Rebirth of the Southern Drift Era

Chapter 224 A Message From Dong Guan

"Drip, drip, drip."

On the way from Pengcheng to Xiangshan, there are several towns in Dongguan along the way.This is nothing, the route Liu Chang is very familiar with.

While driving, Liu Chang heard his cell phone ringing, as if he had received a text message.

This made Liu Chang very curious. His mobile phone is usually used for calls, and few people send him text messages.

Zhang Xue used to like to send text messages, but now they find it bothersome, so it is much more convenient to call directly.

So he parked the car on the side of the road, and Liu Chang looked at his mobile phone, but he didn't know who sent him the text message.

Uh... at this time there is this?

Liu Chang was stunned for a moment when he saw the message on his mobile phone. This kind of message was very familiar. When he was on a business trip in Dongguan in his previous life, he would receive this kind of text message every time he passed by, but it would not be until a few years later.

He really didn't know that Dong Guan had this at this time!It's very trendy!

Liu Chang never paid attention to the scenery on the side of the road every time he passed by Dongguan before, but he only noticed this time when he was driving alone and received a text message.

It turns out that there have been a lot of places with big swords unconsciously here. Although there are not as many places as Liu Chang remembered at the peak, they have already begun to take shape.

As a famous place in memory, Liu Chang has actually heard about some things here, and also knows some inside information.

It is generally said that Dong Guan's big sword industry started around 1995.

In fact, as early as the 80s, Dongguan's underground sword industry was already thriving.

It's just that the main symbol of Dongguan's underground sword industry at that time was not as tall as it is now.

This kind of place is still active in other cities, such as Wang Lidai's Binhai, and many small alleys can still see this kind of place, but these have long been eliminated by the Dongguan people who are advancing with the times.

At the earliest time, because a large number of Hong Kong businessmen came to East China to invest and set up factories.This place is right between Guangzhou and Shenzhen, with a large area of ​​farmland and flat land, cheap land rent, convenient transportation, and favorable weather and location.

Businessmen in Xiangjiang brought funds and equipment, but they were worried about the environment in the mainland, fearing that they would be "harmonized" at any time, so most of them dared not bring their wives and children.

These men in their prime have money and needs, and this has become the most realistic problem facing them.

You know, at the beginning, it was emphasized that "catch mice is a good cat". In order to attract business and investment, some officials would smuggle to Xiangjiang in the middle of the night in small wooden basins to negotiate.

Now, in order to attract investors to stay here, what is the point of turning a blind eye to the underground sword industry?

As a result, Dongguan Dabao sword industry has sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

However, not long after the rise of Wenzhou City and Fujian City, they were eliminated because of their harsh environment and single functions, which could not meet the needs of customers and also affected their experience.

Therefore, the local owner of Dongguan, who is good at innovation and keeps pace with the times, quickly copied the popular nightclub in Xiangjiang, accommodated customs from all over the world, learned from each other, and launched the original model of the Great Sword.

To put it simply, it is to build a building with four or five floors, the first floor is the lobby, the second and third floors are used for singing and drinking, and the fourth and fifth floors are guest rooms, which provide special services.

At this time, the big sword is only in its original appearance, and the ice and fire dragon has not yet appeared, but it still attracts many guests.

During the peak period, similar facilities could be found around almost every industrial zone, but the consumer price was also extremely high. The price of a room with a girl accompanying the wine was at least 2000 yuan.

Compared with the minimum wage standard of Dongguan at that time, this is undoubtedly an astronomical figure.

A little later, with the rise of the electronics industry, the electronics industry originally in Taiwan was transferred to Dongguan, where labor costs are cheap, and a large number of Taiwanese businessmen rushed to Dongguan.

Taiwanese businessmen pay more attention to the quality of personal life than Hong Kong businessmen, so Dongguan Dabaojian Industry has undergone a qualitative change again, and began to introduce foreign advanced experience, combined with local characteristics, and launched a new version.

In 1997, during the financial tsunami, the Dongguan company, which is mainly export-oriented economy, suffered heavy losses.Many enterprises have begun to pay attention to international standards and introduce standardized operations.

At that time, a large number of factories in Dongguan went bankrupt, and some unemployed female workers were forced to serve the sword because of their livelihood, which strengthened the sword industry in Dongguan.

The business owners, who are the main consumers of the Dabaojian industry, discovered at this time that in fact, standardized operations have long been popularized in Dongguan, and they have not kept pace with the times like other Dabaojian bosses.

