boyutpedia Chapter 1622 Fishing
Chapter 1622 Fishing
Chapter 1622 Fishing
good thing.
It's better to get a big ship now than to save it for later. Buying early means making money sooner, especially since prices are rising so fast while the country is developing rapidly.
Ye Yaodong said in the channel: "Then you all do it, go and get one. Anyway, you've made a lot of money in the past few years. If you don't buy it now, you'll miss the price increase."
Just like buying a house after the millennium, people always think about saving up before buying, so as not to empty their savings. But no matter how much they save, they can't keep up with the soaring prices and are always just a little short of the down payment.
Wait until you've saved enough to buy it, and then you'll be left holding the bag.
Ye Yaopeng asked, "Dongzi, where are you now?"
"I'm heading to the dock now. If you want to go back, you don't need to follow me. Just haul in your nets and get ready before you head back. I need to process the cargo before I can go out to sea, which will take at least two days."
"Alright, you can go back first. We'll take the net in and then head back."
"Then I'll cut off the channel and switch to the traffic control channel. I'll be receiving parking instructions in a bit."
"Hey, good."
After Ye Yaodong cut off the channel, he returned to the public channel, and the fishing boat continued to sail along the waterway toward the shore.
When we were almost in port, we switched to the traffic channel and followed the instructions of the Zhoushan VTS. The fishing boats sailed in a single file, close to the north side of the shipping lane.
As darkness fell and the outline of the shore came into view, the crew members gathered up the clothes drying in the sun and prepared the mooring ropes.
For his return journey alone, the speed was considered fast; he reached the shore in less than 48 hours.
"Dongzi, once we're ashore, how are we going to unload this cargo?"
"First, organize the goods that the processing plant needs, send someone to the factory to call a truck for loading and unloading, and then arrange the remaining goods after looking at today's order."
"Okay, then I'll have everyone sort out the goods in the freezer first. What about the tuna?"
"Take one back first, and leave the rest for now."
He unloaded one to try it out, and then asked someone about the fishing company's export situation.
Very few companies now have import and export rights; they are all state-owned enterprises, since they can generate foreign exchange. There are very few private companies.
He planned to ask a layman.
"Let's carry two."
Since we've come to ask, we can't come empty-handed.
It would be better to have someone you know act as a go-between than to rashly go and ask around.
Upon receiving the news that Ye Yaodong's ship had returned, Ye's father hurriedly followed the car there.
"Dongzi, why are you back?"
"You don't want me to come back? Fine, then the factory will be yours from now on."
"What are you talking about! Didn't you say that this trip would last at least two months? You're suddenly back and giving me quite a shock."
Ye Yaodong stopped teasing his father. "We've caught a big batch of cargo, and I have to come back to handle it myself."
Mr. Ye's eyes lit up. "What big shipment? How big is it that made you come all this way back?"
"Guess it?"
"I'll go take a look."
Ye's father brought a lot of workers over, all of whom were in the logistics, loading, unloading, and transportation department. Ye Yaodong led them to help.
Such a large ship requires gangways for both boarding and disembarking, and unloading is not entirely done by manpower; they mainly rely on a combination of semi-mechanized equipment and human labor.
The crew opened the hatch on the deck, revealing the fish hold, which was filled with a variety of commercially valuable fish species, including ribbonfish, pomfret, eel, small yellow croaker, squid, and various shrimp, all covered with crushed ice.
Several workers were already standing in the pile of fish, following Ye Yaodong's instructions, using shovels or their bare hands to scoop the goods destined for the processing plant into bamboo baskets or plastic crates.
The fish hold is now filled with baskets and boxes. Now, all that's needed is to set up a simple wooden slide rail, and the workers will push the full fish baskets down to the bottom of the hold.
Then the ship is swung to the dock unloading area by a crane, and the workers then load the goods onto trucks.
Ye Yaodong watched them busy and inquired about Chen Baoxing's delivery status for the day. He planned to transport the goods needed by the processing plant over there before arranging for today's goods to be delivered to the cooperative factory.
Chen Baoxing, with a briefcase tucked under his arm, moistened his fingers with saliva and flipped through the ledgers for him, explaining as he went.
Father Ye rushed over, beaming with joy. "So you caught bluefin tuna! There were nearly 300 of them, and even longfin tuna! We're rich! We're going to make a fortune! I heard they can be exported now, and they're selling for a much higher price than before."
The two were talking and checking orders when they were interrupted, so they had to deal with his father first.
"Yes, that's why I had to come back in person to arrange the sales."
