"Okay, since Boss Du thinks so highly of me and believes that I can breed good fish, then I have to work hard for your arowanas."
Chen Ling also responded with a smile.
Then I fished some fish and shrimps from the bucket with a small fishing net, opened the lid of the fish tank, and poured them into the nearby silver arowana tank.
This silver arowana is still small.
Probably only about twenty centimeters.
Chen Ling poured the fish and shrimp into the small net. The silver arowana that was originally in the corner of the bottom of the tank blinked its small black eyes twice, then "cracked", rushed up, and swallowed a small fish in one gulp.
"Good guy, he is really fierce. He is not afraid of people even looking at him."
The lynx was attracted when he saw this.
At this time, the silver arowana had not finished eating. After swallowing a small fish, it swam to the other side of the tank with its head and tail, then turned around and gathered strength to face the fish and shrimp that sank to the bottom of the tank. One rush, one bite, one bite, it tastes very enjoyable.
“Come on, let’s be honest, these fish didn’t eat for three or four days when they came back, and I was worried to death.”
Du Guanghe gave each of them a small fish and asked them to feed the fish in front of the tank with the arowana.
He continued: "Well, I was full of confidence at first. I have been playing fish for so many years, and I never thought that I would not be able to survive. I never thought that something would really happen when I came back.
< br>I spent so much money to buy and transport the fish back, but if I can’t keep them alive, I won’t be able to eat or sleep well.
In the end, I still rely on your fish.”
Speaking of this, he looked at Chen Ling with a smile.
"What? My fish?"
Chen Ling felt strange when he heard this.
What does this arowana have to do with my own fish after being brought back from such a far away place?
“I had no choice at the time. When I was looking through the phone book to ask a friend for advice, I suddenly saw your phone number and suddenly remembered that the skin of your fish is made of solid materials.
This way from Shangougou, the mountain road is so difficult, but the loss of your fish is so small
The same goes for raising fish, other fish still have to worry about changing the water.
Those fishes of yours don’t need to change the water for a long time, and they are still living well.
I tried to put a slightly cheaper arowana into your fish pond.
Guess what?
I spoke that night.
The food is particularly enjoyable. "
When Du Guanghe said this, he slapped his hands and his eyes shone with excitement.
"Boss Du, why do you still keep my fish? Aren't all my fish low-end? Can it also get into your eyes? "
Chen Ling asked deliberately.
"Hey, to be honest, even if the quality of your fish is a little poor, but how healthy it is, who wouldn't be moved by it? ”
Du Guanghe had a bright smile on his face, "If you hadn't hidden it so well, brother, I would have told you to take out your fish medicine and sell it in places where arowanas are raised.
This is better than Those fish medicines made from Western medicine and chemicals are too strong.”
“Haha, don’t think about it. I’ve already told you that it’s not fish medicine, it’s the leftover lees from my home brewing. "
Chen Ling waved his hand: "My wine is sold in Boss Sun's shop. As you know, there is no way to mass-produce it."
What he said was half true and half false.
In the beginning, the fish medicine was indeed hidden and no one told it.
But little sheep often carry fish.
We also take into account the personal safety of the little sheep, so we put it out there.
His own wine only makes so much every year, and the lees are even more limited. Everyone who has been to his house to buy fish knows this.
It is impossible to mass-produce them. In addition, Chen Ling also half-sold and half-gifted some, so they didn't care so much.
Du Guanghe also added those distiller's grains to the fish pond.
I guess it worked on the dragon fish.
“That’s why I feel it’s a pity.”
Du Guanghe really felt regretful: “Old things and objects passed down from our old lives sometimes have miraculous effects, but they also have too many shortcomings. It’s big, it’s important to pay attention to this, it’s difficult to mass-produce it, alas.”
Chen Ling nodded: “That’s for sure, just like those bows and arrows in ancient times, they have to be made strictly according to the four seasons, otherwise they will go on the battlefield. Can't be used either.
Many old objects passed down from ancient times in our country are technologically inferior. "
"Haha, yes, brother, you know a lot. ”
Du Guanghe laughed, and then showed off his several arowanas.
Said that these silver arowanas are very rare now, why are they so hard to come by.
< br>Chen Ling also thinks these arowanas are quite fun.
But now that he has to raise it by himself, he really isn't that interested.
I haven’t figured out the local fish in my country yet.
Besides, his main thoughts were still on the two pig-nosed turtles.
I’m just waiting to go back and treat them before putting them in the tank.
“After all, these arowanas from Boss Du are not cheap, are they?”
Sun Yanhong took the little sheep to feed two nets of fish in front of the arowana tank, and was immediately conquered by the domineering and noble appearance of the arowana.
"It's not bad. I asked a friend to pick it up, and I chose five fish with defects, this number."
Du Guanghe adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and made a sign of six.
"Sixty thousand? Sixty thousand for five fish? I thought a few thousand was a big deal."
Yu Bangjin was shocked. The best fighting dogs he knew were only two or three. Wan, it’s understandable that dogs are like this, but fish are hard to keep, so why are they so expensive? !
He was really frightened.
