Li Chao smiled and said, "It's okay to give him a call, but there's no need for a face-to-face interview."
"Oh?" Mr. Song looked at Li Chao in confusion.
Li Chao smiled and pressed a few buttons on his phone, then turned on the hands-free function.
"Brother Xiang, congratulations on finding another great treasure." Li Chao congratulated him as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Brother Chao." Xiang Yang said with a smile: "I am also lucky."
"Let me tell you the truth. I really like this rough stone and I want to try my luck. I am willing to offer a price of three million. Will you sell it to me?" Li Chao asked.
This price is quite fair.
Although the price sold at the stone cutting site may be higher than this, it is not absolute.
Xiang Yang had no use for the stone, so he agreed without thinking, "Okay, Brother Chao, don't worry, I promise to hand the stone to you intact when we get back."
After hanging up the phone, Li Chao said with a smile: "I have been thinking about what I should give you, Brother Song, on your 50th birthday. Look, this rough stone should be yours, Mr. Song."
"Mr. Li, I appreciate your kindness. I'll keep the stone and transfer the money to you later..."
The other side.
Xiang Yang ordered Chen Qingsheng to carry the raw stone into the cabin, and then asked people to start preparing midnight snack.
Xiang Yang, who had made money, was particularly generous. He asked people to take out seafood with a total value of no less than 100,000 yuan from the warehouse and cook several large seafood pots so that everyone on the boat could have a delicious meal.
The dark sea surface is sparkling with silver light.
There is the light refracted by the moonlight shining on the water, as well as the phosphorescence of luminous fish.
Night is the most boring time for the crew.
There was no TV and the internet was terrible.
The most important thing is that I can’t sleep again.
No one went into the cabin. Most of them crowded on the deck and chatted to pass the time.
A few people stayed at the stern of the boat to fish.
Chen Qingsheng wanted to show off in front of Xiang Yang, and insisted on sailing and casting the net at night, but was rejected by Xiang Yang. The fishery resources in this sea area were exhausted, and another fishing net was broken. Xiang Yang did not want to waste fuel.
Passing by a pier.
Standing on the deck and looking towards the dock, the lights are dim, as if a man-eating giant beast is lurking in the distance.
However, this pier is much larger than the Qinglongwan pier. Even at night, there are still many ships coming in and out, including fishing boats, passenger ships, cargo ships, and yachts. Some of them are entering the harbor with sirens blaring, while others are leaving the harbor with large searchlights on.
Fang Youqun was immediately excited when he saw the dock. He stood up from the deck and shouted, "Brother Yang, Brother Qing, do you want to go to the shore?"
"What are you going to do?" Xiang Yang asked with a smile.
Fang Youqun's eyes rolled, "Of course, we're going to replenish supplies."
Xiang Yang smiled. There were enough supplies on the ship and there was no need to replenish them.
Xiang Yang knew Fang Youqun's real purpose, which was to go to the pier for some fun.
Just as Xiang Yang was thinking about whether to go ashore, he suddenly saw a huge cargo ship leaving the port not far ahead.
What made Xiang Yang very worried was that in front of the left side of the freighter, there was a small fishing boat of about twelve or thirteen meters long that was also leaving the port. The small fishing boat was blocking the path of the large freighter and its speed was much lower than that of the freighter.
"What's going on? Won't they collide like this?" Xiang Yang also had a boat driving license, so he naturally knew that if they continued like this, the two ships would definitely collide.
As expected.
The next moment, Xiang Yang heard a loud noise.
The left side of the large freighter's hull brushed past the small fishing boat. Suddenly, the stern of the small fishing boat collapsed with a visible dent. At the same time, the bow of the small fishing boat was instantly lifted up and began to sink to the bottom of the sea from the stern.
The freighter was instantly in chaos with cries, shouts, and cries for help. Many people didn't even wear life jackets and just jumped directly to the bottom of the sea to save people.
"Fuck, are they a bunch of idiots?" Xiang Yang's eyes widened instantly.
That cargo ship was even bigger than his ocean-going fishing boat, about seventy or eighty meters long, and most importantly, it had a very deep draft. If hit by such a behemoth, would the people on that small fishing boat still have a chance to survive
Even if he wasn't killed, he must have been knocked unconscious by such a huge impact, right
Once the ship sinks, if a person faints, the chance of survival is almost zero.
"Chen Qingsheng, immediately, immediately, lower the rubber boat and let's go to rescue them." Xiang Yang shouted loudly without having time to think.
Chen Qingsheng also acted quickly. He shouted loudly, asking the crew to throw two lifeboats into the sea, while taking people to the cabin to get diving suits.
There were several fishing boats and cargo ships around, and they all stopped. The actions of the people on the boats were exactly the same as Xiang Yang's.
In the ocean, few people would stand by and watch someone die without helping.
Saving lives in times of shipwreck is both a moral and a legal obligation. Before each fishing boat goes to sea, the captain, first mate, chief engineer, second engineer and boatswain on board need to sign an agreement to provide assistance in times of distress. This is the same for fishermen from all over the world.
As Fang Youqun changed into his diving suit, he shouted, "What the hell, what's going on? Don't the people on that cargo ship have eyes?"
Xiang Yang did not say anything. In fact, from Xiang Yang's perspective, the cargo ship was obviously sailing in a straight line, and it was the fishing boat that deviated from its route. The height of the cargo ship, coupled with the darkness of the night, meant that the driver had blind spots in his vision. This was totally normal.
But this is not the time for accountability.
"Shut up, everyone." At this time, Xiang Yang decisively used his prestige as the captain to stop the panic of the crew members and shouted, "Now, anyone who can go into the water, go in and save people."
"Yes, let's not say anything now. The most important thing is to save people." Xu Fang also shouted loudly.
The water here is still very deep.
The fishing boat was about twelve or thirteen meters long. It sank from the stern and went straight into the water without even a trace of its shadow. This proved that the water depth here must be more than ten meters.
At this time, diving to save people with bare hands is simply unrealistic.
You can only go down if you wear a diving suit.
In another direction, dozens of people had already jumped off several nearby ships with life buoys, but they could only search on the sea surface and had no way to dive.
Xiang Yang quickly grabbed a diving suit, put it on, and then jumped to the bottom of the sea.
Just when a group of people at the scene were as anxious as ants on a hot pan and had no idea what to do, Xiang Yang and others wearing diving suits finally swam over.