Half an hour later, all the fish that Bai Yu and his crew caught on this trip, whether live or frozen, had been loaded onto the truck.
Regarding the catch of these fish, Uncle Sun only said one thing: he would take them all in large bags.
Even though many of these catches were worthless sea fish, such as barracuda, golden pomfret, filefish, and ribbonfish.
Some of the fish were no longer needed by Uncle Sun's hotel, but in order to save Bai Yu time from wasting time finding a second buyer, Uncle Sun took them all with him.
In his words, he could use the fish he didn't need for his work meals, and he would welcome Bai Yu to come over and freeload.
In addition, the profits from this trip to sea have been calculated. The five fishermen fished for two days, and all their catches totaled more than 32,000 yuan.
One of them, a longtail snapper, sold for 5,600 yuan. Uncle Sun paid 500 yuan per jin (500 grams). This longtail snapper weighed 11 jin and 2 liang (6.6 kilograms).
Thanks to the fact that the longtail snapper was alive, Baiyu sold it for 2,000 yuan more than the normal market price. Normally, you could buy this longtail snapper for a little over 3,000 yuan.
The other brown-banded grouper also sold for over 2,600 yuan, so those two fish alone were worth over 8,000 yuan.
The moment Bai Yu received the money, he understood why so many anglers were willing to spend money to buy boat tickets to go fishing.
It's definitely not just about a love for fishing; there's also the possibility of getting rich overnight by sea fishing.
Didn't you see that just one longtail snapper and one brown grouper are worth over eight thousand yuan? If it were an even more valuable tuna, especially a bluefin tuna, each one would weigh no less than 100 jin (50 kg). If you caught one of those, wouldn't it be a case of becoming rich overnight?
After receiving the money, Bai Yu and the others went to town with Liu Tianyu. They found a restaurant in town to wait for Bai's father and Uncle Sun. The two then drove back to the county to deliver the fish they had just bought back to the hotel.
The restaurant was found by Uncle Sun. He said it was an old establishment that he and Bai's father had been eating at since they were children. They used to eat there often when they were in school.
When ordering food, Bai Yu waited for Uncle Sun to order. Uncle Sun didn't try to rip Bai Yu off; he just ordered a few signature dishes. After eating, they went home separately.
When Bai Yu and the others returned home, it was almost midnight. All five of them went to Bai Yu's house.
You ask why they're still gathered together so late?
Of course, it's for the money. Uncle Sun's payment for the goods is all in Bai Yu's hands, so they're going to divide up the money.
They split the money, but not equally. Instead, whoever caught the fish got to keep whatever amount they sold it for.
Bai Yu and Wang Hai, for example, sold all their catch for more than 18,000 yuan. Bai Yu took 60%, which was a little over 10,000 yuan, less than 11,000 yuan, while Wang Hai received more than 7,000 yuan.
The remaining 15,000 yuan belonged to Li Shuang and the other two. Liu Tianyu got the most, earning nearly 5,000 yuan, Li Shuang got 4,000 yuan, and Lu Sheng got 3,800 yuan.
Strictly speaking, Li Shuang and Lu Sheng also broke even and made some money, but compared to Bai Yu and others, they didn't earn much.
It was only because Li Shuang and Lu Sheng had the benefit of a newbie protection period that they didn't leave empty-handed this time.
You ask why Bai Yu and Wang Hai can earn more than 10,000 yuan in just one trip to sea.
Isn't that obvious? You need to understand that Bai Yu is a man who's practically cheated; it's only natural that he'd have a better harvest.
In addition, the fishing rod that Bai Yu used was a beginner's set given to him by Brother Tongzi.
When Bai Yu got the fishing rod, Tongzi explained that using the equipment in the beginner set would give a luck bonus, whether it was beachcombing or fishing. However, Tongzi didn't say how much the bonus was.
"Brother Fisherman, you know, we only went out to sea once, which took two days. We saw the scenery, caught some fish, and not only did we recoup our costs, but we also made a small profit. Looking at it this way, sea fishing really seems to be worthwhile!"
As the smartest member of the four-person group, Li Shuang would always analyze the situation whenever he made money, considering whether the industry was suitable for development and whether it could generate substantial profits.
"Tsk, Shuangzi, sometimes we can't just look at the surface and the good points when looking at a problem. Sometimes we also have to think about the worst-case scenario."
You're only seeing that a few of us made money this time, but that's not the norm for sea fishing. From what I understand, among the experienced anglers in the sea fishing community, if they buy boat tickets for a fishing trip, three out of ten are lucky to break even. As for making money, one out of ten is probably the best.
