Rebirth of Fishing Village: Starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

Chapter 978: Zhao Dahai and Shi Jiehua's Initiative

"That might be because he has always caught a lot of fish. Zhao Dahai didn't catch many fish when he went to the artificial islands and reefs a few days ago. But compared to other people who went out to sea to fish, he did catch quite a lot."

"We were able to catch so many fish this time. I guess we found some spots where there were fish. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to get such a big harvest."

"correct!"

"Didn't Shi Jiehua's sea fishing boat just come back? He caught quite a few croakers, some of which were of decent size. I wonder if the deal has been concluded?"

Ding Xiaoxiang mentioned that the number of fish Zhao Dahai caught on the artificial islands and reefs had dropped significantly in the past few days. Only then did he notice that recently, no matter whether it was fishing or fishing at sea, they had not caught many fish.

Ding Xiaoxiang thought of the croakers caught by Shi Jiehua and He Jian's sea fishing boat. Some of them were of good size, weighing about 10 to 20 kilograms, which was very suitable for Hongyun Restaurant.

"what!"

"Last night, I negotiated the deal with Shi Jiehua and bought most of the larger croakers."

"We were able to close this deal because of Zhao Dahai's favor."

Liu Gang knew very well that without the cooperation of Zhao Dahai and Shi Jiehua, it would not be easy for him to close the deal. The price he offered was indeed a little higher than others, but to be honest, his price was not very competitive. Shi Jiehua did it for Zhao Dahai's sake.

"Uncle Liu!"

"How can you say that?"

"We are all doing business in this town, and the relationship between us is very clear. You are in me and I am in you. Sometimes it doesn't matter who earns a little more and who earns a little less."

"Why do I have to sell it to someone else for the same price? It's better to sell it to my own people."

Ding Xiaoxiang smiled and shook her head. A place like this in a town is not very big. Even if the business people are not in the same business, they may often meet and deal with each other in different occasions. Most of the time, fathers, sons, and even grandchildren from generation to generation are doing the same business, so there are really many opportunities to deal with each other.

"Correct!"

"Shi Jiehua and I are from the same generation. Next, we will have to deal with Shi Zhongwei and Liu Lei, not to mention Zhao Dahai and you."

"Ding Xiaoxiang, the relationship between you and Yang Qin, and the relationship between Shi Zhongwei and Ding Ailian are really just as you said. You are in me and I am in you. Only by working together can we make our business bigger and bigger."

Liu Lei was very clear about what Ding Xiaoxiang said. Generation after generation of people have been making money in the same place. Only if everyone cooperates closely can the relationship become closer and they can make money together.

Five p.m.

The sun is westward.

The entire sea surface is open.

When the sun shines on them, they jump around like little golden fish.

"Liu Baojiang."

"What are you doing? Haven't we already settled the deal? Why do you have to stay on my fishing boat?"

Shi Jiehua smoked a cigarette and looked at Liu Baojiang, Xu Fu and Chen Hua standing in front of him. All the croakers that He Jian and He Zhongwei caught on this trip had been sold. The big ones were all bought by Liu Gang and Wu Weimin, and the remaining small ones weighing three to five catties and some weighing about eight catties were sold to Liu Baojiang, Xu Fu and Chen Hua. All the fish had been loaded and taken away. Now the cold storage of He Jian and other sea fishing boats was empty, without a single fish.

"Captain Stone."

"Can't you sell some of those big croakers weighing more than 10 kilograms to us?"

Xu Fu opened his mouth and spoke.

"How is this possible?"

"The price Liu Gang offered is much higher than yours, and I can't make less money. I won't sell these fish to Liu Gang, I'll sell them to you."

"Didn't I make it very clear when I was selling the fish? If you want to buy these fish, you have to look at the price. As long as your price is higher than others, these fish are yours."

Shi Jiehua looked at Xu Fu. Liu Gang and Zhao Dahai had a very clear relationship, but Liu Gang's price was the highest when he bought the fish. Xu Fu and his men were unwilling to offer such a high price and wanted to take down their large croakers. There was no such thing in the world.

"Ugh!"

"What can be done about this?"

"We buy these fish to sell them to other people to make money! Liu Gang bought the fish and sold them in his own restaurant. How can they be the same? No matter what we do, we can't offer the price Liu Gang offers."

Liu Gang sighed and talked about the price. He said that the prices offered by these people could not be compared with Liu Gang's.

"Isn't that enough?"

