Xiang Hui nodded quickly and vigorously.
Xiang Hui’s business is neither big nor small.
To put it in a broader sense, Xiang Hui is now involved in the purchase of seafood in the entire Huhai Town.
But to put it simply, Xiang Hui could only collect seafood caught by fishermen who rowed small fishing boats along the coast. However, any fisherman who had a motor fishing boat generally had his own shipping channels.
The amount of fish in Xiang Hui's store seems to be a lot, but in fact they are all very affordable and difficult to sell.
So Xiang Hui now urgently needs some high-quality catches to open up the market for himself.
"Brother, I don't need a lot, just a few will do." Xiang Hui also knew that the seafood on Xiang Yang's boat was very popular. Every time it was pulled back, it would be stared at by a lot of people, so he didn't dare to ask for too much at once.
"It's not that I don't want to give it to you, you're just too late. All the mackerel on my boat have been given to Boss Zhang." Xiang Yang said helplessly.
A hint of disappointment flashed across Xiang Hui's eyes.
"Since there is no solution, forget it. I'll think of a solution somewhere else." Xiang Hui scratched his head and said with some distress.
Xiang Yang was quite puzzled and asked: "Why, you can't sell the seafood in your store?"
"It's not that we can't sell them. We can sell them. Boss Zhang wants a lot of them, and he accepts basically all kinds of seafood."
"It's just that Boss Zhang is a wholesaler, so the price he charges is a bit low. I found that in Dongheng, which is very close to us, the price of seafood is more than 30% higher than here, especially seafood like cuttlefish. It sells for a few yuan per catty here, but it can be sold for hundreds of yuan per catty there, which is more than ten times the price." Xiang Hui said excitedly.
Xiang Yang's eyelids twitched. "Dongheng can almost be considered an inland city. The price of seafood there is naturally higher, but have you ever thought about the cost?"
Transportation of seafood has been a difficult problem since ancient times.
Although it is only a few hundred miles from Longcheng to Dongheng and may only take two or three hours to drive, the cost of transporting seafood from Longcheng to Dongheng is definitely not small.
If it is frozen or dried goods, it would be fine. But if it is fresh seafood, a batch of them will definitely die during the transportation process. The cost of those who die on the road will be counted as the seller.
"Moreover, Dongheng is a tourist city. Restaurants in those tourist areas usually send their own cars to the coast to purchase seafood. We also have a lot of people sending seafood there. Their actual local population is only more than three million. You spend so much effort to open up the market there, but you may not be able to open it in the end." Xiang Yang said.
"No matter what, I have to try it. If I transport this seafood, I may get ten times the profit. Compared with this profit, what is the risk I take?" Xiang Hui laughed.
Xiang Yang pondered for a moment, nodded and praised: "Your idea is good. Dongheng is not far from our Longcheng. You can give it a try according to your idea. Even if it fails, the loss is just a little travel expenses. If it is really successful, you can completely copy this model to more inland cities in the future."
Xiang Hui seemed quite excited to receive Xiang Yang's affirmation.
"It's okay for me to try, but brother, you have to support me," said Xiang Hui.
Xiang Yang grinned, "Don't worry, when I come back from the sea next time, I will leave you a batch of best-selling fish in the market."
After getting Xiang Yang's assurance, Xiang Hui suddenly became excited. He quickly patted Xiang Yang's chest and assured him, "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely get this done."
Xiang Yang smiled and nodded. In fact, whether Xiang Hui could accomplish this task in the end had nothing to do with Xiang Yang at all, because the seafood he caught would never have trouble selling.
Then Xiang Yang looked at Fatty Zuo, "Fatty Zuo, what about you? You are not here for this matter as well, are you?"
Fatty Zuo quickly shook his head, "No, I met Huizi in Huhai Town, and he gave me a ride."
Xiang Yang looked at what Fatty Zuo was holding and asked in confusion, "Are you going to buy seafood?"
Fatty Zuo was holding a black plastic bag in his hand. The bag was wet and bulging. It was obvious that he was holding a large bag of water.
Usually, people only put water into plastic bags when buying seafood, to prevent the seafood from dying on the way.
Fatty Zuo picked up the bag and said excitedly, "Ornamental fish, I bought them."
"Why did you buy ornamental fish?" Xiang Yang asked puzzledly.
"Isn't the village developing tourism? I thought that tourists would always need to eat when they come, so I opened a restaurant at home. We are a marine tourist area, and the restaurant also features a marine theme, so I thought about buying some ornamental fish to use as decorations." Fatty Zuo said with a smile.
"How much did you buy it for? What did you buy? Let me see." Xiang Yang said.
Fatty Zuo handed the plastic bag to Xiang Yang. "It's a very beautiful shrimp that looks like a shoe. It cost me more than a thousand yuan. I forgot what it was called. Anyway, I had never heard of it before. I bought it in a store in the city that specializes in selling ornamental fish."
Xiang Yang opened the plastic bag and took a look.
At first glance, Xiang Yang couldn't recognize what kind of shrimp it was.
The appearance of this shrimp is indeed very similar to a scorpion. It has a very big head and a curved tail. Looking at its body proportions, it is just like a scorpion.
However, the scorpion's body is flat, while the shrimp's head is cylindrical.
In addition, even though the scorpion's tail is pointed upwards, the shrimp's tail is bent downwards.
The color is very beautiful, with a crystal clear shrimp head covered with pink spots, and a shrimp tail that looks like a starry sky. It also has a pair of large pincers, but the pincers are very strange, a bit like the sickle pincers of a mantis.
After staring at the shrimp for a full minute, Xiang Yang suddenly remembered, "This is a Jurassic shrimp."
"Yes, that's right, that's the name. I remember now. When I bought this shrimp, the boss said it was called Jurassic Shrimp. Brother Yang, do you think I made a loss or a profit?" Fatty Zuo nodded quickly.
Xiang Yang shook his head. "Ornamental fish have no actual value. If you think it looks good and you like it, then it is worth the price. If you think it is ugly, then it is worthless. If you don't make money by copying it, then there is no such thing as buying it at a profit or a loss."
Fatty Zuo nodded thoughtfully. He thought the shrimp was pretty good-looking. When his restaurant opened in the future, it would definitely attract some tourists. So, he didn't lose money on the shrimp. (To be continued)