employees have been transferred. In a short period of time, the senior management of the group wants to gather together.
I'm afraid it will be difficult.
"Zhang Sheng, you are back. How is it in London?"
Seeing Zhang Zhonghua come in, Lou Xiao'e, dressed in professional attire, smiled and said to Zhang Zhonghua.
"Sister Xiao'e, is the UK basically on track? I thought you would be at home preparing to go to Cambridge!"
Zhang Zhonghua responded to Lou Xiaoe with a smile.
"Isn't this a way to experience the atmosphere of working in a company firsthand? It can also be considered as applying what I have learned. Besides, it's only half a year before Cambridge starts!"
Lou Xiao'e said.
"Um!"
Zhang Zhonghua nodded. It is important to apply what you learn. Most of what you learn in school is the result of perfect conditions, and it changes rapidly in practical application.
Although there are only two or three big cats and kittens left in the Yuhuang Group's Hong Kong headquarters, the business information of CFC restaurants in Japan, Wanwan Province, and Europe must be summarized.
here.
This information contains a lot of things, and it is indeed the best place for Lou Xiaoe's internship.
"How's it going on Hong Kong Island lately?"
"Nothing worthy of attention has happened, but the income of stores on Hong Kong Island has generally increased slightly recently.
"
Lou Xiao'e thought for a moment and then said.
"Well, wages in Hong Kong Island have generally increased. As citizens adapt to the current income, they will naturally increase their consumption. Gradually they dare to buy things that they didn't dare to buy before. Now they dare to eat things that they didn't dare to eat before. Our CFC, as the largest group in Hong Kong Island,
It’s a famous fast food restaurant. If the citizens have money, they’ll naturally want to try it.”
Zhang Zhonghua said to Lou Xiao'e with a smile.
Most of the daily necessities in Hong Kong Island and Omen are imported, which leads to relatively high prices, consumption, and housing prices. Workers have worked hard for a year and have little money left. Buying a house can only be a dream. It was a big deal in the past few years.
It’s amazing, wages in Hong Kong have been adjusting upwards in recent years.
When Zhang Zhonghua first came to Hong Kong Island, the minimum wage was only 100 Hong Kong dollars (in urban areas, not counting suburbs). Now it is almost 200 Hong Kong dollars. As wages increase, prices will also increase. CFC's income will naturally increase.
The price of CFC is also constantly adjusted in line with the increase in the average wage in Hong Kong Island.
Zhang Zhonghua is quite conscientious, but many of his actions are to let prices increase faster than wages. In the end, the living standards of ordinary working-class people have not improved much.
Although Zhang Zhonghua admitted that Li Chaoren was awesome, he still despised Li Chaoren very much. He hated the bloody means of capital accumulation.
The turmoil in the past few years was caused by Li Chaoru's long-term oppression of workers. Employees went on strike after their demands were unreasonably rejected. Then a spark quickly turned into a prairie fire, sweeping across the entire Hong Kong Island.
The chain reaction caused by this caused the real estate industry in Hong Kong to fall to the bottom again. Li Chaoren raised more than 300 million Hong Kong dollars to hoard land, laying the foundation for future development.
As the instigator of this incident, Li Chaoren made everyone suffer with him, but he himself made a lot of money.
Full.
Zhang Zhonghua has been using some funds transferred from Japan and local CFC income from Hong Kong Island to continuously purchase land to prepare for the future.
Later, Zhang Zhonghua also introduced to Lou Xiaoe the development of CFC in London and its future plans.
Zhang Zhonghua spent three hours at the group headquarters in the afternoon, reading the recent reports of each branch in one breath. Zhang Zhonghua was very satisfied with the results.
The CFC restaurant is developing very smoothly, its scale is getting bigger and bigger, its turnover and profits are getting higher and higher, which makes Zhang Zhonghua very excited. If you have money, you will have status and the right to speak.
This is a critical period for Zhang Zhonghua to accumulate capital for the future. Although CFC catering is also very profitable, I am just a small business in the initial stage.
In the next two days, Zhang Zhonghua stayed at the headquarters every day to pay attention to the operations of various regions. However, he did not need to worry too much about the good operation of each company, so he found recent newspapers and read them.
The biggest international issue now is the Vietnam War. Both international news and local newspapers in Hong Kong are full of articles about the Vietnam War.
