The tuna, which weighed more than 300 pounds, didn't sell for much money.

It is considered an ordinary product, and the annual catch is not a lot, and the price is relatively transparent.

If it's just this 300-pound bluefin tuna, don't expect the owner of the fishery company to come to the door and talk to it in person, their main purpose is the big bluefin tuna.

Barely reaching 820 pounds, it can already attract the attention of big customers, such as some chain high-end restaurants in Benben, which can be sold at a profit, and there is no need to worry about no one wanting it.

The production of this large bluefin has been relatively small, but the consumption has been increasing year by year.

As a result, many small tuna weighing less than 100 pounds are also served to the table, and the juveniles are hunted, and the adults are even fewer, so the vicious circle is born.

If it weren't for the stricter legal regulations, the little bluefin caught in the morning would not have been released back into the sea.

Don't look at it only a few dozen pounds, it can sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars, worthy of several large baskets of Dungeness crabs.

It's a good thing that people are improving the protection of marine animals.

Extremist animal protectionists are too extreme, uncontrolled fishing is even worse, and sustainability is the longest-term approach.

At the beginning of the 19th century, American lumberjacks had an unwritten rule that for every tree they fell, they had to manually plant four seedlings.

Now in the north of Canada, it is mandatory to cut down one tree and plant three trees, otherwise you will be fined or even prosecuted. The rational use of natural resources can also lead to more resources, and this is also applicable to the protection of marine animals.

Oregon has a lot of bad things, but it does a good job in protecting animals and plants, and the seafood traders are checking the skin and internal organs of the tuna, worried that it will be caught by fishing nets.

Unlike the tuna you catch, the tuna you catch will inevitably leave wounds on your body when you struggle in the nets, but this fish doesn't.

Little Patrick knew what they were looking at, and said, "This is our boss's grandson, he caught this fish, and he was dragged out of the boat and fell into the sea, and he used a spear gun when he had no choice but to use a speargun, and you should know that the bluefin tuna rarely comes out of the water, and it has a rod behind it, and it struggles all the time, giving me a chance to shoot it." ”

Tuna, especially bluefin tuna, swim too fast in the ocean.

Unless you are stupid, no one will choose to use a shooting gun for no reason, which will only scare away the rare big fish.

One of the fish buyers, a man in his forties, was a Jew named Paul Brown. F. Burns, who asked Patrick Jr. with a smile:

"Did you shoot it? As luck would have it, I've been in this business for almost twenty years, and it's the first time I've heard of someone who can accurately hit such a large bluefin tuna with a shooting gun.

Of course, I'm just saying you're lucky, this fish is certainly not dragged up by a net, the little bluefin tuna must have been caught, judging by the deformed mouth. ”

"I swear they're all right, otherwise I'd have come to see you.

They have been cooperating for so long, and whoever bids the highest price will sell it to whoever they have the highest price while it is fresh, but the 250,000 US dollars mentioned before is definitely impossible, and it will not cost more than this price to any big pier!"

It's true to be grumpy, but old Ronald is not stupid.

In the afternoon, I had asked someone about the approximate price, which should be at least more than $300,000.

The penetrating wound on the gills does affect the price, but it is a price difference of about 10,000 US dollars, and the most valuable body is not affected, and it is not a fish that dies naturally, how can there be no wound at all.

The old man knew that it was just these seafood merchants who were deliberately making excuses to try to keep prices down.

It's normal to do business, the person who receives the goods deliberately picks and chooses them, and the merchant also picks and chooses them, in the final analysis, in order to make more profits for themselves.

No one dares to say things like "then take it to the big dock and sell it".

Zhang Xiaokai could see from the eyes of the three aquatic product buyers that they actually wanted this fish very much, and their eyes kept staying on the big bluefin tuna, and occasionally stroked it with their hands, the movements were gentle, as if they were touching some artwork.

Hard-to-catch, combined with declining numbers, bluefin tuna, which was unattended for the last century, has quickly become an expensive treasure in the ocean, with the wealthy willing to spend hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars to enjoy it.

"Let's put it this way, it's not bad, but we also take the risk and it's hard to find a suitable buyer, and other restaurants are more willing to use cheap little bluefin tuna as an ingredient except for the high-end restaurant.

I make a price, two fish up to 285,000 US dollars, no matter how high I really don't want, if you are lucky, you may be able to make some money from this business, if you are unlucky, you may lose money, freight, refrigeration, these all need money. ”

Mr. Burns, a Jew, said, with a sad expression on his face, very infectious.

In fact, as soon as he received the news, he first contacted the next family and asked a large fishery company in Seattle if it was willing to accept it, and the number of large bluefin tuna caught this year was very small, and the other party gave a considerable offer.

