Chapter 4542: Another Stun

Coca-Cola is hurt! What did they do to deserve this mess?

Since WikiLeaks revealed that Monsanto was the supplier of saccharin for Coca-Cola, global public opinion pressure has been overwhelming. They are all accusing Coca-Cola of using chemical saccharin to poison all mankind. Some extreme users even slandered that it was no wonder they couldn't have children because Coca-Cola used saccharin from Monsanto, so they couldn't have children. Some even said that it was no wonder they drank it and were addicted to it. They couldn't stand not drinking it for a day. Because it was saccharin provided by Monsanto.

And the rumor that was once very popular in the market said that men who drank Coca-Cola would kill sperm and have no children. If we look at it in conjunction with Monsanto, this rumor is probably true!

After all these rumors, Coca-Cola's sales volume dropped by 10%. Although this 10% doesn't seem much, it is terrible compared to Coca-Cola's annual sales volume.

Coca-Cola sells 19,400 cans of Coke every second. If the sales volume drops by 10%, then 1,940 cans of Coke will be sold less every second. In this minute, 116,400 cans will be sold less, in this hour, 6,984,000 cans will be sold less, and in this day, 167,616,000 cans of Coke will be sold less. In this year, that is a total of 6,117,984,000 cans, as many as 61.1 billion cans of Coke. And half of the sales volume can flow into the competitor Coca-Cola.

If this continues, Coca-Cola may be overtaken by Pepsi. Then it will lose the throne of the global beverage champion. This is something Coca-Cola can't afford to lose anyway. Moreover, more importantly, if such discussions continue, the result is that Coca-Cola is likely to be dragged into the abyss because of Monsanto. After all, the competitor Pepsi will never let go of this suppression of Coca-Cola.

Therefore, Coca-Cola immediately held an emergency board meeting. After an hour of secret discussion, Coca-Cola held a press conference and announced that over the past few decades, Coca-Cola has been committed to providing the healthiest beverages for all mankind. For any formula raw materials provided by any company, our company uses the most stringent testing methods to test. Ensure that the formula raw materials provided by the supplier are absolutely reliable and harmless to the human body. Including saccharin provided by Monsanto. We have undergone at least hundreds of thousands of tests over the years, and there have never been any problems. Douglas Daft, the global president of Coca-Cola, held a press conference and said carefully.

But obviously, his remarks were not satisfactory to many reporters. Many reporters. How could they be satisfied with such an explanation.

It's amazing that Monsanto is the saccharin supplier of Coca-Cola. Is there anything more amazing than this? Before this, Coca-Cola's formula has always been extremely confidential. How could it be related to a chemical company? Whenever food and chemistry are related, there is nothing good. This explanation. Can reassure the public? What a joke!

Douglas Daft shook his head helplessly. It seems that this time we have to be ruthless. But this is also what the board of directors had discussed before. If the public is still not satisfied. Then we have to be ruthless. "Although there have been no problems in the cooperation between Monsanto and us over the past few years, and no one has had any abnormal reactions due to drinking Coca-Cola, but in view of our responsibility to the public and to comfort the public, we have decided to give up this partner who has cooperated for nearly a hundred years. Although this is extremely painful, for the safety of consumers and to reassure every consumer, we will pay any price! And here, I reiterate that Coca-Cola has always been a beverage supplier, only providing consumers with the safest and most delicious beverages!" Douglas Daft reiterated. Shocked, then applauded. No one expected that Coca-Cola would directly announce the cancellation of its supply relationship with Monsanto. This was something the outside world did not expect. But this also praised Coca-Cola's heroic act. After all, it is not easy to make such a decision. Suppliers who have cooperated for nearly a hundred years can terminate cooperation just like that. Even if there is a scandal, no compensation is required. But you have to temporarily go to a new supplier, a new taste, etc., which is an extremely risky thing. But Coca-Cola still did it, which deserves praise from people.

And Coca-Cola's approach also made Pepsi, who was preparing to make a big move, happy for nothing. Originally thought that this time it was a way to catch up with Coca-Cola and trample this old enemy hard under its feet, who could have expected Coca-Cola to make a heroic move? Maybe there will be a slight shortage of suppliers in the early stage, but for Coca-Cola, a century-old company, there will be no major problems in the supply chain. As for the taste, to be honest, carbonated drinks like Coca-Cola taste a little worse. If you don't taste it carefully, you can't taste it at all.

