Just as Bai Yu was leading his men toward Sanya, in a certain area of the South China Sea, the Yuxue ship was sailing non-stop toward Sanya at an economical cruising speed.
On the deck of the fishing boat, Li Shuang, holding the satellite phone she had just hung up, looked excitedly at Lu Sheng beside her.
“Ah Sheng, I’ve finished my call. We can get back to the dock soon and give Brother Yu a surprise! Just imagine how excited he will be when he sees all the catch on the boat!”
"What if we mentioned to Brother Yu right now, how about he treats us to a nice meal? We've been at sea for so many days, it wouldn't be too much to ask for a good meal at a restaurant, would it?"
"It's not excessive, definitely not. Our harvest this time is huge. I already asked Brother Tianyu before. We'll earn at least this much on this trip. It's definitely not excessive to have a meal with him."
As Lu Sheng spoke, he made a five-pointer gesture to Li Shuang.
I don't know if he said 50,000, 500,000, or 5 million.
Anyway, Lu Sheng's words were vague and not very easy to understand.
"Li Shuang, Lu Sheng, what are you two talking about? If you're done with your call, bring it back. This is the only satellite phone on the whole ship. If you lose it at sea, we'll have to get a new one, which is a hassle."
Just then, Liu Tianyu appeared on the second deck of the fishing boat and shouted down to the two people below.
The fishing boat Yuxue has five decks in total, with two decks below the first large deck and three decks above.
The lower two floors are mostly work areas, such as the fish hold and the ship's small factory. The first floor is where the crew rests, as well as some storage rooms and the like.
The second floor also has several crew rooms, but more of them are rest areas and restaurants, while the third floor is where the captain's cabin is located.
During the return voyage, many of the crew members were resting on the second deck.
Hearing the commotion behind them, Li Shuang and the other person quickly went to the second deck and approached Liu Tianyu.
During their time at sea, Liu Tianyu took good care of the two brothers, since they were the only two people on the entire fishing boat, complete novices who had never done any crew work before.
They're lucky if they don't cause trouble for the other crew members, let alone help them.
If you were to say that the two brothers had experience fishing at sea before, how come they couldn't help at all?
Please, when they go out to sea to fish, they are the bosses, and the staff on the fishing boat are supposed to provide them with services.
Besides, is fishing the same as catching fish?
That's definitely different. Fishing boats use trawls, and most of the equipment on board is purely mechanized; they simply don't know how to operate it.
While the crew worked, the two brothers could only watch from the sidelines. When the trawlers were on board, they would pick up the fish that fell onto the deck. That was all they did.
After a while, Liu Tianyu helped the two brothers familiarize themselves with the various equipment. They could also provide some assistance to the other crew members while they were working.
It's worth noting that Liu Tianyu is now the third mate on the fishing boat Yuxue, which is considered part of the management team. With him guiding them, Li Shuang and his brother are learning very quickly.
After spending so many days together, and given that they already knew each other, their relationship was naturally very good.
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Now, let's turn our attention back to Bai Yu.
Bai Yu, along with his expedition team, a total of five people including Wang Hai, bought subway tickets and returned to their hometown. They then went straight to Uncle Sun's hotel.
"Dad, have you found the processing plant I asked you to look for? Are there any large seafood processing plants around here?"
"Oh, Uncle Sun is here too! Hello, Uncle Sun!"
After arriving at Uncle Sun's hotel, Bai Yu went straight to the kitchen and found his father. Coincidentally, Uncle Sun was also in the hotel's kitchen at that time.
“I’m the one who called your Uncle Sun. He owns this hotel and has partnerships with various seafood buyers in the area. Since you said you wanted to find a big factory, I had no choice but to ask your Uncle Sun.”
Bai's father briefly explained the current situation, then let Bai Yu and Uncle Sun talk, while he focused on cooking.
Bai Yu returned just in time for lunch. Uncle Sun's hotel business was doing very well, with many customers coming specifically for Bai's father's signature dishes. So, Bai's father was always particularly busy during mealtimes.
Then Bai Yu asked him to find a processing plant. For someone who has been a chef for decades, he might know where vegetables sell well, but finding a seafood processing plant would be a bit of a challenge.
