Zhang Qichen and Boss Li were a little confused when they heard Xiang Yang say that he bought a boat.
In the eyes of Zhang Qichen and Boss Li, Xiang Yang was just a lucky fisherman with some good luck. Zhang Qichen and Boss Li even agreed that Xiang Yang would buy a house and settle down in Longcheng City soon after selling the French Blue Dragon, and would never have any contact with them again in his life.
It was not until Xiang Yang said that he had caught thousands of kilograms of wild puffer fish and over ten thousand kilograms of other fish that they reacted quickly.
"Brother Xiang is so bold! He actually bought such a big fishing boat. The most important thing is that you bought a fishing boat without telling us. Do you treat us brothers as outsiders?" Boss Li and Zhang Qichen seemed to be together again. Xiang Yang called Zhang Qichen, but before he could say more than two words, Boss Li's voice came out of the speaker.
Xiang Yang smiled and didn't act rashly and really treat Boss Li as his own. Xiang Yang guaranteed that if he didn't say that he had caught more than 1,000 kilograms of wild puffer fish, Boss Li's voice would never have been heard on the other end of the phone. This could be proven from the fact that Xiang Yang told Zhang Qichen at the beginning that he had bought a fishing boat and Boss Li didn't say anything.
"Mr. Li, Mr. Zhang, do you want these catches?" Xiang Yang asked with a smile.
"Yes..." Zhang Qichen had just said the word "yes" when the speaker changed to Boss Li's voice again, "Brother Xiang, let's not talk about business on the phone. Your purchase of a fishing boat is a big deal, and we two brothers should celebrate for you. We will come to your Yanlong Village to congratulate you in a while. We can talk about the catch after the celebration."
"Mr. Li..." Xiang Yang instinctively wanted to say something polite.
"It's settled. Remember to give us two pairs of chopsticks tonight, Du."
Hang up now? Xiang Yang stared at the phone and blinked in confusion.
Zhang Qichen on the other end of the phone was also a little confused as to why Li Chao did this, "Lao Li, what are you doing?"
"How much does a nearly 40-meter-long drift net fishing boat cost?" Boss Li asked.
Zhang Qichen thought for a while and said, "It's impossible to get it without five million."
"A bare boat costs at least five million, not counting the salaries of the employees on board and other equipment. You and I have underestimated this fisherman. This young man has courage that is not comparable to ordinary people. You and I have both been to his home, and we can roughly know what the situation is like at his home. He has the courage to borrow money to buy such a big boat. Do you think he will not have the courage to open up new markets on his own? Can he keep supplying us if we don't ask him for some money?" Boss Li said dimly.
Zhang Qichen narrowed his eyes slightly, "There's no need to be so polite, right? He only has one fishing boat. No matter how courageous he is, how much goods can he supply me?"
"Who doesn't start a business from small to large?" Boss Li stood up and stretched. "What if he really forms a fleet in the future? If you don't build a good relationship with him now, why would he supply you with so many shipping channels in the future? Come on, accompany me to prepare some gifts. After all, it's good to have more friends."
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At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Li Chao and Zhang Qichen appeared in Yanlong Village on time with gifts.
"Mr. Li, Mr. Zhang, I told you it's not necessary, why did you actually come? You are so polite." Xiang Yang took the initiative to welcome Boss Li and Zhang Qichen home.
"This is your first ship of this size in Huhai Town. There may not be more than a hundred of them in the entire Longcheng area. How can we not come to such a big event?" Li Chao laughed and stuffed a bag into Xiang Yang's hand. "Here, brother, I wish you a smooth sailing and a full load every time you go out to sea in the future."
Xiang Yang took the bag and took a look. Inside was a dragon carved out of crystal. There was a golden bead in the dragon's mouth, and there seemed to be white liquid in the dragon's body.
"Moutai Dragon-shaped wine?" Xiang Yang was immediately surprised and repeatedly declined, "Mr. Li, your gift is too expensive."
"Take it. Giving you a bottle of dragon-shaped wine means I wish you to soar like a dragon. You can't refuse such a token. If you really think it is valuable, then help us catch more seafood in the future. It would be best if you could get two more French blue dragons." Zhang Qichen joked.
Since they said so, Xiang Yang couldn't refuse and could only say, "Thank you very much, bosses. Actually, I was planning to celebrate tonight and I have sent two people to the town to buy wine and food. They may not be back for a while. How about we take a look at the catch first?"
"It seems that Brother Xiang is very anxious. In fact, I am more anxious than you." Boss Li waved his hand and said, "Let's go and take a look at my batch of wild pufferfish."
Xiang Yang was a little depressed. How did those batch of wild puffer fish become yours
But there was no way to say this. Xiang Yang took them to the dock. "Because there are more than ten thousand kilograms of fish, including eight thousand kilograms of flounder, that need to be frozen. It seems that the only place where I can freeze so much fish is the freezer on the fishing boat. So after we came back, I simply didn't arrange for anyone to unload the goods." Xiang Yang explained as they walked.
"Yeah." Boss Li and Zhang Qichen both nodded to show their understanding, and at the same time asked a truck driver they had brought with them to drive the truck to the dock.
When they arrived at the dock, Boss Li was visibly excited. In this environment where wild puffer fish are almost extinct, if he could really bring back thousands of kilograms of wild puffer fish, it would not only help his hotel gain more fame, but if handled well, it could even take his hotel to a higher level.
"Open water tank No. 1." With Xiang Yang's order, the deck on the water tank was pried open by the crew on duty on the ship, and live puffer fish immediately jumped out of the water from the water tank.
"It's really a wild pufferfish, and it's actually a wild pufferfish that can migrate to the Tamsui River basin." Li Chao stared at the water tank with such happiness that his eyes almost turned green.
"Can I pass off farmed pufferfish as wild ones?" Xiang Yang said with a faint smile, "How is it, Mr. Li, are you satisfied with this batch of pufferfish?"
"Satisfied, I'm very satisfied. I want all the puffer fish." Boss Li said excitedly.
"What's the price?" Xiang Yang asked.
"If it's a wild pufferfish that migrates to the Yangtze River, there will be a lot of people wanting it for over ten thousand yuan per pound. Although these pufferfish have migratory habits, they are caught in seawater after all. The normal market price is about twelve or thirteen thousand yuan. But you have a lot of relatively large ones here, so I won't catch them and sell them separately. What do you think of 1,500 yuan per pound, Brother Xiang?" Li Chao asked.
Xiang Yang's eyes lit up. This price had already exceeded Xiang Yang's expectations. Of course, he was not dissatisfied at all. He nodded and said, "Okay, then we'll do it according to the price Mr. Li said."
"Then weigh it."
When these puffer fish were weighed, some of them were frightened and swelled up into balls, but Boss Li didn't pay much attention to it. The total weight finally came out to be 1,045 kilograms.
Boss Li immediately transferred 1,567,500 yuan to Xiang Yang's card. He earned nearly 2 million yuan in one voyage, which left all the crew members on the ship dumbfounded.