敲山震虎,謝蛇出洞。517Please respect copyright.PENANAPhaaboaDfS
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為了盡快清除青蘋果大量存貨,默記創立人接近以成本價的方式把蘋果批銷售出去,只求不蝕,不求圖利。517Please respect copyright.PENANAQh0YJlJ3ur
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奈何,普通大眾對蘋果批始終興趣不大,銷售量慘不忍睹。517Please respect copyright.PENANAjDn5OD2NJu
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有見及此,創立人在榨盡腦汁底下想出了「默默食蘋果批大賽」這個鬼主意,重金禮騁召集世界各地的大胃王前來,以一對一的方式比鬥誰能先行吃下五十件蘋果批,採用淘汰賽方式決定誰人能夠奪下蘋果批之王的寶座。517Please respect copyright.PENANAF6fi8FS15t
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比賽規模搞得有聲有色的關係,人群裡牽起了一股蘋果批的熱潮,觀賽者更是接近以一人一蘋果批的方式入場,使整個比賽的氛圍均充斥著蘋果批氣味之餘,青蘋果的存貨亦能夠一掃而空。517Please respect copyright.PENANAjNEExcBoRV
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而更讓創立人意想不到的是,扣除一切開支及舉辦比賽所花的金錢後,最終的盈利竟然達七位數字之多,簡直就是名利雙收。517Please respect copyright.PENANAXhrrnW5MTC
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隨後的每一年,創立人均有舉辦「默默食蘋果批大賽」賺取暴利,直至第五屆中有選手不幸地被蘋果批噎至窒息而死才因而告終;517Please respect copyright.PENANAclmQhnolLO
這亦是為何默記全球分店的蘋果批製作比賽每五年才舉辦一次的原因,某程度上蘊含著悼念死者的意味。517Please respect copyright.PENANAhXV12x0h86
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「麥經理,若果你並不是前來光顧的話,我看你還是請回吧!517Please respect copyright.PENANAWzbv2WU9Gq
我完全看不到有甚麼理由我們要接受貴店所提出的『默默食蘋果批大賽』無理請求!」517Please respect copyright.PENANAsqN3VOaaMf
間時伸出右手,臉露笑容請示麥默明離開。517Please respect copyright.PENANAMhLKPn1Ilw
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「間經理,請你放心,我是以個人的身份向畢時提出挑戰。517Please respect copyright.PENANA05z3izjjkA
這場比賽並不會納入在官方記錄裡頭,勝負結果亦不會影響我們兩店之間的聲譽。」517Please respect copyright.PENANA8kQoFd9mWl
麥默明並沒有離開的意思,只是往廚房內部左顧右盼,試圖找出新面孔的存在,亦即是畢時本人。517Please respect copyright.PENANAh0ynBjxhZx
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「麥經理,你還是死心吧,畢時現時並不在這裡。517Please respect copyright.PENANAa7s1S96RJF
就算他真的是在這裡,我亦不會允許他接受你的比賽呈請。」517Please respect copyright.PENANAo5gx9h5u4I
間時的態度非常強硬,言行之間亦顯示出自己為本店經理的強橫氣勢。517Please respect copyright.PENANAbVojPPIH55
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「間經理,你慢慢聽我說下去才下定論也不為遲!」517Please respect copyright.PENANAEvemBCOxLS
麥默明把身後的背囊放到收銀機旁,並拉開拉鏈讓間時窺探裡頭的景況。517Please respect copyright.PENANAbrc681NOsQ
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「我的背囊裡頭藏有一百件蘋果批,只要誰能夠先行吃下五十件蘋果批便為勝方。517Please respect copyright.PENANA97oR3ojfFM
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畢時輸掉比試的話,他便要親身前來希爾頓分店在我妹妹面前下跪,叩三下響頭大叫對不起!517Please respect copyright.PENANATBlscilNjx
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若然是我輸掉的話,我便會把希爾頓分店的蘋果批樹拱手相讓予本店!」517Please respect copyright.PENANAaEAQZRaVFV
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店舖的九位核心成員聽到比賽的罰則後,無不駭然一驚,心想自己究竟是否聽錯了甚麼。517Please respect copyright.PENANAbJtNEnFCMl
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「蘋果批樹?我沒有聽錯吧?517Please respect copyright.PENANASH6yMV5Ixx
