After a brief tour of Hong Kong Island, Zhang Zhonghua refused the Lou family's retention and returned to his hotel, and took out all the gold brought by using the space.

It's just to exchange all the Hong Kong dollars after coming to Hong Kong Island!

He carefully counted the inventory he had, but he didn't expect that he had saved so much gold.

The next day, Zhang Zhonghua found Lou Zhenhua with gold, and asked him to take him to a familiar bank, and successfully mortgaged the gold to the bank to obtain a large amount of Hong Kong dollars.

Now the banks and the stock market are in a bad situation, but the price of gold has continued to rise slightly, and finally Zhang Zhonghua got hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars, which will be Zhang Zhonghua's start-up capital, and he will redeem the gold when he has money in the future.

In the next ten years, the international gold price has risen by as much as thirty or forty times, and hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars of gold will no longer be tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in the future.

Although this amount of money may not be too big in Zhang Zhonghua's eyes at that time, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is not meat, and throwing away such a huge amount of money for ordinary people is not in line with his thrifty character.

Zhang Zhonghua first bought a small house nearby as his residence, and now the housing prices on Hong Kong Island have not fallen to the lowest point, but they are already low enough, and the room for decline is not very large.

Then Zhang Zhonghua spent money in the nearby supermarket to purchase rice cookers, microwave ovens, ovens, pots and pans and other things, and the kitchen was purchased, he summoned the remaining dead soldiers, synchronized the cooking skills that had reached level nine, and was ready to let go of his hands and feet.

Then he took out fresh chicken, pork, beef and other ingredients from the space, and took out the various seasonings he bought, and Zhang Zhonghua took a few chefs to work in the kitchen for several days in a row.

He is ready to start with fast food, which has low cost and high profits, which is conducive to rapid expansion, especially in this era when it is still a fast food desert, with a novel way of taste, it will definitely be able to attract widespread attention.

Zhang Zhonghua is not only ready to sell more Western-style fast food such as hamburgers and fried chicken, but also Chinese-style porridge and steamed buns and pies.

For the senior migrant workers who often ate Kenda chicken and McKnife in their previous lives, it can be said that they have in mind the types and tastes of the hamburgers owned by these two brands.

Not too much, the ratio of chicken to starch, beef to starch, oil time and other aspects still have to be constantly tested to achieve the best level. It is also necessary to design the processing of the food assembly line.

As for the development or change of the taste of these two brands, Zhang Zhonghua feels that his brain is still relatively normal, and the two brands have continuously optimized and improved the taste in Yanxia for decades, which is naturally the best choice, which is completely in line with the taste of Yanxia people, and does not need too much optimization.

Zhang Zhonghua took all kinds of food and flavors to Lou's house.

"You try these things and see which one tastes better?"

Zhang Zhonghua looked at the Lou family with a smile, he was going to turn a few people into guinea pigs for his own dish experiments.

"It's all delicious."

Lou Xiao'e suddenly saw so many tricks, and couldn't help but start tasting them immediately.

"This, this, and this tasty."

After tasting them all, Lou Xiao'e picked out a few of the most delicious.

"I think it's better and tastier."

Lou Xiaobao, who kept sending things to his mouth, expressed different views.

Liu Xiaoli looked at her son Lou Xiaobao worriedly on the side, for fear that she would accidentally choke.

Zhang Zhonghua heard Lou Xiao'e's different opinions from Lou Xiaobao, and also understood that the tastes of adults and children are not the same, in this way, the same thing can be divided into two flavors, which is called a family package.

From today onwards, Zhang Zhonghua will take all kinds of food he makes to Lou's house every day, and ask the people of Lou's family to help taste and evaluate.

Finally, after half a month of research and development, as well as Lou's tasting, Zhang Zhonghua determined all kinds of hamburgers, fries, fried chicken, buns, pies and porridge varieties and tastes, as long as a central kitchen is established, the semi-finished products are processed and then frozen, and when needed, they can be directly sent to the restaurant with a few simply trained waiters, which can be quickly processed into a variety of fast food that is convenient and very delicious.

"Xiaohua, when is the fast food restaurant you planning to open?"

Lou Xiao'e asked.

"Why do you have to wait for more than a month after the opening, I haven't chosen the store yet, and I have to register the company, buy equipment, choose the store, and decorate to find a purchase channel and a series of things."