As you all saw in the end, Bai's father called Uncle Sun over and asked him to talk to Bai Yu.
"Xiaoyu, you said you're looking for a large seafood processing plant. How big do you mean by 'large'?"
There are four or five processing plants of varying sizes in our county. One of them is quite large; it could be considered a large factory. What do you think of that one?
One question stumped Bai Yu, because he didn't know how big was considered big either!
After all, Li Shuang didn't tell him how much cargo there was this time, only that he should find a large processing plant. As for the factory that Uncle Sun mentioned, Bai Yu also remembered it.
It is indeed the largest processing plant in their county, covering an area of about ten acres, and it is located in their town. Many people from their village work at this processing plant.
In addition, this factory also cooperates with Baiyu's company. Although this is only their first time going to sea and the company staff are mostly young people, they are very reliable.
Before the fishing boats even set sail, all the necessary partners had already been found, and several fish farms had been contacted. They had considered all the potential problems in advance.
Perhaps because this was the first time they had made money from a fishing boat, and they had made a big profit right away, Li Shuang asked Bai Yu to find a large factory, which made everyone quite excited. They never expected a factory in the county.
After all, in everyone's impression, companies and factories in the city are stronger than those in the county.
However, after Uncle Sun's reminder, Bai Yu made a phone call to Li Xue, asking her to use the office phone to call the processing plant and ask if they wanted the goods. If so, she should ask them to send someone to the county dock to check the situation in person.
The fishing boat returned from its first voyage, keeping Bai Yu extremely busy. He felt even more excited than if he had won a competition.
After a hurried lunch at the hotel, he took Wang Hai to the pier. Li Shuang had mentioned on the phone that they would be back at the pier around 3 p.m.
As for Coach Li and his two companions, he arranged for them to stay temporarily in a hotel. They were going abroad for a competition the day after tomorrow.
Under Bai Yu's longing gaze, a large red and blue fishing boat slowly sailed into the dock and headed straight for the berth belonging to the Yu Xue.
The Yuxue is back!
"Brother Yu, Brother Yu, we're back!"
After the fishing boat came to a stop, Bai Yu heard someone calling him from above. He looked up and saw Li Shuang and the other person on the deck, waving at him.
To be honest, even the single deck of this 75-meter-long fishing boat is quite tall.
Especially for this type of trawler, its design is always characterized by a high bow and a low stern.
After all, the stern is used for loading and unloading trawl nets, so the height is naturally not too high. In addition, there is an iron plate at the stern that can be lowered to make it easier to haul the trawl nets onto the boat.
The fishing boat Yuxue was not docked with its bow touching the dock, but rather with its side resting against the dock.
Although this parking method takes up more space, it makes it easier for fishing boats to unload their cargo. Besides, there aren't many large fishing boats at this dock in the county, so there's enough space for them to use.
Bai Yu then boarded the ship, bringing Wang Hai, Li Xue, and the purchasing staff from the processing plant with him.
"Shuangzi, Asheng, take these factory workers to check on the goods. I'm going to find my uncle."
"I'll take them. Shuangzi, you take Yu Ge to find your uncle."
Lu Sheng accepted the task arranged by Bai Yu. Before leaving, he gave Li Shuang a look, as if he had something else to say.
This scene naturally did not escape Bai Yu's notice, and he immediately said to Li Shuang:
"What's going on? Is there something you want to tell me? Is it good news or bad news?"
After asking a series of questions, Li Shuang immediately leaned over with a sly grin.
"Brother Yu, it's nothing serious. We've been working hard for over twenty days, and now that we're finally back, we just wanted to treat ourselves to a better meal."
Since we've had a pretty good haul this time, I thought we should do it now. After we unload the cargo, you should treat the brothers to a meal!
Our first voyage at sea was quite successful, so we definitely need to reward the brothers with a good meal, followed by a proper vacation so they can get some rest. This is to show that our company's benefits are different from other companies.
"Hmm? What you said makes a lot of sense. Looks like I'll have to treat you to this meal?"
"Of course, Brother Yu. As the company's CEO, you should have meals and get together with your employees more often. This can also enhance their sense of belonging to the company."
