Li Chao immediately shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Brother Xiang, please stop making fun of me. When I first brought back this batch of Royal Gold Abalone, I didn't specially distinguish them. They were all placed in the exhibition hall of the hotel. Consumers can choose whichever they like. Since they are all three-headed abalone, the price is the same."
"Experienced gourmets who like to eat abalone all have a certain understanding of abalone. Some of them have sharper eyes than me. After so many people picked them, I sold half of the abalone and threw the remaining half into the abandoned fishery. Do you think that with the qualifications of these abalone left over, is it possible for them to grow into single-headed abalone?" Li Chao asked.
Xiang Yang smiled and nodded, "Indeed, everyone who can grow into a single-headed abalone is a monster in the abalone world."
"Inheritance, gene mutation, a better living environment, more nutritious nutrients, and living long enough, all these conditions are indispensable for a single-headed abalone to grow into one. Otherwise, the price of a single-headed abalone would not have skyrocketed more than ten times that of a double-headed abalone." Li Chao shook his head.
Take the net abalone for example.
The top-quality sugar-heart abalone is actually only about 100,000 yuan per catty. If you count two abalones per catty, it is actually only about 50,000 to 60,000 yuan per abalone.
As for a single-headed dried abalone, people would rush to buy it even for one million yuan, and you might not be able to buy it even for two million yuan.
Because after a single abalone is made into abalone, it is actually an investment product. It can be stored for dozens or even hundreds of years, and the price will steadily rise instead of falling.
Even rich people who don't like eating abalone may collect dried abalone.
Single-head abalone is very rare in the market.
"Actually, I was just joking. It's only been a year. Even if there are abalones that really have the potential to grow into single-headed abalone, they can't grow into single-headed abalone in such a short time. Come, let's drink." Xiang Yang said with a smile and raised his glass.
Li Chao picked up his glass and clinked it with Xiang Yang's, then said, "Brother Xiang, on this trip, if you see abalone that is obviously larger than a double-headed abalone but not as large as a single-headed abalone, don't catch them."
Xiang Yang nodded, "I know. It can increase so much in a year. Even if it doesn't have the potential to grow into a single-headed abalone, it is much more expensive than a normal double-headed abalone."
Li Chao nodded, "That's right."
If triple-headed abalone is a top-notch food ingredient, then double-headed abalone is a luxury item, and single-headed abalone is a collectible.
For the next two days, Xiang Yang stayed at home, waiting for Li Chao's notification.
But it seemed quite difficult to get that set of diving equipment, and Xiang Yang waited for two days but received no news.
Finally, Xiang Yang couldn't sit still anymore.
Although Xiang Yang was not ready to lead the fleet out to sea in the short term, it was not a good idea to stay at home all the time.
That morning, Xiang Yang called Chen Qingsheng and Fang Youqun, and the three of them boarded a five-meter-long motor boat and sailed towards the depths of Qinglong Bay.
"It's awesome." Fang Youqun stood on the top of the cabin, opened his arms, and shouted to Xiang Yang and Chen Qingsheng in the cabin: "Brother Yang, Brother Qing, come up and have some fun too. The scenery up there is much better than in the cabin."
This fishing boat was newly bought by a villager in Yanlong Village. It is more advanced than the previous fishing boats in Qinglongwan. It is more than five meters long and nearly three meters wide. The whole boat is divided into three parts.
The first part is at the bow, where there is a live water tank about two meters wide, one meter long and half a meter deep. If you catch any precious fish, you can put them in this live water tank.
The second part is the middle deck, which is nearly three meters wide and more than one meter long, just enough for one person to stand on it to cast a net or fish.
The last part is a cabin that is about three meters long and wide. It has a refrigerator, a stove, and a bed. You can cook and rest in it, and also store fish.
The top of the cabin is made of solid wood and can be stepped on by people. It is actually also a space for activities.
Chen Qingsheng lay on the bed, shaking his body vigorously, and the fishing boat also shook. "What are you doing standing there? If you fall into the sea, don't expect me to rescue you."
"That's impossible. After all, I've been to the ocean with Brother Yang." Although the fishing boat was shaking, Fang Youqun stood firmly on the boat. He even had the mind to argue with Chen Qingsheng.
"Okay, we are not here to have fun this time." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
Upon hearing Xiang Yang's words, Chen Qingsheng immediately sat up from the bed and became serious.
Fang Youqun also pushed himself up with one hand and fell from the cabin... to the deck, then stood up with a cry.
Although Xiang Yang came out on a whim, he also wanted to see how effective the fishing boats, which are now common in Yanlong Village, are at fishing.
"I spent money on this trip. The rental of this fishing boat is 500 yuan a day. I can't go back empty-handed." When Xiang Yang saw Fang Youqun stand up by himself, he knew that he was fine, so he didn't bother to pay attention to him and said directly.
"Five hundred dollars? No big deal. I'll go down and catch two lobsters and be back soon. Brother Yang, wait for me. I'll be down right away." After Fang Youqun said this, he began to search carefully among the pile of groceries in the cabin.
After a while, Fang Youqun looked up and asked in confusion: "Hey, there is no diving equipment on this boat?"
"Do you think every ship in our fleet is equipped with a large number of advanced diving equipment?" Chen Qingsheng said unhappily.
Xiang Yang nodded and said, "Indeed, for ordinary fishermen, diving fishing is still just a stopgap measure and is not worth promoting."
First, the water gets deeper dramatically as you move away from the coast.
It is difficult for ordinary fishermen to dive deep enough into the sea even if they are wearing diving equipment.
Secondly, diving is actually very dangerous for most fishermen.
Especially for this kind of small fishing boat, which is usually operated by only one fisherman or at most two people. If an accident happens underwater, there will be no one to help.
Therefore, most fishermen do not bring diving equipment when they go out to sea.
Not only does it take up space, it is also useless. If you can't help but go down, there is a high possibility of a safety accident.
Fang Youqun was stunned when he heard this. "Brother Yang, without diving equipment, how can we possibly earn back the 500 yuan?"
Chen Qingsheng pulled out something from under the bed and said, "Use this."
"Hand-thrown fishing net?" Fang Youqun asked respectfully.
Xiang Yang looked at him suspiciously, "Why, you don't know how to use this thing?"
Fang Youqun shook his head. "Of course I can use it. I knew how to use it when I was five. I just find it strange. To be honest, this boat is not small, and the engine is powerful. It should be able to trawle. Why does he still use his hands to throw the net?" (To be continued)