boyutpedia Chapter 1597 Dongyu No. 1
Chapter 1597 Dongyu No. 1
Chapter 1597 Dongyu No. 1
Mr. Ye was all smiles on his way home.
"Dongzi, you really made the right decision by buying at the original price and selling at the original price. Seeing how excited everyone was just now, their eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and they thought they had misheard."
Ye Yaodong was in a good mood. He wasn't short of tens of thousands of yuan. He had just given everyone enough emotional value, so he was happy even if he earned a little less.
"Yes, as long as they remember this favor, that's good. It's a small investment that gets a lot done, something they can talk about for the rest of their lives."
Father Ye nodded in agreement, “Yes, yes, when we talk about it, we’ll say that if it weren’t for your boats back then, they wouldn’t be where they are today.”
"Helmet on."
"Okay, now the boats belong to them, so they can rest easy and have a good New Year."
Ye Yaodong floored the gas pedal and sped off, and his father shut up.
It was already quite late, past 10 p.m., but the number of cars on the streets hadn't decreased. Large and small vehicles were all loaded with all kinds of seafood, the road surface was wet with seawater dripping from the seafood, and the air was filled with various fishy smells. You could say the whole city smelled of the sea.
Some streets and alleys were still bustling with people, many shops were still open for business, and some food stalls were still full of people.
The nights are getting more and more lively these days.
This is also the difference between urban and rural areas.
At this hour, the countryside should be quiet and still, with only the occasional bark of a dog.
As the motorcycles headed towards the outskirts of the city, the number of people gradually decreased.
Because it was in the suburbs and relatively desolate, he was able to expand his territory.
The city is already overcrowded, and the center is constantly moving outwards. Areas that were just developed this year are already exceptionally lively. Where there are people, there is a market and there is consumption.
The government is still planning expansion.
He's thinking of applying again next year, taking advantage of the fact that it's still relatively easy to acquire land now, and expanding little by little.
We can hire a few more people then, and maybe even catch up with the state-owned enterprise reform and the wave of layoffs, so we can recruit more management talent.
Alternatively, you could go directly to Shanghai to recruit and ask Director Zhang at the shipyard to keep an eye out for potential hires. He happens to be quite successful in the intermediary business and has a wide network of contacts.
This year, he entrusted all the houses he built in Shanghai to Director Zhang's agency for rent, which saved him a lot of trouble.
These days, most people look at bulletin boards—downstairs in residential areas, at train stations, bus stations, and so on. It's so rare to find a dedicated real estate agency.
Business there was booming. Although his houses were large and in a bad location, they were all newly built and very easy to rent.
Because it was he who made the suggestion to Director Zhang, all of his houses were listed with their agency. He is now their number one VIP, the most important of all.
Every time he visited the shipyard, Director Zhang treated him with great respect, always making time to entertain him, no matter how busy he was.
He personally oversaw all of his orders, regularly reporting progress to him, and even applied for discounts for him when he placed the order.
If we want Director Zhang to keep an eye out for management talent from big companies next year, we can definitely get it done for him.
After Ye's father stopped the motorcycle, he got off and said, "Dongzi, now that the small boats have all been transferred, you need to keep a close eye on the big boats too. We're going home next month, so you must get the boats back this month. We've been doing a lot of debugging and testing, and it's still not ready. It's taking too much time. We can't let it drag on until before the New Year before we get them."
"I know, but there's a lot going on at the end of the month, so I can't make time to go to Shanghai. I've taken care of what I needed to do now, and there's less going on at the beginning of the month. I'll go to Shanghai in a couple of days to keep an eye on things."
"Okay, then go to bed early tonight. You have a lot to do tomorrow, and it's already late."
Ye Yaodong nodded and went to the dormitory building with his father.
He cared more about the Dongyu No. 1 than his father did, and had already planned to go there after New Year's Day.
With the Lunar New Year approaching, I can't leave him unchecked. Better safe than sorry. If this drags on until after the New Year, he'll be furious.
He was still waiting for such a large ship to sail back and shock the entire dock.
There are very few fishing boats of this size across the country. If there are, they are all assets of state-owned ocean fishing companies. There are very few private small factories like his now, not even five little fingers.
