After having a meal at the hotel, Bai Yu and the others went home, and all four of them appeared in Bai Yu's room.
There were some things that Li Shuang and the others couldn't ask when they were eating at the hotel, but now that there are only the four of them left in the room, they can ask those questions.
"Brother Yu, are you really going to buy a boat? Have you thought everything through?"
Li Shuang and the others already knew that Bai Yu wanted to buy a boat, but they didn't know when he would actually do so.
"Brother Yu, are you short of money? If you are, just say the word. Although Shuangzi and I don't have a lot of money, we can still come up with a few hundred thousand."
Lu Sheng, standing to the side, was the same. After learning that Bai Yu wanted to buy a boat, his first thought was whether he needed money.
During their four years of university, ever since Li Shuang and Lu Sheng started going beachcombing with Bai Yu, the two brothers never asked their families for living expenses again. In fact, they even saved up quite a bit of money during those four years.
Especially this time when they went out to sea to fish, although they didn't earn as much as Bai Yu and Wang Hai, their combined income was still 180,000 to 190,000 yuan.
Adding to their previous savings, each person could easily contribute 200,000 yuan.
“Brother Yu, I’m rich too. I have more money than the two of them combined. They don’t even have as much money as I do.”
As the richest of the three, Wang Hai naturally had a lot of money, but he wasn't particularly interested in it, so he didn't know exactly how much money he had.
Part of the money he received came from his salary and bonuses as an athlete, and part came from the fish he shared with Bai Yu.
This alone is enough to show that in sports, one's value and strength are equal.
Wang Hai's performance in China is among the best in middle and long-distance running. Unfortunately, being among the best in China does not mean he is a top runner internationally.
Based on Wang Hai's performance, if he plays well, he can compete for a good ranking in Asia, but it's still a question whether he can even qualify for international competitions.
Therefore, the money Wang Hai could earn was naturally very limited, and compared to Bai Yu, it was like a small fry compared to a big fish.
After all, Bai Yu is a player who can reach the world championship finals and has even won a medal, so his value is different.
Bai Yu simply nodded at what the three of them said, without saying anything more. Given the relationship between the four of them, there was no need for further discussion.
Bai Yu then turned on the computer in the room. This time, instead of opening a game, he opened a webpage and searched for photos of various fishing boat models.
"I see that the three of you are quite interested in my plan to buy a boat. Why don't you help me take a look? These pictures show the models of fishing boats that our country can build. Can you help me decide which one I should buy?"
"Hiss, Brother Yu, you're planning to buy a large fishing boat right off the bat? This one probably costs twenty or thirty million, right?"
"Goodness gracious, how many cows would that cost? If I sold all my cows, could I even afford a fishing boat?"
Li Shuang and Lu Sheng were both stunned when they saw the photos that Bai Yu had found.
Because none of the fishing boats Bai Yu found in the pictures were less than 60 meters long; most were around 70 meters.
Even if a fishing boat of this size were made entirely of iron, the iron itself would be worth a lot of money, let alone the fact that it's made into a fishing boat.
"If you're going to buy one, you should go for the best one right away. I've looked at fishing boats in China, and the most cost-effective ones are these large boats that are around 70 meters long."
Larger ones would be too expensive to build, while smaller ones wouldn't have enough cargo capacity and wouldn't make much money per voyage.
Moreover, according to the latest domestic policies, large fishing vessels of this size, if they meet national regulations, can receive nearly one million yuan in subsidies annually.
That's equivalent to half the fuel of a large ship; that could save a lot of money in costs over a year.
Since he was planning to buy a boat, Bai Yu naturally had some knowledge of this.
Moreover, it's not just about understanding fishing boats, but also about understanding domestic and local policies.
For example, as an island province, Hainan Province has very developed fishery resources, and the local government provides certain subsidies to individuals or companies engaged in fishing.
As long as your vessel complies with the requirements of the local government, including the length of time it operates at sea each year, and faithfully rests at the dock during the fishing moratorium, or engages in deep-sea operations outside the prohibited fishing areas,
As long as you meet the requirements, you can receive the corresponding subsidy.
After looking around, Li Shuang and the other two each chose three boats that they liked best.
Li Shuang chose a large boat that was 75 meters long. This fishing boat had a special feature: it was relatively light and could reach a maximum speed of 32 knots. It was also equipped with the most advanced fish finder.
In summary, using this fishing boat for fishing operations at sea will allow for the most efficient and rapid filling of the cargo hold.
Lu Sheng chose a 70-meter fishing boat. This fishing boat had one distinctive feature: it was fat, or rather, wide, much wider than the boats chosen by Li Shuang and Wang Hai.
For this reason, the fishing boat itself is very heavy, and its load capacity is a quarter greater than the one Li Shuang chose.
The main selling point is its capacity; it aims to carry as much fish as possible on a single voyage and earn more money.
As for the boat Wang Hai chose, it was a large ship with a length of 88 meters, and it was also the largest of the boats that Bai Yu had found.
If you ask Wang Hai why he chose this ship, he will only tell you one answer: it's the biggest ship, and the biggest must be the best.
The logic was so perfect that Bai Yu and the others were speechless.
They then began to discuss the ships, talking about their advantages and disadvantages, and then eliminating some of them.
The first one to be ruled out was the 88-meter one, because that fishing boat is really too expensive. One 88-meter fishing boat can buy two and a half 70-meter or 75-meter fishing boats.
As for the other two fishing boats, they weren't Bai Yu's first choice either. The boat Li Shuang chose was too light. Fishing boats aren't necessarily better the lighter they are, nor are they necessarily better the faster they are.
Fishing boats are for fishing at sea, and they also need to do other things. A speed of about 20 knots is more than enough. Why go that fast?
As for the 70-meter one, that thing is too fat, and its heavy hull consumes too much fuel.
In short, each of these options has its own drawbacks, and there is no perfect option.
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