Ben Thanh Tea Ceremony Artists Association, abbreviated as Tea Association.

It is a non-governmental organization similar to the Writers' Association and the Artists Association.

And many tea people will be invited to join the local tea association, or even the provincial or national tea association.

Of course, in addition to the tea people, most of them are tea ceremony lovers, and there are many political and business celebrities who are not qualified to become tea people in this association.

Therefore, although the Tea Association is only a non-governmental organization, it is also very influential because of its scale and composition.

Even the National Tea Association can occupy a place in the Chinese Tea People Federation!

According to what was said on the phone, because a certain leader of the Tea Association saw the video Zheng Xi posted on the Internet yesterday, he invited Lu Yu to attend tomorrow's meeting.

Lu Yu's contact information was provided by Zhang Yuan, a member of the Tea Association.

Lu Yu also understood the influence of the Tea Association, so he agreed to the invitation.

After all, I am about to participate in the tea person qualification examination, and there is no harm in having a good relationship with this kind of more influential association.

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Located in a small resort on the outskirts of Bencheng City, the Ben Cheng Tea Association usually receives some individual visitors to maintain expenses, and the Tea Association is specially responsible for reception when there are activities.

This is the office space provided by a vice president of the Tea Association, and many members of the Tea Association will come here to drink tea and chat on weekdays, and the environment is also very quiet and freehand.

It's just that there is no bus here, but fortunately, Zhang Yuan drove his father's car, and Lu Yu took a ride.

When the two of them came to the resort, there were dozens of luxury cars in front of the three-story building, and it was obvious that these tea association members were worth a lot of money.

The rest are members like Zhang Yuan who run a small teahouse or do tea business at home, and most of these cars are household or simply large-capacity vans, and they are very consciously parked a little farther away.

Zhang Yuan also parked his car a little farther away, and then walked to the three-story small western-style building with Lu Yu.

Zhang Yuan joined the Tea Association last summer through his family connections, and now he is also the "old man" of the Tea Association, and he keeps greeting passers-by along the way, looking very familiar.

At the door of the small building, Lu Yu stopped and handed Zhang Yuan a cigarette: "Smoke one and then go in?"

Zhang Yuan shook his head with a smile: "I won't, I'll wait for you if you smoke you." ”

Lu Yu was not polite, lit a cigarette and took a puff before asking: "I didn't ask in detail yesterday, what kind of meeting is the Tea Association going to hold today?

Zhang Yuan glanced at Lu Yu in surprise and said, "You really don't know?"

"Nonsense, you know what else I'm asking you for?"

"Well, how do I feel like you're not from this world......

Zhang Yuan muttered in a low voice, and then said: "Before every tea person qualification evaluation, tea associations around the country have to hold a meeting to recruit new members. ”

"Recruit new members?"

"Yes, the more tea artists have in the Tea Ceremony Artists Association, the greater the influence of this tea association. ”

"I see......" Lu Yu nodded suddenly when he heard this.

The vast majority of the members of the Tea Ceremony Artists Association are not tea people, and there are so many tea associations at all levels across the country, of course, which one has a large number of tea people and a high level, and which one will naturally have a greater influence.

However, if the local tea ceremony artists association wants to invite tea people to join, it is not very easy, and it even has to pay a lot of price!

The day before the Tea Man qualification assessment, the day before the Tea Man qualification assessment, the opportunity to become a member of the Tea Man is not only very low-cost, but also simple and effective.

Therefore, many tea ceremony artist associations across the country will hold a meeting to attract members before the tea person qualification evaluation, even if it seems to be a bit utilitarian, but the effect is really good.

After thinking about it, Lu Yu couldn't help but smile and said: "It means to cast a wide net and focus on training? We can't become tea people, and the association will not lose money, in case we become a tea people association, we will make a lot of money." ”

Zhang Yuan also smiled and nodded: "That's what it means, but it's also a win-win choice." ”

"Win-win?"

Although the Tea Association recruits people with the mentality of speculating for potential stocks, if there are members in the association who can successfully pass the local tea person evaluation, the association will not only be responsible for all the expenses of participating in the evaluation in the future, but also have a high bonus reward if they become a tea person. ”

Seeing that Lu Yu was thoughtful, Zhang Yuanyuan continued to explain: "Tomorrow we are going to participate in the local tea person qualification assessment, and even if we pass, there will be a national tea person evaluation." ”

Lu Yu nodded and said: "I know this, and you can obtain the tea person qualification if you pass the national tea person assessment." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The national tea qualification evaluation needs to pay a deposit, but if you join the tea association, these costs will be borne by the association, and it also includes the cost of promotion evaluation." ”

"Promotion evaluation?"

"Well, this promotion evaluation means that the new tea people who have just obtained the tea person qualification have a chance to challenge the tea person level. If the challenge is successful, it is likely to directly become a fourth-level tea person. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Lu Yu's eyes widened!

Zheng Xi didn't tell him about this, firstly, he didn't want to say something so far away so as not to distract him, and secondly, who would have thought that this guy didn't even know about this kind of thing?!

Fortunately, now Zhang Yuan is a little accustomed to Lu Yu's "ignorance", and continued: "Whether it is the national assessment or the promotion evaluation, it is a big expense, and it is of course good to have someone to help bear it." Moreover, joining the tea association is also beneficial to becoming a tea person, and one of the judges of the evaluation is a member of the local tea association. ”

One of the judges was a member of the local tea ceremony artists association?!

Lu Yu nodded lightly, it seems that the Tea Association also has a certain influence on the qualification evaluation of tea people!

If that's the case, it's not a bad thing to join the Tea Association.

It was already clear on the phone yesterday that although Lu Yu was only invited to attend, the staff of the Tea Association also asked him to come to the venue with his ID card and photos.

This arrangement is obviously to absorb Lu Yu as a member!

Just when he and Zhang Yuan were chatting without a match, a business van suddenly drove outside the main entrance.

The door opened, and four or five staff members immediately got out of the van with camera and audio equipment and hurried to the building.

Lu Yu's sharp eyes saw the logos on those devices, and he couldn't help laughing: "I didn't expect this meeting to be quite formal, and Bincheng TV stations have come to interview?

Zhang Yuan was also slightly stunned, a little confused, and said: "No, right? I remember that there was no TV station when the meeting was held last year? Could it be that this year's scale is even bigger?!"

Lu Yu snuffed out the cigarette butt by the trash can and said with a smile: "Let's go and see it first, anyway, even if there is an interview with the TV station, it won't be our turn." ”