Rebirth of Fishing Village: Starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

Chapter 1494 They've all made up their minds
Ding Xiaoxiang thought about it carefully and nodded. What she said was actually absolutely right.

Zhao Dahai catches a lot of fish every day, and these fish are very popular. He can get money immediately after taking the fish out, all in cash, which is something that no other businessperson can match.

From this perspective, Sun Tie or Ma Ping are no match for us.

"Do whatever you want. We'll have to do this sooner or later. Now that we have a good opportunity, we must seize it and not waste it."

"Starting to buy fish, shrimp and crabs from Shek Kok Village Wharf sooner means starting to make money sooner."

“We actually have enough cash on hand right now. This money isn’t of much use to us, but now that we have such a good opportunity, we absolutely cannot let it go.”

Zhao Dahai was very clear about how much money he had made recently. For him and Ding Xiaoxiang, this money was not of much use in their hands. If there were no other opportunities, they could only keep it. Now that a good opportunity had come up, they definitely had to spend it.

"So what if we really lose money?"

"I'm not afraid of losing money no matter how much I can catch, even if I lose several thousand kilograms of fish in a day!"

Zhao Dahai pointed to the crane that was constantly hauling sea bass onto the large fishing boat.

"Ok!"

"I understand! I'll go back and discuss it with my dad properly, and see what we should do about this!"

Ding Xiaoxiang nodded; at this point, she had basically made up her mind about the matter.

"We don't need to concern ourselves with the specifics of this matter."

"Like Liu Lei and Shi Guangming, we also set aside some money to invest."

"Leave the specifics to Uncle Ding, or to my eldest and second eldest brothers."

"We only need to receive dividends!"

Zhao Dahai was well aware that this was a money-making opportunity for him and Ding Xiaoxiang, but for Ding Chongshan, it represented a huge opportunity for development.

In terms of business, Ding Xiaoxiang is indeed capable, but compared to someone like Ding Chongshan, she still falls a bit short. Another point is that Ding Xiaoxiang will eventually marry him and leave home; according to local custom, this kind of business would definitely have to be handed over to Ding Xiaoxiang's eldest and second eldest brothers.

It's not that I and Ding Xiaoxiang don't have businesses; on the contrary, we have many businesses of our own, so we don't need to get involved in this kind of thing.

"Is it like this?"

“If we do it this way, we won’t be able to get the lion’s share of the profits.”

Ding Xiaoxiang frowned.

To put it bluntly, without his and Zhao Dahai's support, his father, Ding Chongshan, definitely couldn't have done it.

From this perspective, if Zhao Dahai and I wanted to do it, then this matter would be primarily our responsibility. However, judging from Zhao Dahai's words, it's clear that he doesn't want me to have too much involvement in this matter.

In other words, this matter must be handed over to his father, Ding Chongshan.

That's how business works: whoever puts in more effort and makes the decisions takes the lead.

If Zhao Dahai and I do things this way, then our family will have the final say in the whole affair. To put it bluntly, we'll just be like Liu Lei and Shi Guangming, where the amount we get will be determined solely by how much money we put in.

“We already have a lot on our plate, and most importantly, we don’t need to make this kind of money.”

"But for your family, this kind of money is the most important thing. In other words, this is a profession, and this is what you have to do in this industry."

"For us, taking over the business at Shijiao Village Wharf is just a matter of making a little more money, but for your family, it's a matter of future generations."

Zhao Dahai smiled.

From Ding Xiaoxiang's words, it was clear that she wanted to make the decision to do this, and that she was at least on equal footing with Ding Chongshan or his family.

But in reality, it's completely unnecessary for me.

Buying and selling fish, shrimp, and crabs is no longer my primary business.

But for Ding Chongshan, it was a business that his descendants would have to do for generations.

"Our family business is actually deep-sea fishing."

"I'll go fishing outside, and you'll sell the fish."

"When you have more money, you can use it to buy shops, land, or buildings, or build buildings to collect rent."

"This is something our family has to do."

Zhao Dahai knew that Ding Xiaoxiang was definitely thinking of all sorts of ways to make more money. If it were another kind of business, Ding Xiaoxiang might not be very interested. But buying fish, shrimp and crabs was something Ding Xiaoxiang had been doing since she was a child. She was very familiar with it and felt that there would be no problem with it.

But in my opinion, there is absolutely no need for it.

If Ding Xiaoxiang were living in Ding Chongshan's house, she would definitely have to run a fish, shrimp, and crab business. But after marrying me, there's absolutely no need for her to do such a thing.

Ding Xiaoxiang was stunned for a moment before she realized what was going on.

"The sea."

“You’re right, I really forgot about this. There’s really no need for our family to do this kind of business.”

Ding Xiaoxiang pondered for a long time and nodded. Zhao Dahai was absolutely right. There was really no need for her to do this kind of business.

Just like Zhao Dahai said, all you need to do is sell fish, and with the money you make, you can buy houses, build houses, buy shops, and that's enough. You can invest in other businesses and just wait to get your share of the profits.

"Row!"

“I understand. When I get back, I’ll discuss it with my dad and see what he should do. Like Liu Lei, Liu Gang, or Shi Guangming, we can invest and not worry about the specifics.”

Ding Xiaoxiang nodded in agreement, as this was actually the best way to handle the matter.

The bow of a large fishing boat.

Yang Qin and Liu Lei were doing exactly the same thing. "Uncle Liu asked me to come out and talk to you about this, to see how we should handle it."

"Uncle Liu's idea is very simple: as long as Zhao Dahai thinks it's possible, then it can be done."

