In Guzhen lighting industry "gold dream"

In Zhongshan Ancient Town, the only 47.8 square kilometers of the town, has been formed to the town as the center, covering Zhongshan, Foshan, Jiangmen and other surrounding three city 11 town, annual sales of over 100 billion yuan of industrial clusters, last year, Guzhen lighting industry accounted for a market share of more than 60%. According to industry estimates, the industrial cluster number over 2 million working population at around 400 thousand.

After 30 years of development, "Chinese lighting" shining halo in the town over, from all over the country workers here together, "money" has become the town "gold rush" common dream. However, the "gold" are now found, Guzhen Lighting did not seem so easy to make money. At the same time as postdated checks, quality decline and other issues have begun to appear, the future of lighting industry will decide on what path to follow? The lights can be bright future 30 years?

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"At that time, what we are living hand dry, results from the beginning to the two months of the year the Spring Festival, we will do the business of 120 thousand yuan, earned 40 thousand yuan!"

Guzhen lighting industry "Godfather" district Bingwen

30 years to build Chinese lighting capital

After thirty years of development, now the town has 1.1 10000 lighting manufacturing and sales related enterprises (including individual), the number of employees about 100 thousand people, the annual output value of 14 billion 300 million yuan to create the lighting industry. The billion yuan output value of 28 enterprises, 50 million ~1 billion yuan of 31, 20 million ~5000 million 26.

Has been formed to industrial clusters as the center of town, covering Zhongshan, Jiangmen and other surrounding Foshan, three city 11 town, annual sales of over 100 billion yuan.

In 2013, the total output value of the lighting industry reached 14 billion 280 million yuan, accounting for more than 60% market share; total exports of $500 million, not only selling products, but also exported to Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States and other more than 130 countries and regions. The district Bingwen engaged in lighting and flower industry has become the two pillar industry town.

The old lights are companies earning a miracle

The first gold lighting "Godfather"

In the tens of thousands of business circles in Guzhen lighting area, the family is celebrated. The district Bingwen in charge of Huayi is to cultivate more than 300 boss and was known as the "Whampoa military academy", the lighting area is called Bing text Guzhen lighting industry "Godfather", was honored as "the uncle".

In 1981, when 29 year old district Bingwen started gardening industry. 5 years later, one day, he has been doing lighting business a year cousin told him the lighting industry profits are very high, suggested he turned.

Now 62 year old Qu Bingwen recalled the years, still. Although Xinlimeidi, district Bingwen or with two partners raised 50 thousand yuan together on the road lighting. "At that time, what we are living hand dry, results in more than two months, we will do the business of 120 thousand yuan, earned 40 thousand yuan!"

Subsequently, profits began to double, 1987, district Bingwen earned two million; in 1988, earned about 600000 yuan; in 1989, built the plant district Bingwen, beginning with the machine production, that year, they earned about 2000000 yuan, and a way to grow.

From imitation lamp to design their own lights

As with the district Bingwen, district family almost always go the same way: selling accessories, imitation do lamps, to design their own lights. Among them, such as the chairman, wins the ball lighting group district Bingwen cousin Cong region is a typical example.

In 1990, only 20 year old district into Cong started accessories business, the parts sent to the eastern region sales, earned the first pot of gold. Two years later, the town was bought into Cong a called "Wei ball" hardware factory, have won the ball Wei renamed the "winner", and began production and sales of accessories, half a year later, win the ball started selling lamps. From the sale of accessories to sell lamps, completed the first transition. 1994, Cong vision also started by Region turning to abroad, began selling imitation lamp.

"See foreign lights is very beautiful, I put the lamp back to imitate, sell very well, in short supply!" Qu Chengcong told reporters that he was the first batch of people going out, then, more and more people to go out and win the ball began to design their own lights.

Now

"It is difficult to earn money! This store is more than 100 square meters, the monthly rent per square meter is 60 yuan, a rental store will have thousands of moonlight."

A lighting accessories shop owner Zhang

Guzhen lighting industry competition

"Signs and platform lighting capital", the huge business opportunities also attracted many entrepreneurs and workers, people across the country into the town. In the household population of only more than 70 thousand people in the town, the resident population has reached 150 thousand people. However, when the town legend has never staged money.

According to district Bingwen estimates, the number of the employed population including the surrounding townships, the lighting industry as many as 400 thousand people. In addition, individual and private economy in town is very active, accounting for more than 95% of the total economy.

At present, the town has formed a national entrepreneurial social atmosphere, the town has registered individual business license ultra million, more than 60% families became large and small business owners. Several lighting companies at the beginning of the drafting of a very few than now, the level of competition is really as can be imagined.

"It is difficult to earn money!" In the town of Changan road a lighting accessories shop, the owner Zhang told reporters Tucao, although hard, but did not earn much money. "This store is more than 100 square meters, per square metre month