Chapter 836: Earning Money and Wanting More

Shi Guangming thought about it and realized that it was true. If there were no other speedboats around, he might not want to fish anymore. But if there were other speedboats around, as soon as he left, these speedboats would squeeze over and fish. He would definitely have to fish a few more times to make sure there were no fish here or that even if there were fish, it would be difficult to catch them before leaving.

Zhao Dahai cast a few rods and fished for half an hour, but no fish bit the hook.

"Put away the rods!"

"Let's change!"

Zhao Dahai shouted to Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou to put away the rods. No one had fished in the past half an hour. One reason was that there might be no fish, and the other was that the two fish caught scared the other fish. No matter which situation it was, if he left, the speedboats around him would not be able to catch any fish.

Zhao Dahai asked Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou to put away their rods, packed up briefly, and left in the speedboat immediately, without any regrets.

"Damn it!"

"This place is ours, how did you squeeze in?"

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"What do you mean it's your place?"

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"In this vast ocean, whoever grabs the first spot gets it!"

"Does it mean your name is written on the surface of the water here?"

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As soon as Zhao Dahai's speedboat left, the surrounding speedboats that had been eyeing it last week rushed over without hesitation.

Everyone wanted to occupy a spot, the throttle was very large, the speed of the speedboat was very fast, no one gave in, the bows of the speedboats collided directly, and everyone cursed loudly.

Shi Guangming sat on the refrigerator behind the cockpit of the speedboat, watching as his people left and three or four speedboats rushed directly to the fishing spot just now.

"Ha!"

"All these people can't wait, they wish we could leave right away!"

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"Oh!"

"They collided, I wonder if there's any problem?"

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Shi Guangming gloated over Zhao Dahai's speedboat, it was so fast that it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The sun was setting.

The west was red, as if it was on fire.

The artificial islands and reefs only had occasional sea breezes, with a little bit of coolness, and there were almost no waves on the sea.

Zhao Dahai parked the speedboat and was cooking. He would not go home tonight. He would take a rest after dinner and continue fishing immediately.

"There are still many fish in this place of artificial islands and reefs, and they are all big."

Zhong Shizhu took a look at the open lid of the live water tank. There were many speedboats around. He did not go to the familiar spots, especially the spots where he caught big fish last year. He found a few new places to fish. Four people caught fish. Some were smaller, but most were big, with more than 100 kilograms of big grouper, a 20-kilogram red grouper, and five or six 30-40 kilograms of blue or sesame groupers.

"The structure of the seabed here is relatively complex. Not many people have been fishing for many years, and not many people have caught fish."

"There are more fish than other places, which is normal."

Zhao Dahai held a bowl of rice in his hand and ate it in big mouthfuls. He caught a lot of fish here a month before the Chinese New Year last year and made a lot of money. Now it seems that he can still catch a lot of fish this year.

"That's right!"

"Uncle Zhao."

"Is it true that there are no fish in this place with fishing nets?"

Lei Dayou recalled that in the past month, including the two trips to the artificial islands and reefs this year, he hardly saw many fishing boats setting up fishing nets to catch fish.

"Aren't you going out to sea to fish? You know about the artificial islands and reefs, and you know that there are fish here. Why don't you come here?"

Zhao Shi took a puff from the hookah that he never left behind, picked up a bowl of fish soup, and drank it.

"Hey!"

"How could my little broken fishing boat get to this place? The speed is too slow. It can only get here at night when it's just dawn. How can it have time to set up fishing nets to catch fish?"

Lei Dayou's fishing boat uses a diesel engine, which is relatively slow. It takes a long time to get here, which is very uneconomical. He does know that there are fish in this place, but he has never thought of coming here to fish.

Shi Guangming shook his head. This is the reason, but it is not the main reason.

There are indeed fish in the artificial islands and reefs, which is a fact known to anyone who goes out to sea to fish or catch fish. However, the seabed structure here is different from ordinary reefs. Most of them are artificially placed, and the piles are very large. Ordinary fishing nets, including the trawl nets of even the more powerful trawlers, are not effective in such places. The only way is not to come here to fish. If the fishing boats are slow with diesel engines, they will definitely not come here. If they are fast, they will burn too much gasoline to come here quickly, which is more risky.

