The yearning life starts from catching the sea

Chapter 88 Maritime Transactions (Subscribe)

In the bathroom of Chengfeng, Qin Tian squatted on the toilet and firmly grasped the handrail next to him, for fear that if he was not careful, he would be swept into the sea by the waves under the toilet.

After a while, as if he had completed a difficult task, he hurriedly wiped his butt, and left the most exciting position on the fishing boat.

After walking out of the bathroom, Qin Tian walked directly into the small kitchen, and saw at a glance that the rice cooker was still keeping warm.

He smiled lightly and opened the rice cooker. Inside were a few steamed buns and some pickles, apparently specially left for him by Jiang Fucai.

The steamed buns were soft and the pickles were spicy. Qin Tian ate directly and unplugged the rice cooker. He quickly filled his stomach and walked out of the cabin.

At this time, the crew members were looking at the distant sea from the side of the ship, but Liu Yunqing was the one with the sharpest eyes, and was the first to spot Qin Tian's figure. He smiled and shouted: "Boss, come and see, there is a boat coming towards us." gone."

Qin Tian walked over and followed them to look at the sea, and immediately saw a transport ship gradually approaching Chengfeng from a distance.

He immediately understood that they had met a fishmonger at sea.

As the saying goes, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there is supply and demand, there is a market.

On the sea, some large fishing companies will form their own fleets in order to pursue greater interests. The fleet will be composed of mother ships, small ocean-going fishing vessels, refrigerated transport ships, supply ships and other types of ships. The small fleet will have at least a few ships. The large fleet has hundreds or thousands of ships at most.

Among them, the mother ship is responsible for collecting seafood and fish caught by small ocean-going fishing vessels, and then freezes them in low-temperature cold storage, and processes some seafood and fish on the spot at sea. At the same time, the mother ship will also provide weather forecast, medical security, food And support such as fuel supply.

Refrigerated transport ships, as the name suggests, are responsible for quickly transporting frozen and processed seafood and fish from the mother ship back to the port for sale.

The supply ship is responsible for the supply of food, oil, medical treatment, etc. for the fleet, but generally only when the fleet has a large number of members, the fleet will be equipped with a professional supply ship. In some small fleets, the mother ship Also serves as a supply ship.

Finally, small ocean-going fishing boats undertake the most core fishing tasks. Its ship type can be flexibly changed according to the aquatic species in the target sea area, such as trawler, seine boat, squid fishing boat, shrimp fishing boat, and longline fishing boat. wait.

Because small ocean-going fishing vessels do not need to store and process seafood by themselves, their volume can be reduced to a very small size. Generally speaking, a vessel with a hull length of about 30 meters and a displacement of more than 100 gross tons can be used for ocean-going fishing. homework.

Moreover, small ocean-going fishing vessels do not need to return to deliver goods and dock for supplies, so they can go to sea for a long time, and can often carry out fishing operations in relevant waters for two consecutive years.

In addition to the transport ships and supply ships in the fleet, there will also be mobile supply bases operated by various energy companies on the sea, and some people will operate transport ships on the sea to purchase seafood and fish for sale. They are known as sea fishmongers.

Liu Yunqing smiled and asked, "Boss, this morning we cast two nets and caught more than 1 catties of seafood and fish. Do you think we want to sell some?"

Qin Tian thought for a while and asked, "Old Liu, how much lower is the purchase price at sea than on shore?"

Liu Yunqing stretched out three fingers and said, "Generally, it's at least [-]% lower."

Qin Tian frowned slightly. In this case, 100 million is 30 less. This price/performance ratio is very average!

He thought about it for a while and said, "Old Liu, you should ask their purchase price first! It's not too far from the coast here, if it's really [-]% lower, then forget it."

After Liu Yunqing agreed, he used the walkie-talkie to notify Li Haiquan to communicate with the transport ship.

After a while, Li Haiquan said on the intercom: "Boss, they said the minimum is [-]%."

Qin Tian didn't hesitate anymore, and said, "Old Li, then you can park the Chengfeng and inform them that they can bring the boat over to buy it!"

Li Haiquan agreed, and immediately went to implement the work.

After nearly half an hour, the transport ship slowly approached the Chengfeng, and then moored. A dark man in his forties boarded the Chengfeng with several crew members.

Qin Tian took the lead to greet him and said, "Hello, I am the owner of this ship, and my name is Qin Tian."

The swarthy man showed a warm smile on his face and said, "Boss Qin, hello, my name is Zhou Qingyang."

After he finished speaking, he took a look at Qin Tian, ​​slightly surprised in his eyes, this ship owner is not only young, but also so handsome, which is rare!
Qin Tian asked with a smile: "Boss Zhou, why do you buy seafood here?"

Zhou Qingyang smiled and said, "Isn't this the return flight back to Hong Kong? I just wanted to collect some more goods on the way."

His eyes were slightly anxious, "Boss Qin, how about we go see the goods first!"

Qin Tian felt a little funny after hearing this. Did Zhou Qingyang really think that he didn't understand this because he was young?If the transport ship was really full of goods, it would have returned to the port without stopping. Is there any need to waste time here?
Although he guessed the real situation, Qin Tian did not expose Zhou Qingyang, but nodded and smiled directly: "Okay! Boss Zhou, please!"

At this time, Liu Yunqing had arranged for the crew to bring out several boxes of mackerel from the freezer.

Zhou Qingyang approached and looked it over, with an excited smile on his face, these fish are very good, as long as they are transported back to the shore, they will be worth money if they change hands!
He made a simple offer, "Boss Qin, these mackerel fish cost 10 yuan a catty, how about I eat them all for you?"