The U.S. Army launched a large-scale invasion of Vietnam but was frustrated, with many American troops killed and injured. There were also daily demonstrations in the country against the war, which made Zhang Zhonghua very happy.
Yuhuang Animal Husbandry in Tianshuiwei has also developed all 4,000 acres of land. Some simple factories are much easier. Yuhuang Animal Husbandry has also reached 2 million white-feather chickens, and it is estimated that the number of chickens raised in Tianshuiwei can reach 30 million.
, and can basically satisfy the Asian market.
At the same time, in response to Zhang Zhonghua's instructions, he continued to acquire land in Tin Shui Wai and Yuen Long areas.
Tianzhoufang Logistics Company purchased a 1,000-ton freighter after the transformation of the previous freighter was completed. While transporting the goods needed for CFC to Japan, it also undertook all market orders. After all, it was not possible to return from Japan empty-handed.
Warehouses across Japan have also been established, completing the layout of the logistics system. In the future, Tianzhou Logistics will only need to continue to recruit drivers and warehouse managers to allow Tianzhou Logistics to continue to grow and expand with CFC.
After staying for less than two days, Zhang Zhonghua drove to the Electrical Appliance Research Institute. After a few months, the research institute under Yuhuang Electrical Appliance Company should have gained something.
Under the leadership of the person in charge of the research institute, Zhang Zhonghua came to the factory where he worked. Nearly two hundred Japanese engineers were working diligently in the research institute.
"President, this is the electric fan we developed, please use it."
The person in charge pointed to the three fans in front of him and said.
Zhang Zhonghua looked at the three fans in front of him with great satisfaction.
The first one is a small fan, which is the kind of small fan that is clamped on the bedside and desk in later generations.
The other two are common table fans and household floor fans, the appearance of which is basically consistent with your requirements.
The white plastic outer body is very simple and beautiful, with an iron white-painted grille, light blue fan blades, buttons and dials that are clearly visible at a glance.
Zhang Zhonghua came to a fan, reached out and pressed the switch button of a fan, and a soft breeze blew in his face. He then tested the feeling of various wind speeds and the shaking head and other functions. Overall, Zhang Zhonghua was quite satisfied with the effect.
The floor fan can be freely retracted and adjusted in height. The base is supported by a whole steel pipe. The base is wrapped in plastic and the steel is very beautiful.
"Yes, the wind power of each gear is also very suitable. The timing function and motor are fine."
Zhang Zhonghua asked with satisfaction.
"Everything has been tested and there are no problems. The timing function is very simple to make, and the motor has been used for ten years without any problems."
The person in charge assured Zhang Zhonghua with confidence.
Zhang Zhonghua nodded with satisfaction. As for ten years of use? Not many fans can last ten years.
This technology should be phased out after five or six years of use, and it is not as developed as it will be in the future. Even ten years is too long.
"Very good, you must also pay attention to the safety of electricity use, and there must be no safety problems."
Zhang Zhonghua specifically warned.
"President, please rest assured that we will definitely keep quality first. Also, President, we have registered dozens of appearance patents in various countries around the world in accordance with your requirements to ensure that competitors cannot copy them."
The person in charge said with a smile.
Zhang Zhonghua took the patent certificate from the person in charge and looked at it. He could only say that he was worthy of being a little devil. He was really ruthless and did a great job.
The buttons of the electric fan are round, long, square, or flat, and the same is true for the rotary button. They are all button adjustments, all rotary adjustments, four fan blades, five fan blades, seven fan blades, etc., all have appearance patents.
Once registered, it's absolutely flawless.
In the future, Zhang Zhonghua's competitors can only use the current appearance. There is no need to think about improving the appearance of the fan unless they pay money to the Jade Emperor Group. This is a routine used by foreigners later. Zhang Zhonghua is just following his own way.
He also heals his body.
In fact, the market for electrical appliances such as fans is large but also very limited. Europe and the United States later used air conditioners. Because the electricity bill was too cheap, many American homes did not shut down their air conditioners at 26 degrees Celsius.
Until after the energy crisis…
"That's right. If nothing else, in the future, if you want the fan to have certain functions, you will have to pay us a patent fee."
Zhang Zhonghua said with a smile.
"President, there is also a humidifier, which has been successfully developed and the effect is quite good."
The person in charge of the Japanese said happily. It is a very proud thing for them to be recognized by their boss. The hard work during this period has not been in vain.