Zhang Zhonghua said helplessly, but what he said is true and false, in terms of purchase channels, the main meat and vegetables can be obtained directly from the space in the early stage, but the seasonings still have to be purchased.

"Is that a hassle?"

Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but sigh out loud, although she was born in a merchant family, because her family rarely did business as an adult, she didn't have much contact with business.

"Of course, I'm going to look for a store in the afternoon, you can go and get it together, and you can stop by the mall."

Zhang Zhonghua said to Lou Xiao'e with a smile.

"Of course I'm going, I'm very familiar with it, it seems that there are a few stores for rent and sale, but the location seems to be relatively average."

Lou Xiao'e thought for a while and said to Zhang Zhonghua.

The two got out of the villa and drove to Minsheng Square in a car, and the bottom merchants along the street near Minsheng Square were either clothing stores or jewelry stores, which were very prosperous.

Covering an area of more than 20 acres, Minsheng Shopping Mall on Hong Kong Island is now as high as six floors, and the interior decoration is very luxurious, which is not inferior to many shopping malls in China decades later, and is one of the largest shopping malls on Hong Kong Island, and it is also the most dense traffic center on Hong Kong Island.

After the two got out of the car, they walked into the mall, asked the staff, and then went to the manager's office of the mall under the guidance of the staff.

"Hello sir, I am the manager of this mall, my surname is Huo. You two are going to rent a stall and run a business. Manager Li asked with a smile.

"Hello Manager Huo, I plan to rent a storefront in the mall to engage in the catering industry, I don't know if there is a suitable and expiring bottom merchant in your mall?"

Zhang Zhonghua said to the manager with a smile and in proficient Cantonese.

"Is the gentleman from the north?"

The manager of the shopping mall asked Zhang Zhonghua, although Zhang Zhonghua has no problem with the accent of Cantonese, but many offenses to grammar and wording are not very appropriate, and the manager immediately heard that he is not from Hong Kong Island.

The manager asked this to mean that our bottom merchant here is not cheap, can you afford to rent it?

"My surname is Zhang, I just came to Hong Kong Island from Singapore, and I am going to settle here on Hong Kong Island, so I am not very accustomed to speaking Cantonese, and we can also communicate in English if it is convenient."

Zhang Zhonghua said to the manager indifferently, it is normal for Hong Kong Island people to look down on the north, after all, Hong Kong Island is one of the most developed areas, just like the people of Modu looked down on outsiders later, people do have this confidence, what can you do if you are not angry?

But in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Zhang Zhonghua still claimed to be from Singapore, which is much more convenient.

"It turns out that Zhang first came from Singapore, which is really disrespectful and disrespectful, and it is okay to communicate in Cantonese or Chinese." Manager Li said politely.

"Is there a bottom merchant of about 1,500 feet?" Zhang Zhonghua asked again.

"At present, there are only two bottom merchants suitable for the catering industry, one is about 1,000 feet, and the other is about 2,000 feet. The 1,000-square-foot one is about to expire and there is no plan to renew the lease at present, and the 2,000-square-foot one belongs to the customer, and it will expire in about half a month. Manager Li introduced.

One square is about 11 feet, a thousand feet is about 90 square meters, and two thousand feet is about 180 square meters, Zhang Zhonghua silently converted it in his heart.

The first room of 1,000 feet is a bit small, and the second room of 2,000 feet is indeed a bit large. And the cost of decoration again is not small, Zhang Zhonghua is a little unsure, ready to ask about the price.

"What is the price of these two bottom merchants?"

"If you calculate the sum of 1,000 square feet of rental property and the like, it will cost about 500 Hong Kong dollars a month, and the 2,000-square-foot one will be about 800 Hong Kong dollars, and you will pay it once every six months, and you will need to pay the rent for half a year."

Manager Li heard Zhang Zhonghua's inquiry and immediately introduced him to him.

The annual rent of 90 square meters alone costs 6,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the 180 square meters require nearly 10,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is the drinking water that ordinary people on Hong Kong Island can only save by not eating or drinking for several years.

"What is the selling price of a 2,000-foot bottom merchant?"

Zhang Zhonghua asked the manager about the price with a little weakness, he really didn't know if he could afford it, his house cost tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars, to this kind of property in an absolute prime location or a prosperous shop, I am afraid that it is not a few streets of residential buildings that want to throw off the details.

