Chapter 72. Do Some Side Business

     “Well, what? There are fishermen who want to come to the island to burn incense?”

 

     When she heard the security captain’s report, Li Yaolin thought she had heard something wrong.

 

    This fisherman is a serious fisherman, no, is he a fisherman from a local fishing village in Biwan District?

 

     How could she remember that this group of fishermen had a strong opinion against Xingzhou Island? Why did they suddenly come up with the idea of coming to the island to burn incense?

 

     Local employees such as Gao Zhenhai and Lin Hai knew what was going on. They said:

 

     “Two days ago, a fishing boat encountered a storm when it went out to sea and almost couldn’t come back. They later escaped and returned to nearby waters and were rescued by the Marine Department. Later they said that the radar was broken and they lost their sailing direction. Relying on the light from the lighthouse of Xingzhou Island to guide them, they were able to return safely and support the arrival of the rescue ship from the Marine Department. “

 

     Li Yaolin: “…”

 

     She does not doubt the authenticity of this statement, because this lighthouse is a landmark rewarded by the APP!

 

     Although she had just learned that landmarks had special buffs like wonders, it didn’t stop her from feeling a little proud of it.

 

     She asked again: “Since it’s the lighthouse, why do they come to burn incense?”

 

     “Because the light from the lighthouse generally does not shine that far, they think that the reason why they can see the lights on Xingzhou Island must be blessed by gods. It would be disrespectful not to offer incense to the gods. In the future, the gods will not I will protect them again!”

 

     Li Yaolin: “…”

 

     The fishermen are indeed very superstitious and persistent about these things, but there is really no place on Kezhou Island for them to offer incense. So she said: “If they really want to express their gratitude, they should thank Poseidon silently from the bottom of their hearts. Poseidon will know.”

 

     Lin Hai suddenly thought that the name of their company seemed to be “Poseidon Holiday Tourism Development Co., Ltd.” So, is it true that the island owner is the most superstitious? !

 

     Ah, no, I shouldn’t say superstitious. I should say that the island owner is the biggest fan of “Poseidon”?

 

     Li Yaolin asked him: “Are you complaining about me in your heart?”

 

     Lin Hai was excited and said hurriedly: “No, how could I complain about you, boss?”

 

     “But your expression doesn’t say that.”

 

     Lin Hai: “…”

 

     Is he so unable to hide his worries now?

 

     Li Yaolin said with a smile: “Okay, you can go about your business! Fires are easy to occur due to the dry weather now. We need to arrange more people to patrol and check, and be careful not to cause any safety hazards.”

 

 

 

……

 

 

     Although the sea dozens of nautical miles away was experiencing a storm, it was calm and calm on the Xingzhou Island and was not affected.

 

     All the fishing boats returned to the fishing port, and the fishermen sat together eating fried dried fish, drinking beer, smoking and chatting.

 

     “It’s not what I said. It was really dangerous this time. I almost couldn’t come back.”

 

     There was a bruise on the captain’s forehead. This was because he lost his balance when the waves were rough and hit the iron plate, which almost knocked him unconscious.

 

     “How could it be such a coincidence that the radar malfunctioned?” someone asked.

 

     “Ahem, it’s been too long since I’ve been inspected, and with the strong wind and waves this time, the signal receiver is broken.” The boss of the boat was a little annoyed. It would cost a lot of money to repair this and inspect the fishing boat.

 

     “Then if you can come back this time, you really have to go to Xingzhou Island to pay homage.”

 

     “No incense is burned on Xingzhou Island.”

 

     “Why are you so ignorant of flexibility? If you burn incense, find a place to stick it, and then run away, who can catch you?”

 

     “I don’t want to be blacklisted like Bingchang.”

 

     “How about we use apples to stick some incense and say goodbye at the pier?”

 

     The boss of the boat said “hmm” and asked again: “Are Lao Peng and the others still doing trouble with the fishing club recently?”

 

     “It’s gone long ago, but the boat fishing business made so much money. They plan to open a shop at the pier so that tourists and fishermen can charter a boat to go fishing. Sometimes they can earn hundreds of dollars, and sometimes they can earn a few hundred. One or two hundred days!”

 

     The ship boss frowned: “Have they not received enough lessons?”

 

     “This time they didn’t use the name of Xingzhou Island to trick people. It’s just that Xingzhou Island has established a club and will host some kind of fishing competition organized by provincial agencies next month. Many participating fishing guys want to know more about it. Looking at the fish situation here, they are looking for a boat everywhere, and Lao Peng happens to have a boat, so there is no reason to leave the business alone! “

 

     The boat boss said: “The fishing competition is also a short-term event. What happens after the competition is over? The store can’t be open for only a month, right?”

