A Jun Five

This article was written on December 22, 2013

Author: Lü Jianfeng

A Jun Five: 5 ones' 51

Seek a city, do one thing, meet one person, raise one child, end one life.

The city is the Spring City, once a famous historical and cultural city. A thinks Kunming now lacks cultural atmosphere, as vulgar and full of the stench of money as other cities. The city is not a city, but fortunately spring remains. A has stayed in the Spring City for 6 years, accustomed to it and plans to continue.

The thing is selling Pu'er tea. Pu'er is currently the hottest tea category. A mainly sells tea online, which barely counts as a thing. A thinks the tea industry can be described in one word: chaos. First, prices are chaotic: the same tea sells for over a thousand here and only a few dozen there; worse, online it's 9.9 yuan with free shipping. Second, people are chaotic: there are many tea experts; unemployed people from a few months ago turn into experts overnight, answering questions with profound phrases like "not bad," "good," "hard to say." Third, standards are chaotic: in any tea market, you can taste dozens of Ban Zhang teas in an afternoon; some are extremely bitter, some astringent, some sweet; no tea is not Ban Zhang, no shop lacks Ban Zhang; if you don't sell famous mountain teas like Ban Zhang and Bing Dao, you'd be embarrassed to say you're in the tea business. Finally, speculation is chaotic: you might not even see the tea, but you could have already made several times the profit; it's common for tea priced at 50 yuan today to rise to over 500 yuan in a few months; when you go to buy, they'll tell you it's for friends and buddies, sharing a few pieces, reluctant to sell... But A thinks the current Pu'er tea environment is gradually improving, and Pu'er tea will usher in a long period of prosperity, so A plans to continue this thing.

As for the person, haven't met yet, or met but didn't catch up; the other two ones are even less mentionable. To be continued 51.