Chapter 33 Monopoly
From Wu Shirong's mouth, after Chen Yi roughly figured out the situation of the employees of Dafeng Toy Factory, he didn't ask any more questions, and went straight into the office to continue drawing the Rubik's Cube.
What he just handed over to Lao Wang next door are the Rubik's cube parts. Next, he will draw all the Rubik's cubes from the second to the fifteenth order, as well as various types of Rubik's cubes, such as the Triangular Rubik's Cube and the Mirror Rubik's Cube.
Don’t underestimate the imagination space that a popular product brings to people. As long as there are benefits to be gained, people’s imagination will exceed the limit of thinking.
Chen Yi is well aware of the potential of the Rubik's Cube. It has been enduring for decades and has been welcomed by generations of young people. Naturally, he can't leave anyone with the opportunity to take advantage of the loopholes.
His purpose is actually very simple, that is, to monopolize the entire Rubik's Cube industry and grasp all Rubik's Cube-related products, so that even if he can't monopolize the entire market, he can still become the leader of the Rubik's Cube industry.
Monopoly equals huge profits. No matter what industry it is, as long as you can achieve monopoly, even if the profit is low, you can still make money.
It is not difficult to do this.
In the early 1970s, the labor cost of Xiangjiang did not grow as fast as it did later, and the low labor cost was still the advantage of Xiangjiang's economic development.
So, in terms of price, he is not afraid of others competing with him.
The price has an advantage, and it has patent protection in hand. In addition, Xiangjiang has a superior geographical environment. As a transit point in Asia, the shipping industry is developed here, and compared with other places, it is a big advantage in terms of transportation.
Finally, the most important point is that Xiangjiang is a free port and a duty-free zone. Except for tobacco, spirits and power fuel (gasoline, diesel, etc.), Xiangjiang does not impose tariffs on any import and export items.
Many advantages are gathered together, as long as he uses Rubik's Cube as a signboard, he will be able to obtain a large number of orders.
When he thought of the possibility that he could earn hundreds of millions of dollars in this era by relying on the Rubik's Cube, Chen Yi became motivated all of a sudden.
When Chen Yi was concentrating on painting
Ming Tsai and Hao Zi lead Chen Tian and Father Chen to finally arrive
Seeing Wu Shirong standing at the door smoking, Haozi asked, "Cousin, where is Brother Yi?"
Seeing Haozi and Mingzai leading Father Chen and Chen Tian over, Wu Shirong quickly threw away the cigarette butts in his hands, and casually replied to Haozi, "Boss, he is busy in the office."
Wu Shirong walked up to Chen's father, took out a pack of Marlboro from his pocket and opened it, which he bought just now, just to wait for Chen's father and Chen Tian to arrive.
"Uncle Chen, Brother Tian, come and smoke a cigarette."
Father Chen subconsciously took the Marlboro cigarettes that Wu Shirong handed over to him, and didn't notice Wu Shirong's address to Chen Yi, and looked towards the factory gate.
Different from Chen's father, Chen Tian could hear clearly, "A Rong, what was your name Xiao Yi just now? Boss?"
"That's right, Brother Tian, don't you know?" Wu Shirong subconsciously said.
As soon as the words came out, Wu Shirong regretted it. Seeing that Chen Tian's expression did not seem to be fake, although he felt a little strange, Father Chen and Chen Tian seemed to be completely kept in the dark about such a big matter.
But Wu Shirong is also a good person, so he immediately told them about the signing of the contract between Chen Yi and Boss Ma in the morning.
At this time, no matter whether it was Chen's father or Chen Tian, the two of them finally no longer had any doubts about this matter.
Mingzai and Haozi may deceive them
But why did Wu Shirong lie to them?
Wu Shirong knew very well in his heart that he was not close to Chen Yi, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't compare to Haozi and Mingzai, and he himself didn't have much ability, so he could only earn a living in the factory with his qualifications.
However, a soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier.
Even if they make a living, there are some who do well and those who do not.
Instead of looking for a position with Chen Yi, it is better to follow Chen Tian. As Chen Tian is Chen Yi's big brother, Wu Shirong believes that Chen Yi treats someone badly, and it is impossible for Chen Tian to be wronged by this big brother.
So, Wu Shirong's flattery is not hidden at all, it can be seen by everyone.
In this regard, Haozi didn't feel that there was anything wrong. He turned his head and glanced at Mingzai. The two looked at each other and walked into the factory together.
Different from Father Chen and Chen Tian following Wu Shirong to visit the factory and not disturbing Chen Yi, Haozi and Mingzai didn't have any worries in this regard, they just opened the door and entered the office.
Chen Yi, who was painting, heard the voice, looked up and saw Ming Zai and Hao Zi came back, but there was no figure of Father Chen and Chen Tian behind them, Chen Yi couldn't help asking: "Are you two coming back? "
"No, Brother Tian and Uncle Chen are also here, and they are visiting the factory now." Haozi pointed to the glass window, and through the window from the office, three people could just be seen.
Seeing Chen's father and Chen Tian's big brother coming, Chen Yi didn't get up, and continued to draw on the table.
When Mingzai and Haozi saw each other, they both came over curiously, glanced at the table, and found that Chen Yi was actually painting, so they couldn't help but glance at each other.
Haozi pointed to a third-order Rubik's Cube that had already been drawn, and asked Chen Yi: "Brother Yi, what are you drawing?"
Chen Yi replied without raising his head: "Rubik's Cube, the toys that our factory needs to produce next."
Ming Tsai held back for a long time, and couldn't help asking: "Can this thing be sold for money?"
Haozi on the side listened, but also looked skeptical.
Chen Yi raised his head and cast a contemptuous look at the two of them, "It can not only sell money, but also help you, Brother Yi, and me to make a lot of money. After Lao Wang debugs the machine in the afternoon, and the things come out, you will know whether you can sell them for money."
When the two heard Chen Yi's affirmative tone, they didn't say anything for a while whether they believed it or not.
Seeing that they had nothing to do, Chen Yi looked at the clock hanging on the wall and found that it was almost twelve noon, so he ordered: "Haozi, go out and cook a few dishes and pack them back. We will have dinner at the factory at noon, remember Add more meat."
"Ming Tsai, go out and buy a few bottles of beer and drinks and come back. Let's have a brief celebration in a while."
As he spoke, Chen Yi took out two hundred yuan from his bag, and handed one hundred yuan to Haozi and Mingzai respectively.
After Haozi and Mingzai left, Chen Yi continued to draw on the table. There were too many types of Rubik's cubes, and he couldn't finish drawing in a while.
Although the Rubik's Cube is highly difficult, few people play it, few people sell it, and even if most of them buy it, they just put it at home as a decoration, and there are too few people who really know how to play it.
However, the higher the difficulty of the Rubik's Cube, the more expensive it is to sell, and if it is expensive, it means that it has a collection value. These days, what people lack most is money, and what they lack most is money.
In this era of lack of entertainment, toys like the Rubik's Cube are very attractive. The Rubik's Cube with high difficulty can be assembled into a set and sold to those who are interested in collecting.
These days, everyone likes to collect dragon **** and summon dragons.
As long as the Rubik's Cube becomes popular, there must be a group of people who will collect these things.
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(end of this chapter)