"Oh, the price of the 2,000-square-foot bottom merchant, we have a listing price of 270,000 Hong Kong dollars here, if Zhang Sheng, you need it, I can contact the owner of the bottom merchant for you."

Manager Li said in surprise with a discount.

He really didn't expect that Zhang Zhonghua was still a rich man a year ago, not to mention whether he could buy it, he was reluctant to spend 270,000 Hong Kong dollars to buy this store, just daring to ask the price, it must be a big family.

"Let's take a look at the situation of the two family merchants first, Manager Huo, are you convenient now?"

Zhang Zhonghua thought about it for a while, but decided to go and see the situation of the bottom merchant first.

Manager Huo was naturally very happy and agreed to take Zhang Zhonghua and Lou Xiao'e to see the store. Then he took the two of them out of the office and walked downstairs, the 1,000-foot floor area was still smaller, and the layout was not very reasonable, and it was not very suitable.

Zhang Zhonghua, the 2,000-square-foot bottom merchant, is very satisfied, a bottom merchant is now a tea restaurant, the space layout is more reasonable, and he is also very satisfied with the decoration style.

After the three of them returned to the office of the mall again, Manager Huo poured tea for Zhang Zhonghua and Lou Xiao'e, and asked, "Zhang Sheng, are you still satisfied with the 2,000-foot bottom merchant?"

"The overall is quite satisfied, but the price is a little bit high, I live in the community over there in Repulse Bay, not very far. I'll leave you a phone number, and we'll talk about it when you've made an appointment with the owner of the business. ”

Zhang Zhonghua thought for a while and said to Manager Huo with a smile.

"Of course you can, then I'll make an appointment with the owner of the bottom business, and we'll talk in detail when the time comes, and I'll call He Sheng to inform him."

Manager Huo has been the manager of the mall for several years, who thinks that he really wants to buy, and who does not want to buy, he can hum and smile at a glance.

"Okay, then Manager Li will see you again, and I'll contact you then."

270,000 Hong Kong dollars is indeed a bit expensive, if you really spend money to buy this bottom businessman's later plans, it will be affected, whether to rent or buy, or to borrow some money from Uncle Lou?

After the two got into the car, Lou Xiao'e began to complain uncontrollably.

"The shops here are too expensive, only 2,000 square feet cost 270,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the average ordinary house is only tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars."

Lou Xiao'e was indeed a little shocked by the price of the shop.

"There's no way around it, this lot is a prosperous shop in a prosperous shop, you must know that a shop can prosper for three generations, you must know that the salary of Hong Kong Island people is only a few hundred yuan, and the rent of that shop alone for one month can top the salary of ordinary people for two months, how can it not be expensive!"

Zhang Zhonghua couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking to himself that your Lou family is also a big capitalist, how did you come out of such a little white flower?

Housing prices on Hong Kong Island have always been very expensive, and of course not the entire Hong Kong Island is so expensive. But if it's in places like Kowloon, the New Territories, Sha Tin and Yuen Long, the house prices are naturally much cheaper.

However, Zhang Zhonghua has no idea of developing there now, and in the early stage, he must make a name for himself in the prosperous area and force him to develop in the "countryside".

If you go to the countryside at the beginning and find it, it will inevitably be forced to drop the price, and then go to the high-end area, which will naturally carry the reputation of "low-end", which is not conducive to future development.

"Xiaohua, do you still need me to take it to other places to see?"

Looking at Zhang Zhonghua, who was deep in thought, Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but ask out loud.

"It's one of the busiest locations with the most traffic, and it's not bad to open our first store here. At present, it is still necessary to expand the popularity, and it is good to expand outward in the later stage! I don't look anywhere else. ”

Zhang Zhonghua shook his head and said to Lou Xiao'e.

"Okay, let's go back first!"

When the two of them arrived home, Lou Zhenhua and Lou Xiao'e's eldest brother Lou Yongjia were already at home, and as soon as they saw Zhang Zhonghua coming back, Lou Yongjia stood up and hugged Zhang Zhonghua fiercely.

"Zhonghua, long time no see."

Although Zhang Zhonghua has been here for a while, Lou Yongjia happened to go to Southeast Asia for work, so he has not seen him.

"Brother Yongjia, it's true that I haven't seen you for many years."