Chapter 111: Treasure Hunting on the Roadside
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Alex has seen a lot of this kind of thing in front of him. Often, pretentious people came to him and asked him for autographs, and by the way, they also sold their own work. I hope to be appreciated by Alex and recommended to Carpenter Records, and from then on to the pinnacle of life.
I really have to say that there are several singers with more potential who have been tapped by Alex in this way.
Alex himself has the ability to be very sensitive to the subtle and unusual things of others, and whether he has talent potential or not, he can roughly judge it with just one face. There is no need to use any means to screen it, and it can be seen very accurately.
Of course, maybe Alex missed something, but how could someone who was really capable not show it?
The Jerry in front of him, Alex thinks it's okay, but he is not in the mood to carefully study whether the other party has talent today, and he doesn't want to work too hard. So he didn't take the other party's words to heart at all.
"Really, I'm really a singer. If you don't believe me, you listen! ”
"Huh?" Alex didn't say anything, and he quickly signed his name on the guitar.
Jerry saw that Alex was about to leave, so he hurriedly said, "I made a sample and want you to listen to it!" ”
"Sample? Did you take it with you? After hearing this, Alex raised his eyes and looked at Jerry carefully.
At this time, he appeared, Jerry's face was pale, and his eyes were deep, as if he hadn't rested for a long time. However, from Jerry's eyes, he could see that Jerry was obsessed with music.
"No, I didn't take it with me. I've put it where I'm staying, if you can wait for me for a few minutes, no, a minute, I'll be able to bring it over. ”
Jerry reached out and tried to grab Alex's clothes, but to no avail. He was kicked away by the bodyguards next to him.
"You don't have to take it, you can just play it for me right here. Just give you a minute. ”
Alex, of course, couldn't wait here for Jerry to come back and get a sample, it had been hours since he had been flying or driving from New York, and he was a little tired by now. He just wanted to find a hotel and get a good rest.
Jerry hesitated, as if thinking about what song he was performing. Soon, he decided. He played a guitar in his hand and a harmonica in his mouth. It's a typical country music, the songs are melodious, and the lyrics are quite beautiful. However, since he was the only one, he had to play the guitar and harmonica, and he had to sing lyrics in between, which seemed a little incoherent.
Alex didn't wait for Jerry to finish singing, he reached out and stopped Jerry from performing.
Jerry, who was sweating profusely, looked at Alex nervously and said, "I, I'm not ready." Wait for me to take a break......"
"No need, you go back and get the sample, and I'll have a bodyguard go with you. I'll be here until tomorrow, and I'll be in touch with you then. ”
After saying that, Alex didn't look back and sat in the car. The car was rented locally by the bodyguard, and he asked the driver to drive to the nearest big hotel.
After signing the contract, Alex did not immediately return to New York, there was a purpose. He wanted to stay and see Ray Crocker.
This guy is not a cat or a dog, but the real founder of McDonald's Corporation. Although the McDonald's brothers have run fast food restaurants well, it is Ray Crocker who is really prosperous, and his chain real estate management method is McDonald's biggest profit model.
He was wondering if he should take this guy over, after all, the person who can build the McDonald's kingdom single-handedly is a talent, to say the least. Soon, introduced by the McDonald's brothers, Ray Crocker came to the hotel in person.
Ray Crocker, 53, is a salesman who has been a salesman for 3o years. When he first entered a McDonald's restaurant in 1954, he was immediately attracted to the low-priced, neat fast-food restaurant.
At this time, Ray Crocker was suffering from diabetes, early arthritis, and had his gallbladder and most of his thyroid gland removed. But he always believed that the best time of his life was still ahead. He has been preparing for almost half a year and plans to join the fast food industry. A few days ago, he was ready to sign a contract with the McDonald's brothers and get their authorization to open a McDonald's restaurant.
Unexpectedly, this plan was disrupted. A day earlier, the McDonald's brothers had sued him that someone wanted to buy a McDonald's restaurant. In order not to affect the acquisition, the McDonald's brothers asked him to wait.
Ray Crocker was shocked when he heard the news, and he tried his best to persuade the McDonald's brothers not to give up such a good business to others.
"In the future, catering will definitely be the era of fast food, and we are just ahead of others. As long as we stick around for another ten years, no, five years, we will be able to make millions of dollars! Ray Crocker hissed to the McDonald's brothers that they had known each other for almost a year and had become old friends who had talked about everything.
After his dissuasion, the McDonald's brothers seemed to waver, and they promised Ray Crocker that they would not sell the fast food restaurant. But unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, the McDonald's brothers sold 95% of the shares.
"What? Why don't you listen to me! I even sold the fast food restaurant! Ray Crocker shouted.
Wheat Danglao said unhappily: "We haven't sold it, we still have 5% of the shares." Besides, he paid $1oo dollars! 1oo million! ”
McDonald's also smiled and nodded, agreeing with McDonald's statement.
"It's only 1oo thousand! In a few years, I will be able to earn 2oo million for you. When the time comes, why don't you just sell me the restaurant? ”
Ray Crocker is so angry with the short-sightedness of the McDonald's brothers that he is so angry that he wants to tear everything in front of him to pieces. One moment I want to beat up the McDonald's brothers, and the next I want to kick Alex. When the McDonald's brothers sue him, Alex wants to meet him. He sneered and said, "Great! I'm looking for him too! ”
It wasn't until Ray Crocker reached the hotel that his anger subsided. It occurred to him why Alex wanted to see him.
