Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-One Auction
After the continuous fermentation of the Internet, coupled with the deliberate promotion of the tourism department of Crete, the tuna auction in the city of Herakrion has become one of the themes of tourists from all over the world to visit Crete.
As a result of the auction, the number of tourists visiting Crete increased considerably, and even a week before the auction, all the hotels in the city of Herakrion were booked.
For this kind of hot situation, Ye Hai and Watanabe didn't expect it at all before.
There are too many people, if you just auction a few tuna, it will be too monotonous, and at the same time, in order to reconcile the relationship with several major fishing companies on Crete, Ye Hai also specially invited the four major fishing companies to participate in the auction.
Ye Hai showed goodwill, and others naturally did not lose face. In addition to the olive tree fishery, the other three fishing companies all participated in the auction with their own fist products, such as S.A Aquatic Products took out its own farmed sea bass and gilthead seabream, Thessaloniki took trout and eel to participate in the auction, and Nirous Group put up hundreds of flounder fish at a time to participate in the auction.
On the one hand, these companies use auctions to promote themselves, and on the other hand, they also have the intention of getting closer to Ye Hai, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
The auction was held at a fish market in Heraklyon, and because of the good preparations, the auction was attended by many sellers and tourists, and in the end, in order to maintain order, the city government of Herakrion had to send police to help maintain the auction and the auction could start smoothly.
Hundreds of species, thousands of precious fish of all colors are placed on the ice cubes in the center of the market, and sellers and customers can choose from them at will, and if they like it, they will buy it, and the rule is that the highest price will be the one.
Although the fish of the three major fishing companies are not as dazzling as the bluefin tuna of Ye Hai, they are also the fist products of their companies. The economic fish species exported to overseas are among the best in terms of taste and nutritional value, and these fish are not expensive, and ordinary restaurants and customers can afford to buy them, so at the beginning of the auction, it was the fish of the three major fishing companies that was first enthusiastically sought after. It was sold out quickly.
Then came the main character of the auction, and when Cosmo and others walked into the market carrying three nearly 200-kilogram tuna, people were all surprised to close their mouths.
"He actually took out the tuna, and it's so big, tsk. It's amazing. Leander, the head of the Thessaloniki group, smacked his lips as he looked at the three tuna that were being lifted up one after another.
"Didn't Philos say that there were no tuna on that island? But what's going on? Miss Jinna of S.A. Aquatic stood beside Leander and said suspiciously.
"Whatever I do, the most important thing I want to do now is to taste this tuna, and to be honest I'm already fascinated by the taste of Santoni, and every one of their fish seems to be blessed by God. The taste is just driving me crazy! Leander said obsessively as he looked at the tuna.
Jinna, who was in good shape, straightened her chest, and couldn't help but show a hint of contempt in her eyes when she looked at Leander.
"This Chinese man is destined to compete with us for the market in Crete, but Uncle Leander can still be so calm, it seems that it is not for nothing that he was thrown here by the company's bigwigs......"
The three tuna were placed on a high platform filled with ice, and many people had already gathered around the high platform, and when the tuna came on stage, it made people even more excited. Tourists pulled out their cameras and took pictures with the tuna behind them, and food magazine reporters crowded into the crowd. Get ready to use your camera to record the tuna auction that will start later.
However, not everything went smoothly, for example, at the beginning of the auction, a group of tourists suddenly took out environmental protection banners. began to call for a boycott of the auction, at first Ye Hai and the others were a little confused, but the cunning Watanabe quickly reacted, and turned to inform the police to drive the troublesome tourists out of the market.
The auction went smoothly.
Although the environmentalists made Ye Hai a little unhappy, this did not affect the enthusiasm of the bosses who came to participate in the auction. Most of these owners are from Japan, and a large number of them are Japanese sushi restaurant owners.
The auction has just begun. The price of tuna has skyrocketed.
First, a 140-kilogram tuna was sold for 600,000 euros, then a second weighing 160-kilogram for 950,000 euros, and the last 210-kilogram tuna for 1.15 million euros.
At this time, the atmosphere of the auction reached its peak.
In the whole auction, Ye Hai got 2.7 million euros just by auctioning tuna. Excluding the cost and Watanabe's share, he can still have more than 2 million euros in his account!
However, the end of the auction does not mean the end of the whole auction, because there will be more attractive programs after that.
Mr. Watanabe, who auctioned the largest tuna for 1.15 million euros, is going to make tuna sushi on site at the Galaxy Hotel!
After hearing the news, those tourists who came to watch the auction immediately became excited and hurried to the Galaxy Hotel, for fear that they would not be able to grab a seat if they were too slow. Ye Hai and Watanabe and several other organizers had already arrived at the Galaxy Hotel in the car prepared in advance.
Hakai, dressed in formal clothes, and Watanabe, as well as Gangmura in a chef's suit, stood in front of the tuna and smiled for a photo, and then Gangmura beckoned his men to start processing the tuna and preparing to make sushi.
People's attention was focused on tuna and the chef, and Ye Hai took the opportunity to slip out of people's field of vision.
After a lot of fuss, he was finally idle at this moment. Ye Haichong asked the waiter for a glass of ouzo, and then hid in the corner and drank it quietly.
Or Jasmine, a few of them had the foresight to choose not to participate in the auction. Looking at the bustling crowd, Ye Hai thought in his heart.
"Look, this is where your dad works, it's crowded, it's lively. Ha ha. Ye Hai was quietly savoring the taste of ouzo when a familiar voice suddenly came into his ears.
Ye Hai hurriedly stretched his neck and looked over, and found that it was really an acquaintance.
Huang Tao, the Chinese who once helped Ye Hai when he first came to Crete.
At this time, Huang Tao, with a happy smile on his face, was holding a little doll with a pink jade peck in one hand, and was bragging to the two little guys about where he worked.
"It seems that the relationship between this guy and his family has finally eased." Looking at Huang Tao's happy appearance, Ye Hai thought of it with relief, but he was very self-aware and did not bother them in the past.
Looking at the lively hall and Watanabe, who was standing on the stage excitedly and playing, Ye Hai's heart was full of a sense of accomplishment, because he knew that all this happened because of his own existence.
"Life is really lonely as snow." Ye Hai, who was very proud, pretended to take a sip of ouzo, but a series of crisp voices rang in his ears.
"Mr. Ye Hai, what do you think of your auction of tuna this time, do you know that they are protected animals? Did you know they are on the verge of extinction? (To be continued.) )
PS: Yesterday at the company's annual meeting, I drank too much. After it was put on the shelves, I was confused.,No state.,The update is not powerful.,I'm really sorry for everyone.。