After Reincarnating as the Dragon King, I Made a Fortune with Seafood – CH55

Chapter 55

It was past eleven at night when a helicopter entered Wubaixia District, Jiazhuang City, Yuannan Province.

Gui Yaoyao waited anxiously in a tearoom inside a downtown building with her assistant and several experts, waiting for the helicopter delivering the fish to arrive.

Tonight, someone had auctioned off a giant black croaker. A friend had pulled her into the group, and she saw several business partners fighting over that fish.

People in the group also said the fish had very high nutritional value and was good for the body.

Gui Yaoyao thought of how her parents and in-laws were not in good health, and how her two children, born when she was older, had also been sickly for years. In a moment of impulse, she spent a huge sum to buy the giant black croaker.

When she bought it, her blood had rushed to her head. Afterward, once she calmed down, she inevitably regretted it a little.

Her family’s annual profit was only forty to fifty million. If she had bought something else, she could have gritted her teeth and accepted it, but what was this? Buying a fish?

While her heart ached over the money, she also worried she had been scammed. After buying the fish, she did not even dare tell her husband. She hurriedly called her assistant back to work overtime in the middle of the night and asked around through connections to invite two fish experts from Yuannan Province to come over and identify it.

She had already made up her mind. If there was anything wrong with the giant black croaker she had bought tonight, she would definitely call the police on the spot and let the scammer have a taste of prison food.

Time passed minute by minute, second by second. After who knew how long, Gui Yaoyao’s phone screen lit up. Lu Ao told her the helicopter had arrived.

Gui Yaoyao hurriedly took her assistant and the experts up to the rooftop. As soon as they stepped out, they saw the helicopter had already landed, and several young men were getting off.

Seeing Gui Yaoyao, one especially handsome young man came over. “Ms. Gui?”

“Yes, that’s me. You must be Lu Ao?”

“Mm. I brought the fish. Let’s inspect it.”

“All right, all right. One moment.”

Gui Yaoyao quickly made room. Song Zhou got onto the helicopter and carried the fish down by himself, placing it lightly on the ground. He extended a hand in invitation.

Seeing him carry it as if it weighed nothing, everyone thought the fish was not heavy. One of the experts, Huang Shoushui, wanted to lend a hand and move the foam box containing the fish, only to nearly strain his back when he tried.

Huang Shoushui looked up in surprise. “This fish really weighs a hundred and fourteen jin?”

“Mm. When we weighed it at home, it was a hundred and fourteen jin. You can weigh it again.”

“Then I’ll open the box.”

Lu Ao was afraid the fish might jump out and hit them when the box was opened, so he reached out to stop him. “I’ll do it.”

Huang Shoushui chuckled. “Then I’ll stand beside you.”

The helicopter pilot and co-pilot had not left either. They stood aside and watched.

They had agreed to transport fish. If there really was a problem, they would immediately call the police.

The eighty-thousand-yuan transport fee was far too expensive. They found it hard to imagine these people had really spent that much just to transport a fish.

In their eyes, aside from fish, there could also be all kinds of messy things inside, such as drugs.

As a professional transport company, they had always been cautious.

It was precisely this caution that allowed them to go further.

The pilot took out his phone. “You don’t mind if I record this, do you?”

“I don’t mind.” Lu Ao said, “We’ll also record on our side.”

Gui Yaoyao’s assistant said nothing and silently took out her phone.

Song Zhou stood to the side, recording with his phone, his expression gentle from beginning to end.

His gentleness influenced everyone, and the atmosphere at the scene softened a little.

Lu Ao ignored what they were thinking and neatly cut open the foam box with a utility knife.

Under the lid was a layer of crushed ice. Once the ice was brushed aside, a bulging plastic bag appeared underneath.

Lu Ao slit open the bag. A cold air tinged with fishiness immediately spread out.

Most people could not help but take a step back when they smelled it, but Huang Shoushui crouched down with interest and wanted to reach out to touch it.

“Careful!” Lu Ao pulled him back.

Huang Shoushui had just opened his mouth to say something when the giant black croaker inside the bag flicked its tail, sending crushed ice flying everywhere.

“Whoa!” Huang Shoushui took a step back, his face full of surprise and uncertainty. “It’s still alive?”