"What does he want to do? Do you want to laugh at me? No, he shouldn't know about me. Or did you hear the McDonald's brothers mention it? No, it won't! If I did, the McDonald's brothers would have told me. ”
Puzzled, Ray Crocker arrived at the place the two had agreed upon. He saw a dark gold teenager sitting at the table, with several sturdy bodyguards standing behind him. The boy looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old, with a slender build, straight eyebrows, sky-blue eyes, and a handsome appearance that would make a little girl fall in love at first sight.
"Hello! I'm Alex Carpenter! ”
Before he could get to him, Alex stood up and held out his right hand. The two shook each other, then sat down.
Ray Crocker didn't expect Alex to be such a talkative person, he thought that Alex, who was a teenager and a billionaire, was an arrogant talent. He had also watched "The Sound of Music" and failed to match Alex to the characters in it.
Everyone first exchanged pleasantries, and then talked about the future exhibition of the fast food industry. Ray Crocker gushes about it when he talks about it. Alex just listened, and the occasional few words immediately gave Ray Crocker a sense of the same thing that a hero had seen.
Alex talked to Ray Crocker and thought this guy was really good. So with a stroke of the pen, he took out $2o to open a fast food restaurant for Ray Crocker.
"This 2o million is what I invested in you, don't be in a hurry to refuse first, listen to me." Alex said as he looked at Ray Crocker.
When Ray Crocker first started, he really wanted to say no, he didn't know what Alex meant. He couldn't see through the other party's intentions, so he instinctively had the idea of not wanting to. However, he was stopped by Alex, so he listened quietly.
Alex continued, "I would like to hire you as a manager at McDonald's. For this $20,000, you can use it to open a few McDonald's stores, and we will split half of the profit. In a few years, when the McDonald's brothers don't want to continue working, you can use the money you earn to buy their shares. ”
Ray Crocker looked at Alex in surprise and said, "Are you so sure I'm going to make money?" What if I lose money? ”
Alex shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you lose, you lose, then I'll look away." ”
"What if the McDonald's brothers refuse to sell me their shares? Or maybe I don't want to continue in the fast food business? ”
"The first question, you don't have to worry. I have a contract with the McDonald's brothers, and they can only work for another 1o years at most. The second question is that if you don't want to be in the fast food business, then take care of yourself. I don't force you. ”
Ray Crocker didn't say yes immediately, he thought for a while, and finally reached out and said, "Okay, then we're partners." ”
Alex also reached out, shook the other's hand, and said, "Yes, we are partners." ”
Of course, the money was not given like this, and the two also found a lawyer to sign the contract. The relevant conditions are written in, Westerners can do business without integrity, but they cannot fail to abide by the law. With the protection of the law, everyone's relationship is obviously closer again. Of course, Ray Crocker also wanted to climb up, he knew that Alex was trying to recruit him, and talented people would be recruited. This attitude of being affirmed made him happy.
Ray Crocker had planned to open a McDonald's fast-food restaurant, and once he had the money, he could open a few more stores. However, he still plans to open one first, and when he has experience, he will open a few more.
Unexpectedly, he opened a branch that did very well, with a turnover of $366.12 on the first day. Such a good business made him more confident, and he opened 7 stores in a row.
With Alex's reminder, McDonald's restaurants soon have a very funny person. He is a yellow jumpsuit, a shirt and socks with red and white stripes, big red shoes, yellow gloves, and a red circus clown. People call him Ronald McDonald, and kids love him.
Alex got it from the Poso Circus, and the clown was played by Pozo. McDonald's asked him to shoot a hilarious TV commercial in which the funny clown kindly shouted to the children, "Don't forget to ask Mom and Dad to take you to McDonald's!" ”
The children memorized Poso's clown's words as they laughed, and more and more people patronized McDonald's, and sales skyrocketed. In order to please the children, McDonald's also made a statue of "Ronald McDonald" and put it in the restaurant. This clown image has since become a living sign of McDonald's.
After sending Ray Crocker away, one of Alex's bodyguards came in and gave him a record, which was a sample of Jerry's production.
When the record was on for a minute or so, Alex said to the bodyguard next to him, "Go get Jerry to meet me!" “
It's a very distinctive record, and Alex is quick to make a judgment. He thinks that Jerry is an excellent musician with good singing skills and a unique singing style. Just give him a chance, and he should have a good future.
However, the unexpectedly bodyguard soon returned, alone: "Jerry's guy committed a crime and was chased and killed, but he ran away." ”
Alex listened and was taken aback: "What did he do?" ”
"It is said that he seduced the wife of the local mayor's son, but it was revealed, and then he ran away without wearing clothes!"
"Holy! When did he hook up with someone's wife! Alex couldn't help but scold.
"Looks like the two of them only met yesterday!" The bodyguards weren't quite sure either
Alex then asked his men to investigate and find out what had happened. If Jerry had been wronged, he would have come to the rescue. So as not to waste Jerry's talent, he is very optimistic about this guy's talent.