Quick Money: The Mask Business Is Of Course The Best Thing To Do Now.

To ask what business is best to do now, of course, is the mask business!

Now that the mask is hard currency, it can be changed into cash if there is a mask. But cash does not necessarily buy masks, but the price of masks is still rising.

Many people see the business opportunities of masks, and they want to get a share. A lot of business savvy people are also asking a question: can we make money for a mask factory now? How much money do we need to invest? Is there any risk?

My friend Lao Ding is a small boss in Quanzhou, Fujian. He opened a small garment factory, which has a about twenty million output value a year.

Lao Ding's business is not big, but he has the spirit of Fujian businessmen to rush ahead. After seeing the masks being in short supply, he also wanted to do masks business. He thought the mask was made of three layers of paper, and it was also very simple. Unexpectedly, in the process of changing production, he stepped on numerous unexpected pits.

Here is Lao Ding's own account.

01

I am a boss of a small garment factory in Quanzhou, Fujian. I didn't do my own brand. I usually received some orders from big factories, and Fujian's more famous clothing brands.

My factory usually has 50 workers, a year's turnover is not big, also about twenty million. In recent years, the clothing industry has a large inventory, the market is also depressed, and the gross profit is very low. So I have been thinking about transformation, but I have not found a good way.

Since the outbreak of the Wuhan epidemic, my factory has also been affected. One is not able to return to work, and the other is no order. Even if workers return to work, the workers will have nothing to do for the time being.

I also don't like to be idle. I see that masks are very scarce in the market and the price is high. I am thinking that I am a garment maker. Can I make a mask? The mask does not seem to have a high technical threshold, and the production is relatively simple. The key is that the market is large and there is no shortage of sales.

I started thinking about it since the end of January. At that time, I consulted some friends in the medical industry. They thought it feasible and there were channels to help me sell.

My friend told me that if I wanted to manufacture disposable medical masks, I had to apply for three certificates, namely, the production license, the medical device registration certificate and the food and Drug Administration's license. These three certificates are more difficult to handle, but now the government encourages enterprises to produce masks, and it will be fast now.

He advised me to take the two step, first set up the workshop and follow the standard of the medical mask. If the certificate is run down, we will sell the disposable medical mask. If the certificate is too long and the certificate is not complete, it will be sold according to disposable masks.

I don't have much cash on hand, and I've accumulated less than 3 million years now. I decided to put in two production lines first. I have no experience in this area and try to test the water first. If this road goes through, we can expand production again.

I searched for a lot of information on the Internet. I made a general estimate. About two masks were around 400 thousand, 100 thousand of the packaging machines, 200 thousand of the workshop transformation, and some raw materials, and about 1 million of the investment could be stopped.

Looking back now, it was really silly and naive at that time. If there is no problem with the usual budget, but now it is a special epidemic period, no one would have thought that the market would be so crazy, nor did we think there were so many craters in it.

02

Let's do it when we think about it. First, I need to have a sterile workshop. My original clothing workshop is not acceptable. The production of respirators must be a professional dust-free workshop, and must be a 100 thousand level clean standard workshop.

This workshop is not a general decoration company can do, we must find professional, qualified engineering companies to do. During the epidemic period, many companies did not start work. I contacted two local companies on the Internet and made a preliminary communication.

In February 9th, companies began to resume work. Because I want to manufacture masks as epidemic prevention materials, I have also made reports with the industrial parks and neighborhood committees, and the government departments have also supported them.

The associated engineering companies are also very active. After all, there were business in the first year. They also came to investigate. I have planned a area of 60 square feet for a mask production workshop. After surveying the engineering company, the price quoted is 5000 yuan per square meter, and the total cost is 300 thousand yuan.

Considering that during the epidemic period, people were really hard to find. I did not bargain, and I was eager to do well in the workshop, and I promised to do it for them. If they are successful, they can be delivered to me in the fastest 3 weeks, not longer than a month.

I will let them start work as soon as possible. Time is money. I handed over the work of the supervisor to my brother-in-law. He took full responsibility to follow up. I didn't spend much thought on it because there was still much work to do.

03

Ever since I decided to make a mask, I changed the lazy state of the Spring Festival, and I was very busy every day.