"So how are you going to sell it? Where are you going to sell it? You should find an agent, right? Like that Chen Jianian from before?"
"Let's not look for him yet. The main thing is that we need to find a company with export rights to sell it at a high price. When I deliver the goods tonight, I'll go and see the common man while I'm at it."
He doesn't know if the person is at home or out driving a truck. If the person isn't home, he can only spread the word and wait for interested people to come to him to buy it.
These goods, worth millions, are not something the average person can afford. It's best to have an acquaintance as a middleman.
Moreover, he was in a hurry and didn't have time to waste several days haggling over prices with others. The best option was to talk directly with companies that had export rights.
So it's best to ask a regular business owner first, and then make a decision.
Mr. Ye nodded, "That's fine too. You get along well with Boss Zhang. If he's around, it would be best if he could act as an intermediary to introduce and arrange things."
"Okay, let's send the goods that the processing plant needs over first. We can check the delivery list for tonight here and sort out the goods. We'll come back to pick them up when the truck is free."
"Hey, good."
"You can go back to the factory with the car in a bit. Baoxing and I will take care of things here."
"Why don't you go back and rest for a bit? The delivery arrangements are a real hassle. With so many goods, it'll probably keep you busy until dawn. Otherwise, I'll arrange the delivery. You can just go to the factory to find Boss Zhang when it's light. Going to him in the middle of the night, he'll probably be asleep."
Ye Yaodong thought about it and felt that this was a good idea. Anyway, it was something his father was used to doing, and his father and Chen Baoxing were the two people who knew the order details better.
He'll take a nap and regain his energy before dealing with the tuna matter tomorrow morning.
"Alright, then I'll leave the arrangements here to you."
"Then you can just wait and go back with the truck later."
"Okay, when you deliver the goods tonight, could you also ask if the commoner is home? If he is, I can go there tomorrow. If he isn't, I'll save myself the trouble of making a wasted trip."
"Ok."
Ye Yaodong handed over the matters on the ship to his father and went down to the unloading area to wait for help.
At this time, there are several large ships unloading cargo in the unloading area of the deep-water port.
They were all smaller than his, but there were still fifty or sixty of them, and two of the boats had the fishing company's logo printed on them.
A thought struck him, and he pulled one of his workers aside and whispered a few words in his ear.
Immediately, the worker understood and loudly asked in Mandarin, "Boss, I heard you caught several hundred tuna this time, including bluefin tuna. Is that true?"
"How could this be fake? Of course it's real. We'll take one back later and bring it down for you to see."
"Damn, I heard bluefin tuna is really expensive, it's mainly exported to the Japanese, and they can earn foreign exchange from it, is that true?"
"real."
"You've struck it rich! Besides bluefin tuna, what other types of tuna are there?"
"There are also albacore tuna, which are a bit more numerous than bluefin tuna, there are several hundred of them. We were just lucky to run into them."
The worker exclaimed enviously, "It's not just good luck, it's also good character! Otherwise, would God have let you catch it? I heard it's rare in our area. Whenever it appears, everyone's scrambling to get it, then they resell it. I heard you can make... make... make that kind of money, it's very useful..."
Ye Yaodong reminded him, "Earn foreign exchange."
"Yes, yes, I heard you can even earn foreign exchange, that's amazing."
A worker nearby, seemingly unaware of the situation, chuckled and asked, "How did you know?"
"How could I not know?"
"Boss, where's the tuna? I can't see it."
"It's still in the freezer, we haven't taken it out yet. We'll take one back first, and then we'll find buyers for the rest. Anyway, there are people left on the ship."
"If people find out, won't they all be fighting over it?"
"Okay, let's get moving first. Once we've unloaded most of the cargo, we'll take three bluefin tuna out and put them on the boat. We'll take them back to give away or eat ourselves." Ye Yaodong was pleased that he had achieved his goal.
"Give it away and eat it yourself? It's so expensive, why give it away and eat it yourself? You should sell it and make more money."
"Is the boss short of money? Of course we have to try this rare fish, otherwise it would be such a shame!"
"That's true."
The fishery workers unloading their cargo nearby all perked up their ears and listened intently to the whole story.
Someone shouted at them, "Brothers, you caught tuna on your boat? Really? And bluefin tuna too?"
Ye Yaodong, the clever little devil, shouted loudly, "Of course, our fishing boat also caught several hundred more."
"Really? Then we'd better keep our eyes peeled and take a good look."
"Okay, I'll take it off and show it to you later. We're unloading other fish now."
