Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing
Chapter 454 Garlic Fish
Chapter 454 Garlic Fish (asking for monthly ticket)
"Haha, Mr. Wan, nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you, Boss Qin. You don't have to call me Mr. Wan, just Old Wan will do."
When they met, they exchanged pleasantries like friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.
Boss Wan is a middle-aged man in his forties, very strong and with a big belly.
It was already half past five and we finally arrived.
I could have arrived earlier, but I was stopped and inspected at the checkpoint at the provincial border.
There are a lot of places to pay fees outside the province, and I was charged three times before I got to the city.
There are also places where tolls are collected on the road in the province. For example, on Jun Er Road south of the county town, people stopped to collect money, but only outsiders paid. Locals just handed over a cigarette and passed on.
"Come on, I'll take you to the hotel first. It's run by my aunt, and it's just in front."
The three of them followed with their things in their hands, chatting and laughing along the way.
Because I brought a lot of things with me this time, I didn't bring any bait with me, otherwise I could help the boss save some express fees.
"Your water system is really developed here. I've seen rivers and lakes all the way here."
"Haha, there are more fishing spots to the south. I'll take you to Jiangwan tomorrow to see that there are many fishing enthusiasts there." Mr. Wan said proudly.
Qin Dahe specifically requested to go where there were many people fishing.
"Going south along the Yangtze River, there are countless lakes of various sizes, including Honghu Lake and Dongting Lake."
"We have plenty of fish here. Just your silver carp and bighead carp bait can make anglers earn money."
The three brothers are all fishermen, and they were full of envy when they heard this.
They entered the WH city and their eyes were not enough to see everything along the way. Everywhere they looked, there were rivers and lakes, and many people were fishing by the water.
It’s incomparable to the heyday of Dazha, and there are more resources here, so fishing must be fun.
On the way, he also made a phone call to report that he was safe and to reassure his family.
We soon arrived at a small hotel and took out our ID cards to register.
Boss Wan was planning to arrange a separate room for them, but Qin Dahe directly refused, saying that there was no need to be so particular when traveling.
"Just find us a standard room and add an extra bed." He said politely to the boss, "I'll pay for it, so Brother Wan doesn't have to spend any money."
It took a while to get it to the room.
There is a large room with a private bathroom on the second floor. There are four beds in it, but it was directly booked by Qin Dahe.
There is also a hot water room upstairs, providing hot water 24 hours a day.
They were all rough guys and didn't care. They put their clothes and other things in the house and went out to eat.
There are quite a lot of people here tonight, not just the four of them, but also two netizens coming to have dinner together.
One of the netizens, named Fu, won the local fishing championship, and Qin Dahe specially invited him over.
He also notified the other runner-up and third place winners, but they had other matters and couldn't come, so he had no choice but to give up.
The place to eat was a little far away, and we didn't drive. It was just a grilled fish restaurant on the bank of the Han River.
In the province of thousands of lakes, grilled fish is considered a specialty dish, and Boss Wang specially arranged it.
When they entered the box, the other two had already arrived. When they saw Qin Dahe, they immediately came forward to greet him.
"I can finally see Mr. Taiga."
"Haha, I'm not a rare person."
Qin Dahe quickly took out a cigarette and started to disperse, his words being extremely polite.
"Have a cigarette first." He lit one and took a deep breath.
"You're really awesome! During the competition, that silver carp and bighead carp bait completely shut up the anglers from our local fishing tackle companies."
"That's normal," he said with a smile. "This kind of bait scatters a lot, so it's hard to keep fish in the nests near the edge."
When fishing in the wild, silver carp and bighead carp usually gather together, and other people basically keep silent when they come.
Because the scattershot has a strong smell and spreads widely, other fish are either attracted or driven away by the smell.
"I haven't used the competition version sent to me yet. I wonder how it works?"
"The competition went well. Liu won a championship in Shanghai and seems to be coming here to compete in July."
"That's great. Brother Liu won the runner-up in an international competition last time."
A few people were chatting and laughing, and Boss Wan went downstairs to prepare the serving of the dishes.
Qin Dahe took the opportunity to learn about the local fishing gear industry and learned that the most expensive local bait currently sold is his silver carp and bighead carp bait.
But commercial bait, various secret grains, wheat, corn, etc., are all sold by local brands and are very effective. "How many fishing tackle stores are there in the city now? What is their scale?"
Another mission this time is to investigate the local fishing gear market.
I have no interest in other places except Wuhan. It is only 02, and the economy in central and western China has not yet fully developed. The consumption capacity of third- and fourth-tier cities is too poor.
