The company operated a 100-hectare tea farm, and generated fat profits in its early years. Wu later imported tea plants from Taiwan, planning to begin to harvest leaves three to four years after they were planted. Unfortunately, the SOE dissolved their partnership, forcing Wu to start again from scratch.
約一百甲的茶園，合作初期生意不錯，利潤也很高，後來吳活明從台灣引進茶苗，種了三、四年可以採收時，國營公司提出拆夥的要求，吳活明只好另起爐灶。