The other two buyers did not have as extensive sales channels as Mr. Burns, but they also contacted potential buyers.

It's all nearby aquatic companies, barely managed, and no one wants to take up too much money on one or two fish without contacting a buyer.

Ronald Sr. hesitated slightly.

As mentioned earlier, this old man who made a fortune did not have any management and management skills, otherwise he would not have a hot head, and the loan money was used for unnecessary facility renovations, so that there were serious problems in the capital chain.

Seeing that the other two didn't open their mouths at the moment, he already had an urge to nod and agree, and the other people at the scene didn't know about the market, so they naturally couldn't speak, and felt that the price of more than 200,000 US dollars was already a lot, and the look of envy was written on his face, and he couldn't wait to jump into the sea to continue catching tuna, hide it and take it home.

To be able to work on the Cleveland Ranch that does not meet the average salary standard in Oregon, it is already conceivable what kind of ability these employees may have, and they can't rely on their skills and brains to do hard work, and most of them are not rich, similar to the old Ronald in the past, and the hard-earned money every day is barely enough to make ends meet, and if you want to get rich, you have to rely on the lottery.

At the beginning of the last century, cowboys in the last century were a little cool in the eyes of others, but with the changes of the times, this profession has long become one of the synonyms of the bottom of society, even plumbers and carpenters, who earn more than them, and it is no wonder that they like to daydream.

The only thing that is commendable is probably the freedom when riding horses and herding cattle, and the working and living environment is often more ...... Natural.

Hank, little Patrick and others only hope that the old man will agree to come down at the moment, and then give them the bonus after getting the money, these people don't know what the old man just said to Zhang Xiaokai in the car.

In the afternoon, Zhang Xiaokai used Google Chrome on the Internet to check the approximate price of bluefin tuna, and when he saw that the old man was about to speak, he interjected: "Wal-Mart wants to buy this fish, but it costs 320,000 US dollars for just one fish, and my grandfather said that you can give a higher price, why is it not as much as the supermarket." ”

Full of innocence and innocence, it's just a small guy with a small stature, Burns and the others subconsciously thought it was the real thing, after all, the ranch next door had just been taken away by Walmart for three bluefin tuna at a price of millions of dollars a few days ago.

Old Ronald was stunned, it was definitely a pig teammate, and at the moment he was wondering why he didn't know about it, and he was pinched by Zhang Xiaokai, so he reacted.

The little shrewd man was there, and shook his head decisively: "That's right, your offer can't satisfy me, it's better to forget it like this, it's a pity that I couldn't make this business, maybe I should reply to the purchaser of Wal-Mart." ”

It's always right to try, the old man doesn't worry about them giving up, and takes the time to drive the fish to the big fish company, most of which can be sold for a higher price, and the first to find these people is just to save trouble, so as not to go back and forth.

The three seafood merchants looked at each other, said a few polite words, and then left together.

"Others" quoted higher, complained about old Ronald, and secretly scolded a few words in his heart for delaying his time, but he didn't really take it to heart.

A business is so yellow, the two fish were put back in the freezer to keep fresh, on the way home Zhang Xiaokai was scolded by the old man until the dog was bloody, saying that he made his own decisions and delayed his own business, probably to retaliate for teaching himself to be a man when he came, old Ronald didn't like to listen to persuasion, and his temper was very stubborn.

After arriving home, I pinched my nose and asked the fisherman of the fishing farm next door to call the Wal-Mart purchasing specialist, but the other party was not ready to buy it, saying that the inventory had not been sold out and that it was enough.

So, the unlucky Zhang Xiaokai was scolded again.

More than an hour later, the Jew named Burns called, saying that he had paid up to $343,000 and was going to buy two fish, and that he had no profit to make after excluding the freight.

After hanging up the phone, old Ronald had a smile on his face and said that he was taking Zhang Xiaokai to the town for a big dinner to celebrate.

I don't know how to think about it.

Most of them were frightened by Zhang Xiaokai's sentence "Even if they meet tuna in the future, they will only pretend not to see it", the old man finally decided to take out 20,000 US dollars as a reward and distribute 5,000 US dollars to each of the four.

The iron rooster was plucked, and he looked depressed while eating the hamburger, as if he had just been robbed.

Burgers, fries, fried chicken thighs and fried chicken wings, this is the so-called big meal, after the meal, go to the supermarket to buy a bunch of fast food and daily necessities, throw the car to Zhang Xiaokai, and let him drive home by himself.

And the old man hurried to the tavern, ready to boast to his acquaintances about today's bountiful harvest......