161: Manager Blue

You've hit the Hairtail jackpot! How is it all Hairtail, not even one mixed fish? This is incredible!

Chen Xiangbei smiled and replied, "It's not like there weren't any, but I didn't keep them. I released all the mixed fish I caught so they wouldn't affect the school."

"I had good luck today and encountered two schools of Hairtail merging together. I only got this much after fishing for a whole afternoon. See if you need Hairtail; if so, I'll give you a cheaper price."

"Of course I need it! Hairtail caught from sea fishing is top-grade, and it's usually hard to come by this season. So many people are waiting for this! How do you plan to sell this fish?"

"Below 100 jin is 230 per jin, 100 jin and above is 220 per jin, 200 jin and above is 200 per jin, and 300 jin and above is 180 per jin. It depends on how much you want," Chen Xiangbei explained the tiered pricing of the fish.

"How many jin do you have in total? Give me a number, and I'll report it to my superiors to see if we can apply for full procurement funds to take them all," Wang Xue asked.

"Roughly four or five hundred fish, each weighing between 2-4 jin."

"Alright, please wait a moment. I'll make a call," Wang Xue said and walked to the deck to make the call.

After a phone call, Wang Xue walked back.

She said to Chen Xiangbei, "Done! I'll take them all. Quickly weigh them to see how heavy they are!"

Chen Xiangbei grinned, and with a few staff members, they took the fish out one by one, put them into boxes, and weighed them.

There were quite a lot of fish, and the work was spread out, so it took twenty minutes to weigh all the fish and tally the final data.

"It's a total of 1204.5 jin. Let's round it to 1200 jin. At 180 per jin, the total is 216,000 yuan. How about that?"

Wang Xue smiled brightly, "No problem. I'll transfer the money to you right away."

Soon after, Chen Xiangbei received the payment.

Wang Xue had the staff quickly transport the Hairtail to the car before turning back to Chen Xiangbei.

"Your daily fishing hauls are pretty good! At this rate, you'll become the richest person sooner or later!"

"Hahaha, I'll take your auspicious words. I'm confident I can become the richest person."

"By the way, did you only catch this Hairtail today?"

Chen Xiangbei glanced at her, then smiled mysteriously and said, "Of course not. There are some fish you won't need."

"Ah, fish we won't need? What kind of fish is that? Are there fish that our hotel can't use?" Wang Xue asked doubtfully.

"Yes, Tuna is one of them, isn't it? Your Haiyun Restaurant only serves cooked food, not sashimi, right?"

"Tuna, ah, that's good stuff! What a shame, our Haiyun Restaurant really can't use it," Wang Xue said with a slight regret.

"But I know some restaurants that specialize in sashimi; they should want it. Do you want me to help you get in touch with them?"

Chen Xiangbei's eyebrow twitched. He was just wondering how he would sell the Tuna later, and unexpectedly, Wang Xue proactively introduced a customer.

As a procurement manager, she must know many colleagues, so the people she introduces should have a certain level of economic strength. Therefore, Chen Xiangbei readily agreed.

"Alright, thank you very much then! As a token of gratitude, I'll give you a better price next time."

"Don't mention it. I'll call him first. Please wait a moment."

"No problem, go ahead."

Wang Xue went to make a call, the workers were carrying the Hairtail in pairs, and Chen Xiangbei was observing the busy Fishermen's Wharf.

Although it was the closed fishing season, there were still quite a few people who would go out sea fishing. After all, many people only have this skill, and they can't do other things well. They might as well go out and try their luck; what if they catch something good!

A few minutes later, Wang Xue walked back gracefully. She told Chen Xiangbei that the procurement manager was currently buying ingredients at a nearby market and would arrive here in about 10 minutes.

Indeed, after chatting with Wang Xue for a few minutes, a stretched minivan drove in from outside the Fishermen's Wharf and stopped next to Wang Xue and her group's car.

A portly middle-aged man got out of the car and walked directly towards the fishing boat.

After the few people met, Wang Xue introduced them to each other: "This is Manager Lan Baoshan, who specializes in restaurant chains."

"This is Chen Xiangbei, the sea fishing expert I told you about. You're lucky today. If our hotel could use Tuna, I would have bought it all myself."

Lan Baoshan laughed, "Thank you, Sister Wang, for being lenient!"

"Brother, I heard you have Tuna. I happened to be nearby, so I rushed over. What type of Tuna is it?" He turned to Chen Xiangbei and asked.

"It's Yellowfin Tuna. There are 15 fish weighing fifty to sixty jin each, and one weighing over a hundred jin. Can you take them all?"

"Of course I can, Brother. Let me tell you, I have seven or eight chain stores in Linhai City. What you have isn't enough for three days' consumption for me!"

"Oh, Manager Lan has great capability! Then I'll take you to see the catch."

"Good, good, good."

The few people went to the freezer compartment together. Chen Xiangbei opened the hatch, and the dozen or so Tuna were neatly placed inside.

As a professional buyer in this field, Manager Lan only flipped over one of the Tuna and knew the general condition of the fish.

After inspecting it, he said to Chen Xiangbei, "Excellent, excellent. The processing is clean and efficient, and the bleeding and deacidification are quite thorough, preserving the fish's freshness to the greatest extent!"

"Currently, the price of Yellowfin Tuna on the market is on the higher side, around 380 yuan per jin. Your fish is fresh, how about I buy it back at 400 per jin?"

Chen Xiangbei was overjoyed when he heard Manager Lan's offer. He thought it would be good to sell it for three hundred eighty or four hundred yuan, but he didn't expect such a high price, so he readily agreed.

Chen Xiangbei took advantage of Wang Xue's scale still being there and directly put the dozen or so Tuna onto the scale to weigh them.

"It's a total of 960 jin. At 400 per jin, the total is 384,000 yuan."

"No problem, give me an account number, and I'll transfer the money to you."

Chen Xiangbei gave his account number to Manager Lan, and he received the transfer shortly after, without any delay.

After the transaction was completed, the two shook hands and agreed that if Chen Xiangbei had Tuna again in the future, he could sell it to him.

Just as Manager Lan was about to leave, Chen Xiangbei stopped him and whispered to him, "Manager Lan, I have a rather presumptuous question that I don't know if it's convenient to ask you?"

"Oh, what's inconvenient? Just ask!"

Chen Xiangbei hesitated for a moment but still asked.

"How old are you this year, and why do you call Wang Xue Sister Wang?"

"Hahaha, I knew you were going to ask that. I'm only 28 this year, two years younger than Sister Wang. I used to be colleagues with Sister Wang, and later we went to work in different places."

"So that's how it is. Alright, then Manager Lan, take care. I'll contact you next time I have good stuff!"

"It's a deal! Goodbye!"