Tea is not jade. Jade can be stored for hundreds of years, but tea can only be stored for ten to twenty years. Tea that is more than fifty years old is very rare.
But Lin Sanqi had already thought of an explanation, so he gestured to his secretary to show a few photos.
The photos show that it is obviously a closed cold storage, with baskets and boxes of tea piled up inside, which are packaged in the same way as the tea on display at Lingnan Hall today.
"Look, these are the several large cold storages my grandfather built in Hong Kong. They all use temperatures between -10°C and -18°C to preserve tea. Also, look at the ground, where lime or dry charcoal is used to prevent moisture.
Take another look at the photos. You can see that the top-quality, most precious, and rarest teas are all vacuum-packed and stored in cold storage at a constant temperature and humidity. This represents a tremendous expense to preserve these teas.
Wow~~~
There was another round of exclamations at the scene.
The people from the Pu'er Tea Association were also speechless.
At this time, the slide changed again, and the photos displayed returned to Yunnan.
"Look everyone, this is the preservation condition of Pu'er tea that I took when my grandfather was in Yunnan.
This photo was taken in the village. Pu'er tea was piled directly on the stilt house. For example, this warehouse only has a lid and no walls around it. It is placed directly on the floor.
The tea leaves are stored in this way, exposed to wind and rain, without any measures to prevent moisture, mildew, insects, etc. Even when the sun is setting, the sunlight can still shine through. How can Pu'er tea be preserved for a long time in such an environment?
Let’s take a look at this photo. It was taken at a tea factory in the village, but the specific factory is not indicated.
But you see, this warehouse does have walls, but it's very dark and damp, with baskets of Pu'er tea just piled up haphazardly. See, there are a few rats in the corner of the photo.
If you store Pu'er tea in such an environment, you'd be lucky if you can keep it for 5 years, let alone 50 years.
Everyone here is a tea expert, and they understand this better than I do. If you compare the two environments, you'll understand why our Lingnan Hall tea is so good, right?"
There was a lot of discussion at the scene.
Tea leaves are different from trees and ginseng.
Although they are all plants, you can count the years of trees by their growth rings, and you can estimate the age of ginseng by its characteristics such as the rhizome, but this is not the case with tea.
So now Lin Sanqi is also calling a horse a zebra and taking advantage of a loophole.
What else can we do? The outer packaging can be aged by using a potion made from the old soup base, but this tea cannot be aged.
As for the so-called Xiangjiang cold storage in the photo, it is actually a staged photo.
Lin Sanqi found a cold storage in the Tuyang warehouse in Bao'an County that was originally used to store pork, put some Pu'er tea in it to make it look like it was there, and took a few photos.
This kind of posing is not too easy for time travelers. They can pose in any shape they want.
Finally, the mystery of where Lingnan Hall got so much tea was solved, and it was revealed in front of all tea merchants and media reporters across the country.
Lin Sanqi thought that he was sure to make the money, and it would be useless even if Section Chief Song came. If he really treated him as a "cash cow", he would just immigrate and leave.
Of course, there are still some doubts, such as where the "new tea" of last year and this year came from, especially West Lake Longjing.
But how can I put it? There are always people who have all the answers, right?
Anyway, the tea is here, guess where it comes from?
No comment on commercial secrets.
After lunch, the media reporters retreated with their red envelopes, and in the afternoon there was a closed-door ordering meeting.
With the mediation of President Ni and Dean Liu, Lin Sanqi was also ready to sit down and talk with the people from the Pu'er Tea Association.
After all, he is doing business and making money, not trying to fight to the death or turn the tables on each other.
In the conference room, everyone from the Yunnan Pu'er Tea Association was dejected because they found that they seemed to have no way to attack Lingnan Hall.
Other people's tea is like antiques, it has been passed down and can be proven, so it is invincible.
If they were in Yunnan, they could use some mysterious power to say that the tea was fake, and then burn it, forcing you to bear the loss.
But in Huadu, such conspiracies cannot be carried out because their hands cannot reach that far.
This incident also once again proved how wise it was for Lin Sanqi to insist on hiding in Huadu, because there were really wolves surrounding him outside.
In the conference room, Lin Chen personally brewed a pot of Iceland Pu'er, the two chairman's secretaries held the tea tray, and Yin Lianyi personally poured tea for the big tea merchants present.
President Ni smiled and said:
"Old Zhu, Old Wang, Old Liu, and everyone else, this Fairy Sister pouring the tea is the proprietress of Lingnan Hall. Lingnan Hall has given you all enough face, so everyone should try to be calm and have a good talk."
Dean Liu also chuckled and said, "Besides, the one who made the tea is my apprentice, and he's also the manager of the Lingnantang Tea Branch. Isn't that impressive enough?"
