A Jun Wu

This article was written on December 22, 2013

Author: Lv Jianfeng

A Jun Wu: 5 ones make 51

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

The city is the Spring City, once a famous historical and cultural city. A once thought 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 staying.

The thing is selling Pu'er tea, which is currently the hottest tea category. A mainly sells tea online, barely counting as a thing. A thinks the tea industry can be described in one word: chaos. First, prices are chaotic: the same named tea sells for over a thousand here and only dozens 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, and when asked anything, they say things like "not bad," "good," "hard to say"—profound and unfathomable. Third, standards are chaotic: visit any tea market, and in an afternoon you can taste dozens of Ban Zhang teas; 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 or 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, yet you've already made several times the profit. It's common for a 50-yuan tea 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 as for this thing, A plans to continue doing it.

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