The time is more than ten hours ahead of the west coast of the United States, and Christmas is over.
Streets of Tokyo, Japan.
There are still many Christmas decoration elements, and even the Tokyo Tower, which was completed in the 1950s, was decorated with red and green lights yesterday.
As the tallest building in the area, it can be seen from many places in the city.
Rather than being impacted by Western culture after the war, this country chose to actively cater to it, integrating foreign festivals with its own customs. As multinational corporations accelerate their globalization, this cultural exchange has become even closer.
Japan was relatively wealthy in the 1970s, with well-developed industries such as automobile manufacturing, home appliance manufacturing, and steel manufacturing. Relying on its price and technological advantages, it defeated its big brother, the United States, in the international market. The popular "Made in Japan" swept the world, and its total economic output ranked second in the world, with an astonishing growth rate.
From an economic perspective, it is indeed a pretty good thing.
This is also the reason why when Han Chudong meets strangers, most people will first ask him if he is Japanese.
There are now many Japanese businessmen active all over the world, and they can be found wherever there is money to be made.
For well-known reasons, Han Chudong doesn't have much good feelings towards it, but money is innocent and does not prevent him from coming here to make money.
last month.
Kamenashi Nigo took Mochizuki Kyoko to Los Angeles, and after negotiating the terms, he returned to Sapporo alone.
The conditions were still the same, the income was split 20% to 80%, he took 20% and Han Chudong took 80%.
Although it is a bit unreasonable, if he cannot get the agency rights, Kamenashi Nigo will just be a small businessman in Hokkaido who deals in super magic balls.
Things are different now.
He obtained more product production rights and could sell toys to Shikoku, Kyushu, and the main island. He was busy for more than half a month, and as early as mid-December, he had already sold the toys produced by OEM to other regions.
At the entrance of many toy stores and grocery stores in Tokyo, you can see posters of toys such as the Hand-Pushed Bamboo Dragonfly, Super Magic Ball, and Beyblade. The sales are very good and the profits are considerable.
Until now, sales have increased significantly, and the company has even started advertising in children's magazines and comic books. A batch of goods worth about US$600,000 was sold out before Christmas, and the factory is still working overtime to produce them.
Once people taste the sweetness, their ambition will expand rapidly.
Today, Kamenashi Nigo is thinking whether he should wait until he has established a firm foothold in the market before promoting other toys through the company's sales channels, other toys that have higher profits and have nothing to do with Mango Toy Company.
Han Chudong registered a shell company located in a tax haven and started an agency cooperation with his Erhe Toys Co., Ltd. The money would be transferred to overseas accounts. This would avoid paying a large amount of taxes, but the disadvantage was that he lacked direct control over Erhe Toys Co., Ltd.
He asked a lawyer to help check the contract, and found no relevant breach of contract clauses. This made Kamenashi Nigo start to think about finding other sources of supply in the near future.
If you have a little more money, you can try more options, but the magic ball and other things will continue to be sold. It would be stupid not to make money...
This is the secret of the rich getting richer.
Han Chudong's business in the United States was all suspended, but he was still able to make money from Japan and from Fisher-Price Toy Company's Southeast Asian OEM factories.
If workers do not go to work, their income will be reduced, and daily expenses account for most of their income, making it difficult to save much money.
For every toy produced, Fisher-Price needs to pay him a patent fee. Unfortunately, someone in the factory had evil intentions and started producing the toys according to the samples and selling them in Southeast Asia at low prices.
The Global Patent Alliance has not yet officially come into effect after its establishment. If you encounter such a thing, you can only blame yourself for your bad luck. There is no way to investigate and no way to hold anyone accountable.
The only thing we can do is to prevent counterfeit goods from entering countries and regions with strict patent protection. At that time, we spent a little more money to ask a third-party company to help apply for patents in other countries, so that we could minimize the losses when encountering such a situation.
Small commodities with low technological content can certainly reduce R&D costs and shorten the time from R&D to market. However, the problem is that they lack core competitiveness and cannot guarantee that their interests will not be infringed by other manufacturers.
However, most companies cannot imitate some products of companies such as Motorola and IBM even if they are disassembled into component parts and laid out there.
Even if infringement occurs, it is easier to trace the source and the risk of infringement is lower.
Looking at it from another angle, Han Chudong's current funding scale is there, and he doesn't have the confidence to focus on heavyweight research and development. What's more, it is easier to make quick money. Anyway, there is no shortage of good entrepreneurial projects, so there is no need to bother for the time being.
He already knew about the pirated toys, but he didn't say much.
We plan to recruit some new employees to go to the United States and Europe for inspections after we resume operations next year to protect the markets we have already captured.
As for protecting your rights, just take it one step at a time and don't pay the litigation fee only to get no compensation in the end.
Knowing that they are all traps, there is no need to wade into the muddy water. The copycat small workshops can never be completely eliminated.
As a Chinese, how could Han Chudong not see this truth...
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The first day of the new year.
Ron and Sersi, the two founders of a cosmetics research and development laboratory, returned to San Francisco from their vacation.
San Francisco is shrouded in clouds and rain today. It has been windy and rainy since the night, and it is cold and wet. This is not a perfect start to the new year.
The entire Christmas and New Year holiday will not officially end until the 5th.
Some companies will start work early, and many shop owners will start business in the next two days after a short break for fear of missing out on the opportunity to make money.
Some residents who went to their hometowns in the suburbs or to other countries for vacation have also gradually gathered in big cities.
US dollars are valuable. People from other countries may have to work several times longer to get the same pay for the same job.
This makes them like to travel to various developing countries during holidays, so that they can buy more goods and services with less money.
Maybe in their original lives, they are just ordinary people worried about food and clothing, but once they arrive in a poor country, some Americans become the bosses and think everyone is superior.
As annoying as it is, we have to admit that from a side perspective their time does seem to be more valuable, and the difference is particularly obvious when compared to third world countries.
During holidays.
Ron went to Ireland, while Sersi chose to go to Milan, Italy, and they brought souvenirs to each other.
After a few days of calm thinking during the holiday, Serhi asked Ron after meeting him:
“Have you considered transferring your patents and laboratory shares these days?
Listen to me first. I've found a very nice big house in downtown Verona. It only costs about $100,000. There's even a war horse sculpture in the yard! I'm tired of business. If that Asian guy can agree to a price of more than $1.05 million, I think it's totally worth selling. What do you think?"
Ron had been struggling with whether to agree or not. After hearing what Sersi said, he replied, "I was just about to tell you that I'm going to sell it. The price is quite suitable. If you miss this opportunity, maybe no one will pay such a high price in the future. Besides, other companies are also developing milk-flavored daily necessities and skin care products.
Each person gets $500,000, and after paying taxes, they deposit it in the bank to earn interest. If they spend frugally, it will be enough for 30 years. I am already satisfied..."