Chapter 167 New Ship First Net

Director Zhou and the boatmen did not have much time to accompany them fishing. They went on the boat to see if there were any problems with the boat sailing on the water. After testing the boat and finding no problems, they had to go back to the shipyard to work.

So the net was pulled up in less than an hour.

This is because we discovered two schools of fish, otherwise we would have raised the net long ago.

As the net-lifting machine started to work, a large bag of fish gradually emerged.

Everyone couldn't help but exclaim: "The net exploded! The net exploded! The new net was put into the water and it's full of fish!"

“The new ship’s net exploded on its first test run. This is a good sign!”

"With this luck, a big ship this year, and a big ship next year, it's stable!"

"Money is rolling in! Money is rolling in!"

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Jili's words are spoken as if they are free.

Jiang Xia took out his camera and took a picture of the huge net of fish!

After the fish was dragged out of the water, Zhou Chenglei, Zhou Chengxin and others went forward to work on it. They used a crane to lift the fish onto the boat, then untied the ropes. In an instant, the fish kept coming out of the fishing net.

Full deck!

At that moment Jiang Xia was afraid that the boat would not be able to hold all the fish and they would fall back into the sea.

There is almost no place to stand!

The deck was full of yellow croakers! The boatmen praised:

“It’s sent! It’s sent!”

"Get rich!"

"It's rich, it's rich, it's rich!"

“One network, ten thousand yuan!!”

"This network will make me a millionaire!"

…

Father Zhou’s face was tired from laughing!

Haha, I made a fortune! A big ship is a big ship!

He said happily: "The fishing barn is full, it's time to call it a day and return home!"

"Return home, return home!"

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Zhou Chengxin was driving the boat back home. The fishing boat returned at full speed with a deck full of fish and laughter! The boatman at the shipyard was talking excitedly to Zhou's father.

"Your shipping is great! I've worked in the shipyard for so many years, and I've never seen a new ship launched and catch so many fish in the test net!"

"Yes! This is the first time I've seen it too. Your new ship has great shipping potential! I guarantee you'll make a fortune!"

"This is still offshore fishing. If we go out to sea, we can catch hundreds of tons of fish in one net! We can buy a bigger boat next year."

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Zhou's father has heard many stories about people making tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of dollars with just one catch of deep-sea fishing.

Father Zhou didn't expect that he would have the chance to achieve this. He laughed so hard that his face cramped! He had never laughed so hard that his facial muscles felt tired.

Jiang Xia pulled Zhou Chenglei's hand.

Zhou Chenglei lowered his head and listened attentively.

Jiang Xia whispered, "I still have a thousand dollars left."

Zhou Chenglei understood immediately: "You want to order another fishing boat?"

Jiang Xia nodded: "Didn't Director Zhou say that the shipyard would raise prices across the board by the end of the year? Let's pay the deposit first to take advantage of the current price. If the ship is delivered in a year or two, we might have saved enough money."

Ocean fishing is measured in tons, and if you’re lucky you can catch hundreds of tons!

Zhou Chenglei said directly: "Then order two. One fishing boat, one cargo ship. One is a 60-meter fishing boat, and the other is the type that Jill and the others ordered."

He didn't want to be a fisherman all his life. Now that reform and opening up have taken place, in a dozen years or so, Hong Kong and Macau will return to China, and there will definitely be great potential for international shipping.

Two large fishing boats are enough.

With two ocean-going fishing vessels and two fishing grounds, we can attack or defend.

He had been in that position and the people he came into contact with were all upper-level people. He chatted with them and learned about some decisions. He had his own judgment on the general trend and opportunities.

Jiang Xia: “…”

Five hundred yuan to order a 60-meter large fishing boat, and five hundred yuan to order a 20,000-ton bulk carrier like the Gill!

What's the difference between this and getting something for nothing? And they got two of them! Will Director Zhou be so angry that he wants to throw them off the ship?

Zhou Chenglei saw Jiang Xia's shock and said, "If we place an order now, the ship will be delivered in two or three years. Who knows if we will make enough money in two or three years? If we don't make enough money in two or three years, we can just transfer it like the original owner of the ship. There is no shortage of rich people in this world to take over. Don't be afraid, I think it's worth a try. If I wasn't afraid that Director Zhou would disagree, I would like to order three ships, but two should be Director Zhou's limit."