Because I am a layman and I have a lot of knowledge to fill, I check the information on the Internet everyday and learn the knowledge of respirators. After thorough understanding, the mask is not complicated, and in fact it is not simple.

The disposable respirator consists of three layers of cloth: the outer layer is non-woven fabric, and the middle layer is the "heart" of the mask, which is used to isolate and filter the virus. It is made of molten cloth, and the inner layer is the layer with a face, which can be made of non-woven fabrics. In addition, hanging ears and metal layers, people who use masks feel all these two accessories.

The middle layer is the core part of the mask, which also accounts for about 70% of the cost of the mask. This part was made of melt blown fabric, and I began to pay attention to the price of meltblown fabric. I understand that before the Spring Festival, the price of a ton of melted cloth is about 12 thousand yuan.

During the renovation workshop, I searched for suppliers of melt blown fabrics on the Internet. In February 10th, I contacted several of them. They offered me 50 thousand yuan a ton at that time. I think it's a little expensive. After all, I usually hesitate for 12 thousand yuan.

Within a few days, I continued to find many manufacturers' quotations, and Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Shanghai were all looking for them. As a result, the higher the price, the higher the price per day.

In February 12th, the price rose to 100 thousand yuan a ton, I dare not drag on. I bit my teeth and ordered 10 tons of a factory in Zhejiang. At that time, the melt blown fabric was already very popular. These were all goods in stock, and many manufacturers had not yet resumed production. Manufacturers do not accept advance payment, they must pay the full amount.

I signed it with the original factory, so I felt more secure, so I hit all the money in the past. At that time, logistics had not yet begun to run, and after that, I was worried that the other side would default.

Fortunately, the other side was a conscientious manufacturer. They started shipping in February 20th and arrived at my warehouse in February 25th. Thankfully, on that day, the melted fabric has risen to 20 tons.

At that time, I spent 1 million yuan on raw materials, and I was afraid that I would buy more. The total investment of my budget was 1 million yuan, and the decoration had already spent 300 thousand. Now it seems that the decision was not wrong at the time, and now we can not buy the melt blown fabric in stock. So it's still a bit fortunate, but I regret that I didn't start at 50 thousand yuan a ton.

I did some research on melt blown cloth. Now I also understand why masks are so expensive. A ton of melted cloth can produce 15-25 tens of masks. We calculate the middle value of 200 thousand. The cost of my melting cloth is 100 thousand yuan per ton, and the average cost of each mask has gone to 5 cents.

This is not yet another cost. Non-woven fabrics, ear belts, metal layering, workshops, masks, machines, etc., together, do not sell 2 yuan -3 yuan.

This also makes me start to be a little scared. What happens if my mask is produced and the market price falls? After the epidemic, there is no demand in the market. What should I do if I can't get my investment back?

These problems revolve around my brain every day. I often find information on the Internet to study until 1 o'clock in the morning. These problems sometimes make me sleepless and lose sleep.

Looking back now, I really thought too much at that time. Because what happens next, you will find that it is a problem that you can finally produce the export hood.

04

The dust-free workshop was decorated in full swing, and my brother-in-law was very effective. The most critical melted spray cloth has been fixed. All the other raw materials have been booked and shipped continuously. They have been sent to Quanzhou from all sides.

But there is a big problem, I have not solved the mask machine, and I have stepped on numerous pits here. My plan is that all the raw materials are waiting in the warehouse, the workshop is well decorated, the respirator can be delivered immediately, and the installation and commissioning will take several days to complete the mask.

I was really Tucson, and the mask market was more crazy than the mask market, and the water inside it was deeper.

I just started targeting some big suppliers, listed companies. Find contact information from their official website, then call from one family to ask.

As a result, people simply don't take urgent orders. Their production capacity is now meeting the government's designated production orders, as well as their old customers. Old customers are also expanding their capacity and buying mask machines. All these orders are overloaded, and they can not be produced.

You have to sign the contract, but you will have to wait. They just said vaguely that in April and May, when the time came, the day lily would be cold. I want the spot, the sooner the better.

But there was no spot in the market, no one was used, and some goods were pulled into production. I can only find information everywhere in the world and see where there is stock. I will call in the past.

