Only Feng Ye and Xiao Zhaojun disembarked; everyone else remained on the ship.
They pushed through the crowd of onlookers, separated, and headed towards several purchasing points on the dock.
It's morning now, and there are hardly any fishing boats returning. The several collection points are deserted, with hardly anyone around.
Fishing boats usually start arriving at the shore to sell their catch around 4 or 5 p.m., and that's when things get busy.
Feng Ye's first stop was the same store where he had sold goods twice before.
Practice makes perfect.
Moreover, the boss was relatively nice, and the price he offered was reasonable; at least he didn't rip people off.
Upon entering the purchasing point, I didn't see the owner; there was only a young man sleeping on the counter.
Feng Ye knocked on the counter: "Hey, wake up, get up and receive the goods."
The young man was startled awake. He rubbed his eyes and looked up in confusion: "Oh, what kind of goods?"
What's the price of Mei Tong today?
"Mei Tong, today's price is not bad, 85 cents."
"Are you kidding me? Last time I came, it was 90 cents. How come it's cheaper this time?"
Feng Ye frowned. "It's not the flood season yet, shouldn't prices be rising?"
The pufferfish also has a fishing season, and there are two seasons a year: the spring fishing season from April to June and the autumn fishing season from September to October.
However, the main production area of the pufferfish is in the East China Sea, where the yield is large during the flood season.
Although they are also found here, the fish season is not very obvious, and the scale of fishing is relatively small.
"Oh, you've been here before?"
The young man looked Feng Ye up and down carefully, then suddenly realized, "Oh, I remember now, your ship is called the Dong Sheng, right? I remember you came here to sell goods twice."
"That's right, it's me."
Feng Ye nodded. "Seeing how much I've been patronizing your business, how about raising the price a little higher?"
He recognized the young man; he had been there the previous two times he sold goods. He was the boss's son, and I think his name was A-Xin.
"It can't go any higher."
Ah Xin shook his head and explained, "I don't know what happened, but there have been a sudden increase in the number of Pikeman fish in the last few days, so the price has naturally dropped."
"What? There are suddenly more of them?"
A hint of doubt flashed in Feng Ye's eyes: "That shouldn't be the case. Isn't the plum blossom season in spring and autumn?"
It's neither spring nor autumn now, so why are there suddenly so many?
"We don't understand either. We don't know where they came from. Anyway, the fishing boats that have returned in the last two days have caught quite a lot of pufferfish."
As someone in this industry knows, once a large quantity of this fish enters the market, the price will definitely drop.
Ah Xin shrugged, indicating that he was also helpless.
He then added, "It's only been a couple of days since it started, which is why it's only dropped by 5 cents."
If the situation continues like this for the next few days, we'll definitely lower the price we charge.
Feng Ye frowned, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.
Could it be that the super-sized school of fish they caught wasn't unique?
It seems that many fishing boats encountered this.
If that's the case, then that would be really bad.
He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What if my quantity is large?"
He still wanted to negotiate for a higher price.
You have to understand that with such a large volume, even a difference of just one cent would amount to a considerable sum.
"Large quantity? How much quantity can you possibly have?"
Ah Xin smiled dismissively, "These past few days, every fishing boat that has returned has caught thousands or tens of thousands of catties of Plum Blossom, and the price is the same."
Feng Ye curled his lip: "What's a few thousand or tens of thousands of kilograms? Is that a lot?"
"Oh ho, you've got quite the nerve."
Ah Xin scoffed, "Then tell me, how much stock do you have?"
"Not much, the two ships together only weigh a little over a hundred tons."
Feng Ye said calmly.
"How much? More than a hundred tons?"
Ah Xin was stunned, staring at him in disbelief. "Are you sure you're not joking?"
Do I look like I'm joking?
Feng Ye countered with a question.
Ah Xin opened his mouth, but for a moment he was speechless.
He never expected the other party to have so many goods to sell.
It's worth noting that his collection point only receives about 20 to 30 tons of mandarin fish a day, which is already considered quite good.
It's unbelievable that this person brought over a hundred tons at once.
"You...you guys encountered a super-sized school of fish on this trip, right?"
It took Ah Xin a while to react before he tentatively asked.
Feng Ye nodded slightly: "That's right, we did run into a big one."
"Wow, you're incredibly lucky."
However, we can't handle over a hundred tons of goods here; we'll have to find a few more suppliers.
"That's too much trouble. Can't we just collect them all at once?"
"It's not that I don't want to accept it, it's just that I really can't eat it."
More than a hundred tons of goods, that would cost over ten thousand yuan, I can't afford that.
We receive goods in cash, and we have to put a sum of money in the account for each batch of goods we receive.
Moreover, even after selling, there's no guarantee of immediate payment; some goods can be held for several months before the funds are recovered.
Ah Xin helplessly shrugged, indicating that he also really wanted to close this big deal, but he simply couldn't do it.
"So, what's the maximum amount you can accept here?"
"Half, fifty tons, that's really not enough."
Feng Ye nodded, already having made up his mind.
"Okay, you can continue sleeping. I'll go check out a few other places and ask about their prices."
With that, he turned to leave.
"No, please."
Ah Xin rushed out from behind the counter.
In such a hurry, I didn't even bother to pick up the chair after it was knocked over.
He grabbed Feng Ye and said, "You don't need to go. Leave this to me. I'll make the contact. You just wait here."
"That won't do. Who knows if you guys will team up to drive down the price?"
Feng Ye insisted, "I need to personally visit several companies to ask before I can feel at ease."
Compare prices from at least three different vendors; that way you'll find the best deal.
"Don't worry, you definitely won't lose out. How about we go with the price of 85 cents?"
"You don't need to go, my uncle went to ask about the price too."
“Then we should have waited here. Why bother coming all this way? Your uncle will definitely come to me with questions.”
Ah Xin was a little worried that Feng Ye might never return.
He didn't want to miss out on this big deal.
What if someone doesn't follow the rules and offers a higher price, attracting people away?
He'll suffer a huge loss.
Feng Ye stopped in his tracks: "Alright, I'll wait for you here."
Seeing this, Ah Xin was overjoyed and quickly said, "Come, come, please sit down. Let's have some tea and wait for your uncle to come over."
As he spoke, he pulled Feng Ye aside to sit down and then quickly made tea.
"Here, have some tea first to soothe your throat."
Feng Ye picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and nodded slightly: "The tea is not bad."
"My dad bought it; I don't know much about tea..."
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