Song TIANYAO flew to Cleveland because Marcus''s assembly line equipment was produced in Cleveland. It is an important industrial town in the United States. Since the 18th century, it has become a heavy industrial city with the largest metal manufacturing industry and nearly one million people in the United States. Compared with Cleveland, an industrial giant after the war, Like a toddler.
Countless iron ores from all over the world are imported from the port, processed here into various steel machinery, auto parts, electrical equipment and so on, and then transported to the world.
Song TIANYAO noticed from the nameplate of the production line that the company that produces wigs for Marcus is a fisher machinery company in Cleveland. However, when song TIANYAO arrived in Cleveland, he found that the Fisher machinery company had been merged by a larger company four months ago.
It seems that with the economic take-off of the United States, American enterprises are beginning to be keen on the game of big fish eating small fish. When song TIANYAO read various economic journals in Hong Kong, he noticed a wave of large-scale enterprise mergers in American banking, retail and other industries, but when he stood outside Fisher''s door, Listening to the introduction of an old security guard, we have started to customize various assembly line equipment from the previous production line equipment to the new business of producing automobile processing lathes for Ford company. We still can''t help but want to swear.
Even if the 50-year-old security guard, after learning that song TIANYAO wanted to buy wig production equipment, told him the address of Galen Nelson, the former boss of Fisher company, he could not alleviate song TIANYAO''s pain about the air ticket money at this time. For the Yankees, the air ticket money may be a small amount, but converting it into Hong Kong dollars is already a huge sum of money in Hong Kong, If Cleveland can''t find the equipment to produce wigs, song TIANYAO will have to fly to Detroit again.
Holding the last glimmer of hope, song TIANYAO visited Galen Nelson, the former owner of Fisher company.
This is a white haired American old man in his 60s. He has a loud voice and a strong figure. When song TIANYAO saw him, he was mowing the lawn in the front yard of his villa in the suburbs of Cleveland.
"Is this Mr. Galen Nelson''s home?" song TIANYAO asked Galen Nelson, who was pushing a lawn mower, standing outside the low fence wall of the villa.
Galen Nelson stopped, turned off the switch of the lawn mower and stopped the mechanical noise: "what''s the matter, boy?"
"I saw the wig production equipment produced by Fisher company in San Francisco. This time I came to Cleveland to buy some wig production equipment. Mr. Charlie, the security guard of Fisher company, told me that Mr. Nelson might be able to help me, so I came here to see him." song TIANYAO said to the old man.
Galen Nelson put down the lawn mower in his hand, walked to the opposite side of song TIANYAO, patted the grass on his body and said: "Charlie must have never told you that I was not the boss of Fisher four years ago. My damn son was. But that bastard sold the company to Ford without consulting me. He went to New York with his money to do a damn telephone company. He doesn''t look like a Nelson family member obsessed with machinery."
"Do you know there are other factories nearby that can make wig equipment?" song TIANYAO took Marlboro cigarettes out of his pocket and handed them to each other.
Galen Nelson took the cigarette, lit it, took a sip and shook his head: "Now most Machinery Companies in Cleveland produce large lathe machines for military factories, automobile groups and so on. If you want several sets of wig equipment like toys in a few years, I think you can consider picking up the goods when your son is admitted to college after paying the deposit. You might as well go to Detroit. There have been a lot of opportunities in recent years Machinery factory, where are you from? Japan? China? "
"China, Hong Kong." song TIANYAO smiled a little lost, lit a cigarette and said, "OK, Detroit."
When a man came to chat, Galen Nelson just stopped cutting grass and had a rest: "many people in Asia like to wear those women''s wigs?"
"I''m going to sell it to the United States. Young Americans like wigs," song TIANYAO said to Galen Nelson.
Galen Nelson was stunned, turned his finger at his temple for a few times, and said uncertainly, "son, are you out of your mind? This thing is produced in the United States. How can anyone buy your wig produced in Asia? Increase transportation and import costs. Your wig produced in Asia will only sell more expensive than those produced locally."
"Labor is very cheap there. The monthly salary of a worker in the United States can hire 50 people or more in Hong Kong, so in terms of labor, Hong Kong can save a lot of expenses than the United States, and other aspects will only be more economical. Goodbye, Mr. Nelson, I''ll go to Detroit." song TIANYAO was not in the mood to chat with the old man and turned to take a taxi to leave.
Galen Nelson chewed his cigarette for a moment and said, "Hey, boy, if you can afford to hire a lot of workers, maybe there are things you need in my warehouse. They may not be as convenient as those machines produced now, but as long as you have enough workers, I don''t think it''s a problem."
