Chapter 110 - Super Order
After leaving the Barker Road villa district, Lin Haoran sat side by side with his father in the spacious back seat of the vehicle.
"Haoran, I now completely understand the deeper meaning behind Guo Henian inviting both of us. He intended to personally verify whether you truly possess talent and capability, and based on that, decide whether to cooperate with us. From tonight's results, thanks to your excellent performance, you won his recognition and facilitated this collaboration," Lin Wanan said with a broad smile, his eyes shining with approval.
"Daddy, establishing a good relationship with the Guo family is undoubtedly more beneficial than harmful. However, my considerations are not limited to the Guo family's current status in Hong Kong. In my view, the Guo family in Hong Kong is merely an outsider. Their influence here cannot be compared to giants like Mr. Bao Yugang and Mr. Shen Bi in the Hong Kong business world. What I value even more is the Guo family's extensive and deep network in the Nanyang region. If we can ride this wind and become close partners with them, it will undoubtedly lay a solid foundation for our future expansion into the Nanyang market. Not only for Wan'an Group but also for Qingzhou Cement Company's current efforts to expand in the Philippine market, as well as future expansion plans into Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and other countries. With the Guo family's support, everything would be twice as effective and much smoother," Lin Haoran analyzed seriously, his words revealing a profound strategic vision.
For him, both Wan'an Group and Qingzhou Cement Company needed to move beyond Hong Kong. Their path was the world; they had to transcend the familiar land of Hong Kong.
Although the Hong Kong market was prosperous, it could no longer satisfy his ever-growing ambition.
Lin Haoran's gaze had already penetrated regional boundaries, aiming at a much broader global stage.
In his heart, the world was the true platform to showcase his talents and realize his dreams.
The Nanyang market, with its unique geographical location, abundant resources, and vast consumer base, naturally became his first choice to step out of Hong Kong and initiate his globalization journey — the first important piece of the puzzle.
Therefore, Lin Haoran was highly in favor of building a good relationship with the Guo family, even becoming close partners.
The cooperation opportunity presented by the Shangri-La Hotel building project undoubtedly built a solid bridge between the Lin family and the Guo family. If the cooperation on this project was smooth and successful, it would lay a stable foundation for deepening their relationship.
Although Lin Haoran hadn't been in this world for long, he had already successively come into contact with business tycoons like Bao Yugang, Shen Bi, Li Jiacheng, and Guo Henian.
This was actually the process of building his own business network.
He was very clear that relying on personal strength alone to gallop through the business world was just naive fantasy.
In the ups and downs of the business sea, building and maintaining a strong network was the key to success.
After returning home, Lin Haoran went to rest early.
The next morning, he was full of energy and followed his father back to Wan'an Group.
Before long, Guo Henian and Guo Xiaohan, accompanied by their professional team, arrived at Wan'an Group. After friendly negotiations, the two sides successfully signed an important cooperation agreement.
With the cooperation settled, Wan'an Group's construction team would closely collaborate with the Kerry Group for the next stages of the project.
Just as Lin Haoran was preparing to head to Qingzhou Cement Company, he unexpectedly received a call from Liu Luanxiong, whose voice came through the receiver carrying undisguised excitement.
"Haoran, good news! We just secured a super large order! The client was so anxious that they even transferred the 30% advance payment already. The remaining amount will be settled batch by batch as we deliver, but we must complete all production within a month!" Liu Luanxiong said excitedly.
"A big order? How big exactly?" Lin Haoran asked, full of curiosity.
"Over seven million U.S. dollars! Converted, that's over thirty million, almost forty million Hong Kong dollars! Completing this deal would net us at least a 20% to 30% profit!" Liu Luanxiong said with excitement and anticipation.
This was the unique advantage of handling North American orders: the market was relatively untapped, competition was low, and naturally, profit margins were much higher.
In contrast, the Middle Eastern market, despite having a considerable volume of orders, was overcrowded with competitors.
The price war among peers intensified, forcing dealers to continuously lower their purchase prices, eventually causing actual profit margins to drop below 10%, resulting in meager earnings despite hard work.
"Oh? That really is a big order. Perfect timing, I was just about to go over," Lin Haoran also felt a wave of pleasant surprise.
Securing an order worth over thirty million Hong Kong dollars undoubtedly laid a solid foundation for the future development of Aimeigao Company. This was definitely an exciting start!
Thinking of this, Lin Haoran immediately called Li Weiguo and Li Weidong, and the three of them drove together to Aimeigao Factory located in Kwun Tong.
Half an hour later, Lin Haoran arrived at Aimeigao Factory, which was buzzing with activity.
