"Mr. Bai, these are our shipyard's sample vessels for medium and large-sized fishing boats. You can take a look and see which ones you are interested in. We can go on board for a tour."
As the shuttle bus stopped, Zhang Yu led Bai Yu and the old man toward the various fishing boats docked at the pier, introducing the data of these boats as they walked.
Zhang Yu was the shipyard salesman that Bai Yu had contacted. Bai Yu found Zhang Yu's contact information on the shipyard's official website.
"Can we go on board for a tour? Grandpa, see which ships you're interested in, and let's go on board and see them to our hearts' content."
"What kind of fishing boat do you want to buy? Is it for deep-sea fishing, coastal fishing, or just along the coast? Is it a trawler, a purse seine, or a fishing boat? And what's your budget? You need to give me some direction."
"For deep-sea fishing vessels, the budget is between ten million and thirty million."
Bai Yu gave her request without any hesitation in response to the old man's question.
Since Bai Yu had already decided to buy a fishing boat, he must have had some understanding of it. However, he had never worked in this field before, so his knowledge of the boat was limited.
"Ten million to thirty million? You're really rich now, kid. You just throw around eight figures. You're way more impressive than your dad and your second uncle."
After having a general idea of what to expect, the old man gave Bai Yu a thumbs up and then started looking around at the fishing boats.
Two hours later, Bai Yu and his son left the shipyard satisfied. Zhang Yu saw them off to their car and watched it disappear from sight.
Throughout the entire process, Bai Yu never once mentioned the old man's words about not being allowed to be a fisherman, and the old man never objected to Bai Yu buying a boat; everything was so natural.
After the father and son returned to the village, Bai Yu first took the old man back, and then he called Wang Hai and the other two, taking them to the fishing tackle shop to replenish some equipment for tomorrow's sea voyage.
Given that this voyage will last for a relatively long time, about seven or eight days at sea, it is essential to have a sufficient supply of fishing line.
Especially since this trip was clearly aimed at catching big fish, we definitely needed to prepare several sets of giant fishing lines. Otherwise, if the fishing line broke on the boat and we had no fishing line to use, we would be doomed.
For this reason, Bai Yu prepared five sets of giant fishing lines. Even if one line broke every day, it should be enough to last until the fishing boat returned.
After all, you can't be fishing for big fish every day during a week-long trip. There will always be a couple of days when you need to catch other kinds of fish.
Everything is ready; now we just have to wait for the time to set sail.
At noon, Bai Yu and his three companions ate out, simply finding a restaurant to have lunch.
Bai Yu didn't need to call her parents, since one of them worked in the hotel kitchen, so they would never go hungry.
The other one is a teacher at the school. The school has a cafeteria, so Bai's mother doesn't need to go home to cook.
As for Bai Yue, this little girl went to school, and she's going to university. Bai Yu took her to register at the end of August, and she's currently in Shanghai, one of the most prosperous metropolises in the country.
In other words, if Bai Yu's parents aren't home and he's the only one at home, he's definitely not going to cook; he'd rather eat out.
After lunch, the four of them found an internet cafe and sat down to play games.
Days without work or life pressures are very relaxing for anyone; you can do whatever you want.
This feeling was especially strong in the first two days; all I did was play, and I never got tired of it.
They spent the afternoon playing games and wandering around, and didn't go home until it got dark.
After returning home, Bai Yu told her father and the others about taking the old man to the shipyard that day, and also about the old man's attitude.
The fact that the old man also didn't object to it made Bai's father and the others quite curious. After all, the rule about not going to sea was set by the old man, and now that Bai Yu wanted to buy a boat, the old man didn't object. Could it be that the old man had come to a change of heart?
Regardless of the situation, this is good news for Bai Yu. Afterwards, Bai's father inquired about the boat Bai Yu wanted to buy.
Bai Yu gave her father only an ambiguous answer, saying that they were still observing the situation and had not yet decided which one to buy.
As for whether there is a budget shortfall, Bai Yu said she felt no pressure at all.
Although large fishing boats cost over eight figures, while Bai Yu's savings were only seven figures, it wasn't a big burden for him.
After all, buying a ship isn't like paying today and picking it up tomorrow; there's a shipbuilding time involved, which can be as short as three months or as long as a year and a half.
Therefore, Bai Yu has enough time to pay off the money. If all else fails, he can take out a loan. Given his current situation, taking out a loan to buy a fishing boat shouldn't be a big problem.
