Li Mu's 2.1 billion material hoarding plan left Senior Brother Liu stunned.
He was not only surprised that Li Mu would withdraw 2.1 billion from the reserve fund pool as soon as he opened his mouth, but he also had several layers of worries.
The first concern is that he is afraid that the current storage capacity is insufficient;
If 2.1 billion is used to buy electronic products or valuables, it may not use much storage space, but the epidemic prevention materials Li Mu needs to make are, to put it bluntly, disinfectant, masks, alcohol, gloves and even some medicines.
If there is an infectious disease epidemic, the most demanded product on the market will definitely be disinfectant. The ordinary 84 disinfectant currently retails on the market for two or three yuan a bottle, and a bottle is about 450 to 500 ml;
If it is purchased in large quantities, it is estimated that the price per liter is only about three yuan. Three thousand yuan can buy one cubic meter, and this does not include the impact of packaging on the actual volume. One cubic meter of disinfectant will cost more if it is packaged. Occupying 1.3 or even 1.5 cubic meters of space.
Three thousand yuan is 1.5 cubic meters, and thirty million is equivalent to fifteen thousand cubic meters. If calculated based on the height of a single product of 20 centimeters, stacking ten layers is already the load-bearing limit of the bottom cargo. In this case, stacking thirty million For goods, the storage area needs to be about 7,500 square meters;
If it were 300 million, that would be 75,000 square meters;
600 million means 150,000 square meters;
What's more, there is no automation in warehousing, and there are no stacking tools. The labor cost of ten-layer stacking is very high, and the operation is also very difficult;
Such a large purchase volume is scary to think about, not to mention that Taobao's self-operated business itself takes up most of the warehousing capacity, so the entire Taobao Logistics' warehousing margin is not large. It is estimated that 2 billion will still be available by then. Before half of the money was spent, Taobao’s warehouse was full;
The second worry is that he is afraid that Li Mu will get away with it. If Li Mu's judgment on the entire epidemic is too pessimistic and he hoards more than 20 billion supplies with a pessimistic attitude, what if things turn out not to be as serious as he expected? How to deal with more than one billion supplies
Although these materials are all consumable products, because they are not fast-moving consumer goods, the market has long been weak. Under normal circumstances, the market's production and sales are saturated or even oversupply. If you want to buy these two billion materials by then, It may be difficult to sell it. By then, it may completely rot in its own warehouse. Taobao will have to bear these costs by itself.
Senior Brother Liu expressed his two-level worries, and Li Mu said to him: "2.1 billion is just the initial plan, and it is likely to be increased later. However, the warehousing problem is easy to handle. We immediately set up a team to set up a team at the location of our seven major logistics bases. Look for available warehousing resources, and as long as they are available, we must take them at any cost.”
Taobao Logistics originally established six logistics distribution and warehousing bases, namely Yanjing, Shanghai, Yangcheng, Sichuandu, Hanjiang and Liaoshen. Later, because the electronic product trading in Shenzhen was extremely popular, it built a new one in Shenzhen. The seven cities are all important logistics hubs. Although Taobao Logistics does not have enough warehousing, there are a lot of warehousing resources in society, and urgent needs can be solved through leasing;
Later, Li Mu added: "As for the issue of financial risks, Brother Liu, please don't put it first for the time being. This time we have to put social responsibility first. There are risks, but for Taobao it's not bad." There is no big risk. The worst result is that more than 2 billion supplies will be lost in our own hands. However, the shelf life of these supplies will not be short. We have time to digest them slowly, and we can still make up some of them. Don’t worry too much about the remaining part of the loss, even if we really lose money, it won’t touch our foundation.”
Senior Brother Liu nodded slightly and said: "I have no objection to what you said. I just want to say whether we can find a way to avoid risks as much as possible. If we can't find it, then we will do it despite the risk. I have the same attitude as you on this matter!"
Li Mu smiled with satisfaction: "That's great! Now I'm going to talk about some of my specific thoughts. You listen, Ziwei takes note of it, and interrupt me at any time if you have any questions."
The two of them nodded and said okay at the same time.
Li Mu immediately said: "First of all, we will send a business team to communicate with all regular disinfectant manufacturers across the country and ask them to increase their production capacity in the next period of time and use all their production capacity to provide We produce a sufficient amount of disinfectant, but we must be careful in our operating methods. In order to become an offshore company, we bought a lot of shells in China. At that time, we will complete the procurement through these bottom-level shell companies to avoid causing problems due to too large targets. focus on;"
Senior Brother Liu immediately said: "OK, I will arrange this matter."
Li Mu added: "The specifications of the disinfectant must be considered. In principle, most of them are small specifications, that is, around 200 ml. One is that it can be divided into more single products, and the other is that in fact, most families There is no need for such high-intensity disinfection. In theory, 200 ml is enough for a long time, and the less, the better for everyone to know how to use it rationally."