Jiang Xia: “…”

She finally understood why Zhou Chenglei became the shipping tycoon and the richest man in the book.

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That’s how he got his boats!

"Then let's go!"

Jiang Xia is thick-skinned, and Zhou Chenglei is not thin-skinned either, so the two of them went together to talk to Director Zhou.

Jiang Xia didn't say she wanted to order a boat at first. She first chatted casually with Director Zhou, asking whether the Kent Ring had been made, whether the fishing boat that Jill and his team had ordered had started, and whether anyone in the shipyard had ordered a 60-meter fishing boat. Then she asked, "Director Zhou, if we order a 60-meter fishing boat now, when can we expect it to be delivered?"

Director Zhou: "It will probably take two years at the earliest. There are many people ordering fishing boats now."

"What about ordering a cargo ship as big as the Gill?"

"If they are identical, it can be done faster because we can do them together. For the cargo ship that Jill and John ordered, the factory had already considered that the Guangzhou Trade Fair would be coming soon, so they ordered a few more ships of materials, equipment, and accessories. If they are different, it will probably take three years because the Guangzhou Trade Fair orders will be given priority."

We must give priority to orders from the Guangzhou Trade Fair. After all, only by promising fast delivery can we negotiate larger orders and generate more foreign exchange for the country.

Then Jiang Xia took out her thousand yuan and proposed to order two boats.

When Director Zhou saw Jiang Xia take out one thousand yuan and say he wanted to order a 60-meter large fishing boat and a 20,000-ton cargo ship, Director Zhou looked at Jiang Xia as if he were an idiot.

He felt that Jiang Xia was treating him like an idiot! Finally, Zhou Chenglei convinced him by offering to pay half the deposit for a 60-meter fishing boat in one year and half the deposit for a delivery vessel in two years.

It is not without reason that Zhou Chenglei dared to order the ship in this way. An ocean-going fishing vessel can usually pay back the investment in one year, and in half a year if you are lucky.

Therefore, Director Zhou would definitely agree to let them order a fishing boat for 500 yuan. The difficult part is a large cargo ship, because it costs millions and is too expensive.

But Zhou Chenglei knew that even if he ordered it, he would not have enough money to buy it, and there would be no shortage of foreign merchants to buy it. Zhou Chenglei could see that Jill wanted to order two more ships at the beginning, but he did not trust their technology enough. If he was satisfied with the ship, it would only take a few minutes to buy one or two more.

There is another biggest reason. Zhou Chenglei helped a lot in Kent Ring, so the improved anchor mentioned by Zhou Chenglei was very attractive to Director Zhou! The benefits brought by the improvement of a technology are immeasurable.

So Director Zhou got carried away and was attacked from both sides by the couple, and he got something for nothing.

The boat took more than an hour to return to the shipyard. When Director Zhou and others got off the boat, Jiang Xia gave each of the shipyard employees two big fish.

Only the biggest ones are delivered.

She brought a bundle of straw ropes and a basket before getting on the boat, and used the straw ropes to string the fish along before getting off the boat.

The shipyard employees who went out to sea with them handed the two fish directly to them.

As for the employees who remained in the shipyard, Jiang Xia asked Director Zhou how many people there were in the factory, and then gave each person one. He strung the two together with straw ropes and placed them in a basket, and asked the shipyard staff to carry them off the ship together.

Everyone saw that she picked out the best and biggest ones and put them in the basket.

Who wouldn't secretly give a thumbs up to her for her conduct? She is more generous than many men! No wonder she was able to board the new ship when it was launched.

Zhou Chengxin also admired Jiang Xia. This gift was more than a hundred kilograms of fish, and even he couldn't bear to part with it.

But she didn't even blink!

Such open-mindedness and magnanimity are so great that even men would feel ashamed of themselves.

After sending Director Zhou and others back to the shipyard, Zhou Chengxin drove the small boat while Zhou's father drove the big boat.

Two boats, one big and one small, returned to the village with a boatload of yellow croaker!