Li Chao did not respond rashly to Xiang Yang's words.
Li Chao was well aware of the disadvantages of Qinglongwan Wharf, such as being small, not beautiful enough, and occupying too much land.
But as for him to support Xiang Yang in building a new wharf, Li Chao felt that this matter would have to wait.
"Come, let's eat something." Xiang Yang picked up the menu and said.
The chef on the yacht was a very good cook. Although Xiang Yang was full, he saw the hesitation in Li Chao's eyes and knew roughly what Li Chao was thinking. Xiang Yang tried to change the subject with food.
Li Chao turned his head away and said nonchalantly, "That guy Lao Zhang has been in the sea for a while, right? Why hasn't he come up yet?"
Xiang Yang thought to himself, it's only been a few minutes since Zhang Qicheng went downstairs, how could he come up so quickly
"Why don't I go down and take a look." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
"You're going down?" Li Chao raised his eyebrows. "All the diving equipment on the two fishing boats has been put on, right?"
Xiang Yang smiled proudly, "Who told you that you need diving equipment to go into the sea? Those pearl fishers in the South China Sea never need diving equipment. I believe my diving skills are no worse than theirs."
Li Chao naturally didn't believe Xiang Yang's words.
The laws in Nanyang are somewhat different from those in Qinglongwan.
Most of the pearl fishers in the South Seas are not unable to afford diving equipment, nor are they unaware of the existence of diving equipment.
There are many pearls in the South Sea, but firstly, there is a protection period, and secondly, there are special contractors. There are very strict procedures to go down to fish for pearls, and ordinary people simply cannot do it.
As a result, the pearl fishermen in Southeast Asia came up with a simple and crude method, which was to just go down with a dagger.
They basically do not use any modern equipment. Without any diving equipment such as oxygen tanks, they only dive for pearls with their bare hands, and the contractors can do nothing to them.
After all, there are a lot of South Sea pearls, and the inspections are not as strict as those on red abalone in the United States.
In the United States, fishermen need a license to catch red abalone, and catching red abalone without a license is almost as serious as smuggling.
Even if you have a license, you are not allowed to bring any diving oxygen equipment.
Moreover, the size of the red abalone needs to be measured immediately after being taken out of the water. Those that do not meet the standards must be thrown back into the sea immediately. If you are caught for not registering the size, the fine will be very severe.
Even so, there is a limit on the amount of abalone that can be caught per license each year.
Li Chao knew that Xiang Yang was a good swimmer, but if someone said that Xiang Yang's swimming ability was better than those South China Sea pearl fishers who took risks and fished for a living on the bottom of the sea without the help of any equipment, Li Chao would not believe it.
"How about we make a bet?" Xiang Yang said with a smile.
"What are you betting on?" Li Chao asked.
"Let's bet on whether I can go down empty-handed and find where Mr. Zhang is before he swims out of the water by himself?" Xiang Yang said with a smile.
"I won't bet with you. Lao Zhang must be with your crew members. With so many of them and such a big target, you will definitely find them as soon as you go down. This does not prove that your swimming ability is better than that of the South China Sea pearl fishermen. You should know that many of the South China Sea pearl fishermen can stay under the sea for more than a minute with their bare hands." Li Chao said.
Xiang Yang didn't waste any time. He took off his coat and jumped into the sea with his bare chest.
The water in this sea area is not deep and is extremely clear. There is not much aquatic plant on the seabed. Not to mention that Xiang Yang now has the mysterious jade shell, even before he obtained the mysterious jade shell, Xiang Yang could dive down and catch some crabs with his bare hands.
Xiang Yang had an excellent vision at the bottom of the sea and could move freely like a fish, so it was easy for him to find someone at the bottom of the sea.
However, Xiang Yang did not go looking for Zhang Qicheng. After jumping into the water, he randomly picked a direction and swam towards the bottom of the sea.
"This sea area is really suitable for diving." Xiang Yang stepped on the soft sea sand. There were no rugged reefs in this sea area, so there was no need to worry about tourists bumping into things, or tourists getting bored and getting stuck in the crevices of the reefs or caves. The most important thing was that the seabed was all sea sand, so people would not get stuck in the mud, and there was no seaweed to entangle divers.
On the seabed, Xiang Yang naturally also saw a lot of seafood such as swimming crabs and tiger crabs.
However, Xiang Yang did not go fishing. He estimated in his heart that he had been submerged for almost a minute, so he surfaced and swam towards the surface of the sea.
"Brother Xiang is a great swimmer." Li Chao supported himself on the side of the boat with both hands. Seeing Xiang Yang emerging from the water, he couldn't help but praise him loudly.
Xiang Yang raised his hand to wipe the water droplets off his face, then shook his wet hair, looked up and smiled at Li Chao, and prepared to dive into the sea again.
Li Chao was shocked to see Xiang Yang diving back down to the bottom of the sea just after coming up to take a breath. He quickly called Xiang Yang, "Brother Xiang, wait a moment."
"Huh?" Xiang Yang looked at Li Chao puzzledly.
Li Chao smiled and said, "You haven't told me what the bet is yet, why did you jump?"
Xiang Yang smiled and shook his head, "It was just a joke, how can we really bet on anything?"
Having said that, Xiang Yang prepared to climb onto the cruise ship.
After this commotion, both of them seemed to have forgotten about the incident at Qinglongwan Wharf.
In fact, neither of them had forgotten about Qinglongwan Wharf.
A hint of solemnity flashed in Li Chao's eyes. In the past, Xiang Yang had always been a young man with outstanding abilities and great potential in Li Chao's eyes, but Li Chao never thought that Xiang Yang could stand in the same position as him.
It was not until this time, when Xiang Yang told Li Chao that he wanted to move to the Qinglongwan Wharf, that Li Chao suddenly realized that Xiang Yang had unknowingly grown to the point where he could have a conversation with him on an equal footing.
Qinglongwan Wharf is just a small wharf, and it is not worth the money to build such a wharf.
But if one really wants to build a dock that can accommodate large or even giant ocean-going fishing vessels, the figure would definitely be astronomical. Even if Li Chao were to take out such a large sum of money at once, it would definitely be a huge expense.
And this time, Li Chao actually heard about such a huge project from Xiang Yang's mouth.
Moreover, Li Chao had a hunch that Xiang Yang was not saying this on a whim, but that he really had plans to relocate the Qinglongwan Wharf.
In fact, Xiang Yang’s heart was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.
In the past, although Li Chao had been cooperating with Xiang Yang.
But the cooperation has always been centered around Li Chao. Although many things can be discussed, once Li Chao opens his mouth, the matter is basically finalized, and Xiang Yang only has the right to choose to refuse or accept.
Because Li Chao's strength is much stronger than Xiang Yang's, it seems that nothing Xiang Yang can do can stump Li Chao. All the difficulties he encounters and all the things he wants to do seem to be trivial in Li Chao's eyes.