"Cousin, wake up! We've arrived at the dock. Time to get up and have breakfast!"
Bai Yu found Liu Tianyu in the crew cabin and shook him, trying to wake him up.
"Hmm? We've arrived? You can unload the cargo now. I'll sleep a little longer; it won't delay things."
Liu Tianyu heard the sound in a daze, but he didn't seem to want to get up. Instead, he turned over and continued to sleep.
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What's going on? What time did my cousin go to sleep last night?
After seeing Liu Tianyu's condition, Bai Yu thought for a moment and decided not to bother Liu Tianyu any further. Instead, he left the crew room and went to find Brother Li again.
"Brother Li, my cousin is still asleep. Can you take us inside the cabin? He called yesterday and said there's something good on board and asked me to come and check it out."
"The third mate worked the night shift last night, and he's only just started to rest. Now, come with me."
Brother Li briefly explained Liu Tianyu's situation, and then led the way, taking Bai Yu and the others towards the cabin.
Although Brother Li has a second mate certificate, he is currently just an intern crew member on the Yuxue fishing boat and does not have a formal position.
During his month at sea, all he did was familiarize himself with the Yuxue fishing vessel, since the second vessel would be exactly the same as the Yuxue in both appearance and internal facilities when it was delivered.
He naturally knew something about the good stuff that Liu Tianyu and Bai Yu mentioned.
Led by Brother Li, they then arrived at the smallest freezer compartment on the fishing boat, put on a military overcoat, opened the hatch, and went inside.
Bai Yu was very familiar with this cryogenic tank, as it had been used to store valuable items during previous sea operations.
Common seafood, such as filefish, pomfret, and ribbonfish from the South China Sea, simply cannot enter this hold.
So when Brother Li brought them to this cabin, they knew there were really good things inside.
Sure enough, as soon as they entered the freezer, they saw a small pile of fish in the corner of the warehouse, just casually piled up there without any intention of tidying it up.
What's truly surprising is the variety of fish caught – it's a whole bunch of tuna!!!
That's right, Bai Yu and his team weren't seeing things at all; this pile of fish was genuine tuna!
"Damn, Brother Li, is this how you treat these tuna? Isn't that a bit disrespectful to them?"
"This is high-end seafood, after all. Isn't it a bit too hasty to just pile it up here? This pile probably weighs several thousand pounds!"
Before Bai Yu could even speak upon seeing the pile of tuna, Li Shuang started talking, muttering to himself as he walked towards the tuna.
"Hey, we didn't want it to be like this either. We just don't have enough shelf space. Besides, these tuna are limited in both size and quality. We've already put the really good stuff on the shelves, and there's still plenty left."
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Are all these tuna of limited quality? Are there any good ones left on the shelves?
Hearing this, Bai Yu couldn't help but glance at the pile of tuna. If he wasn't mistaken, many of the tuna in this pile should weigh seventy or eighty pounds, or even eighty or ninety pounds. And this was just a typical harvest.
How good must a truly good thing be?
Afterwards, Brother Li continued to lead Bai Yu and the others around the cryogenic chamber, introducing their haul.
Despite the previous description saying that this cryogenic chamber is the smallest, its area is by no means small; it's just smaller compared to the other two cryogenic chambers.
If it weren't for the extremely low temperature inside the cryogenic chamber, Bai Yu and the others would have really wanted to wander around inside for more than ten minutes to properly examine their spoils.
They only stayed for five or six minutes before leaving the cabin and going up to the deck.
"Wow, Brother Li, where did you guys go on this voyage? How come you brought back so many good things? The large yellow croakers are all priced at tens of thousands of catties? And those pomfret are also of excellent quality. This haul must have exceeded that number."
No wonder you guys looked down on those tuna in the corner. There must be more than ten bluefin tuna on the shelf. You guys are really something!
Bai Yu stood on the deck, basking in the sun, chatting with Brother Li next to her, and casually held up two fingers.
These two fingers are not pointing to 200,000 or 2 million, but to 20 million. Bai Yu's estimate for this catch alone is 20 million!
With just a little more money, this amount would be enough for their company to buy another fishing boat!
The main reason is that the things Brother Li and his group brought back this time were really valuable; the number of large yellow croakers alone was at least 40,000 jin.
Forty thousand catties may not seem like much, only about twenty tons, not even enough to fill one-tenth of this smaller refrigerated container.
But you should look at what kind of fish this is. It's a large yellow croaker, and a completely wild one at that.
It's safe to say that if these 40,000 jin of large yellow croakers are handled properly, selling them for tens of millions of yuan would be no problem at all.
Among these large yellow croakers, the king of the fish is an extra-large yellow croaker that is over one meter long and weighs nearly 20 kilograms.
To be honest, when Bai's father saw this large yellow croaker, he was quite surprised. Despite being a chef for over twenty years, he had handled thousands, if not tens of thousands, of large yellow croakers.
But he had never seen such a large yellow croaker before. He had never seen one this big, let alone a wild one. It was simply too exaggerated.
According to Mr. Bai's valuation of this large yellow croaker, a yellow croaker of this size is priceless, and it certainly wouldn't sell for less than 400,000 yuan.
This thing can even be auctioned off. By auctioning off such a rare and precious item, you might be able to get an even higher price.
In addition, there are a lot of fighting pomfret. This thing is different from silver pomfret and golden pomfret. The latter two are only worth a dozen or twenty yuan per catty at most, but the former can sell for hundreds of yuan.
Especially now that it's December and the Lunar New Year is just around the corner, they could easily stock up on goods and sell them closer to the holiday.
