When Bai Yu took out the box of black tiger prawns, Bai's father, the hotel's head chef, immediately took the box and examined it closely.
"Hmm, not bad, not bad at all. The quality of these shrimp is excellent, especially since it's the breeding season for black tiger shrimp. These black tiger shrimp are very plump, and their brains are full of roe."
"Xiao Yu, how many black tiger prawns of this size do you have here? If not many, our hotel will take them all."
Before Uncle Sun could speak, Dad Bai spoke first, and immediately offered to buy up the entire batch of black tiger prawns.
This doesn't mean that Bai's father was taking care of his son's business or had ulterior motives.
Impossible. Bai's father would never do such a thing. He is always fair and just in his dealings with people. He will only state the facts as they are, without any embellishment.
These black tiger prawns are of such high quality that they are hard to come by normally, which is why he decided to buy them all. With this batch of black tiger prawns, Bai Ba can't guarantee much else, but at least one thing is certain: for some time to come, black tiger prawns will be a main dish at their hotel.
Of course, the premise for accepting these black tiger prawns is that Bai Yu and his team bring back a small quantity, say 10,000 to 20,000 catties, which their hotel can handle. If it's any more, then it will be a bit difficult to manage.
Although the hotel kitchen does have cold storage, it stores a lot of things, including a considerable amount of high-end seafood such as tuna and swordfish.
If there are too many black tiger prawns, the kitchen's cold storage won't be enough.
Bai Yu didn't say much about her father's question, but instead patted the rows of goods displayed behind her.
Although he didn't say anything, it was as if he said everything. Bai's father and Uncle Sun looked at the entire cryogenic chamber in astonishment. Inside, there were neatly stacked boxes and containers.
"Son, don't tell me this warehouse is full of black tiger prawns. If that's the case, our hotel might not be able to handle it all and we'll have to find a few more suppliers to partner with."
"Yeah, Xiaoyu, are all these black tiger prawns in here? You're going to strike it rich! This warehouse can probably hold two or three hundred tons of goods. If they're all black tiger prawns, even if they're a little smaller than this box, they're still worth at least tens of millions!"
Amidst the exclamations of surprise from Bai's father and Uncle Sun, they looked around at the goods and uttered the appropriate reflections.
"It's not that exaggerated, Dad, Uncle Sun. We're in this refrigerated container now. Its full capacity is 300 tons, and it's currently about 90% full. Only about half of that is shrimp."
Of these shrimp, only about one-sixth are black tiger prawns, which amount to only about ten or twenty tons. The rest are a considerable number of mantis shrimp and prawns with varying lengths of whiskers.
There were also a small number of red-skinned shrimp and slippery shrimp; in short, there were many varieties, but the quantity of each type was not very large.
As Bai Yu introduced the different types of shrimp to his father and son, he would take out a corresponding product from the pile of goods behind him for each type he introduced.
The reason Bai Yu was able to know so accurately where each type of cargo was placed was thanks to his experience helping out on the ship for the past few days.
Most of the shrimp caught by the Yuxue fishing boat were caught in the East China Sea. The number of shrimp caught in the South China Sea was not large, and only the giant prawn was caught.
There are many kinds of shrimp in the East China Sea, especially in the waters around Zhoushan, where shrimp resources are even more abundant. The red shrimp and smooth shrimp in the ship's hold are all caught here.
In order to properly sort these shrimp, Bai Yu and Wang Hai spent most of their time helping out at the sorting plant during those days.
There were simply too many shrimp, and with so many different kinds, the internal factory with only four sorting workers per shift couldn't possibly handle the workload if they didn't help.
Moreover, Bai Yu and his colleagues not only helped with the distribution, but sometimes they would also send these goods into the refrigerated compartment. Because of this, he was quite familiar with the small compartment containing the shrimp.
After giving Bai's father and Uncle Sun a general introduction to the types and quantities of shrimp, Bai Yu looked at the two old men with anticipation, wanting to get a definite answer from them.
Faced with Bai Yu's expectant gaze, Bai's father and Uncle Sun did not speak immediately. Instead, they went to a small corner and discussed it in hushed tones.
A few dozen seconds later, the two of them reached a consensus and returned, then gave Bai Yu an answer.
Those are the prawns that Bai Yu brought back this time. The hotel wants all the black tiger prawns, with no more than five per pound, and only the mantis shrimp, with no more than ten per pound.
They also wanted half the amount of prawns, but not any of the slippery prawns or red prawns.
Although these two types of shrimp are of decent quality, they are far inferior to the three types mentioned above.
Even prawns, a relatively common type of sea shrimp, are elevated to a completely different level once the word "wild" is added to their name. They are far superior to red shrimp and slippery shrimp.
These two types of shrimp are usually found in the seafood section of buffet restaurants, served in large bowls, and are not considered particularly rare.
Afterwards, Bai Yu showed Uncle Sun and the others other good stuff, such as large yellow croakers and ribbonfish that were more than six fingers wide. He showed them everything on the ship that was worth a little money and was of a certain quality.
As for these good things, Uncle Sun and his family bought everything they could, and for the things they couldn't buy, they bought just enough for their hotel.
But there was one thing they still packed up: the large yellow croaker.
Aside from the fish that Bai Yu and his crew caught on their fishing boat, when they later used trawl nets to catch other fish, a few large yellow croakers would occasionally appear in the nets.
Over time, the fishing boat accumulated nearly four hundred large yellow croakers, with a total weight of about one ton.
