When we got back to the pier, it was already afternoon.
The catch this time was very large, and Xiang Yang had contacted Zhang Qicheng in advance. Although Zhang Qicheng had something to do and could not come over, he sent a purchasing manager from the seafood wholesale city to lead a team of dozens of people to Qinglongwan.
Zhang Qicheng's men could handle the fishing themselves, so Xiang Yang didn't need to intervene.
Xiang Yang had a brief conversation with Wu Shiwen, then headed towards Yanlong Village with a group of crew members. This was Xiang Yang's first trip to the sea after he formed the fleet.
The first time I went out, I encountered a bumper harvest. According to Chinese custom, such a happy event must be celebrated with a banquet.
Not to mention that Officer Chen has joined the fleet. According to the rules, a few tables of welcoming banquets must be set up.
In short, when Xiang Yang comes back this time, he must prepare a big dinner and invite all the crew members in the fleet, as well as partners such as Li Chao and Zhang Qicheng, and some neighbors to come and have a few drinks together.
Xiang Yang gave the task of preparing the banquet to Chen Qingsheng, who was most familiar with this.
Chen Qingsheng himself also liked to do this kind of thing. After discussing the funding issue with Xiang Yang, he took a few crew members to Huhai Town. When he came back, he came back in a truck with a lot of wine and food on it.
Then the entire fleet started preparing for the banquet together, and even Xiang Yang went to the kitchen to join in the fun.
Although Chen Guan was a new member of the fleet, his status was different. Xiang Yang had spent a lot of effort to invite him here. Therefore, he sat at the same table with Xiang Yang at the banquet.
There were nearly thirty tables of banquets, and all the crew members of the fleet, some of the crew members' relatives, and several partners gathered together.
Xiang Yang's table was an octagonal table, and he and Li Chao sat together.
After a few rounds of toasts, Li Chao took advantage of the alcohol and started a formal conversation with Xiang Yang.
Li Chao said: "Xiang Yang, I would like to ask you for a favor."
"Oh?" Xiang Yang looked at Li Chao strangely. He was an ocean fisherman, and although he had two fishing boats that could go out to the high seas, this was nothing in Li Chao's eyes.
"Mr. Li, just tell me what you want to say." Xiang Yang said. In fact, Xiang Yang was also quite curious about what it was that Li Chao asked him for help.
Li Chao pondered for a moment and asked, "Xiang Yang, tell me the truth, what is your diving limit?"
Xiang Yang raised his eyebrows, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I haven't calculated the exact amount, but I'm wearing the diving suit on my own boat, so diving 200 meters should not be a problem."
"Two hundred meters?" Li Chao's face flashed with joy, "That's enough."
"What's going on? You're being so mysterious and even have to ask me what my diving limit is. Brother Chao, could it be that you've discovered a shipwreck on the seabed?" Xiang Yang asked with a smile.
Li Chao shook his head and said seriously, "Have you ever heard of the Royal Golden Abalone?"
"Royal Golden Abalone?" Chen Qingsheng asked in surprise, "I've heard from Mr. Xiang that this kind of abalone is the best, even better than some wild abalone."
Experienced gourmets who love abalone must be familiar with the origin and varieties of abalone. The wrinkled abalone has tender and soft meat and is very popular in the domestic and foreign markets, but it is not large in size. The top-quality blue wheel abalone Calme originates from the green abalone in Mexico. It is large in size and has a strong flavor, but unfortunately it can only be tasted in cans due to the inconvenience of transportation.
The Royal Golden Abalone is the offspring of the cross between the wrinkled abalone and the green abalone. It has an excellent origin, with the tender and firm meat of the wrinkled abalone and the large size and rich taste of the green abalone. It is a perfect combination created by advanced hybridization technology. As soon as it came out of the laboratory, it was loved by countless foodies.
"Have you heard of it? Or did you hear it from Brother Xiang?" Li Chao looked at Chen Qingsheng in surprise.
Xiang Yang nodded. "I heard about this kind of abalone when I was in school. The Royal Golden Abalone has the full technical support of the Xiamen University abalone breeding team. The team is said to have been committed to abalone breeding and farming research for nearly 10 years, and its research level has always been at the international leading level."
Li Chao nodded and said, "Before entering the sea area for hanging culture, each Royal Golden Abalone seedling undergoes a series of seed quality assessments, the Internet of Things monitors water quality changes throughout the process, and is scientifically fed with pure natural seaweed. The Royal Golden Abalone that is carefully cultivated has a survival rate of more than 25% higher than that of ordinary abalone in the summer, so there is a great chance that it can grow to the size of a three-headed abalone."
Xiang Yang listened carefully.
In fact, Xiang Yang knew much more about the Royal Golden Abalone than what he talked about with Li Chao.
Each royal abalone has its own unique business card. Consumers only need to scan the QR code on the business card to easily inquire about the breeding environment, growth conditions and cooking methods of the royal abalone during its growth process. One business card corresponds to one abalone. From birth to the dining table, consumers can understand the detailed information of each abalone. This is true product traceability.
In September 2017, the Royal Abalone even appeared at the BRICS Summit Heads of State Dinner. The state banquet was an authoritative affirmation of the safety and quality of the Royal Abalone.
Li Chao said with some distress, "A year ago, I purchased a batch of about 200 three-headed golden abalone. After I bought these abalone, I divided them into two parts. I sold one part directly in the hotel, and this part allowed me to directly recover the cost of purchasing this batch of golden abalone."
"As for the remaining one, I put some ideas into it. I put them in an abandoned seawater farm, intending to let them continue to grow. Anyway, I have already recovered the cost, and even if all the abalones die, I will not lose a penny. If one-third of them can become two-headed abalone, then I will definitely make a profit. What if, I mean what if, one or two grow into single-headed abalone, then I will make a fortune." Li Chao said.
Xiang Yang raised his eyebrows, "There's nothing wrong with this idea."
"But there's a problem with that abandoned fishery." Li Chao said angrily.
Xiang Yang wanted to laugh. "If nothing goes wrong, would they abandon such a good fishery? Were all the abalone you raised eaten by the carnivorous fish, crabs, and shrimps in that sea area?"
Xiang Yang could imagine that there were only two reasons why Li Chao was so angry.
One reason, of course, is that the fishery was not closed properly, and all the stocked royal abalone ran away to other sea areas.
But this possibility is not high. Li Chao is not a person who knows nothing about breeding. If the face is not sealed properly, he will never put such precious royal abalone into the fishery, especially those royal abalone are three-headed royal abalone. Even if Li Chao is capable, it is not an easy task to get so many three-headed royal abalone. (To be continued)