Reborn Tycoon Rise

After getting the new order and deposit, the first thing Xu Zhi did was to immediately place another order with Deyi. After that, I followed Robson to visit several arcade machine assembly factories he introduced, and placed some sample orders for each. After the quality is confirmed, there will be no shortage of subsequent orders.

Although He Guoyuan is a management talent, he is not a god. The expansion of a factory cannot be completed in a few days or even months, and the proficiency of workers requires time to hone. Midea already has three production bases in Xiangjiang, each of which The monthly production capacity has reached 3,000 units. Previously, Xu Zhi had been financing the production. Now the new order has arrived, which not only covers all the inventory, but also consumes the production capacity for the next two months.

What's more, Xu Zhi believes that after this order is completed, there will be many subsequent orders, and this is only the U.S. market. Although the market size of RB European and Asian countries is not as large as that of the United States, the total will not be too small, at least Within half a year, the problems plaguing Midea will be this huge production task.

Robson is right. Although the profit will be less if the order is given to an American company, the efficiency is high. The arcade machine can be delivered to the dealer in a few days, and Midea will receive payment much faster.

After confirming the outsourcing matter, the official business in the United States has come to an end. The most important thing for coming to the United States this time is to find a powerful general distributor, which can avoid various problems and disputes that may arise in the United States for future products. The simplest one is all kinds of piracy problems, and even a branch of the Rockefeller family should be able to solve this problem.

Midea's tasks in the United States have been completed, and there is still more than half a month before ABC TV's Father's Day program is broadcast. Xu Zhi is also very worried about the production situation in Xiangjiang, so he has to rush back recently. , not to mention that even if the TV program is broadcast, he does not necessarily need to stay in the United States.

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Hong Kong in June is already full of heat. The clouds in the sky can't stand the scorching heat and have disappeared without a trace.

Inside Midea Factory No. 3:

"It's so hot here!" Xu Zhi pulled his collar and let in a blast of wind, but it was still hot.

He Guoyuan also ignored his boss's ungrateful behavior and said: "We have contacted a professional industrial air conditioning company to install air conditioners. However, now that the heat wave is hitting Hong Kong, there are too many air conditioners to install. It is estimated that we will have to wait a few more days."

Xu Zhidao: "The previous boss of this factory was so stingy that he was reluctant to install air conditioners. The workers must pay attention to escape the heat and buy some ice cubes or iced drinks when they come back. Otherwise, it will be too hot, and not only the body will not be able to bear it, but also the production of Efficiency and quality will also have an impact.”

"It's already being done. We bought several refrigerators from the supermarket a few days ago. All kinds of mineral water are available. Employees can drink ice water to cool down at any time if needed. We have also prepared some summer medicine."

"Okay, where is the refrigerator? I'll get a drink too!"

Judging from the numbers, the temperature in Xiangjiang is actually not very high, but it is surrounded by the sea and is extremely humid. If it is not too hot under normal circumstances, it has not rained in recent times, and the temperature has begun to rise sharply. .

On the road or outdoors, as long as you are not exposed to direct sunlight, you can tolerate it. However, in the factory, the activities of various electrical appliances and heat dissipation workers are radiating heat all the time. The most uncomfortable time is between one and two o'clock in the afternoon. when!

But there are very few companies with the same conscience as Xu Zhi. In Xiangjiang, a large number of garment and electronic factories are densely populated, but even in summer, there may not be air-conditioning supply. If you can find a small workshop with air conditioning, this is not The boss has a conscience, but it’s just because the equipment in the workshop needs air conditioning!

Xu Zhi opened the refrigerator and found a lot of drinks in it: Coke, Sprite, Fanta, Pepsi, and Xiangjiang's Feeling Soda Cream.

In the 1970s when milk tea was not yet born, most tea restaurants in Xiangjiang had two well-known drinks: black cow and yellow cow.

These two are not animals, and the scalper behind them is not a certain profession. "Black Cow" is cola and chocolate ice cream, while Yellow Cow is cream soda and mango or pineapple flavored ice cream. This tastes great and in terms of nutritional value, it is much higher than the milk tea that costs only one yuan in later generations!

After drinking a small bottle of cream, Xu Zhigang was about to throw the glass bottle into the trash can nearby, but suddenly noticed that a thick layer of ice had formed on the back of the refrigerator.

Xu Zhi touched it with his hand and found that half of the back panel had been frozen, and the partitions of the drawer were also frozen together, making it impossible to pull them out.

