Chapter 725 Meijiawu West Lake Longjing
The domineering appearance of the golden nanmu tea table shocked the two elderly people from BJ.
President Ni and Dean Liu, who had been a bit arrogant, now took the strength of Lingnan Hall seriously.
President Ni even joked:
"No, I have to sit on this chair and take a photo with this golden nanmu table. Maybe Emperor Qianlong also sat in front of this table to practice calligraphy."
Lin Sanqi thought that after all, he was a leader, and his vision was really good. This golden nanmu table was a "writing desk" specially used for calligraphy in ancient times, not for making tea.
After the pretense was over, everyone sat down. Yin Lianyi and Liu Fangfang brought a transparent plastic sheet and spread it on the desk, and then placed a set of tea sets on it.
Lin Sanqi, Lin Tianhua, and Lin Chen sat beside them.
Lin Sanqi then spoke:
“Chairman Ni, President Liu, I originally wanted to prepare tea samples, but then I thought that the two leaders wanted to see the original Pu’er tea, so I didn’t move.
Leaders, please take a look. Our warehouse is full of Pu'er tea. All the packaging is the same as before. We haven't changed anything. You are welcome to conduct spot checks at any time."
Dean Liu sniffed it and immediately felt something was wrong:
"Director Lin, it seems you have more than just Pu'er tea in this warehouse? I can smell the fragrance of several different kinds of tea."
Lin Sanqi raised a thumbs up and flattered:
"President Liu is amazing. In fact, our Lingnan Hall has also received a lot of top-quality tea from China. I have several tons of premium West Lake Longjing tea alone."
President Ni was stunned and interrupted:
"You mean, West Lake Longjing? The old tea trees in Meijiawu, Longjing Village?"
Lin Sanqi smiled and nodded:
"Yes, all of them are Mingqian tea with one bud and two leaves, about 3 tons. But if you include the rain-pre-tea, the total amount is even greater, I think it's close to 300 tons."
Chairman Ni was displeased when he heard this, thinking that Lin Sanqi was bragging, so he said:
"I'm not happy with Director Lin. I was in Hangzhou supervising the entire West Lake Longjing tea harvest this year. After all, everyone knows that almost all the West Lake Longjing tea circulating on the market is fake. The real West Lake Longjing tea was reserved long ago and is not entering the market."
Among green teas, Longjing ranks first.
Among the Longjing teas, West Lake Longjing is the standard "top-tier" and has a very large market demand.
When the picking season arrives every year, high-end Longjing tea leaves are bought by major investors as soon as they are picked, and then roasted by the most skilled tea roasting masters.
The high-end Longjing tea that was hyped up thus flowed into the homes of the rich and powerful, and ordinary people could not buy it.
As the president of the China Tea Association, Ni Fengyu naturally has to be based in Hangzhou. In name, he is responsible for supervising the picking and roasting of West Lake Longjing tea to prevent people from selling inferior products as good ones and damaging the reputation of West Lake Longjing.
But in fact, President Ni secretly owns a tea business company called Yuhuatang, which is engaged in the purchase and sale of high-end tea.
President Ni used the name of the president of the "China Tea Association" to purchase genuine West Lake Longjing tea on the one hand, and then used his own connections to resell it to high-end people at high prices on the other hand, making a fortune.
Therefore, he knew exactly how much of the special and first-grade West Lake Longjing products were produced this year.
Not to mention the three or five tons that have flowed out, it would be a big deal if three hundred or five hundred kilograms appeared on the market.
Therefore, President Ni fully suspected that Lin Sanqi was talking nonsense and bragging, which naturally made him unhappy. At the same time, he doubted the authenticity of Pu'er tea.
Lin Sanqi was stunned. Naturally, he also heard the dissatisfaction in President Ni's words, so he stood up.
"President Ni, Dean Liu, it's still early tonight, so let's go check out the West Lake Longjing tea. Seeing is believing, hearing is not."
President Ni thought that since he was already here, he might as well take a look. He could tell whether it was true or not at a glance.
Lin Chen quickly opened a warehouse door, and the unique fragrance of green tea wafted out.
President Ni suddenly felt unsure. He was an expert in tea, so he could definitely tell the difference with his nose. He thought:
"This tastes really good, strangely enough."
Dean Liu was already sighing at this time:
"Hey, Mr. Lin, the packaging of your Longjing tea is so retro. I remember when I first started working, Longjing tea was packaged in bamboo frames like this, and then wrapped in several layers of oil paper to prevent mold."