"Now the speedboats that come to the artificial islands and reefs to fish are either skilled and daring, or they can't catch fish anywhere else and have no choice but to come here to try their luck."

After Zhao Dahai finished his meal, he filled a bowl of soup and drank it in one breath. He stood up and walked around to digest the food, and took the time to rest. When it got dark, he immediately went to the spots he was familiar with to fish for big fish.

Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou saw that Zhao Dahai had finished his meal, and they immediately sped up their work. In less than five minutes, they were all full and satisfied.

Zhao Dahai rested for ten minutes, and seeing that it was still early, he simply got into the cabin of the speedboat and lay down to take a nap.

Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou did not enter the cabin because the space was not too big, and the key was that they were worried about affecting Zhao Dahai. Zhao Dahai was the captain of the boat and worked harder. When he had time to rest, he would definitely rest as much as possible.

Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou sat on the refrigerator on the deck in front of the speedboat, smoking and chatting, waiting for the night to fall and waiting for Zhao Dahai to wake up. They would definitely do a lot tonight and would definitely fish until dawn tomorrow.

Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming were not in a hurry. They did not need to work. They ate and drank slowly.

"The weather is good tonight. There are some waves, but not too big. There is a little wind, but not too strong."

"This kind of weather is perfect for fishing!"

Shi Guangming picked up a piece of pork belly, took a bite and put it in his bowl. The sky was gradually getting darker and the lights on the speedboat were on.

The sea breeze started to feel a little cold. There were some waves when it blew on the sea, but it was only a dozen or twenty centimeters high. Attracted by the lights, some small schools of fish began to gather around the speedboat. They were all barramundi, which were not very big, only the size of a thumb.

Shi Guangming suddenly felt that the pork belly he had just taken a bite of had no taste at all. He stared at the sea surface next to the speedboat and saw more and more barramundi, and his saliva almost flowed out.

Shi Guangming was not in a hurry. It was just getting dark. These barramundi had gathered around, but not many. If he waited for another hour or half an hour, there would be more and more barramundi here. He could catch several kilograms of barramundi without using a fishing net. They were very delicious after being fried.

Zhao Shi finished the rice in the bowl and filled a bowl of soup, but did not drink it. He put it down and lit the water pipe to take a few puffs. He glanced at the sea and nodded. If the waves were too big, fishing would be more difficult. With a little wind and a little waves, fishing in this weather was very comfortable and suitable.

"The speedboat Zhao Dahai bought is quite big, which is really good. It seems like he spent more money, but he can spend the night here and go fishing at night, making more money. It's very cost-effective."

The area around Zhao Shi's family is pitch black, and there are no lights of fishing boats or speedboats. The speedboats that used to go there during the day have already gone home and dare not spend the night here. The speedboat Zhao Dahai just bought is quite big, and the weather is very good. If nothing unexpected happens, Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu and others will catch a lot of big fish tonight and make a lot of money.

Is a one million speedboat expensive?

It is definitely very expensive, but for Zhao Dahai, this speedboat is really a good deal.

"Ha!"

"If you can make so much money and catch so many fish, a speedboat worth two or three million yuan is a good deal, not to mention a million yuan."

"Why don't you dare buy it? But ordinary people can't catch so many fish, let alone a million yuan speedboat, even a speedboat worth two or three million yuan is not worth buying."

Shi Guangming looked down on Zhao Shi.

Zhao Shi had nothing to say. It was true. If Zhao Dahai made so much money by catching so many fish, he would buy a speedboat worth two or three million yuan, not to mention a million yuan. It was already amazing for ordinary people who went out to sea to fish to afford a speedboat worth three or four hundred thousand yuan. The speedboats that we just saw competing for the spot were only two hundred thousand yuan.

Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou came over and chatted quietly with Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming, waiting for the night to fall, waiting for the night to get deeper, waiting for the good time to go fishing tonight.

Dashi Village Pier

Chen Hua opened the door of the parked car and saw Liu Baojiang and Xu Fu from a distance. He walked quickly to the dock and walked directly in front of the two people.