 

     “People nowadays love fishing all the time. If I didn’t have a certificate for this, I would have joined the gang.”

 

     The boss of the boat was also worried. After returning this time, his wife kept asking him to find out if there were any breeding areas or tidal flats that were ready to be transferred. Rather than going out to sea to fish, it would be safer to contract the bay for breeding.

 

     But breeding is never that simple. You need to understand breeding techniques, be prepared for typhoons or red tides, and find sales.

 

     Some people say that by setting up a live broadcast online, there is no need to worry about losing sales, but the live broadcast must be watched by people. Without company packaging, no one will watch the live broadcast of ordinary fishermen.

 

     And only by wholesale can he earn more. If he sells seafood online and one hundred people come to buy it, he will get one hundred shipping costs. Thank you!

 

     This is the case with the oyster store in the village. They invested tens of thousands in a live broadcast, but there was no sound. Most people want to buy a few kilograms or a dozen kilograms, but they are not willing to sell at all. They only sell fifty kilograms or hundreds of kilograms. He works wholesale in the local area, but he suffers from not knowing the people in food stalls and big hotels.

 

     His wife also envies those who can open restaurants, but their location is right on the seaside. There is an open space in front for tourists to park, and behind it is the beach where you can enjoy the scenery. The store occupies a large area, and overall it takes up a lot of time. Good location and good people.

 

     The location of their house is not good. There are neighbors in front, back and left who have built their buildings five or six stories high. It is not suitable for opening a restaurant at all.

 

     So besides going out to sea to fish, he really couldn’t think of any other way to make money.

 

     Another fisherman suddenly became interested and said: “You can make a lot of money by driving these days. The boy from Asong’s family bought a second-hand van and has been soliciting customers at Biwan Station recently. There are six people in the van, and each person has three Ten yuan, one round trip is 360, and I can make five or six round trips a day. Calculate how much I earn!”

 

     “Are they all tourists going to Xingzhou Island?” the boat boss asked.

 

     “Well, in addition to Xingzhou Island, some people also go to Yuhai Park, but more people go to Xingzhou Island. There are more than 3,000 people entering and leaving the island that day, and the business of the hotels and restaurants at the pier is not to mention how good it is. Damn, even the vegetable sellers are making money, just because those people like to go to the island for barbecues.” The fisherman suddenly started to swear.

 

     Because Xingzhou Island is so popular, many vendors choose to set up stalls at the pier after being unable to go to the island to set up stalls, often causing congestion. Recently, the city management has been paying special attention to this area, and they will come here every three to five, but this does not prevent the surrounding hotels and restaurants from taking advantage of the business and doing a prosperous business.

 

     The boat boss suddenly came to his senses and said, “From what you said, everyone related to Xingzhou Island is making money?”

 

     “Of course not. This Xingzhou Island is too weird. Now the temperature has started to drop, but it’s still like summer there. We wear long sleeves here, but people on the island can go to the sea in shorts without worrying about catching a cold.”

 

     The captain suddenly slapped the fisherman on the head: “What’s weird? It’s the blessing of the sea god!”

 

     The fisherman reacted and didn’t dare to say bad things about Xingzhou Island anymore. Look, his good buddy has become a fan after this incident.

 

     After the captain scolded him, he began to wonder whether he should seize the opportunity to climb up the growing tree of Xingzhou Island…

 

 

 

——

 

 

 

     Li Yaolin recently discovered that the fishermen in the surrounding fishing villages didn’t seem to be looking for trouble anymore. They were so quiet that it was a bit unusual.

 

 

 

     Little mermaid: “What’s the matter? If others don’t make trouble for a day, the island owner will feel uncomfortable? The island owner is a masochist!”

 

     “Wow, you even know about the alphabet circle, you are not ashamed to say you are still young?” Li Yaolin said, 

 

     “It’s better to be quiet. I’m afraid they are preparing to do something bad, or they are burying some landmines, waiting for me to step on them!”

 

     Little mermaid: “I know what the island owner’s disease is called, it’s called paranoia!”

 

     Li Yaolin: “…”

 

 

 

     It happened that Lao Li and others came to report to Li Yaolin on the preparations for the “First Beibu Gulf Cup Fishing Invitational Tournament”.

 

     This event was hosted and guided by the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone Construction Committee, and several units such as the Provincial Leisure Fishing Association were responsible for hosting it. Xingzhou Island, Xingzhou Sea Fishing Club, and the Biwan District Government of Youshi were co-organizers of the event.