“It’s alive. Be careful.”

As they were speaking, the fish flicked its tail again.

Everyone’s faces showed shock. None of them had expected that after so long, this giant black croaker would still be so lively.

The expert who had come with Huang Shoushui could not help but step back a little.

A fish weighing over a hundred jin was not a minor threat if it attacked a person. Even now that it had reached land, if someone were smacked by such a huge fish, they would have to go to the hospital.

Huang Shoushui ignored the danger and lunged to the front of the foam box, gripping the edge as he inspected it carefully.

After a long while, he exclaimed in amazement, “It really is a giant black croaker!”

“Unbelievable. This giant black croaker is still this lively?”

The other expert also came over to take a look. “Our country probably hasn’t caught a giant black croaker this big in nearly twenty years, right?”

“No. There were traces of one found the year before last, but no one could get close.”

“Right, right, I saw that. It was discovered by Dong University’s research team, wasn’t it? They even wrote a paper on it.”

“That’s the one.”

The two of them looked at the fish and completely forgot about Gui Yaoyao waiting behind them. They began discussing it with great enthusiasm.

Lu Ao did not hurry them either.

Gui Yaoyao patiently waited for a few minutes. Seeing that they had no intention of ending the conversation on their own, she hurriedly asked, “Professor Huang, Professor Jin, how is this fish? Is it a wild giant black croaker?”

“Ah, look at us—” Huang Shoushui slapped his forehead and told her with certainty, “Yes, this is a wild giant black croaker. It’s very rare to see such a large wild giant black croaker, especially one that is still alive after being out of the water for so long.”

Professor Jin also said, “This has really broadened my horizons. I didn’t even know a wild giant black croaker could stay alive after being out of the water for so long.”

Huang Shoushui asked, “May I ask how much this wild giant black croaker cost?”

Lu Ao said, “8.12 million.”

“Over eight million?” Huang Shoushui pondered. “If it was delivered alive, then this price isn’t expensive. I wonder if you would be willing to part with it…”

Gui Yaoyao understood now. Not only had she not overpaid for this fish, she had gotten an excellent deal. If she no longer wanted it, she could turn around and resell it for a profit of a hundred or two hundred thousand.

If someone had asked her half an hour ago whether she would be willing to resell the fish for an extra thirty or fifty thousand, she definitely would have said yes.

But now that Huang Shoushui personally made an offer, Gui Yaoyao no longer wanted to sell it. She hurriedly said, “I bought this fish to nourish my family’s health. Please forgive me, but I can’t transfer it.”

Huang Shoushui’s face immediately filled with regret.

Professor Jin beside him also kept saying, “What a pity. Such a large fish.”

Hearing this, the helicopter pilot and co-pilot looked at each other and knew there was probably no problem.

This was just an extremely expensive fish. An eighty-thousand-yuan transport fee was not much compared with such an expensive fish.

Song Zhou held Lu Ao’s phone and recorded all these conversations.

After recording, he looked at the scene and casually sent the video directly to the auction group Lu Ao had created.

It was already very late, but as soon as the video was sent, countless group members were still blown out of hiding.

—Oh my god, the fish is actually still alive?

—Everyone’s evaluation of this giant black croaker is this high? If I didn’t know Ms. Gui and Professor Huang, I’d suspect they were plants.

—Hahaha, so they’re not plants?

—Why didn’t the group owner say the fish was still alive? If I’d known it was alive, forget eight million, I would have bought it even for ten million!

—Such a big giant black croaker, and alive too. Being able to buy it is truly good fortune.

—Maybe this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. Who knows when we’ll ever encounter a live, large wild giant black croaker again?

—@Guiqi Yaoyao, Ms. Gui, are you willing to transfer this wild giant black croaker? Let’s talk privately.

Not only did the people in the group join in the excitement themselves, they also forwarded the video.

Weng Qian’s father, Old Weng, saw the video forwarded by his old friend, Old Li. He watched it three times back and forth, so envious his eyes nearly turned red.

He had dabbled in health products for so long. Bird’s nest and cordyceps were nothing special. Now, when he had finally had a chance to obtain a giant black croaker maw, his son had pretended obedience while doing the opposite and let the fish go.