The profits they will reap will definitely exceed their expectations; they will be able to make a fortune.
While Bai Yu and Brother Li were chatting, the crew of the Yu Xue fishing boat also started to get busy. When they passed by Bai Yu, they all greeted him with smiles on their faces.
Bai Yu responded with a smile to each of them. He knew why the crew members were so happy, so happy that they couldn't suppress their smiles.
Because on the day these crew members joined the company, they learned a company rule that their year-end bonuses were tied to the performance of their fishing vessels.
Although the company did not set performance standards for them, this rule alone made them understand that the better the fishing boat's performance, the higher their year-end bonus would be.
It's already mid-December, and the year is almost over. There are only ten days left, not enough time for them to go out to sea again.
So their performance this year is basically locked in. And the quality of the goods they brought back this time is so high, isn't it normal for them to be happy?
After seeing the catch in the hold, Bai Yu realized that his cousin Liu Tianyu hadn't lied to him. If he hadn't come today, and the big yellow croaker had been sold without him seeing it, he would have really regretted it.
After chatting with Brother Li for a while, Bai Yu then approached Bai's father and Li Shuang to inquire about their opinions and plans regarding the catch.
Especially this batch of large yellow croaker and pomfret, these two fighting fish among the sea fish, are truly high-end seafood.
"Xiaoyu, if you ask me, you should call your Uncle Sun first and ask him to come and take a look at this batch of goods. Also, ask him if he has any sales channels."
Don't underestimate your Uncle Sun just because he only owns a few hotels. People in the hotel business have plenty of connections. Ask him to help you find out if any high-end hotels need this batch of goods; he can help you sell it for a higher price.
After thinking for a while, Bai's father gave Bai Yu a suggestion. As for why Bai Yu should call Uncle Sun instead of him making the call?
That must be because Bai Yu is now in charge of the company. It's better for him to handle some things. Sooner or later, Bai Yu will have to maintain all the relationships that Bai's father has.
After Bai's father gave his suggestion, Li Shuang also offered his advice: to sell these good products through online sales channels.
However, before selling them, they need to create some buzz and promote the reputation of these large yellow croakers and pomfret to attract more attention, which will make it easier for them to sell their goods.
Bai Yu agreed with Li Shuang's suggestion. After all, the reason they wanted to create a live streaming account was to enable their products to be self-produced and self-sold, thereby increasing their profits.
The large yellow croaker is currently a good selling point; everyone in China knows that large yellow croakers are very rare and valuable.
The fishing boat Yuxue brought back more than 40,000 catties of large yellow croaker on this voyage, including a king-sized fish weighing nearly 20 catties. Either of these two items would definitely be a news sensation.
Especially when they are given an estimated value, a 20-pound yellow croaker is estimated to be worth 500,000 yuan, and a 40,000-pound yellow croaker is estimated to be worth tens of millions of yuan!
If this creates enough hype, who wouldn't be confused?
The key point is that their gimmick isn't an exaggerated one; their batch of large yellow croakers really does have that high value.
Take large yellow croaker for example. Generally, as long as it is wild, its price will not be less than 500 yuan, and the larger the yellow croaker, the higher the price.
A large yellow croaker weighing three or four pounds, or even four or five pounds, can easily sell for ten or twenty thousand yuan. The price per pound can be as high as two or three thousand, or even three or four thousand yuan.
The large yellow croakers brought back by the Yuxue fishing boat this time were mostly over three or four pounds. After all, the trawl nets they used for catching fish had particularly large mesh, and smaller yellow croakers could easily escape through the mesh.
Even if these large yellow croakers weigh three or four pounds each, setting a price of 1,500 yuan per pound for them is not excessive, since they are all wild-caught large yellow croakers.
In that case, 40,000 jin would be worth 60 million. The total value they mentioned is absolutely accurate; if they say it's tens of millions, then it's tens of millions.
The reason Bai Yu priced this batch of fish so low was mainly because he was worried about 40,000 jin of wild large yellow croaker suddenly entering the market.
That could impact the market for wild large yellow croaker, causing a sharp drop in its price. Ultimately, the value of this batch of large yellow croaker would be greatly reduced, and it wouldn't sell for the price they expected.
Bai Yu's concerns were not unfounded; there was indeed a real possibility that this situation could occur.
After all, although there are quite a few people in China who eat large yellow croaker, to be honest, there aren't many who are willing to pay a high price for wild large yellow croaker, because it's just too expensive.
Forty thousand catties of large yellow croaker may not seem like much, but considering that they are all from the wild yellow croaker market, this is already a very large amount, and Bai Yu must take it seriously.
After talking with Bai's father and Li Shuang, Bai Yu took out his phone and called Uncle Sun. Then, he mysteriously asked Uncle Sun to come to the dock, saying that he had something good to show him.
Uncle Sun readily agreed to Bai Yu's explanation, and soon they arrived at the dock.
Although Bai Yu didn't explicitly say what good stuff it was, Uncle Sun could roughly guess that it must be related to sea fish.
In the past year, their hotel has partnered with Yuxue Shipping Company, and the collaboration has been very successful. Their hotel has been upgraded from a three-star to a four-star hotel.
Especially in the catering sector, it adds a lot to their hotel's appeal. After all, with Yuxue Shipping Company providing them with high-end seafood, there would be a big problem if the catering business couldn't take off.
For high-end hotels, the requirements for high-end quality are not only high-end in terms of room facilities and other hardware, but also in terms of catering.
Sanya is situated on the edge of the South China Sea, where resources are virtually inexhaustible, giving it a unique advantage in the catering industry.
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