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“In the case of tea,

a serious attitude will

bring ‘experience’, and

conversely, it would just

bring a ‘past’. ”

No Tug-Of-War Between Old and New, the hard work of his parents. In his memories, father made
but an Accumulation his own goods shelves, loaded tea on trucks late at night,
and drove northward to attend exhibitions. In addition to
As the second tea generation with a family tea busi- putting bread on the table, father also wished his tea could
ness developed for over three decades, Scott specially eyes be seen by more people. “Tea business is exhausting. More
the balance between old and new in the branding process. importantly, you have the responsibility to make good tea
It is not a tug-of-war, but an accumulation. “In the case for people!”
of tea, a serious attitude will bring ‘experience’, and con- For little Scott, all his understanding of tea was
versely, it would just bring a ‘past’. I have been nurtured bitterness. Back then, he had no clue why adults loved
by the humanistic touch in traditional culture, and the tea so much, but he did enjoy the comfort of chatting
meticulousness and experience of my father. Now, I want with them over tea, and thus made tea a routine in his
to present tea at its best in a new way. I can only break life. During his middle school years, Scott started to
the barrier when old and new reach a balance.” be interested in exploring how to brew good tea; that’s
In Taiwan, it is common to inherit family occupa- where his active bond with tea commenced. In the
tions. Children should at least come to help out at week- university, he slowly traced back from brewing to the
ends, no matter if they would take over the family business source, such as tea garden management and refined
or career in the future. In the process, Scott witnessed tea processing.

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