It is normal for Wuhan people to drink coffee and talk about things.

Paper cups sell coffee, making the Chinese tea market the second largest coffee country after the United States. Over the past few years, Wuhan citizens have gradually discovered that Starbucks, which is frequented by white-collar workers in office buildings, which originally appeared only on the streets of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, has been opened near their homes.

Yes, your observation is correct. Since the first Chinese mainland store opened in Beijing International Trade Center in 1999, Chinese mainland has opened more than 2600 stores in more than 120 cities, making China its second largest market after the United States.

Since Starbucks opened two new stores in Qunguang Square and Air Road New World in Wuhan in 2008, the world's largest coffee company has expanded at an average rate of nearly 10 new stores a year in Hubei, according to Starbucks' Chinese website. At present, Starbucks has 80 outlets in Hubei Province, including 71 stores in Wuhan.

Nine years ago, Starbucks' appearance in Qunguang Square in Wuhan attracted a large number of young people to watch. "the price of drinking coffee in the open air is not cheap. Can the people of Wuhan accept it?" People inside and outside the industry have questioned whether the people of Wuhan will accept this imported product.

Unexpectedly, it suddenly became popular. Five years later, when Starbucks celebrated its fifth birthday in Wuhan, Wuhan residents lined up to drink free coffee and took to the road. "when you walk into a coffee shop, one person can think about things, and two people can talk about things." Over the years, Starbucks has become the label of urban life in Wuhan, really integrated into the "every day is different" daily life in Wuhan.

"after dinner, you can ride a mobike downstairs in five minutes to the Starbucks in Hankou City Square, where you can order a mocha with a snack, sit under the umbrella and watch the crowd and listen to what the people next to you are saying. It's a very interesting thing." "Post-80s" Li Mei, who lives in Houhu, Hankou, said. She often meets people for coffee at Starbucks, sometimes talking about work and projects, sometimes meeting friends to talk about the details of life, and sometimes in a daze.

In Wuhan, most of the customers who entered the store in the first few years were business people and foreigners, and slowly, ordinary citizens also came in. The age group is getting wider and wider. Some high school students order a cup of coffee in the shop to do their homework, and some elderly people drink coffee to meet friends. People are getting used to it.

Starbucks plans to open another 12000 stores worldwide by 2021, of which 2500 are in China. "Wuhan has great consumption potential, and it is also the first city for Starbucks in the six provinces in central China to enter. More selected stores will certainly be opened in the future." Starbucks official said. Reporter Sun Yun

The world's top 500 change our lives

In the opinions of the municipal party committee and municipal government on comprehensively promoting the implementation of the "No.1 Project" for attracting investment, it is clear that ■ will strive to introduce more than 50 of the world's top 500 enterprises within five years. So far, Wuhan has attracted a total of 246 Fortune 500 companies to invest and set up business in Han.

The Fortune 500, which settled in Wuhan, imperceptibly left a mark on the life of the citizens, imperceptibly influenced and changed people's way of life and attitude, and let the citizens connect with the world for the first time.