Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 386 Coming up with ideas

As Lao Ma drove the car to Shau Kei Wan, several people came to a building.

Outside the building, Zhuang Shijiu and a middle-aged man were already there.

"Brother Jiu, I'm sorry to bother you again." Lou Bancheng said.

"Hey, there's no need to be so polite between us brothers." Zhuang Shijiu said nonchalantly.

"Master." The middle-aged man shouted excitedly.

"Old Qian, long time no see. Thank you for your hard work over the years." Lou Bancheng patted the middle-aged man on the shoulder and said.

"It's not hard. Being able to work for the Lou family is a blessing I earned in my previous life."

The middle-aged man named Lao Qian said while bending over.

"Come on, take me to see the factory."

"Yes, sir, please come this way." The middle-aged man immediately began to lead the way. Lou Bancheng and Zhuang Shijiu walked straight in, and He Lai and Lao Ma followed behind.

Soon everyone arrived at the first floor.

"Master, this is our plastic factory. The machines on this floor mainly produce washbasins, and the machines on the second floor produce plastic buckets. Take a look, this is what our factory produces."

Lao Qian handed over a basin with both hands and said.

He Lai took a look and saw a very ordinary blue basin in a single color tone.

"Yeah, not bad, how are they selling?"

Lou Bancheng looked at the washbasin in his hand, then at the busy workers. It seemed that the momentum was very good.

"It's OK. We always have people coming to buy our wash basins in large quantities. We don't have any trouble selling them. After deducting expenses, we can make about 50,000 to 60,000 Hong Kong dollars every month."

Lao Qian answered truthfully.

"Well, not bad." Lou Bancheng put down the basin and nodded with satisfaction.

“How many of these plastic plates can you make in a month?”

He Lai suddenly interrupted at this time.

Old Qian glanced at He Lai and said nothing.

"Go ahead, his words are my words." Lou Bancheng said.

"About four million." Lao Qian could only answer honestly.

He Lai was speechless. Each wash basin only made about one cent. This profit was too low. Think about the plastic flowers of Mr. Li. A small factory made tens of millions of yuan a year, while the factory in Loubancheng could only make so little.

Seeing that He Lai had stopped talking, Lou Bancheng calculated the profit and found that it was indeed a bit low, but he did not say much. After all, it had only been four or five years, and it was already very good not to make a loss.

"Old Qian, lead the way and go upstairs." Lou Bancheng ordered.

"Okay, sir."

When Lao Qian saw that Lou Bancheng did not blame him, he felt relieved immediately, because he really did not make much money in recent years, and he had not even recovered the money he spent on buying the factory and machines.

Next, the group visited a plastic barrel factory and a garment factory. Unfortunately, the profits were very low. The combined profits of the three factories were only a few hundred thousand. This was a seven-story building, but the profit was just that little.

Finally, Lou Bancheng and the other two sat in the manager's office and started chatting.

"Okay, brat, I know you're capable, why don't you come and help Uncle Lou? Give me some advice?"

Lou Bancheng smiled and said that when they were visiting the factories, He Lai only asked one question and then didn't say anything else. It was obvious that he was a little disappointed with these factories.

"Uncle Lou, what are you talking about? We can't stay in Hong Kong City. We will go back tomorrow. Even if I tell you, what can you do?"

He Lai spread his hands and said.

"Yes, we'll go back tomorrow." Lou Bancheng said with a sigh.

In fact, Lou Bancheng really wanted to stay here. After all, the life here was the life he was used to. No one would say anything about him because he ate good food, no one would persuade him to donate his property, and there was no government here to restrict him.

"Hey, kid, you're still hiding it. Your uncle Jiu is not a human being! Your uncle Jiu's factory is almost the same!"

Zhuang Shijiu spoke. Since Lou Bancheng values ​​this little guy so much, he must be capable.

"Well... let me tell you about it, you just need to listen. Actually, after listening to what Old Qian said, I felt that our factories were just OEM factories, just like working for others. How could this be possible?

The bulk of the profits have been taken by them, so how can we make any money? We can only make a little over a cent from a plastic basin! Why work so hard? Just let them do it themselves!

So, first of all, we have to find sales channels ourselves. How do we do that? A city like ours is generally engaged in export business. Things like ours will definitely be sold overseas. There must be many talents in this area in the city.

For professional matters, you need to find professional people. Find some talents and pay them high salaries! Others will definitely be willing to do so. Spread the word that as long as you can bring back business, the company will give you rewards. You will definitely be able to attract business!

