"That's not necessarily true." Song Guoning said, "I'm also in the catering business. He doesn't want these, but I do."
"Go, go." Li Chao immediately rolled his eyes and said, "This is my supply channel. I'm here. How can you get the things above?"
Fang Youqun was stunned. "Isn't this embroidered crab inedible? What are you doing here, Boss Li?"
Xiang Yang handed a cooked crab with embroidered ridges to Fang Youqun and asked, "What do you think of the pattern on the crab's back?"
Fang Youqun looked at it carefully and commented, "Well, the overall color is bright red, and the pattern is very fine and dense, which is worth seeing."
"It's not just about being attractive." Xiang Yang explained: "All poisonous crabs have the same characteristic, that is, their colors are very bright, and there are some beautiful patterns on their bodies. This is the warning color given to them by nature. Many pharmacologists and biochemists have systematically studied poisonous crabs and concluded that most of them come from coral reefs. Their colors are as colorful as corals. Among all poisonous crabs, the embroidery crab has the brightest color."
"I see, ornamental crabs." Fang Youqun suddenly realized.
Xiang Yang smiled and nodded.
Don't ever think that just because crabs are common, they have no ornamental value.
In fact, it is precisely because crabs are so common that they have a very wide audience. When an ordinary crab is covered with bright and eye-catching colors, basically people of all ages, from eight years old and up to eighty years old, like crabs.
This has stood the test of the market.
Stamps with colorful crabs have been issued in many countries.
Among them, the 60-cent embroidered ridge cooked crab stamp produced by Kiribati has now been sold for US$500 per piece, and it is hard to get one on the market.
"How much are these embroidered crabs?" Li Chao took out his mobile phone and opened the computer tool. "Let me settle the bill with you first."
"So that we don't worry about it." Song Guoning said.
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "The ones with red background and white spots are 100 yuan each, the ones with red background and black spots are 150 yuan each, the ones with black background and blue spots and the ones with red background and blue spots are 200 yuan each, and the rest of the rare colors are all 300 yuan each."
Li Chao was stunned. "So cheap? The price on the market is much higher than yours."
"That's the market price in the market. What is my price? It's not even the exit price. This is the production cost. If I return to the shore, then my price will not be this." Xiang Yang said.
"Buy, buy all, I'll buy them all." Li Chao said immediately.
"Okay, let's settle the bill." Xiang Yang shouted.
"Mr. Xiang." Zhou Lili came over and looked at Xiang Yang and said, "I like this embroidered crab too. Would you like to help me catch another one?"
Xiang Yang took a look at the fishing net and found that the catch was indeed too little. Even though the price of these crabs was not low, they were sold based on quantity. But when the money was actually received, it was only a few tens of thousands of yuan.
Tens of thousands of dollars is really a lot for other fishermen.
But for Xiang Yang, it was really too little, probably just enough to cover his expenses for a month.
Xiang Yang was about to agree when suddenly he saw a flash of silver light on one of the remaining fish in the fishing net.
"Hey, this is it." Xiang Yang quickly pulled the fish out. He saw that the fish was quite tall and flat from the side. The shape of the whole body was slightly obtuse triangle, with a prominent occipital bone. Its mouth was very small, and the gill cover membrane was connected to the isthmus. There were countless tiny scales on its body, and the skin gave Xiang Yang a very tough feel.
“Beep.”
“Beep.”
The strange fish was caught by Xiang Yang. Its body kept struggling and a sound like a drumstick kept coming out of its mouth.
"Hey, golden drum fish, a good sign. It means that I, Old Li, will make a lot of money by opening a hotel!" Li Chao said excitedly.
The golden drum fish is very timid and gets its name from the sound it makes, similar to a drum, when frightened. It is also called the money fish. Like the embroidered crab, it is an ornamental fish, but its value is much higher than that of the embroidered crab.
"It's indeed a good sign, but Mr. Li, you have already taken all the crabs. It wouldn't be appropriate for you to take this fish, right?" Zhou Lili said with a smile.
Li Chao laughed, "Lily, your brother Li's hotel is in need of a golden coin fish right now. Let me take this fish back. After I put it in the hotel's water tank for display for a while, I'll ask the chef to make you a fish soup to nourish your body."
Zhou Lili blinked her eyes. "How can we eat fish when they are so cute? Besides, the body of the golden coin fish is highly toxic, and its toxins are very difficult to handle. Mr. Li, can you give me this fish?"
The golden money fish is highly poisonous, but it can be eaten as long as the venom gland is removed. It is not only a very expensive and precious ornamental fish, but also a rare seafood delicacy that is worth a fortune.
Some fishermen in our country are trying to artificially breed money fish. However, at present, the breeding of money fish is still in its infancy. For example, the fry have to rely entirely on fishing, so the conditions for large-scale breeding of this economic fish are not yet mature.
Currently, the price of farmed money fish on the market is about 60 to 70 yuan per catty, but good quality ones are generally sold by the piece, and the average price is more than 2,000 yuan.
Few people are willing to eat wild money fish, not because they are expensive. Among the many ornamental fish, their price is very low. A money fish of average quality can be bought for a few hundred yuan, and the best quality ones generally do not cost more than 20,000 yuan. The reason why few people are willing to eat them is that the number of wild money fish is very rare. And because of their name, they are loved by wealthy bosses who do big businesses. Those bosses basically don't care about the price and quality. As long as they find one, they will take it immediately and keep them all in an extra-large water tank. No matter how many they keep, it is never too much.
Moreover, wild money fish are very easy to tame and raise.
Although they are extremely poisonous, they are mild-tempered and strong, and can easily survive in a water tank.
The food that money fish eats is very diverse, including worms, crustaceans, aquatic insects, and even white rice. It can be said to be the most valuable ornamental fish that is easiest to raise.
Li Chao laughed again, "How about this, this golden fish belongs to me. After the Binhai Hotel opens, I will put it on the front desk of the hotel. What do you think, Lily?"
Zhou Lili knew that Li Chao had already said this and there was no way he would give in anymore, so she could only agree.
Li Chao immediately looked at Xiang Yang and said, "Raise it. Help me raise it. I'll give you 10,000 yuan for this fish."
Xiang Yang raised his eyebrows. It seemed that he hadn’t said he wanted to sell it yet
What is going on
But for the sake of money...
Xiang Yang said decisively: "Fang Youqun, hurry up and get me a fish tank. Ouch, why are you so slow? Forget it, I'll go by myself."