Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 427 The Cost of Bait (asking for monthly tickets)
When he got home and was about to arrange the production, Liu Da in Shanghai asked him to send more fermented corns of various kinds.

It is said that this extremely convenient corn bait suddenly became popular there.

There was no other choice but to go to the town and buy a few more large jars, as the ones at home were not enough.

Fermented corn is the simplest to make, but also the most time-consuming.

It must be fermented in advance and then stored.

There are only more than 200 kilograms in the warehouse now. If kilograms are sent out at once, there will be a shortage of goods if other places need them.

"Mom, take my second aunt and the others to start frying bean dregs and grinding soybean flour. And pack up the sour corn at home."

"I understand. You should get busy." Qin's mother knew that her son's business was now big and he had a lot of things to do.

"I'm going to town. Yan'er, do you want to eat braised beef?" I just invited my father-in-law and mother-in-law to have dinner at home. There will be a lot of people at noon, so I must buy braised dishes.

"Brother, give me half a braised goose, the one from the Yan family."

At this time, she was training the baby to crawl, and the old carpenter smiled and used toys to attract the baby to move forward.

Qin Dahe nodded and drove out on his tricycle.

A large tricycle is needed to carry things, as the Land Cruiser cannot carry a few large jars at all.

When we got to the levee, the weather was a little hot. The weather this year was a bit abnormal.

Uh, it seems that this kind of weather often occurs in their area which is neither north nor south.

Either it gets hot early, or it's not very hot all year round.

The same goes for winter. If you are lucky, you will have a warm winter, but if you are unlucky, you will be freezing cold.

It was already half past ten when we arrived at the clay pot factory in the town. The factory was located next to Tongjiang Avenue, and it was quite difficult to get there.

It is also troublesome to transport, as a layer of cushion must be placed underneath and then lifted up carefully.

The price is relatively cheap, only 85 yuan per bottle, and many farmers buy it home to use as drinking water.

When I returned to town, I saw Lao Yan in front of the big pharmacy and stopped.

"Old Yan, why don't you go fishing?"

"Dahe." The other person took the cigarette and said with a smile, "There's a parent-teacher conference this afternoon, so why would you go fishing?"

Qin Dahe lit a cigarette and took a deep breath, then pulled the person to sit on the bench nearby. There were quite a lot of people at the door of the pharmacy.

"How's your fishing been lately?" He continued without waiting for the other party to speak. "Let me tell you, a few days ago I caught a 200-jin (200-pound) black carp in Jinling. It was huge."

He excitedly began to tell about his experience of catching a big fish. He could brag about it for the rest of his life and no one would think it was an exaggeration.

Old Yan listened to his bragging in amazement, feeling very regretful. He wished he had gone with him earlier.

Qin Dahe did not hide his trip to Jinniu Lake from everyone. He had asked everyone before, but no one wanted to go with him.

Unfortunately, in late March everyone was either too busy or unable to travel far, so no one was able to catch up.

"Ce, will the TV stations broadcast this?"

"Haha, the whole thing is recorded and it will definitely be broadcast. It will start at 6 o'clock tonight. Call Uncle Chen and the others and let them watch it."

"Okay." Old Yan nodded sourly. "Ce, there's actually such a big black carp. Is it a spirit?"

"Yeah, it creates a gust of wind and waves with just a flick of its tail. It's pretty awesome."

After bragging so much, he felt really good.

When he saw his sister-in-law coming out, he greeted her with a smile.

"What's going on with these kids?" Qin Dahe looked at the kids at the door curiously, all holding things in their hands.

"Hey, they're selling herbs for pocket money. My dad is soft-hearted and takes any odds and ends he can find."

Things like dandelions and safflower are considered medicinal herbs, but they're cheap; a large batch only costs a few cents. If you're lucky enough to get something rare like snake skin, cicada slough, or honeycomb, a few dozen or even a hundred yuan isn't that expensive.

"That's great. I have a list here. Please give it to me." As he said this, he tore a piece of paper from the phone book.

"Do you have prepared musk now?"

"Yes, I just bought two at the beginning of the month." He didn't pay attention to other things, but the musk medicine helped him catch many big carp, so he took a special look at the new stock at home.

"Give them all to me. Please prepare two batches of the herbs here for me. I'm also going to start brewing the medicinal wine."

"Tsk tsk, you even got a prescription for fishing, Ce." Old Yan nodded with a smile, "Save the base for me."

After that, he started to go in to get the medicine.

The medicinal base is effective, and the remaining medicinal residue inside has a stronger smell. Just a little bit of it can produce a shockingly good effect.

Sometimes if you put too much, it will cause dead mouth, and most people really can’t use it well.

But Old Yan comes from a family of traditional Chinese medicine, so he has some experience in this. After trying it twice, he got the hang of it.

The total cost of the two sets of medicinal materials is two thousand and three, mainly because musk is too expensive, one thousand yuan per set, and that is the discounted price given by Lao Yan.

He didn't have enough money on him, so he agreed to have his dad come over and pay for it tomorrow.

They have known each other for so long, Lao Yan will definitely not distrust him on this matter.

After getting the herbs, he came home. If you delay any longer, I will definitely scold you.

A set of medicinal materials costs 1150 yuan, and it has to be prepared with high-proof liquor. The cost of a large jar is almost 1300 yuan.

Ordinary fishing tackle factories will definitely not spend so much money. Even if the profits are very high, they will continue to cut costs. This is the nature of capital.

Qin Dahe sincerely wants the majority of anglers to use good baits. Even if the price of raw materials increases, he will not save money on it. At most, he will not sell inferior baits as good ones even if the price increases.

It’s time to make money, and it’s also time to let anglers sell their fish, so that everyone will continue to buy.

The fishing gear manufacturers in later generations were all very greedy. While maintaining high profits, they also sold inferior products as good ones.

Things like mixing mud into bait and putting stones into rice wine, these outrageous practices are not only done by small factories, but also by large factories.

Silver carp and bighead carp baits are the hardest hit. The one-pound package sells for more than ten yuan, and they have even started to fill it with grain crumbs to reduce costs.

You should know that twenty years later, the price of the main ingredients of silver carp and bighead carp bait will not exceed one yuan and five pounds per catty.

The cost is already so low, but they still want to continue to cut costs. It really is a bit of a disrespect to the fishermen.

There is no end to making money. Fishing gear manufacturers and anglers should have a mutually dependent relationship and achieve a win-win cooperation.

Those brands that relied on public accounts for marketing, internet celebrities to promote products, and water armies to increase traffic all went crazy in the end.

When selling a fishing rod, they promote it all over the Internet. When selling bait, they also hype it up. But in the end, it turns out that none of the three can beat them. This is embarrassing.

Although Qin Dahe also wants to open up the market through hype, as a fishing enthusiast, he will definitely ensure the quality of the bait so as not to disappoint the majority of anglers.

It is still 02, so he is not in a hurry and will just build his reputation slowly.

Just like the old three and old blue crucian carp, even in an era when baits are constantly hyped and upgraded, they can still firmly occupy the market share.

Now we are constantly updating to make better-looking silver carp and bighead carp baits and commercial baits while maintaining the quality.

It would be best to form two fishing teams to participate in some competitions to expose the brand.

Da Liu’s team is one of them. This kid has his own help and his family conditions are good. The advantages of following the route of professional anglers are huge.

When I open a factory and make a lot of money from fishing gear, I can set up a team to participate in competitions.

Even as a boss, I can go and have fun occasionally, how cool is that?

This is no longer the era where good wine needs no bush. Even the most useful bait needs to be promoted.

(End of this chapter)