Wu Nanhai nodded secretly: These old moneymen are indeed smart people. Cheap daily necessities like matches may seem to have small profits, but the market potential is infinite. And the production of matches is the least difficult-Wu Nanhai doesn't know if they realize this.
The key raw materials for match production are chemicals and rod cutting machines, which can only be produced by companies in the Senate. From an unfavorable perspective, their so-called match factory is essentially just an assembly factory; but think about it from another perspective: the match factory only needs to turn on the machine to produce match rods, dip them in medicine, and that's it. Requirements for workers, equipment, technology and factory buildings are reduced to a minimum. The production cycle is very short. As long as the equipment and raw materials are in place, mass production can be carried out immediately.
Sure enough, the Match Factory No. 1 project was involved in fierce bidding from the beginning, and the price quickly soared from 5,000 yuan to 8,500 yuan.
Wu Yijun looked on with cold eyes. Among them, those who were most enthusiastic about this project were the "second-class big businessmen". In the past, they were not the first-class businessmen in Guangzhou City. This time, they are probably going to take advantage of the Australians' success.
Several people he was interested in, such as Liang Chenlong and Huo Maixiong, did not raise their placards to bid. Liang Chenlong looked solemn, but Lao Huo looked at the auction with a relaxed expression, as if it had nothing to do with him.
It seems that this is not their favorite project. Huo Maixiong may be interested in a paper mill, but it's hard to say for Liang Chenlong...
In his thoughts, the No. 1 bid was finally hammered down at 9,700 yuan. There was a buzz of discussion in the venue. Those who were not photographed were gearing up and preparing to win the bids at No. 2 and No. 3 in one go.
Sure enough, the subsequent competition for the No. 2 and No. 3 bids of the match factory became increasingly fierce. In the end, the second bid was sold for 11,200 yuan, and the third bid was even 13,000 yuan. In the end, all three marks were photographed one after another. However, as Wu Yijun observed, none of them belong to the "top households." Including those who also signed up to participate in this bidding meeting - there was no bidding movement.
Could it be that they are also interested in textile factories? This made Wu Yijun a little nervous. The textile factory's bidding price is the highest among all projects, and the bidding fee alone is as high as 25,000.
If there is no one to compete with him, it would be best to just win it at the lowest price. But he was also prepared: the highest he planned to spend was thirty-five thousand to get this project. If it was any higher, he would be beyond his means - after all, it would cost a lot to run it.
Next is another popular project: soda cold drink factory.
The project's target price was 10,000 yuan. As soon as He Fanghui opened the bid, it rose to 13,000 yuan within a few minutes. Soda and cold drinks have always been a luxury that can only be enjoyed in Ziminglou in the past. Whether it is "kvas" with a special aroma or colorful, sour and sweet fruity marble soda in a glass bottle, you can enjoy it all. It is transported thousands of miles from Lingao. Only the relatively cheap juice shaved ice and popsicles of various flavors are produced locally in Guangzhou.
Although the prices of kvass and marble soda are very high in Guangzhou, businessmen who are more familiar with the situation in Lingao know that the high price of soda in Guangzhou comes from the distance. If they are produced in Guangzhou, they will be as cheap as in Lingao.
In this hot city, it is a great pleasure to have a bottle of refreshing and sweet soda that can relieve the heat and quench thirst in summer. As long as the price is right, there is no need to worry about not being able to sell well. What's more, this soda cold drink factory is equipped with "ice making" equipment. Even if they make nothing from soda and cold drinks, just selling ice cubes every summer is a big business. In the past, Zichengji would import ice cubes from Lingao and sell them every summer - wasn't that just paying back with water? !
The "top big players" began to join the transaction at this time. Due to their participation, the battle escalated immediately. Within a few minutes, the price rose to 20,000 yuan. Finally, it was won by a silk merchant for 26,000 yuan.
Wu Yijun quietly breathed a sigh of relief. What he was most worried about was that this person would bid for the cotton spinning mill project with him. Now that he has won the soda and cold drink factory, the cotton textile industry should no longer compete with him.
The next project went cold: a paper mill. Papermaking is a hard and tiring job. When the raw materials are soaked, it is bone-chilling in the winter and stinky in the summer, but the price of this factory is not low, it is actually 8,000 yuan. Once the bids were opened, it turned out that only Huo Maixiong bid. He Fang replied three times and no one added anything, so the paper mill project belonged to Huo Maixiong.
"This Lao Huo never forgets his old profession." Wu Yijun thought to himself.
In the subsequent bidding auction, Wu Yijun was most worried about competing with him, so he bought the "Building Materials Factory". The bid was as high as $45,000. And all they produce are crude building materials: bricks, lime, mortar and the like. No one was optimistic about it, so Gao Ju won it at the lowest price. Wu Yijun felt that this was somewhat meant to cheer up the Australians.
