The whistle of the steamer "Woo......" was heard throughout the docks.

As the ocean ship prepared to depart, Ernst was now on the dock to bid farewell to his old father, and Konstantin stood on board and waved to Ernst.

Although the docks were full of people, a sense of loneliness came from the bottom of his heart, and Ernst waited until the Ping An completely disappeared from his eyes.

This is probably the first time that father and son have been so far apart, and Prince Constantine has also traveled to Berlin on business before, or run around Europe by himself, but he has never felt the distance this time.

……

Berlin.

"Are you sure this thing is safe and secure? You didn't add anything weird to it, did you? Ernst asked.

"Boss, this is all made of pure natural things, and we have also gone through repeated experiments, the first sip is the researcher first drinks, then the mouse experiment, and finally through the experimenters to test the large dose, absolutely guaranteed safety." Richter said.

In order to reassure Ernst, Richter took a large jar of liquid in front of him, put a cup out of the tap, and drank it in one gulp.

"What do you think of the taste?" Ernst asked.

"There is absolutely no problem with the taste, compared to the carbonated sugar water on the market, it is definitely delicious, and interesting, 'burp'." Richter said with a hiccup.

Ernst also took a cup, pressed the tap, and the large glass jar dropped a little, and soon the cup was full.

The unknown drink in the cup, which was transparent in color, was full of many small bubbles, especially when it was first picked up, constantly churning to it, and gradually stabilizing.

Ernst took a small sip, and a familiar and unfamiliar smell rushed to his head, and although it was not yet summer, he still felt a feeling of penetration.

"It tastes good!" Ernst commented.

It felt like a Sprite from a previous life, but as soon as he entered it, Ernst knew that it was not a Sprite, and this unique taste was the first time he had tried it in his two lives.

In Ernst's previous life, there may have been drinks with the same taste on the market, but he has only tasted a few of the most common ones.

"It's lemon, carbonated water, sugar, and what?" Ernst asked Richter.

"Salt and spices, honey and a whole bunch of other things, basically all natural things." Richter replied.

"How's the cost?"

"If it is a cup in your hand, the cost must be indispensable, using the best ingredients on the market, if it is a civilian version, you can compress the cost at a very low level, at least compared with the existing drinks on the market, the price is at the middle and lower reaches of the level, to ensure that many civilians can consume." Richter replied.

Many, there must be a question mark, there are still many people hovering around the food and clothing line in this era, but there are also people with surplus wealth in Europe, so the scale of the beverage market is still considerable.

"Civilian version? So I'm holding the 'aristocratic' version. Ernst said.

"Boss, after all, the nobles must drink the real thing, and the difference in experience between different consumption levels must also be on this, in fact, there is no difference in taste between the civilian version and the drink exclusively served by the nobles." Richter replied.

"Haven't you come up with a name for this sugar water yet?" Ernst notes that Daurricht is also talking about the word drink.

"Not yet, why don't you name it! Boss. Richter suggested.

"Well, let me think about it." Ernst mused.

To be honest, Ernst wanted to steal the name Sprite directly, but Ernst felt that although this carbonated drink was similar to Sprite in his previous life, it was definitely not the same thing.

And after all, this thing was developed by his own employees, and directly applying the name Sprite feels a little disrespectful to their work results.

Ernst then asked, "Do you have any ideas of your own?" ”

"If I had to choose a name, it would be a person's name, after all, that's how many drinks are named." Richter replied.

"Richter!" Ernst asked?

"Boss, your name, of course!" Richter replied very self-knowingly, even though the Richter card sounded good.

"Forget it, I always feel weird about the names." Ernst shook his head and said.

Influenced by his previous life, Ernst was not used to naming products after a person's name, although it was common in this era, both in China and the West.

Suddenly, Ernst had an idea and proposed, "Since lemon is used in this drink, why not call it 'lime' sparkling water?" ”

"Boss, this name seems a little ordinary!" Richter said.

"Why?" Ernst asked.

"Our product was originally a lemonade drink! Naming it 'lime' always feels a bit straightforward. But the addition of sparkling water is quite interesting, and it feels very childlike. Richter said.

"Straightforwardness has the benefit of being straightforward, our positioning of this drink is originally a mass drink, and directly using the name of 'lime' can also directly leave an impression on consumers, which is a plant-based beverage like beer, tea, coffee, etc.

When the time comes, I plan to design a lemon influence logo directly on the glass bottle, you want to summer, the scorching sun, lemon can directly give people a feeling of wanting to take a sip. Ernst thought of quenching his thirst, and the sour taste naturally stimulates people's taste buds.

Lemons have a very important place in European history, especially after their introduction from the East during the Age of Discovery, and were widely cultivated, especially along the Mediterranean coast.

In the 17th century, the Black Death broke out again in Europe, and France was an important stop in this European plague, with more than 30,000 deaths in Europe, and no major city in France was spared except Paris.

In the 18th century, lemonade was first discovered by the British to be effective in curing scurvy, and lemonade became an important companion for sailors.

In this way, lemon drinks alone are more marketable than cola compared to cola, which was sold as a drug in the early days.

After all, lemonade is really used as a medicine in Europe on a large scale, and Europeans are easy to accept.

Speaking of Coke, in fact, Ernst also thought about making a drink similar to Coke, but his brain was not very good, and he did not remember the main raw materials of Coke.

When I asked the experimenters to describe it for a long time, they couldn't think of what Ernst was talking about, only remembered a caramel color.

The 'lime' was puffed up, after all, Ernst remembered the size of a lemon on the Sprite bottle, plus sweetness, bubbles, etc.

'Lime' was made by the R&D personnel, but it is really not the same taste as Sprite, but Ernst felt very satisfied after tasting it, this is a soda that does not lose Sprite in taste, as long as the marketing is good, the future sales should not be bad.

"Okay, I am very satisfied with your results this time, you continue to research, think of a way, continue to reduce the cost, and when my beverage factory in Austria is built, it will be put into production, and then the benefits will be indispensable to you." Ernst said to Richter and the others.

(End of chapter)