Chapter 370 Earthquake. Parting on bad terms
After a while, Bo Zai came in with a big-bellied Mediterranean man. Looking at his gray hair, he looked at least 60 years old, but his face didn't have many wrinkles, but was shiny and oily, which might be because he was fat.
Following him in were Xia Yaoyin, Huang Jue and an unfamiliar middle-aged man.
Chu An discovered that a middle-aged man was following Xia Yaoyin, so there was only one possibility, he was from the Poseidon Gang.
When Steward Wang came in, Li Qing stood up, spoke politely, and extended his right hand, "Hello, Steward Wang, sorry to bother you."
Steward Wang didn't extend his hand, but showed a fake smile that couldn't be more fake, "Brother Li, you are polite, but I didn't expect Brother Li to come so late. It seems that you are not very interested in going out to sea."
Li Qing frowned slightly, and in his mind he had a rough idea of the conversation between Xia Yaoyin and Manager Wang. He smiled, "Manager Wang, you misunderstood. We are afraid of disturbing your rest. We will be available whenever you call us from now on."
The others also heard the sarcasm in Manager Wang's words. He Xun muttered quietly, "You didn't come to us earlier."
Manager Wang's face darkened and he slapped Bo Zai in the face.
Bo Zai's thin body was hit by him and spun around, hitting the wall. His face immediately swelled up like a bun, and his frightened eyes were like a deer, trying hard not to cry.
"Were you lazy and didn't bring Brother Li and the others in in time?"
Everyone was stunned. No one expected that Manager Wang was so cruel. He Xun felt even more guilty because Bo Zai was beaten because of his words.
He wanted to say something for Bo Zai, but was held back by Li Qing. "Manager Wang, let's get down to business."
Steward Wang smiled and nodded, "Okay, everyone please take a seat."
Li Qing loosened his clenched fists. Instead of dealing with him and watching him act arrogantly, it would be better to get down to business quickly to prevent him from continuing to torture the child.
He took out three letters of recommendation from his pocket. Because he was feeling uncomfortable, his tone was a little cold. "These are letters of recommendation from the shipping king. Please take a look."
Manager Wang held the letter in his hand and stroked it, but did not open it. "The manager has already told me about this. You will live in the staff dormitory before you go out to sea. We will also provide some basic training, that is, the ship going out to sea..."
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Over the next two hours, the two sides engaged in unfriendly "negotiations" on the time of going out to sea, the types and number of fishing boats to be provided, and the staffing.
Manager Wang meant that at most two purse seine fishing boats with a tonnage of less than five tons could be provided, and three people could be sent to follow the boats.
At this time, Xia Yaoyin finally knew which side to stand on. She argued for two medium-sized fishing boats, saying that five tons were too small and there was no point in going out to sea.
Manager Wang advised them not to aim too high, as going out to sea is not an easy thing, and giving them small fishing boats was also for their safety.
"Manager Wang, I would like to meet your manager. Could you please arrange it for me?"
Manager Wang's expression changed instantly. "Could it be that Brother Li has something against me?"
Li Qing didn't want to waste time talking to him, so he nodded. "We are all smart people, so let's not talk about useless things. Prepare a medium-sized purse seine fishing boat, a medium-sized trawling fishing boat with floats and weights, and a longline fishing boat for me."
Most purse seines can only catch fish near the sea surface, trawls with floats can catch fish in the middle layer of the water, and beam trawls with counterweights can also catch shrimps and crabs on the seabed.
However, fishing nets are relatively fragile. If they encounter large fish or fish that are too fast, such as tuna, they will not be able to catch them. Therefore, a longline fishing boat is needed. This boat can release a fishing line several kilometers long at a time, with hundreds of hooks on the fishing line, and hundreds of fish will be caught at a time.
Li Qing also did his homework before coming.
Manager Wang narrowed his eyes, looked Li Qing up and down, and said unkindly, "Do you know that a medium-sized fishing boat needs 15-20 people? You want three more. Where can I find so many people to go out to sea for you?"
"My people can also be used. Don't you provide training?" Li Qing didn't want to use all his people. Who knows what they can do after going overseas.
Manager Wang was furious and glared at Li Qing.
Xia Yaoyin used her expertise to plead with a clip voice: "Manager Wang, we are only going out to sea once, so naturally we want to catch more fish and shrimp. You also know that we have to pay 30% to the shipping king."
"Don't even think about getting three medium-sized fishing boats. It's impossible." Manager Wang sneered, "Anyway, there are only two small boats. You can go if you want."
"Manager Wang, don't be like this." Xia Yaoyin winked at Huang Jue, and Huang Jue took out the gift he had prepared long ago and handed it over, "This is a specialty of City C. It's not a token of respect."
Manager Wang opened the box and found a cigarette inside. He pushed it back fiercely, "Boss Xia, I'm not that kind of person, so don't bother trying to be so cunning. Also, if you want to see the manager, he's not in Xiwan, so I'm afraid you won't be able to see him."
After saying that, he stood up, patted his collar and prepared to leave. Bo Zai followed closely behind him. Even if he was beaten, he had to serve him. After all, he still had to rely on him to support himself and his sister.
"Wait." Li Qing stood up and said coldly, "Is there really no room for negotiation?"
Manager Wang waved his hand and slapped Bo Zai again, "Is it because you didn't serve the guests well and made them unhappy?"
Bo Zai was stunned and his tears could no longer be stopped, streaming down his cheeks, but he gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound.
"I'm telling you, if the guests are still not satisfied tomorrow, you can go home."
Bo Zai covered his face, not knowing what to do.
Li Qing knocked on the table angrily. If it weren't for the boat, he really wanted to break his fingers.
Xia Yaoyin's face was also very bad, and she vented her emotions to Li Qing, "Brother Li, why don't you control your temper? Look, even Manager Wang was pissed off by you."
He Xun was unhappy. "Mr. Xia, what do you mean by this? We had agreed to come together to pay our respects this morning, but you came first. Well, it's fine that you came first, but don't you know what you said to Manager Wang?"
"What did I say? I didn't say anything." Mr. Xia immediately put on an aggrieved expression, "Brother Li, no matter how powerful you are, you can't go out to sea without a boat."
Li Qing looked at Bo Zai, whose face was covered with tears, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry for getting you beaten."
Bo Zai was startled by his words and quickly waved his hands and said it was okay.
He wiped his face randomly. This was not the first time that Manager Wang hit him.
Whenever he was unhappy about something, he would take it out on the people around him, either kicking or slapping them. It was just the first time he was slapped; before he had always kicked them.
Although the injury from the kick was more serious, compared to the injury, he didn't want to be insulted. Being slapped in the face felt like he was not treated as a human being.
"Can you help us make an appointment with the manager?" Li Qing asked.
"I...I can't. I've never seen a manager before." Bo Zai said helplessly.
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