"If your price is not as good as Liu Gang's, then forget about it. I can't sell these 10-pound croakers to you. I want to make money."

“The situation is pretty good now!”

"Liu Gang's Hongyun Restaurant doesn't sell these three- to five-jin croakers, otherwise you wouldn't be able to buy anything. Could it be that you thought I wouldn't sell these small croakers, so you waited for a while and looked for them again to see if anyone was willing to pay a higher price?"

Shi Jiehua was not polite at all.

Xu Fu, Liu Baojiang and Chen Hua smiled bitterly and did not dare to respond to Shi Jiehua's words.

Liu Gang's Hongyun Restaurant does not sell croakers weighing three or five kilograms, and those weighing seven or eight kilograms are rarely sold. This is the key to their ability to get these croakers. Otherwise, the price offered by Liu Gang or Wu Weimin would definitely be higher than theirs. From this point of view, Shi Jiehua is right, it is already good enough to be able to get these croakers.

"Liu Baojiang."

"You don't need to bother with these fish this time."

"Liu Gang's Hongyun Restaurant can't buy all kinds of fish. They only buy the larger and more expensive ones. In short, they buy relatively high-end fish. Wu Weimin's private restaurant is even more like this."

"It's impossible to catch big fish every time you go fishing on a sea fishing boat, let alone all the big and valuable fish. You have to wait for the next fishing trip and you will definitely catch other fish."

"Liu Gang and Wu Weimin don't want to buy these fish, so you have a chance, don't you?"

Shi Jiehua patted Liu Baojiang on the shoulder.

Liu Baojiang, Xu Fu and Chen Hua's eyes lit up. This was indeed the case. Liu Gang and Wu Weimin would not buy all kinds of fish. They would definitely not buy the deep-sea black porgy caught by the sea fishing boat, or the yellow chicken, especially the smaller ones. "Ha!"

"Shi Jiehua."

"you're right."

"These are the fish that people like us can afford, and the price they offer is more reasonable. If Liu Gang or Wu Weimin compete with us for these fish, they really won't be able to offer a price."

Xu Fu's face was originally very solemn, but now he relaxed all of a sudden. If people like Liu Gang or Wu Weimin kept competing with people like him for the fish, they would never be able to win.

"correct!"

"Without Wu Weimin and Liu Gang, is there no one else?"

"Shi Jiehua."

"It makes no difference whether you say it or not."

Chen Hua was very happy at first. If Liu Gang and Wu Weimin had not bought Shi Jiehua's fish, he and his people would have a great chance to buy it. But after careful consideration, he realized that without Liu Gang and Wu Weimin, there would be other people competing with him in a while. Moreover, if these people were running restaurants like Liu Gang and Wu Weimin, but on a smaller scale or with lower quality, they would definitely snatch the fish of slightly lower quality from him and in this way, he would not be able to take advantage like Xu Fu and Liu Baojiang.

"Dry!"

"Shi Jiehua! You are so cunning!"

……

"Correct!"

"What you said is really useless."

……

Xu Fu and Liu Baojiang shook their heads. Chen Hua reacted very quickly and saw through the key to the problem. In the past, Shi Jiehua or He Jian's sea fishing boats did not catch too many fish, and they were not famous, so they would not attract such people. Now, Shi Jiehua and He Jian's sea fishing boats caught a lot of fish, which would definitely attract some people like Wu Weimin and Liu Gang who opened restaurants or other restaurants. There might not be such people to compete with them when they return from the next trip to the sea, but sooner or later, such a thing might happen, and Shi Jiehua and He Jian might even deliberately find some such sales channels.

"what!"

"Can you really blame me for this? Just like what I just said, could it be that I ignored the people who offered higher prices and sold the fish I had to you guys who offered very low prices?"

"You want to make money, but do you think I don't want to make money?"

Shi Jiehua was confident.

Xu Fu, Liu Baojiang and Chen Hua had no way to refute.

"Boss Xu! Boss Liu! Boss Chen! It's a very simple truth. The one who offers the highest price wins. Liu Gang bought those big croakers this time because he offered a higher price than you. If someone else offered a higher price than Liu Gang, Liu Gang would definitely not be able to get these croakers."

"Whether it's this trip or the next time I go fishing, it's the same for all the fish I catch. We are all business people and we all want to make money."

"I know that you guys, including Xie Daxian, have always wanted to buy out my sea fishing boat to catch these fish, but this is impossible."

