Chapter 254 253. Beverage Collector (Time Alliance+3)

The Coke bottle collector Hans contacted was Paul Saunders, a book publishing tycoon.

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

Phoenix is ​​very hot in mid-July, the city deserves its title of "Phoenix City", it is simply the lair of the phoenix.

At 1:30 in the afternoon, their truck stopped in the suburban villa area, a high-end residential area next to a small lake surrounded by lush forests.

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 said with a smile, "I'm Bauer, you are welcome to be our guests, please come in quickly, I have prepared cold drinks."

Hans wiped off his sweat and said, "Mr. Sanders, although Phoenix is ​​a very developed city, I suggest that you'd better move to Flagstaff City, which is suitable for a person of your status."

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 Flagstaff. My money is spent on collecting beverages and peripheral products."

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

They entered the living room of the villa, and saw that the walls were surrounded by wooden shelves one by one, and there were many drink bottles on the shelves.

Li Du looked around, not to mention Pepsi and Coca-Cola bottles, in addition to Sprite, Heineken, Danone, Nestle, Budweiser, Gatorade, Red Bull, etc., there are countless.

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

The airtightness of glass bottles is much better than that of plastic bottles and metal cans. The carbon dioxide content of soft drinks sealed in glass bottles can still reach 98% after six months, so glass bottles taste better.

In this case, the glass bottle is naturally considered to be a container that is more suitable for soda, and it is also a container with more collection value.

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

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

Bauer smiled and said, "You made the right choice. Recently, I just got some Coke with good taste, and the most orthodox Coke. What flavor do you want?"

There are many flavors of Coca-Cola, the hottest in the United States is cherry, in addition to raspberry, orange, lemon and so on.

Hans asked Li Du to choose first, and Li Du shrugged and said, "Whatever you want buddy, you can recommend one, I believe that with your expert level, it is much better than my own choice."

His praise made Bauer quite useful, and his smile was so brilliant.

"I recommend you a bottle of vanilla-flavored Coca-Cola, which has received rave reviews in China."

Li Du didn't pay attention to the taste of cola, he used to buy it casually, for him it was just a drink to quench his thirst.

When it was Hans' turn, he said, "I like a stimulating taste, can you recommend one to me?"

Ball laughed: "If you want something exciting, you must choose ginger-flavored Coke, which is so popular in Japan."

After hearing this, Li Du admired the taste of the Japanese. Ginger juice and cola are really refreshing and healthy, but it is more suitable to drink in winter, right?

There is nothing wrong with his idea. Ginger Coke is a hot drink, which is most suitable for drinking in winter, but Ball is right, this thing is the most stimulating.

When it came to Godzilla, Ball didn't wait for him to speak, and said directly: "Oh, I know man, you must want traditional Coke, right?"

Godzilla shrugged, "Thank you."

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

"Of course, 30 years ago when Washington encouraged food manufacturers to use corn products, Coca-Cola replaced sucrose in its carbonated ingredients with high-fructose corn syrup," Ball said.

"However, Coca-Cola produced in Mexico insists on using cane sugar for flavoring, because our neighbors are rich in sugar cane, and the cost of cane sugar is lower for them."

"Although the Coca-Cola Company has always claimed that there is no difference between the two, many diehard fans of Coca-Cola claim that the Mexican version of Coca-Cola is the real and most authentic Coca-Cola. Therefore, Coke that uses cane sugar as a raw material is called traditional Coke. "

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

Hans immediately understood what he meant. This guy was showing off to them, so he asked with interest, "Is there anything special about this Coke?"

Ball immediately said happily: "Yes, buddy, you have sharp eyes. This is a few bottles of seawater Coke that can't be found in the entire United States."

"Seawater Coke? Coke made with seawater?" Li Du asked cooperatively, "Isn't that salty?"

Bauer shook his head with a smile and said, "No, this is a drink made from desalinated seawater. It is produced on the island north of Malé, the capital of the Maldives, and is only sold locally."

Hans said in admiration, "You know so much about Coca-Cola. I bet you must have spent a lot of money to buy these Cokes."

Bauer spread out his hands and said, "Who made me like them? Money comes often, but happiness doesn't always come. If you can spend money to get happiness, then it's worth the money."

Godzilla nodded, there is nothing wrong with this, he will be happy when he eats, and it is worth spending money on food.

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

Li Du and Hans checked on the Internet that this kind of antique Coke bottles are valuable, and for some collectors, they are worth thousands or even tens of thousands.

But in front of Bauer, they are not very confident about their goods. Bauer has too many bottles in his collection, maybe they already have these bottles.

Their worries became a reality. Bauer took a look at the Coca-Cola bottle and said with a smile, "Wow, good stuff. I have collected a few of the first-generation Coca-Cola bottles. They are good things."

Hans and Li Du glanced at each other, both of them were a little disappointed, it was very difficult to make a deal today.

But business is hard to do but you have to do it, Hans asked: "Then can they still bring you happiness?"

Ball didn't speak, but picked up another green Coke bottle.

He held up the bottle and looked at the light, and said, "It's interesting, you also have Santa's treasure bottle, which is good!"