202: Not enough money

Because he was so big, it took three people working together to squeeze him into a corner of the freezer.

Wang Jinxi cut five or six catties of Manta Ray liver, then took a foam box and helped Yang Qi pack the remaining liver, placing it next to the Manta Ray.

Yang Qi and Zhang Jun sat on the sofa in the lounge, chatting, while Wang Jinxi took the basin of fish liver into the kitchen, entrusting the chef to prepare it.

"Yang Qi, Wang Jinxi is a good man—honest, capable, and experienced. If you buy a bigger boat in the future, try to poach him to help out."

Zhang Jun said, looking at Wang Jinxi's retreating figure.

"Hmm, Brother Jun is right, I had the same thought! If I really buy a boat then, I'll definitely poach him."

Yang Qi deeply agreed with Zhang Jun's suggestion.

"Oh, by the way, Brother Jun, help me think: should I buy another big boat with that money, or do something else? I can't just leave it in the bank earning interest, can I?"

Yang Qi thought of something else and consulted Zhang Jun.

"Since you're asking me, brother, I'll be frank."

"Actually, ten to twenty million yuan—it's not a lot, but it's not a little either. It's the most awkward amount."

"It's too much for small matters, but not enough for big ones."

"For example, you now, although you already have a house, if you want to buy the biggest and most luxurious sea-view villas in Qingshan Town, this amount of money isn't enough. They cost at least 30 million yuan."

"I know your ideal is the stars and the sea. So I don't recommend other businesses. You're definitely interested in things related to the sea and fish."

"Another option is buying fishing boats. You already have harvest, which is tens of meters long. This size of fishing boat can only operate in distant waters at most, and it's definitely meant for you as a transitional tool."

"Buying another similar one is also unnecessary."

"If you're buying a large-scale fishing vessel capable of deep-sea operations, then the difference is even greater, at least 50 million to 80 million yuan or more."

"If you want to establish a fishing company, you'll also need a fleet, and that investment would probably be 200 million to 300 million yuan."

"If you really want to establish a fishing company, I can lend you 30 million yuan; I don't have more. Or you can buy some shares."

"Alternatively, you could buy a new, larger fishing yacht or sailboat. Then you could go fishing in more distant places. If the funds for this aren't enough, just say the word, and I'll lend it to you then."

Yang Qi listened carefully to Zhang Jun's explanation, slowly nodded, and said:

"Brother Jun, you're absolutely right. I originally thought having more than 10 million yuan would allow me to do a lot, but now it seems like I can't do anything."

"Sigh! We'll talk about it later!"

The two chatted idly like this until the large group of fishermen came in for lunch, at which point their Manta Ray liver was also ready.

When Liu Yao and the others heard that Yang Qi had caught a Manta Ray weighing over two hundred catties, they were incredibly envious.

They didn't play cards that afternoon either. After eating and resting for an hour, everyone successively went to their fishing spots to fish.

Yang Qi continued to use two electric reels for fishing. Zhang Jun naturally followed suit, also using two fishing rods.

Everyone had some catches; many different kinds of fish were reeled in. However, they didn't encounter any big fish.

Among those near them, only Liu Yao caught a Big Vermilion Snapper weighing about 50 catties, which made him incredibly happy, and he boasted about it all afternoon.

Throughout the afternoon, the fish bites were unremarkable, not as good as in the morning.

Yang Qi and Zhang Jun moved their chairs together again. They chatted and fished, only getting up to remove fish and bait hooks when a fish bit.

Finally, they also admired the sunset together, took a few photos of each other, and pulled over Wang Jinxi, who was passing by, to take a group photo of them, where they both made several 'V' signs.

As the sound of dinner being served came over the broadcast, the two were the first to walk into the lounge, get their food, and start eating dinner.

By the time they finished eating and came out, the other fishermen slowly started arriving.

Because, relatively speaking, the fish bites at night were much better than during the day. Yang Qi had already decided to fish until at least 3 AM tonight.

While it wasn't completely dark yet, the two asked a Ship worker to bring over two boxes of frozen Blue Mackerel bait.

One box each, they 'patted' the bait into their respective fishing spots.

At this time, there weren't many light-attracted, upper- and mid-layer predatory fish.

The chum they cast basically all sank to the seabed.

With live bait on the hooks, they cast them out, preparing to fish the bottom. Although they said 'fishing the bottom,' the bait was still one or two meters off the seabed.

On the very first cast, Zhang Jun reeled in a Sesame Grouper weighing about five catties, making his eyes squint into slits, unable to open them.

"It's still better to fish with Yang Qi."

Zhang Jun thought to himself.

Just as he scooped up this Sesame Grouper, Yang Qi's line was also getting a bite.

A very beautiful fish was slowly pulled out of the water by Yang Qi. Zhang Jun looked at it and exclaimed:

"This Wrasse is truly beautiful, it must weigh about nine catties."

"Hmm, about that!"

Yang Qi looked at the Wrasse in the landing net. Its vitality and everything else were fine, so he put the fish into the live fish tank to keep it alive.

Zhang Jun's next catch was a large Wrasse, weighing around twelve catties, and he let out a 'cackle' of laughter.

However, because he pulled it up directly, its swim bladder had been forced out of its mouth, and it clearly wouldn't survive.

Yang Qi glanced at the fish on his own hook; it turned out to be another large Wrasse.

He originally thought it wasn't very big, but unexpectedly it also weighed over ten catties.

The Wrasse's struggle is actually not very strong; compared to the parrotfish, which looks very similar to it, its struggle is not a small difference.

Yang Qi used his ability to observe a group of fish wearing green hats swimming over from the deeper sea area.

Perhaps they shouldn't be called 'wearing green hats,' because their entire bodies were green.

"Are they parrotfish? Or Wrasse?"

Although these were two types of fish that looked similar, their prices differed by several grades.

Yang Qi continued to extend the range of his ability, carefully observing these fish.

Looking at them, the teeth of these fish were all uneven.

He immediately confirmed that these were all Semicossyphus reticulatus, which are Wrasse.

But don't Wrasse always travel in pairs?

Judging by this formation, this school of fish swimming towards their fishing spot must consist of over a hundred fish!

What's going on?

Yang Qi wasn't someone who liked to overthink things; if he couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't think about it.

Just do it!

Zhang Jun saw that the fish he pulled up clearly wouldn't survive, and he realized this was due to his own mistake.

Now, when reeling in the fish on his rod, he was much more careful.

He would pull it up ten meters, then stop for a minute, trying to let the fish adapt to the water pressure.