It's fair to say that the losses swept through this freezer, essentially taking away half of the high-end seafood that Bai Yu and his crew caught on this voyage.
While a two-ounce black tiger prawn isn't particularly rare, it's considered quite good for a smaller black tiger prawn.
After spending a few minutes in the cryogenic chamber, Bai Yu, her father, and Uncle Sun came out. Bai Yu then went to find Liu Tianyu and gave him the list of supplies that Uncle Sun needed.
As for negotiating the price, that's up to Li Shuang.
Bai Yu and his group have been at sea for more than 20 days, and Li Shuang has also come from Guangdong Province to Hainan Province and completed her quarantine here.
We are currently in the peak of the outbreak. For those who have no symptoms, it is permissible to travel elsewhere, as long as you are not a close contact.
However, once you arrive in a new place, you must comply with the relevant regulations of that place, including quarantine if necessary, without missing a single day.
In general, it's very troublesome. After all, quarantine takes up a lot of time. If there's no urgent matter, then quarantine is fine. But if there is an urgent matter, then it's best to just give up. The consequences of disobeying the rules are even more serious.
According to Liu Tianyu's initial estimate, the amount of goods Uncle Sun wants to purchase this time will be at least two or three million.
Putting everything else aside, just that one ton of large yellow croaker alone could be worth hundreds of thousands, possibly even close to a million.
After all, the large yellow croakers they caught were all wild, and they were all over four pounds each. Yellow croakers of this size can be considered top-quality.
This is because there were too many large yellow croakers at once. If there were only a few, a single four-pound yellow croaker could easily sell for three or four thousand yuan.
However, Bai Yu and his group brought back more than 400 this time, which is quite a lot, so naturally the price couldn't be as high.
Everyone understands the principle that scarcity drives up prices. Now that there are more large yellow croakers available, it's reasonable for their price to be a bit lower.
After having Li Shuang greet Uncle Sun, Bai Yu took her father to the side and handed him several large boxes.
"Dad, these are some good things I've saved for our family. You can take them back and share them with your second uncle and your younger uncle's family. There's quite a lot of stuff here. Shall I go with you to move some?"
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Looking at the two large boxes he was carrying, which together were about a cubic meter in size, Bai's father was surprised that Bai Yu said there were more? And he was even helping to move them?
What does this mean? Is this a fish catch or a move?
"No, Xiaoyu, what did you put in here? I feel like these two boxes weigh seventy or eighty pounds. Are you going to get something else?"
"Dad, these are the things we've been looking at, but they're definitely not top-quality; they're a lower grade."
We have a lot of relatives back home, so we should take more than we need. Also, there's some from Wang Hai's family; you can take that back with you later.”
"Hello sir, these boxes with white writing on them are yours, and those with the character '王' on them are mine. Thank you for taking them back."
Just as Bai Yu finished speaking, Wang Hai came over carrying several large boxes, put them on the deck, and started talking to Bai's father.
Wang Hai's father is two years younger than Bai's father, so Wang Hai usually calls Bai's father "Grandpa".
"Tsk, so much stuff! If there's a car check later, I'll find it right away. You two kids really have something up your sleeve!"
That's what they said, but Bai's father still led Bai Yu and Wang Hai off the boat and walked towards his own car.
With so much stuff, the trunk definitely wouldn't be big enough. In the end, Bai's dad even had to use the back seats and the passenger seat to fit all the boxes in.
Then Dad stepped on the gas and drove away. He was going to put these things at home and then come back.
As for Uncle Sun, he and Li Shuang will be negotiating the price for a while, which will give him enough time to go home.
More than an hour later, Bai's father returned in an empty car. After handing the car keys to Bai Yu, he left in Uncle Sun's car.
During this time, Li Shuang had finished discussing the price of each type of seafood with Uncle Sun, and now Uncle Sun needed to find a vehicle to haul the goods.
"Brother Yu, Brother Yu, do you know how big an order I just discussed with Uncle Sun?"
Just then, Li Shuang approached Bai Yu with a mysterious look on his face.
"My cousin already mentioned how big the order is; Uncle Sun can't take so much stuff without two or three million."
Bai Yu had no interest in guessing Li Shuang's question; he already had a general understanding of it.
"Brother Yu, you're so tactless. Besides, Uncle Sun and I were talking about the unit price, not the package price."
The specific profits will only be known after the exact weight of the cargo on our ship is calculated. Talking about it now is just speculation.
"Unit price? Show me the bill, let me see how you and Uncle Sun negotiated."
Black tiger prawns are priced at 200 yuan for a pound, 120 yuan for a half-pound, and 88 yuan for a two-ounce.
Nine-section shrimp, half a catty size, costs 110 yuan, and two taels size costs 88 yuan.
Large yellow croaker costs 688 yuan per jin (500g).
A six-finger-wide ribbonfish costs 120,000 yuan per ton...
Bai Yu looked at the price Li Shuang had discussed, and then did a quick mental calculation. He estimated that the goods Uncle Sun wanted this time would cost around 2.4 to 2.5 million.
"Not bad. You've already closed a deal worth 2.4 to 2.5 million. Not bad at all. I'll treat you to a special meal tonight. I'll have crabs and prawns for you."
Bai Yu patted Li Shuang on the shoulder, then left the Yu Xue ship and drove the car his father had left him to the company.
Wang Hai and Liu Tianyu went with him, while the others were left on the ship, as there were still things for them to handle.
"I've made money, but I don't know how to spend it. Cousin, can you give me some advice? What do you think we should do with this money?"
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