After all, he was an individual, and it wasn't easy for him to place an order. He had to initiate a project, get approval, and then confirm the details bit by bit before he could start production.
However, after the first time, the reservation process was much simpler for him the second time.
He took some time out of his busy schedule and specifically chose a Monday workday to go there. He had also called Director Zhang in advance beforehand.
As soon as he arrived at the door, someone reported to him, and then Director Zhang rushed out, warmly shaking his hand with a big smile.
"Oh, Mr. Ye, you've finally arrived! I received your call yesterday, and this morning I put aside all my work and stayed at the factory to wait for you."
Ye Yaodong smiled and shook hands in return, "Director Zhang, you're so thoughtful. You're a very busy person these days, I couldn't have done it without making an appointment in advance."
"What are you saying? Can anyone be busier than you? You can find the time to come over, so why can't I make time in advance to wait for you like this?"
"Thanks, haha."
"Let's go further in; it's windy by the river."
The walls inside the factory are still printed with the slogan "Upholding a century-old reputation, building first-class ships." Workers come and go, busy with their own tasks. The huge dock is packed with people, and the production line is bustling with activity.
It's been a year and a half, and it feels like nothing has changed. But in the future, this place will become one of the world's largest and most advanced shipbuilding bases, and every move it makes will attract the world's attention.
Director Zhang walked through an open space and then through a series of busy docks, chatting casually with him along the way and offering compliments as they went.
They stopped in front of an office building.
"Director Zhang, let's go see the ship directly. We can talk as we go, and we can also call the engineer over."
"I know. Let's go to the office first, have some tea and warm up. I've already sent someone to call the engineer. We'll go when he arrives."
"Then let's bask in the sun at the door."
Director Zhang agreed and quickly ordered someone to pour hot tea and bring it out.
Ye Yaodong stood in front of the shipyard office building, looking up at the brand-new, silver-gray, thousand-ton ocean-going fishing vessel on the Huangpu River not far away, which was quietly moored on the dock like a giant steel ship.
The sunlight shone on the hull, reflecting a dazzling light, and his heart began to race. He pointed with his finger.
"That one?"
"Yes, that's right. We'll go over and explain it to you together when the engineer arrives..."
Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.
"Mr. Ye, welcome to take delivery of the new ship."
Engineer Li Guoqiang strode over and warmly shook Ye Yaodong's hand.
"Congratulations! Dongyu No. 1 is now fully completed and awaits your inspection."
Ye Yaodong nodded, his eyes gleaming with excitement: "Engineer Li, thank you for your hard work. This ship is extremely important to me."
"It's no trouble at all, it's what I should do. Come on, let's go take a look together."
"Walk around..."
He had been itching to get started for a long time.
Once everyone had arrived, they walked along the dock toward the enormous vessel.
As the distance shortened, the outline of the fishing boat became clearer. It was 65 meters long, 11 meters wide, and had a displacement of 1200 tons. The hull lines were smooth and powerful.
In this day and age, his thousand-ton fishing boat can be described as an "aircraft carrier" in the fishing industry.
"Damn, that's awesome!" Ye Yaodong was quite excited.
He actually owned such a big ship so early in his life; he wouldn't have dared to even dream of it when he was first reborn.
He feels like he's dreaming. Could this all be just a dream?
"Holy crap, it's even more spectacular when we get inside. Dong Ge, you're amazing! It feels like an entire house has been moved onto the ship."
He brought his assistant and bodyguard with him today, after all, he was carrying hundreds of thousands of yuan in his bag.
"Boss, this ship is absolutely magnificent! It must cost at least a million or two, right?"
Ye Yaodong nodded with a smile, "That's right, as we were working on it, the configuration changes had already exceeded the budget."
It exceeded expectations by quite a bit, mainly because the shipbuilding industry has been continuously improving its engineering and introducing new equipment over the past year or so.
Once he found out, how could he not upgrade?
This led to an increase in production and higher costs. These high-tech items were already expensive, which increased his costs by another 50%.
"Wow, boss, you're amazing! You're only in your early thirties and you're already this incredible. What will you be like in the future? Will you become a shipping magnate?"
Ye Yaodong shook his head, "The shipping magnate is no longer an option. He just transferred seventeen ships a few days ago, and his fleet size has dropped dramatically."
