The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

Gauss, the boss of Bourne Machinery Factory, brought mechanical engineers Ian and Luca to Hong Kong and visited the factory of Cheung Kong Industries.

"Oh, Mr. Lin, is this your factory? Although Ian told me that your factory is very small, I didn't expect it to be so small!" Gauss said in disbelief.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "The new factory is already under construction and is expected to be put into use in the second half of the year."

It was he who invited Gauss through a letter to come to Hong Kong for inspection and build trust for subsequent cooperation.

"Okay! Then let's visit your factory!" Gauss said with a smile.

He has handed over the textile machinery he produced to the Yangtze River Trading Agency, so he also hopes that Lin Zhichao can get some orders for him in the Far East.

After an inspection, Gauss was very satisfied with Lin Zhichao's strength and asked: "Currently, how many hours do your three machines run every day?"

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "It will be about 22 hours, but it is still far too late to complete the order!"

Even Lin Zhichao didn't expect that the zipper business was so good, so he quickly invited Gauss to come to Hong Kong for inspection and discuss continuing to produce machines.

If Gauss had not met Lin Zhichao, the three automatic zipper machines would have been left in the warehouse for a long time, so it was considered a waste of more than 80,000 US dollars.

"No wonder you are so eager! I can also produce zipper machines for you, but I hope you can order at least ten units."

Lin Zhichao smiled and did not answer the question on the spot. Instead, he invited the three of them to sit down in the office building of Cheung Kong Holdings.

After arriving, Lin Zhichao handed some of his suggestions for machine modification to Gauss.

"I hope to improve automatic zipper machinery, and this is some research material I spent five months on."

Gauss was surprised. This young man knew a lot about emotions. After just a few glances, he knew that Lin Zhichao was not deceiving people, but was simply improving information. Of course, this information may not be professional, but it is a direction for improvement.

Passing the information to Ian, Gauss immediately said: "So, you want our Bern Machinery to improve research and development and regenerate a new automatic zipper machine?"

Lin Zhichao nodded and said: "Yes! There is also an automatic slider punching machine. I also have some ideas to provide you. I hope that both of us can establish a cooperative relationship. I have provided the research and development direction. You just need to continue. Improving the automatic zipper machinery can increase the rice rowing speed by 1.5 to 2 times, reaching more than 3,000 rpm. At the same time, if this kind of machine is developed and produced, I would like to order 30 units."

Gauston suddenly said excitedly: "You want thirty units?"

30 units is a business worth at least US$750,000, which is quite a big deal.

Lin Zhichao said confidently: "There are also ten slider stamping machines."

Gauss calmed down at this time and said: "So many machines, Mr. Lin, do you have the funds?"

Looking at Lin Zhichao, he doesn't look like someone who can afford nearly a million dollars.

"Of course the machines will be delivered in batches, and the funds will of course require the support of Bourne Machinery - installment payment. Mr. Gauss, no matter what, it is impossible for you to lose money when you invest in R\u0026D funds, and I have also provided you with R\u0026D directions."

At this time, Ian said: "Boss, the information given by Mr. Lin is of great reference value. If the research and development is successful, our automatic zipper machine will have no worries about sales."

Lin Zhichao did not set a threshold. It was developed by Bourne Machinery and could be sold to anyone he wanted, but of course not to RB people. The reason is simple, he must be the first person to order; moreover, RB people are also capable of developing the same product.

After thinking for a while, Gauss said: "If we develop it, how many units do you plan to order in the first batch, and how much money are you prepared to pay in advance?"

Lin Zhichao had already made preparations and said: "The first batch of ten automatic zipper machines and three slider stamping machines will be ordered. 30% of the initial payment will be paid, and all the mechanical payment and interest will be paid off within one year."

Gauss soon decided to support Lin Zhichao because he saw a steady stream of orders coming to Yangtze River Industries. With just three machines, Cheung Kong can earn US$250,000 per year. How can it be that if it has ten machines, it can't make more money?

"OK, I agree with your cooperation proposal. Mr. Lin, the information you provide will be provided to us free of charge. After we develop and produce the machine, we will only provide it to you in Asia. Of course, the premise is that Yangtze River Industrial can Go ahead and place your order.”

Lin Zhichao had already prepared that Gauss would agree. After all, his research and development information could still be of great help, and Lin Zhichao was currently the largest zipper businessman in Asia.

Thinking that it was too late to fulfill the current order, Lin Zhichao suggested: "At present, it is too late to fulfill the order of Yangtze River Industrial. I wonder if Mr. Gauss can buy three more units for me from Germany first. In this way, I will have more money to pay you in the future." payment.”

Gauss was stunned and immediately said: "I'll go back and ask someone to look for it in the Federal Republic of Germany. You won't also want to pay for these three machines in installments, right?"

"Isn't it possible?" Lin Zhichao asked.

Installment is very popular in this era. You can buy a boat or build a boat.

Gauss said: "Okay, let me vouch for you!" Since they have decided to support Yangtze River Industry, they will show their sincerity all at once.

Today he listened to Lin Zhichao's "paintings" a lot, so Gauss almost had no doubts about Lin Zhichao's ability to repay the loan.

In the next two days, Lin Zhichao took Gauss and others to inspect the textile market in Hong Kong.

On the way back, Gauss asked Ian: "Is that information really useful?"

Ian nodded and said: "Very useful! It can be said that with these reference materials alone, we can successfully develop a new automatic zipper machine within half a year."

Gauss felt relieved that his trip to Hong Kong for inspection this time was worthwhile. After all, he found that Hong Kong's textile industry did not have much potential at all, and he was a little disappointed.

Fortunately, Lin Zhichao, a zipper businessman, gave him great hope.

He promised Lin Zhichao that if the product development was successful, Asia would only sell it to Lin Zhichao.

He is not lying about this, but there is still a huge market in Europe and the United States, so he is not worried about making money.

Here, Lin Zhichao was very happy after seeing off Gauss and his party.

In fact, Cheung Kong can still pay for the three machines at this time. After all, from November last year to March this year, Cheung Kong has earned nearly 400,000 Hong Kong dollars.

Due to the cost reduction in the later period, he can earn 3.5 cents per zipper, while Cheung Kong can produce 250,000 zippers (50,000 meters) per month; so the three machines are indeed money printing machines, earning 80,000 to 90,000 Hong Kong dollars per month.

"If the three new machines can be installed in June, even if RB introduces automatic zipper machines, I can earn 1.5 million this year."

"It's equivalent to being able to pay off all your debts and still have something left over."

Lin Zhichao began to plan his zipper business. He planned to go to Singapore early next year to establish a new factory. The biggest purpose was to avoid the blockade of Hong Kong's manufacturing industry during the Peninsular War, because his zippers were preparing to enter the US market.

It is said that at that time, the cured duck imported from Hong Kong had to prove that it was not produced in the mainland, which was quite strict.

Therefore, it is necessary to build a factory in Singapore to produce zippers. At the same time, we can invest in the smelting industry in Singapore in the future.