"Oh, so it ran away," Widow Zhang teased.
"Tch, you think you can make a profit just by following the boats? If that were possible, my brother would have hundreds of boats following him." Xiao Hu said smugly. He knew Ye Cheng's situation best. Although he didn't know how Ye Cheng did it, the fact was that Ye Cheng himself had such high profits.
Nothing else happened that night, and Ye Cheng and his group returned to the dock around 6 o'clock.
When they arrived at the dock, the Chen family's ship was already there and had begun unloading its cargo.
Chen Jinhai came again today, but he looked very unhappy standing in the crowd.
Boss He arrived with his men to collect the goods. Ye Cheng gestured in that direction, and Boss He immediately understood.
He gave a disdainful snort.
"24 baskets, fewer than yesterday."
"24 baskets? That's so few?" Ye Cheng couldn't help but smile as he said this. Damn, God is really being kind to us.
"It's not exactly a small amount, but the catch from going out to sea is much lower now," Boss He sighed, then pointed to the other small trawlers.
“Look at their small boats. When the fishing season first opened, they could catch more than 20 crabs in one night. Now they only have about 10 baskets, and another one only has 2 baskets. There’s nothing we can do. There are only so many crabs.”
"Half gone? Is it really that serious?" Ye Cheng asked.
“You don’t know this until you go out to sea. If we had more than 20 baskets a day, we would be rich by now,” Duan Chunsheng said from behind.
Come to think of it, even if it's 20 baskets, with the fishing season open for 3 months, 20 baskets a day, you'd be rich long ago.
“In a few days, everyone will adjust their nets and go back to fishing. The swimming crabs will just be a side dish. That’s how I’ve always done it.” Duan Chunsheng has been at sea for more than ten years and knows the routine like the back of his hand.
“If we act decisively any longer, those bosses won’t make much money from swimming crabs, right?” Duan Chunsheng looked at Boss He.
I thought the bosses would nod in agreement, but to my surprise, they all shook their heads at the same time.
"That's right, Lao Duan. You don't know, the production of swimming crabs at the city's docks has decreased. But don't tell me."
"Our dock has the most swimming crabs, don't you think?"
Several bosses started talking loudly.
"Yes, we have the most right now."
“You’re really something, second brother. You bring in over 200 baskets each time. All the big bosses in the city are watching us now. We have the goods, and only the city can afford to eat them.”
"Hahaha, you have no idea, now we can stand up straight again." Boss He laughed happily.
"That's right. When have we ever seen them begging us? We're always the ones begging them. Damn it, now we can finally hold our heads high."
Seeing everyone so happy, Ye Cheng became excited as well and began to speak.
"Since everyone is waiting for our goods, could you gentlemen raise the purchase price a bit?"
One sentence instantly froze the smiles on the bosses' faces.
"Hahahaha." Seeing the half-dead, regretful faces of these bosses, Ye Cheng burst out laughing.
"Alright, alright, just kidding everyone. Let's stick to the original price."
It's good to tease these bosses occasionally, and at the same time, it serves as a reminder to them not to cause any trouble.
If we stop supplying them, they'll also be in trouble.
Hearing Ye Cheng say this, the group breathed a sigh of relief.
Several of the people inside have signed contracts to supply goods, and if the price is raised, they will earn less.
Fortunately, Ye Cheng didn't care about such a small amount of money, otherwise it would have been troublesome.
Damn it, it's best to avoid saying such boastful things next time.
"Alright, what's the price today? You guys, please give us your prices."
"Anything over half a jin costs 25 yuan per jin, anything between four liang and half a jin costs 20 yuan per jin, anything under four liang costs 15 yuan per jin, and anything with yellow color adds 20%."
The price has indeed dropped a little more.
Seeing Ye Cheng's somewhat displeased expression, Boss He quickly offered an explanation.
"Second brother, this is about the right price. It probably won't drop any further."
"Alright, let's all agree on the same price." A price drop was inevitable, and Ye Cheng had nothing to say about it.
"So... second brother, what about this time?" Several bosses stared intently at Ye Cheng's ship.
We've been talking for so long, but we haven't even mentioned today's harvest yet.
Ye Cheng shook his head.
"Don't look at me, my harvest isn't good today either."
"Oh? What should we do? I promised them I'd have the goods." One of the shop owners blurted out.
The other bosses didn't look much better either; none of them expected Ye Cheng to say the harvest was bad.
"Then...how many exactly?" Boss He asked in a trembling voice.
Ye Cheng turned to look at Duan Chunsheng, "Uncle Duan, how many?"
Duan Chunsheng paused for a moment, feigning seriousness, and then said,
"There are probably 220 boxes."
"How much?" the bosses shouted in unison.
grass!
220 boxes isn't much; other people's harvests have been halved.
Are you kidding us?
Unable to bear listening to Ye Cheng's nonsense any longer, several bosses rushed forward and started moving the load themselves, without waiting for anyone else to help.
"Damn, is it that urgent?" Ye Cheng laughed and cursed, then pulled the people down with him.
The final total was 232 boxes, more than ten boxes less than yesterday's 245 boxes, so the harvest was indeed poor.
However, compared to others' shortcomings, his shortcomings are really just a drop in the ocean.
In the end, it sold a total of 104,000, and it feels like it will soon fall below 100,000.
Ye Cheng split the money according to the old method, distributing 6,000 and 8,000 yuan respectively, leaving himself with 70,000 yuan. He then used 10,000 yuan for fuel and maintenance. He checked the current status of the system.
Points: 1400
Deposits: 374,000; Foreign debt: 10,000; Mortgage: 300,000
More than 300,000 yuan, really, they have so much money they don't know what to do with it.
While selling the items, Ye Cheng casually asked the Chen family how much they had sold them for.
One of the shop owners bought the Chen family's goods and immediately quoted them the final price.
"They sold it for 8,600 yuan."
The initial investment was 8600 yuan. After deducting 3500 yuan for the wages of several people, the profit was only 5000 yuan. After deducting fuel and maintenance costs, there was basically no profit left.
Sure enough, when Chen Jinhai led his men past Ye Chengchuan, his face was as long as a donkey's.
Seeing the lively scene at Ye Cheng's place, and hearing that it was another 200+ boxes, he immediately exploded.
"Jinfa, what are you doing? Only 20 boxes! They have over 200 boxes!" Chen Jinhai said, his face ashen as he looked at Chen Jinfa.
Chen Jinfa looked indignant. Damn it.
Why should I?
There's no supply if I follow Ye Cheng, and there's no supply if I distribute it elsewhere.
"Did you slack off last night?" Chen Jinhai knew his cousin very well.
"Bullshit!" Chen Jinfa shouted. "Who said I was being lazy? Look at the people you assigned to me. They have no experience whatsoever, and I have to teach them on the spot."
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