After dinner, Xiang's father wanted to keep Zhang Qicheng at home to rest for a night.
Zhang Qicheng naturally did not agree, but before leaving he suggested that he and Xiang Yang go to see the swordfish again.
To be honest, swordfish that are nearly six meters long are really rare.
Xiang Yang thought that Zhang Qicheng had taken a fancy to the swordfish, so he said with a smile: "This swordfish originally has a share for you. If you like it, take it. It's up to you to decide how much my uncle should give you."
Zhang Qicheng shook his head. He was in the wholesale business and did not need some top-quality seafood as a storefront like Li Chao, so he was not very interested in the proposal to buy the swordfish.
"I don't want this swordfish." Zhang Qicheng said with a smile, "I just want to know what you are going to do with this swordfish."
Xiang Yang blinked his eyes and asked, "How about selling it to Mr. Li?"
Zhang Qicheng shook his head and said, "I guess he won't accept it." There was a huge water column in Li Chao's hotel that could house swordfish, but there were too many rare fish in the water column. If any rare fish was bitten to death by a swordfish, Li Chao would have no place to cry.
Xiang Yang said: "I also know a boss who does ornamental fish business."
"You mean Mr. Peng?" Zhang Qicheng thought for a moment and said, "Some people do like to keep swordfish as ornamental fish. You can give him a call and ask him."
Xiang Yang took out his cell phone and decided to go to Mr. Peng to ask about the price first.
In an upscale residential area somewhere in Longcheng City, Mr. Peng was half lying on his bed, holding a copy of "The Great Learning and the Doctrine of the Mean" in his hand, but his eyes were not focused on the book at all.
He is in the ornamental fish business, but the retail of ornamental fish is ultimately a small business, and the real big business is always those big customers with whom he has long-term dealings.
He received a call from a customer service representative today. The caller was a senior executive of China Southern Airlines who was in charge of venue decoration and layout.
The executive's purpose in looking for Mr. Peng was very simple. China Southern Airlines expanded a terminal hall at the airport in Longcheng City. There was a huge ornamental fish tank in the new terminal hall, and they needed to purchase a large batch of ornamental fish.
Other ornamental fish are easy to deal with. Mr. Peng already has some of them on hand, and he can think of ways to find some that Mr. Peng doesn't have.
But Mr. Peng was stumped by the swordfish, which symbolized a certain type of China Southern Airlines passenger plane.
In theory, swordfish are easy to find. You can find a lot of swordfish by going to any port.
But how could Mr. Peng have the nerve to show off a swordfish that is one or two meters long
Even if Mr. Peng has something to offer, China Southern Airlines will not agree!
What is the terminal hall
This is a place where passengers wait for their planes to take off. There are many wealthy and powerful people and even international friends coming and going in it. Wouldn't it be a joke to put such a small swordfish in the waiting hall
But Mr. Peng wanted to make this deal very much, because with his position in the ornamental fish market, he was actually not qualified enough to connect with a company like China Southern Airlines. The reason why he was able to have a say with the other party was because when the other party was looking for a certain ornamental fish last time, other ornamental fish merchants did not have it, but he happened to have one.
Mr. Peng could imagine that if he could not find a swordfish that would satisfy the other party this time, he would not only lose all the orders from the other party this time, but also lose the opportunity to cooperate with the other party in the future.
Just then Mr. Peng's cell phone rang.
Mr. Peng picked up the phone and at first glance at the caller ID he couldn't remember who Xiang Yang was.
After thinking carefully for two seconds, Mr. Peng suddenly realized, oh, it was the young man who said he wanted to cooperate with him on the Christmas tree worm last time.
"Hey, Brother Xiang!" Mr. Peng tried to make his voice as normal as possible. He smiled and said, "You are looking for me about the Christmas tree worm, right?"
"It's something else. By the way, are Christmas tree worms selling well?"
"Not bad. It's very popular among some ornamental fish enthusiasts in the market, especially female friends. Speaking of which, if you didn't call me, I would have called you. This batch of Christmas tree worms I have are very popular. If I hadn't kept them in stock, they would have been sold out by now. You should find some time to supply me with another batch, brother Xiang." Mr. Peng lifted the quilt covering his legs, got up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the moonlight and smiled.
"Is this easy? I'll get you a batch of goods in two days." Xiang Yang agreed readily.
"That's great!" Mr. Peng chuckled and said, "Who are you calling this time?"
Xiang Yang said: "It's not a big deal, I just caught a swordfish? I want to ask General Peng if you want it."
"Swordfish?" General Peng's voice suddenly raised.
"Yes? Swordfish, is there any problem?" Xiang Yang asked doubtfully.
"No? No problem, I'm just a little surprised." Mr. Peng asked quickly: "Is it alive? How big is the fish? It's not a cub, right?"
"Boss Peng, you are an ornamental fish dealer. How could I bother you if it was a dead fish?" Xiang Yang said with a smile, "Big? Very big? Nearly six meters long, at least over five hundred pounds? It just came ashore not long ago and is jumping around. How is it? Are you interested?"
"Oh my god! A 500-jin swordfish, this is almost the limit of a swordfish's growth, right? Are you sure you're not kidding, brother?" Mr. Peng got excited instantly, and he wanted to kiss Xiang Yang from a distance while holding his phone.
"How could I possibly joke about something like this? If you don't believe me, I'll take two photos and send them to you via MMS."
"No need? I believe it." Mr. Peng immediately said, "Where are you now? I will send someone tomorrow, no, I will come here in person right now? We can discuss the price in detail after we meet, what do you think?"
Xiang Yang groaned, "Boss Peng, isn't it just a swordfish? There's no need to be so anxious, right? I don't live in the urban area of Longcheng. It may take you an hour or two to come here. Isn't it too late for you to come now? How about I send someone to deliver it to the Ocean Exhibition Hall for you tomorrow?"
General Peng thought to himself, "You are not anxious, but I am." He is waiting for a swordfish to save his life. A six-meter-long swordfish is very rare. If he is a step late, it may be bought by someone else.
"Why late? The nightlife has just begun, and it's still early!" Mr. Peng took a coat from the hanger and put it on. "Brother Xiang, just tell me the location and I'll come as quickly as possible. We are all young people, why should we go to bed so early?"
"Uh." Xiang Yang groaned again, "So, Mr. Peng, you also like nightlife. OK, I'm in Yanlong Village in Huhai Town. Just call me when you get to Yanlong Village. Mr. Zhang from Longcheng Seafood Wholesale is also here. Let's go have a midnight snack together after we finish discussing business."