"Zhao Dahai just said that there is absolutely no problem with this matter, and it can definitely be done."

"Right now, the most important thing for us is to figure out how much money to invest."

Yang Qin looked at Liu Lei; this was actually the most important thing she wanted to talk about on this trip.

Back at the dock, she already knew that Zhao Dahai would definitely support this, and that Ding Xiaoxiang and Ding Chongshan would definitely do it.

"My view is to keep enough money for doing business, and invest as much as you can. This is actually very simple, and you can almost guarantee that you will make money, and you can make a lot of money."

“The problem now is not whether we have enough money to invest, or how much to invest, but how much we can invest. I don’t think Sister-in-law Xiaoxiang will let us invest too much money.”

Liu Lei frowned.

For other people to do this kind of thing, let alone make money, it would be difficult to even snatch this business from Ma Ping and Sun Tie, and they might not even succeed.

However, once Ding Xiaoxiang and Zhao Dahai decide to do something, there is absolutely no problem with it; they will definitely be able to do it and succeed.

If you can secure this business, you can make money, and a lot of money at that—that's 100% certain. The more money you invest, the more dividends you'll receive. But the key issue is that you can't just invest as much money as you want.

"Ugh!"

"I think so too. Ding Xiaoxiang definitely won't let us and Shi Guangming invest too much money. Isn't this just a clear indication that she's determined to give us a share of the profits?"

Yang Qin felt a little helpless. Many other people who do business hope that others will invest money, and the more money the better. But Ding Xiaoxiang really didn't have that idea. In fact, if it weren't for their good relationship, Ding Xiaoxiang wouldn't have given them such an opportunity at all.

He, Liu Lei, and Liu Gang wanted to invest more money so they could get a larger share, but Ding Xiaoxiang would absolutely not agree.

“Brother Dahai and Sister-in-law Xiaoxiang have enough money. They don’t care about other people’s investment at all, or rather, they can do this on their own.”

“Investing in us is truly giving us an opportunity to make money.”

Liu Lei nodded. Ding Xiaoxiang and Zhao Dahai were not lacking in resources. If it weren't for their good relationship, they really wouldn't have had this opportunity.

"It's settled then. We'll contribute whatever we have at home, and we'll contribute whatever Sister-in-law Xiaoxiang is willing to give us."

"I reckon my dad and I share the same opinion on this matter, and we should just handle it this way."

After thinking it over, Liu Lei decided to just make that decision.

Yang Qin nodded.

"How have you been feeling during your fishing trip? I think you've recovered pretty well, and you even seem a bit stronger now."

Yang Qin looked Liu Lei up and down. Although he hadn't been fishing with Zhao Dahai for very long, he had proven to be very useful.

"I feel great. Today, when I went out to sea to fish for sea bass, I was able to keep up with Zhong Shizhu and the others in terms of the speed at which they were reeling in the fish."

“My family runs a restaurant business, so I inevitably have to entertain other people. I reckon even if I go back home, I'll still have to eat and drink a lot, and I'll definitely gain weight. I'm thinking of going out to sea to fish every now and then.”

"Doing things like this right now will make your body feel great!"

As Liu Lei spoke, he vigorously waved his right hand. He felt really good now, unlike a few days ago when he was on the verge of death, with no strength or energy at all.

"Correct!"

"It really can be done like this!"

"Those who run restaurants inevitably have to entertain guests with food and drinks; how can they do business like that?"

"The only way is really just like you said. Every now and then, especially when you find that they have gotten fat and reached a certain size, you have to go out fishing for a while to do some work."

"The body can recover very quickly, which is actually very beneficial."

Yang Qin sighed.

Everyone knows very well that eating and drinking too much and getting too fat is really not good for your health, but since this is the business we're in, it's really impossible to avoid this.

No matter how much Wu Lei tries to control himself, he can't avoid it. He eats and drinks a lot every day, so he will definitely continue to gain weight, although the rate of weight gain may not be as fast.

The only way was to go out to sea every now and then and fish with Zhao Dahai.

"That's settled then. There's no better way. We can't just not eat or drink anything; otherwise, we can't do business."

Liu Lei waved his hand dismissively, saying there was no need to say too much about this matter; this was the best approach.

"Zhao Dahai caught several thousand kilograms of sea bass again today. He's making money incredibly fast. The most important thing is that he's making money with his brains, so there's basically no cost involved."

Yang Qin glanced at the scene and saw that sea bass were still being hoisted onto the large fishing boat at this hour.

Today we caught several thousand kilograms of sea bass. They were all caught from the sea, not farmed, so there was practically no cost to them.

Zhao Dahai could find out where the fish were, so he just had to lead Zhong Shizhu and the others to keep fishing in the sea.

"Correct!"

"Today we should have caught seven or eight thousand catties of sea bass. This is the amount of fish we caught in a day, and this is the amount of money we earned in a day. It's a lot of money, but other people can only look at it with envy. It's really impossible for them to earn this much."

Liu Lei had been going out to sea with Zhao Dahai for the past few days and knew very well how many fish were caught and how much money Zhao Dahai earned each day. He couldn't help but feel envious, not just of the other fishermen. But envy aside, this was a skill unique to Zhao Dahai; no matter how many years others had fished or worked, they lacked this ability and could only watch helplessly.

“These past few days I’ve been going out to sea fishing with Brother Dahai. We’ve caught at least five or six thousand catties of fish, and sometimes we even have to make two trips to catch fifteen or sixteen thousand catties of fish.”

"If you have such skills, then you really don't need to do anything else but go out to sea to fish."

Liu Lei was truly impressed.

(End of this chapter)