If there is still a shortfall in the end, he might have to take on some endorsement deals as a last resort to earn money to fill the gap.
As the current number one long-distance runner in China, there are countless companies eager to have Bai Yu as their spokesperson, especially major sports brands, which offer very high prices.
Unfortunately, Bai Yu's family didn't accept any advertising deals, regardless of the brand. Apart from some partners of the national and provincial teams who would put some of their logos on his competition uniforms, he didn't accept any other advertisements.
As for the advertisements arranged for him by the national team and the provincial team, he also refused them, and the other party had no way to deal with Bai Yu.
After all, in the field of long-distance running, Bai Yu is in a commanding lead in China, and only his results can win awards in international competitions, while others are still striving for a spot in international competitions.
This is why, even knowing that Bai Yu was unwilling to accept advertisements, both her provincial team and the national team lost out on sponsorship fees.
However, they still couldn't do anything about him, because in the domestic long-distance running field, if Bai Yu was replaced in the men's group, then no one else would even have the qualification to participate in the competition.
But that's alright, even if Bai Yu doesn't accept advertisements, the funding for track and field long-distance running is still considerable. When various sports brands couldn't get Bai Yu's endorsement cooperation, they turned their attention to Bai Yu's racing apparel.
In the past two years, Bai Yu's clothing has been the most branded among the track and field team's and even the competition uniforms of all athletes in the country. Whether it is the clothing worn during the competition or the clothing worn when receiving awards, it is covered with various labels.
Even though many brands are competitors, their trademarks appear together. There's no way around it; in this situation, it would be awkward for anyone not to have theirs.
The only clean spot was the shoes he was wearing, which had only one logo on them: Xtep.
In this situation, once Bai Yu wins the gold medal in long-distance running at the next Olympics, even if he is short of money, he can get several endorsements as long as he wants. He might not be able to solve all his financial problems, but he can at least solve most of them.
Having put these questions out of his mind, Bai Yu went to bed around 10 p.m., knowing he had to get up early the next morning.
The next morning at six o'clock, Bai Yu had already finished washing up and gone downstairs, and had made phone calls to Wang Hai and the other two.
For some reason, these people who go out to sea, whether they drive fishing boats or fishing boats, seem to have a habit of setting sail either early in the morning or when it gets dark in the evening. I don't know why they can't set off during the day or at noon.
"Aha! Ah Hai, Shuangzi, Ah Sheng, you all check your belongings to make sure you don't forget anything, because once you get on the ship, there won't be anywhere to buy it for you."
Upon seeing Wang Hai and his two companions, Bai Yu yawned and reminded them to check their belongings.
"Don't worry, Brother Yu, this isn't our first time at sea. We know what to bring and what not to bring, and we haven't forgotten anything."
"Okay, if we didn't leave anything behind, let's go."
After Bai Yu finished speaking, he led the way towards the town.
Yes, you read that right. It's all about walking to town; there are no cars, just walking everywhere.
Since this voyage would take a long time, Bai Yu didn't plan to ride his bike to the town's dock, nor did he plan to have someone take them there.
Anyway, the small fishing village isn't too far from the town. It only takes about ten minutes to walk to the town, and then another ten minutes to get to the dock.
Indeed, that was the case. Around 6:30 in the morning, they arrived at the town's dock and saw the fishing boat they were going to take that day.
The fishing boat they were going to take this time was different from the fishing boat from Brother Li's company that they had taken in Haikou before; the most obvious difference was in size.
This fishing boat is larger; judging from the visual impression, it is at least forty meters long, and may even be larger.
After verifying the information with the captain, Bai Yu transferred the fare for the trip to him, and then boarded the ship with Wang Hai and the other two.
This voyage will last for a relatively long time. According to the captain, if nothing unexpected happens, they will spend seven days at sea and return on the eighth day.
Given the long duration and the distance to the destination, the fees were naturally very high, exceeding five figures.
Each person costs 12,000 yuan, so four people would cost 48,000 yuan. In addition, they would buy some bait and extra meals while at sea. This trip would probably cost five or six thousand yuan for four people.
Of course, higher consumption levels can also increase the value of a craft, especially since the destinations are all offshore, where resources are abundant.
Especially when it comes to big fish, if they can catch just one, they can basically earn back their boat fare; if they catch two, they've made a profit.
Once all the anglers had arrived, the fishing boat sounded its horn and slowly sailed away from the dock, heading into the depths of the sea.
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