Bai Yu didn't know much about sea fishing, so Liu Tianyu was the one who answered Li Shuang's question.
He is very interested in sea fishing. He fishes not only when he is working on a boat at sea, but also when he is off work, he will charter a boat with others to go fishing.
Take himself as an example. He rarely makes money by chartering a boat to go fishing at sea. The reason why Bai Yu and his group were able to make money this time was because their investment costs were not high. The cost of renting the boat and fuel was only about seven thousand yuan.
The most expensive way to go out to sea is for deep-sea fishing. A fishing trip to the deep sea usually takes about a week, and the boat tickets can cost several thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan.
However, when you go deep-sea fishing, you're really going to catch giant fish, like tuna, marlin, swordfish, grouper, and other large sea fish. As long as you can catch just one, even if the boat fare is tens of thousands, you can still break even with just one fish.
After Liu Tianyu's explanation, Li Shuang had no choice but to temporarily suppress her idea of continuing to go fishing at sea, and could only do so when she had the opportunity in the future.
After dividing the loot, Liu Tianyu and the others went home to rest. Bai Yu locked his front door and went upstairs to wash up and rest.
Over the next few days, Bai Yu took Li Shuang and Lu Sheng for a stroll around the city, visiting several famous attractions in Sanya, and then went to the water park. They explored almost every place they could find.
This time, it wasn't just the four of them who went together; they also brought Li Xue and Bai Yue along. You can't go out to play without your younger sister, can you?
As October 7th arrived, it was the last day of Bai Yu and the others' holiday, and they had to return to school to prepare for the start of the new semester.
On the morning of the 7th, Bai Yu had already packed her luggage and was waiting in her living room to go to the city to catch a bus back to Ocean University.
"Xue'er, have you packed everything? We're about to leave!"
"Here it comes, Brother Xiaobai. Do you think I should bring some local specialties back to school? Jingjing said she wants to try some of our local specialties."
Upon hearing Bai Yu's shout, a series of 'clattering' sounds came from the stairs, and Li Xue came downstairs carrying a combination lock suitcase.
"Specialty products? What special products do we have that Haikou doesn't have? It's only a little over 200 kilometers away. Haikou has everything we have here. Why don't you buy some for Xia Jing when you go back to Haikou?"
"Brother Xiaobai, that's different. Jingjing wants to bring me local specialties from her hometown, so I should at least buy something from here to bring her back."
After Li Xue said that, Bai Yu also started to let her thoughts wander.
Five minutes later, Bai Yu racked his brains, but he still couldn't think of any local specialties from Sanya that would be suitable to bring back.
If you're talking about food, besides seafood, Sanya is most famous for Wenchang chicken. However, this is a specialty of Hainan Province, and it's sold in Haikou, and even in the specialty shops near the entrance of Hainan University.
Ultimately, after Bai Yu's persuasion, Li Xue decided that she could buy the food version of this local specialty after returning to Haikou.
If he stays in Sanya, he can bring back some other things, such as bracelets made from fish bones and wind chimes made from various seashells.
After meeting up with Wang Hai and the others, the group of five took a bus and then transferred to another bus to reach the high-speed rail station.
Around noon, Bai Yu and the others returned to Ocean University. They ate lunch in the school cafeteria, mainly because they hadn't eaten there for a week and missed it.
After lunch, Bai Yu and the other four went their separate ways. This was absolutely true; the five of them really did go their separate ways.
Li Xue naturally returned to the girls' dormitory, while Li Shuang and Lu Sheng went to the school supermarket. After putting their luggage in the dormitory, Bai Yu and Wang Hai went to the track and field department office area of Ocean University together.
The reason they chose to return to Ocean University in the morning was because Coach Li from the track and field department needed to talk to Bai Yu and Wang Hai, or more accurately, to everyone in the track and field department.
When the two of them arrived at the track and field department, there were only a few people in the rest room. It was still a bit early. Coach Li said the assembly time was two o'clock, and it was only one o'clock.
I played ping-pong with Wang Hai in the rest area for a while, and before I knew it, it was two o'clock. The number of people gathered at the track and field department also increased over time.
Bai Yu didn't know most of these people. He only knew the members of the track and field team; he wasn't familiar with the field team at all.
The track and field category includes athletes who are involved with their legs, whether they are running or walking; all of them are classified as track and field events.
The track and field team members were clearly separated. Bai Yu and Wang Hai stood next to their cousin Hu Tao, who was the captain of the school's track and field team. Nearly a hundred people present had to call him captain, including those from the field team.
As the clock struck two o'clock, Coach Li arrived at the lounge right on time.
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