麥默明你有必要玩得這樣大嗎?」517Please respect copyright.PENANA9gibtMZGoX
受她所押下的賭注影響關係,間時的思緒錯亂至直呼她的全名,而不是以經理銜頭作稱呼。517Please respect copyright.PENANAMIgwUGz4UZ
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「你沒有聽錯,就是貨真假實的蘋果批樹,我並不是在玩捉字蚤的遊戲!」517Please respect copyright.PENANAOKgo0BeQ1W
說著的同時,麥默明從背囊裡拿出編號為003的「蘋果批樹認證證書正本」,以明正身。517Please respect copyright.PENANAMtOOpTlou9
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「蘋果批樹?很具紀念價值的嗎?何以大家表現得這麼驚訝的呢?」517Please respect copyright.PENANAsSV6byFrnW
一直躲在暗角偷聽對話的畢時,洽時現身在眾人面前。517Please respect copyright.PENANA7vHdWpZJFw
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「哦?原來你就是畢時?517Please respect copyright.PENANAuCq7SFz6uC
想不到你生得好眉好貌,竟然會折墮至欺負我那名十三歲的可愛妹妹!517Please respect copyright.PENANAcPoZxOAE7B
是男人的話,就站出來跟我一決一,別做縮頭烏龜!」517Please respect copyright.PENANAgVCoXnRgah
麥默明右手食指直指畢時,大聲喝斥。517Please respect copyright.PENANAwiV5NVnZs0
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「畢時你退後一旁,這裡並沒有你的事!」517Please respect copyright.PENANAJfD4fgwkWA
間時一手推開他,確保麥默明及畢時二人相隔著至少兩米的安全距離。517Please respect copyright.PENANArOUAay7b95
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「麥默明,只是為了賭上一時之氣便貿然賭上你辛苦取來的蘋果批樹,這值得嗎?」517Please respect copyright.PENANA2fHwiypgCR
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畢時被推後三尺之際,冥叔一手擋下他的背部使他沒有跌倒在地上,並順道解釋蘋果批樹的奧妙之處。517Please respect copyright.PENANA2SgOEPolBQ
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在每年一月二日的年度會議中,全年銷售額最高的二十間分店將會被獲發嘉許和獎勵。517Please respect copyright.PENANAPbm6pBDvTm
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而為了增添分店互相之間的競爭氣氛,總部特別設定每年的十二月一日為『默趣日』,當日的銷售額將會以乘一百的方式來處理,好讓一直落後的分店在最後一個月裡頭還有逆轉狂瀾的機會,隨時更大有機會從後居上列入二十大排行榜。517Please respect copyright.PENANAx3MZ8oYU1l
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然而,為了鼓勵香港各分店踴躍參於每五年一度的全球默記蘋果批製作大賽,擁有蘋果批樹的分店在默趣日的銷售價將會加碼至乘五百倍之多作處理。517Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4QbW3CTpe
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得樹者,基本上可以說是穩入全港二十大排行榜,尤其是香港十八區分店現時就只有旺角新世紀廣場及沙田希爾頓分店坐擁一棵全球數量只有一百的蘋果批樹。517Please respect copyright.PENANAsBRO387Cgo
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麥默明竟然會把如此珍貴之物用在這無關痛癢的對賭之中,在場的九名員工會感到費解亦屬常情。517Please respect copyright.PENANAk6Nsd9jyYw
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「間時,若果我能夠替分店取下蘋果批樹的話,你會否答應我不再流放我到公海裡頭,而是讓我接手廚房的工作呢?」517Please respect copyright.PENANANyqafle016
得悉蘋果批樹的效用後,畢時果斷地中斷間時與麥默明的二人對話,把間時拉到一旁去作悄悄話。517Please respect copyright.PENANAwp0mORqBim
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「哈,能夠取得蘋果批樹的話,何止廚房位置,直情有足夠資格取代我現時的經理位置!」517Please respect copyright.PENANAA8BsCuTIbF
間時聳肩一下,嗤之以鼻一笑。517Please respect copyright.PENANANK6kLPYA3i
「但在這之前,你能夠說出帝國、加拉以及蜜翠果三者的分別嗎?」517Please respect copyright.PENANA0c8SlQsyFZ
