Zhang Qicheng looked at Xiang Yang for a long time, then suddenly smiled, "Okay, Brother Xiang, you are a straightforward person. The survival rate of these crown frogs is indeed relatively low. Let's do this. You can raise them yourself first, and see how many survive in three days. Then we can talk about the price. It just so happens that Mr. Li should be back in three days."
Xiang Yang nodded, "Okay, then this is settled."
After sending Zhang Qicheng away, Xiang Yang handed the remaining work to Chen Qingsheng, and then walked home.
Back home.
Xiang's mother was drying scallops, and Xiang's father was drinking tea with an old man.
When the three saw Xiang Yang coming back, they stopped what they were doing.
"Xiaoyang, I heard that you went to your eldest brother's house today?" Father Xiang asked with a smile.
The elder brother that Xiang's father referred to was naturally Xiang Bo.
Xiang Yang nodded and said, "I heard that my cousin opened a seafood store, so I went to take a look."
Father Xiang immediately became interested. He asked, "What do you think of his seafood store? Is it going to be successful?"
Xiang Yang looked at his father in surprise, "Dad, you seem to be very concerned about that seafood store."
"How could he not care?" Xiang's mother smiled and said, "Your cousin didn't tell you, did he? The store was actually opened by your father and your cousin. Your father mainly collects seafood from the village. He has to run between the village and the seafood wholesale market. He has no energy to collect fish from other villages in Huhai Town. Your cousin is young and energetic, and he is also successful in eating out. Now he and his friends have to run to several villages every day to collect seafood."
"So that's how it is." Xiang Yang thought to himself that it seemed that Xiang's father had made a lot of money during this period, otherwise, with his personality, he would never be willing to take out the money in his pocket for investment. This can be proved by the fact that Xiang's father has gained weight and his face has become fairer during this period.
"Don't worry about how the store came about. Just tell me if there is any success." Xiang's father asked with some anticipation.
"Don't even think about making big money. After all, you are neither a manufacturer nor a direct seller. You are just a middleman who acts as a bridge. However, a store like this is stable. As long as you do it, you will basically make a profit." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
After hearing this, Xiang's father became even more excited. "It's better to make a profit without losing money. Doing business is to make a profit without losing money."
Xiang Yang smiled and said, since Xiang Fa was willing, then let him do as he pleased. Xiang Yang didn't need the money anyway.
Xiang Yang looked at the old man and asked, "Grandpa Fu, why are you here?"
"I came to see you." Grandpa Fu said with a smile.
"Is it about burning the pagoda?" Xiang Yang asked.
Grandpa Fu nodded, "Yes, but not completely. I came here to ask you if we should dance the fire dragon lanterns when we burn the pagoda this year. In previous years, we usually don't dance the fire dragon lanterns. We only dance the fire dragon lanterns when we burn the pagoda in the full year or important years. But this year, we have enough funds for the event, and the pagoda hasn't been burned for decades, so I came to ask you."
"Fire dragon lantern?" Xiang Yang pulled over a chair and sat down. "Grandpa Fu, what do you think?"
When it comes to burning pagodas, Xiang Yang is truly completely confused, having never even heard of it.
But when it comes to the Fire Dragon Lantern, Xiang Yang knows about it.
Huhai Town has the custom of performing fire dragon dances. Usually, neighbors collect money from each other and contribute whatever amount they are willing to contribute, and then use the collected money to hire people to dance the dragon.
There are usually two dragons in a dance.
One dragon is danced by employees hired by the big families on the left street of Huhai town, and the other is danced by small business owners on the right street of Huhai town and young people who volunteered from the entire town. The two fire dragons are danced vigorously. Who dances higher, who dances faster, and who dances longer are all competing to see who is better. Sometimes, the people dancing the two dragons will have quarrels or even fights.
Grandpa Fu frowned and thought for a moment, "Of course I want to dance, but whether to do it or not, the final decision is up to you."
Xiang Yang rubbed his forehead, "I don't have to make decisions on these things. You are the host and organizer. Since Mr. Zhang and I have handed the whole thing over to you, you can just do it boldly. Mr. Zhang and I want two results, one is excitement, and the other is safety. As long as you can guarantee these two, the rest, how much money you spend, you just need to put it in the account."
Xiang Yang chatted with Grandpa Fu for a while, and Grandpa Fu stood up and said, "Thank you, Boss Xiang, for your trust. Even if I have to risk my life, I will make the burning of the pagoda a grand event."
"Grandpa, you are too kind." Xiang Yang waved his hands quickly, "I should be grateful to you. You must take good care of yourself. I am counting on you to preside over the burning of the pagoda next year and the year after."
Grandpa Fu was so excited that he held Xiang Yang's hand and couldn't speak for a long time. How much trust Xiang Yang had in him!
Soon, Grandpa Fu left in a hurry to continue preparing for the burning of the pagoda.
Mother Xiang looked at Xiang Yang in surprise, "Xiao Yang, aren't you playing too much with Mr. Zhang? Burning a pagoda and spending 10 million?"
Xiang Yang smiled and looked at his mother and said, "Mom, didn't you tell me at the beginning that you wanted to help Grandpa Fu? Why do you have objections now?"
"Don't interrupt." Father Xiang said with a serious face, "Burning the pagoda is Grandpa Fu's wish, and it is also a tradition in our Huhai Town. When our family was in trouble in the past, Grandpa Fu helped us a lot, so your mother and I want you to help Grandpa Fu, but, if you just give a few hundred thousand, it will be enough for Grandpa Fu to fulfill his wish, ten million? What are you thinking about?"
Xiang Yang spread his hands innocently, "I didn't come up with the 10 million, it was Boss Zhang who came up with it."
"If he asks for 10 million, you'll follow suit with 10 million? Then if he asks for jumping into the sea, will you jump in too?" Xiang's father said angrily.
"Boss Zhang is not a fool to have built up his business to this point." Xiang Yang shook his head, his face suddenly becoming serious. "You underestimate the influence of the words 'intangible cultural heritage', especially this kind of large-scale intangible cultural heritage that can attract countless people to participate."
"If it really succeeds, it will bring real traffic, fame, and cultural heritage!" Xiang Yang exclaimed.
"Traffic? Fame? Cultural heritage?" Father Xiang scratched his head, "What is this?"
Xiang Yang tapped his fingers. He couldn't explain in a few words what traffic, fame, and cultural heritage were.
"It can be considered the soft power of our Qinglong Bay." This is all Xiang Yang could say.
Father Xiang frowned. He felt that Xiang Yang's words were unreliable. "From what you said, even if you spend 10 million, you may not be able to make it happen? And even if you succeed, it can only increase Qinglong Bay's soft power a little bit?"