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

Chapter 1550 A Better Calculation
Yang Qin stared at the fish rafts not far away for a long time, unsure of what to do with them.

Why was Ding Chongshan able to buy the crabs from Yang Dashan's fishing boat?
Ultimately, the price of thirty yuan per kilogram is relatively high, higher than the prices offered by Sun Tie, Ma Ping, and other fish, shrimp, and crab buyers at the dock.

If Sun Tie and Ma Ping offer this price, they definitely won't make any money.

There was no other way but to give up.

If only one fishing boat had caught so many crabs, Sun Tie and Ma Ping would have gritted their teeth and definitely won the competition.

The problem is that this is not just a matter of one fishing boat; it could very well be a matter of ten, twenty, or even more fishing boats catching crabs.

Sun Tie and Ma Ping couldn't afford to lose the money, so they had no choice but to give up.

However, Sun Tie and Ma Ping gave up on these crabs for another important reason: they felt that Ding Chongshan would lose money.

They never expected that Ding Chongshan would absolutely not lose money. One reason was that Ding Chongshan had a certain number of end-user buyers, such as Hongyun Restaurant and Wu Weimin's private restaurant.

Another advantage is having fish fillets on hand.

There are still many empty net cages on the fish farm, and these places can be used to raise crabs.

The seawater near the fish rafts flows fast enough and is deep enough that crabs raised there are unlikely to become thin and will always remain very vigorous.

Ding Xiaoxiang, or rather Ding Chongshan, could even collect these crabs and keep them on the fish plate, waiting for a period of time, such as half a month or even a month, before selling them.

Given this long period of time, the price of these crabs will not only not fall, but may even rise.

Ding Chongshan is not only good at making money, but he is very likely to make even more money.

"If Sun Tie and Ma Ping knew about this, wouldn't they be grinding their teeth in anger?"

Yang Qin glanced at Ding Xiaoxiang.

"I don't know if Sun Tie and Ma Ping will grit their teeth, but I am very clear that they will definitely make money, and a lot of money."

"I originally thought this would take a lot of effort, but now it seems very easy to open a breach."

Ding Xiaoxiang was overjoyed; she never expected things to go so smoothly.

After this batch of crabs is harvested, we will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to establish connections with the boat captains who were originally doing business with Sun Tie and Ma Ping, which will make it much easier to collect fish, shrimp and crabs in the future.

"By the time Sun Tie and Ma Ping realized what was happening, I reckon they had already finished harvesting this round of crabs."

"It's too late to regret it now!"

Ding Xiaoxiang couldn't help but feel a little smug.

Sun Tie and Ma Ping are seasoned business people; they will definitely realize what's going on. But the key issue is that by the time they realize it, it will be too late.

"Ding Xiaoxiang".

“You’re right. By the time Sun Tie and Ma Ping realize what’s happening, it will be too late. But the problem is that when it comes to buying other fish, shrimp, and crabs, these boat captains will definitely have to see who offers the highest price, Sun Tie, Ma Ping, and us, before they’ll sell to them. This isn’t a good thing for us, and it’s not a good thing for Sun Tie and Ma Ping either. If that happens, won’t we just keep raising prices, resulting in a lose-lose situation, while these people who go out to sea reap the benefits?”

Yang Qin admitted that this was indeed a good opportunity, and a very good one, but the key issue was waiting for Sun Tie and Ma Ping to react. They would definitely make a move, and at that time, it wouldn't be so easy to catch fish, shrimp, and crabs.

The happiest people in this whole affair are the captains of the fishing boats that go out to sea.

"Yang Qin".

"You don't think we're all fools when it comes to doing business, do you?"

Ding Xiaoxiang looked at Yang Qin with a puzzled expression.

"what?"

What do you mean by that?

Yang Qin was stunned for a moment, completely bewildered, unable to understand what Ding Xiaoxiang meant by those words.