President Zhu politely took the teacup from Yin Lianyi, took a sip, and glanced at another big tea merchant, Sun Heyi.
Iceland Pu'er tea is made by Sun Heyi and is also monopolized by him.
Sun Heyi was about to cry after taking a sip, because the Iceland Pu'er tea from Lingnan Hall tasted more genuine and mellow than the tea he was currently dealing in.
If this kind of Iceland Pu'er is released and circulated on the market, he will no longer need to produce the Iceland brand.
As soon as Zhu Baorong saw Sun Heyi's expression, he knew that his side had lost the initiative.
"Director Lin, and several other CEOs, I apologize to you, Lingnan Hall, for the public remarks made by our Pu'er Tea Association. The responsibility lies with me. I made the wrong remarks without conducting a thorough investigation. I apologize."
Lin Sanqi knew that a verbal apology was just a gesture and had no real meaning, so he pretended to be magnanimous and said:
"It's okay, it's okay. From now on, we'll be friendly businesses. Let's cooperate more and jointly maintain the Pu'er tea market. It's the right thing to do to profit from the rich together, haha."
Zhu Baorong raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Director Lin, are you still going to make Pu'er in the future?"
Lin Sanqi thought, why not? Perhaps in another time and space, every village would be actively preparing to harvest and make Pu'er tea so they could sell it to Bao'an County.
Then his Pu'er tea will be in endless supply, which is a big piece of fat meat. Even if it is not his main business, it is good to have it as a side job to earn some pocket money.
"Yes, we have so much old tea, and we can get a new batch of tea next year. We have even set up a tea company specifically for this purpose. Naturally, we want to make a fortune together under the leadership of President Ni."
President Ni nodded, then looked at the people from the Pu'er Tea Association:
"This is a closed-door meeting. As the president of the China Tea Association, I naturally have to protect the interests of all tea merchants and tea growers. The tea market is very vast, and one person can't make all the money. I made this clear to Director Lin.
Let me give you another example. As you all know, West Lake Longjing tea is mainly monopolized by five major tea merchants: Yuhua, Nanxiang Tea, Babaili, Fuchao, and Huiyi. 90% of the West Lake Longjing tea on the market is distributed by these five companies.
But Lingnan Hall now has hundreds of tons of West Lake Longjing tea. Director Lin refused to disclose the exact amount, only telling me that there are three tons of Mingqian Longjing alone. With so much top-quality Longjing entering the market, those five tea merchants are doomed.
So now, thanks to my mediation, Chairman Lin has agreed that if Lingnantang wants to sell its West Lake Longjing tea, it can only be sold to the five major tea merchants mentioned earlier, and of course the price must be lower than the market price."
Lin Sanqi added: "It's even below cost price."
The people from the Pu'er Tea Association all curled their lips when they heard this. Everyone knew that the largest tea company selling West Lake Longjing tea in China was Yuhuatang, and Yuhuatang was the property of Chairman Ni Fengyu.
After a long time, it turned out that this old guy had swallowed all the West Lake Longjing tea from Lingnan Hall.
Unlike Pu'er tea, authentic West Lake Longjing is in short supply and has a high price.
This means that you can sell as much goods as you can get, and you can make money without doing anything.
Although Pu'er tea is being actively popularized and hyped, the flavor of this post-fermented black tea is not recognized or loved by the general public.
Top-grade Pu'er tea can bring in a lot of money, but the investment is also huge.
President Ni didn't know what everyone was thinking, so he continued:
“So my suggestion is that Lingnan Hall’s Pu’er tea should be made available to everyone present here first, so everyone can buy it first.
For example, President Zhu mainly operates two brands, Mansong and Xinfu Midi. Lingnantang also happens to have these two types of Pu'er, and they all sell them to President Zhu, so that President Zhu does not have to worry about competitors emerging in the market.
Another advantage of doing this is that the supply of Pu'er tea is still in your hands, and you continue to have a monopoly position. You don't have to worry about the price of Pu'er tea plummeting due to a sudden surge in the market.
What do you think? "
Vice President Wang asked uncertainly:
"President Ni, do you mean that whoever sells the Pu'er variety should purchase that variety of tea from Lingnan Hall?"
President Ni nodded and said:
"Yes, that's what I mean, but the premise is that the price Lingnan Hall sells at must be equal to your cost price, or slightly lower, so as to ensure your profit.
Of course, in order to protect the interests of Lingnan Hall, even if you refuse to purchase it, or if the price is lower than that of other buyers, Lingnan Hall can be sold to others, and you must not stop it."
When these words were spoken, the people in the Pu'er Tea Association looked at each other in confusion, meaning that they understood, but why were they so unwilling to accept it?
(The last chapter of Tea Leaves) (End of this chapter)
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