Feng Xuan gave them a tour, then asked, "Ah Ye, what do you think?"
"Very good." Feng Ye nodded: "Brother, have you bought the diving equipment I requested?"
"I bought it back, and I even brought you a new one," Feng Xuan said with a smile. "Oh, and I bought the network setup machine too."
"How much?"
Feng Ye had already spotted the net-lifting machine. Besides the one fixed to the ship, there was another one on the deck, but he couldn't see where the diving equipment was placed.
"A total of three thousand five hundred," Feng Xuan said. "The diving equipment is one thousand two hundred, and the net-lifting machine is two thousand three hundred."
"Network setup machines are so cheap?"
Feng Ye was very surprised, as this was much cheaper than he had expected.
In his mind, it would be impossible to get it for less than five thousand.
This product is relatively niche and has a very narrow range of applications.
Moreover, these days, most of the equipment is used by large ships, and small boats that are only a dozen meters long are simply unwilling to be equipped with it. They would rather go through the trouble of pulling nets by hand than spend the money.
Feng Xuan shook his head and said, "A new one would definitely cost more than this. I bought a second-hand one from the boat seller."
Feng Ye was speechless after hearing this; it turned out he hadn't been overthinking things.
However, the price of 2,300 is already a significant discount.
"What happened to the boss? How did he end up owing so much money?"
Feng Ye became somewhat curious.
Ah-Can then interjected, "Could it be that they owe a huge gambling debt?"
Feng Ye also made this guess, but it was just a guess and was never confirmed.
But Feng Xuan's answer was unexpected and something he had never considered.
Feng Xuan shook his head and said, "I'm not sure about the specifics, but it's definitely not about owing money. I heard from others that he seems to be emigrating and is in a hurry to get rid of the business."
"Immigration? Didn't Uncle Jun say his company went bankrupt, he owed a lot of money, and he had to sell his ship to pay off his debts?"
“That’s what they say to the outside world, but that’s not actually the case,” Feng Xuan said. “They’re supposedly afraid that the money won’t be able to be taken abroad and will be intercepted, so they deliberately say that the company is bankrupt, has a huge debt, and is in a hurry to sell ships to pay off the debt.”
"Rich people are just cunning."
Ah-Can looked disdainful.
"This boss has some interesting ideas."
Feng Ye smiled; that explanation made sense.
Immigration is a popular trend these days, and many wealthy people want to go abroad.
After all, China is still too poor, and various resources are not keeping up.
It's easy for people to go out, but it's not so easy to take money out of the country.
At this time, the domestic currency is basically not recognized in any foreign country, and it must be exchanged for US dollars.
If you go through normal channels, there's no way you can get it done without connections. Most people go through unconventional channels, and of course, you have to keep those unconventional channels a secret.
Feng Ye understood that once these wealthy people left, they were nothing more than ATMs for others.
Among those who emigrated, quite a few regretted it, especially twenty or thirty years later, many wanted to come back.
But it was too late.
Going out is easy; one idiot will suffice.
But when I came back, even after countless attempts, it still didn't work.
Of course, in recent years there have been ways to indirectly regain nationality, namely becoming a Hong Kong Island resident or a resident of Hong Kong Island. Once Hong Kong Island or Hong Kong Island returns to the motherland, nationality will naturally follow.
Unfortunately, these people won't regret it for now.
Even if they run out of money, even if they have to wash dishes abroad, they still feel that the moon is rounder overseas.
By the time you truly regret it, it's too late.
"I only heard about it from someone else, I don't know the specifics. By the way, the diving equipment is with the net-hauling machine, would you like to take a look?"
"Of course."
Feng Ye and A-Can both nodded.
At this time, the structure of the net-raising machine was very simple, and it was not electrically driven, but rather driven by a diesel engine.
A diesel engine, along with multiple rollers, makes up a net-lifting machine.
The diesel engine and the drum, as well as the drums themselves, are all connected and driven by belts.
Feng Ye glanced at it and found that the network-raising machine was quite new and well-maintained, looking like it hadn't been used for very long.
He looked at the nameplate on the diesel engine and found that it only had numbers and English letters.
This is actually an imported diesel engine.
He knew all 26 letters of the alphabet, but he was completely lost when they were put together as words, so naturally he couldn't tell which company produced it.
"This network setup machine is really good; it should last for several more years."
He was very satisfied with the net-lifting machine and carefully inspected the diesel engine and drum, finding no significant wear.
This indicates that it has a long service life and can provide long-term and stable support for their fishing operations.
Feng Xuan nodded: "This net-lifting machine was salvaged from a ship that was sold. According to the boss, the ship was only delivered at the end of the year before last, and the net-lifting machine was only used for a little over a year."
"Is that man stupid? He's already bought the boat, why doesn't he want a net-hauling machine? Does he intend to pull the nets by hand?"
"It seems that the other party already had a network setup machine, so they didn't need this one and could save some money. Since we needed it, the boss sold it to us cheaply."
"Then we've gotten a great deal."
Feng Ye smiled after hearing this, thinking to himself, "So that's how it is."
"really."
As he spoke, Feng Xuan took out a cardboard box from a corner: "Here, this is the diving equipment you requested."
Feng Ye took the cardboard box and looked at it; the outer packaging was in English again.
"It's actually an imported product."
His face beamed with joy.
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