After lunch, Song Yuanchao took a break in the office for half an hour, and then reviewed a few documents.

After finishing it, he got up and went to the R&D center.

The R&D center has now moved away from the headquarters, and a new three-story building has been built not far from the headquarters, which is the new site of the R&D center.

In recent years, the company has invested a lot in the R&D center, and it is one of the best in all departments of the headquarters in terms of equipment investment and personnel ratio. Today's R&D center is completely different from the small laboratory when it was a branch factory, and it is stronger than the chemical laboratory of Jinling University in terms of the scale and sophistication of the laboratory.

The person in charge of the R&D center is still Zhan Linhong, and there is a team of 23 people below, and the team is divided into two groups, one is responsible for beverage research and development, and the other is responsible for instant noodle research and development.

When he arrived at the R&D center, Zhan Linhong was already waiting downstairs in advance, and when he saw Song Yuanchao coming, he hurriedly walked up to greet him.

"Sister Zhan, can't you just wait upstairs on such a hot day?" As soon as he saw Zhan Linhong, Song Yuanchao complained.

"It's okay, I stay in the laboratory every day and the air conditioner blows too much, and sweating a little under the sun is also good for the body, besides, you are the chairman, how can I, the director of the R&D center, wait and wait?"

Zhan Linhong said half-seriously and half-jokingly, which made Song Yuanchao also happy. Speaking of Zhan Linhong, she is an old subordinate of Song Yuanchao who has just arrived in the southern capital, and she is also the first batch of old people to follow Song Yuanchao.

When Song Yuanchao was in charge of a branch, Zhan Linhong helped a lot, Zhan Linhong set up a research and development department at the request of Song Yuanchao, and presided over the development of a series of beverage products, so that the new beverage sales of a branch factory were strong.

After the establishment of the company, Zhan Linhong was directly appointed by Song Yuanchao as the director of the R&D center, and has been responsible for the overall work in the R&D line. In recent years, several adjustments of Sist's beverage products are inseparable from Zhan Linhong's R&D team, and the current instant noodle products are also gradually improved by relying on Zhan Linhong's R&D team.

The two of them went upstairs with a smile while talking, the R&D center is very quiet, there are few people in the office area, except for a few administrative staff, most of the main R&D team members are busy in the laboratory.

After changing into a white coat, putting on special boots, then wearing a hat and mask, and passing through the disinfection pool and ultraviolet sterilization room, this officially entered the core area of the R&D center.

With Song Yuanchao slowly moving forward in the corridor, there are large glass walls on both sides, and behind the glass wall is the laboratory of the R&D center. The staff were dressed similarly to Song Yuanchao and them, and they were all concentrating on their respective jobs, recording and talking softly at the same time.

This scene looks very sci-fi, and it can't help but remind Song Yuanchao of some scenes in sci-fi movies.

Listening to Zhan Linhong's explanation, Song Yuanchao stopped from time to time to look behind the glass wall and nodded slightly, and after ten minutes, they walked through the corridor and came to an office at the end of the corridor.

This room is the office inside the laboratory of the R&D department, which is different from the outside office, and the layout and furnishings inside are also very different.

After entering the office, Zhan Linhong reported to Song Yuanchao, who took off the mask, the current research and development progress of several products, the most important of which is the research and development of beverages.

At present, the R&D department has two major categories of R&D for beverages, one is the R&D of cola carbonated drinks, and the other is the R&D of tea drinks.

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Coke carbonated drinks, started last year, and the R&D department came up with several cola formulas for more than half a year, but Song Yuanchao was not very satisfied. This time there was a breakthrough in the R&D department, and today Song Yuan came to the dynasty for this matter.

Asked Song Yuanchao to wait a while, Zhan Linhong picked up the walkie-talkie on the table and said a word, and there was a quick response on the other end of the walkie-talkie.

A moment later, a young man walked in with a plastic container, put down his things and greeted Song Yuanchao and Zhan Linhong, and then left.

"Based on the experience and shortcomings of the last few times, the R&D center readjusted the formula and finally determined these three colas." Zhan Lin Hong said to Song Yuanchao and opened the box.

The inside of the container is a heat-insulating material, and when it is opened, a trace of cold air comes out, and three slightly thick test tubes are inserted into the bracket inside, and the mouth of the test tube is sealed with a wooden stopper, and the transparent glass is a black-brown liquid unique to Coke.

"This is just blended, in order to ensure that the taste and maximum degree of the finished product is the same, carbon dioxide gas is specially injected, and the proportion of gas is strictly controlled in accordance with the official production ratio." Zhan Linhong continued.

Song Yuanchao nodded, his eyes looked towards the test tube, there were labels of 1, 2, and 3 on it, and there was nothing else.

Picking up the first test tube, Song Yuanchao first put the test tube in front of his eyes, looked at the color and transparency of the cola through the light in the room, and then reached out to unplug the test tube.

The stopper was pulled and there was a soft sound, followed by gas bubbles of carbonated drinks in the test tube. Song Yuanchao didn't drink it right away, he first put the test tube under his nose and sniffed it like a wine preservation, and then put the test tube to his mouth and drank a small sip.