In just over a month, the number of employees at Aimeigao Factory had exceeded one thousand, and everyone was working intensely yet orderly.
However, with the continued surge in orders, the existing production scale was obviously stretched thin and unable to meet the ever-growing demand.
"Good afternoon, President Lin!"
"Hello, President Lin!"
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As he walked through the factory, many old employees recognized Lin Haoran, the owner of the company, and greeted him warmly.
Lin Haoran smiled and greeted them one by one.
"Is that President Lin? So young, looks even younger than President Liu," some new employees whispered, having heard of Lin Haoran's name but seeing him for the first time.
Since attending the relocation ceremony, Lin Haoran had gone to Saudi Arabia for over half a month, and after returning, he had not visited the factory for over a month. Naturally, many of the newer employees didn't recognize him.
"Yeah, I heard President Lin isn't just one of our factory's owners, he's also the chairman of a listed company. That's amazing. We're the same age, yet he's a big boss, while I'm still tightening screws day and night," said one older employee with a tone full of admiration.
"Well, we all know our backgrounds. Aimeigao Factory's benefits are already very good — free food and lodging. I'm quite satisfied," another worker said.
"True. Anyway, let's hurry up and move these materials. If our group's speed stays slow today, we'll end up last and get the smallest bonus again."
"Coming, coming."
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When Lin Haoran entered the general manager's office, Liu Luanxiong was concentrating intently, holding the phone receiver and negotiating fiercely in English with a distributor.
Seeing Lin Haoran arrive, Liu Luanxiong gestured for him to wait a moment.
A few minutes later, the call ended. Liu Luanxiong put down the receiver, his face beaming with excitement.
"I just had a very successful talk with a major distributor from Australia. It looks like we'll soon secure another heavyweight client," he said, his voice full of optimism.
Although the daily operation and client relations of the factory were mainly handled by Liu Luanxiong, he had no complaints about sharing equity with Lin Haoran.
He clearly understood that without Lin Haoran's financial support and visionary guidance, the factory could never have grown so rapidly. Perhaps it would still be stuck as a small workshop, struggling to keep up with large orders.
Those difficult days were still vivid in Liu Luanxiong's memory. He had long grown tired of that sense of helplessness and limitation.
Now, with the factory's rapid expansion, he felt an unprecedented sense of ease and pride, no longer needing to worry about being unable to accept large orders.
All these changes were inseparable from Lin Haoran's contribution.
Lin Haoran pulled over a chair, sat down, and asked with curiosity, "What's the specific situation with that big order?"
Still excited, Liu Luanxiong explained, "The source of this order is one of our old clients — a distributor from Los Angeles, California. Since March this year, we've built a stable cooperative relationship. His distribution network is very wide, covering both North and South America. Even during winter, countries near the equator still have a huge demand for electric fans."
"Although at the beginning, the order volume wasn't big, thanks to our excellent quality control and unique designs, we gained his deep trust. Since the factory moved here, our production capacity increased significantly, and he correspondingly increased his order volume."
"Last month, I redesigned the ceiling fans in a vintage style, and once they hit the market, they were a huge success. That client immediately ordered one hundred units for trial sales, and they sold out quickly."
"Recently, with the Middle Eastern oil crisis triggering a global chain reaction, the price of oil in many countries has skyrocketed, and governments are strongly advocating energy conservation. As a result, demand for fans has surged."
"That Los Angeles distributor keenly captured this business opportunity and decided to go big, thus placing this massive order. The order includes one-third vintage-style ceiling fans, one-third traditional ceiling fans, and one-third pedestal fans."
"Besides that, over the past year, we've developed five other distributor clients in North America. The Australian distributor I just spoke to was newly developed. It's actually a family business of a former classmate of mine from Canada. After multiple recommendations from me, they began to show interest in our products and just placed a trial order of two hundred fans."
"If everything goes well, their order volume will also increase significantly. That means we will have seven stable distributor clients. As long as their sales continue to grow, our order volume will only keep climbing, and we'll never have to worry about insufficient orders again."
"Of course, I won't stop here. I'll keep working hard to expand the market, aiming to spread Aimeigao fans throughout North America and even into the newly opened Australian market, letting more people enjoy the cool and comfort of our products."
Speaking up to here, Liu Luanxiong's face was full of pride and anticipation.
He knew that as long as they continued following their current business strategy and kept optimizing, the Aimeigao Company he was leading would one day surpass his own family's traditional business — the Union Yue Kee Ceiling Fan Factory.
This thought became an inexhaustible motivation, driving Liu Luanxiong forward with full passion.
Whenever he thought about proving wrong those conservative elders who had doubted him — even including his own father — Liu Luanxiong's heart burned with boundless fighting spirit.
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