I contacted a person in Dongguan. He said he was in stock. I said, look in the past. He said you wouldn't come. I'll take a video for you. The video he sent to me just happened to be seen on the Internet. I think he is a liar. He wants to flick me, and he doesn't contact him later.

Now that there are basically all the masks machines are cheaters, the spot price is also very high, and some people call the price of 1 million to spot. The spot price of respirator is getting higher and higher, but basically it is also priced without market.

The reason why the bid is so high, one is because of shortage, and the two is that the manufacturer deliberately raises the price. They call the masks machine money printing machines, which can be returned in 3 days.

That's what they do. 1 masks production lines, 130 masks in 1 minutes, and 180 thousand masks in 1 days and 24 hours. Each mask is calculated at 3 yuan, about 500000 yuan per day, and about 1500000 in three days.

In fact, this is also changing the concept and raising the price of the mask machine. A mask is wholesale at 3 yuan, which is not a profit. Even if there is a profit of 1 yuan a day, it will be 180 thousand yuan per day, and this cycle will be more than 3 days.

But this does not affect the conclusion that the mask machine is a legitimate banknote printing machine. A mask makes a dollar, 180 thousand yuan a day, or 5 million 400 thousand yuan a month. The mask machine is the banknote printing machine, but the printed money is only 1 yuan.

05

There is no hope of finding the stock market. Finding a professional factory can't wait. We can only turn the factory for mask making machine. At this step, it is a bit of a laughing stock. I am a layman to make a mask, and now the mask machine must find a layman to do it.

But there was no way to open the bow, and there was a saying on the Internet that the guns that I had about had to be finished with tears.

Let me explain again, what is called a transfer factory, that is, those manufacturers who did not make masks, but they have the ability to produce automatic machines. Now that the mask machine is also hard to find, they have R & D capability and machine assembly capability, so they turn to mask machine.

Since it is a conversion plant, the quality is uneven, and can not compare with those professional factories. There are also lots of pits, because I don't know how strong these factories are.

At first, I was concerned about a local production plant in Quanzhou, which used to be a stone processing machine. There are many CNC machines. They say they have the production capacity of the mask machine and can accept orders.

Because the distance was not far, I deliberately drove past their factory to see. I received an engineer and a salesperson. I said if I could see the prototype, they said no. I said there was something to see. They said they could see the workshop, but there was no finished product yet.

I went in to have a look. There were only 5 workers assembling parts. They said that they had received more than ten orders, and 40 cases could be delivered within 10 days. I can see that the scale of their factory is not assured, considering that they should consider it.

I left the engineer's phone on purpose, and I asked him the truth when I got home. He is more honest, saying that we are local people, so I am sorry to deceive me. In fact, they are not masks developed by themselves, and the masks of thousands of dollars bought on the Internet have already taken orders.

I searched the Internet, and there was really a blueprint for selling mask machines, ranging from tens of thousands to thousands of dollars. This has refreshed my three views, and Nima has done business in this way. According to the assembly of the online drawings, do you dare to start the receipt without the prototype? Is this mask function used?

06

I couldn't find the mask machine. I was all in a hurry. Later, I was contacted by some factories in Dongguan and Shenzhen. I didn't see the factory and didn't see the prototype.

These factories have never produced mask machines before, and some factories do not have the prototype of the mask machine. Seeing that their factory was very small, I would not go in to see it, but the time was limited.

Some factories have taken out prototypes, and there is one in Shenzhen, but they are only there, can they use them or not? Ask the factory if you can pick up someone. The other person said that there was no use for the melted cloth to open up, so the mask machine has already sent over ten units. Do you not believe it?

I really don't feel relieved, but they just can't keep up. I had to give up and run to Dongguan again. A factory said they had prototypes and they could be opened.

It was February 20th, and many buyers came to see it after arriving at the factory. I chatted with a nearby boss from Hunan about the idle days. He said that he has been studying for several days now, and now the market of the mask machine is very chaotic. He had a friend who ordered two masks production lines. The goods arrived, but they could not be installed, and the manufacturers did not give them any after-sale. They said they were missing any accessories. Now they are like a pile of scrap iron.