After saying that, Lin Chen opened the bamboo box, revealing the oil paper inside.
President Liu was even more surprised. "Hey, it really is oil paper. Strange, top-grade Longjing tea is sealed in packaging now, why is your Longjing still in the old packaging?"
President Ni couldn't help it any longer, and he took a step forward, looking at the box full of emerald green dry tea in amazement.
He grabbed a handful, sniffed it, and then tremblingly picked up a piece of tea and put it in his mouth. Then his brows frowned even more tightly, and he muttered to himself:
"It's Mingqian, a very standard Mingqian Longjing tea, one bud and two leaves, each one a top-grade product. But this shouldn't be the case, absolutely not. I'm the one who counted all the new West Lake Longjing tea. What went wrong?"
"Director Lin, how many West Lake Longjing teas of this grade do you have?"
Lin Sanqi scratched his head and said uncertainly:
"I really don't remember, maybe it was 3 tons or 5 tons? Anyway, it's an odd number. Noisy, all the bamboo boxes here are marked with labels, such as Mingqian and Yuqian, and the grades are all written on the boxes."
"so much?"
President Ni took a look at the inventory in the warehouse and was even more surprised:
"That's not right. The annual production of the pre-Qingming special grade Longjing tea is only this much. If all the new tea is in your hands, then what about the new Longjing tea in my company's warehouse?"
President Ni was extremely nervous and suspected that Lin Sanqi had stolen his tea.
But he went to the warehouse to take inventory in person last night, and found that all the tea was stored in a secret cold storage in the capital, so it would be impossible to steal it during the day.
Dean Liu was more professional. He took out a set of professional tools and began to identify it. Finally, he sighed:
"Old Ni, this is indeed the new West Lake Longjing tea, and it's from the core area. Look, the tea data analyzed by this machine is very clear, even better."
Lin Sanqi thought, how could it be bad? West Lake Longjing tea in the early 1960s was called organic tea, unlike today's tea that uses chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
Seeing the two old men's faces turning pale and blue, Lin Sanqi was happy, thinking that his two axes should be able to intimidate them, right?
"Brother Chen, Sister-in-law, please be more professional and brew some Longjing tea for the two leaders so they can taste it."
Liu Fangfang's voice came from outside:
"Boss, I've already brewed it, please come out and enjoy the tea."
President Ni had come to his senses by this time and waved his hand:
"Don't rush to drink the tea. Based on Dean Liu's and my experience, you can tell whether it's real or fake just by smelling and tasting it.
Director Lin, this is incredible, truly incredible. Not to mention Pu'er tea, just these West Lake Longjing tea leaves, you are priceless."
Chairman Ni looked at the warehouse full of new Longjing tea, and greed flashed across his eyes.
"Director Lin, why don't we start identifying Pu'er tea now? We can drink tea anytime."
Seeing that the two old men were a little impatient, Lin Sanqi also smiled and stretched out his hand and said:
"The two leaders, please come this way. To prevent the tea from blending, I have placed each brand in a separate room. And all the Pu'er tea here is produced from ancient tea trees."
There are many brands of Pu'er tea, and the prices from different origins vary greatly.
Lin Chen walked ahead and opened one of the warehouse doors:
Lin Sanqi said proudly:
"All the tea here is from the Laobanzhang ancient tree. Chairman Ni, Dean Liu, I'm not bragging, but these tea leaves were all picked from that 1,400-year-old Tea King tree. I just don't know the price."
The Tea King Tree in Laobanzhang is very famous. An outsider like Lin Sanqi cannot tell it, but President Ni and Dean Liu, as top tea experts, can naturally tell it at a glance.
Lin Chen opened the outer packaging, and a strong tea fragrance between orchid and nectar emanated from the leaves.
President Ni and Dean Liu hurried over, picked up a few tea leaves, put them in their hands, and then tasted them.
After a while, President Liu said with emotion:
"The leaves of the Laobanzhang Tea King tree are flat and long, with a very unique shape. The leaves are narrow and long, and the shape is irregular and flat like a rectangle.
The leaves are wavy at the top and slightly curled at the bottom, with a light green color throughout. Its aroma is a major feature, with a mellow and long-lasting aroma that has a blend of floral and fruity notes.
"Mr. Lin, this is amazing! This is truly the Laobanzhang Tea King Tree, absolutely authentic. This thing can be faked by others, but it's definitely not something we professionals can truly believe. It's strange, so strange."
(End of this chapter)
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