Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 796
"As your friend, I suggest that you better think carefully before making a decision."

Lin Daoqiu did not object to Foden's idea, but he did not support it either.

From 1966 to 1995, the average annual economic growth rate of Xiangjiang was 7.5%, which can be said to have been on an upward trend.

Although at this time, making a large investment in Xiangjiang seems to be a very risky thing.

But Lin Daoqiu knew very well that after this panic, everything would return to calm.

People in England jumped up and down, and in the two years, by the end of 84, everything would fall to the ground.

At that time, those guys will still return to their lives. Although there will be a wave of exodus, many people will still stay.

"Sounds like you don't support me doing this?"

Foden felt a little surprised. He originally thought that his decision should be supported by Lin Daoqiu, but he didn't expect his attitude to be like this.

"No one knows what will happen to the situation in Xiangjiang in the end, and I have my reasons for staying here, but you are different from me."

Foden, who had already made up his mind, began to hesitate a little when he heard what Lin Daoqiu said.

"And I believe that Mr. Lawrence will not agree."

Even if Foden wants to stay here, Lin Daoqiu is sure that the old Lawrence will never let him stay in Xiangjiang.

When mentioning his father, Foden became even more hesitant.

Originally, he thought that he had considered it thoroughly enough, but after hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, he realized that his thinking was a bit simple.

"Forget it, let's leave this matter for now."

Foden looked very disappointed, at this moment, there was a knock on the door suddenly.

After Pete walked over and opened the door, he came in with a few packages.

"You haven't eaten yet, why don't you eat some together."

Foden pointed to the McDonald's that Pete had brought over.

It was the first time Lin Daoqiu saw Foden eating this kind of fast food, and he seemed surprised.

Because in Lin Daoqiu's eyes, people like Foden should eat western food with red wine every day, how could they be interested in eating these things?
"You... like eating these?"

Lin Daoqiu looked at the McDonald's on the table and asked with some doubts.

"Although my father usually forbids me to eat these things, you know that when you are busy, there is no time to go out to eat, so I often order these burgers and fries to satisfy my hunger."

Whether it is now or in the previous life, Lin Daoqiu is not interested in McDonald's, even if he eats, he eats KFC most often.

"Why don't you order KFC?"

Lin Daoqiu felt strange. According to his understanding, KFC should be more popular.

But when Foden heard Lin Daoqiu's question, he was stunned for a moment, and then explained with a smile.

"McDonald's must be eaten for hamburgers, and KFC for fried chicken, and as far as I know, there is no KFC in Xiangjiang."

Lin Daoqiu basically doesn't eat these things, so he doesn't know about them at all.

But hearing what Foden said, he suddenly froze for a moment.

Xiangjiang does not have KFC?This is impossible, in his impression, KFC opened a store in Xiangjiang very early.

Having had a simple lunch with Foden, after Lin Daoqiu left the hotel, he immediately ordered Fang Jinsheng as soon as he got in the car.

"Go and check, KFC has several stores in Xiangjiang."

I don't know if Foden is telling the truth or a lie, but if Xiangjiang really doesn't have KFC, then for Lin Daoqiu, this is a pretty good business.

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The next day, Fang Jinsheng reported the investigation to Lin Daoqiu.

It turned out that in 1973, KFC had already opened a store in Xiangjiang.

At that time, the ambitious chairman of KFC even boasted that KFC would open 50 to 60 branches in Xiangjiang.

In June 1973, the first KFC opened in Mei Foo Sun Chuen, and other branches soon followed.

In 1974, the number of KFC stores in Xiangjiang had reached 11.

But what people didn't expect was that only one year later, in September 1974, KFC suddenly announced that many of its stores were closed, and only 9 were still persisting.

Finally, in February 1975, the first batch of KFC stores that entered Xiangjiang were wiped out.

Although KFC executives claimed at the time that the closure was due to high rents, in the final analysis, it was due to insufficient income.

Lin Daoqiu never expected that in his time, KFC, which crushed McDonald's to death, would have such an unbearable history in Xiangjiang.

"Well, I see, you go to work first."

Lin Daoqiu waved his hand, and after Fang Jinsheng left, the smile on his face never stopped.

Why did KFC fail? A detailed report was listed in Fang Jinsheng's previous report.

Some of the reasons for KFC's failure were found in it.

KFC adopts American-style service in Xiangjiang. Fast-food restaurants in Europe and the United States are generally out-of-home stores. You drive to the fast-food restaurant and buy food to eat at home. Therefore, there are usually no seats in the store.

The situation in Xiangjiang is different. Everyone is used to eating where they buy things.And usually a group of people or twos and threes buy food and sit in the store and chat while eating.

KFC's practice of not setting up seats is tantamount to driving away a group of people who have the opportunity to become customers.

Therefore, although KFC has a lot of publicity and has attracted many people to try it, there are not many repeat customers.

After reading the materials Fang Jinsheng brought, Lin Daoqiu threw the materials back on the table, and then began to think that it was time for him to start a side job for fun.

Whether KFC can make money is simply beyond doubt.

The reason why KFC lost to Maicheng last time was because of their management problems.

But if this business is only carried out in Xiangjiang, it would be too petty.

What Lin Daoqiu wanted was the franchise rights of KFC in Asia, otherwise he would rather not do this business.

Of course, with the money Lin Daoqiu currently has, even if he gets the franchise, he will still face a shortage of funds.

So the best way is to cooperate with Foden. He has sufficient funds in his hand, and it should be no problem if the two share it equally.

Moreover, the Lawrence family in the United States has far more advantages than themselves in terms of connections and prestige, so now as long as they can persuade Foden, the matter will be considered half successful.

When Lin Daoqiu came to the hotel, met Foden, and told him his thoughts.

Foden was stunned for a moment, then he stared blankly at Lin Daoqiu, unable to say a word.

It seemed that Foden was frightened by Lin Daoqiu's idea.

He really couldn't understand why Lin Daoqiu suddenly wanted to win the franchise of KFC in Asia. Was he serious?

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