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Galen Nelson drove his small goods and drove song TIANYAO to a warehouse in the port. He turned out the key and pushed open the door of the warehouse with thousands of square meters: "this is my private warehouse for storing some good production, but the customer was unable to pay the balance due to various reasons, and finally all kinds of machines were overstocked."
Song TIANYAO walked in behind each other. The warehouse was full of machinery covered with tarpaulin. Galen Nelson was familiar with the way ahead: "I come here every month to clean up. The machine is the same as pet dogs. If they haven''t been taken care of for too long, they will get sick, but it''s easier than taking care of pet dogs. You just need to check whether they will rust or whether the gears lack mechanical oil every month, instead of feeding dog food regularly every day. Here it is."
Galen Nelson went to a corner of the warehouse, opened several tarpaulins in succession, pointed to the exposed machine and said to song TIANYAO: "Hair arranging machine, high knitting machine, shaped aluminum ruler, shaped oven and cylindrical electric sewing machine. These five machines are one set, a total of four sets. They were customized by an Oregon customer seven years ago. I took the old guys to do it according to his requirements for seven months. As a result, he went bankrupt. Later, people would rather buy new machines with high prices than cheap ones, because labor is too expensive So they have been put here all the time. This set of equipment needs 20 workers... "
"How much is it?" song TIANYAO interrupted Galen Nelson''s endless introduction with some impoliteness, and asked with a little excitement.
Galen Nelson looked at Song TIANYAO with a proud expression and ha laughed: "It seems that you like them very much? The machines should work instead of getting moldy in the warehouse. At that time, the price of these customized machines was $4000 per set. The unlucky bankrupt Oregon businessman paid half of the deposit. As long as you make up the remaining money, the four sets of equipment and some replacement parts will be all yours. Yes, boy, you heard correctly. These four sets only need Eight thousand dollars, only a little more expensive than four cars. "
Eight thousand US dollars, which is nearly 240000 in Hong Kong dollars, but song TIANYAO didn''t blink: "I want it. I can go to Citibank to withdraw money and complete the transaction with you now, Mr. Nelson."
Knowing from Marcus that a set of equipment costs US $70000 and is converted into more than two million Hong Kong dollars, he did not scare song TIANYAO. Song TIANYAO even moved the idea of borrowing money from Chu Ershao. Now these outdated machines in the eyes of Americans meet the needs of Hong Kong better than the latest production line equipment. On the contrary, machines in Hong Kong and the United States are expensive, but labor is very cheap, he said Of course you can''t miss it.
Before coming to the United States, the real estate deeds of Fu Yixing''s uncles were dealt with and exchanged into cash by song TIANYAO. However, the real estate deeds were far less profitable than the pornographic gambling and drug business done by Tan Changshan and others. Only when they were all sold did they raise HK $530000. Except for Lin Yujing, 20000, the rest of the money was exchanged into US dollars by song TIANYAO and deposited in Citibank Hong Kong before coming to the United States Branch, a total of 18000 US dollars.
He quickly completed the transaction with Galen Nelson and then paid the freight of the freight company. Song TIANYAO watched these four sets of equipment, which had been dusty for seven years, be sent to the port by the transport workers. Three months later, they will cross the sea and arrive in Hong Kong.
"Mr. Galen, have you ever thought of opening another small machine factory of your own?" song TIANYAO calmed down his initial excitement after the equipment was loaded on the ship and asked Galen Nelson, who looked at these machines like a married daughter.
Galen Nelson shook his arm and said loudly, "don''t be kidding. My son Francis is not interested in machines. He sold Fisher and took the money to New York. I don''t have the capital to buy new equipment and compete with those big companies."
"I''ll be back soon, Mr. Galen. If I make some money at that time, you may consider getting a loan from the bank to continue to produce these outdated machines, and I''ll sell them to Asia for you. These machines will be more popular than the latest assembly line machines," song TIANYAO told Galen Nelson.
Galen Nelson was stunned when he looked at the various cargo ships on the wharf in the distance, and turned to song TIANYAO: "When you come next time, tell me you sell those women''s things to American men. God, American children are crazy. If my son dares to put that woman''s thing on his head, I''ll take a shotgun and send him to God, and let God tell him himself whether he is a man or a woman."
Song TIANYAO breathed a sigh of relief against the sea breeze. It''s time for him to return to Hong Kong. He has the equipment. Before the equipment arrives, there are still raw material problems and labor problems waiting for him to solve. He must do everything well and let everyone see business opportunities and profits. Otherwise, how can he attract everyone to do this business?