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「吓?你在說甚麼?帝國、加拉?你是在說著電腦遊戲術語嗎?」517Please respect copyright.PENANAUG14VmnK2n
畢時疑惑道。517Please respect copyright.PENANApB7oqSGRQM
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啪!517Please respect copyright.PENANAVHJ7PJpB09
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間時右手拍打遮蓋自己面部,低頭苦笑。517Please respect copyright.PENANAArSkUkf2GF
「你連蘋果中最為基本的三個品種名稱也毫不知情,試問又有甚麼本錢能夠贏取勝利?517Please respect copyright.PENANAzXBUJDUzKw
我勸你還是不要衝出去丟人面子好了!」517Please respect copyright.PENANAfRNWlCO52j
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「喂,現在可是鬥快吃蘋果批大賽,而不是蘋果批常識問答比賽。517Please respect copyright.PENANAizRVCb3tIs
我是否懂得這些知識,根本就與比試勝負亳無關係!」517Please respect copyright.PENANAjQ3N3qHbDE
說罷,畢時搶先走到收銀機前,向麥默明表示將會參加是次比試,且要求給予他作十五分鐘的事前準備。517Please respect copyright.PENANAe0y97rucxQ
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「傻仔,你實在是太低估對手的實力了!517Please respect copyright.PENANAmrUmdt90ID
對方可是擁有澱粉之手的蘋果批高手,又怎可能會被你這名連帝國蘋果也不知為何物的門外漢擊敗呢?」517Please respect copyright.PENANAzi85O3oe6e
間時雙手叉在胸前,倚在牆邊,亮出一道不屑的笑容。517Please respect copyright.PENANAh3UUw1l9eL
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「能夠用上蘋果批樹作抵押,足以證明她是有著百分百信心前來的。517Please respect copyright.PENANAb2FhpvNNra
這很明顯是一場必輸的比試,你還硬是要自投羅網,唉.......」517Please respect copyright.PENANApx3GNI632d
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十五分鐘,瞬間即逝。517Please respect copyright.PENANA0Nk0okDRS7
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「距離上一次足足有兩星期有多,應該不會有任何大礙的!」517Please respect copyright.PENANAJOJgbg1Rvp
畢時把兩顆藥丸伴上清水送進肚裡後,隨即步出男更衣室,步往餐廳裡頭的最大一張長方形桌子。517Please respect copyright.PENANAXAAdcQe9eI
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一百件蘋果批早已十乘十的排列方式整整齊齊放在桌上,麥默明一臉自信的坐在一方,靜候畢時的來臨。517Please respect copyright.PENANAwGLRobr3gp
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街坊們雖然並不太暸解事件的來龍去脈,但因著感覺到大氣間存在著濃厚的比賽氣氛關係,均有著共識的在比賽長桌旁圍上大圈,等候好戲來臨。517Please respect copyright.PENANA1dWaRbSADC
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「默宋年紀還小,所以才會讓你得逞用上牛扒理論戲弄了她,但這些偽科學對我來說是不會有任何效果的!」517Please respect copyright.PENANAfS7qaauCxd
在比賽將正式舉行之際,默明對畢時說。517Please respect copyright.PENANAuySOrpjfV8
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「我要你在比試過後,連本帶利好好跟默宋道歉!」517Please respect copyright.PENANA93W3kgilEq
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「哦?是嗎?」517Please respect copyright.PENANAq7Eb5F8V5k
畢時點頭微笑,當下想出一條科普智力題試探她。517Please respect copyright.PENANAlNgSHXf7vF
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「那麼我不妨考一考你,蘋果香蕉橙三種生果一起去日本旅行,哪兩種生果在晚上會做出親密行為呢?」517Please respect copyright.PENANAO71S6vleMn
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默明閉目思考數秒後,非常自然地泛起一彎梨渦淺笑。517Please respect copyright.PENANAxwdckqngVI
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「蘋果和香蕉。」517Please respect copyright.PENANAYa9gp4cJq7