Chapter 63: Japanese Navy High-level Meeting
Before 1931, only phenolic plastic and cast phenolic plastic could be used for producing artificial plastic molds, such as providing shells and packaging for designs like watches, telephones, radios, and various jewelry.
Later, two companies from different industries, Rohm and Haas and DuPont, discovered polypropylene oxide material during the same period, thereby replacing phenolic plastic and cast phenolic plastic.
Polypropylene oxide was called plexiglass by DuPont, while DuPont’s biggest rival, Rohm and Haas, called it resin glass.
Afterward, the United States Marine Corps approved the raw materials of this plexiglass made from polypropylene oxide as the only raw material for producing military aircraft plastic molds.
For this reason, most of this raw material at the time was procured by the Air Force military, allowing the aircraft manufacturing industry to use it to replace glass, widely applied as production raw materials for windshields, turrets, radar antenna covers on military aircraft, and other equipment.
And Zhou Wenhua had already successfully developed this polypropylene oxide and used it in manufacturing cuckoo clock mini rapiers, scissor-shaped brooches, cosmetic boxes, coffee tables, breakfast boxes, coat hooks, hearts, and various toy furniture.
Because he was imitating and manufacturing a “Barbie Doll” series, which was the “Barbie Doll” series that would later sweep the globe, to make money.
This was the first flagship product he planned to put into production for his new toy factory, with the goal of definitely promoting sales globally.
So after Zhou Wenhua produced the raw materials for manufacturing the “Barbie Doll” series and the most difficult polypropylene oxide, he immediately showcased the first trial sales set of this product to all the factory personnel.
His new toy product instantly shocked Lan Lan and the designers and management who had been hired back at high salaries in the toy factory, leaving them dumbfounded.
Originally, these people were not very optimistic about Zhou Wenhua’s toy factory; everyone was thinking whether Zhou Wenhua would copy and imitate the foreigners’ toy products of this period for design, production, and sales.
But now Zhou Wenhua had manufactured a new type of toy product they had never seen before, and they still didn’t even know what raw materials he had used.
So one can imagine the shock felt by these designer masters and management personnel.
They would never have dreamed that the young Zhou Wenhua could actually manufacture a new product surpassing the foreigners’ toy brands of this period.
“Alright! This new product is the first flagship product I’m handing over to you. Now immediately prepare to put it into production, and plan the sales channels. I want it to become a hit product!”
“Especially the overseas market, which must undergo comprehensive sales promotion!”
“So I’m counting on everyone, especially Factory Director Lan Lan and our sales general manager Li Zhenbin!”
“As long as you can achieve good sales performance for this new toy product, I will definitely give you bonuses and year-end bonuses! So everyone work hard!”
“More work, more pay! Whoever has good performance, whoever works diligently and seriously, can get even higher salary and benefits; otherwise, your salary and benefits will be the lowest!”
After seeing everyone shocked by his new toy product,
Zhou Wenhua continued to boost morale.
“Thank you, boss! Don’t worry! We will definitely achieve the best sales results!”
Sales General Manager Li Zhenbin was the first to echo Zhou Wenhua’s instructions.
“We will also achieve the best results!”
“Me too!”
“Me too!”
Afterward, all the toy factory personnel, whether designer masters, sales personnel, or factory employees, one after another, emotionally excited and thrilled, shouted in agreement.
Because they also deeply knew that this wealthy Zhou Wenhua really would reward them as he said,
Their current salary and benefits were already higher than those of all domestic toy factories, even higher than those of the foreigners’ toy factories.
So after Zhou Wenhua promised even better welfare benefits,
All employees were prepared to give their all.
To earn more money for themselves to live on and support their families.
Facing the extremely high and positive work enthusiasm of all his toy factory employees, Zhou Wenhua nodded very satisfied, handed things here over to Sales General Manager Li Zhenbin to handle,
And as the factory director, Lan Lan was called into the office by Zhou Wenhua; he handed over all the raw materials he had manufactured to her for management and production.
As for the formula of polypropylene oxide, Zhou Wenhua did not plan to announce it now, but would wait until his patent application was approved before carrying out large-scale assembly line production and sales in the factory.
Moreover, this polypropylene oxide was also one of the very important raw materials for his future manufacturing of aircraft parts.
However, even so,
Factory Director Lan Lan was also quite surprised by Zhou Wenhua’s trust in her,
Originally she thought these raw materials would not pass through her hands for assembly line production management, but would be directly controlled in Zhou Wenhua’s hands, but now they were handed to her to supervise production.
Although the most important polypropylene oxide formula was not disclosed to her, having the raw materials with her also required trusting her to hand them over; otherwise, if she secretly took them out for research, it would be easy to leak the secret.
So regarding Zhou Wenhua’s trust,
Factory Director Lan Lan was also very grateful.
However, after Zhou Wenhua finished explaining these matters,
He explained to Factory Director Lan Lan,
Then took a car and left the toy factory.
And that same afternoon, he personally led a security team to depart to the rear area to purchase large amounts of land to build his 10,000-acre high-quality green production base.
And the first stop he went to was Yan’an and the nearby Shaanxi region, after that, the second stop was the Sichuan Region.
Because Yan’an and the Shaanxi region there could still be used to plant Zichang potatoes, Ganguyi sweet potatoes, Zhidan fragrant valley rice, Yichuan peppercorns, Yan’an Chinese herbal medicine, Huanglong walnuts, Yan’an jujubes, Wuqi buckwheat, Ansai millet, Yanchang crisp pears,
Yanchuan red dates, Luochuan apples, and other crops.
The tender and smooth, refreshing and pleasant Zichang vermicelli also comes from here.
So in order to stably plant some filling crops in the large rear area,
Zhou Wenhua first went to these two places to purchase large amounts of land for planting.
And at this time,
In the Japanese Homeland,
Navy Headquarters,
Chief of Naval Operations Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu, Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu, Naval Operations Department Chief Taniguchi Hisashi, Marine Corps Commander Kishii Bonji, Chief of Staff Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko, and other navy high-level personnel were all gathered together, holding a meeting.
“This time, as the first batch of troops for the attack in the Battle of Shanghai, it has been approved by His Majesty and belongs to our Marine Corps, so what I want to discuss with you this time is the Marine Corps’ weaponry and ammunition supply issues, as well as which fleets will be dispatched for transportation and operational support!”
“Additionally, this time we will deploy our aircraft carrier for the first battle, including our seaplane group!”
“As for how many aircraft carriers and how many seaplanes to deploy, that also needs our discussion!”
“Including how many troops the Marine Corps will deploy this time, and what kind of weaponry to equip!”
“And in case any unexpected battle situation arises, then where to select support troops from!”
“From the Kwantung Army there, or select reinforcements from other Army Troops here?”
After everyone sat down,
Chief of Naval Operations Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu was the first to speak.
After his words fell, everyone silently pondered, without responding immediately.
