Chapter 32: The Harvest

"Mr. Monet, let me introduce you, this is the manager of Khandler, the head of Coca-Cola in the New York area, and a good friend of mine, after hearing that you used Coca-Cola to cure my illness, I specially asked me to get to know you!" Mrs. Olson pointed to a middle-aged man beside her and introduced Monet.

Candler took the initiative to greet him: "Hello Mr. Monet, I heard Liv say that you used Coca-Cola to cure her stomach stones, I was so shocked, I have drunk Coca-Cola for so many years, and I never thought that Coca-Cola could actually cure diseases!" Mr. Monet, you are so creative! ”

Monet waved his hand and said: "Thank you for the compliment, in my impression, it seems that Coke was originally a potion for refreshment, sedation and pain relief, and then added syrup and carbon dioxide to it, so that Coca-Cola is now available!" ”

But even then, no one thought that Coca-Cola could treat stomach stones, did they? So it's still a big initiative for you! Candler continued to praise.

Then the conversation changed: "Mr. Monet, in fact, the main purpose of my visit this time is to discuss with you, can I use Liv's case as an advertisement to promote Coca-Cola, of course, you can rest assured, we will pay you two thousand dollars for patents and promotion, do you think it's okay?" (In 1901, Coca-Cola's advertising budget was already $100,000.) )

Although the two thousand dollars made Monet very excited, he still asked for the sake of caution: "But Coke itself is still a drink, is it a little deviant for you to promote it in the direction of the potion?" ”

"Drinks with medicinal properties, Coke is sold in pharmacies now, isn't it?" Candler explained. (The early days of Coke were sold in pharmacies and didn't spread to all stores until after World War II.) )

Monet thought about it, at least Wang Laoji took this path, so he echoed: "What you said also has some truth, but I still want to remind you, that is, Coca-Cola is only effective because of excessive consumption of jujubes, hawthorns, pomegranates, persimmons, other stones are ineffective, and the patient's stomach and intestines must not have other problems, you must make it clear when publicizing, otherwise it is easy to mislead!" ”

"Don't worry, in fact, we are more afraid of accidents!" Candler agreed again and again, and then reacted in surprise: "Wait a minute, Mr. Monet, do you mean that you agreed to this advertisement?" ”

Monet nodded and said, "Yes, I agreed, because this matter is a fact, and I also like to drink Coke, so I naturally hope that more friends will like him."

By the way, today I also brought my chef to make a new dish related to Coke, please try it! ”

Originally, everyone thought that Monet was just a sauce made with cola, but in the United States, there is a dish of "COCA-CHICKEN" that is made with cola and tomato sauce, and the inventor of "Coke chicken wings" is said to be a chef in Jinan, in fact, the so-called Coke chicken wings are the improvement of braised chicken wings.

Because Americans are addicted to sugar, as long as it is sweet and sour or sweet and spicy, as long as it is sweet food, they will generally like it, so after this "Coke chicken wings" was served, everyone was full of praise. (Of course, there are also ingredients that give Monet face...... )

In particular, Candler gave a thumbs up and said, "DELICIOUS! MR. MONET, YOU'RE A GENIUS, AND I THINK THE COCA-COLA COMPANY DESERVES A MEDAL FOR YOU! Your exploration and R&D of Coca-Cola has simply reached an amazing point! Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, I will definitely send a telegram to the headquarters to explain your contribution to Coca-Cola! ”

"Mr. Candler, you're overrated, but I'm actually a curious person, and I like to try everything!" Monet replied modestly.

"Curiosity is the greatest source of human progress, isn't it?" Candler replied with a smile, and then asked, "I've decided that I'm going to let all the guests taste this Coca-Cola dish at next month's ball, so would you mind selling me how you made this Coca-Cola chicken wing, dear Monsieur Monet?" ”

"It's not a secret, I'll just tell you, or I'll ask my chef to show you it now!" Monet replied nonchalantly.

And Candler waved his hand again and again: "How can this work, after all, this is the crystallization of your wisdom, how can I snatch it without paying a penny?" As he spoke, he opened his wallet, took out a wad of dollars from it, handed it to Monet, and said, "This is five hundred dollars, please be sure to accept it!" ”

Monet excused himself twice, and then reluctantly agreed: "Okay, I'll be disrespectful!" ”

Seeing Monet accept it, Candler breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I'll go and ask my chefs to come and learn how to make this Coke chicken wing from you now!" ”

Looking at Candler's back, Monet said to himself, in fact, if you are willing to hire a Chinese chef, just tell him to use Coke instead of caramel, I guess he will understand, as for American chefs, well, that has to be taught well......

Unexpectedly, Candler was halfway through and suddenly turned back to him and asked, "By the way, Mr. Monet, have you developed any other uses for Coke?" ”

"Well, this one won't be there for the time being!"

After coming out of Olson's house, Monet said to Nicole next to him while driving: "I really didn't expect to make 2,500 dollars when I came out for a meal, this Candler manager is really generous!" ”

Nicole chuckled and said, "Believe it or not, at least a thousand dollars of the two thousand five hundred dollars must be from Liv!" ”

Hearing Nicole say this, Monet was stunned for a moment, and then reacted: "You mean Mrs. Olsen is paying for medical bills in disguise?" ”

Nicole nodded and replied: "That's right, because she knows that if you give it directly, you won't necessarily accept it, so she changed this way, but I think they must not have prepared for the matter of Coke chicken wings in advance, but because the previous two thousand dollars have raised the reserve price, it is inconvenient for Candler to push the price of the recipe of Coke chicken wings too low!" If it were a normal day, I would estimate that it would be two hundred dollars at most! ”

Monet thought for a moment, and then echoed: "Well, what you said makes sense, it seems that our luck today is really good!" ”

"Luck is only one aspect, the most important thing is that Tony has the ability to not only see a doctor but also cook!" As she spoke, Nicole gave Monet a heavy kiss on the face.

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