Looking at the water vapor sprayed from the sample humidifier, Zhang Zhonghua was very satisfied, as he wanted this effect.
Of course, the humidifier has no appearance at all. It can create hundreds of animal shapes in minutes, but having the patent for the humidifier is enough.
Zhang Zhonghua is still very reassured about the electrical products developed by Japanese engineers.
"Very good, very good, I'm very satisfied."
Zhang Zhonghua clicked three likes in a row.
"We are still developing several other products and there are still some shortcomings. We will strive to achieve the best results."
The person in charge said to Zhang Zhonghua with a smile on his face.
"Okay, let's study slowly and put quality first. What are the costs of these products?"
Zhang Zhonghua asked.
"The material of the small fan is mainly plastic, and the cost is relatively low at about US$1.3;
Desk fan motors are more expensive, costing nearly $3;
Floor fans use more materials, and the requirements for materials are also relatively high, so the cost is relatively high, around US$5; the cost of humidifiers is around US$2.”
The person in charge asked Zhang Zhonghua to borrow money and said.
Zhang Zhonghua was stunned when he heard the quotation. Small electrical appliances are really huge profits. By using cheaper materials, the cost can be reduced a lot.
"Okay, if we go to Japan to build a factory, where would be more suitable?"
Zhang Zhonghua asked the person in charge.
It’s not that Zhang Zhonghua doesn’t want to build a factory on Hong Kong Island. It’s because Hong Kong Island doesn’t have a supporting supply chain. He can’t let Zhang Zhonghua build a complete and constructive supply chain or transport it from Japan to Hong Kong Island for assembly, right? That’s different from direct production in Japan.
What's the difference! And it will also significantly increase the cost.
Nowadays, industries in various regions of Japan seem to be very developed, especially in coastal areas. You still have to see what professionals say about where to choose.
"President, Japan's main industrial sectors include electronics, steel, automobiles, electrical machinery, shipbuilding, petrochemicals, textiles, etc.
Most industries are distributed in coastal areas, which is a major feature of Japan's economic distribution. 73% of industrial production is concentrated in the Pacific coast.
The Tojin-Yokohama Industrial Zone is the most developed in shipbuilding, aircraft manufacturing, automobile manufacturing, metallurgy, chemistry and light industry. The capital Tojin is the largest industrial center;
Osaka-Kobe Industrial Zone is the largest textile industrial base in the country, with well-developed industries such as chemistry, metallurgy, shipbuilding, and machinery manufacturing;
Nagoya Industrial Zone has always been dominated by industrial sectors such as flour, textiles, and ceramics;
Kyushu Northern Industrial Zone is the earliest steel industrial base in Japan that was developed based on local coal resources and imported ore and scrap iron. It is still the largest steel producing area in Japan. Yawata in Kitakyushu is the largest steel industry center in the country;
Yokosuka, Kobe, Nagasaki, and Osaka are major shipbuilding industry centers;
Hokkaido's paper industry is developed."
The person in charge gave Zhang Zhonghua a detailed introduction to Japan’s industrial distribution.
"Then the places we can choose are Tojin District and Osaka District?"
"President, Tojin's industries are most developed in printing, rubber products, leather products, precision instruments, etc. Osaka's industries are mainly machinery and chemical industries, with shipbuilding and petrochemical industries being the most developed. There are more than 10 satellite cities near Osaka
.
When we build an electrical appliance factory in Japan, Osaka is the most suitable option for Tojin. The land and labor in Osaka are much cheaper than Tojin."
Okay, Zhang Zhonghua nodded after listening and agreed with what he said. Then choose Osaka, the second largest city in Japan. Anyway, Japan is a bigger place, and Osaka is not far from the business circle of Kyoto.
"What about the price of factory buildings in Osaka?"
Zhang Zhonghua couldn't help but asked distressedly, this is another huge expenditure. Building a factory shouldn't be too shabby. It would cost at least two to three hundred acres.
"President, industrial land in Japan is very cheap. The government encourages companies to engage in industrial production, and there are also great tax concessions. There are well-built factories in Osaka, which are not very expensive. The average factory building per acre is only about 1
Ten thousand US dollars. Of course, the price will fluctuate to a certain extent depending on the size of the factory.”
Factory buildings in Japan and Germany are indeed quite cheap, but factories in the UK are so expensive that Zhang Zhonghua can't help but feel pain in his heart.