Qin Tian raised his eyebrows and said: "Boss Zhou, I remember you told our captain before that the lowest price is [-]%! The price you quoted is more than [-]% lower than that on the shore. Are you kidding me?"

Zhou Qingyang raised his hand and patted his forehead and said, "Oh, Boss Qin, I'm sorry, I almost forgot about it!"

He thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Let's do this! Boss Qin, how about I offer 12 yuan a catty?"

Qin Tian waved his hands and said with a smile: "Boss Zhou, I think so! Let's just order, these mackerel fish cost 14 yuan a catty, and you also have to collect all my other seafood and fish products. If you want, We'll make a deal, if you don't want to, then we'll say goodbye!"

Zhou Qingyang's face was a bit ugly. He didn't expect Qin Tian to open his mouth directly. The purchase price of mackerel on the shore was only about 16 yuan. If he bought it for 14 yuan, the profit would be very meager.

However, if he accepts these seafood and fish products, he will at least have some money to make. If he does not accept them, then he will really lose money this time when he goes to sea.

Zhou Qingyang thought about it for a while, and then asked with a wry smile: "Boss Qin, can't you give in a little more?"

Qin Tian shook his head resolutely and said, "Boss Zhou, I'm on this condition, you should decide quickly! I don't have so much time to spend with you."

At this time, Zhou Qingyang regretted that his quotation was too greedy, otherwise he wouldn't have made the relationship so rigid. This is a typical example of gain outweighing the gain!

Seeing Qin Tian's impatient eyes, he sighed and said, "Boss Qin, let's start counting the scales now!"

After hearing this, Qin Tian waved his hands to signal Liu Yunqing and the others to start working, and he walked to the side of the boat and looked at the sea.

For a veteran like Zhou Qingyang, there is no need to be too polite to him. The most important thing is to use your interests to speak for yourself. When there are interests, let alone being rude to him, even scolding him will not make much difference. Relationship.

Qin Tian has received a lot of cold looks from others since he was a child, and he has already seen through these people and these things.

In the midst of being busy, Jiang Fucai took a bottle of Fat House Happy Water and handed it to Qin Tian with a smile.

Qin Tian took it, opened it and drank a few sips, gave him a look of approval, and felt a lot better in his slightly depressed mood.

Although there are many profit-seeking people in this world, there are still many people who treat others with sincerity.

After discussing the purchase price of other seafood and fish products with Liu Yunqing, Zhou Qingyang walked towards Qin Tian, ​​and a warm smile appeared on his face again.

He smiled and said: "Boss Qin, I just heard the introduction from your crew and I found out that we are both ships from Haidong City! It is really fate that we can meet on the vast sea. !"

Qin Tian nodded with a smile and said, "Maybe!"

Zhou Qingyang didn't care about Qin Tian's indifference to him. He continued to say in a friendly manner: "Boss Qin, have you ever been to Sanmen Island Fishing Port? Our Sanmen Island is still very beautiful." , it is also one of the best-preserved natural ecological islands in Huaguo."

Qin Tian shook his head and said, "I've heard people say that Sanmen Island is very beautiful, but I haven't had the chance to go there yet."

Zhou Qingyang smiled happily and said, "Boss Qin, we can leave our contact information! If you go to Sanmen Island next time, I can be your tour guide and make sure you have a good time."

After Zhou Qingyang knew from Liu Yunqing and other crew members just now that Qin Tian was not a simple ship owner, but a billionaire, he wanted to make friends with Qin Tian.

Qin Tian thought that he might indeed go to Sanmen Island in the future, so he smiled and exchanged contact information with Zhou Qingyang.

He just doesn't like people like Zhou Qingyang. Doesn't he have to keep people away from thousands of miles away, as the saying goes: Many friends have many paths!Even fake friends can be useful sometimes.

After leaving each other's phone calls, Qin Tian asked, "Boss Zhou, how long have you been a sea fishmonger?"

Zhou Qingyang sighed a little, "Boss Qin, I have been a fishmonger for almost ten years!"

He pointed to his transport ship, "This ship is already the third transport ship I have replaced."

"I used to go fishing by myself, but over the past ten years, the seafood and fish products along the coast have become very rare, so if I want to catch enough seafood and fish products, I have to go to farther seas, and It will take at least ten days and half a month to go."

"At that time, because I needed to take care of my family, I bought a transport boat and started working as a fishmonger, so that it would not take so long to go to sea every time. Before I knew it, I had been doing it for so many years."

Qin Tian smiled and said: "Boss Zhou, you must have made a lot of money after doing this for so many years!"

Zhou Qingyang began to sigh and said: "The first few years were fine, and I could earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, but in recent years, even the coastal waters have gradually lost so many fish, and the only way to collect fish is to go farther away. , and now there are many more people in this industry, the pressure of competition is too great, and sometimes there will be situations where fish cannot be caught when going to sea.”

"Some of my colleagues have already leased their boats to fishing companies. Recently, I am also considering whether to go ashore too, so as not to lose my family's wealth in the end."

After listening to Qin Tian, ​​he also felt a little emotional: Many industries look good on the surface, but in fact they are undercurrents, which can turn people over at any time!
During the chat, all seafood and fish products have been weighed and counted, and Zhou Qingyang also simply transferred 42 seafood purchase funds to Qin Tian.

An hour later, Chengfeng set sail again, sailing to the fishing destination.

(End of this chapter)