He called his son.

As soon as Weng Qian picked up, he knew what his father wanted to say and hurriedly blocked him first. “Dad, it’s not that I didn’t want to buy it. The price was just too high. I’m not only managing the hotel, I also have a startup company. You know that. I really couldn’t take out more than eight million in liquid funds.”

“If you couldn’t take it out, you should have told me! It’s not like I don’t have it.” Old Weng was heartbroken. “Look at you, all because you were reluctant to spend money. In just a few short hours, that fish has already risen to over ten million, and they still won’t sell it.”

“I hesitated for a moment, and the fish was auctioned off.” Weng Qian was afraid his father would nag, so he hurriedly said, “I’m discussing business with a foreign client right now. I won’t chat with you anymore. I’m hanging up first.”

“Hey, you—!”

“Don’t be angry first. I’ll talk to Lu Ao later. If he catches another good fish next time, I’ll have him reserve it for me directly. Let’s forget about this time. Think about it—even if the fish is worth over ten million, eating it won’t make anyone immortal, right?”

What else could Old Weng say? He could only listen to the beeping after the call was cut off and shout one last sentence after him, “Remember to tell Lu Ao later!”

Huang Shoushui had personally confirmed that there was no problem with the fish, and a whole crowd of people in the group wanted to buy it.

The regret in Gui Yaoyao’s heart had long since vanished.

Afraid that delays might bring trouble, she hurriedly said, “The fish has been inspected. There’s no problem. Mr. Lu, let’s sign a contract first. Once we sign it, I’ll have finance transfer the money to you immediately.”

“Okay.” Lu Ao said, “But we should store the fish first. There’s no oxygen right now. I’m afraid it’ll die.”

“I’ll contact the seafood market first. Let’s temporarily store the fish there.”

If one could buy a live fish, who would want a dead one?

Lu Ao could understand Gui Yaoyao’s urgency. Just as he was about to agree, Huang Shoushui immediately said from the side, “No need to go to the seafood market. Our university has the corresponding equipment. We can perfectly simulate the giant black croaker’s living environment. Ms. Gui, as long as you lend it to us for research for one month, we’ll help feed it for free and guarantee its survival.”

Professor Jin had also wanted to make this suggestion, but unfortunately, he was a step too slow.

The contract had not yet been signed, so in theory, the fish did not belong to Gui Yaoyao yet. Gui Yaoyao subconsciously looked at Lu Ao.

Lu Ao said, “If it’s convenient, I also suggest sending it to the university first.”

“All right. Then I’ll lend it to you for research for half a month first. The premise is that you must ensure the fish stays alive. If its vitality declines, I’ll take it back at any time.”

Huang Shoushui was overjoyed. “No problem. I’ll contact people right now.”

Huang Shoushui had never expected that coming out to earn a little side money would bring him such a good thing. He immediately contacted people at every level in the college. In less than twenty minutes, even a truck with a water tank was ready.

They had already prepared seawater suitable for the giant black croaker to live in. Once the giant black croaker was sent downstairs, it could be taken directly to the university.

Gui Yaoyao was busy signing the contract with Lu Ao. The main priority now was to buy the fish.

Only once the fish was in her hands could she slowly consider how to deal with it afterward.

Whether she fed it to her family to nourish their health or resold it for profit, both were good options.

Lu Ao was not greedy. For this fish to sell for over eight million was already very fortunate. The reason it had caused everyone to scramble for it now was because Song Zhou had helped by injecting a special vitality into the fish.

Without Song Zhou, if this fish sold for eight million, Gui Yaoyao would definitely have regretted it.

Now that she had received the fish, Gui Yaoyao not only did not regret it, she was positively glowing with pride.

She took the initiative to pay the transport fee, saying she wanted to make friends.

Lu Ao did not argue with her and only reminded her, “This fish is a marine fish, and it’s been through so much. I don’t know how long it can live in a tank. Please pay close attention.”

Lu Ao was afraid that without Song Zhou’s help, the fish would die very soon.

No matter what, she was a major customer, and Lu Ao did not want Gui Yaoyao to suffer a loss.

Gui Yaoyao naturally agreed again and again.

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