Talk about the ancient town lighting industry "gold rush 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 number of industrial clusters over 2 enterprises, employing a population of around 400 thousand.

After more than 30 years of development, China's lighting capital aura shining in the ancient town, workers from all over the country gathered here, make money become the ancient town of gold miners who shared the dream. However, the gold rush who found that the town is now not so easy to make money lighting. At the same time, such as forward checks, quality decline and other issues have begun to emerge, the future of the lighting industry will go from here? The future lights can shine 30 years?

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At that time, we have to do all the work, the results from the beginning of the year to the Spring Festival more than two months, we do a $120 thousand business, earned 40 thousand yuan! "

Guzhen lighting industry "Godfather" district Bingwen

30 years to build China Lighting Capital

After thirty years of development, now the town has more than 10000 lighting manufacturing and sales of related enterprises (including individuals), employing a total of about 100 thousand people, the annual output value of lighting industry to create 14 billion 300 million yuan ($1.1). Among them, the output value of more than one billion yuan enterprises have 28, 50 million ~1 billion yuan has 31, ~5000 million of 20 million.

Has been formed in the town as the center, covering Zhongshan, Foshan, Jiangmen and other three cities around the 11 townships, annual sales of over one billion yuan of industrial clusters.

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 and 130 countries and regions. The district Bingwen engaged in lighting and flower industry has become the two pillar industry town.

Old lights are companies to make money miracle

Lighting Godfather first bucket of gold

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, we have to do all the work, the results of more than two months, we do a $120 thousand business, 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 to do their own lamp design

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.

1990, only 20 years old into the district began to do accessories business, accessories will be sent to the eastern region sales, earned the first pot of gold. Two years later, the district bought into the ancient town was called "Wei ball" hardware factory, won the ball over the meaning of the meaning of the name of "win the ball," and began to produce and sell accessories, six months later, the ball began to do the sales of light. From the sale of accessories to sell lights, completed the first transformation. In 1994, the district has become a vision of vision from domestic to foreign, began the process of imitation lamp sales.

"To see the light of foreign countries is very beautiful, I put the lamp back to imitate, very good to sell, in short supply! "District into Cong told reporters that he was the first to go out, and later, more and more people go out, the ball also began to design their own lights.

Now

"It's hard to make money now! This store has more than and 100 square meters, the monthly rent is $60 per square meter, a moonlight store rent a few thousand. "

A lighting accessories shop owner Zhang

Guzhen lighting industry competition

"Lighting capital" signs and platforms, a huge opportunity to attract a large number of entrepreneurs and workers, people from all over the country into the town. In this household population of only more than 70 thousand people in the town, the resident population has reached up to 150 thousand people. However, the town has been difficult to make money legend.

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, the town of individual and private economy is very active, accounting for more than 95% of the total economy.

At present, the town has formed a social atmosphere of entrepreneurship, the town has registered more than 10000 individual industrial and commercial license, more than 60% of households become 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's hard to make money now! In the ancient town of Changan Road, a lighting accessories store, the owner Zhang told reporters Tucao Road, although hard, but did not earn much money. "This store has