Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

"Regional franchise? What kind of charter is this? Can you tell me what it requires and what it requires?"

Carter just wants to hear about regional franchises. He has no interest in this stuff. But since they have mentioned it, there is no harm in knowing more about it.

"Okay, Mr. Black. After obtaining the regional franchise, you will be the only user of the KFC brand in Georgia. Before the authorization period expires, all franchise store management in the region, including brand franchise rights, etc., will be granted by you

Second-level franchisees, the corresponding franchise fees, and other fees including but not limited to technical guidance, management assistance, etc. will be handed over to you. You only need to register it with our company, and the fees will not exceed the range stipulated by our company.

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"Correspondingly, you also need to establish a distribution center in Georgia within three years, and develop no less than five Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants within five years. In addition, the distribution center can be leased or other methods.

For the first applicant, you can get ten years of regional franchise for US$100,000, which is a very good deal! Sir, I strongly recommend you..."

Good guy, no wonder KFC is expanding so fast!

After hearing this, Carter understood the profit margins here. Joining KFC now, just like in the future, involves a one-time franchise licensing fee, which is the so-called franchise fee. According to public information, this amount

The money is about 13,000 US dollars, and the authorization is also ten years.

And if you get the regional franchise, if someone in Georgia wants to join KFC in the future, the money will have to be handed over to you. Once you join, you can't just ignore it. How do you make your meals and how do you operate the restaurant? Do you need guidance?

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At this time, Carter can send mature store clerks over and collect a guidance fee. The profit margin is very considerable, but correspondingly, the risk costs must be borne by himself. The tasks of raw material distribution center, opening of stores, etc. also become

Live your own life.

If it's not done well, I won't say anything. If it's done well, it seems that Kangtai has lost money and all the money has gone to Carter, the middleman. But as long as they hold the brand ownership, are they still afraid of you? Thank you for your hard work.

You have worked hard for ten years to achieve results. After ten years, if they only ask for a licensing fee, what will you do?

If you don't give them money, then your work for the past ten years has basically been in vain. If they provide some money to recycle the distribution center, or they can simply go out on their own, they can directly harvest a market that has been matured by themselves, and have relatively complete logistics.

Distribution system.

"If it still doesn't work, I'll just join an independent store. In addition, I need a store manager-level professional to come and guide me for a few months. Is that okay?"

"Yes, but because we don't have a supporting distribution system in Georgia yet, the cost of transportation may increase a lot after you purchase the raw materials. Do you really not think about it anymore?"

The customer service lady's tone was a little regretful, but she still tried to fool her again. After all, in her opinion, Carter's current acquisition of the regional franchise is indeed a very suitable opportunity. It is also a win-win situation for both parties.

"I won't consider it. In other words, you have to let me run a store first. Seeing the popularity of Kentucky Fried Chicken in Georgia, I dare to do something big! I can't just rely on my personal feeling that it tastes good to determine other things.

People also like to eat, right?”

Carter smiled and still shook his head. KFC has always been positioned as a cheap fast food restaurant in the United States, and its business is small profits but quick turnover. The gross profit margin is not high. This kind of business is not suitable for people who are engaged in finance, or people like Carter.

For those who have already tasted the sweetness of the financial market, it is not very attractive.

If it weren't for the debtor's repayment problems and he wanted to collect his money, he had to open a KFC store to attract popularity. Carter wouldn't even be interested in running a KFC restaurant. He was optimistic about its future and wouldn't join one of its stores!

Isn’t it good to buy stocks?

"Well... you are right, I am worried. Please leave your phone number and we will send you the franchise details, specific contract and other documents as soon as possible!"

"Okay! The number is..."

After a while, the fax machine in the office beeped, and documents were spit out one after another. After Carter read through them one by one, he compared them with the information collected by Julian. After confirming that the problem was not serious, he signed

, return the contract, and then transfer the franchise fee and equipment purchase fee to the account designated by the other party.

Two days later, Kangtai Company, which had received both the contract and the money, gave Carter a call back. They said that they would assign a store manager to a suitable store as soon as possible to support the store construction. The signed contract would be led by the store manager who supported the construction.

After leaving, this matter will be over.

All that's left is to wait for the project to be completed and the water and electricity pipes to be laid. After the house is built, decorated, and the equipment brought in, the restaurant can be opened. But it will take at least two months to complete such a set-up...

By this time, a small amount of 100,000 yuan had been spent. More than 70,000 yuan was spent on pipeline laying, and more than 20,000 yuan was spent on franchise fees and equipment purchases. At that time, shops will be built, decorated, and raw materials purchased and personnel expenses will be spent.

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"Yeah, I really have no money now."

It turned out that the Black family had almost spent all the money they borrowed, and it was time to start school. Carter, who had no money in his pocket, had to carry his schoolbag and go to class...

Parking the Mustang in the parking lot as usual, Carter picked up his schoolbag and stepped onto the teaching building. In September, it was another day when the new class of students arrived, and there were many unfamiliar faces on campus.

But as he walked, Carter suddenly felt that something was wrong. It seemed that both the old students and the new students were pointing fingers when they saw him, and they were still talking to each other in low voices.

Although no one came up to harass him, Carter still felt uncomfortable with this sense of civilized monkey watching.

"baffling!"

After muttering something in a low voice, Carter quickly walked into the classroom. The difference between American high schools and Chinese high schools is that American middle schools started to adopt a class system.

The classroom is not fixed to a certain class, but changes back and forth according to the teaching subjects. So even if he walks into the classroom, Carter can still feel the strange eyes looking at him.

"Carter, I heard that you traveled around the United States by yourself during the summer vacation. Have you been to New York? Can I sit here?"

Just when Carter was sitting on pins and needles, a girl suddenly walked over to Carter and sat down next to him.

"you..."

"Hi, I'm Olga, Olga Hodel. We are classmates in the same class, you don't know, right?"

Blinking her eyes, the girl successfully predicted what Carter wanted to say and took the initiative to introduce herself.

"Ahem, no, no. I've been to New York..."

Carter was a little embarrassed. He had been with him for a year but didn't know his classmate's name. In Carter's Chinese mind, this was a very rude thing. But he didn't know that this was the norm in the United States.

If he hadn't done a self-driving tour around the United States that shocked the small town this summer, the Olga in front of him would probably not recognize him... At most, he would feel familiar...

"Hi, Carter! Have you ever been to Los Angeles? Have you seen any celebrities? Oh, by the way, I'm Elena, from Class 1..."