"I will sell the fish I catch on my sea fishing boat here at the pier. Everyone has a chance, but the highest bidder wins."

"correct!"

"He Jian has bought a sea fishing boat that is exactly the same size as mine, with 40 fishing spots. This sea fishing boat will be back at the dock tomorrow. The next trip will be at least two sea fishing boats, mine and He Jian's, with 40 fishing spots each. In addition, there is the possibility of adding two more sea fishing boats, each with 20 fishing spots."

"We will be at sea within a week."

"This time, the sea fishing boat will not fish specifically for croaker, but will run routes and visit various fishing spots like other sea fishing boats or usual sea fishing boats. There will be many types of fish caught, some big, some small, some valuable, and some cheap. I will call you when the sea fishing boat returns to the dock. If you are interested, come here at that time to see what fish has been caught and how much the fish costs."

Shi Jiehua stomped his feet hard on the deck of the sea fishing boat. Yesterday, he and He Jian had gone to see the fishing boat and paid a deposit. Now they are waiting for a professional agency to check whether there are any problems with the fishing boat. If not, they will return to the dock tomorrow and prepare to go out to sea for fishing.

Xu Fu, Chen Hua and Liu Baojiang left Shi Jiehua's sea fishing boat and went to the dock. They walked towards the food stall nearby. They just wanted to invite Shi Jiehua to dinner, but Shi Jiehua said he had something else to do and refused.

Xu Fu, Chen Hua and Liu Baojiang ordered their food and sat down.

"Ugh!"

"We were originally thinking of discussing whether we could charter Shi Jiehua's sea fishing boat in advance to catch these fish."

“I didn’t expect it to be like this.”

Liu Baojiang patted his forehead. Today, he and Xu Fuchenghua went to Shi Jiehua to discuss the matter. But they found that not only could they not reach an agreement, but they would face more intense competition. When Shi Jiehua's sea fishing boat returns to the dock next time, there might be more people like Liu Gang and Wu Weimin competing. Once such a thing happens, it will be difficult for him, Xu Fu, and Chen Hua to receive the fish caught by Shi Jiehua's sea fishing boat.

"What can be done about this?"

"Before Shi Jiehua and Zhao Dahai cooperated, the fish caught on the fishing boats were not that many each time they went out to sea. It was more convenient and easier for us to buy the fish from Shi Jiehua. Sometimes the price was even slightly lower. As long as we could make money, Shi Jiehua would agree."

"There are too many fish caught now, and Shi Jiehua is very confident. It is impossible for us to buy Shi Jiehua's fish like before."

Xu Fu reached out and pinched a fried peanut and threw it into his mouth. If there were fewer fish, the price difference would not matter. He would not make much more or less money. However, Shi Jiehua's sea fishing boat now catches a lot of fish. If the price is slightly different, the final amount of money earned will be much different. People like him will do the math, and Shi Jiehua and He Jian will do it even better.

"Shi Jiehua bought a sea fishing boat with 40 fishing spots, and He Jian bought another sea fishing boat with 40 fishing spots, plus the old sea fishing boat they both had. If there are four fishing boats next time, there will be 120 fishing spots. Just collecting the fishing spot fees will make a lot of money, not to mention that more people will reserve fishing spots, more people will fish, and more fish will be caught. Shi Jiehua will be more confident, and it will be more difficult for us."

Chen Hua looked at Xu Fu and Liu Baojiang sitting opposite him. Other seafood buyers, such as Xie Daxian, a competitor, were not a threat, but the threat was not that big. After all, Xie Daxian and his people had to resell the fish, shrimps and crabs they bought, just like them. The prices they offered could not be very high. Everyone would be about the same. This meant they had to compete on their own channel costs. As long as their costs were lower than Xie Daxian's, they could grab the fish. What they feared most was that restaurant owners like Liu Gang or Wu Weimin would join the competition. Without the middleman, the prices offered by Liu Gang and Wu Weimin were far beyond what they could offer.

"never mind."

"We can't figure this out right now. No matter what method we come up with, as long as Shi Jiehua doesn't agree, it will be useless for us to charter a sea fishing boat to catch fish."

"The initiative is in the hands of Shi Jiehua, especially Zhao Dahai. It's useless for us to do anything. We can only wait for the sea fishing boats to catch fish and return to the dock."

"It's a fight to the death, and the highest bidder wins."

Liu Baojiang was very depressed, but there was nothing he could do. This was the reality he, Chen Hua and Xu Fu had to face.

(End of this chapter)