500,000 yuan!

As soon as he heard this price, Qin Shiou immediately shook his head, don't get me wrong, it's not dissatisfaction, but surprise!

The price quoted at the auction is the unit price of kilograms, otherwise it cannot be auctioned, you must know that the bluefin tuna is not eaten whole, it is all separated, the taste of different parts is different, and the price is different, and the gap is very large.

On the whole, the body of bluefin tuna can be basically divided into large belly, middle belly, and naked body. The fish in the big belly is rich in fat and pink in color, and the price is the most expensive; Middle-bellied meat is the next most flavorful, slightly darker in color, and cheaper than meat with a large belly; The meat on the back is bright red, and the meat is also delicious and delicate, called naked, with less fat, and the price is the cheapest.

Under normal circumstances, the price of bluefin tuna in the belly is about 60,000 yen per kilogram in the Tokyo market. However, there is not much meat in the belly, so even if it is a large fish with good meat quality, the combined price can be at most 40,000 yen.

For example, the auction at the Tsukiji Market is called an auction, but in fact it is only wholesale, and the middlemen take the fish and process it to restaurants and consumers to make money, so sometimes the auction price is slightly lower than the market price.

However, no matter how much the price is given, it is impossible to give 500,000 yen, because it is completely higher than the market price, and whoever buys it will not make any money.

But this is the highlight of the tuna auction in Tsukiji Market, and in the circle of seafood merchants, the king of fish is auctioned at an inflated price for three purposes:

First, according to tradition, seafood merchants believe that this price is related to the fish market economy, and the higher the auction price, the better the fish market this year; The second is to encourage fishing boats to go out to sea to catch more tuna. In other words, the price of the king of fish is used for publicity; The third is glory, who can shoot the king of fish. That means that the seafood merchant is strong.

This year's price is not too high compared to the past, but the highest price was in 2013, when the starting price was 840,000 yen and the final price was 1.04 million yen, and the 220-kilogram fish sold for a whopping $2.4 million.

At that time, this price shocked the world's fish market, and fishermen from all over the world went crazy. They were stimulated by the price, and the tuna season began in a swarm of tuna fishing.

Eventually, this attracted the attention of the Japan Fisheries Agency. The Department of Fisheries specially issued a document requesting that future aquatic auctions should not allow excessive inflated prices, and the starting price of bluefin tuna should not be higher than 500,000 yuan.

Beforehand, Butler and Qin Shiou said yes. The unit price of the tuna king is about 350,000 to 400,000, Qin Shiou is quite satisfied with this price, after all, the tuna king is placed here, six hundred kilograms.

As a result, reality gave him a surprise, and the market directly gave the highest starting price, 500,000!

Based on the exchange rate of about 1 to 100 for the Canadian dollar and the Japanese yen, the starting price of this fish is 5,000 yuan!

Qin Shiou was sighing here, and the bidding over there had already begun fiercely.

"Kiyomura Co., Ltd. bids 510,000 ......"

"Lulianggang bid 514,000 ......"

"The output price of Baoxing water is 520,000 ......"

Da Lirilu bid 522,000 ......

A group of people began to dance wildly and make gestures to make offers, and the atmosphere was extremely enthusiastic. Qin Shiou couldn't stand it a little, and hurriedly retreated.

It's not that he can't stand the stimulus of this price, he just sold a famous painting worth 50 million. The main thing is that this group of people are dancing with their hands, and he is afraid of being beaten.

Takita Tezuka didn't offer another price after the first offer, and watched with a smile as a group of peers bid there.

The price quickly climbed to 550,000 yuan, but no one has ever made a leapfrog bid, unlike last year's auction of the Medusa bronze statue, which the Middle Eastern tycoon Afif had to raise the price by 10 percent or even 20 percent every time.

This is a normal auction, and everyone wants to take the fish. But the bids are more cautious, and that's how the Japanese do things. Try to win your goal at a small cost.

In the end, the price was set at 562,000 yuan, which was the price given by a seafood merchant named Da Lirilu, and the auctioneer shouted twice, and the surrounding seafood merchants shook their heads one after another, with regret in their eyes.

At this time, Takatsuka Kota finally made a move: "Kiyo Village, 565,000!" ”

The president of Da Lirilu Co., Ltd. also took the lead, it was a short man with a heroic face, he looked at Tezuka Kota and shouted, "Tezuka-chan, you guy is really arrogant!" I knew you wouldn't let me go so lightly, it seems that today is the time for us to fight to the death! ”

Tezuka Kota laughed and said: "Inobe-chan, you know my temper, don't hide it, I took this fish from me, I must take him back too, please quote." ”

"570,000!" The president of the Great Ririru looked at Tezuka Kota defiantly.

At this moment, Tezuka Kota showed his momentum as the king of the Tsukiji market, he folded his arms in front of his chest and said proudly: "It's better like this, Inobe-chan, I'll give you my reserve price directly, 600,000!" If you follow, then this fish is yours, if you don't, then unfortunately, I am embarrassed to accept it. ”

The president of Da Lirilu bit his ears and discussed with the two people around him for more than ten seconds, and then he laughed and looked at Tezuka Kota and applauded: "Okay, I have to be convinced, I lost to you again!" Tezuka, Tezuka, you guy, you're really ruthless! 360 million, you will become a hero in the eyes of the Japanese people again! ”

Qin Shiou hugged Nelson, Bird, and Iverson, ok, the transaction is over, and the total price is almost 360 million, which is 18 million when converted into RMB, 3.6 million when converted into Canadian dollars, and 3 million when converted into US dollars!

Once again, the world record was broken, and this year's bluefin tuna auction set another record, bringing the price directly from $2.2 million to three million.

Butler came up to congratulate Qin Shiou, and Qin Shiou said, "Tongxi, man, this is also your credit." ”

Indeed, if it weren't for Butler, it would have been difficult for Qin Shiou to ship the fish to Tokyo and sell it - bluefin tuna is not something you can sell if you catch it, you need to have a tuna fishing license on a commercial fishing boat, and the tuna you catch can only be sold.

Butler did everything for Nielsen, and he didn't tell Qin Shiou how much money he spent, and he boldly said that he deducted it from the 22% commission.

Everyone in the audience applauded and congratulated Tezuka Kota on winning the king of fish, and the latter smiled and bowed to everyone in thanks, his face full of pride.

Qin Shiou shook his head and said to Butler: "I can't understand it, Tezuka is obviously at a loss, why is he so proud?" ”

Butler pulled him aside and said, "No, Qin, it's you who suffers!" The meat quality rating of your fish has come out, and it is an SSS grade that has never been seen before! If it weren't for the damn Tokyo Fisheries Agency's auction price limit, the unit price of your fish would have exceeded 1 million yen! ”

"Day! Am I so awesome? ”

"It's amazing, I've never seen such delicate tuna meat! I've never seen such a beautiful fish pattern! Do you know what the belly fat percentage test is for your fish? ”

"How much?"

"16% against the sky!" (To be continued)