Pearls are definitely a luxury item.
All luxury goods have one characteristic, which is that they are in small quantities.
A clam shell can produce dozens of grains, so the number can't be small.
Therefore, when the pearl fishers in Southeast Asia were fishing for pearls, what made them happiest was not finding a pile of pearls in one clam shell, but finding only one pearl in a pile of clam shells.
Because the fewer pearls a single clam shell produces, the better the quality, and the fewer pearls there are, the larger the pearls are, and the more valuable they are.
Zhuo Shao immediately drooped his face, "It turns out that all the pearls I found are not as valuable as the turbot you caught."
Xiang Yang: “…”
It was said that this was a sea area rich in turbot, so the crew members were asked to go down and catch turbot.
If it was a sea area rich in pearl oysters, wouldn't Xiang Yang have ordered the crew to go down and catch pearls
"We'll rest for a while, then go down again and prepare to return. Are you planning to go down and catch pearls later?" Xiang Yang asked Zhuo Shao.
"Yeah." Zhuo Shao nodded.
They all have enough money to earn from catching turbot, and since they have already decided to go down and catch pearls, they will naturally go all the way.
Moreover, Zhuo Shao, who had already obtained a pearl oyster, thought that he had summed up some experience in catching pearls. He would be able to catch the best one if he went down again.
Xiang Yang could only shrug his shoulders helplessly. After all, the other party were not his crew members, so let them do whatever they wanted.
However, Xiang Yang kept the four words "fishing for pearl clams" firmly in his heart.
If there is a chance in the future, I will discuss this matter with Li Chao. I can get out a few yachts and take a yacht to the sea area rich in pearl oysters to create a special pearl oyster catching activity.
However, the ticket price for such an item must be very high. If tourists go there with the mentality of having fun, they may get some unexpected surprises while being happy.
If the tourists go there with the intention of making money by catching pearls, they will probably lose money.
Soon, Xiang Yang and his team arrived at this sea area and went into the sea for the last time.
This time, Xiang Yang and his crew members were fishing for turbot, while Zhuo Shao and Boss Lin were searching for pearl oysters on the seabed.
Unfortunately, the goddess of luck did not favor Zhuo Shao and his friends this time. Until a crew member found them on the seabed and urged them to get on board, they still did not find the next pearl-producing clam shell.
On the contrary, there was a lucky guy among the crew. While fishing for turbot on the seabed, he found a rock lobster weighing more than two kilograms.
Even Xiang Yang was a little surprised. "Wow, it's actually a rock lobster. I'm afraid the price of this lobster must be quite high."
The price of rock lobsters has risen a lot recently. Lobsters of this size can be sold for six or seven hundred yuan per pound in the market, and even the purchase price starts at a few hundred yuan.
After asking Chen Qingsheng to record their contributions on the seabed to everyone present, Xiang Yang ordered Xu Fang to turn the boat around and prepare to return to Qinglongwan.
Xu Fang and Chen Qingsheng were both somewhat unhappy, because this trip, including the cost of fuel, would definitely be a loss.
The crew members were not very happy either, because they did not have a very enjoyable trip.
Just ask yourself, every time they went out, they followed Xiang Yang and made a lot of money.
But there was no way. This trip was in a hurry. Not only were there not enough people, but there was not even any fresh water on the boat.
The crew members all had complaints about the three tourists.
But Xiang Yang didn't think so.
In Xiang Yang's opinion, those three tourists were a new milestone in the development of Qinglongwan's tourism industry. They were the first batch of tourists to Qinglongwan and they should be allowed to have fun.
Of course, Xiang Yang also understood the crew members' thoughts.
Almost none of the crew members from Yanlong Village were with them on this voyage.
Almost all the people on board are graduates from the Maritime University.
The education they received made them more responsible than ordinary villagers. They received high salaries from Xiang Yang, so naturally they wanted to consider Xiang Yang.
The captain suffered a loss on this voyage, so they were unhappy.
When we returned to the dock, Fang Youqun and several crew members were waiting to greet us at the dock.
Seeing Xiang Yang coming back, Fang Youqun, who was swimming in the sea with his bare chest, quickly climbed up to the shore and put on his clothes. "Brother Yang, you were out for only a few hours, right? How come you're back so soon? Did you catch any rare fish?"
According to Fang Youqun's understanding of Xiang Yang, Xiang Yang would not return so quickly unless he caught a rare fish.
As for full warehouse
That's too difficult. In today's fishing environment, it is unlikely that any thousand-ton ocean-going fishing vessel can fill its cabin without sailing in the ocean.
"Rare as hell." Chen Qingsheng glared at Fang Youqun. "We didn't bring any fresh water this time. If we don't come back now, are we going to come back when we're thirsty?"
Chen Qingsheng was already unhappy because the results of this trip were not good. Now Fang Youqun was bringing up all sorts of issues, which was simply walking into his own trap. Of course, Chen Qingsheng would not give Fang Youqun a good face.
"Please help clean up the catch. We have caught more than a thousand kilograms of turbot. Take all of them to Mr. Zhang." Chen Qingsheng ordered.
If you are coming back from a long ocean voyage, there is naturally no need to be so troublesome. You just need to make a phone call to Zhang Qicheng. Even if Zhang Qicheng does not come himself, he will send someone over.
But it's just over a thousand kilograms of catch, all of which are cheap seafood like turbot. So forget it. Zhang Qicheng would not come here just for such a small amount of seafood.
Even if Zhang Qicheng sent someone over for Xiang Yang's sake, he would definitely complain afterwards.
So Chen Qingsheng decided to work harder and deliver it to Zhang Qicheng himself.
Fang Youqun didn't move. "What? Just over a thousand kilograms of turbot?"
"Okay." Xiang Yang said with a smile, "Don't make a fuss. We didn't go fishing this time. We were able to bring back more than a thousand kilograms of turbot, so at least the fuel cost was not lost."
As for staff salaries
The salary that Xiang Yang paid to the crew members was not calculated on a daily basis. Regardless of whether they went out to sea today or not, Xiang Yang had to pay the crew members' wages.
Fang Youqun then reluctantly took a step and walked towards the unloading bridge.
Xiang Yang turned his head and smiled at the tourists, and asked, "I wonder what you are going to do now?"
Boss Lin said somewhat awkwardly: "Boss Xiang, I'll treat you to dinner later."
When they came back, Boss Lin saw the complaining looks on the crew members' faces. He also knew the reason for their complaints. It turned out that Xiang Yang was going to lose money on this trip to take them out, which made Boss Lin feel very sorry.