Xiang Yang didn't say anything.
On this trip to Antarctica, Xiang Yang brought a lot of vegetables, enough to feed everyone on the ship for two months.
But it was only enough to feed everyone on the ship for two months.
If the other party only had a fishing boat, Xiang Yang would definitely order them to give them some vegetables without saying anything, and he wouldn't even ask for money.
But the other side was a huge fleet.
There are three processing mother ships alone, as well as more than a dozen trawlers and several purse seine fishing boats. As for the other supporting small boats, there are even more. With the limited supplies on Xiang Yang's ship, it is really beyond our ability to help them.
"Which province's fleet are you from?" Gao Chuang shouted at the thin man.
After the conversation, Xiang Yang and his men learned that the other party was a fleet from Bohai Sea.
The thin man climbed down from the boat.
After he came down, Xiang Yang realized that he was not short at all. His height was almost the same as his. The reason why he looked short was because one of his feet was lame. He was wearing a pair of big-toed leather shoes. One of the soles was flat, and the other one was at least twenty centimeters high.
"Hello, Mr. Gao. My surname is Long, and my name is Long Sansan." Although Long Sansan walked with a limp, he looked extremely energetic and very strong.
Gao Chuang showed a hint of surprise on his face, but he quickly recovered and said with a smile, "It turned out to be President Long."
Long Sansan clearly saw the expression on Gao Chuang's face. He smiled and explained, "I am an orphan. I was abandoned at the door of an orphanage on the third day of the third month of the Year of the Dragon, so the director gave me this name."
Gao Chuang was stunned and said quickly, "Boss Long is really amazing. He built such a large fleet from scratch. It seems that Boss Long is not very old, right?"
Long Sansan smiled nonchalantly, "I can't compare with you, Mr. Gao. My entire family fortune is here. Mr. Gao's name is truly awe-inspiring. I didn't expect to meet you under such circumstances."
Obviously, Long Sansan had heard of Gao Chuang's name. There was nothing strange about it. In China, there were not many fishing companies that could directly own dozens of fishing fleets. Most of them were affiliated, and the company bosses could not command the fleets below.
Gao Chuang laughed heartily and said, "I am old, and I don't know how many times I can go out to sea. From now on, it will be you young people who will rule the world. Come, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Xiang. He is not from my fishing company. He is here to cooperate with me and go to Antarctica together. You are all young people, so you should have a lot of common topics."
"Hello, Mr. Long, my name is Xiang Yang." Xiang Yang quickly extended his hand politely.
Long Sansan shook hands with Xiang Yang and said with a smile: "Mr. Xiang is truly young and promising. When I was your age, I only had a boat about seven or eight meters long. Including me, there were only four people on the boat."
After hearing this, Xiang Yang admired Long Sansan even more from the bottom of his heart. This was a man who had truly built up such a huge empire from scratch.
"Okay, let's get back to the topic. If you want vegetables and fruits, I can't give you too much. After all, as you know, it is very difficult to get supplies in Antarctica. I don't even know when I will go back. But since you have already asked, I will definitely not give you some. How many people are there in your entire fleet? I will give you enough for two meals." Gao Chuang said.
Hearing this, Long Sansan's face lit up with joy, "Thank you very much, Mr. Gao."
If they return now, it will only take more than ten days for them to return to the South China Sea, by then they will be able to replenish supplies and have two vegetarian meals on the way, which will be a great help to their fleet.
Gao Chuang waved his hand and said, "You're welcome. When you have time in Longcheng, come to my company to give me some guidance."
Long Sansan said quickly: "Next time I have time, I will definitely go to your company to visit and learn."
Xiang Yang was somewhat envious, he knew that with just a few words, the two fishing companies were connected. If they said they would go to Longcheng, then they would definitely go, unlike when he sometimes saw certain ships on the sea, and they would say they would meet again after reaching the shore, which was just a polite remark.
Over there, Long Sansan had finished moving the vegetables, and here Gao Chuang's fleet had finished cleaning the boats.
After a few more polite words, the two sides said goodbye. Then the two huge fleets, one heading north and the other heading south, blew their whistles and slowly sailed in opposite directions.
For two days, there were no waves on the sea.
Early this morning, Xiang Yang and all the crew members were in a good mood.
After so many days of sailing, they finally reached the Antarctic Circle today.
At this moment, Xiang Yang was crossing an icy area.
Two icebreakers were sailing in the front, looking for weak spots in the ice while using their power to continuously squeeze and break up the ice on the sea surface to clear a channel for the ships behind.
"Brother Yang, it's not that cold in Antarctica." Wu Shiwen smiled with his eyes narrowed. He was holding a thermos cup and wearing thick winter clothes and a jacket.
Xiang Yang looked around and saw a vast expanse of white. Those were blocks of ice that had not changed for thousands of years.
"That's because there's no wind. If the wind blows, you'll be cold." Another captain said with a smile. Judging from the expression on his face, he was in a good mood. In Antarctica, the most feared thing is a storm.
Gao Chuang on the side did not speak. He was wearing a very brightly colored warm clothing, but his gloves were not on his hands. At the moment, he was staring blankly at the glacier in front of him.
Xiang Yang kindly reminded: "Boss Gao, aren't you cold? Why don't you wear gloves?"
Gao Chuang finally came back to his senses. He sighed and said quietly, "I'm getting old. I'm afraid I'll come to the Arctic Circle less and less often in the future."
Gao Chuang still remembers that when he first came to Antarctica, he was wearing a down jacket and could even jump into the ice cave with his bare chest. At that time, he was the most powerful sailor in the entire fleet, and even the boatswain had to rely on him in many things.
This time when he went to Antarctica, he wore the best cold-proof clothing, but still felt that his body could not warm up.
"The temperature outside is at least minus ten degrees Celsius. Mr. Gao, you'd better go inside the cabin." At this time, Gao Chuang's assistant came over and said to Gao Chuang.
Gao Chuang shook his head and said directly: "Pass my order, the fleet stops moving forward, we will go to that piece of ice."
"ah?"
"Now?"
Not only was the assistant stunned, but Xiang Yang also ate a pound.
Going onto the ice floe at this time would definitely be a very challenging task.
Gao Chuang tightened his warm clothes and said, "The surface of the ice floe is flat and the area is large. Such ice floes cannot be broken by icebreakers. We will definitely have to take a detour in a while. But I don't think it makes sense to take a detour without getting some benefits. Prepare all the tools for me."