Chapter 0352: KFC

Because he was short on money, Zhao Fusheng was in a bad mood, and at that moment, he received a call from Su Xia.

"So, Sister Su, you mean you're planning to take on ads?"

Zhao Fusheng frowned and said to Su Xia on the phone.

Su Xia nodded: "Yes, your Brother Wang said the user base has gotten too large lately, and it would be a waste to leave it unused."

Zhao Fusheng chuckled lightly: "Yeah, it really can't be wasted."

Since she had put it that way, if he still didn't understand what she meant, he would be an idiot. Su Xia's call, in the end, was just to tell him that from now on, KuaiBo couldn't continue promoting wo123.

Zhao Fusheng had no particular fondness or dislike for the couple; they weren't close friends. They had met through Bai Jie's introduction, and Su Xia had helped Zhao Fusheng a few times. Later, Zhao Fusheng repaid her by suggesting she open an internet café.

Although she ended up not opening it because of KuaiBo, don't forget that without Zhao Fusheng's hint, Wang Shen's brain would never have come up with the idea.

In other words, Zhao Fusheng's creativity gave them the opportunity they have today. That's why Wang Shen agreed to help Zhao Fusheng promote the navigation website.

But now, it was clear they felt the favor had been repaid and didn't intend to continue.

Originally, Zhao Fusheng had planned to warn Su Xia, since in his past life, KuaiBo had been targeted by many video websites and eventually became a target of public criticism, ending in obscurity.

But him voluntarily offering not to ask for their help in promoting the website was a completely different concept from them proposing to stop helping.

That's human nature; it's the same for anyone.

Not even bothering to be polite with Su Xia, Zhao Fusheng quickly hung up. Su Xia didn't mind either; the more successful people are, the more arrogant they become, even if they don't show it on the surface, they unconsciously look down on those around them.

Clearly, in Su Xia's view, she and Zhao Fusheng, an ordinary student, had nothing left to talk about.

After hanging up, Zhao Fusheng frowned deeply. He didn't care about this matter, since he had already planned to cut ties with KuaiBo.

What troubled Zhao Fusheng was still the lack of money.

"If it really doesn't work, I'll have to take some from the advertising company," Zhao Fusheng thought to himself.

As a shareholder, he couldn't borrow money from Chen Shoufu or Ma Laoban, even though both Tencent and Shanda were currently in talks about financing.

As for his parents, he didn't want to disturb them for now. So, he would have to withdraw some funds from Future Advertising.

"Old Zhao, what are you thinking about?" At that moment, Tan Kaixuan pushed the door open and saw Zhao Fusheng staring blankly, asking curiously.

Zhao Fusheng snapped out of it and looked at the cold noodles in his hand: "Why did you buy this?"

"It's tasty, just a two-yuan snack to munch on," Tan Kaixuan said with a grin.

Zhao Fusheng nodded, but the next moment he froze.

Cold noodles, two yuan?

If he remembered correctly, this stuff was eight yuan per serving.

No!

The next moment, Zhao Fusheng laughed.

He slapped his head and shook it with a bitter smile. He had been so focused on the details that he missed the big picture, completely forgetting that it wasn't ten years later; the franchise fee for KFC wasn't that high.

If he could raise two million, Zhao Fusheng thought it might actually be possible to open a KFC in Ninghai.

As for whether it would lose money, Zhao Fusheng didn't care much. Doing business isn't about avoiding risk; the key is to understand the ratio between risk and return. Spending two yuan on a lottery ticket that might win five million is fine, but the reverse? Only a fool would do that.

At that moment, Zhao Fusheng's mind was full of thoughts about a mythical beast living in some unknown Gobi desert. He had to admit, sometimes his thinking was a bit rigid.

"Old Tan, what do you think about opening a KFC in Ninghai?" Zhao Fusheng asked Tan Kaixuan.

KFC?

Tan Kaixuan looked at Zhao Fusheng in surprise: "How much money can that make?"

Zhao Fusheng smiled: "If the location and city are good, one or two million a year shouldn't be a problem."

"Only a million or so," Tan Kaixuan said, a bit disappointed. Clearly, after his experience in the stock market, he looked down on such small money.

Zhao Fusheng frowned. Tan Kaixuan's mindset was normal, but it was definitely not suitable for business. The reason was simple: as a businessman, if you can't keep your feet on the ground, you'll eventually be eliminated by the market.

Or rather, whether in business or in life, pinning your hopes on something uncertain will almost never lead to success.

"What, are you interested in this?" Tan Kaixuan asked Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "Think about it, if there are two such stores in a city, it shouldn't be a big problem, right?"

Tan Kaixuan was stunned and nodded instinctively, but then he realized: "You're planning to open several?"

Zhao Fusheng smiled: "Let's see. I think the market is actually quite big, at least in the north, especially in the northeast. There aren't many KFC franchise stores now. If we can get in first, we can make good money for a few years."

After hearing Zhao Fusheng's words, Tan Kaixuan didn't speak. Although he thought this made much less money than the stock market, if calculated Zhao Fusheng's way, it might be somewhat interesting.

Tan Kaixuan wasn't stupid. Putting money into the stock market could result in gains or losses, and making money wasn't easy.

But with physical business, at least there was some buffer.

With that in mind, he looked at Zhao Fusheng: "If that's the case, we need to investigate first and see how much this project costs."

This was the biggest difference between Tan Kaixuan and Wang Zhen. Wang Zhen lacked his own opinions and always habitually asked his parents for advice, while his parents, due to age and generational gaps, often gave unacceptable suggestions.

But Tan Kaixuan was different. He had his own ideas, or more accurately, he was ambitious. He wanted to build his own career rather than obediently go home and inherit everything from his parents. This gave him a spirit of adventure.

And a successful businessman, without an adventurous spirit, would undoubtedly find it hard to succeed.

At that moment, Tan Kaixuan was clearly convinced by Zhao Fusheng's words. In his view, since Zhao Fusheng dared to invest the million-plus he earned from the stock market, he had no reason to back down.