Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 604 Imported Line Sets
Of the other three spots, only two had a relatively high fish density until an hour later.

The last fish to arrive was the yellow catfish, which scared away the other fish.

What's more surprising is that there are actually schools of grass carp here. There are quite a few fishing nets on this side of the river, and it's impressive that they can still swim across, even without any intercepting nets.

Qin Dahe fished for two hours and caught two carp, three bream, and one crucian carp.

For a commercially available bait used purely for wild fishing, this is quite a good catch.

Fish catch and shrimp powder are inseparable. Antarctic shrimp powder has a unique flavor, high protein content, and contains rare elements that fish lack, which is the key to attracting fish.

There was too much bait, which affected the frequency of catching fish. If some mud was mixed into the bait, the fishing results would probably be better.

I got a bucket from the factory, put two big carp in it, and loaded it onto the car. If they didn't die by the time I got home that night, I kept them alive; quite a few people wanted them.

I didn't like bream and crucian carp, so I was too lazy to bring them back. I'll just give them to Xiao Zhang as a treat.

I'll lock the underwater camera in the office and start baiting it every day to test it out, comparing it with last year's version. I'll also take some photos and post them on forums and message boards to generate buzz for the new product.

By the time they got to the top, the packaging was nearing completion. Boxes of 300-gram bags of bait were packed, and Qin Dahe stepped forward to begin checking the seals.

Once it felt about right, I opened the warehouse door and let everyone put the bait inside.

The black bear sat down again when it saw him coming; otherwise, it would have definitely let out a howl.

After the goods were unloaded, Qin Dahe gathered the workers and began to speak.

"Everyone has been working very hard lately."

"I won't go on and on."

"Everyone should go to work an hour earlier tomorrow. Ten tons of potatoes will be delivered. This batch of snowflake flour needs to be ground into fine powder, so the workload is quite large."

"The weather forecast has already been released. It should rain and get cooler in a few days. We'll give everyone a couple of days off then."

"Thank you, Boss Qin."

"thank you boss."

Everyone was delighted to hear this. The factory paid well, but the work was tiring, and they were busy all day long.

The key is that the boss takes the lead and they can't slack off.

Now I can finally take a breather.

Qin Dahe said with a smile, "The shrimp powder was handled very well today. Keep it up to this standard from now on. When the factory makes money, I will be willing to pay out. Now you can go home."

He was too lazy to ramble on and on; there was no point in saying those polite words. He believed that only by leading by example could he motivate his employees.

After everyone packed their things, they went back. Qin Dahe led the black bear out and took it to the doghouse of the two little black dogs.

"Xiao Zhang, these two are yours now. Don't forget to feed them."

"Understood, Mr. Qin." Looking at the two little lumps of coal, he felt quite pleased.

After giving them instructions, I left, put the dog in the car, and sped home.

As soon as I got home, I saw my mother killing small fish.

The fried noodles were playing with the two kids, and now they looked utterly dejected, probably having been tortured quite a bit.

"Mom, if it doesn't work, just throw all the small fish to feed the chickens. It's not a hassle to clean them up."

The small fish were all caught along with the crab traps; Qin's father caught a lot of them every day.

"It's a real pity. This little Ang is so beautiful. We can freeze it and use it to stew tofu sometime when we're out of vegetables."

He pursed his lips, realizing that his family had never lacked vegetables, but he didn't dwell on the issue.

First, I'll go to the reservoir to install the fish basket. There are two big, lively carp in the car; I'll leave them there for now. "I'll sell them to anyone who wants carp; I caught them this afternoon."

"Okay, go help Yan'er's mother cook. She still doesn't know how to cook those shrimp."

"Oh." I checked the time; it was already 5:30. Why hadn't Yanyan gotten off work yet?

I made a phone call, and it turned out that a batch of corn was being delivered to the warehouse today, and they were working overtime.

Upon learning that there were shrimp at home, she immediately said she would cook them spicy and would be back in half an hour.

"Okay, I'll go make it for you." She turned around and went to the kitchen to start preparing the side dishes.

Spicy shrimp needs plenty of chili peppers and dried Sichuan peppercorns to taste good. Served with cumin powder after cooking, it tastes absolutely amazing.

However, Qin's mother and the others didn't cook very well, so you had to prepare the side dishes yourself.

I chopped some onions and started peeling garlic cloves, while my mother-in-law kept asking about things at the factory.

"The bait production will be almost finished by the Lunar New Year, but Grandpa won't start making floats until next year."

"That's fine. It's not enough for him to just follow you around to collect his wages every day," the aunt said. "Just ask him to do any work you need, and he'll definitely help you."

"It's all public money, so I should take what I'm entitled to. I only own half of the shares now."

He talked without interfering with his work, and even cleaned the shrimp by the back while he was at it.

Frozen shrimp have a strong fishy smell; washing them after deveining them makes them much better.

He was busy when another call came in. Now that he's a boss, he gets a lot of phone calls every day.

The call was from Kurokawa, asking him about the sale of the cable kit.

He put down his work, leaving the rest to his mother-in-law, and took the phone to the yard.

Fuji is preparing to enter the Chinese market. Dahe Fishing Tackle's sales outlets are increasing daily, and its sales capabilities are quite strong.

Currently, most imported fishing lines in China are sold through department stores, but sales volume is not high.

The Pearl River Delta has so many imported fishing gear because of the tax exemption policy in the special economic zone. Other places don't have this policy, and imported fishing gear in Shanghai is much more expensive than in the Pearl River Delta.

Qin Dahe pondered for a moment and then said, "Mr. Kurokawa, in the early stages, we should focus on sub-systems. It would be even better if we could customize them."

"A softer, more durable string is what I need right now."

"Can't the Dao series cable sets be sold?" Kurokawa was a little surprised.

"It's too expensive. Nobody's buying the main line, which costs more than a dollar per meter," Qin Dahe explained with a wry smile.

The main line is the main line, and the sub-line is the leader line. For the sake of the catch, people may be willing to buy a leader line that costs one dollar per meter, but most people definitely cannot afford a main line that costs ten dollars.

Cable sets are consumables; if they're too expensive, they simply can't be sold.

"Custom development might be more expensive."

"I have to pay for the customization fee?" Qin Dahe said with a dark face. "We'll create a series of lines to capture the market in the early stages. Even if Toray comes along later, they won't be able to replace Fuji's position."

Toray currently only has a joint venture synthetic fiber company in Nantong, and it doesn't officially sell fishing lines in China. Well, it seems that even after 20 years, it still hasn't officially entered the domestic market; all the lines are imported through foreign trade.

As a world-leading materials giant, it has firmly established itself in the high-end market even without entering the domestic market.

Especially those who frequent black pits, they all use Toray fishing line.

"Then why not just sell raw silk?" Kurokawa was afraid of being held accountable when he got back.

"Your original silk is even better than Toray's?" Qin Dahe retorted.

(End of this chapter)