After the workers on both sides struck up a conversation, they naturally started chatting loudly back and forth.
"Brother, your ship is amazing. It's been the talk of the town since before the Lunar New Year. It's the biggest ship in the whole port."
“You all look more professional than us, wearing the same uniforms. We didn’t used to wear work clothes every day.”
"Yes, it was because the director saw you all wearing the same clothes that he also required us to wear work uniforms, except when we're at sea and don't have any clothes to change into, we can wear our own."
The clever little guy chimed in, "That's because our boss is amazing! He specially ordered the most advanced ship. Our boss didn't even know it would become the largest ship in the whole port, haha."
"I just heard you call him 'boss,' is that guy next to you your boss? He looks pretty young?"
"Yes, our boss is really impressive. He owns dozens of boats. He started from a small wooden boat that was only a few meters long and built it up to this scale."
"Wow! Holy crap! That's incredible!"
Someone else asked, "There are rumors that your boss has a military background, is that true?"
"Of course it's true! I'm a veteran who retired from a warship, and there are hundreds of us who were once in the navy!"
The fishery company workers were stunned; they couldn't believe it was true! And there were hundreds of them!
Everyone gaped, forgetting all about their work.
Ye Yaodong coughed and patted the little rascal on the head, "Get to work, stop talking so much."
"Hey, hehe..."
"What's your name? How old are you?"
He has too many workers under his command now. There are two or three hundred veterans on the ship and in the factory alone, though he doesn't know them all.
After assigning them to each ship, the captain of each ship is responsible for managing them. As long as the captain knows the people on his ship, he only needs to communicate with the captain.
"Boss, my name is Du Zhuang, and I am 21 years old."
Du Zhuang...
"21 years old? Can someone join the army at 17?"
“I joined the army when I was 16. Last year, after serving four years, I had to be discharged. I couldn’t apply to stay for another year. Luckily, A Yuan helped me find a job. Otherwise, I would have had to go back home to farm.”
"Oh, you were introduced by A-Yuan?"
"Yes."
"Very clever, keep up the good work."
"okay."
While Ye Yaodong was talking to them, the workers opposite him kept glancing at him.
He had been at sea for about a week, hadn't shaved, and was wearing a woolen hat, making him look rather haggard.
He doesn't look as youthful and boyish as before; he looks more mature now.
Only after the trucks and carts were almost full of goods did he ask the workers to carry down a bluefin tuna, regardless of size.
Upon seeing the bluefin tuna, Du Zhuang immediately shouted loudly towards the fishery company's unloading area.
"Brothers, our bluefin tuna has arrived, so keep an eye on it."
The workers on the other side immediately dropped what they were doing and ran over to watch.
"Wow, it really is a bluefin tuna."
"You weren't bragging, kid. I thought you were. It really is a bluefin tuna. I've seen the ones that were shipped out before."
"That's true, but they're a bit small. None of these three look like they weigh more than 200 pounds."
Ye Yaodong explained, "They were all half-adult fish of this size. Bluefin tuna are usually found in the outer ocean this season. We just happened to run into a group of half-adult fish. We were lucky."
The worker across from him gave him a thumbs up, "Wow, boss's amazing, you've struck it rich."
"Now I know what the owner of this ship looks like, hahaha, I didn't expect him to be so young, I thought it was just a rumor."
"Boss, how many did you catch?"
"Several hundred, including bluefin tuna and albacore tuna."
After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he shouted to his workers, "Put the fish in, lock the truck doors, and hurry up and transport them back. It's already dark, and there's another boatload of cargo that needs to be unloaded and transported."
"immediately."
"We need to ship the goods first, you guys get busy."
"Oh, okay..."
Seeing that he greeted them so politely, the workers hurriedly nodded and bowed, watching them get into the car and leave.
Then they returned to their own unloading area, where there was much discussion.
Ye Yaodong asked Du Zhuang to help with the publicity, not knowing if it would work. It's better for people to come to him on their own than for him to come to them.
When the cargo was being unloaded at the factory, Du Zhuang leaned over to him and asked, "Boss, did you have me put on that show just now to attract their boss to come and buy tuna?"
He nodded. "Yes, not many companies have export rights. Since we ran into the fishing company at the dock and they were unloading their cargo, let's give it a try. It would be best if they came to us, since these fish are rare. You might not catch a single one at the dock in a whole month."
"Oh, no wonder."
"You're in charge here. Unload the goods into the cold storage, including the tuna."
"Ok."
