Amidst gasps of amazement, the giant tuna was placed on a scale and weighed.
Three seconds later, a four-digit score appeared on the big screen: 1157.
Looking at the numbers on the screen, Bai Yu was filled with doubt; something just didn't seem right.
"Tsk, something seems off. 1157 jin? This tuna weighs over 1100 jin? I don't get the sense that this thing weighs more than 1000 jin at most. How come it's over 100 jin more?"
"Brother Yu, is it possible that Da Piao Liang isn't using jin (a unit of weight) as the unit of measurement here?"
Li Shuang, who was standing to the side, silently responded.
"If not jin, then what should we use? Kilograms? Kilograms are even more wrong, or should we say pounds? How many pounds is one jin?"
After being reminded by Li Shuang, he realized that "jin" seemed to be the unit of measurement used in our country, while foreigners seemed to use "pound".
When they bought fishing line before, the fishing tackle shop owner always said that the fishing line's tensile strength was a certain number of pounds, so the tuna weighed 1157 pounds.
Finally, with the help of their mobile phones, Bai Yu and his team figured out the exact weight of the tuna. 1157 pounds was indeed 1050 jin (a traditional Chinese unit of weight, approximately 500 kilograms).
This enormous bluefin tuna weighs over a thousand pounds, making it the undisputed king of the fish in this competition.
As for the size of this tuna, it exceeded three meters, measuring a full 3.19 meters in length.
With the last tuna pulled out of the freezer, all the spoils of this competition were tallied, and the results of the Haida F4 team were announced.
Their team has a total of 203 tuna, all of which meet the competition requirements and weigh [weight in kilograms].
Bai Yu and his team caught far too many tuna that met the requirements, severely lowering their average weight.
Even so, Bai Yu and his team's achievement was enough to get them everything they wanted.
After the results were announced, the next few hours were rather dull, as the organizers began their awards ceremony.
Bai Yu and his group had to follow the organizer's instructions, going through each step of the awards ceremony process one by one, and then taking group photos as souvenirs.
For the sake of the $4.5 million, Bai Yu and his three companions went through the procedures step by step, and then immediately made their escape.
Nonsense! Besides the prize money from the tournament organizers, they also placed bets with betting companies. Their tournament is over, so why not claim their winnings now?
It's worth mentioning that the last place in this competition belongs to Team Yamato. Bai Yu will not only receive the prize money from his own team, but also the prize money from Team Yamato.
The prize money they can win from betting on the betting companies is no less than the prize money offered by the competition.
After all, they bet on winning both tracks and the final hidden jackpot, and they bet on those with high odds afterward.
After seeing all the winnings from his bets deposited into his account, Bai Yu decisively withdrew them all and then deleted his account.
It's best to stay away from these gambling companies; if you accidentally get involved, it'll be too late to regret it.
For Bai Yu, although he made more than ten million yuan through the gambling company, it does not mean that he will continue to gamble in the future. He will not touch this stuff.
Even if they participate in the next tuna fishing competition, they will not place bets on themselves through online betting companies.
The reason is simple: if they participate in the next tournament, they will be the defending champions, and their team will inevitably be a favorite to win the championship.
As a favorite to win the championship, their odds are very low, with the highest odds being only a dozen times.
With odds of ten to ten, betting too little doesn't yield high odds and little profit, but betting too much makes it not worthwhile as the risk is too great.
So if they come again next time, I'm not playing anymore.
After deleting his account, Bai Yu checked his account balance and smiled with satisfaction.
After finishing all that, Bai Yu and the other three didn't rest. Instead, they continued to stroll around the dock.
This time, it wasn't just the four of them who were strolling around with them. Bai Yu also found four other people to accompany them. Whenever these four extra people took a liking to a tuna, they would negotiate the price with the seller, and if it was reasonable, they would buy it.
These four people were specially hired by Bai Yu from China at a high price. They are professional tuna appraisers. As long as the tuna has been appraised by them, the quality of the fish meat will not be too bad.
Then Bai Yu would buy the tuna. After shopping for about two hours, Bai Yu and his three companions bought nearly a thousand tuna, spending about nine million US dollars.
On average, a tuna costs around 10,000 US dollars, which is about 60,000 RMB.
While the price may seem high, you should know that almost all the tuna that Bai Yu and his friends buy are bluefin tuna. Even if there are a few yellowfin and bigeye tuna among them, they are all of the better quality.
As for albacore tuna, those are all low-grade tuna.
Any tuna that catches Bai Yu's eye, and that he can bring back to China, can be resold for double the price.
As for why there are such high profits?
As I said before, once something becomes abundant, its price can no longer be high.
That's exactly what happened. In this tuna fishing competition, there were so many tuna that they were all brought ashore at the same time.
After the competition, those items will need to be sold.
After all, most of the teams participating in the competition are from other places or countries, and the boats they use to transport tuna are all rented.
Moreover, the contract expires at the end of the competition. If they can't sell these tuna quickly, they'll have to rent another cold storage facility to preserve them, or rent a cargo ship to take them back to their country.
Whichever option they choose, it will be an additional expense.
Instead of spending more money on these tuna, it's better to sell them at a low price and accept the loss.
Moreover, Bai Yu and his family are not the only ones buying tuna at this port; there are many seafood companies or middlemen buying tuna.
As I said before, the sheer number of tuna that appeared this time was enormous—tens of thousands of tuna.
These buyers are desperately trying to drive down the price; the $10,000 that Bai Yu offered was already the ceiling.
Given this comparison, who do you think these participating teams will sell their tuna to?
It must be Bai Yu and his crew. Bai Yu bought nearly a thousand tuna, paid taxes to the local fisheries administration, and then sent Yu Xue No. 5 back to port with the more than a thousand tuna.
The Yuxue No. 5 arrived in Hawaii on the sixth day of the competition. Seeing that the competition was not over yet, they waited at the port and took the opportunity to resupply.
As vessels that are legally permitted to fish in Hawaiian waters, Yuxue Shipping Company can stay in port for a year or two without any problem, let alone stop for supplies.
As for taking the purchased tuna with them, that's fine too, as long as they pay the taxes as required. They can even use the Hawaiian Fisheries Authority's internal tax system, which will save them a lot of money.
Watching the Yuxue No. 5 disappear into the sea, Bai Yu and his three companions began purchasing return tickets, preparing to return to China.
However, before returning, they had one more thing to do: say goodbye to Snake.
Having spent so much time in Hawaii, Snake hadn't really offered them much help, so it was only right that he say goodbye before leaving.
Just before Yu Xue No. 5 left, Bai Yu took a stroll in the captain's cabin. When he came down, he had two bottles of wine in his hand, one Maozi and one Liangzi.
He planned to deliver the two bottles of wine to Snake before leaving, and he also prepared a lot of delicious food, all of which were fast food items that only our family could buy.
We'll send them to Snake and his family together later.
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