Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

"You don't even know Feifan Coke? Are you still from the Forty-Nine City?"

The person Smith called over looked at Smith's blond hair and blue eyes and suddenly realized:

"Oh, sorry. I almost forgot you are a foreigner. But your Mandarin is really standard. Who did you learn this from?"

One of the main reasons why Coca-Cola sent Smith to China for research is that this guy is an expert on China.

Speak standard Mandarin.

But Smith was too lazy to explain so much at this time.

He pointed at the drink cup in the man's hand and asked curiously:

"Isn't this Coca-Cola you're drinking?"

The man rolled his eyes and said:

"Who told you it's Coca-Cola? This is our own cola from China. You know Feifan Cola, right? It tastes better than your Coca-Cola. Your Coca-Cola is obviously a copy of our country's cola."

For most people in Beijing, they didn’t know there was such a thing as cola before it was launched.

The main reason is that Coca-Cola came to China decades ago, and finally withdrew from the Chinese market because its products simply did not sell well in the country.

In addition, it has only been a few years since the reform and opening up, and domestic information is blocked.

People in Beijing have a preconceived notion that Coke was developed domestically.

As for those who know the truth, they will not waste their time explaining it.

So when Coca-Cola comes on the market, they will only think that Coca-Cola is the one that was copied.

This feels like the real Li Kui meeting the fake Li Gui.

And this is exactly the effect Wang Jianjun wants.

In the beginning, he spared no effort to promote Viva Cola in order to make Chinese people believe that his brand was original and that foreign brands were counterfeit products.

Whether the facts are true or not is not important at all.

When Smith heard what the man said, he was dumbfounded.

Is Coca-Cola a plagiarism?

how can that be!

Smith wanted to argue with the other party.

But looking at the other person's expression, he knew that this would not work at all.

"Excuse me, where can I buy this extraordinary cola you are drinking?"

Smith decided to buy a bottle of Viva Cola to try the taste first.

He just couldn't believe that a copied Coke could be more authentic than the Coke their company had been producing for decades.

It's probably just a knockoff made by some small workshop.

"You can find it in any supply and marketing cooperative or small store."

Smith then found a supply and marketing cooperative nearby.

When asked if there was any Coke, the salesperson first asked:

"You should order Viva Cola, right?"

“Do you have any Coca-Cola?”

Smith asked curiously.

“Yes, but no one buys it.”

"Give me one bottle of each. By the way, how much are the two kinds of Coke?"

"A phenomenal twenty cents, a delicious forty-five cents."

"So much difference?"

Smith couldn't help but frown when he heard this.

He wondered if the price of Viva Cola was so cheap because they were planning to capture the market through price war.

If it's a price war, Smith is not afraid.

The last thing Coca-Cola is afraid of is spending money.

As long as you occupy the market, why would you worry about not making money?

When the salesperson took out two bottles of Coke, Smith couldn't help but sigh that this pirated Coke was quite similar to the original.

From the outside, there is basically no difference between the two bottles of Coke except for the packaging.

He then unscrewed the bottle of Extraordinary Coke.

After just one bite, Smith's eyes widened.

Then the next moment he sprayed the Coke in his mouth.

How... How is it possible!!

This is not the cola developed by China itself.

This is clearly Coca-Cola.

Smith was instantly frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.

Because he discovered something very serious.

The formula for Coca-Cola was leaked.

But how is this possible?

Smith then unscrewed the bottle of Coca-Cola and took a sip.

Yes, it tastes exactly the same!

No, it's a little different.

As a veteran Coca-Cola employee, Smith immediately noticed the difference between the two.

Extraordinary Cola uses white sugar and tastes better than Coca-Cola.

Other than that, there is no difference between the two.

But how is this possible?

Who leaked the secret recipe of Coke?

The salesperson at the side looked at Smith's series of operations and the various changing expressions on his face with some surprise.

What's wrong with this foreigner? Is there something wrong with his brain?

If something really goes wrong, what should I do later?

Just when the salesperson was about to call someone.

Smith finally recovered from his shock.

"Hello, please pack up all the Viva Cola in your store for me."

"All...all?!"

"Yes, pack them all for me."

The salesperson looked at Smith's beer belly and said uncertainly:

"Sir, why don't you buy less?"

Smith was somewhat unhappy to hear this.

Do you doubt that we in the beautiful country are short of that little bit of money?

Smith then took out a few bills and slapped them on the counter, saying disdainfully:

"Give me all of it. I have plenty of money. The rest is a tip for you."

Seeing that he insisted, the salesperson didn't say anything more and went into the warehouse to get him some Coke.

Finally, in front of Smith's shocked eyes, the salesperson brought out twenty boxes of Coke.

"Sir, the money you gave me is not enough. You are still short of 10.6 yuan. By the way, you can take the bottle of Viva Cola to KFC and exchange it for a cup. The ice is free. But you can't get Coca-Cola."

The salesperson counted the money Smith took out and said honestly.

Smith's face turned red instantly.

God knows you actually got so much Coke.

He thought two boxes would be enough.

"I'll go get someone to bring the goods."

The beautiful Chinese woman, who had always been strong-willed, couldn't bring herself to say that she didn't need so much Coke, and finally chose to call a rickshaw driver to help her take the Coke back.

Because he felt a little embarrassed, he didn't even notice the salesperson talking about KFC.

Otherwise, he would find that not only Coke but also KFC had been copied by China.

Wait until Smith leaves.

The salesperson was delighted when he saw the money in his hand.

The foreigner just gave him the remaining money as a gift in order to appear generous.

I guess this foreigner is not familiar with Chinese banknotes.

There were a few ten-dollar bills mixed in and given to him.

This amount of money is equivalent to half a month's salary for him.

Even though this guy looks weird, he's a really nice guy.

When Smith drove a truckload of Extraordinary Cola to Hualiang Company and found those senior executives.

His first words were, "Please help me investigate this extraordinary cola. I need all the information about it."

The people from Hualiang Company were also puzzled when they saw the pile of Coke.

Extraordinary Cola?

What is this ghost?