"You still have quite a lot of fish, not to mention the quality is even higher. Besides the fishing companies, who else in the area has more fishing boats than you? You're the first among individuals."
Director Zhang chimed in, "Comrade Ye Yaodong is truly amazing!"
"Stop praising it, this isn't the time to praise it. Let's quickly learn about the ship first."
The engineer waited until they finished talking before saying, "According to the requirements of the upgraded and revised contract, we have equipped it with a navigation system imported by Xiao Rizi, a main unit made in Germany, and a refrigeration capacity of 20 tons per day."
As Li walked along, he explained, "This ship has a range of over 6000 nautical miles, which fully meets the needs of ocean operations."
Ye Yaodong's fingers gently traced the cold steel plates of the ship's hull, feeling the texture of the metal.
This ship represents the most advanced level of fishing in China today.
"These kinds of ships must be quite rare now, right?"
"Yes, you've added a lot of things afterward, upgraded everything that needed to be upgraded, and added a fishmeal processing line. There are very few ships in the whole country that have processing capabilities; you can count them on your fingers, let alone yours, which is a small private enterprise."
Ye Yaodong was extremely satisfied with what he heard. "Can we go up now?"
Director Zhang said, "Of course, we're just waiting for you to come and inspect it. Come on, let's go upstairs and take a look."
As Ye Yaodong climbed the gangway, his leather shoes made a crisp sound on the metal steps.
The deck is wide and flat, allowing for multiple net operations to be carried out simultaneously. The trawl winch at the stern is more than twice the size of that on a typical fishing boat, and the steel cable is as thick as an adult's wrist.
Ye Yaodong told his men to wait on the deck and look around at their leisure, while they went to check out the wheelhouse first.
The three of them entered the bridge together. Inside the spacious cockpit, various instrument panels flashed indicator lights, somewhat similar to his Ocean No. 1 ship.
However, this ship has a larger bridge and more sophisticated and advanced instruments.
The most eye-catching item was the small Japanese-made satellite navigation device, which was an absolute luxury item at the time, and that's why it was so expensive.
"This navigation system is accurate to 0.1 nautical miles," Engineer Li proudly introduced, "and will not lose its way even in the middle of the Pacific Ocean."
Ye Yaodong nodded and ran his hand over the smooth work surface: "I trust you to handle things."
"You can try it first. After you've seen the cockpit, we'll go downstairs."
He had already started working on it, and casually asked, "How's the cryo-chamber?"
"It's great. It uses a double-layer insulation design, and the temperature can be reduced to minus 30 degrees Celsius. The fish will not spoil even after being stored for a month."
"Ah."
He turned on all the sophisticated instruments and tested them to make sure they were working properly before heading towards the cryogenic chamber.
The cryogenic compartment occupies nearly a third of the space in the middle section of the ship. When you open the heavy insulated door, a blast of cold air hits you.
Engineer Li patted the bulkhead and said, "We just finished debugging this morning, so the temperature is still very low right now."
Ye Yaodong glanced at it and thought it was fine. "Go check out the processing area."
"Okay, over here."
Li Gong, familiar with the area, led him to the processing zone, which was equipped with modern processing lines.
It was added at his request, and the drawings were revised several times before they were finalized.
Such a large ship catches an astronomical number of fish every day. Some deep-sea fish even have to be bled and gutted. It would be such a waste to just let them go to waste.
So he made a last-minute change and added fishmeal processing.
The processing area contains small cooking tanks and dryers, which can process waste offal and other waste materials into feed-grade fishmeal.
Transforming waste into treasure, it becomes a high-grade aquatic feed ingredient worth $800 per ton.
The processing can be completed on the ship, and the goods can be transported and sold directly after landing.
Ye Yaodong meticulously inspected every detail, from welding points to pipeline layout, from equipment installation to safety facilities. This ship cost nearly 150 million yuan, making it the most expensive item he currently owned, and he dared not be careless in the slightest.
His inspection lasted the entire afternoon, with Engineer Li and Director Zhang staying by his side for the whole afternoon, waiting for him to confirm and accept the results.
P.S.: I fell asleep while writing and even dreamt I was playing games. I can only post this now that I've woken up; I'll finish the rest tomorrow.