Chapter 143: Banquet Nineteen
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In the living room, Frederick and his wife were accompanying each other, and they had just visited Sergei to chat with him.
Although Sergei's eyes always floated unconsciously towards Princess Elizabeth, when the three waiters placed the kettle in their hands on the coffee table in front of everyone, the three kettles pulled his eyes back from Elizabeth.
On the far left is a silver kettle with an oval bottom, which looks like a silver grapefruit. The surface of the kettle is covered with dark golden patterns, and the lifting beam of the kettle is made of white rattan.
The kettle in the middle is composed of two sets of golden octahedrals, which are extremely similar to gemstones. A golden jewel. The octahedral golden kettle body is densely covered with small and staggered concave points. When you look close, you look like a piece of golden leather covered with air holes and breathable, and when you look, it looks like the skin of a grapefruit.
Like the grapefruit-shaped silver kettle on the left, the lifting beams are made of rattan. The only difference is that this golden gem-shaped pot is made of golden rattan.
The pot on the far right is still golden, but the body of the pot is not gem-shaped, but is made into a straight hexahedral, similar to a Chinese lantern. The body of the pot is engraved with some Oriental patterns and lines, and is paired with a golden lifting beam. The pot is filled with an irresistible oriental beauty.
On the handle of the handle on the lid of the pot, the silver pot is inlaid with a transparent crystal, while the two golden pots are inlaid with obsidian.
Just when Grand Duke Sergei was confused about the intentions of these three pots, the waiter standing next to him asked softly, "Sir, do you need Chinese Qimen black tea, fruit flower tea or coffee?"
After confirming that what Grand Duke Sergei wanted was coffee, the waiter lifted the kettle in the shape of a gold and gem, poured a cup of strong fragrance to make coffee, and then delivered the cup of coffee to Grand Duke Sergei on a tray.
After Fredericks and his wife confirmed the drink they wanted to drink, Grand Duke Sergei looked wide and watched the waiter pour fruit flower tea for Crown Princess Victoria from the kettle in the shape of silver grapefruit, and Chinese Keemen black tea for Crown Princess Frederick.
Looking at the surprised Duke Sergei, William would never miss the attack on his rival, plus any chance to show off. His indifferent tone was mixed with a little excitement, explaining to Sergei, "Dear Alexander Lovic, you should know the best drinking temperature of the three of Qimen black tea, fruit flower tea and coffee, but it is very particular."
"Scientists from the University of Berlin have used long-term research to show that the taste of a beverage is important to the water temperature. Take Chinese black tea as an example. Only when the temperature is maintained at 85 degrees can the fresh and sweet taste of Qimen black tea be reflected. Too high or too low will seriously damage this taste."
"The optimal drinking temperature for fruit flower tea is 50 degrees. Only this temperature will not destroy the aroma of fruit flower tea, so that the tea fragrance and fruit fragrance complement each other."
"As for coffee, you must have 100 degrees of boiling water. Only by constantly brewing can you stimulate it. The oily and strong aroma of this La Esmera coffee produced on the mountains of South America."
"These three kettles have precisely set the water temperature through electricity, so each kettle corresponds to different drinks. A delicate tea break starts with the accurate water temperature." William summed up with his horns and proudly.
The above words that made Sergey stunned were not what William wanted to come up with. In fact, Joey said when he showed these three electric kettles a few days ago.
However, it was told by William today, and it was indeed more imposing.
But I have to say that such pretentious words are indeed in line with the nobles' emphasis on exquisiteness and cumbersome aristocratic plot.
For example, what kind of coffee you drink, where will it be produced, what year it will produce, what season it will pick, what kind of coffee cup you will be equipped with, what kind of coffee saucer you will be equipped with, what kind of spoon you will use, how much sugar, sugar cube or yellow sugar... As long as a nobleman is willing, he can find countless details for you.
There were only a handful of entertainment projects in the 19th century. Even if a certain nobleman was short of money, in most cases, they would rather borrow usury than lower their bodies to work. Therefore, the nobles had plenty of time to spend on entertainment. The most important pastime was to pursue the quality of life and look for beauty that only nobles could only realize in some details.
When looking through the entertainment of the nobles in the 19th century, they will find that they can hold multiple parties in succession for the different colors of a cat.
So Joey planned to let this electric kettle be equipped with different porcelains from the famous German ceramic industry, so that European aristocrats would hold multiple parties to discuss what electric kettle should be equipped with what German porcelain, which German sugar cube or yellow sugar, and drink from it, which year, and what drinks it was produced there.
The set of pots launched by Joey includes three types of pot bodies, two types of lids, two different lift beams, and three base changes. They can form a total of 36 styles of kettles. Most importantly, the production volume of each of these 36 variations is still different. Many are very ordinary, but some are very rare, and there are even several epic-level ones. If you want to get these 36 changes in your lifetime, wait slowly.
Usually, people can buy an electric kettle at most for home use, but a nobleman wants to pursue a kettle of 36 variations. Joey is happy to think about it. What's more, the bottom of the kettle contains Mr. Peter Berens' fancy signature, product number, exquisite packaging boxes and customer maintenance cards, all of which reflect the particularity of each set of kettle.
Joey was following the routine of selling luxury goods and was selling a kettle for boiling water.
As for ordinary people, Joey had already thought about it. There was no gold and silver, only a unified stainless steel color, and the appearance had neither pattern nor decoration. Everything returned to the original intention of Mr. Berens' design. Practicality is the eternal theme of industrial design, and simplicity is beauty.
Just when the handsome Sergei was chatting with the crown prince couple in a row, he was still considering whether he would wait to taste the Chinese Keemen black tea and fruit and flower tea to see if this magical kettle could show the advantages of different drinks, Joey's famous cold drinks: Coca-Cola and Sprite were here.
Joey is so hot when drinking coffee and tea on hot days. In fact, except for the old-fashioned and traditional people like the Crown Prince, the young people present, including Joey's two baby sisters, are waiting for Joey's drinks. Since drinking it a few days ago, no young man has disliked these two summer specials.
Now a waiter in a tuxedo and white gloves are fiddling with the preliminary work of drinking Coke and Sprite. It is indeed half a month younger than Joey's performance in Mr. Stotch's office was more formal. The children of the Prince's uterus were already familiar with this, but Sergey, who saw this scene for the first time, went from doubt to surprise, just like Mr. Stotch's expression at the time.
Under the inspiration of the children of the Prince's uterus and encouragement by Fredericks, whether it was the refreshing Coca-Cola or the sweet and fragrant Sprite, they completely conquered Grand Duke Sergei.
At Joey's hint, a waiter walked to a corner of the living room and used his white gloves to lightly open the black cabinet with a piano paint. He first pushed open the lid on the top of the cabinet, then pulled out a black disk from the compartment inside the cabinet, and gently placed the disk on a black machine with his hands and feet. Then he gently shook a copper handle on the side of the cabinet. After shaking it for a few rounds, he finally placed a silver-white metal crank on the disc.
In an instant, a little John Strauss' blue Danube flowed out inadvertently.
The music flowing out of the living room also attracted the guests around. Everyone knows that tonight's Prince's Palace is just a dinner party, and there is no dance party. How can a wonderful waltz that only a band can play surprise many people.
It was still William's performance moment. Looking at the people attracted by this magic cabinet, William still introduced to Grand Duke Sergei in a reserved and proud tone, "Dear Alexander Lovic, you now hear the wonderful sound from the record phonograph, which is specially prepared for the family. At the youth party I invite you to attend, you will see another box portable phonograph."
Chapter completed!