His silver carp and bighead carp bait is difficult to sell in these places because of the price.
"There are quite a lot of fishing tackle shops here, and there are several big stores over at the wholesale market. Mr. Wan's store just moved there."
“There are also several specialty stores that sell manufacturer baits at very low prices.”
Qin Dahe nodded. Here, there were many old brands such as Longwanghen and Laogui, and new forces such as Tianyuan and Zhongkui were ready to go.
It would be a great success for him to be able to sell the bait here, as this is like snatching food from the tiger's mouth.
"By the way, Mr. Dahe, a friend of mine wants to buy the copyright of your CD. What do you think?" another netizen asked.
At this time, Boss Wan came up and did not interrupt their conversation. He lit a cigarette and sat on the side listening.
"Whose is it?" Qin Dahe asked curiously. It was very easy to buy the copyright, and he had no way to deal with piracy.
But since they proposed to purchase the copyright, they must be in the same industry and don’t want to be criticized.
"Haha, Fishing World Film and Television Communication Company, owned by Old Ghost, specializes in recording and selling instructional CDs."
"Use it if you want, forget about the money. I'll post a public authorization statement on the forum later, and anyone who wants to copy and use it can do so." He waved his hand.
Copyright is not valuable nowadays. Instead of costing hundreds or thousands of dollars, it is better to give it to everyone for free.
"Let's work together to make the pie bigger and make money together." Taking a deep puff of cigarette, the biggest problem now is not competition, but the market is not big enough.
To put it bluntly, the fishing tackle companies that now seriously sell bait, floats, etc. are all small Karami.
The one who really makes money is Guangwei, selling fishing rods all over the world.
The initial capital for carbon fiber research is in the hundreds of millions, and small manufacturers simply cannot afford such a huge expense.
The dishes were being served at this moment, and Qin Dahe took the initiative to open the wine and pour it for everyone, saying that they could drink more tonight.
"Let me toast everyone first. Thank you, Mr. Wan, for your hospitality. Please feel free to do as you please." As he said this, he drank the first glass of wine, just over an ounce, which made his stomach feel hot and spicy. He quickly took two bites of food to relieve the heat.
"Haha, thank you for your visit, Mr. Dahe. We are sorry for not hosting you well." Seeing this, the others also drank it all in one gulp.
After a glass of wine, the atmosphere suddenly became lively, and Hanwaer began to tell everyone about his trip to Jinniu Lake.
A 200-jin black carp is simply the ultimate dream of anglers, and everyone exclaimed in amazement.
"Last month I exploded a bamboo pole. Damn, it must have weighed a hundred pounds."
"Brother Fu, are you using a familiar rod?"
"Yeah, just break it into two pieces for me. I should have learned to use raw bamboo poles from you." He said regretfully.
People who often read the Qin Dahe Forum know that a familiar rod cannot be used to catch giant fish because it becomes too brittle after losing water.
"It's hard to catch big fish. If the line is too thick, it will block their bite and take a long time to come. If the line is too thin, it won't be able to block their bite."
Speaking of catching big fish, Qin Dahe began to talk about his experience with great enthusiasm.
"Anyway, as long as I'm sure I'm going to catch big fish, I'll use a bamboo rod and No. 25 leader line. For Jinniu Lake, I'll just use a sea rod and No. leader line."
"Fuck, No. 25 leader line, it can catch people." Everyone exclaimed.
"Haha, people are not heavy in water, so they are not as strong as big fish."
"Let me tell you, the 200-meter fishing line almost emptied the cup."
Erhu secretly regretted listening to this, wondering why he didn't go at that time, otherwise he would be able to brag about it now.
While we were chatting, the main dishes arrived: braised fish fillets and fish head soup.
"This is our specialty dish, braised fish fillets and whole pieces of garlic meat." Mr. Wan stood up to help serve the dishes.
"The fish soup has a little bit of spicy taste. I'll add some fried rice to it and it will be very fragrant."
Qin Dahe was so hungry when he saw it. It looked very appetizing.
He first added fried rice to a small bowl and made a bowl of soup. When he took a sip, he could taste the freshness of fish soup and the fragrance of fried rice.
"The fish soup is good. The flavor of the silver carp head is brought out."
I took another bite of the garlic fish and my eyes suddenly lit up.
“Is this a grass carp?”
"How's the belly of the big grass carp?" Mr. Wan said with a smile.
"It's well-seasoned, and the meat is not soft at all. The fish chef is amazing." He praised, saying that he had a perfect control over the heat.
(End of this chapter)