Rebirth 1984: Starting with the development of Hanka

In order to make money, Zhao Ye was now preparing to launch the Imagine print store chain plan.

Although the Imagine typewriter is very popular in China, its high price still deters many people.

Don’t ordinary people have the need to print documents?

Have!

And a lot!

In this era before the rise of information-based office, office paper is consumed a lot.

The Imagine print store chain plan should be quite feasible.

"Capital Evening News" published an advertisement for Wujiang Group today: "Big surprise!!! Wujiang Group has set up an Imagine typewriter training class, with free teaching, graduation packages and a monthly salary of more than 100 yuan! (Note: To sign up for the training class, you need to pay The registration fee is five yuan, and an assessment is required. Only if you pass the assessment can you join the training class. In addition, the registration fee is non-refundable, so don’t bother me!)”

As soon as this advertisement came out, it created a huge sensation.

At present, the income of ordinary people is only a few dozen yuan, and a monthly salary of 100 yuan makes many people excited.

There are many young people without formal jobs in the capital, and many companies are not operating well and are on the verge of bankruptcy, with wages not being paid for a long time.

Therefore, there are many people who have nothing to do.

The reason why Wujiang Group charges registration fees is just to prevent people from cheating.

Five dollars was not too little at the time.

But even so, many people still go to Wujiang Group and want to join the Imagine typewriter training class.

"It is said that the Imagine typewriter is a high-tech product with a retail price of 16500 yuan. As long as we join the training class and learn this technology, we can easily find jobs in other companies even if Wujiang Group does not guarantee distribution."

"Yes, I just don't know if it is difficult to sign up for the assessment? If I fail the assessment, it will be a waste of 5 yuan, and it makes me a little sad to think about it."

"It shouldn't be difficult. I heard that as long as you are literate and know a little bit of simple English, you can pass the test."

"..."

The gathered crowd was bustling with mixed emotions, ranging from nervousness, worry, excitement, etc.

There are two staff members of Wujiang Group, one collects money and the other does registration, and the work efficiency is very fast.

Wujiang Group has communicated with nearby schools. On Sunday this week, all applicants will be uniformly arranged to take the assessment at Zhongguancun No. 1 Primary School.

In the evening, the sun sets in the west, and the fiery red sunset dyes the sky red. The sycamore tree outside the building seems to be covered with a golden color.

Zhao Ye looked down at the crowd that was gradually dispersing. Then he walked to the desk, picked up the phone, and called the person in charge of the Imagine typewriter training class.

"How many people have signed up?" Zhao Ye asked.

"Four hundred and twenty-eight people!"

"So many!" Zhao Ye frowned. This was only the first day, and more people would come to sign up in the future.

The purpose of Zhao Ye's Imagine typewriter training class was to open a printing chain store. There were too many students, and he didn't have that many chain stores to provide jobs.

"After the number of applicants reaches 10,000, registration will no longer be accepted."

"Okay, boss!"

Even if all 10,000 people pass the registration assessment, Zhao Ye will be able to arrange jobs for them after they graduate.

It is very simple to open a print shop. It does not require elaborate decoration, just simple decoration is enough. The storefront does not need to be large, a dozen square meters is enough.

How many print shops are opened in a city depends on the city's population size and distribution.

For example, the capital city had 1982 million people in the third census in 923.

Assuming that an average population of 300 has one print shop, more than print shops will be opened.

Big cities such as Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou also have huge populations. These first-tier cities alone can almost solve the resettlement problem of 2000 people.

If second-tier cities, third-tier and fourth-tier cities, and towns are included, there are enough places for tens of thousands of students.

The workload is quite heavy, but Zhao Ye also has a way to let the students choose their own locations after they graduate. For example, the company will only assign students to a certain district in a certain city, and the students will choose the specific location themselves. The better the business of the store, the higher the commission the students will receive. Presumably, they will attach great importance to the location of the print shop, so the company will not have to worry about it.

Rent the storefront, simply decorate it, and transport the equipment to open the business quickly.

Right now, the top priority is to solve the problem of printing supplies. It is better to produce your own products instead of going to outsiders. Since the scale of the print shop is too large, printing supplies will be a huge expense.

As for printing consumables, they are mainly paper and ink.

Zhao Ye's plan is to directly invest in a paper mill and an ink factory.

I didn’t want to acquire it directly, but the current environment didn’t allow it. However, in 1984, China had already started to experiment with joint-stock systems.

There are many paper mills and ink factories on the verge of bankruptcy. These factories may accept investment from Wujiang Group and transform into joint-stock companies.

The next morning, Zhao Ye announced the establishment of the Wujiang Investment Department within the company.

Lu Maoshi, a middle-aged man in his forties with rich modern management experience, was appointed as the head of Wujiang Investment Department.

Zhao Ye invested in paper mills and ink factories to develop these factories, so he needed a talent with a relatively high management level.

Lu Maoshi first worked on Wall Street for three years, then worked at Toyota for four years, and then worked at General Electric for six years. He studied under Jack Welch and became familiar with modern management and financial methods. Senior talents. If it weren't for the difficulty for Chinese people to get promoted in American companies, Lu Maoshi would not have jumped to Wujiang Group.

"Go and investigate which paper mills and ink factories in the country produce good products, but are on the verge of bankruptcy due to poor management!" Zhao Ye told Lu Maoshi.

"Okay!" Lu Maoshi nodded and responded, with a serious face, as if it said "Do not let strangers enter".

Lu Maoshi had just come from the United States, and Zhao Ye had only met him a few times. When we first met, his face looked like this, and it still looks like this now. Thinking about it, this kind of person should be rigorous and serious in doing things...

But why every time I think of his name, I always have a weird feeling.

Zhao Ye couldn't help but recited it silently several times, huh? History of cuckoldry? ? ?

……

Enrollment for the Imagine training class is in full swing, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger. After hearing the news, many companies took the initiative to call and ask if the trainees could be sent to work with them after graduation.

"Boss, there are quite a few companies that have been contacted. There are already thirty-seven." The newly recruited beautiful secretary Liu Yinyin walked up to Zhao Ye with a pair of beautiful and slender thighs and said softly.

The sound is as sweet and pleasant as a lark.

Zhao Ye was startled when he heard this, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "No problem, just say that we are willing to recommend students to them for free, but the premise is that they want to buy our Imagine typewriter. By the way, customers who have already purchased the Imagine typewriter, If they want to send their employees for training, we welcome it and promise that the training fee will be free of charge.”

"Okay, boss, I'll notify the customer service department now."

"Ah."

The purpose of establishing the Imagine typewriter training class is actually to serve the customers who buy Imagine typewriters from the beginning. When people buy your products, you help them train their employees on how to use them and provide good after-sales service. This is called professionalism!

How do foreign typewriter brands compete with Imagine typewriters?

All of them will be driven out of the Chinese market by the Imagine typewriter!

As more and more people will use the Imagine typewriter, then WPS software will become the first choice for PC office software in the future. By then, even if the Imagine typewriter declines, it will not be a big loss.

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