"Hmm, that makes sense. But I have a question: how much did you actually gain from this voyage? You're asking me to treat you right off the bat, so it looks like you really made a lot of money this time!"
Otherwise, given your clear understanding of our company's financial situation, you wouldn't have made this request if we weren't making more profits.
"Brother Yu understands me best. This time, we can make at least this much."
While Li Shuang and Bai Yu were chatting, they arrived at the captain's cabin on the third deck, knocked on the door, and then went inside.
As for the fish caught on the boat, he had already learned most of the details through his communication with Li Shuang. Bai Yu's lips curled up in a smile, and his mood improved considerably.
"Uncle, how's the sea voyage going? How's our fishing boat, the Yuxue?"
Bai Yu pushed open the door to the captain's cabin and walked straight in. At that moment, only his uncle was inside the captain's cabin.
"Oh, is our boss here to inspect the work?"
"No way, Uncle, don't joke with me. I'm not here to inspect the work, I'm here to welcome you all. You must have had a hard time at sea. After all the cargo is unloaded, I'll treat you to a big meal."
"That's great! The boss is personally treating us to dinner, so all of us have to go."
During Bai Yu's conversation with her uncle, her uncle also told Bai Yu about their experience at sea.
Bai Yu loved hearing about these things. He longed for the life of fishing at sea, otherwise he wouldn't have bought a boat.
Unfortunately, he couldn't go out to sea last time because of some competitions, which he was very disappointed about.
However, after only chatting for about ten minutes, Li Xue arrived at the captain's cabin. As soon as she entered, she approached her uncle and Bai Yu and told them about something she couldn't decide.
That's the selling price. Bai Yu and his team called in a lot of people from the processing plant. Once there are more people, the price will naturally vary, and the quantity ordered will also vary.
Then this matter is beyond Li Xue's control. She only knows the market price of these seafood products. How can customers know the price for large-scale purchases? This is something that her uncle and others with experience need to decide.
Soon, Bai Yu led his uncle and others to the first deck, where they met with several factory workers and began negotiating prices.
This job is not easy at all, because the receiving party doesn't negotiate by weight, but by ton, and the difference is huge.
Just like the prawns that the Yuxue brought back this time, there were nearly 100 tons of prawns. According to the current market price of wild-caught prawns, one ton is between 40,000 and 100,000 yuan, which is between 20 and 50 yuan per kilogram.
The price difference is quite large, and the reason for this difference is the size of the prawns; the larger the prawns, the more expensive they are.
However, for wild-caught prawns, the crew on the fishing boat certainly won't make detailed distinctions between them, which can result in a very high price difference.
The prawns that Li Shuang and his group brought back this time were of the highest quality, with only eight to ten large ones per pound and each one weighing a little over an ounce. These prawns could sell for over a hundred yuan per pound in the market.
You ask why prawns can be sold for such a high price?
Prawns are highly nutritious; wild prawns are said to boost immunity, nourish the kidneys and enhance male virility, and treat kidney deficiency.
Among the prawn producing areas, the South China Sea prawns are considered the best, which is why their price remains high.
Throughout the entire negotiation, Bai Yu remained an observer. Not only him, but Li Xue, Li Shuang, and others were also observers, watching their uncle negotiate with the factory workers.
Finally, they negotiated a price of 50,000 yuan per ton, and sold all 90-plus tons of prawns.
One ton costs 50,000, so over 90 tons would be more than 4.5 million. One type of seafood can sell for over 4 million? Fishing at sea must be incredibly profitable!
After discussing this item, we moved on to other seafood.
Anyway, we talked from around 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. before we finally managed to sell all the goods on the fishing boat.
As for the selling price, according to my uncle's estimate, it won't be less than 1,000,000, but the exact price will need to be calculated in detail.
A 20-day sea voyage earned him 10 million. Could this trip really pay off all of Bai Yu's debts? Isn't that a bit too exaggerated?
If this were a normal conversation with Bai Yu, he definitely wouldn't believe it. But since the transaction took place right in front of Bai Yu, he had no choice but to believe it.