So, Coca-Cola seems to be a heroic move this time, but in fact, for Pepsi, it's just a casual slap to death of a mosquito and a little blood. On the contrary, because there are no mosquitoes, it can grow healthier and stronger.

Coca-Cola just killed a mosquito, but for Monsanto, it was like a blow to the head. Over the years, Monsanto's most profitable business was not supplying saccharin to Coca-Cola, but polychlorinated biphenyls. However, one of the most stable financial incomes for Monsanto came from Coca-Cola's saccharin supply. And now Coca-Cola, without even a word from the branch, directly announced the termination of cooperation unilaterally. This is not a blow to the head.

Hugh Grant felt his brain buzzing. This not only means that Monsanto has lost more than one billion US dollars in revenue every year, but also means that it has lost the most stable source of profit.

"President, it's bad, 'WikiLeaks' has announced the news again!" At this time, the secretary ran in in a panic.

"What? Announced again, what did they announce!" Hugh Grant said angrily.

"Hey, wait a minute, I will enter my account before I can log in!" The secretary turned on Hugh Grant's computer, and after entering the password, the 'WikiLeaks' website appeared. After logging in, Hugh Grant almost sprayed blood.

Aspirin, also known as acetylsalicylic acid, is a long-standing antipyretic and analgesic drug that was born on March 6, 1899. It is used to treat colds, fever, headaches, toothaches, joint pain, rheumatism, and can also inhibit platelet aggregation. It is used to prevent and treat ischemic heart disease, angina pectoris, cardiopulmonary infarction, cerebral thrombosis, and can also increase the budding rate of plants. It is also effective in angiogenesis and bypass transplantation.

Of course, these are some medical terms. In the folk, aspirin is also called a panacea. Basically, in the United States and the entire Western world, whether you are sick or not, you take a few aspirin tablets to prevent it. This is as versatile as China's "tiger oil".

Today, the world's main supplier of aspirin is Monsanto! In 1914, after the outbreak of World War I, there was a global shortage of drugs due to the war. Monsanto, relying on its relationship with the US government and Coca-Cola, quickly developed its own aspirin, and then sold it to the world together with Coca-Cola. Although with the progress of the times, aspirin is no longer exclusively owned by Monsanto, but at least one-third of the world's aspirin is still produced by Monsanto.

This news hit Monsanto again.

Monsanto has two core products that will never worry about sales. One is to provide saccharin to Coca-Cola, and the other is aspirin. As a result, Coca-Cola just announced the termination of its cooperation with Monsanto, and then it supplied aspirin. Will consumers still buy aspirin?

You must know that although aspirin is a panacea, it also has toxic side effects. Its toxic side effects are that it may cause malformations, such as spina bifida, skull cleft, facial cleft, leg deformities, and incomplete development of the central nervous system, internal organs and bones. And this happens to coincide with the harm caused by genetically modified foods. And Hugh Grant is sure that this will definitely attract attacks from those people, and then they will blame everything on genetically modified foods.

Bastard! Lin Feng, you are too shameless!

Things are not as Hugh Grant expected. When WikiLeaks released this news, it immediately triggered a panic about Monsanto's aspirin on the market, causing it to be completely unsalable. Originally, aspirin is not an exclusive formula now, and the price is extremely cheap. You have such a thing, whether it is true or false, for consumers, there is a psychological shadow. When there are more similar products to choose from, and the price is also the same, which one would you choose?

People have a common desire for peace. Whether it is true or false, as long as they are safe. So, this one, Monsanto's two most stable sources of income were instantly cut off. Now Monsanto has put its main energy on GMOs. Now the only money-making products are Coca-Cola saccharin and aspirin. GMOs are still in the early stages of preparation. If they are accepted globally, they will inevitably become a new cash cow. But now there is no global acceptance, and as a result, two sources of income have been cut off. Do you think Monsanto is irritable!

Although Hugh Grant was extremely angry, he also knew that this matter was not something he could handle. Lin Feng was too despicable and shameless, and he was specifically attacking him from behind. He had to ask for help from his superior DuPont Consortium!