Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 58 KFC Regional Franchise
"The construction company has already inquired clearly. The construction fee of the 8 kilometers of pipeline, the rental fee of equipment such as excavators, and the wages of the workers are added up. The one with the lowest quotation is also [-] US dollars."

Two days passed in a blink of an eye, and it was almost the beginning of school.Fortunately, today, the news from all parties has arrived.The land transfer was also completed yesterday.Now most of the entire section of Route 23 within Douglas, except for the part passing through the city, is in Carter's hands.

"We can produce 7 strong labors for the workers, so we should be able to save some of them?"

"It should be possible. I went to that company to see that the scale is not large. They probably don't want to lose this order, even if they earn a little less. But I am a little worried about the quality of the project with the strength of such a small company. After all, we want to If you open a store online, when there is a problem, maintenance and repair will be more troublesome.”

"There should be no problem. If you want to use an excavator, you have to go through the underground pipeline. If the materials are better used and buried underground, there shouldn't be any major problems."

Carter thought for a while, and felt that saving money was more important right now.

This investment can be said to have moved the old capital of the Black family.Although Black Bank is inherited by himself, don't forget that there is no primogeniture system popular in Europe and America.In theory, women such as Jenny, Anna, and Melis all have the right to inherit.

The reason why I can inherit the assets of the Black family completely is because they are afraid of taking responsibility.Just throw this burden on himself. While inheriting Black Bank, he also has to bear the family's expenses.

Ana is now out at work and is doing slightly better.But Jenny and Melis are completely out of production, and they are used to living a good life. The basic expenses are at least five hundred dollars a month, and this does not include buying clothes, cosmetics and other messy expenses.

The money from the loan, after being re-loaned to himself, has been thrown into the fund, and now there is no hope at all.As for Black Bank, after preparing to shrink loans, profitability is also worrying.

So at the moment, save money if you can.How much should be reserved for personnel expenses and family expenses in the early stage of the restaurant's opening, that is, the loss-making period?Joining KFC requires franchise fee, equipment purchase fee and so on.
"That's what you said, then I'll make another trip and ask them to sign the contract."

Goodman, who knew about Carter's situation, nodded without objecting.After getting Carter's personal confirmation, he turned and left the office.And Carter picked up the phone on the table.
"Hey, Carter. Are you done? I found the Kentucky Fried Chicken you mentioned. They are now a brand managed by Kangtai Global Catering Company under PepsiCo. Why are you suddenly so anxious to learn about them?"

"Well, it's not because of the current environment. My father lent too much money before, and now I can't get back a lot of money, so I can only take back the land. I hope to develop the commercial value of these lands, no To tell you the truth, Zhu Li, if I fail this time, I will be in serious trouble. There is still a gap of more than one million in the savings and loan in the bank."

Carter smiled bitterly and complained to Julian about his current situation.This situation is very similar to before. My own pressure can't be expressed in the face of Goodman, Chris and others.

Only Julian, who was far away in New York, told him his worries and anxieties, which had little effect.It will not affect the fighting spirit of the people on their side.

"It will be Thanksgiving in one or two months, followed by Christmas. At that time, there will definitely be a lot of demand for payment. It is not a big problem to carry this time, but it will be next year."

"Hahaha, I understand. But you don't have to worry too much. The situation of Quantum Fund is very good recently, no, not very good, it is very good! I don't know if Rogers or Soros have called you? They have just started to close In less than a month, the profit has exceeded 8%, and if there is no accident, the rate of return is expected to exceed 30% this year. By next year, the bank will really have difficulties, and it will be able to redeem a sum of money to deal with emergencies.”

After Julian announced the good news, he reminded:
"But you have to pay attention to this matter, Carter. Put a lot of money into the fund, and don't keep some spares in your own hands. You can't do this in the future!"

"I know, who would have thought that the bad debt rate would rise so high? Oh, let's not talk about this, thank you for your reminder. Zhu Li, do you have the contact information of Kangtai Company? I need to contact them to talk about joining Why does this name sound like an insurance company? Are you sure you got it right?"

Carter couldn't complain about this name. It seems that there is an insurance company called Taikang Life Insurance in later generations?But what is even more melancholy is the harsh environment. It seems that my embarrassment now is due to the fact that I have no money in my hands because I have thrown a large amount of money into a closed fund.

But don't forget that the money was originally borrowed.If you don't invest in the fund to generate money, you will be finished when the repayment date comes.If you don't borrow, if you don't borrow money, I'm afraid I can't resist now!The total amount of these bad debts is not a small number. If there is no additional profit channel, it is hard to say whether it can be carried to today. Even if it can be carried, the quality of life will definitely drop significantly.
"If his founder is Colonel Sanders, then I think there is no mistake. Wait, let me check the phone. Make a note."

Harlan Sanders' colonel is the proper rank of colonel.As for the Kentucky National Guard, National Guard members are basically part-timers, similar to domestic reserves.So Colonel Sanders is similar to a reserve colonel, but it is actually useless. It can only be used as an honorary title, similar to Sir So-and-so in England. As long as Carter wants to get it, he can get one for himself now Lieutenant, second lieutenant, etc. However, KFC has nothing to do with him now, and the brand ownership has been transferred to Pepsi after several changes of hands.

He took out a pen and paper, and recorded the number Julian gave him. After the two chatted about the Kangtai company, Carter called without stopping.

"Hello? Hello, is this Kangtai Catering Management Company? I want to open a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise store in Georgia. What are the requirements?"

Flipping through the information recorded on the table, Carter expressed his feelings.

"Ah? Join Kentucky Fried Chicken? What's your name, sir? And do you have your own restaurant now?"

"Carter Black. Yeah, I want to join a Kentucky fried chicken joint, and I have a restaurant that isn't open. A restaurant that's still under construction, to be precise."

Today's KFC is different from the future. Franchise stores are usually mature restaurants.Joining KFC is only for a franchise, and the recipe for making fried chicken includes the supply of raw materials.

It is completely different from the future where the site selection and decoration are all done by KFC people.To put it simply, it is the common decoration style of KFC stores with red walls and brown tiles in later generations, which has not appeared now.

"Okay, okay, I understand. But there is no franchisee in Georgia at present. Are you sure you want to join? Can I ask where you are now? Can you come to New York to discuss this matter? Because apart from joining , we have also opened an application channel with regional exclusive rights.”

The customer service lady of Kangtai Company said very enthusiastically:

"If you have confidence in our Kentucky fried chicken, I am very honored to invite you to visit our company and raw material processing plant. Let you have a clearer understanding of your future investment, and sincerely recommend that you directly Apply for District Exclusive Rights in Georgia. There is currently no competition for that right and this is a very rare opportunity!"

(End of this chapter)