Global Lords: I Have Information System

Chapter 495: Chapter 361: Shark Lizard Horde, Pikol the Mercenary Trader’s Mission [Anti-Theft Chapter]

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On the afternoon of August 8th, Beijing Time, Barça held a press conference where Messi emotionally announced his departure from the club. ”Thank you, everyone, this is very difficult for me. I’ve been here since I was 13, and after 21 years, my wife, three kids, and I are leaving. I’ve left everything in this city, this is our home...”

Messi stated, ”I wasn’t ready to say goodbye because I never thought this would happen. Until this year, I thought I would stay here. I want to say to everyone that I have a lot of respect for this club, with many beautiful memories and stories.”

Thomson Reuters Soccer Football - Lionel Messi holds an FC Barcelona press conference - 1899 Auditorium, Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - August 8, 2021 Lionel Messi during the press conference REUTERS/Albert Gea

At the press conference, Messi got emotional and cried, as seen in the photos by Visual China

When Messi got emotional, he couldn’t help but shed tears, repeatedly wiping his eyes and nose with a tissue. ”From the first day I arrived here, I’ve been grateful for everything that happened, and thankful for everyone’s love. Because of the pandemic, I couldn’t meet with the fans, and it’s regrettable to say goodbye without them present.”

”I previously imagined saying goodbye to everyone at a packed Camp Nou.”

”I still want to thank everyone; I grew here, became the best in the world, became a better me.”

Messi candidly revealed that he only found out he had to leave at the last moment, ”because La Liga made it impossible for me to renew the contract, I can’t say more about that. The club and President Laporta did a lot of work, but La Liga didn’t let us sign. I wanted to stay, but in the end, it was indeed not possible.”

”From the youth training camp to the first team meant a lot to me, and this change is very hard for me. My family wishes to stay in this city, but we have to accept all of this and move forward.”

A reporter on site asked if Messi had contacted Paris Saint-Germain, to which Messi replied, ”Nothing is confirmed yet, many clubs are interested in me, but nothing is certain now. I want everyone to know that I’m a player, and my responsibility is on the pitch.” Messi also mentioned that his photo with Paris players was just because they happened to be on holiday at the same place, ”They were all shouting to me, ’Come to Paris,’ but I think it was just a joke.”

Messi openly admitted to everyone that now is the most difficult moment in his career, ”I’ve been through many tough times, but today I can’t return to the training ground or return here, and this is my hardest moment.”

Messi still believes Barça is the best club, ”Not just now, but for the future too.”

Yes, Zhihu is also getting into the coffee business.

On July 29th, Zhihu’s own consumer brand, Zhihu Zhiwu, officially launched three types of drip coffee. Before the launch, Zhihu collected feedback from some WeChat public account article readers and several excellent coffee domain experts on Zhihu to test the coffee and initiated a coffee trial tasting event on the platform.

According to Zhihu’s official statement, the intention behind making coffee was to create a specialty coffee suitable for the public in terms of taste and consumption methods, also alleviating consumers’ troubles in selecting coffee.

Today, the public is no stranger to the concept of specialty coffee, with brands like Manner, Half Day, Secho, and Yudagawa representing this field. Since the investment wave initiated by Luckin Coffee in 2018, specialty coffee has become the new capital darling this year. In this crowded track, can Zhihu stand out?

The coffee style is very ”Zhihu”

In recent years, with advancements in extraction and freeze-dried instant coffee technologies, concepts like freeze-dried coffee, coffee liquid, drip coffee, and capsule coffee have frequently burst onto the scene, such as Half Day’s small cup of freeze-dried instant coffee and Yudagawa’s drip coffee.

Zhihu said that they chose to launch drip coffee because they wanted to retain the original flavor of the coffee beans while allowing consumers to carry and drink it whether at home, at the office, or travelling, thus covering more scenarios.

The overall design style of the coffee is very simple, and very ”Zhihu.” Zhihu launched three types of drip coffee: Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, American Nut Era, and Italian Black Chocolate Storm, named Alpha, Beta, and Gamma respectively. In each box of coffee, Zhihu randomly includes an audio card from Zhihu’s reading club.

In terms of raw materials, Zhihu claims to use 100% Arabica coffee beans controlled by Q-grader quality, and adopts a fully automated imported production line. The products are divided into two types—a seven-pack single-flavor coffee and a 20-pack mixed-flavor packaging. Excluding the discounts during the new product launch period, the average price is about 6 yuan per bag, which is similar to brands like Half Day.