"Haha, this is still cheap. Ask Brother Fugui, in the magazine I showed him at the time, there were hundreds of thousands or millions."
Du Guanghe haha He smiled and said: "This is not a fish played in our country from the beginning. It is played by the rich people in Nanyang. Does Malaysia know that?
It is said that there are tens of millions of people. I don’t know whether this is true or not, but Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan do Millions of arowanas are not uncommon.”
“Fish sold for millions, tens of millions?”
Sun Yanhong and Yu Bangjin looked at each other and couldn't help but open their mouths.
Suddenly I felt like a country bumpkin.
The little sheep shook its hands and hurried away from the fish tank, not daring to feed it any more.
Afraid of feeding such an expensive fish to death.
"Wealth, wealth, do you hear? There are big business opportunities in this fish. If we raise it, we won't have to worry about running out of money for eight lifetimes."
Sun Yanhong said excitedly.
"What? Are you interested, brother? I can ask someone to help you pick the fish."
Du Guanghe originally had the intention of bringing Chen Ling into the group, but after seeing Chen Ling's 'fish medicine' After it also had an effect on the dragon fish, how could he simply pull him over to show off his fish.
"Did you hear that, Boss Du said, you can also raise it? If you raise a fish, it can last someone else a lifetime."
Sun Yanhong said eagerly.
Yu Bangjin was also scratching his head. He wanted to join in such a business.
Chen Ling and the lynx still fed the fish calmly.
Chen Ling fed the five arowanas one by one, then turned around and said, "How can you just do whatever you see to make money? There is a bald man in my family who wants to buy one for hundreds of thousands, so I will Should I go to the Eagle Cave and raise some eagle cubs to raise and sell?”
Don’t you know him yet? He is willing to do it.
He obviously has not set his eyes on this dragon fish yet.
When he becomes interested on his own, he will do it on his own without you having to tell him. ”
In fact, he is the same as Chen Ling. He cultivates what he is interested in with his own hands, and others are willing to bid for it. He does not need to ask for a sky-high price. If most people recognize it, this is a great achievement. Feeling good.
In a word, hobbies are greater than business.
Besides, they are not business material.
Sun Yanhong was extremely anxious when she heard this. You have such a bad temper and you can't make any money without making money. How can you sleep at night? ”
Du Guanghe felt a little disappointed when he heard Chen Ling's answer, but he still said: "We are really not familiar with this arowana. It's good to be more steady. I'll test the water for you first."
He also understood that this fish was no ordinary fish. The cost of getting a batch of arowanas was definitely not small, and no one would feel comfortable if they got it in their hands.
What’s more important is that it’s autumn now.
Winter is coming soon.
His arowanas relied on Chen Ling's fish starter to survive the critical period.
But there is still the difficulty of winter to overcome. Sometimes the overwintering of tropical fish is not only due to temperature factors.
Sometimes it will die when the temperature reaches too high.
It is difficult to raise.
As for Chen Ling, he didn't think so much about it. He just wasn't interested yet and didn't want to raise it yet.
If you have a waterscape tank at home, it's enough for him to play with.
Besides, autumn and winter are a good time to go hunting in the mountains. Who has time to raise a dragon fish?
Stayed at the Du Guanghe store for a while and saw all kinds of fish, shrimps and turtles.
They came out only after it got dark.
After coming out, Sun Yanhong and the others were still thinking about Arowana and not giving up.
Thinking of a fish costing millions, who wouldn’t get excited?
The key is that the people around you are likely to keep this fish, which will make your heart even hotter.
This is all they can think about at the moment and nothing else.
"Fugui, what do you think, if Lao Yu and I do this Arowana thing, you will return the skills and we will share the money as before?"
"Yes, brother , there is so much money to be made here, dog fighting is completely childish compared to this.”
"It's not that simple. Those of us who rush in can't compete with other people's products, unless you raise them locally and sell them nearby."
Chen Ling shook his head and said: "But, if you sell them around, what's the price? The difference is huge. They are orthodox and have such high prices.
Our wild way is not going to work.”
To put it bluntly, It's the same as genuine and pirated.
Switching to Arowana, the difference is even more exaggerated than the genuine and pirated version.
"Besides, if you want to raise this thing, if you want to rely on me to develop skills, you might as well raise it in the village. But if you want to raise it in the city, I can't guard you every day.
You guys. You also have to understand the habits of fish yourself
Secondly, you need to have a place and equipment to raise fish, you also need to understand the market conditions, and you have to immerse yourself in the circle of fish...
The most important thing. In addition to these, if you want to make money and make huge profits, you must be able to buy low and sell high. In other words, you must have channels to get fish at low prices and sell fish at high prices. >
Think about it, everyone now knows that Arowana makes money and is engaged in a trade along the coast. Who doesn’t keep a tight lid on it? If you want to knock on other people’s doors, can you do that? "
"This..."
Sun Yanhong looked at each other and gradually calmed down.
They have been able to run local connections for many years, and they have a network of connections Here.
But if you are thousands of miles away, it is difficult to find low-price channels on the southeast coast.
"Then how can Boss Du get cheap fish? He said there are small flaws? Can we please ask him?" Sun Yanhong said.
