Zhang Qicheng grabbed Xiang Yang's hand, and he became very excited. "Xiang Yang, Mr. Xiang, Brother Xiang, what did you just say? You said you have several hundred kilograms of mackerel here, and one of them weighs more than thirty kilograms?"
Xiang Yang's words had a huge impact on Zhang Qicheng and the buyer.
What kind of fish is mackerel
There is a saying among the people that "one is Baicang, two are Mayu". Mayu fish is one of the most popular precious fishes among consumers and is the most delicious fish in the minds of countless consumers.
Although the horse fish has a wide range of adaptability to salinity and a faster growth rate, its production has never been high!
Zhang Qicheng recalled that when the last wild mackerel weighing more than 30 kilograms appeared, he, Li Chao, and several other business partners drove to a place hundreds of kilometers away to bid for it. In the end, Li Chao offered three times the market price but still failed to get the mackerel.
"The fatter the mackerel is, the more delicious it is. Its fat can melt on the tip of your tongue like cheese. The best mackerel must weigh dozens of kilograms to be really delicious. A mackerel weighing more than 30 kilograms is already a rare seafood, so the price..." Xiang Yang stopped talking after saying this, because Zhang Qicheng is a smart man, and he must have understood everything by now.
As expected, the next moment Zhang Qicheng nodded quickly and said, "Take me to see the largest mackerel. If I find no problem with the goods after inspection, I am willing to buy it from you for 5,000 yuan per catty. I am also willing to buy all the other small fish weighing a few catties at 200 yuan per catty. For those weighing more than 10 catties, I will pay 1,000 yuan per catty."
"Five thousand?"
Even Xiang Yang was shocked after hearing this number, and hurriedly said: "Brother Zhang, Ma Youyu is not worth this price, right? You must not buy it at a loss."
"You don't understand." Zhang Qicheng shook his head and said, "Nine out of ten mackerel on the market now are farmed. Our country's mackerel farming technology is very mature now, and the price of wild mackerel has also dropped a lot. If it is a mackerel weighing one or two kilograms, the market price is usually only a few dozen yuan per kilogram."
Xiang Yang nodded. Indeed, in today’s market, many people who buy frozen mackerel can buy a fresh fish head for just a few dozen yuan.
"But a mackerel weighing more than five kilograms, regardless of whether it is farmed or not, can generally be sold for more than two hundred yuan per kilogram. You just said that the mackerel you caught were at least two or three kilograms each. Is this true?" Zhang Qicheng said with a smile.
Xiang Yang nodded. This was indeed true, because all the fish weighing less than three kilograms had been eaten by Xiang Yang himself.
"In fact, for fish like mackerel that weigh less than 10 kilograms, basically no one will distinguish whether they are farmed or wild, because the distinction is not very meaningful."
"The truly valuable mackerel weighs more than ten kilograms. Currently on the market, if you don't have two thousand yuan per kilogram, don't even think about buying wild mackerel weighing more than ten kilograms," said Zhang Qicheng with a smile.
"As for the 30-jin Ma You fish, I can take it back and put it in the company as the treasure of the store. I won't sell it no matter how much money people offer me. Having said that, do you still think it's too expensive for me to charge you 5,000 yuan per jin for the 30-jin Ma You fish?" Zhang Qicheng asked with a smile.
Xiang Yang nodded and smiled, "Okay, since you think you won't lose money if you buy it back, then let's go with the price you said."
"Come on, I'll take you to the cabin."
Xiang Yang led Zhang Qicheng and the buyer to the cold storage compartment.
Zhang Qicheng was more and more satisfied the more he looked at it. "Brother Xiang, it seems that your luck is as good as ever. These catches are of very good quality and are all very large. I can make the decision and buy them all at a price 5% higher than the price I agreed with you."
When the buyer at the side heard this, he almost burst into tears on the spot. Mr. Zhang, you really don’t even leave a sip of soup when you eat the meat!
"Mr. Zhang, our hotel is in urgent need of a batch of mackerel." The buyer said to Zhang Qicheng in a pleading tone.
Zhang Qicheng grinned. If Li Chao was here, he certainly wouldn't eat so ugly. But Li Chao was not here now, and he was here. If he let the meat in his bowl be taken away by one of Li Chao's employees, wouldn't he lose face
Therefore, Zhang Qicheng laughed and said, "Don't worry, go back and tell Mr. Li that I will give priority to supplying his hotel with the batch of mackerel I bought this time."
The buyer sighed inwardly after hearing this. The other party had a better relationship with Xiang Yang than he did, and the price he offered was higher than his highest authority. What else could he do
It would be better for him to wait until next time when both parties have buyers present, and then he can argue about it.
If they really tried to rob it head-on, not only would they fail, but they might also offend Zhang Qicheng. When they return, Li Chao might also blame him.
Therefore, the buyer had to force a smile and said, "Okay, then I'd like to thank you, Mr. Zhang, first. You must keep these mackerel for our hotel."
"Help me count the catch first. My people are stuck in traffic on the road, and it will take about half an hour to reach Qinglongwan. I will treat you to yak meat in the evening." Zhang Qicheng distributed cigarettes to the crew on the boat while chatting with Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang shook his head and asked Chen Qingsheng to cooperate with Zhang Qicheng's work, and then said: "Forget about eating yak meat, I don't really like beef."
Zhang Qicheng didn't force it. He didn't really want to invite Xiang Yang to dinner, he just wanted to use this opportunity to get closer to Xiang Yang.
Nowadays, there are many fishermen near the coast, and Zhang Qicheng does not lack channels to purchase near-shore seafood. What he really lacks is seafood from the high seas and the open sea.
Xiang Yang is a fisherman who is capable of fishing on the high seas.
Last time, the batch of seafood that Xiang Yang brought back from Antarctica made Zhang Qicheng a fortune. He even used a few green-lipped abalone to open up the market of two five-star hotels in the neighboring city. This was a huge help to Zhang Qicheng's business.
After counting the catch and settling the accounts with Zhang Qicheng, Xiang Yang led some crew members towards the shore.
Zhang Qicheng stayed on the boat. There were quite a lot of seafood on the boat this time. All these seafood were his now. He needed to transport all these seafood back to the company as soon as possible. He had to freeze the seafood that needed to be frozen and store it in tanks. He could not be careless at all.
Chen Qingsheng and some of the crew members were also left on the ship by Xiang Yang to assist Zhang Qicheng in moving the seafood on the ship. (To be continued)