 

     Xingzhou Island provides the venue, but it is not free. The organizer will take out 5,000 yuan from the registration fee of the anglers and the funds allocated by the organizer as the venue rental. There are about 300 anglers registered this time, and this rental fee is considered to be a 20% discount given by Li Yaolin to the contestants.

 

     Xingzhou Island has to be responsible for maintaining order and providing security after collecting the rent. As for the price of boats, fishing gear and bait, it is calculated separately.

 

     “They hope that we can help them rent some fishing boats, but the boss also knows that many qualified fishing boats and fishing boats in Youshi are related to Yu Fan…” Lao Li looked embarrassed.

 

     Li Yaolin didn’t quite understand: “Isn’t he the executive vice president of the Leisure Fishing Association?”

 

     It stands to reason that since the Leisure Fishing Association is hosting this competition, he should also contribute, right?

 

     “It was because we set up the club that he lost face. The fishing association refused to take him to play, so he broke up with the president of the association. In order to give us a warning, he said that he would not rent the boat to us, nor would he provide any help.”

 

     “No wonder the fishing association of Youshi was not among the co-organizers this time.” Li Yaolin shook her head. Yu Fan’s path was narrow!

 

     The reason why she did not restrict tourists from bringing in food and drinks was that in addition to the suspected violation of the law, she also knew that some money could not be earned by herself. She had to give others some opportunities to make money, so as not to arouse others’ jealousy.

 

     Although it is inevitable that some people will be jealous, but when the voices against her are small, those people dare not easily come out to stir up trouble and deal with her openly.

 

     Isn’t it? The business of hotels, restaurants, and vegetable markets on the other side of the pier is so prosperous that when there are suspected scammers and scalpers who are suspected of swindling under the banner of Xingzhou Island in the area around the pier, they report them more actively than tourists.

 

     So it’s fine if Yu Fan doesn’t want to make money, but the captains who cooperate with him always want to make money. He not only cut off his own way out, but also didn’t let his subordinates get the benefits. How could anyone accept it?

 

     However, these captains are different from the boat owners in the fishing village. The boats owned by the fishermen who cooperated with him before were small boats and fishing boats, while these captains who have cooperated with him for many years own very professional medium and large sea fishing boats. They have a rift with Yu Fan, and Yu Fan’s sea fishing business will never go back to the past.

 

     Although Li Yaolin has never done business before, she still understands some social etiquette, which is why she can still sit down and discuss cooperation with Fang Xinhua after a disagreement over the route.

 

     Li Yaolin said: “Go ask other clubs, and then contact those captains to see if there are any willing to rent boats.”

 

     Lao Li nodded and decided to treat Lao Du and others to a meal. After all, they are locals and know more people than him.

 

     With Lao Du’s help, he quickly found several villagers from nearby fishing villages.

 

     When Lao Li heard that the other party was from a fishing village, he had some doubts, but Lao Du said: “Yao De has never done anything bad to Xingzhou Island. If it weren’t for the appearance of the sea god, he might not have come back the last time he went out to sea. So when he heard that Xingzhou Island was looking for a boat, he is now very active!”

 

     Although Lao Li was very happy that the other party was so active, he was not optimistic and said: “It’s not enough to just have a boat, you also need qualifications.”

 

     Many fishing boats have “three certificates (fishing boat registration certificate, inspection certificate, fishing license)”, but not all fishing boats with “three certificates” can operate sea fishing.

 

     The fishing boat that cooperated with Yu Fan before had a cooperation agreement with the sea fishing club and was regarded as the club’s boat. It met the conditions for carrying out various sea fishing activities and only operated in near-shore waters, so it was not illegal. But if there is no cooperation with the club and it has to go far away from the coast, it will not work.

 

     Lao Du said with a smile: “Don’t you have a sea fishing club on Xingzhou Island?”

 

     Lao Li: “…”

 

 

 

     From what Lao Du said, he meant to let the boat captain join the club and develop long-term cooperation with Xingzhou Island?

 

     But he was not sure whether the island owner would have a grudge because of the previous incident.

 

     He decided to meet the boat captain first.

 

     The meeting went smoothly. The boat captain Zhang Yaode did not show any hostility, and it can be seen that he was sincere in seeking cooperation this time.

 

     Lao Li directly put forward the conditions of Xingzhou Island: “There are hundreds of people in this competition, divided into three events: shore fishing, rock fishing and boat fishing. About ten boats are needed, and they cannot be wooden fishing boats, too old, too small, or large fishing boats. Can you find so many boats that meet the conditions?”

 

     Zhang Yaode took a little time to recall the people he knew, and said uncertainly: “According to your conditions, I can find seven boats here.”