The prototype did start, and the mask was normal at the beginning. It was smooth. Not long after, there was a sudden malfunction, the machine stopped, and a dozen bosses watched the engineer's face white. Soon, however, the engineer found out the problem and repaired it in ten minutes.

A sales manager said, "this is just a small problem, the actual production of the machine will be better. Then take everyone to a conference room and start talking about the details of the contract one by one.

The sale said to me, now order, 500 thousand yuan per unit, delivery in 15 days. There was nothing more reliable than this one. The factory also had more than 1000 people, a large factory, and indeed made a prototype. So I signed a contract with them, bought 2 units, and paid the money after the transfer, and then returned to Quanzhou.

07

After coming back, I began to organize some staff production training, most of the raw materials were already complete, the workshop was also decorated, everything was ready, and so on.

Originally planned to invest only 1 million yuan, now masks, raw materials, workshop decoration and other expenses, has spent about 2000000 yuan, money left on hand.

Every day I call to communicate with the manufacturer to understand the progress of production. Suddenly, one day, the manufacturer called me to tell me that the current mask machine can only produce 90 masks in one minute, and less than 130.

I was very angry when I heard the news, but I went through so many pits and I lost my temper. Now whether you are 100 or 90 in a minute, you can just produce it as soon as possible.

In March 5th, the agreed delivery date arrived. The factory said it would take another week to get the goods ready. Let me wait. I am a little worried that they will be postponed. I dare not cancel the contract, I want them to make compensation. This involves legal disputes, and I can not afford to spend time and energy.

Now, the mask machine is selling at a price per day, so it is really afraid that they will produce and sell it temporarily, and sell it to higher priced people.

Today, I saw a news, a factory in Shenzhen that used to make photoelectric automation equipment, and began making masks machine in February 18th. Since February 19th, orders have been placed, and more than 100 units have been signed, each of which is within 500 thousand.

When the time comes for delivery, the boss will not be pleased to ask for a cancellation of the contract signed below 500 thousand, and refund immediately. Even inside, there was a disgusting WeChat bid, and a spot price was fired to 1 million 500 thousand. It's crazy. It's crazy.

Many customers' orders were cancelled and they could not be delivered. The whole production plan was disrupted, and they also had no rights to protect them. Many customers ran to factories, surrounded factories, and clash with security personnel.

The mask machine factory is no longer creditability now. In the face of interests, commitment and credit can be put aside. Contracts and liquidated damages are not binding. Jumping the list is normal. The industry only recognizes money and only recognizes more money.

08

The manufacturer comforted me that the mask machine would surely be delivered, and it would not drag on for longer. I hope so. I can only choose to believe that there is no better choice.

After nearly a month's toss, I lost ten jin. From the initial ambitious to the beginning of the Buddha system. For a long time, I was a little tired, and my heart was tired.

I do not have no retreat. If the mask machine can not be delivered, the money can still be returned. The money in the dust-free workshop is a drain, but the raw material I bought has gone up. Even if the cause is not successful, I will sell the melted cloth and make money to make up for this loss.

I wonder if this is a satire!

Now I think back to it. I was too excited at that time. Interlacing is like mountain crossing, and in a special period, many things are completely beyond expectations, and many risks have not been assessed.

The mask market looks beautiful, and it is a very fat meat, but not everyone can eat it. There are more than ten years of practitioners in the industry, who are the real players. This pool of water is also very deep, not just anyone who can turn around and turn around. If he is careless, he will be drowned.

Actually, I have a lingering fear now. With so many mask machines, the cost of purchase is so high that more than 100 stations will be dead.

I understand that before the Spring Festival, the second-hand masks machine can only sell twenty thousand or thirty thousand yuan, which is equivalent to 200 thousand dozen of the original 90 percent off. After the epidemic is over, there will be no twenty thousand or thirty thousand yuan for masks, but only a scrap of iron and a place to occupy the place.

I would also advise those who want to join the office to cancel this idea as early as possible. Masks are not as simple as three layers of cloth. The industrial chain involved is too long. It's too late to come in now. Don't be the last one. After the epidemic, a chicken feather came to the ground.