Many years later, when Chenfeng's great entrepreneur Jing Zhengtang began drafting his autobiography, he would surely recall that trip to Yanjing for a funeral. It was a hot afternoon when he and his wife Feiwei arrived in Yanjing on the "Star Engraving-Yanjing" express train. The moment the train stopped, everyone rushed out from their sizzling seats and the sauna-like carriage, pouring sweat as they made their way into Chongsheng Station in Yanjing.
It was the worst of times, it was the best of times, and it certainly was a time without air conditioning.
Luckily, the station had small shops, where the most abundant chilled drink was naturally the "Five Flower Cola" produced by the Steam Chamber of Commerce, uniquely packaged in Chenfeng's rare glass bottles, which had to be returned after drinking.