After taking such a sip, Song Yuanchao stopped the movements of his hand and seemed to be savoring the taste. After a while, he didn't speak, and directly put the test tube back in its place, then picked up a bottle of drinking water on the side and rinsed his mouth, spit out the water in his mouth and wiped his mouth, and then took out the test tube numbered 2 and repeated the action just now.

It didn't take long for Song Yuanchao to taste the taste of these three colas, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Sister Zhan, which one do you think is good after trying these yourself?" Song Yuanchao pointed to the three test tubes and asked.

"Formula One." Zhan Linhong said: "From the current recognition of everyone, the proportion of formula No. 1 accounts for 86%, the proportion of formula No. 3 is 56%, and the lowest recognition is formula No. 2, only 39%. ”

"What about you? Do you like that yourself? ”

Zhan Linhong smiled and said: "Actually, I don't like the three very much, you also know that I don't like drinks very much, maybe because of work, I usually drink either tea or boiled water." But if you really want to compare, the No. 2 formula is a little too greasy, the No. 3 formula has a bit of a bitter aftertaste, and the No. 1 formula is the most suitable, with a very high similarity to the taste of Coca-Cola, and there is a different aftertaste. ”

Song Yuanchao nodded, he also noticed it just now, when he first drank the No. 1 formula, he almost thought that Zhan Linhong poured Coca-Cola directly into it, but it was different from Coca-Cola when it was tasted, although the difference was not too obvious, but it could still be distinguished carefully.

As for the No. 2 and No. 3 formulas, they are also as Zhan Linhong said. But people's senses are different, some people like the taste and some people don't, just like those who love Pepsi don't drink Coca-Cola, but the same is true, in other words, it's hard to adjust.

To tell the truth, Song Yuanchao was very satisfied with the three cola formulas that were finally taken out after the adjustment of the R&D center this time, but Song Yuanchao himself was more inclined to the No. 1 formula. And Zhan Linhong also said just now that the No. 1 formula is currently the most recognized from the internal comparison, which is enough to say that it is similar to Song Yuanchao's judgment.

Song Yuanchao asked Zhan Linhong where the actual differences between these formulas were, and Zhan Linhong carefully explained to Song Yuanchao.

In fact, the overall basic formula of cola products is the same, whether it is Coca-Cola or Pepsi, or several other colas in China, if you put it in the laboratory for analysis, most of the ingredients are basically the same.

Of course, Tianfu Cola is an exception, because Tianfu Cola contains a large number of traditional Chinese medicine ingredients, and many ingredients are replaced with traditional Chinese medicine in the formula, thus forming a cola-like taste. The advantage of this is that the taste is unique, and those who like it like it very much, but the disadvantages are also obvious, and some people who are not used to this taste are easy to resist, which is also the biggest problem of Tianfu Cola.

Most of the colas developed in the R&D center of Steer adopt the same basic formula as cola products, but adjust the key formula ratios and other additives.

Why does Coca-Cola last for so long? The key is the secret of the formula, and the basic formula on the surface is not the magic weapon to win, but not on the basic formula is the real killer feature.

Someone once said that the secret of Coca-Cola's formula is unique, even if one day all Coca-Cola's factories are destroyed overnight, as long as the formula is still there, it can still be reborn in a very short time. Therefore, the formula of a product is the key to the key, and it is the real core of the enterprise.

In the first few cola formula developments, Zhan Linhong and her team thought of many ways to adjust the basic cola formula, but the coke they always made was unsatisfactory.

In order to complete the task assigned by Song Yuanchao, Zhan Linhong and her team tried no less than 100 changes, but in the end they still failed.

For a period of time, Zhan Linhong even doubted his ability, the strength of the R&D center of the company is not weak, and the R&D team is second to none in the domestic industry, and Zhan Linhong has rich experience in the research and development of carbonated beverages, how can he not make a suitable cola product?

For this reason, Zhan Linhong temporarily stopped continuing to adjust the formula, and instead analyzed all cola products on the market, and then tried to change and explore little by little.

In the end, Zhan Linhong got inspiration from the traditional Chinese medicine formula of Tianfu Cola, and appropriately replaced the chemical ingredients with some natural plant ingredients on the basis of the cola formula, so as to achieve the result of taste harmony.

After continuous adjustment and improvement, the final three formulas were finally determined, which are the three cola products that are now placed in front of Song Yuanchao.

After listening to Zhan Linhong's explanation, Song Yuanchao did not speak, but continued to pick up the No. 1 test tube that was put back in front of him.

Half an hour has passed, and the gas in the No. 1 test tube has basically disappeared due to the passage of time, and even the original sealed insulation has failed, and the temperature of the cola in the test tube has risen to a normal temperature.

Song Yuanchao picked up the test tube and shook it, sniffed it again, and then raised his hand and raised his head to drink the remaining half tube of Coke into his mouth, after drinking, Song Yuanchao concentrated on recalling it, and finally showed a satisfied smile.