How much did it cost to start a business? I came here in 2007 It's also in the Cheongdam branch I am managing four branches That is amazing! If you don’t mind, may I ask about your monthly sales? Monthly sales are now... Hello! This is Ryan, hosting the interview today We have a special guest here with me He is the owner of an Indian restaurant First of all, please introduce yourself I am Rijal Ganesh I moved from Nepal to Korea in 1999 It's been a quite long time Yes, but I started the restaura
nt in 2007 - Since 2007? Wow!
- Yes May I ask what brought you to Korea? First, I came for work As an Industrial Trainee What was your job back in Nepal? I ran a restaurant - Restaurant?
- Yes What made you to open a Nepalese-Indian restaurant in Korea? - Many Nepalese people are living in Korea, and Koreans also...
- Ah, are there many? May I ask how much did it cost to start a business? I came here in 2007 It cost about KRW 150,000,000 About KRW 150,000,000? How did you finance it? I worked fo
r 3 years and earned some money in Nepal and some money when I went to this country You haven't got a loan? No, I didn't It was an investment in 2007 What do you mean by the 'investment'? I had to invest USD 100,000 to get a investment visa You came to Korea with an investment visa You have been running the restaurant for over 10 years now Have you faced any challenges while running the restaurant? The difficulty is when getting a visa When you first get your visa...? Even now, it's always chall
enging to extend the visa Oh, visa extension? Yes How often do you need to reissue the visa? Every year Every year? If you don't mind, can I ask your monthly sales? Monthly sales are... not high I'm having a hard times Oh.. I see - Can I assume that it is more than KRW 10,000,000?
- Yes More than KRW 10,000,000? I know that there is also a branch in Cheongdam-dong I have 4 branches now I used to have 6 branches, but Some stores have negative sales, others have positive sales So now I run 4 resta
urants - So, you're managing 4 restaurants in Korea?
- Yes - Are you the CEO of all 4 restaurants?
- Yes Yes, I run it myself Wow, that's amazing! Where are the other 3 restaurants? Two are in Ansan and one is in Baran of Hwaseong-si And the other one is in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam, Seoul - Oh, Cheongdam-dong?
- Yes How do you think about running a Indian restaurant in Korea? Yes, (when I first started working in Korea) I had a dream I thought
"What about opening a Nepalese-Indian restaurant in
Korea?" I first opened this restaurants as the main Earning more and more, I've been extending branches This is the head office, right? Yes It's in the multicultural street in Ansan So, the Ansan city government supports us a lot Ansan community center supports us a lot The police supports us a lot as well If you compare life in Nepal and Korea, what is the difference? The difference is... it's all good in Korea - Korea?
- Yes Because of the security Ah, security issues - Are you willing to live
in Korea in the future as well?
- Yes What advice would you give to Nepalese
who want to come to Korea for entrepreneurship? It's not easy Many of my friends are doing businesses but Many of them failed - It's not easy
- Oh, not easy When a foreigner starts a restaurant in Korea,
what do you think is the most important thing? The most important thing is money Money? The issue is that you have to invest your money It's tricky when you extend your visa or bring cook to Korea Then, do you recommen
d making some money
in advance and coming in? Yes Making money in advance Even if you're in debt, you should be able to afford
your rent and expenses for 4~6 months What are the characteristics of Korean people? I only met good people I only met people who helped me Oh, only nice people Do Korean people have any stereotype or bias
over Nepalese or Indian? I haven't seen anything like that yet As far as I know, many people
in Nepal or India want to come to Korea Do you want to recommend coming to
Korea or...? I don't recommend it, because it's difficult here - It's hard?
- Yes Is there anything that is difficult...? I faced various issues when extending my visa,
investing, and many others It's not easy to bring the cook to Korea too After the visa issues have been addressed,
would you recommend? I wouldn't either, although your store is ready,
if you cannot attract customers, then it's a big problem Right It's much more challenging in Korea than in other countries In Japan, you only
need to invest USD 50,000 But in Korea, even if you invest USD 100,000,
you cannot guarantee the visa, which is the biggest problem If you invest USD 100,000,
then does it go to the government? No, it is used for various purposes
such as setting up a restaurant or paying the rent designing the interior, creating a signboard,
and developing the menu etc The Korean government does not take
any money except for the tax Oh, just taxes You've been in Korea for a long time and
do you often eat Kore
an food? I eat it sometimes, not often - Sometimes?
- Yes What is your favorite Korean food? I like all Korean foods except for the beef I cannot eat beef and dogs What do you think Nepalese or Indian
like the most among Korean foods? Pork belly (Samgyeopsal) Pork belly? Hangover Soup (Haejangguk) Is all of your family in Korea? I have three children in here,
and the second and third one are... Is their nationality Korean? No Their nationality is Nepalese, as you know
Korea is different from
other countries It will be different if the baby is born
in the United States, Canada, or Europe In Korea, it's not like that yet
and needs to extend the visa If your business is not that good and you couldn't pay the taxes,
then getting a visa extension becomes difficult - Oh really?
- Yes You can only survive if you continue to make a lot of money It's really not easy If you incur losses, the period of visa extension gets
shorter and shorter, like 6 months and then 3 months And lastly, you h
ave to leave the country That means your sales have been
quite good up to this point, so you could... If it doesn't work well, I need to make it works well By all means... So, you came to Korea with your wife? Yes, I came here with her - Were you married in Nepal?
- Yes I came here first and after 3 months, my wife came - So, you had one child at that time in Nepal?
- Yes - And then you gave birth to two more children in Korea, right?
- Yes Your first child was born in Nepal,
Could he fit well
into Korean society? He had difficult times Did he? The culture is hard to adapt to...? Thank you so much for your time today Thank you, Namaste! Namaste! Thank you! Have you tried our food? I ate it once before, and I’m going to eat it today! Could you recommend a menu? I will tell the cook for you Oh, I see! (Ordering) You don't need to pay for the food No, I will pay for my food You can come again then! Oh, I should pay... Hello guys!
Today I visited Indian-Nepali restaurant I ordered Chicke
n Masala Curry, Chili Chicken,
and this is Garlic Naan And the smell is really good
my mouth is watering right now Okay, let's eat! Namaste Is it right? I'm not sure Okay, anyway, let's eat! Wow... look at this! Actually I really like Indian food When I was in Singapore as an exchange student
I ate Indian food every week First, let's eat the Naan Um, garlic smell and really chewy This time, I will dip this into curry Like this Wow! Now, I will eat the chicken This is so good This is a little bi
t spicy But this is not that spicy, and sweet
The combination is not that spicy, I think Wow I love Indian food I will dip this chicken over here I'm so happy right now I forgot to order Lassi May I order 2 Lassi, please? This is Lassi I think yogurt and really taste good Eating Naan with hand is a more delicious way of eating,
I mean better than eating with a knife or fork I think I will gonna come to this restaurant more Because I really like the food
I really like the atmosphere I feel like
I'm traveling right now People at here are really kind
This is a really good restaurant Hope you guys enjoyed the video If you guys enjoyed it, please 'subscribe and like' See you in next video! 👋🏻👋🏻
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