This is the first thing we need to do.

The second point is that our products are too monotonous. For example, this plastic plate only has one style? One color? This is too much! We need to learn to innovate!

We also need talents in this field! Go and find a few and learn about the world. I mean the world is not limited to the small city of Guangcheng. You can go to those economically powerful countries to have a look and understand the market.

And Uncle Lou, why is your garment factory still producing Zhongshan suits? Uncle Lou, Uncle Jiu, go and see what the rich people outside are wearing, suits, shirts, and ties!

We can't just ignore the popular stuff and make something that no one wants! It would be strange if we can make money from it.

besides……"

He Lai talked a lot, which immediately silenced Lou Bancheng and Zhuang Shijiu.

After a long time, Zhuang Shijiu finally spoke: "You know a lot, I can see that you were born to do this!"

"Brother Jiu, this little guy is really awesome!" Lou Bancheng also laughed.

When doing business in Beijing before, they only knew that they were leaders and there was no need to compete. Even if they competed, they would use dirty tricks. As long as they squeezed others out of the position, the business would naturally be theirs.

Hong Kong City is different now. This is not a place where you can do whatever you want.

"I finally understand. We need talents! All kinds of talents. We can't let others lead us by the nose."

Zhuang Shijiu suddenly realized.

"Uncle Jiu, you are smart and you understand everything. You have to stand in front of others so that you can eat the meat. What's the point of drinking the leftover soup?"

He Lai replied with a smile.

"Okay, Uncle Jiu will go back and start recruiting some talents."

Zhuang Shijiu slapped his thigh and said.

"Uncle Jiu, you must get a high salary. Don't be reluctant to spend a little money. Why would people work so hard for you without money? The old way of thinking is no longer valid. What people want now is money!"

"Okay, okay, as long as it's effective, I can give them a share of the factory!" Zhuang Shijiu said proudly.

The three of them had a very pleasant chat and talked about many interesting things.

"Uncle Lou, Uncle Jiu, I think if we want to do this legitimate business, we need to get to know some important people.

Uncle Jiu, who has the final say in Hong Kong City now?"

As He Lai spoke, he intentionally or unintentionally led the topic to Lei Luo.

"Well, of course the Governor has the final say!"

Zhuang Shijiu said.

He Lai rolled his eyes at him and said, "Why don't you say that the Queen of Eagle Country has the final say!"

"And?"

"Those are the Eagle Country guys. They are privileged in Hong Kong and are one level higher than us Chinese."

Zhuang Shijiu said.

"Uncle Jiu, I mean, who is actually in charge of us?" He Lai wanted to say Lei Luo's name directly!

"Ah, who is in charge of us? Of course it's the inspector." Zhuang Shijiu said.

"Who cares about us in Hongcheng Island?"

"Of course it's Lei Luo. In Mandarin, he's called Lui Lok or Inspector Lui. He's an incredible guy. People now call him Brother Le. He was promoted incredibly fast. In less than two years, he went from being an ordinary inspector to Chief Chinese Inspector! He's in charge of the two most prosperous districts, Hong Kong Island and Kowloon."

Zhuang Shijiu introduced.

"That's fine, why don't we go pay him a visit? If we have his support behind us, we can do business in Hong Kong City with peace of mind, right?"

He Lai said with a smile.

"That's a good idea, but he may not necessarily meet us. After all, he has strong connections and is backed by the Sun Yee On, the largest gang in Hong Kong."

Zhuang Shijiu nodded.

It's not that he hadn't thought about building relationships with the people above him, but his business has not been improving in recent years. He can't compare with those local wealthy businessmen. He just has a little bit of assets.

"Uncle Jiu, who wouldn't want money? Just give him one million! I think he'll be happy to say something!"

He Lai said with a smile. Hong Kong City is a place where the police and criminals jointly govern, so giving money is the best way.

"One million! Is this necessary? We usually have to pay a protection fee."

Zhuang Shijiu was still a little hesitant.

"Uncle Jiu, why don't you understand? This is the first time I've felt that this city only recognizes money and not people.

If you want to become bigger and stronger, you must have someone above you, otherwise you can only make tens of thousands of yuan a month like you do now. Otherwise, others will watch you make money and will definitely get rid of you.

Worshipping the temple gate early is the best option, unless you want to continue making small moves. "

He Lai spread his hands and said.

Zhuang Shijiu fell silent at this time, thinking about He Lai's words.