Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

"The construction company has inquired clearly. The construction fee for 20 kilometers of pipelines, the rental fee for excavators and other equipment, and workers' wages add up. The lowest quotation costs US$80,000."

In the blink of an eye, another two days have passed, and school is about to start. Fortunately, today, all the information has arrived. The land transfer was also completed yesterday. Now the entire section of Highway 23 within Douglas, except for the one passing through the city

Part of it, most of it, has already gone to Carter.

"We can provide seven strong laborers ourselves, so we should be able to save some of them, right?"

"It should be possible. I went to see that company and it's not big. Even if they make less money from this order, they probably don't want to lose it. But the strength of such a small company... I'm a little worried about the quality of the project. After all, we are

If you want to open a store on a highway, if problems arise, maintenance and repairs will be troublesome."

"There shouldn't be any problem. If you need to use an excavator, you'll have to use underground pipelines. Use good materials and bury them underground, so there shouldn't be any big problems."

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

This investment can be said to have touched the Black family's capital. Although Black Bank is inherited by himself, don't forget that primogeniture is not popular in Europe and the United States. In theory, Jenny, Anna, and Melis are all

There is a right of inheritance.

The reason why he can completely inherit the Black family's assets is because they are afraid of taking responsibility. He just leaves this burden to himself. While inheriting Black's bank, he also has to bear the family expenses.

Anna has gone out to work now, and the situation is slightly better. But Jenny and Melis are completely out of work, and they are used to living a good life. The minimum monthly expenses are about five hundred US dollars, and this does not include basic expenses.

Buy clothes, cosmetics and other miscellaneous expenses.

All the borrowed money has been thrown into the fund after being re-loaned to itself, and now it cannot be counted on at all. As for Black Bank, after preparing to reduce its loans, its profitability is also worrying.

So at the moment, save money if you can. You have to reserve some personnel expenses for the initial period of the restaurant's opening, that is, the loss period, and family expenses, right? Joining KFC also requires franchise fees, equipment purchase fees, etc....

"That's what you said. Then I'll make another trip and ask them to sign the contract."

Goodman, who knew Carter's situation, nodded and did not object. After receiving Carter's personal confirmation, he turned and left the office. Carter picked up the phone on the table...

"Hey, Carter. Are you done? I found the Kentucky Fried Chicken you were talking about. They are now a brand managed by a company called Kangtai Global Restaurants under the PepsiCo Group. Why are you suddenly so anxious to learn about their situation?"

"Well, it's not the current environment that's causing trouble. My father made too many loans before, and now I can't get back a lot of the money, so I can only take back the land. I hope I can develop the commercial value of these lands to make money, no.

To tell you the truth, Julie, if this fails, I will be in big trouble. There is still a gap of more than one million in the bank's savings and loans. "

Carter smiled bitterly and complained to Julian about his current situation. This situation was very similar to before. He couldn't express his pressure when facing Goodman, Chris and others.

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

"Thanksgiving will be here in a month or two, followed by Christmas, and there will definitely be a lot more demand for payment. It won't be a big problem to survive this time, but next year..."

"Hahaha, I understand. But you don't have to worry too much. Quantum Fund is doing very well recently. No, it's not very good, it's very good! I wonder if Rogers or Soros has called you? They have just started to close now.

In less than a month, the profit has exceeded 8%. If nothing unexpected happens, the rate of return is expected to exceed 30% this year. By next year, if the bank is really in trouble, it can also redeem a sum of money to deal with the emergency."

After Julian finished announcing the good news, he reminded again:

"But you have to pay attention to this matter, Carter. If you invest a large amount of money into the fund and don't keep some backup in your own hands, you can't do this again in the future!"

"I know, who would have thought that the bad debt rate would rise so high all of a sudden? Oh, I won't talk about it anymore. Thank you for reminding me. Julie, do you have the contact information of Kangtai Company? I have to contact them to talk about joining.

...Why does this name sound like someone selling insurance? Are you sure you got it right?"

Carter couldn't complain about this person. There seemed to be an insurance company called Taikang Life in later generations? But what was even more depressing was the harsh environment. It seemed that his current embarrassment was caused by throwing a large amount of money into closed funds.

There is no money in hand.

But don’t forget, that money was originally borrowed. If you don’t invest it in the fund to make money, you will be dead when the repayment date comes. If you don’t borrow it, if you don’t borrow the money, I’m afraid I won’t be able to survive now! This stroke of money

When the bad debts are added up, the total amount is no longer a small figure. Without additional profit channels, it is hard to say whether it can be carried to this day. Even if it can be carried, the quality of life will definitely drop significantly...

"If its founder is Colonel Sanders, then I think there is no mistake. Wait, let me check the phone...please note it down..."

Colonel Harland Sanders has the official rank of colonel. In the Kentucky National Guard, National Guard members are basically part-time, similar to the domestic reserves. Therefore, Colonel Sanders is similar to a reserve colonel, but in reality

There is no use for it, it can only be used as an honor

Honorary title, similar to Sir So-and-so in the UK... As long as Carter wants to get it, he can now get himself a lieutenant, second lieutenant or the like... But this time KFC has nothing to do with him, the brand

Ownership changed hands several times and has now gone below PepsiCo.

He took out a pen and paper and wrote down the number Julian gave him. After the two chatted for a while about the Kangtai company, Carter made the call 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?"

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

"Ah? Do you want to join Kentucky Fried Chicken? What is your name, sir? And do you have your own restaurant now?"

"Carter Black. Yes, I want to join a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant. I have a restaurant that is not yet open. To be precise, it is a restaurant that is still under construction."

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

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

"Okay, okay, I understand. But there are currently no franchisees of ours in Georgia. Are you sure you want to join? May I ask where you are now? Can you come to New York to interview about this matter? Because in addition to joining,

, we also have an application channel for regional exclusive rights.”

The customer service lady from 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 regional rights in Georgia. There is currently no one competing with you for this rights, this is a very rare opportunity!”