Moreover, after negotiating the price, Bai Yu went to the cabin himself and saw that it was full of boxes, stacked high, and each box contained all kinds of seafood.
According to the staff in charge of managing the ship's hold, the fishing boat has three refrigerated holds with a full capacity of 1,300 tons, and they have only loaded a small portion of them, which is not worth mentioning.
The facts were laid bare before Bai Yu, and he had no choice but to accept them.
Then the uncle began to arrange for the crew to start unloading the cargo overnight. The sooner they finished unloading, the sooner they could rest.
Furthermore, they have received the latest news that their boss, seeing how bountiful their first voyage was, will treat them to a meal and give each of them a large red envelope as a reward after all the cargo has been unloaded.
Upon hearing the news, all the employees on the ship were full of energy, eager to unload all the cargo immediately, go eat, and collect the big red envelopes prepared by the boss.
After all, the main purpose of everyone going out to work is to earn money to support themselves and their families.
So I advise those who are bosses that no matter how many nice words they say, it's useless. It's much more practical to pay more wages.
Unfortunately, bosses don't see this kind of content; they prefer to make empty promises to their employees.
The fishing boat carried several hundred tons of cargo. With the employees working around the clock in three shifts, all the cargo was unloaded in just over thirty hours, completing the transaction.
Even after Li Xue told Bai Yu that she had received the payment from the processing plant, he was still a little dazed and couldn't quite believe that he had become a millionaire overnight.
Although he was a multi-millionaire before buying the boat, the situation was different then. He earned his money through competitions, but now he earned it by being a boss.
Unfortunately, his plan to have a meal with the crew fell through because he had to go abroad for another competition.
However, he still arranged for Bai's father, Li Xue, and others to have a meal with all the crew members on his behalf, and gave each of them a large red envelope of 5,000 yuan, regardless of their position.
The fishing boat Yuxue, along with my uncle, Li Shuang, and Lu Sheng, made a total of 42 people. At 5,000 each, that's 210,000.
This amount of money is nothing to Bai Yu, who has just earned over 11 million.
Before this voyage, we spent nearly three million on fuel and other supplies, which completely depleted all the money in the company's accounts.
However, this trip to sea recouped all the costs, and there was even an extra profit.
It's important to know that their biggest initial investment was in fuel costs; the rest was spent on various fish-catching and box-collecting activities.
However, on this voyage, they not only didn't use up all the fuel, but they also had all sorts of boxes left over. This will save them a lot of money on fuel for their next voyage.
Unfortunately, Bai Yu is too busy these days, with a competition waiting for him every now and then. Otherwise, he would really like to go out to sea with the fishing boat.
He also wanted to experience what it felt like to earn millions at once, how amazing it was to trawle the nets onto the boat, or even how exaggerated it was when the nets burst. He really wanted to see it.
However, he himself knew his own situation; before winning the Grand Slam, he didn't have much time to go out to sea with fishing boats.
Just like now, Bai Yu hadn't even finished calculating the specific expenses and income for this trip when he boarded a plane with Coach Li and the others, heading to the next competition venue.
Moreover, this competition is a high-intensity, continuous series of matches. After finishing a match in one place today, you immediately have to go to the next place to continue the competition. This tight schedule will last for a whole month.
The only good thing is that the cities where these competitions are held are all in tropical regions. Even though it's already the end of November, the climate in these places is still very good, just like in Hainan Province, so he adapted very quickly.
It wasn't until early December that the infectious disease outbreak occurred in Wuhan. Initially, news reports only mentioned the discovery of a new infectious disease and a new strain, and there wasn't much attention paid to it at the time.
But when Bai Yu saw these messages while he was abroad, he silently thought to himself: It's here!
He then stopped paying attention to the matter and focused on his own game, but he made Coach Li and others put on masks.
After all, in his memory, this new infectious disease did not originate from our country. It was just that our country paid more attention to this aspect, and when the new strain first came out, our country had already discovered it and reported it.
Then, when the situation was serious, we also adopted various epidemic prevention measures in China, instead of prioritizing freedom like other countries (which was actually just giving up).
So even though they are currently abroad, they are still wearing masks to prevent the virus from entering.
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