This temporary construction team was established at Luke's suggestion, with Fudge and his team managing and supervising it at all times. In the past two months, it has actually become a bit like a decoration company.
According to Luke's understanding in his previous life, it was a construction contracting team with some signs of being a formal company.
Fudge Karen and several veteran renovation workers each took on part of the responsibilities of the contractor.
Fudge and Karen have good management skills, the old renovation workers are also very experienced, and Luke's donation arrived quickly and on time, which provided a good environment for this temporary team.
Now this temporary team of copycat contractors has somehow taken on the shape of a small home improvement company and is running stably and well, so some people are attracted to it.
When the reconstruction of the community was about to be completed, the old decorators, along with a dozen or so half-grown children of "temporary workers", found Fudge and seriously consulted the fat boy whether they could really set up a home improvement company.
A home improvement company with more than 20 people is enough to undertake the home improvement business of ordinary Americans.
This sudden proposal left Fudge a little confused.
After two days of careful consideration, he and Karen helped the veteran decorators to analyze the feasibility.
The final conclusion is - it is feasible.
But any new business has to face one thing, and that is the problem of initial losses.
There are very few businesses that do not make losses right from the start; the difference is just a matter of how long and how much they lose.
For this potential home improvement company, the best start is to receive a large order.
With the profits provided by a large order, a new home improvement company can rally the hearts of its employees. The profits can sustain operations for a period of time, and the company can then use this buffer period to strive to expand its business base and grow from small to big.
Luke understood immediately: "But it's hard to get big orders right after opening. This company will probably have a hard time in the early stages. Maybe after just one or two months, the company will collapse once morale is low."
Fudge: "That's what I thought. But the competition here in New York is too fierce. If they rush in like this, they might..." He made a high diving gesture.
Luke laughed: "Actually, you're not worried about those old decorators, but those dozen kids, right?"
Fudge nodded unconsciously. "Yes. Those old workers can continue to be blue-collar workers even if they don't start a company. Their lives won't be too bad, and the blow they suffer won't be too great. But those dozen kids finally got a chance to participate in community reconstruction, and they didn't quit in these two months. If they fail in their first business venture, I'm afraid they will feel that this effort is meaningless. Then they will end up joining gangs, selling weed, going to jail, and then one day lying dead on the street or in jail."
Luke also understood this concern.
A setback is not a big problem for people in their thirties or forties.
But these half-grown kids from the streets of Clinton can only be considered as the late middle school students.
These teenagers who grew up in harsh environments are psychologically sensitive. After struggling desperately and still failing, they easily come up with the idea that “since my efforts have paid off, why should I try harder?”
At that time, they will choose another path of no return and face the fate of sudden death before the age of thirty.
Luke thought for a moment and looked at Fudge: "What can I do for you?"
Fudge laughed and said, "Well, you are well-informed. Find out where they need home improvement and I will have them come to their door to provide service..."
Luke was stunned for a moment, then his face turned strange: "You mean, you want me to provide information about which houses have the most serious interior damage, and then let them go to attract business?"
Fudge nodded. "It would be best if it was a quarrel between husband and wife, an accidental fire, a burst pipe, or some natural damage that would not affect you."
Luke didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Fudge, that's a good idea.
The department that receives the most information of this type in New York is the NYPD.
A small home improvement company with only 20 people cannot take on many jobs, and three or five minor accidents in home improvement maintenance every day can keep them busy.
This is not a private matter. The neighbors will certainly not be able to hide the accident from the house, but the only one who can have overall knowledge of the information is the NYPD.
Luke didn't rush to give an answer. He just said, "Let me go back and think about it. I'll give you an answer tomorrow."
Just as he was about to get up, he suddenly thought of something: "By the way, who are those more than ten children who are willing to be decorators?"
Fudge looked at them with a strange expression: "Charlie, Laka, Hudson, Moby, Dido... Well, most of them are familiar to you."
Luke stood up with a satisfied smile on his face. "Well, I'm glad they are willing to take the right path. It seems my efforts have not been in vain."
Fudge watched Luke walk out of the office, and couldn't help but grumble in a low voice: "Your efforts are just bribing their mothers with money, forcing these little bastards to move bricks?"
Immediately, he shook his head and laughed: "Forget it, at least these children have hope."
There were nearly 150 teenagers and young people who participated in the community reconstruction activities, but only 16 of them wanted to continue working with the old decorators, which is about 10%.
Luke spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to give these dozen children the opportunity to choose their future again. This charity was impeccable.
Of course, Luke would not fail to hear the gossip behind the fat guy's back, but fortunately, it was basically positive.
He just smiled and went downstairs, and told Selena about it after getting in the car.
Selina listened, thought for a moment and nodded: "It doesn't seem to be difficult, right? It's not difficult to filter information that does not involve privacy, and they don't need much work."
Luke nodded.
When she said it was not difficult, she meant using smart programs.
Both snails and sponges can complete this screening task.
As for the news from the police radio station, it was already under Xiaowo's surveillance.
"It's really not difficult." He said casually, "So I will use a shell company to invest some money and take part of the shares of this home improvement company."
Selina: “Huh?”
Luke smiled and said, "Do you remember why I came up with that community reconstruction plan?"
"Let those naughty kids carry bricks until they vomit." Selina answered without thinking, and then understood: "holyshxt! Do you want them to carry bricks for you for the rest of their lives?"
Luke nodded as a matter of course: "Of course, this is a blue-collar job that is guaranteed to pay off. Many people in New York want to do this."
Selina: "... As long as you are happy."
It doesn't cost much to start this company. Everyone has seen the level of those experienced decorators over the past two months, and the houses that have been renovated are proof of that.
If you use the door-to-door service method proposed by Fudge, you will definitely not lose money.
The only problem is that when they start to attract customers, the dozen or so apprentices who have switched from “temporary workers” will have a harder time.
But, is this a bad thing
As the old saying goes, if you want to achieve great things, you must first eat dirt.
Those dozen or so teenagers from the Clinton district, once they have tasted the dirt this time, will become the "veterans" of home improvement companies, and they will have many good days ahead of them.