Chapter 43

Zhang Gui drove his Audi A8 on the way to his mistress's house on Blue Island. 520 official website

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"Hey~ darling, I'm coming to you tonight, hehe."

After hanging up, he hummed a little tune, feeling like he was a winner in life. Thinking about it, he was only 35 years old and was already the top businessman in Pinghai County.

Today, signing the contract with Su Mei would bring him at least a few million in profit this year.

At this moment, Zhang Gui's phone rang urgently. He tapped the car's Bluetooth to answer, "Hey~"

Before he could finish speaking, the other side rushed to speak.

"Mr. Zhang, it's bad, there are no fish left in our fish farm. We don't know what happened. This morning, the delivery guys found that the fishing net was somehow torn, and all the fish were gone."

Squeal~~! Zhang Gui slammed on the brakes, and the A8 stopped in the middle of the road. Since it was a ring road, the cars were not driving slowly, and the car behind him couldn't react in time and crashed into him.

Zhang Gui's head hit the steering wheel directly, and the call was disconnected.

Fuming, he got out of the car. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the car behind him was a Land Cruiser.

The Land Cruiser wasn't scary, but the dazzling license plate with five 7s was terrifying.

Zhang Gui recognized the owner of this license plate, a well-known second-generation rich kid in Blue Island City. If he provoked him, he would be in big trouble.

A young man with dyed white hair got out of the car, cigarette in his mouth, and started cursing at Zhang Gui, "F*ck, Zhang Gui, do you want to die?"

While cursing, he rushed at Zhang Gui and slapped him. At this moment, Zhang Gui didn't care about the pain on his face.

He apologized directly, "Young Master Zhang, I'm really sorry, I'm blind and blocked your way. I'll pay for the car repairs, and I'll give you 100,000 RMB as compensation, how about that?"

"100,000? Are you trying to get rid of me like a beggar? 500,000, not a penny less, or I'll break your arm."

"Alright, 500,000," Zhang Gui gritted his teeth and agreed.

After saying that, the young man took the car keys from Zhang Gui's hand and drove away in the A8.

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Ye Yuan sat on the plane heading to Hong Kong Island.

After playing with Little Shark for 2 hours last night, he returned home and saw many missed calls from Wang Yueshan on his phone.

He answered the call, and Wang Yueshan told Ye Yuan that the auction had been arranged. Since it was added at the last minute, the publicity phase had already started, and there were only a few days left.

Ye Yuan should bring the abalones as soon as possible, as many things couldn't be determined just by looking at pictures. Ye Yuan had to book a ticket for the next day and rushed to the airport early in the morning.

This was Ye Yuan's first time going to Hong Kong Island. His father's health was already fine when he left, and Ye Yuan specifically instructed his mother to give his father more of the vegetables he brought back from home. At the time, his mother was puzzled, and Ye Yuan made an excuse, saying, "These vegetables are very nutritious and will help Dad recover."

The plane soon landed at Hong Kong Island Airport, and Wang Yueshan personally came to pick him up. For this auction, Wang Yueshan was very enthusiastic and involved throughout the process.

In the Mercedes-Benz minivan, "Hey, Xiao Yuan, you're a boss now, don't always go out alone. Bring a secretary or something," Wang Yueshan joked.

"I'm not a boss, just a fisherman," Ye Yuan shook his head and replied.

The minivan stopped at the entrance of the Pearl Hotel, a famous five-star hotel in Hong Kong Island.

This was also the venue for the auction, which would be held in the large conference hall on the 10th floor of the Pearl Hotel in three days. Many wealthy people would attend, and it was said that the auction had been scheduled long ago. Wang Yueshan used his connections to add Ye Yuan's abalones to the auction at this time.

The two went to a business suite, where some of the auction staff were staying. When the person in charge saw the abalones and the exquisite packaging Ye Yuan brought, they were stunned.

Especially the yinshen wood packaging for the abalone, they couldn't believe someone would use such high-quality yinshen wood for packaging.

The packaging was handmade by Ding Er, with the same appearance as the one Li Hui had custom-made, but this one had an additional gift inside.

A yinshen wood pipe, entirely made of yinshen wood, with very exquisite carvings. A lively dragon ran through the entire piece, with the dragon's tail forming the mouthpiece. The overall impression was that of a work of art.

Ye Yuan believed that this pipe alone would fetch a high price at the auction. This time, he wanted to make his abalones famous, as he had many more in his space.

After signing some commission agreements, the staff quickly called in a professional photographer to take pictures and upload them to the promotional website.

Ye Yuan directly booked a room in the hotel. Wang Yueshan had many things to do and didn't stay with Ye Yuan for long, leaving some auction materials before leaving.

Sitting in the room, Ye Yuan slowly flipped through the auction promotional booklet while sipping his coffee.

Many items were up for auction. As he flipped through the pages, he saw ginseng, ironstone orchids, high-end tea, and more. When he saw a page, he couldn't help but pause. It introduced a colorful lobster, and he didn't expect such a large one.

Colorful lobsters are generally 20-30 cm long, with black-brown and yellow spots on their abdomens, first antennae, and walking legs. The base of the antennae has four pairs of warts, with the last pair being smaller. Their colors are bright and varied.

They have a wide distribution, mainly in the South China Sea and Bay Island waters in China. They live on the slopes around coral reefs and in deeper sandy areas.

They usually inhabit waters 1-10 meters deep, with the deepest recorded depth being 145 meters. They are often found in calm waters near rock reefs and reef slopes, and sometimes in muddy areas near river mouths with murky water.

The one in the promotional booklet was clearly marked as 58 cm, which was extremely rare.

Flipping further, there were many other high-quality ingredients, including Ye Yuan's abalones.

Looking at these promotional booklets, Ye Yuan suddenly had an idea. He could cultivate all these things himself.

He had a space, and the lake water could accelerate the growth of plants. Vegetables that normally took a month to mature could mature in just a few days in his space.

So, if he planted high-end crops like ginseng in there, would they also grow quickly? He couldn't test it now, but he could when he returned.

Thinking about the past month, he realized he hadn't had much time. Many things he thought of were put aside and forgotten due to his busy schedule.

Although he now had Li Hui to help him, as his business grew, manpower would still be an issue. He could use robots for the crew, but what about external communication?

Of course, robots could handle it, but Ye Yuan was afraid they would be exposed. With more human interaction, it was inevitable that they would slip up.

Thinking about this, Ye Yuan shook his head helplessly. He needed to find someone he trusted and capable.

These weren't things he could solve immediately. Since he was in Hong Kong Island, he might as well relax. After returning, Ye Yuan would go out to sea again. After all, a fisherman who doesn't go to sea isn't really a fisherman, is he?

PS: Thanks to brother 08a for the tip.