“We are business people, and business people are here to make money. These people who go out to sea to fish definitely need to sell their fish, shrimp, and crabs.”

“We are now competing with Sun Tie and Ma Ping by offering higher prices, which will definitely benefit them to some extent.”

"But how can things continue like this?"

"We're not fools."

"Sun Tie and Ma Ping are not fools either."

"Fishermen should earn what they are entitled to, and it is certainly impossible for them to keep earning money they shouldn't be earning."

Ding Xiaoxiang shook her head.

Yang Qin thought about it and realized that it really was true. Neither Ding Xiaoxiang nor Sun Tiema Ping could allow these fishermen to keep reaping the benefits and keep making money that they shouldn't have.

"How should this be handled? I mean, what will happen next?"

Yang Qin frowned, realizing that her business experience was indeed somewhat lacking compared to Ding Xiaoxiang's.

At this point, it's starting to get a little unclear how things will develop.

“By offering higher prices to buy fish, shrimp, and crabs, we have definitely taken away a lot of business from Sun Tie and Ma Ping.”

"As long as we can make money by reselling the fish, shrimp and crabs we buy, and even make a lot of money, or sometimes make a little less, as long as we don't lose money, we will definitely continue to buy them at this price."

“Sun Tie and Ma Ping, unless they join us in raising the price, they’ll have no choice but to accept it.”

"Over time, they will be gradually squeezed out of Shijiao Village Wharf, and they will no longer be able to do business here or make money here."

"This means we have succeeded!"

Ding Xiaoxiang knew that Yang Qin might not quite understand the matter, so she simply said it directly.

"Another possibility is that we raise the price, but we don't make any money from the fish, shrimp and crabs we buy, or we even lose a lot of money."

“Sun Tie and Ma Ping definitely can’t raise the price to this level like we can.”

“If that’s really the case, we will definitely hold on for a while, but if we see that Sun Tie and Ma Ping haven’t left Shijiao Village Wharf yet, we won’t be able to hold on either.”

“Even during this process, we offered relatively high prices, snatching away a certain amount of fish, shrimp and crabs from other buyers besides Sun Tie and Ma Ping.”

"This has aroused public outrage. This will put us under tremendous pressure."

How should we handle this situation?

"It's very simple. The prices we set are likely to be similar to those of Sun Tie, Ma Ping, and others at the dock, especially for most fish, shrimp, and crabs. However, the prices of certain types of fish, shrimp, and crabs will be higher." "This situation means that we have taken away some of the market share from Sun Tie, Ma Ping, and other competitors in the surrounding area."

"It's just that they didn't take everything, but it's already very good for us."

"In fact, I think there is a very high possibility that such a situation will occur. It is unlikely that Sun Tie and Ma Ping will be completely driven out of Shijiao Village Wharf and their market share will be completely taken away."

Ding Xiaoxiang explained in detail what might happen next.

Yang Qin listened and nodded repeatedly.

Ding Xiaoxiang's analysis is spot on. In fact, it is not an easy task to completely take away the market share held by Sun Tie and Ma Ping.

On the contrary, taking away a portion of the market share, plus a portion of the market share from other acquirers in the surrounding area, is an easier thing to do, and it is almost 100% achievable.

"Ugh!"

"What a pity, what a pity!"

"This is really the only way we can go. We can only grab a portion of the market share; we can't grab much more!"

"I was thinking of getting rid of both Sun Tie and Ma Ping! But now there's no way!"

Yang Qin felt a little regretful, but knew that Ding Xiaoxiang was right.

Taking over the market share of both Sun Tie and Ma Ping is not an easy task, and it may even be impossible.

"Yang Qin".

"How can you be so greedy? It's already amazing that we've managed to grab even a small share of the market here."

“There are a lot of fish, shrimp and crabs at Shijiao Village Wharf, and the buyers are very powerful. It was impossible for us to establish ourselves here at first. Now we have an opportunity, and a very good one.”

