The following is the translation of the original text: (All by hand)

It was the summer of 1965. Deluca, who just turned 17, visited a family friend peter buck. Buck asked deluca about her plans for the future. "I'm going to study in a university, but I need a way to make money for it." Deluca recalled, "buck said he could open a sandwich shop." .

that afternoon, they agreed to be partners, and they set a goal-to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, buck signed a check for 1111 dollars. Deluca rented a store in Conneciticut, and when they couldn't repay their initial capital, Buck invested another $1,111.

But the business is not going as smoothly as they thought. Deluca said, "After six months, we did badly, but we don't know how bad it is yet because we haven't economic control." He and Buck only know that their selling price is lower than their selling price.

Deluca is managing this store and studying at bridgeport at the same time. Buck is doing his daily work as a nuclear physicist in new york, and they will meet on Monday night to brainstorm ways to keep the company running. "We once convinced ourselves to open another store, and we thought we could tell the public," We are so successful that we can open a second store. " ”。 And they did it-in the spring of 1966, but there were still many experiments and mistakes to learn.

But the method of learning while operating by these two partners turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, Deluca will drive around and hand over the checks to their suppliers. "Maybe it will take me two and a half hours, and it is not necessary. But as a result, the supplier fully understood me, and the establishment of personal friendship really helped us out. " , deluca said.

and it's important to have a goal. "There are many problems that can make you fall down. You just need to move forward towards your goal. " Deluca added.

Deluca finally succeeded by establishing a subway sandwich restaurant chain worth millions of dollars.