"East management practitioners who have introduced a modern enterprise management system have not only detailed standard training from attitude to process, but also performance appraisal of customer feedback and scoring to determine income after service, so that every customer can get "beyond expectations" services.

Bringing standardized production management into the big sword industry is a natural move for Dongguan private capital with rich manufacturing experience.

As a result, various high-end hotels have sprung up one after another. For hotel operators, Dabaojian is a high-income business.

The cost of a Dabaojian Hotel roughly includes: obvious costs such as tens of thousands of yuan for applying for a license, tens of thousands of yuan for passing the fire inspection, property rent, room decoration costs, water and electricity costs.

Hidden costs include paying tribute to the public security and health departments, some "donations" and "sponsorship" collected by the government from time to time, and dealing with blackmail from some social rogues or unscrupulous journalists.

Based on 600 rooms, the start-up cost of a small and medium-sized Dabaojian Hotel will generally not exceed [-] million yuan, or the price will be lower than this.

Based on the normal standard of [-]% occupancy rate and an average of five guests per room per day, these costs can be recovered in three months.

This kind of input and output is quite high, coupled with the fact that Dabaojian Industry does not have the practice of credit and debt, as long as it operates normally, hotel operators do not need to worry about cash flow at all.

Therefore, for hotel operators, as long as they find a legal representative who is willing to bear the legal consequences, the Dabaojian business will be profitable.

Huh?
How do I know so much?

When these things popped out of Liu Chang's mind, he froze for a moment, as if he knew a little too much.

If he hadn't seen those familiar text messages from Dong Guan on his mobile phone, Liu Chang really wouldn't have remembered these things.

For Dong Guan's Dabao Jianye, it was almost a short message of success and a short message of failure.

Because of this large-scale newsletter, they can attract more customers to come and spend.

But also because one day their text message was sent to the mobile phone of a certain boss who passed by, and the boss was furious, and they were destroyed.

It is impossible to judge whether this news is true or not, but the power of Dong Guan's text message is too great, and it is definitely possible to have a bad influence.

So success is also a text message, and failure is also a text message.

Those big sword bosses are too high-profile, so their destruction is only a matter of time.

Thinking of this, Liu Chang smiled, turned his phone to silent, and continued driving.

The impact of the Dongguan Newsletter is not limited to this, it also represents the arrival of another era.

In the future, the era of spam messages on mobile phones will also come.

"Cousin, I plan to stop doing it by the end of the year and start my own business next year."

Back in Xiangshan, Lao Sun hadn't come yet, Liu Chang just sat down, He Ming ran over and said this to himself.

"Where's your girlfriend?"

After experiencing the previous turmoil, He Ming said such words to himself again, and Liu Chang felt that he should have considered it carefully.

But just to be on the safe side, he still inquired.

"She also resigned, and we plan to open a processing agent factory by ourselves. I do sales and technology, and she manages logistics and finance."

After listening to Liu Chang's words, He Ming replied with a smile.

He thought about this plan for a long time, and investigated the relevant situation. He thought it could be done, so he wanted to come and listen to Liu Chang's opinion.

"My customers all have this demand, and our company does not specialize in the production of these. Those treatment agents are only produced incidentally. I got a lot of formulas from the technical department, so I want to try it myself."

He Ming hadn't noticed this before, but after he became the team leader, he found that the customers of his salesmen all had this demand, so he paid attention to it.

The formulas of those treatment agents are not kept secret, he can get them as long as he spends a little effort, and the company doesn't seem to care too much. If He Ming wants to do this by himself, the company will not make things difficult for him, and even cooperate.

"Have you calculated the demand of these customers? Have you calculated the cost?"

He Ming's words proved that he had really thought about it rationally this time. Liu Chang didn't know anything about treatment agents, so he could only start from other aspects and ask.

"Well, there are statistics. They have a lot of demand in a month. I calculated it. If I take all the customer demand in my hand, I can basically earn [-] to [-] yuan a month. Other than that , There are many other customers in the south that can be developed, which is very promising.”

Liu Chang said it once before, and now He Ming has become more comprehensive in his consideration of starting a business, not to mention his girlfriend's support and discussion with him.

"Well, that's fine. If you are confident in the project you choose, you can start your own business next year. Do you have enough funds?"

It's only been a year since He Ming came out to work. Although the salary for doing business is relatively high, his expenses are also high.Liu Chang can roughly guess how much money he has on him.

"Not so much. The production tools, raw materials, and venues don't cost much, but I want to buy a car, so that it will be more convenient to go out and talk about business, and I will have more confidence. So all in all, I still have almost money. I want to borrow from you. 20."

(End of this chapter)