He Guoyuan saw that Xu Zhi was acting strangely and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xu Zhidao: "Does the refrigerator freeze now?"

"Yes, this is a normal phenomenon! The air is very humid in summer. Every time the refrigerator is opened, the air inside and outside is exchanged, and moisture comes in. The temperature of the inner wall of the refrigerator is low, and the water is attached to it, and then it forms. It's frozen!" He Guoyuan explained patiently, almost explaining basic physics knowledge.

Xu Zhi rolled his eyes and said, "Of course I know the principle of this. I mean, have you ever seen an air-cooled refrigerator?"

"Cold?" He Guoyuan didn't understand.

Xu Zhi thought for a while and then said: "Maybe it's called a different name, or it can be a frost-free refrigerator, which is the kind of refrigerator that won't freeze inside?"

He Guoyuan said: "Oh, I've heard of it. It seems that RB Panasonic has several refrigerators like this, but that kind of refrigerator is a high-end refrigerator and is extremely expensive. I have seen it in the mall before, but I thought it was too expensive, even though it doesn't need to be de-iced. , it is indeed very convenient, but the price/performance ratio is not high!”

Xu Zhi smiled and said: “It’s not that the price/performance ratio is not high, it’s just that in Xiangjiang, the price/performance ratio is not high.

In Xiangjiang, this kind of refrigerator may require several months' salary to buy, but from the perspective of people in developed countries such as Europe and the United States, the difference between an ordinary refrigerator and this kind of refrigerator is only two or three days' salary and five or six days' salary. If it is convenient, What do you think they will choose? "

Cost-effectiveness is what it is. Whether you have money or not, your opinions are different!

He Guoyuan said: "It makes sense, but what are we talking about?"

Xu Zhi looked at the refrigerator in front of him and asked, "Do you think we can make the air-cooled refrigerator I mentioned?"

"Making a refrigerator?" He Guoyuan said: "The refrigerator market is currently saturated. Whether it is in Hong Kong or overseas, there are countless giants in it. It will be difficult for us to do it! And the profit is far less than our current arcade machines."

Xu Zhidao: "Don't just look at profits. Home appliances such as refrigerators are a huge market. It doesn't care about more manufacturers, nor does it care about fewer manufacturers. Even if profits are low, a stable industry can be formed. Although our arcade machines Make money, but can you guarantee that you will always have such an advantage?”

He Guoyuan said: "So, in addition to refrigerators, we will also make other electrical appliances in the future?"

Xu Zhidao: "Yes, the arcade sector has temporarily stabilized, and the profits are quite considerable. However, a company cannot rely on just one product. Diversification is the best choice. The market for household appliances is very huge, so we will start with Let’s start building a refrigerator!”

He Guoyuan said: "The principle of the refrigerator is actually not complicated, but the technical content of the compressor inside is quite high. It may be difficult to break through this aspect."

"Who told you that I want to develop a new compressor?" Xu Zhi said with a smile. In fact, it is not difficult to make a compressor, but it is very difficult to make one with low bass, low consumption and long life. This is actually the same as the car engine of later generations. , it is simple to build, but it is very difficult to be fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly.

He Guoyuan said: "Shall we assemble it ourselves first?"

Xu Zhidao: "Yes, RB's German compressors are everywhere now. Why do we need to research them ourselves? Our direction is not compressors for the time being. We have to go step by step! But my ultimate goal is to develop our own air-cooling Refrigerators, no matter how high-end they are now, as long as we can reduce the cost, we can quickly capture the market."

He Guoyuan said: "There is another problem. The refrigerator production line occupies too much space and cannot be accommodated in the office buildings and factories in Hong Kong. If you want to build a factory in Hong Kong, you have to apply for land from the Hong Kong government. This is also very troublesome. .”

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "I just asked you to study the refrigerator first. You don't have to think too much. Let's talk about the construction of the factory later! Maybe there will be a place for us to build the factory by then!"

When He Guoyuan heard that he wouldn't have to go to the production line for the time being, he immediately felt a lot more relaxed. He was also afraid that Xu Zhi's head would get hot and he would want to copy the success of the arcade machine to other products. If he impulsively went to a large-scale production line, it would be hard.

Now it's just research. One million Hong Kong dollars is enough to hire dozens of good engineers to develop for a long time, and one million Hong Kong dollars is just a drop in the bucket for Midea now.