Jennie Phan Essays

Jennie Phan Essays Jennie Phan Paper Jennie Phan Paper Board Essay Task Mark could never imagine that this telephone call could change his life forever. â€Å"Whenever I think about what happened, I always think that it is a miracle that changed my life. It’s like my accidental destiny! † Mark said. Twenty years ago, when Mark was a twenty-five-year-old man, he was still living in a garret of one of the oldest building in New York City. He used to work as an effective worker of a small chocolate factory. He specialized in making the confectionery from chocolate and cocoa. He then quit his job because of his dissatisfaction with the treatment of the manager and the poor condition of working there. He was unemployed for the time being and lived on very little. However, he still continued carrying out experiments to find and create some new flavours of candy with the help of his closest friend Annie – a professor of chemistry in Boston University. They cooperated with each other in developing some flavours of the confectionery. Contrary to Mark’s expectation, it did not worked out as they were having many trouble with finding such an excellent flavor that could attract the producers. One day, as usual, Mark sat on his desk and started working. Ten days had passed but his research still went nowhere. Suddenly, an idea crossed his mind. He immediately stood up, ran to his â€Å"laboratory† – a large space near the corner of the room where he used to do experiments – and then spent a whole day in there. It was not until the nightfall that he stopped to find something to eat and right after that, he came back to work again. After many hours conducting experiments, he finally felt an incredible sense of relief. With a new research on his hands, Mark went towards the telephone and made a phone call to Annie. He hurriedly dialed her telephone. Mark was so excited that he spoke right after the receiver had picked the phone up. Hi Ann! I know that it is very late now but I really want to tell you an important thing. † Mark went to the point â€Å"I have just found a new flavor of candy. I’m sure that you will be surprised a lot when you taste it. It is very strange but simple as well. Do you ever think about making chocolates with aromatic wine inside? Of course we just use a little amount of wine to make the chocolate smell attractive and tasty. We also can add a few cashew nuts along with almond, a little milk and button in the chocolate candy. I’ve just tried and I think it is perfectly wonderful! You should try once†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Mark talked a blue streak. After that, Mark stopped to wait for the reaction of his partner. The receiver was silent for nearly a minute and then suddenly exclaimed: â€Å" Oh! It’s extremely amazing! Why have I never thought about it before? You are truly a genius! † Mark was very surprised as the voice he had just heard did not belong to Annie. It belonged to another man. He realized that he had accidentally dialed the wrong number and worse, he had just told a stranger his biggest invention. â€Å"Who are you? † Mark worriedly asked. â€Å"Oh! I’m so sorry for my rudeness. † The stranger said â€Å" My name is Steven Springfield. I’m the CEO of ChocoChips Company. Can I have your name? † Mark was so surprised that he could not speak a word. He could not believe his ears. ChocoChips Company was one of the biggest companies in the world where they specialized in producing the confectionery. Mark had known Mr. Springfield and his company since he was ten and he had been always dreaming of working in there and becoming a person like him. â€Å"Hi†¦ My name is†¦ Mark†¦ Mark Potter. Nice to meet you, Mr. Springfield. †. â€Å" Nice to meet you, Mr. Potter. I am surprised a lot when I listen to what you said. I really like your ideal. It is incredible! And if you don’t mind, I want to copyright it. I will pay it at any cost. What do you think about my request? Or may I meet you some time? We can talk carefully about it. † said Mr. Springfield. â€Å"That’s a great idea. I will be free tomorrow. We can meet tomorrow morning. Is it good for you? †. â€Å"Certainly, please come to my office any time you want. I will wait for you. You know its address, don’t you†. â€Å"Yes, I do† Mark said â€Å"I will meet you at 8 a. m. † The next day, Mark came to ChocoChips Company to meet Mr. Springfield. They had a long conversation. Not only Mr. Springfield but also all of the other board members of the company were very impressed by Mark’s idea. As a result, he was employed and in charge of product development. Since then, his life has changed completely. By his excellent abilities, Mark made the board, especially the CEO, feels so satisfied with his work. He has created many excellent flavours of the confectionery which have been loved by children all over the world. The sales of the company has raised a lot accordingly. Within ten years, he got a lot of promotions and became a very famous man. Mark is not a poor unemployed man anymore. He now is the CEO of ChocoChips Company. He took over from the previous one – Mr. Springfield – after his retirement. He has moved to live in an extremely luxurious apartment in Manhattan, New York. Many people want to be like Mark Potter. He is praised for his succession and his great career. Somebody even said that Mark had changed the face of the confectionery industry of the USA. However, whenever Mark was asked about his secret of succession, he just says: â€Å"If it had not been for that accidentally wrong call, I would not have had the career like I have today. That phone call did change my life forever! †