When the interviewer arrived at the unassuming-looking factory as promised, it was hard to imagine that the largest sex doll factory in the whole of Taiwan was hidden inside. Outside the guard room, a man came out to check out none other than general manager Ke Mingxun, a svelte, tall and thin man in his 50s with a hearty laugh. "I'll show you around first, this is where the furniture is made, the sex dolls are in the back." The huge factory building is mostly unused, dim sight, come to the back of the office, the door opens, shelves, curtains, white bed, very much like a medical office, it is the inspection area for the dolls. "Recently just into two new goods," Ke Mingxun open one of them, carefully remove the head, bumpy body, three or two assembled, "this one is made in the mainland, with constant temperature, pronunciation function. A closer look at the doll's features realistic, although not like the touch of human skin, but soft and meticulous, and with the temperature is no longer cold, there is feedback, it is really humane."
Brilliant Foreign Sales, Just Took Office Frustrated
More than 40 years ago, Ke Mingxun's father was originally a steel business, then borrowed money to start a business, selling wire to the United States to make money, built a factory of more than 3,000 square feet, then Japanese businessmen invited to develop furniture, decided to change careers. "Despite the opposition of his partner uncle, my father insisted to the end. It turns out that the United States orders decline, when wildly playing samples sent to Japan, hard for 3 years business to make money." After he was discharged from the military, he was called back to help out. In its heyday, the factory worked three shifts and earned 100 million Taiwan dollars a month.
With the rise of the mainland manufacturing industry and the unexpected death of his father, he inherited the factory in Taiwan and had a bad start. I can not speak English, must rely on business, can not meet the business, the staff will leave, the customer also took away." Foreign sales were in the black, he had to turn to domestic sales to play the brand, using the patented telescopic closet shelves to fight the world, and finally came out of the road different from his father, becoming the largest supplier in Taiwan.
Agent Doll, Open a "Side Business"
Crossing into the sex doll industry is also a fork in the road of fate. At first, people only know inflatable dolls, American traders asked him if there are sex dolls sold in Taiwan? Only then did he learn that there were such silicone dolls close to the real thing, one costing $7,000 or $8,000. At that time, only Japan in Asia would do, he asked all the foreign businessmen, "most of them ignored me, see I am doing furniture, do not trust, only a few responded, I brought an interpreter to visit several times, meet once to buy 3 dolls to show good faith, and finally signed three exclusive agents."
Unfortunately, sold to the U.S. business soon after the single, he was thinking that since it took so much effort, not to sell a pity, simply take the lead in the introduction of Taiwan to test the water, but not sure will sell, "I sold in accordance with foreign friends to get publicity, build a website, only two months on the line on the deal, the first customer fear of fraud to face to face, the person who came in his early 30s, quite handsome. Always remember receiving more than 200,000 cash, my hands are shaking!"
The Birth Of The Silicone Sex Doll King
The whole Taiwan unique sales become the king of silicone dolls so far, the official website has sold more than 400. Ke Mingxun is generous, whether the media visits, or friends and relatives to visit the visitors do not refuse. Some people are curious about the family are no comments? "Business must get the support of the family ah! She does not oppose, but told me to use it on my own right." So since he sells dolls, does he ever try them out? "I'm a salesman, I'm not interested!" He laughed maniacally and blocked the conversation. Nowadays, business, inspection, customer service, repair are all him, artwork resigned, photography also handbag! "Customer service will not consider girls for the time being, because they have to teach usage and adjustment methods; for restoration, there is someone to teach them, and the connection is often broken; for hair transplantation, female employees are hired to help." He said.
The interviewer asked for advice on the hair transplant process, the female employee of the factory furniture came in wearing a mask, "This needs to be done by people with better eyes." She said, while handily picking up the hair, needle tool, one by one implant. She is a furniture factory employee who also does hair transplantation, "a little shy at first, but not difficult after catching the knack." She works according to the demand of the order, some people want the thicker the better, and can be done in about half an hour.
"You can never imagine, I sell up to 30 million a year!" Ke Mingxun confessed that in the past, Japan's dolls are blue ocean market, the peak revenue of 30 million a year, in recent years, a 50,000 to 60,000 Taiwan dollars of Chinese dolls to open the closed market, the emergence of competitive sellers; although Chinese dolls are not like Japanese dolls long life, but a few years, but cheap people buy. Now he sells both Chinese and Japanese, selling more dolls than before, but the annual revenue of less than 10 million yuan; but he looks on the bright side, because this is a "side business", in order to this he also learned from people to mend the masterpiece, to provide after-sales and exclusive services of second-hand doll consignment, to protect the status of the king.
