MMB Chapter 247 Purple Snapper
Chapter 247 Purple Snapper
Chapter 248 Purple Snapper
Once the bait sank to where the fish were, Zhou Miao turned off the line and swung the rod a few times, and immediately a fish took the bait.
"Whoosh~"
With a flick of the rod, a fish was caught; fishing is that simple.
Luo Qianqian was already prepared for the live stream. When she saw him catching a fish, she came over to film him.
"Guys, look at the resources in this open sea! Our captain has already caught a fish as soon as he cast his line. Now let's see what kind of fish we can catch tonight."
[Is this for real? Can there really be a signal in the open ocean?]
You wouldn't understand the world of the rich. A luxury fishing boat worth millions will definitely be equipped with a small signal station; connecting to the internet is a piece of cake.
I'm really curious what kind of fish the captain will catch.
[Isn't this the owner of the fish raft? When did he become a captain?]
Luo Qianqian was live streaming on Douyin using the official account of Yupai today. In addition, she also messed up her own account and Lu Xiaoxiao's account, so several hundred people came as soon as she started the broadcast.
Some were fans of the two of them, and some were regular customers of the fish farm who came across the live stream and decided to check it out.
Although there were only a few hundred people, everyone was very active, so the comments section was flooded with messages.
Among them were quite a few anglers, who, seeing that Zhou Miao had caught a fish so quickly, asked them if they would take someone with them.
Luo Qianqian answered almost every question. She also mentioned that Zhou Miao had plans to develop a large-scale operational vessel.
She didn't say the exact time, and in fact, she didn't know either.
However, she didn't answer many questions before Zhou Miao had already caught the fish!
Fishing in water thirty meters deep is quick; Zhou Miao scooped up a purplish-red fish that was about half a meter long.
"Huh, I don't recognize this fish. Captain, what kind of fish is this? Can you introduce it to everyone?" Many customers knew that Luo Qianqian was Zhou Miao's girlfriend, but online, she was addressed more formally.
The live stream chat was full of questions, clearly indicating that no one recognized this less-known fish.
Zhou Miao stared at the fish, blinking repeatedly. He didn't recognize the fish at all!
"Ahem, let me take a look first. This fish is quite rare; it seems hard to find in the market."
Upon hearing this, Luo Qianqian immediately understood, and the camera was no longer pointed at him, but instead focused directly on the fish.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Miao quickly took out his phone, snapped a photo, and used AI to check it.
Fortunately, the AI was able to identify the fish and provided several of the most likely answers based on its physical characteristics.
Zhou Miao searched online and found out what kind of fish it was.
"Friends who like to go out to sea to fish in the south should have seen this fish. The common name there is purple sea bream, and its formal scientific name is Red snapper.
"This is a relatively rare fish, and it's seldom seen in the market. The price is quite high, around seventy yuan per jin (500 grams) in the market."
"Purple sea bream cannot be caught in most parts of the East China Sea; they can only be encountered on the continental shelf."
"This fish, like tuna, is a red sashimi fish, and it is at its fattest and most delicious in autumn and winter."
"But we're lucky today. The fish finder just showed a group of them coming from the bottom of the water. We're sure to have a big catch tonight."
At 71 jin (approximately 3.5 kg), fish that is only delicious as sashimi is indeed not widely available.
This type of red-fleshed fish has a unique characteristic: it is exceptionally tender when eaten raw, but becomes rather tough when cooked.
Even so, the viewers in the live stream were filled with envy.
Seventy yuan a pound. That one that was half a meter long must have weighed four or five pounds, which is about three hundred yuan. This money is too damn easy to make.
Especially those anglers, they wish they were there right now.
After explaining the science, Zhou Miao bled the fish and put it back in the box before continuing to focus on fishing.
Using artificial bait is so convenient; you can just pick up the fishing rod and cast it to start fishing.
Perhaps the baiting was effective, because this time the lure was intercepted before it even reached a depth of 30 meters.
The fish bit fiercely, swallowing the bait whole and pulling on the line as it ran.
However, given its weight of only four or five kilograms, Zhou Miao could easily pull it back, and so he caught a second one not long after.
Gu Nan raised the fishing rod, hooked the fish, and immediately pulled the fishing line back in.
After filming for a while, and once everyone had a certain catch, Luo Qianqian said that she would compile a list of all the fish caught on this sea trip and then do a live stream to sell them.
Upon hearing this, the people in the live stream immediately started to stir things up, making the familiar joke, "The end of live streaming is selling products."
Those who weren't familiar with the place said they were leaving, explaining that they came to watch the fishing, not the live-streaming sales.
Luo Qianqian didn't care about this, because she knew that as long as she started selling goods via live streaming, there would definitely be people who would buy them.
At least customers who have visited the fish farm before won't miss this opportunity.
Zhou Miao kept catching fish, making the viewers in the live stream increasingly envious.
New viewers couldn't help but ask Zhou Miao if he rented fishing spots, wanting to go out to sea with him.
Even though the longtime viewers knew he wasn't bringing anyone with him, they still joined in the commotion.
Upon seeing this, Luo Qianqian explained helplessly, "This is a private fishing boat, and we don't have any extra beds. We can't bring any even if we wanted to, so please don't make things difficult for me."
Zhou Miao suddenly said, "It's not impossible. There's a fishing club in Nanzhen that operates large fishing boats. The environment is quite nice. If you're interested, you can check it out and then go to the club for more information."
He had previously thought that he hadn't bought the ship he was operating yet, and it would be at least the second half of next year before it could be put into operation. Therefore, he didn't mention this when Luo Qianqian first explained the situation.
But I suddenly remembered that the club has a dedicated operating vessel. If those vessels do well, as a club shareholder, I can also generate some income.
Of course, that's not the main point. The main point is to cultivate a stable customer base so that once your ship starts operating, you won't need to start from scratch.
When customers learn that a new boat is in operation, they will definitely not choose the old boat if the price is similar.
Upon learning that they could contact the club, although some anglers were disappointed that they couldn't go out to sea with Zhou Miao, at least they had somewhere to go, so they didn't ask any more questions.
However, Luo Qianqian couldn't stand seeing Zhou Miao catching fish and even Lu Xiaoxiao next door catching fish.
She doesn't earn much from live streaming, and she's not a full-time streamer, so she doesn't get much from tips. Fishing is a much more lucrative business.
End the broadcast, time to fish!
Using Zhou Miao's heavy-duty electric reel, she successfully caught more than a dozen purple sea bream in just one hour.
Over the course of the night, Zhou Miao and his group caught a full ten baskets of fish, estimated to weigh around 1,300 jin (approximately 650 kg).
The already crowded cryogenic chamber was suddenly filled to the brim, leaving no room to even step.
They could only pile up the rest of their catch on top of the pile, as there was no more room to put it.
This voyage has basically achieved Zhou Miao's goals.
Leaving aside the two bluefin tuna, the value of the other catch alone should have reached two or three hundred thousand.
Not to mention that Zhou Miao got two metal pipes and expects to get a 100,000 yuan bonus.