 

     “Seven is also fine, but are you really willing to cooperate with us for a long time?” Lao Li asked. 

 

     “I am willing, but let’s not beat around the bush. Everyone has to make money, right?” Zhang Yaode saw Lao Li’s distrust. After all, some people in the fishing village did have some unethical practices before.

 

     But Biwan District is not the only fishing village. We can’t extend the behavior of some people in other fishing villages to all the fishermen in their fishing villages!

 

     Lao Li nodded: “You are right. Everyone wants to make money. That’s right. But are there any people in your seven boats who have cooperated with the Yufan Sea Fishing Club before? Our boss doesn’t bear grudges, but some things can’t be turned over by the boss without caring. After understanding what happened between them and the Yufan Club later, we are even more worried about cooperating with them. What if we become the second Yufan Club?”

 

     Zhang Yaode took out a cigarette and wanted to smoke, but after thinking about it, he didn’t light it. He just put it on the tip of his nose and took a puff and clamped it on his ear.

 

     “Five.” He said, “Two of them have cooperated with the fishing club before, and there are five boats that meet your requirements. After all, we all make a living by going out to sea to fish. It’s not worth it to use such a big boat to take people to sea fishing.”

 

     “Then you won’t go out to sea to fish in the future?”

 

     “How can I not go out to sea? But I can’t go out to sea every day. When I don’t go out to sea, I have to make a living, right?”

 

     Lao Li asked, “Do you regard cooperation with us as a sideline to make extra money?”

 

     “We have lived by the sea for generations. The sea is our granary and fishing is our rice bowl. It is impossible for us to give up fishing completely.”

 

 

 

     These fishermen are different from fishing companies. Not only can their equipment not keep up, but they can’t go fishing in the deep sea where fishery resources are more abundant. Therefore, those who make millions of dollars are basically deep-sea fishing companies. For these fishermen, a boat can make 200,000 or 300,000 a year.

 

     Now he dare not go fishing in waters too far from the shore. He earns little, so he naturally has to do some sideline jobs to make up for it. Otherwise, when the children grow up and want to get married and buy a house, where will they get the money!

 

     “You are very honest.” Lao Li said.

 

     The other party has a filter for Xingzhou Island, at least there is no need to worry that he will be like those fishermen with no bottom line, cheating tourists when making money and stabbing the club in the back when not making money.

 

     Lao Li told Li Yaolin the matter truthfully, and the latter said: “I believe you can handle this matter well. As for whether to cooperate with them and how to cooperate, it is up to you to decide.”

 

     After negotiations, Lao Li finally signed several boats of Zhang Yaode and his relatives and friends.

 

     The contract stipulates that the cooperation between the two parties is not just this fishing competition. If the club organizes similar activities in the future and needs boats, they must ensure that the boats are free.

 

     Because the competition will definitely be organized one month in advance, they cannot choose the day of the competition to go out to sea to fish. Similarly, the boat bosses must inform the club in advance before going out to sea to fish.

 

     In addition, since the diving project has begun to limit the number of people who experience it due to weather reasons, more and more tourists have turned to sign up for boat fishing, making the original two fishing boats slightly insufficient, so the club will rent these five boats on behalf of Xingzhou Island.

 

     The five boats cannot go out to sea to fish at the same time. They must ensure that at least two empty boats come to Xingzhou Island to “go to work” every day. Xingzhou Island rents them according to the “attendance rate” of the fishing boats in several levels, such as one level for less than ten days of attendance per month, and another level for ten to twenty days… The more attendance, the higher the score points, and there is a full attendance bonus for full attendance.

 

     Compared to the cooperation between the Yufan Club and the fishermen, the cooperation between Xingzhou Island and Zhang Yaode is more reasonable and standardized, and can also improve the enthusiasm of the boat bosses.

 

     As for the remaining five boats needed for the competition, Lao Li contacted the clubs of Mr. Zhong, and the other party readily agreed to rent the club’s fishing boats.

 

     So there is one more co-organizer on the poster.

 

 

 

……

 

     “Yu Fan was so angry when he saw the poster. The key is that after the captains of the boats knew how much the government gave for renting boats, they all complained that he was the vice president of the Leisure Fishing Association, but he did not take advantage of his advantages and helped them occupy these quotas. Now they are all arguing with Yu Fan!”

 

     When Hai Ge called Lao Li, he talked about Yu Fan’s reaction to the cooperation between Xingzhou Island and fishermen.

 

     “This is called ‘those who are righteous will have many supporters, and those who are unrighteous will have few supporters’.”