1987: Sleepless Tonight

"Buddhas compete for a stick of incense, and people compete for a breath. We couldn't prepare everything and wait for KFC to come in, but in the end, KFC took away all the reputation." Lu Hao looked at Wang Guosheng.

"People must know that KFC and Jiangcheng achieve each other, not KFC that achieves Jiangcheng. As long as Jiangcheng is there, even if there is no KFC, there will still be Zhang Deji, Wang Deji, Li Deji, and Liu Deji. And if KFC does not have Jiangcheng, there will be no An open, broad market, its achievements are actually very limited."

He was not just saying this to Wang Guosheng, he was actually explaining it to Jiang Ren, Wang Xiaohui, and Yan Mingchang.

"The sales of KFC's first branch in China reached 1 yuan on the day it opened. Even now, the sales are not low. Boss Lu, did you see this situation, so you thought about KFC's opening in the country?" Jiangcheng's daily sales will not be less than 8 yuan, but there is a practical situation that must be considered. There is still a gap between Jiangcheng and cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, whether in terms of economic strength or other aspects. There is still some distance between Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. In this case, if KFC opens a branch here in Jiangcheng, the daily sales will definitely not reach the scale of the same stores in other cities." Wang Xiaohui said.

He also wants KFC to settle in Jiangcheng, and he has been very active in this matter. However, if this matter finally becomes known to the whole city, but ends up ending in an anticlimactic situation, it will still be embarrassing. himself, so he still hoped that Lu Hao would be more cautious.

Don't be too optimistic.

"What Director Wang said makes sense. This is also an objective situation. Compared with cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, Jiangcheng's economic size is still a little behind. This is reflected in the people, that is, there is some gap in the consumption level of the citizens. , the money in my pocket is not that abundant, but Jiangcheng’s consumption potential is actually very large. The main reason is that there are many colleges and universities in Jiangcheng, and there are many students, and the students are very open, very energetic, and dare to A group that tries new things." said Lu Hao.

"Coupled with the strong support of the leaders in the city, I believe that KFC's branch in Jiangcheng will definitely achieve good results. Of course, I have another consideration, which is what I just mentioned, and I want to expand KFC's stores during the Chinese New Year. With the ownership in hand, the achievements of KFC will be the result of the cooperation between the city and me, and will not be divided into profits, which will stop some people's mouths."

"Furthermore, KFC's sales should only have two peak periods within a year. The first one is the day of opening, and the second one is probably during the Chinese New Year. When it opens, foreigners will definitely not transfer property rights. If they resell it to me, they will have to do a trial operation for at least a period of time before transferring the property rights to me. Then the time when I can get it will only be during the Chinese New Year, and it must be during the Chinese New Year. Once you have it, you can have the ownership of KFC in your hands, and sales will reach a new high, so that when others want to find fault, they will not be able to find fault. They will not say that KFC can achieve results because of this brand and because foreigners are running it. "

Some people are always accustomed to attribute the success of others to luck. If they were born in that era, had such opportunities, and did such things, their achievements would not be low.

But in fact, there are always opportunities. It’s just that when there are major structural reforms and economic reforms are obvious and comprehensive, there will be more opportunities.

But having few opportunities does not mean there are no opportunities.

Now, Lu Hao wants to get the operating property rights of KFC before the Chinese New Year, and indeed, as he said, it is to block other people's mouths and prevent it from being used when the turnover is high while the property rights are still in the hands of KFC. It is said that everything is because of KFC, not because of him, not because of the support provided by Jiangcheng City.

Of course, there is actually an implicit meaning here: if others take all the credit for KFC’s high turnover and have nothing to do with Jiangcheng City, then the outstanding points of Jiangcheng City’s leaders’ political achievements will definitely be reduced. few.

The reason why he made this request was actually for the city's leaders to consider, so that the credit would fall on the city's leaders, and the publicity would be more upright and justified.

"After taking over KFC, Lu Hao, a young entrepreneur in our city, opened the business with great success, with sales exceeding many levels and achieving brilliant achievements. Under the attention and guidance of the city leaders, the KFC Jiangcheng branch will definitely continue its efforts and achieve greater glory."

This is what Lu Hao wants!

But he couldn't say this directly.

To say it directly is too utilitarian. There are so many people at the scene, not only leaders, but also journalists from the news media and foreigners. After all, they have to take face into consideration.

However, some words don't need to be said too clearly, especially when there are so many leaders of agencies and units, there must be someone who can understand what he wants to express.

Sure enough, after he said this, Yan Mingchang, who had been silent, said, "Boss Lu is a businessman, and he will definitely not do business at a loss. Since he dares to say this, he must be confident in his heart. We as The main role of government units is actually to provide high-quality business soil for businessmen and maintain normal business order, and the rest should not be mixed in too much."

"In the final analysis, we are actually playing a supporting role. We should not overstep our control in business matters. Today is not an era of planned economy, where everything must be managed, but a market economy, which allows businessmen to operate independently."

"I believe Boss Lu must have something in mind."

After saying this, he looked at Lu Hao and said, "Boss Lu, you can talk how you want to talk. Don't worry about anything else. We are not businessmen and can't give you much reference. And we said it from the beginning, We are just here to listen and assist. You have to make the decision yourself. It is a good thing to have confidence, and what you just said makes perfect sense."

"As long as we reach a cooperation intention with KFC, Jiangcheng City will also provide full support. It requires publicity, manpower, cooperation from relevant departments, people, and equipment. There will be no problem."

"We are here to give you confidence and support, not to hold you back."

Yan Mingchang understood the meaning of Lu Hao's words.

I had known Lu Hao before, and not once or twice. Lu Hao had also been mentioned in many internal meetings.

But this was the first time he met Lu Hao face to face, and he also participated in the process of Lu Hao discussing business. He was surprised and admired the momentum Lu Hao just showed.