The Shen family and his son won the enamel factory project at a cost of 22,000 yuan. Wu Yijun also got his wish and won the cotton textile factory project at a low price. But Liang Chenlong took a photo of a project that no one could have imagined: a clothing factory.
These days, except for Australians and their naturalized people, very few people wear ready-made clothes. Therefore, big players are skeptical about how big a business a garment factory that can only do business with Australians can do. Moreover, the price of this clothing factory was surprisingly high, even 15,000. Liang Chenlong also won the project at a low price.
It seems that I will have to deal with the Liang family more often in the future. Wu Yijun thought to himself. He was greeted by the waiter and came to a table nearby. There are clerks here to handle relevant procedures on site. He took out Delong's checkbook and wrote a check for 20,000 yuan on the spot. When he wrote "Twenty Thousand Yuan" in big letters on the check, his brush was trembling slightly. This was the largest expenditure he had ever handled in his life. It not only carries his entire wealth and life, but also his credit.
In the end, in addition to two failed projects, 20 projects were successfully auctioned. Wu Nanhai was a little nervous at first - he had pushed for this matter, and if the final result was unsatisfactory, wouldn't it be a huge loss of face? Although the result is not a great success, it can be considered a "satisfactory completion". He has seen the entire transfer proceeds: thirty-five-seven thousand four hundred yuan in total. Although this money is not "net profit", investing this money in related equipment manufacturing can produce joint benefits. As for the investment after the project is implemented, it will generate benefits like a snowball.
As long as the money flows, one silver dollar can become ten. Generate more product, more tax revenue and more jobs. Thinking of this, Wu Nanhai felt excited and happy. He immediately ordered someone to bring the "apple sparkling wine" specially meant for the elders. He raised the tall glass filled with sparkling wine high.
"Everyone, cheers to our future industrial plans!"
Everyone responded loudly: "Do it!"
After drinking the celebratory wine, Wu Nanhai and He Fanghui left the stage, leaving the big players to "enjoy themselves". Gao Ji wanted to win over, so he asked the waiter to give everyone a tea set.
"Now that we are all companies under the Senate, we all need to take care of each other." He raised his hand and picked up the tea cup, "I will serve tea instead of wine here. I wish you all a prosperous future!"
The big investors who had won the project looked much more relaxed at the moment, laughing and drinking tea. The tense atmosphere in the tea house was completely gone. The atmosphere that was originally filled with suspicion seemed to have become friendly - they were now considered "people in the same boat".
The few who had not been photographed were hurriedly walking around, asking when new projects would be released. He raised his head and said: "There are only two projects left, and you guys don't look down on them. It will take at least one or two years until there are more projects."
"These two projects are really too expensive, and it's hard to say whether they can make money." There was another round of complaints and "last resort" rhetoric. Wu Yijun looked at the performance of these people and felt quite proud. After all, aren't you just hesitant and afraid of spending money? ! After all, to make money you have to be bold and have the right timing. Come without any hesitation.
With a good feeling of being "wise and decisive", Wu Yijun returned home and immediately called his confidant:
"Go to Dong's house and tell him that it's done. Ask him to come and discuss the matter when he has free time in the past few days."
After sending the boy away to deliver the letter, he called the housekeeper and ordered:
"If someone from the Federation of Industry and Commerce or Australians comes to deliver a letter in the past few days, no matter when and where I am, I will report it immediately!"
According to Gao Ju at the auction, naturalized cadres and even elders will soon come to discuss specific implementation steps with him in the next few days. Wu Yijun has heard that Australians are known for their vigorous and resolute approach to things. Once implementation begins, they will have to get into specific matters such as buying land and building houses, and the next step will be to spend money like water.
The Dong family gave him 30,000 yuan, although the old lady of the Dong family had clearly told him that the money was at his sole discretion and that the family would not participate in the management. However, Wu Yijun felt that for the sake of caution, it would be better to inform Dong Jizhong about important matters.
He was pacing in the study, thinking about the management of the cotton textile factory, when Chen Yu suddenly came in.
"Master!" he reported, "Master Ding has been found!"
"Oh?" Wu Yijun perked up and thought, God is really helping me! Immediately asked, "Where are the others?"
"Master Ding is sick now and is staying in the temple. The situation is very bad..."
"What's going on?" Wu Yijun frowned, "Have you hired a doctor for him?"
"Master," Chen Yu took a step forward and whispered, "Master Ding seems to have been poisoned by someone. I didn't dare to cause trouble, so I quickly came back to report to the master."
"Please tell me clearly what's going on!" Wu Yijun knew that there must be something fishy here, and Chen Yu would only come back to report it when he couldn't figure it out.
