If unable to shell out NT ∠ 7 or 8 million for old stocks, they could still at least negotiate directly with the big Hong Kong dealers and rid themselves of middle men. In their quest to become authorities on the tea, some even charged off to Yunnan to get knowledge first-hand at the Tea King Festival there.
他們雖然無力標下動輒七、八百萬新台幣一個的老倉，但可以和標到老倉的香港大盤商直接接頭，避免中間的層層剝削；也有人遠征雲南，參加當地舉辦的茶王節等活動，以求取得第一手資料，建立評鑑普洱茶的權威地位。