"Boss Liu! Boss Xu!"

Chen Hua took out a cigarette from his pocket while speaking, and immediately gave one to Liu Baojiang and Xu Fu, and then immediately took out a lighter to light it.

"Boss Chen!"

"You look so happy, I know you have made a fortune in business recently."

Liu Baojiang took a deep puff of the cigarette, exhaled the thick smoke, and smiled on his fat face.

"Ha!"

"Is there no need to say this? You must have made a fortune in business, but I made a fortune, and you two have made a fortune, right?"

Chen Hua laughed. He did make a fortune these days, and Liu Baojiang and Xu Fu made a fortune, too. The three of them actually did a business.

"Hey!"

"In the past two or three days, each of us has earned at least 400,000!"

"There are still some fish that have not been sold. If all are sold, it will definitely be over 500,000!"

"We are not people who have never done business, but it is really not this time that we made money so quickly!"

Xu Fu looked at Liu Baojiang and Chen Hua.

Two days ago, the three of them worked together, took out almost all the money and borrowed some money from others, and took the fish caught by the sea fishing boat of Zhao Dahai and Shi Jiehua. They have been selling fish these two days. They are very popular and almost sold at the price. Now they are almost sold out, and the three of them returned to the dock to meet up.

"The quality of the fish caught by the people on Zhao Dahai and Shi Jiehua's sea fishing boat is very high. No matter what kind of fish it is, it is the largest of this kind of fish."

"How can it not be popular? The price is very good, we can't not make money."

"It's a pity that we didn't get the most valuable part of the fish on the sea fishing boat, especially the big grouper and big golden tuna. Otherwise, the money we made would not be just four or five hundred thousand."

Liu Baojiang shook his head.

The people on the four sea fishing boats that Zhao Dahai and Shi Jiehua worked together caught a lot of different kinds of fish. The most valuable ones were the big groupers or the big golden tuna, and the other ones were the big yellow croakers.

The size of these fish was very good, but it was a pity that it was useless for him and Xu Fu or Chen Hua to join forces. The other people who bought seafood did not have such strength and could not pay such a high price. They could only watch Wu Weimin and Liu Gang take these fish.

The fish that these people bought were the ones left by Wu Weimin and Liu Gang. Even if they could still make so much money, it was conceivable that once all these fish were taken, the money earned by each person might be 700,000 or 800,000.

"There's nothing we can do about it!"

"Liu Gang does business in our town. He's the big boss of Hongyun Restaurant and can make a lot of money."

"I don't know where this guy named Wu Weimin comes from, but he must be someone in our business."

"Liu Gang took these fish and sold them directly in Hongyun Restaurant. Without the cost of the middleman, the price he offered was much higher than those of us who resold them. Wu Weimin is probably in the same situation."

"We definitely can't compete. It's not that we can't take these fish, but if the price is too high, the cost is too high and the risk is too high. It's better not to take them if we can't make any money!"

Chen Hua felt very sorry, but there was really no way to deal with this kind of thing. The prices offered by Liu Gang and Wu Weimin were very high, far exceeding those of himself. In fact, he knew that these two were probably the people who usually did business with Zhao Dahai. It was very likely that all the fish caught by Zhao Dahai's speedboat were sold to Liu Gang and Wu Weimin.

Xu Fu thought about it and nodded. It was indeed the case. When they bought seafood, they were just middlemen who sold it to other people to make money. People like Liu Gang who opened a restaurant sold the seafood directly in the restaurant. There was no difference made by the middlemen. The price they offered was definitely very high. Not to mention me, anyone who was engaged in seafood buying business could not compete with it.

"Forget it!"

"What are we thinking about this for? We have made so much money. This business is very successful. What we have to do now is to see if we can get the fish that Shi Jiehua will catch next time he goes out to sea, especially the fish that Zhao Dahai and the boat will catch when they go out to sea."

"This is the most important thing! If you can do this, you won't have to worry about not making money in the next few years."

Liu Baojiang clapped his hands vigorously to remind Xu Fu and Chen Hua what to do next.