"Yes, yes, but the question comes back, how do you sell it and who do you sell it to?"
Chen Ling patiently calmed down and explained to the two of them: "You bring the fish If you come back and raise them, even if you can raise them well, if you sell them to coastal cities, you won't be able to compete with the locals, so the price will definitely be lowered and you will eat a few percent of your profits. Can you bear it...
But sell it locally. Except for those who really like fish, no one here knows what arowana is.
How to sell it?
Come and go, no matter how you calculate it, you will lose money, so I still say the same thing, don't waste your time as soon as possible.
This is different from crayfish. It is not a necessity for food, clothing, housing and transportation. ”
Sun Yanhong and the other two were silent after listening.
They really heard what Chen Ling said this time.
The time is not ripe, even if Chen Ling himself He has no intention of raising the arowana.
Just like so many of the best fruits in the mountains, they are rotten in the mountains every year.
The country has not yet developed, and times are limited.
He didn’t have a good solution for this.
Seeing that Sun Yanhong and the others were a little discouraged, Shanmao smiled and said, "Since Fugui said it can't be done as a business, you can ask Boss Du to buy a few for fun.
Just like investing, you need to raise a few fish in the early stage and get to know them slowly, and get to know a few more aquarists. As you get more familiar with them later, maybe the channels will come to you
Besides, if you buy this thing, as long as it doesn't die, you won't be able to make a huge loss.
Of course, you won’t be able to make a lot of money in most cases.
Except in two years, the price of arowana will double. "
"Hey, Brother Zhong, this is a good idea, then we will ask Boss Du to get some cheaper ones to raise. ”
The two rolled their eyes and felt that Bobcat’s idea was quite pertinent, and they were really moved.
"Where are you, Fugui?"
"I don't want to buy it. I just got two good deep-water turtles from Bobcat, and I'm waiting to go home to raise turtles."
Chen Ling He said with a smile: "Don't keep asking me, Shanmao knows this better than me. He used to play fish, so I heard him right. You will definitely make a profit if you buy it."
"Come on, praise me again. As for me, they will have to come to me if they lose money.”
“Don’t worry, I can’t pay. To be honest, if I hadn’t planned to use the money for something else this year, I might have bought a few. Once you raise an arowana...the momentum of the arowana is really a sure profit.”
Chen Ling was very sure.
"Huh? What are you doing with the money?"
As soon as Chen Ling said that he needed money, everyone became interested. This kid rarely spends money.
With so much money, I have never seen him spend much money.
There are rare times when he is willing to spend money.
"I won't tell you, but if you want to buy it, just buy it. You can't lose money by raising it yourself."
Chen Ling chuckled and led the horse forward.
Arowana was originally a food fish, but later the price soared and was sold at sky-high prices.
It’s nothing more than hype.
In the 1980s, the gambling industry in Malaysia was very popular, and local lottery players often found inspiration from numbers such as car license plate numbers and phone numbers.
For example, the license plate number of the first car they saw today, or the first phone call they received, they thought it contained the mystery of the grand prize of this lottery.
To sum it up in one sentence, I became obsessed with gambling and started to engage in metaphysics.
By chance, a Chinese named Chen discovered that as the arowana grows, lines similar to Arabic numerals will grow on its gill cover.
He was immediately inspired and connected this with gambling.
As a result, someone actually won the lottery using this method.
However, lottery tickets are limited after all.
He then took advantage of the superstition of the Chinese in Malaysia and other places, saying that the arowana would attract wealth and ward off disasters.
Many of the people there are from China. In addition to the traditional superstitions of the Chinese people, they live on an island. The 'dragon culture' is more popular and orthodox than at home.
So it was emphasized that the dragon fish has many characteristics of the Chinese dragon.
Arowana has become more and more popular since then.
Once something like this is speculated, the price will not fall in the short term.
He happened to have a conversation with a pen pal about these things.
This person also analyzed the Arowana and wrote an article called "Arowana Phenomenon", which has not been published yet.
I heard Chen Ling say that he was not inspired after being asked to write a manuscript, so I excerpted part of the content for Chen Ling, showed it to him, and provided him with a direction and entry point.
“Most of the pen pals are really warm-hearted. When Hong Kong returns to the motherland, I must visit them.”
Interpersonal interactions are all mutual. Chen Ling feels that if others treat her well, then she can't treat them badly either. She even thought about it before and followed Zhao Yubao's example and extended invitations to some old-timer pen pals.
If it's convenient, come to the village to retire.
But after thinking about it carefully, I still realized that it was too presumptuous. Although the pen pal was very enthusiastic, it could not be compared with the relationship between Zhao Yubao and the others.
He thought so.
But what he didn't know was that Zhao Yubao and Old Man Zhong's old friends couldn't travel far away because of their children, let alone change their lives.
Even if you have the intention, you are powerless.
On the contrary, some of his pen pals learned about their village through various news channels, especially those articles written by Zhao Yubao, and learned about the situation of Zhao Yubao and the two.
Several letters are already on their way.
In addition to the elderly, there are even some young men and women.
This was beyond his expectation.