"In addition to most small-sized packages, we also need a small number of large-sized packages, such as two-liter packages and five-liter packages. Such large packages can be used to solve the disinfection needs of schools, kindergartens, and corporate units."
Senior Brother Liu said with approval: "This is a very careful consideration. I think for most people, if 200 ml of disinfectant is used for 20 days, then 500 ml will probably only last for 20 days. The more it is, the less likely it will be." Control the dosage carefully!”
Li Mu continued: "Secondly, purchase N95 masks with breathing valves globally, preferably from 3M. First, understand the cost of purchasing such masks in large quantities. If it is less than five yuan, then prepare at least 200 million. .”
Senior Brother Liu was almost stunned: "What does N95 mean? In addition, 200 million masks? Brother, the urban population in the country is about the same number!"
Li Mu said seriously: "Masks have a lifespan. After a certain level, their protective capabilities will decline. One mask is estimated to only last ten or eight days. If used particularly frequently, the lifespan will be even shorter, so be sure to make reserves." , our citizens just don’t pay enough attention to masks. We can take this opportunity to use YY to promote it to everyone.”
Even Senior Brother Liu doesn’t know what an N95 mask is, but by 2016, junior high school students will probably know what an N95 mask means, because at that time, smog and PM2.5 have become inseparable from people’s lives. At that time, everyone knew the difference between professional-grade protective masks and ordinary disposable masks. Almost most people would specifically choose N95 masks to fight against smog.
At present, most people are probably still stuck with any disposable medical mask, which can isolate dust, bacteria and viruses. Even some medical staff are not aware that they need to use N95 level or even higher level masks. For protective masks, they are even using double-layer disposable masks as a solution, or even thickened cotton masks that basically have no protective capabilities.
In addition, so many migrant workers suffer from pneumoconiosis every year because they do not wear masks. There are many people who lose their labor force in their thirties and die in their forties. In fact, they only need to wear an N95 when working. Protective masks can greatly avoid the danger of pneumoconiosis, but no one has popularized these for them. They can only protect themselves from the fatal threat of industrial dust while earning low wages every day.
What Li Mu is thinking now is that once SARS is made public, he must do a network-wide science popularization on the use and importance of protective masks. He can even invest a sum of money to do offline science popularization, and he must let people Paying attention to respiratory protection in daily life, during epidemics, and during special operations, even if 200 million masks cannot be sold, Li Mu is willing to give them all to workers in the mining, stone, wood, and hazardous chemical processing industries. Taobao now has such a large plate, this social responsibility can still be fully shouldered.
Senior Brother Liu knew Li Mu's way of doing things. Although he didn't understand it, he didn't object. Instead, he immediately said: "I will take care of this."
Li Mu hurriedly said: "Let me handle this matter. Professional protective equipment manufacturers such as 3M and Honeywell are all American, and their current sales in China are not high. I will not grab inventory in the Chinese market. That way On the contrary, it will squeeze domestic supply, so we should search for it from overseas, preferably directly from the United States."
After saying that, Li Mu added: "We are familiar with each other in the United States. We have many acquaintances. The key is that I am a person with some industry and influence in the United States. By the way, do you still remember that Elon who came to China to meet me? ·Musk?”
Senior Brother Liu nodded: "Remember, that guy is quite wretched, and he looks like a thief."
Li Mu smiled and said: "On the surface, he is an Internet person, and he is half a fanciful scientific visionary. But in his heart, he is actually a broker who loves to brag. This person has a wide range of social contacts and a wider range of interests. You should be able to get in touch with him." , not to mention that I not only need their masks, but also need more of their top-level protective equipment. It would be great if I could use YY’s resources to replace them!”
3M and Honeywell are basically the two most famous mask brands in the anti-haze period in later generations. At that time, the mask industry ushered in the trend, and everyone claimed that they were masks that could truly prevent PM2.5, but After actual monitoring, most of the products on the market are false propaganda. Many products cannot compare with brands like 3M in terms of reliability, so they focus on appearance and gimmicks. Each mask is more beautiful than the other, and the functions are also more fancy. But in the final analysis, the one with the best protection and the most reliable quality is a world-class brand like 3M.
Finally, Li Mu arranged: "There are still some medicines that may temporarily increase in price. We will directly contact pharmaceutical companies and ask them to produce an additional batch of daily medicines such as isatis root and disinfectant alcohol in case of emergency."
Senior Brother Liu nodded and reminded: "But we don't have the qualifications to sell medicines, so I have to remind you."
Li Mu waved his hand: "Hey, it doesn't matter. We are not allowed to sell, but we are not allowed to buy. We have to let go and use unconventional methods to do this kind of thing. Buy it first and then hoard it. If the crisis comes, If we are not allowed to sell it, at worst, it will all be given to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in various places, which is better than being hoarded by those profiteers and raising prices, making it difficult for the country to make money!"
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