The Coke bottle collector Hans contacted was named Ball Sanders, a tycoon in the book publishing industry.

On the way to Phoenix, he contacted Ball and arrived at Phoenix at noon. They had some lunch first, and then made an appointment to meet at Ball's suburban villa in the afternoon.

Phoenix is ​​very hot in mid-July. This city deserves its title of "Phoenix City", and it is simply the nest of the Fire Phoenix.

At 1:30 pm, their truck stopped in a villa area outside the country, an upscale residential area next to a small lake surrounded by lush woods.

Hans made a phone call, and a middle-aged white man wearing sunglasses waved to them in front of the villa.

After the three of them entered the door, the middle-aged white man shook hands with them one by one and smiled and said, "I am Ball. You are welcome to visit. Come in quickly. I have prepared a cold drink."

Hans wiped his sweat: "Mr. Sanders, although Phoenix is ​​a very developed city, I suggest you better move to Flagpole City, where it is suitable for someone like your identity."

Ball laughed and said, "I must admit that the summer in Phoenix is ​​too hot, but I don't have the money to settle in Flagpole City. I spend all my money on collecting drinks and surrounding products."

Li Du said: "I didn't understand why some people like to collect bottles of drinks, but now I understand that Phoenix people must love cold drinks."

They entered the living room of the villa and saw that the walls were surrounded by wooden racks, with many drink bottles on them.

Li Du took a look at it and said that there were no more bottles of Pepsi and Coca-Cola, in addition to Sprite, Heineken, Danone, Nestlé, Budweiser, Gatorade, Red Bull, etc., countless.

Among them, the bottles of soda drinks are all glass bottles and no plastic bottles. This is because the taste of soda drinks is related to the carbon dioxide gas content in them. If carbon dioxide is lost, it will not taste very good.

The sealing properties of glass bottles are much better than those of plastic bottles and metal cans. After the soda sealed in the glass bottle is left for six months, the carbon dioxide content can still reach 98%, so the taste of glass bottles is better.

In this case, glass bottles are naturally considered to be containers that are more suitable for soda and are also containers with more collection value.

There are also neatly arranged refrigerators and freezers in the living room. Ball opened the freezer and asked, "What do you want to drink?"

Hans said: "We brought us some Coca-Cola bottles, so give us some Coke."

Ball smiled and said, "You made the right choice. Recently, I just got some good tastes of coke and the most orthodox coke. What flavor do you want?"

There are many flavors of Coca-Cola. The hottest thing in the United States is the cherry flavor, and there are raspberry flavors, orange flavors, lemon flavors, etc.

Hans asked Li Du to choose first, and Li Du shrugged and said, "Whatever man, you can recommend one. I believe that with your expert level, it is much better than choosing myself."

His praise made Ball quite useful, and his smile was so bright.

"I recommend you a bottle of vanilla-flavored Coca-Cola, which is highly praised in your China."

Li Du never paid attention to the taste of Coke. He used to buy it casually, and for him it was just a thirst-quenching drink.

It was Hans' turn, he said: "I like the stimulating texture. Can you recommend one for me?"

Ball smiled and said, "If you want something exciting, you have to choose ginger-flavored coke. This thing is so popular in Japan."

After hearing this, Li Du was very impressed by the taste of the Japanese. Ginger juice and cola are really refreshing and healthy, but is it more appropriate to drink it in winter?

His idea was not a problem at all. Ginger Coke is a hot drink, which is best for drinking in winter, but Ball was right, this thing is the most exciting thing.

When he arrived at Godzilla, Ball said without waiting for him to speak, "Oh, I know man, you must want traditional Coke, right?"

Godzilla shrugged, "Thank you."

Li Du asked: "Is there any difference between traditional Coke and modern Coke?"

"Of course, 30 years ago Washington encouraged food merchants to adopt corn products, and Coca-Cola replaced the sucrose in the carbonic acid ingredients with corn syrup that contains high fructose," said Ball.

“However, Mexico-produced Coca-Cola insists on using sugar sugar flavor because our neighbors are rich in sugar cane, which costs less for them.”

"Although Coca-Cola has always claimed that there is no difference between the two, many die-hard fans of Coca-Cola claim that the Mexican version of Coca-Cola is the real, the most authentic Coca-Cola. Therefore, the Coke that uses sucrose as the raw material is called traditional Coke."

While introducing, he handed Godzilla a large bottle of Coke, took another small bottle, and then turned the bottle to show the three of them.

Hans immediately understood what he meant. This guy was showing them, so he asked tactfully, "Is there anything wrong with this Coke?"

Ball immediately said happily: "Yes, man, you have a sharp eye. This is not a few bottles of seawater coke in the whole of America."

"Seawater Coke? Coke made from seawater?" Li Du asked in cooperation, "Wouldn't that be salty?"

Ball smiled and shook his head, "No, this is a drink made of desalinated seawater. It is produced by the island north of Male, the capital of Maldives, and it is only sold locally."

Hans said in admiration: "You know Coca-Cola so well. I bet that you will definitely spend a lot of money when you buy these Cokes."

Ball spread his hands and said, "Who made me like them? Money is often there but happiness is not often there. If you can spend money to get happiness, then the money will be worth it."

Godzilla nodded. There is nothing wrong with this. He will be happy when eating, and it will be worth spending money on food.

Taking advantage of this topic, Hans opened the induction box and said, "We want you to see now that these bottles can bring you happiness?"

Li Du and Hans checked online that this antique cola bottle is valuable, and for some collectors, they are all worth thousands or even tens of thousands.

But in front of Ball, they were not very confident in their goods. Ball had too many bottles here, and maybe they already had these bottles.

Their concern became a reality. Ball picked up the Coke bottle and looked at it, and smiled and said, "Wow, good things, the first generation of Coca-Cola bottles, I have collected a few of them here, this is a good thing."

Hans and Li Du looked at each other, and both sides were a little disappointed. It was difficult to do this deal today.

But it is difficult to do business, and Hans asked, "Then can they bring you happiness?"

Rather than speak, Ball picked up another green coke bottle.

He raised the bottle and looked at the light and said, "It's interesting. You guys also have Santa's treasured bottles, which is good!"
Chapter completed!