On this day, Shakru was inspecting his hotel, and suddenly saw a familiar figure at the bar, and there were many wine bottles staggered around him. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

When I walked over, it turned out to be my old customer and a friend who could be said - Coca-Cola India President Gupta, seeing him like this, he must have encountered troubles, and he was borrowing wine to drown his sorrows, so Shakru walked over curiously and asked: "Gupta, what's wrong with you, why do you drink so much alone." ”

Gupta waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, it's just upset, don't worry, I didn't drink much." ”

Shakru nodded and said, "I know the amount of alcohol you drink, this wine must be fine, but I'm curious about what makes you so troubled?" ”

Gupta sighed and then said, "Well, now Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala have announced a ban on the sale of Coca-Cola products in and around public schools and government office buildings. All of a sudden, a quarter of the business in the area is missing, do you think I can not be upset? ”

Hearing this, Shakru couldn't help but gasp and said, "What's the matter?" Why do you want to ban Coca-Cola? Could it be Pepsi behind it? "Although Shakru does not have any evidence, but according to the general situation, it is all done by competitors, and Coca-Cola's biggest rival is not Pepsi.

Gupta shook his head and said, "Not Pepsi, because they are also banned in these areas. ”

"Then who can have such great ability to dare to offend the two giants at the same time?" Shakru asked, surprised.

"The reason is that an organization called the Centre for Science and Environment of India, which announced on August 5 that their quality test results showed that PepsiCo's soft drink products contain 36 times more pesticides than the EU's regulatory levels, and Coca-Cola is also 30 times higher. The test used 12 bottles of beverages, in which the agricultural pesticides lindane, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethylene, marasion and chlorpyrifos were found. These pesticides may be latent in the human body for a long time, causing cancer and destroying the immune system. The center also tested similar products in the U.S. but found no similar ingredients.

Narain, the director of the failed group, added: "They claim to have a global standard, but this test proves that this is not the case at all." These companies have taken advantage of a loophole in India's law that does not have water quality regulations for soft drinks. The center also said that their testing process is based on the US Environmental Protection Agency standards and that they are welcome to be inspected. Gupta said gloomily.

Shakru frowned and asked, "Indian Centre for Science and Environment?" What kind of department is this and where is it? ”

Gupta snorted and said, "This is not a government organization at all, and I don't know where the grass team came from, but there must be someone behind them, but I don't know who it is yet." ”

"Hey, then it's no wonder you're depressed, in this way, it will definitely seriously affect your sales." Shakru echoed.

Gupta replied with some tears and laughter: "Don't say it, the sales really haven't affected much, because since this matter was announced, Coca-Cola has been researched by some guys to find new uses." ”

"What else can Coke do?" Shakru asked inexplicably.

"It can be used as a pesticide, how about it, you can't think of it, right? Probably inspired by the residue of pesticides in Coca-Cola, hundreds of farmers in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and Chhattishar recently tried to use Coca-Cola to control pests on crops, Andhra Pradesh villager Laksmai, one of the inventors of "Coke Insecticide", he sprayed Coke on several acres of cotton fields this year, and was satisfied with the efficacy of "Coke Insecticide", according to his observation, when he sprayed the right amount of Coke into the cotton field, the pests began to die in batches.

This is done because cola is not only cheaper than pesticides, but it is also very safe, easy and does not require dilution. In India, a litre of concentrated insecticide costs Rs 10,000, while a 1.5-litre bottle of Coca-Cola costs only Rs 30 and an acre of land costs only Rs 270. Shakru, tell me, what do these guys think? Gupta explained with a wry smile.

This time, Shakru was completely stunned by the brains of these guys, and said after a while: "This is too, let's not talk about whether Coke has this effect, just saying that Coke is not as expensive as pesticides, I absolutely can't believe this." ”

Gupta explained: "It's true, our pesticides in India are really expensive, the cheapest pesticides are 500-600 rupees a litre, and the super-concentrated pesticides are 10,000 rupees a litre, and after dilution, it is about 1,000 rupees a litre, which is indeed much more expensive than cola." ”

This made Shakru complain in his heart and at the same time had a whim, if he contacted a domestic pesticide company to come to India, wouldn't he have to die, and he had the impression that pesticides in China were very cheap.

While he was thinking, Gupta continued: "Not only that, but they also developed a use for cola. If you pour Coke on the urine scale of the toilet bowl and wait for 10 minutes to wipe it off with a toilet brush, you will find that it is cleaner than using a toilet cleaner, and there is no smell......"

Hearing this, Sha Keru was completely speechless, this is obviously something for people to drink, how did he get it to the toilet by these strange third brothers, this, what kind of brain circuit is this!

In order to prevent Gupta from saying anything new and more powerful for Coke, Shakru took the initiative to change the subject and asked: "If something so big happens, it is impossible for your head office not to react at all, right?" ”

Gupta nodded and said, "Then naturally it is impossible not to react. The head office was very resolute, flatly denying that the product contained excessive pesticides, and denounced the political conspiracy behind the exposure.

And after the investigation, it was released that the pesticide residues in the cola products they produced were negligible compared to the pesticide residues found in milk, eggs and most meat products. These pesticides come mainly from groundwater used in the production of cola. Even if there is a problem, it is a problem with India's groundwater, and it has nothing to do with Coke. ”

Originally, Shakru thought that this was the end of the matter, but he never expected that this time the Indian government would really be ruthless against the two cola companies and resort to the bottom of the pot, because three days later, he saw in the newspaper that the Supreme Court of India issued a notice to the Indian companies of Coca-Cola and Pepsi, requiring the disclosure of the details of the chemical composition and ingredients of their drinks. The two companies must respond within 4 weeks, or the Indian court has the power to prohibit the two beverage giants from selling beverages in India. (To be continued.) )