Chapter 571: Surprise

There were even more intense words, cursing the leaders of the seven major beverage factories, calling them traitors, because being acquired by the two colas meant that channels, markets, and processes were all taken away, and national beverage brands would completely disappear.

"Support mergers" people pointed out very excitedly that the two colas acquiring seven major beverage factories is a manifestation of globalization. Especially in the context of reform and opening up and attracting investment, foreign enterprise cross-border acquisition is a very normal thing.

From a planned economy to a market economy, this process will not be so smooth, and it was expected long ago. But because of a transaction that conforms to commercial logic, putting the hat of a traitor on the enterprise leader is too unfair.

When you drink cola, are you really not patriotic? The two colas acquiring seven major beverage factories is equivalent to acknowledging the status of the seven major beverage factories in the beverage field, a status that even the two colas envy. Doesn't this just show the rise of China's private enterprises?

Zhou Andong looked at the remarks of these "Support mergers" people and shook his head helplessly. He was really inferior to these guys in terms of wanting money but not face. However, why does he feel so happy?

"Hahahaha..."

Zhou Andong couldn't help but laugh loudly. Come on, let the storm come more violently.

Zhang Xuan was in the office next door. She had already entered a working state, flipping through documents, understanding the structure of the group and its subsidiaries, as well as the personal information of the leadership.

Suddenly hearing Zhou Andong's hearty laughter, she looked up, blinked, and muttered: "In the newspaper, so many people are scolding him, he wouldn't be stimulated, right?"

Thinking this, she stood up and walked out of the office, came to the next door and knocked on the door, heard Zhou Andong shouting to come in, pushed the door and walked in.

"Chairman, what's the matter that makes you so happy? I'm really curious."

Zhou Andong said with a smile: "Have you read today's newspaper?"

Zhang Xuan muttered to herself, he wouldn't really be stimulated, right?

"Read it, but those people look like they were hired by the two colas, no need to take it to heart. Anyone with a discerning eye can see the wolfish ambition of the two colas."

Zhou Andong looked at her speechlessly: "Are you... comforting me?"

"Ah!" Zhang Xuan opened her small mouth, "You were scolded like this, you must be sad in your heart, right? As your assistant, it's quite normal for me to care about you, isn't it?"

Zhou Andong had a black line on his face: "How did you see that I was sad?"

Zhang Xuan's exquisite little face was full of innocence: "You were scolded so miserably, shouldn't you be sad?"

Zhou Andong said irritably: "I thank you for your concern."

"Dong dong dong..."

At this time, the office door was knocked, and Zhou Andong shouted: "Come in!"

Qian Zhen, Du Chunlai, and Man Hongshan walked in together.

"Chairman, the other party really has action." As soon as they came in, Du Chunlai couldn't help laughing loudly.

Qian Zhen also said with a smile: "I was worried that they would remain indifferent. If so, our plan would be greatly discounted."

Hearing their words, Zhang Xuan realized something and lowered her head in deep thought.

Zhou Andong didn't speak, looking at the iced black tea bottle in Man Hongshan's hand, but it wasn't iced black tea inside, but a black liquid.

"Old Man, what are you holding in your hand?"

Hearing Zhou Andong's question, Man Hongshan, Qian Zhen, and Du Chunlai looked at each other, and then laughed at the same time.

"You take a sip and taste it." Man Hongshan handed the bottle to Zhou Andong.

Zhou Andong took it, unscrewed the cap, and there was a hiss, which stunned him: "Cola?"

Saying that, he took a sip, smacked his lips, and took another sip. It had a bit of the taste of Laoshan Cola's white flower snake grass water, and the taste of Tianfu Cola's Chinese herbal medicine, neither of which was obvious, but it had to be said that the taste was quite good.

"What's going on?"

Man Hongshan said with a smile: "At the beginning, when we decided to establish a beverage factory and develop iced black tea, I went everywhere to dig for people, including two R&D technicians from Laoshan Cola."

"Before the New Year, Laoshan Cola was acquired by Coca-Cola, which caused a lot of dissatisfaction. I took advantage of this opportunity to dig more than ten people over. Our black tea R&D progress was very fast, so I transferred the previous Laoshan Cola R&D personnel away and let them develop cola."

"But we couldn't use Laoshan Cola's formula, and the cola we adjusted didn't taste quite right. Until Tianfu Cola was acquired, I dug up quite a few people, joined the cola R&D team, and then kept adjusting the formula."

"Until your article came out, declaring war on the two colas, they fought continuously for several days and nights, and finally adjusted the formula. And they asked me to request you to use our own cola to defeat the two colas."

Zhou Andong looked at the cola in his hand. This really gave him a surprise. Originally he thought that after iced black tea was launched, he would start developing cola. He didn't expect that Man Hongshan had already done it.

And he did it so ruthlessly, digging up Laoshan Cola and Tianfu Cola technicians, synthesizing the formulas of both families, and then adjusting it to come up with a new formula, without fear of being found trouble.

What made Zhou Andong even happier was that he wanted to start developing cola from scratch, which would take at least a year, or even two or three years. Now, he could be considered standing on the shoulders of his predecessors."

"Good, good!" Zhou Andong laughed loudly: "I promised them. This time I want to poke the two colas' chrysanthemums and let them have a good time."

After speaking, he grabbed the phone and quickly dialed a string of numbers, and soon Seeing Jian Qiu's voice came: "If you called a few seconds later, I would have gone out."

Zhou Andong asked: "When will Gu and Wu Huilin come back?"

Seeing Jian Qiu said: "The day after tomorrow's flight."

Zhou Andong said: "Don't come back for now, there is an important task for them."

Seeing Jian Qiu asked: "What task?"

Zhou Andong said: "The beverage factory has developed cola and needs to find a spokesperson. Either Long Ge or Huazai will do. The faster the better, the price is negotiable."

Seeing Jian Qiu said in disbelief: "They developed cola so quickly?"

Zhou Andong was very proud: "We dug up quite a few technicians from Laoshan Cola and Tianfu Cola."

"Good, I'll contact them immediately." Seeing Jian Qiu hung up the phone.

Zhou Andong looked at Man Hongshan: "Has the Chinese red version of iced black tea been bottled?"

Man Hongshan nodded: "Bottling has already started."

Qian Zhen said: "The Chinese red version, the packaging is too stunning, much better than the blue version."

Zhou Andong said with a smile, "On the ninth of next month, the first East Asian Games will be held in Shanghai. The sponsorship rights have been taken by Jianlibao, but we can still try to ride the wave of its popularity."

"I understand!" Zhang Xuan said suddenly.

Qian Zhen, Du Chunlai, and Man Hongshan looked over. Although this girl was not old, they didn't dare to underestimate her.

Because Zhou Andong was not the kind of leader who favored his own people. Without ability, it was absolutely impossible to arrange her to be an assistant by his side.

If there was any shortcoming, it was estimated that she was too young and lacked experience.

Zhou Andong asked with a smile: "What do you understand?" ===== CHAPTER 572 =====