Return to 1958 and build a century-old giant

Chapter 48: The First Pot of Gold

Even if it is a simple assembly plant, it is much better than processing in the dormitory like now.

With an assembly plant, all people and goods are concentrated together, which can greatly reduce costs and production efficiency, and ultimately increase profits.

Su Yiyi thought for a moment and asked, "But is it risky to completely rely on An Yongqiang? The demand around the Wharf has also dropped."

Yang Wendong asked: "Do you think we should maintain the current model and do it for a while?"

Su Yiyi nodded, indicating that this was her point of view.

"It's good to be more stable, but it's not good to pursue stability too much." Yang Wendong said: "In this world, it's impossible for others to give you all the orders and money, and then you build a factory for production.

As long as there is a high possibility, we can try it. Besides, I can control the risk. It won’t cost much to just rent a place with a bad location to build an assembly plant.”

"Well, okay, I'm just a little worried." Su Yiyi said with a smile: "Brother Dong, just make your own decision."

Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Don't worry, I have some ideas too. I am still very confident about the mouse trap.

Good products will be chosen by the market sooner or later, it’s just a matter of time.”

It has been proven in the history of the country that sticky mouse boards are the most popular among many mouse catching tools.

If someone has problems like rats, cockroaches, too many flies, etc. at home, they will most likely go to Taobao to buy sticky board tools because they are so convenient.

Just throw it away after use.

Su Yiyi asked again: "When will the Wharf Terminal be inspected and accepted? We also need that large sum of money."

"Wang Zhixian told me that he has already gone through the application process." Yang Wendong said with a smile: "If we were to cooperate with Wharf Terminals alone to do this, I would not be sure that we could get the money quickly.

But Wang Zhixian has connections with the Hong Kong government and many British companies. As long as the project passes the inspection, he should get the money soon. "

Su Yiyi thought for a moment and then said, "But I'm a little worried whether Wang Zhixian will give us the money so readily."

"That depends on whether we are still valuable to them in the future." Yang Wendong also agreed: "If they still need us in the future, then they should not be stingy with the money."

Su Yiyi nodded and said, "Well, I hope so. I'm just afraid that they will feel that the money is too much and they won't be willing to spend it."

Yang Wendong then asked, "Do you know how much the budget is for the rat eradication at the Kowloon Wharf?"

"How much?" Su Yiyi asked curiously. She already knew what budget meant.

Yang Wendong said: "I don't know the exact figure this time, but I checked some previous records of Wharf Wharf. The budget for the rat eradication two years ago was 2?"

"11 Hong Kong dollars?" Su Yiyi was shocked. She had never heard of such a large number. In the past, 11 dollars was a lot of money for her.

Yang Wendong said with a smile: "11 is not a lot of money. After all, it's such a big wharf with hundreds of millions of dollars in annual business. If there is a big incident because of too many rats, 110 million Hong Kong dollars will not be enough to compensate, and it will also affect the reputation.

Moreover, there are places outside the dock where tens of thousands of people live that also need to be rid of rats. The money we had before was simply not enough. Even if you give those people a few dollars, they will not help you catch rats.

Without a good method, no matter how much money you invest, it will be in vain.”

"Well, what Dong Ge said is right." Su Yiyi also felt that it made some sense, and asked again: "Then how did Dong Ge know about the past of Kowloon Wharf? Did An Yongqiang tell you?"

"How could he tell me!" Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "He accidentally revealed it when chatting with another employee."

"Oh," Su Yiyi thought for a moment and said, "We did the most work out of a budget of 11, but we only got 5000."

"You think it's too little?" Yang Wendong smiled and said, "I think it's okay. This is not something that Wang Zhixian's company alone has taken. Even if they have connections, they still need to take care of everyone. It's good enough to have 5% left in the hands of us who actually do the work.

Besides, we didn’t pay for the labor costs and mouse traps, so we made a net profit.”

Compared to some local engineering projects in later generations, where tens of millions were reduced to tens of thousands through a series of contracts, this time our project is much better off.

This does not mean that Hong Kong people are more considerate of contractors now. All crows are black.

It's because I have some skills. In Hong Kong, there are probably not many people who can catch mice as well as me, especially since I have the powerful weapon of sticky mouse board.

Su Yiyi nodded and said, "Wang Zhixian is really mysterious. He has been working with us for such a long time, but he still refuses to tell us the name of his company."

"I guess it's the kind of company that relies on connections, and they probably want as few people as possible to know about it," Yang Wendong analyzed.

Su Yiyi said: "But we also have a company. If we want to do accounting, we still need the other party's company name."

Yang Wendong said: "I will go to see him tomorrow and ask him then."

Wang Zhixian didn't mention the cooperation during this period, and he didn't ask either, until he set up his own company recently and needed the basic information of his partners.

"Yeah, okay." Su Yiyi nodded.

……

The meeting with Wang Zhixian was naturally on his territory.

Seeing Yang Wendong coming, Wang Zhixian said with a smile: "Mr. Yang, you should buy a phone, otherwise I won't be able to inform you if I have good news."

Yang Wendong's heart moved and he asked, "What's the good news?"

Wang Zhixian said: "The Wharf Terminal passed the final approval two days ago. This rodent control project was completed perfectly."

"Really?" Yang Wendong was curious. He asked, "How did they inspect it?"

Wang Zhixian shook his head and said, "I'm not sure about that. It was my boss's request. I don't know how they inspected it. Actually, there's no point in knowing. Anyway, it's over."

"That's good." Yang Wendong nodded. If the relationship is in place, and with the efforts of his team over the past month, the number of rats in the dock and surrounding areas has been greatly reduced, then it would not be surprising that the project passed the acceptance.

Of course, the most important factor is definitely relationships. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, it would be very difficult to end such a project.

Wang Zhixian smiled and said, "According to the contract between us, 5000 yuan is your remuneration, but you paid an advance of 2000 yuan before. This is a check for 3000 yuan, which you can deposit into your own bank account."

"Thank you." Yang Wendong took the check. He finally got his first pot of gold.

Wang Zhixian added: "Mr. Yang, our boss wants to see you."

"Your boss? Of course I'd love to have that." Yang Wendong smiled. He was also very curious about the boss behind Wang Zhixian.

This person has considerable connections with the Hong Kong government and even many British companies. Knowing such a person will at least do no harm to oneself.

Soon, under the guidance of Wang Zhixian, Yang Wendong came to a very spacious office, which was 500 feet in size.

"Mr. Yang, this is my boss Zhao Chengguang." Wang Zhixian introduced with a smile.

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