Here, Xiang Yang was having a barbecue on the deserted island and having a party with the crew.
On the other side, a large ship was sailing towards the deserted island, and everyone on the ship had a satisfied smile on their face.
In Yanlong Village, Wu Shiwen seized the opportunity and made some money from the clam gambling business. He rented a shop in Lianhua County and started a jewelry business. As the business gradually got on track, the shop did not need him to go there often, and he gradually had some spare money in his hands, so he started to think about other ways to make money.
At the beginning, Wu Shiwen discussed with his father and planned to go to Longcheng City again, and according to the existing business model, copy and replicate his successful experience in Lianhua County in Longcheng City.
But after Wu Shiwen walked around Longcheng for a few times, he hesitated.
After a few days, it can be said that the operation started off badly.
The location was not chosen well, and I spent a lot of money on food and accommodation.
Also, because I was not familiar with the roads in the big city, all the points on my driver's license were deducted due to traffic violations, and I was fined several thousand yuan.
The rents of the shops in the two locations I had my eyes on were extremely high. After budgeting, the shop decoration and the initial rent alone would cost over a million.
Moreover, in Longcheng, the competition is extremely fierce. There are several jewelry stores or gold and silver jewelry stores on almost every street.
This price obviously scared Wu Shiwen.
Not to mention whether he can make money in the fierce competition in Longcheng City, the expense alone is not something he can afford.
So Wu Shiwen set his sights on the sea.
After discussing with his family, Wu Shiwen decisively took out the money he earned in Lianhua County and used his cash flow to borrow a sum of money from the bank. His family also helped him out a little, and he mortgaged his shop and house. He gritted his teeth and spent three million to buy a large second-hand drift net fishing boat.
Of course, Wu Shiwen didn’t buy it alone.
Wu Shiwen made a fortune in the pearl business in Lianhua County, but his foundation was still shallow. It would be impossible to ask him to take out three million in one go even if you killed him.
Wu Shiwen took the lead and invested more than one million yuan to hold the majority of the shares. More than a dozen families in the village bought small shares, and even He Mingde and Xiang's father each invested hundreds of thousands of yuan.
Although it is a drift net fishing boat, it is much larger than Xiang Yang's first drift net fishing boat. In terms of size alone, it is comparable to Xiang Yang's large ocean-going fishing boat. The ship is 58 meters long and nearly 13 meters wide. The cabin is divided into four floors with independent live water tanks, storage tanks, freezer tanks, crew dormitories and canteens. It's just that because it is an old ship built in 2006, it does not have a processing production line, otherwise it can be used as a large ocean-going fishing vessel.
All those who buy shares are counted as dry shares, there is no such thing as technical shares. For those who want to work on the ship, the crew wages will be calculated separately.
On the day the ship returned, which was the day Xiang Yang led the crew to the high seas last time, Wu Shiwen also led the crew out to sea.
Not to mention that Wu Shiwen once served as Xiang Yang's crew member and went to sea with Xiang Yang.
He Mingde, the second largest shareholder of the drift net fishing boat, has been drifting on the sea for more than ten years and is a talented person who is fully capable of standing on his own.
Before setting out to sea, Wu Shiwen and He Mingde made sufficient preparations, including enough food for everyone on board for half a month, enough fresh water for everyone to use for more than a month, and even three fishing nets.
After making sufficient preparations, Wu Shiwen couldn't wait to go out to sea that day. Even He Mingde, after consulting with Yu Xiang, Fourth Grandpa and others, decisively sold his shares in the first drift-net fishing boat and jumped to Wu Shiwen's boat.
Yu Xiang, Fourth Grandpa and others, thanks to He Mingde's guidance in the early stages, gradually mastered the skills of using fishing boats. Although they did not make much money every time they went out to sea, the fishing boat had eventually become profitable. So when He Mingde wanted to withdraw his shares, they agreed without hesitation. Yu Xiang even took the initiative to raise the price of their shares a little.
After going out to sea, Yu Xiang first went straight to the underwater beach discovered by Xiang Yang that was rich in flounder. She led the crew members wearing simple diving suits and fished on the seabed for two days. She first earned back all the fuel costs and other expenses of this trip, and then ordered to continue sailing south.
They were lucky as they had a good start on their first voyage. While sailing south, they encountered a large school of migrating hatchet fish. With a few nets, they caught tens of thousands of pounds of fish. Together with the tens of thousands of pounds of saury, squid, and a large number of cuttlefish, they made a net profit of three or four hundred thousand on their first voyage.
Since there was no processing production line on the ship, most of the catches could only be put into the freezing hold after being caught, and only a very small number of rare catches could be put into the live water hold, so after catching these fish, they immediately decided to return home.
However, they still have sufficient fresh water resources and other survival supplies on the ship. Moreover, things like fresh water and vegetables are extremely difficult to store. If they are not used up on this trip, they will not be able to use them next time they go out.
Therefore, Wu Shiwen, who was in a good mood because of the good harvest, immediately discussed with He Mingde to find a deserted island near Qinglongwan Wharf and let everyone have a great time on the deserted island for a day. Wu Shiwen himself would take a motorboat back to Qinglongwan Wharf to contact the buyers and negotiate the price in advance.
"Uncle De, the nautical map shows that there is a deserted island ahead. We will be there soon. You can take the crew to have fun on the island, but be sure to pay attention to safety." Wu Shiwen instructed He Mingde.
"Don't worry, I won't make mistakes." He Mingde grinned, "But Xiaowen, I really don't think you need to contact the buyer yourself. Although we catch a lot of fish, most of them are ordinary seafood that are not worth much. This is our first time going out to sea, and it is not easy to find a seller. I will call Xiaoyang directly. His father has a share in this ship. How can he not help us?"
Wu Shiwen shook his head. "Uncle De, that's true. But after all, I jumped out from Brother Yang, and now I'm in the same business with him. I'm afraid to go find him again."
He Mingde shook his head and said no more.
In fact, He Mingde also has the same concerns as Wu Shiwen.
Otherwise, He Mingde would not have failed to look for Xiang Yang once on Yu Xiang's ship.
Xiang Yang is a fisherman.
They had followed Xiang Yang before.
I won’t work with Xiang Yang anymore.
But still dry fishing.
Isn't this stealing business from Xiang Yang
"The boat you had before was small, and the catch was not much, so it was easy to find buyers. There were ready-made seafood vendors at the Qinglongwan Wharf. Although the price they offered was definitely not as high as if we sold it directly to the merchants, it was still fair. But we are a big ship now, and those seafood vendors at the Qinglongwan Wharf may not be able to take in so much of our goods." Wu Shiwen said cryptically.