Chapter 244 Visiting the factory and listening to the side learning to increase your knowledge

Author: Biantang Wushi

Chapter 244 Visiting the factory and listening to the side learning to increase your knowledge

When Richard saw that I was so interested in these products, he asked me jokingly, "Arthur, do you want to go to the factory with me?"

What factory is it? What product is it? I asked quickly.

It's the factory that makes these wire products.

Where is it?

We are all in Dongguan. Several factories I have been to the mainland for a long time. I have contacted my former colleagues long ago. How about it? Let's go together?

Yes, that's OK, but I still have something on hand, it will take about half an hour, okay?

No problem, waiting for you.

but

What else is there? Richard asked, seeing me in a dilemma.

I'm afraid that Weijie won't let me go.

This is simple, I will tell him later, OK?

That's great. Actually, I've really had very few things on hand these days. The main reason is that after this trouble recently, my passion for work has slowly faded. Although I know that this is not possible, I just can't get up. Now that Richard has invited me, he must know that the new products he is responsible for are not only a new field, but also a new opportunity for learning. So after I agreed, I hurriedly went to work happily.

After finishing my work, I went to say hello to Weijie, and followed Richard to Dongguan Shipai in driver Zeng's car with the samples. This factory is called Zhimeng Iron Art Factory. Richard and their Manager Zhou were colleagues when they were in a factory in Kaohsiung, so after meeting, they were very enthusiastic. Manager Zhou personally went downstairs to greet us, arrived at the office, sat down to pour tea. After a few greetings, they just asked what they were doing recently, why did they come to the mainland, etc.

If you want to say that Richard is really a guy, except for a few words of exchange in Minnan dialect at the beginning, he switched to Mandarin. Manager Zhou also spoke Minnan dialect on his own. It was obvious that Richard was trying to take care of me, which made a warm current rise in my heart. After a while, everyone got to the point. I hurriedly took out the sample and asked Manager Zhou to start quoting.

Because they met an old acquaintance a long time ago, Manager Zhou had nothing to hide and began to analyze the cost in front of us. Manager Zhou stood up and opened the drawer at the desk, and took a vernier caliper. However, this one was electronic. I have never seen it before. We used manual ones in school.

Regarding vernier calipers, such a sophisticated tool, many people probably think that this must have been passed down from the West. If you think so, you will definitely be wrong. In fact, it was the first invented and used by us Chinese. Why do you say so? Because we have evidence, a vernier caliper was unearthed in a Han tomb during the Wang Mang period of the Western Han Dynasty, which is almost exactly the same as the ones now.

However, many people just don’t believe it and think how is this possible? We used vernier calipers more than two thousand years ago? Therefore, many people joked that this must have been brought with us when Wang Mang traveled to the Western Han Dynasty, hahaha.

It turned out that Manager Zhou had to measure the diameter of the CD frame wire first, then measured the lengths and pipe diameters of different wires, counted the welding points, and finally put the product on the balance to weigh the weight.

While Manager Zhou recorded these details, I also recorded them in detail. Although there were many things that didn't understand very well, it didn't matter. I made a mark first and asked Richard later. He would definitely be clear. The surface treatment of the iron wire part of this CD frame is a process called plastic spraying. I saw that Manager Zhou took out a carving knife and scraped the surface of the wire. He said, the coating is a bit thin, probably only 1 um

In the meantime, they also talked about the current price of steel, labor costs, and plastic spraying costs. These are all knowledge points. While recording quickly, I put all my efforts into my mind and stuffed as much as I can. Soon, Manager Zhou listed a table, which clearly marked the unit price of these products, telling us that this is their cost price. If you want to quote it, you need to increase the price by 25% on this basis.

Richard took it, looked carefully, and then came to the calculator again. He pressed it "Pi Li" and nodded and said, "No wonder they all have to go to the mainland to set up factories. The cost is really low."

Manager Zhou laughed and said, "That's right, the labor cost alone is dozens of times less. Raising 200 workers here can save at least NT$700,800 per month compared to in Taiwan, just labor alone can save at least NT$700,800 per month. This is not a small amount."

Yes, yes, I saved it, but it was actually Mr. Gao who made a profit. Richard flattered.

That's not, it's even more objective in one year. I think everyone will come here sooner or later. Manager Zhou picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, and said leisurely.

Yes, yes, let’s do this. If you issue a formal quotation, we will report it to the United States as soon as possible and see their reply.

Manager Zhou said, it doesn’t matter, follow your procedures.

As he said that, he called his assistant, a little girl, handed the form to her, asked her to make it quickly, and then printed it out. Then he said to Richard, if you need to make a proof, you have to tell me earlier. Recently, our factory has a lot of orders, and it is peak season, and all the proofing personnel have been transferred to the production line. In the past, it only took about a week to make a proofing, but now it takes at least 15-20 days.

I don’t know if it was Richard who wanted to understand the strength of the factory or if I wanted me to open my eyes. Anyway, I pulled Manager Zhou and asked him to take us to visit the factory, and Manager Zhou happily agreed.

As soon as I entered the workshop, I heard the rumbling sound of machines and saw the electric welding guns flashing with Pili. This hardware factory is completely different from the electronics and crafts factories I have experienced before. Those factories are very clean and tidy, basically dust-free workshops. The hardware factory is full of oil, metal fragments, etc., a mess, and they have to shout at the top of their voices because the noise is too loud.

After walking around the workshop, it was almost noon when he came out. Manager Zhou tried his best to keep us for lunch together, saying that he hadn't seen each other for so long, so he would definitely let him be the new landlord for the landlord.

Richard was not easy to refuse, so Manager Zhou took our car to a restaurant in the town. He found a window in the lobby, ordering dishes, chatting, eating, and drinking. At almost half past, Manager Zhou said that he had something to do in the afternoon and was about to go back and asked Richard if he wanted to go to the factory to meet Mr. Gao. His place should be in the company.
Chapter completed!