"If we can acquire some fish, shrimp, and crabs here and take away about half of the market share from Sun Tie and Ma Ping, we will have already achieved our goal."

Ding Xiaoxiang found it a little funny.

Yang Qin is clearly a bit greedy right now, thinking of taking over all the market share from Sun Tie and Ma Ping and driving them away.

But in reality, this is not an easy thing to do.

"Who wouldn't want to make more money? If we could take over all the market share held by Sun Tie and Ma Ping, wouldn't we be able to make even more money?"

Yang Qin glanced at Ding Xiaoxiang.

The situation is like this: if we can really take all the market share from Sun Tie and Ma Ping, then we can definitely make more money. But if we can only take half of it, then we will immediately make half less money.

"Correct!"

"What you're saying makes perfect sense. It's absolutely true. If we could take it all, it would be the best thing ever, but in reality, that's impossible."

Ding Xiaoxiang smiled and nodded, clearly intending to snatch them all, but in reality, it was impossible.

"Ugh!"

"Isn't that exactly how it is? That's why I feel a little sorry!"

Yang Qin sighed. The current situation was truly regrettable, but there was nothing she could do.

"Come on!"

"We're already getting a huge advantage in our current situation, how could we expect all sorts of good things to fall into our laps?"

"As long as we can start collecting fish, shrimp, and crabs here, or as long as we can take away a portion of the market share from Sun Tie and Ma Ping, it means we can establish ourselves here!"

"This is very important."

"There are many fishing boats at Shijiao Village Wharf, including deep-sea fishing boats and large fishing boats going out to sea."

"We caught a lot of fish, shrimp and crabs. If we can start a business here and collect fish, shrimp and crabs here, then it's just a matter of time. The longer we do this, the more market share we can occupy. At that time, it will not be just the market share that Sun Tie and Ma Ping have. We may get more market share and be able to collect more fish, shrimp and crabs and make more money."

Seeing Yang Qin's depressed look, Ding Xiaoxiang simply gave her a reminder.

Yang Qin's eyes lit up immediately.

He had been keeping a close eye on the market share held by Sun Tie and Ma Ping.

But when I heard that there was no way to take away all the market share from Sun Tie and Ma Ping, I felt a little depressed, but in fact there was no need to feel that way.

Does that mean that once you open a business here and establish yourself, you'll only take on the fish and crabs from the original people under Sun Tie and Ma Ping? Of course, you'll take on all kinds of fish and crabs, it's just that your focus or target isn't on other people right now.

In the long run, it will definitely steal other people's business.

"Ding Xiaoxiang".

"I really didn't expect that doing business would depend on you."

Yang Qin really has to admit that she never expected this.

When it comes to doing business, I really am quite different from Ding Xiaoxiang.

"You have absolutely no experience in buying and selling fish, shrimp, and crabs. How could you possibly come up with something like this?"

"In fact, when we collect fish, shrimp and crabs at the Shek Kok Village Wharf, quantity is not the most important thing we consider."

"The prices of ordinary fish, shrimp, and crabs are actually very stable, and you can't make much money from them. It's not that we don't buy ordinary fish, shrimp, and crabs, but there are many large fishing boats and valuable fish at the Shek Kok Village Wharf. Our real target is the valuable fish, shrimp, and crabs, because only those kinds of fish, shrimp, and crabs can make more money."

Ding Xiaoxiang looked at the increasingly bustling dock.

It's perfectly normal that Yang Qin, being unfamiliar with the industry, wouldn't expect these things.

Shek Kok Village Wharf is different from other wharves; there are many valuable fish, shrimp, and crabs here.

These are the purposes or goals of people like us.

"what?"

Do you have other plans?

Yang Qin was stunned for a moment. She had thought that Ding Xiaoxiang's plan was already very good, but she did not expect that Ding Xiaoxiang had other ideas. This must be because she had a better scheme or goal.

(End of this chapter)