Ye Yaodong was also exhausted. He first washed up, then made himself a quick bowl of instant noodles, ate, and went to sleep.
During the two days of returning at sea, because he was not taking the original route, he kept a close eye on things and was constantly on edge. Now that he has relaxed, his eyelids are drooping, and he falls asleep as soon as he lies down.
The next morning, he woke up when he heard noises from the factory below. Without lingering in bed, he quickly got up.
He hadn't prepared his tuna yet, so he couldn't stay in bed any longer.
After washing up, he went downstairs and first went to the cold storage to check on the goods that had been delivered yesterday. After all, he hadn't supervised the unloading yesterday and had gone to rest, so he needed to check on them to be at ease.
As soon as he came out of the cold storage, his two older brothers walked towards him.
"Good morning, Dongzi."
"Good morning! When did you get back? You got up pretty early, coming over so early?"
"We just arrived; we didn't dock until eight or nine o'clock yesterday," Ye Yaopeng said.
Ye Yaohua asked, "Dongzi, have you processed all the goods that were shipped back yesterday?"
"I left it to Dad. I just got up and haven't run into him yet. I guess he'll be busy until dawn before he comes back to sleep. I'll ask him later when he wakes up."
"Oh, what are you going to do now? Do you need any help?"
"No need for now, you can wander around as you like. I have to go take care of some things. I brought back some tuna, and I've already had one brought out to thaw. I'll have Fatty come over and process it later. You can have lunch together too."
Their eyes lit up, and then they couldn't help but feel sorry for each other.
"You even brought back tuna to eat? That's so extravagant!"
"Why don't you sell it? This fish is really expensive. They say it can generate foreign exchange. It's such a waste to eat it."
"What's the pity? If the Japanese can eat it, why can't we? Of course we'll try some good stuff ourselves first, but it's just a taste; the rest we'll sell."
"That's not how it works. It's just that we think this stuff is too expensive. It's a waste to eat it; we should sell it for money."
Ye Yaodong waved his hand, "Don't feel sorry for me. If you're not going to eat, then eat. If you're not going to eat, then someone else will."
"Alright, then we're in for a treat."
"Ah."
He first went to the office and called the fat man's restaurant.
Unexpectedly, the bastard hadn't gotten up yet, so he could only leave a message saying to wait, since he had to wait for the fish to thaw first anyway.
After hanging up the phone, he called the factory that his uncle, Su Ren, was working with, wanting to ask if Su Ren had dispatched any vehicles.
The person who answered the phone knew nothing about the factory's dispatch situation, so he had to call the Heaven on Earth again.
Anyway, as long as you're at home, you'll definitely go there every day.
This time there is some concrete information, saying that they saw someone last night, but they should still be sleeping at this time, and probably won't get up until noon.
Ye Yaodong had no choice but to hold back and deal with things at the factory first, planning to go to his house around 10 o'clock.
After hanging up, he called Lin Guangyuan again, wondering if he had gone out to study or not. Last year, Lin Guangyuan said he would go for further studies this spring.
Undoubtedly, you can only leave a message when you call, and you don't know when you'll get a call back.
After thinking for a moment, he called his boss again. He usually wouldn't call his boss unless there was something important, but today was a special case.
It's his own fault for not knowing whether Lin Guangyuan was there or not.
To his surprise, he had just called his boss, exchanged a few polite words, and said that he couldn't find Lin Guangyuan and had to call him. His boss then sent someone to call Lin Guangyuan.
While waiting, I also took the opportunity to ask him if he had anything important to do.
He told Lin Guangyuan about catching a group of bluefin tuna and said he planned to send one over so that Lin Guangyuan could come and carry it.
The leader was surprised for a moment, and after Lin Guangyuan finished the call, he said he would come over and take a look in a while.
However, before Lin Guangyuan arrived, he unexpectedly received a rare guest.
The big fish I caught yesterday actually took the bait.
The fishery company's people have come to our door.
Ye Yaodong was overjoyed and came out to greet them after hearing the report.
"This poor monk wants to take the college entrance exam"
Chen Shi'an lived on the mountain for eighteen years. He was most familiar with copying the Tao Te Ching and was most skilled at performing rituals for the deceased.
It wasn't until the day his master passed away that he realized—in this world, performing rituals requires registration, and inheriting a Taoist temple requires a diploma!
What to do about those who slipped through the net of nine-year compulsory education...?
What else can we do?
Pack your bags, head down the mountain for a trip, and maybe even take the college entrance exam while you're at it!
Keywords: travel, daily life, reading, leisure, youth