Although jellyfish are not rare, they are very difficult to farm, and every year they migrate to the East Sea from the deep sea at irregular intervals. Sometimes, they can't be found in the sea for several consecutive years, while at other times, there are so many jellyfish by the seaside that they can't be counted. Therefore, the price of jellyfish has always fluctuated greatly. In the past two years, jellyfish in the East Sea have almost disappeared, making their price extremely high. Unscrupulous merchants often use jellyfish to deceive consumers. The price of jellyfish is about 30 yuan per kilogram, while jellyfish are only 1 yuan per kilogram. The head of a jellyfish has color, while jellyfish are colorless. According to the words of the leader of the Hai Long group, tens of thousands of jellyfish would weigh several dozen tons. After hanging up the phone, Liu Yong'an immediately gathered his brothers to stop training and relayed Hai Long's words to Li Guohui. Hearing that it was arranged by Hai Long, Li Guohui had no choice but to agree.
After hanging up the phone, Hai Long called Wang Haisheng, who specializes in seafood business. This man is a resident of the wealthy district, once reaching the peak of his life with assets in the hundreds of millions. However, a failed business deal sent him to the lowest point of his life. In recent years, he has relied on introductions from old friends to specialize in the seafood business. All the seafood for the large restaurants in Donghai City is supplied through him, making him a middleman merchant. He can earn several hundred thousand yuan a year, and sometimes even over a million, but compared to the past, the difference is too great. Wang Haisheng has resigned himself to his fate, content to live a stable life.
Since seeing a large group of jellyfish on TV heading towards the East Sea, Wang Haisheng, who deals in seafood, couldn't sit still. He continuously gathered information and inquired about the direction of the jellyfish. Farmed jellyfish are already priced at 20 yuan per kilogram, and such a large batch of wild jellyfish, if sold on the market, would certainly fetch a much higher price. The quantity looks to be several dozen tons, and if this deal goes through, the profit would be at least a million yuan.
Although he put in a lot of effort to gather information, the news of the jellyfish has been untraceable since two days ago. He thought someone had already acquired the jellyfish before him, but when he inquired with the fishermen, they said they couldn't find the jellyfish. Two days ago, for some reason, the jellyfish all sank to the bottom of the sea and stopped swimming on the surface. A single net could only catch a few jellyfish, and the sea bottom was full of coral reefs, making it impossible to cast the net. Someone jumped into the sea to observe the movement of the jellyfish but was stung by a two-meter-long jellyfish tentacle and is still in the hospital. This has deterred anyone from daring to go into the sea to search, and the jellyfish have completely disappeared.
This morning, Old Wang came to the seaside early to wait for news from the fishermen. Not only was Old Wang worried, but the fishermen were also anxious. A good opportunity to make money had disappeared, and no one was happy about it.
The people by the sea were all old acquaintances. Old Wang has been collecting seafood in this area for several decades, and no fisherman doesn't know him. After greeting everyone, an older fisherman asked, "Old Wang, do you have any news about that group of jellyfish? Did some other fishing village catch them all? If that's the case, you should have given us a heads-up. We've been out to sea for several days now, and we've spent tens of thousands of yuan on fuel."
Old Wang shook his head and said with a bitter face, "Do you doubt my character? I'm already worried sick about this. I just hope this matter ends quickly. Even if I don't get the jellyfish, I don't want to worry about it anymore. Where did those jellyfish go?"
Old Wang's son is graduating from university this year and getting married. He has just spent a large sum of money on his son's job, and now he needs to buy a house for his son. In Donghai City, where land is so valuable, it costs at least 2 million yuan to buy a decent house. If he only pays the down payment, Old Wang has no problem, but he doesn't want his son to lose face in front of his in-laws. Buying a house with a loan is out of the question, so he decided to pay the full amount in one go. However, he still needs to renovate the house and buy furniture. He thought this business deal would earn him several hundred thousand yuan, making his financial situation more comfortable, but the sudden disappearance of the jellyfish has left him very worried.
When Wang Haisheng saw Hai Long's call, he thought Hai Long was finally able to continue selling crabs. The supply of crabs had been cut off for over ten days, and Wang Haisheng was very anxious. After answering the call, he said anxiously, "Brother, do you finally have crabs? I'm really worried."
"Um..." Hai Long was speechless and said dejectedly, "No crabs, but jellyfish will do, right?"
Wang Haisheng jumped up and said, "Brother, do you know where there are jellyfish? Tell me quickly."
Hai Long said, "Send your truck to the port of the small fishing village. Come before noon, the sooner the better. Jellyfish don't keep well, and they won't be fresh if you come late."
After ending the call, Hai Long transferred his soul to the body of the Dragon King and observed the scene on the sea. The tide was rising quickly, but it would take about an hour to reach the Dragon King's lair. Hai Long wasn't worried about time, as his subordinates would definitely arrive at the scene before the tide reached the shipyard, even with tens of thousands of jellyfish approaching his lair with the tide.
Indeed, as Hai Long had expected, after Liu Yong'an hung up the phone, he immediately called his brothers to get up. At 16 or 17 years old, they were in the prime of their health, and the effects of alcohol had worn off overnight. After a quick wash, they set off in their boats towards the coordinates specified by Hai Long.
The abandoned shipyard was not far from the fishing village, and it only took about 20 minutes to get there.
Perhaps the long wait had made the two giant jellyfish impatient, and they kept moving closer to the Dragon King. However, the tide limited their speed, and without the tide, the two jellyfish couldn't approach Hai Long.
After about ten more minutes, feeling a movement in his body, Hai Long transferred his soul back to his body and found his phone ringing. It was a call from Liu Yong'an. After answering, Liu Yong'an said, "Boss, 24 brothers with five boats have arrived at the abandoned shipyard. We are 500 meters away from the shipyard. What should we do next?"
Hai Long told Liu Yong'an, "Line up the five boats and cast the nets directly towards the abandoned shipyard. The jellyfish are right here. Tell the brothers to work hard. If we catch more than 100 tons, each person will get a 10,000 yuan bonus." For Hai Long, the jellyfish were already his mortal enemies, and he had to kill them to sleep peacefully. Since they wouldn't let him live, he would make sure they all died.
After Liu Yong'an relayed Hai Long's words to everyone, the enthusiasm of the group soared. Each boat had a maximum carrying capacity of 30 tons, and if the jellyfish were abundant, they could load 150 tons. A 10,000 yuan bonus was a huge incentive. The four team leaders looked at each other, and Liu Yong'an provocatively said, "The team that catches the least will drink a bottle of white wine at the celebration dinner tonight. What do you think?"
The other three had no objections, and they exchanged glances and teased each other. Seeing their boats ready, they immediately set off, determined to be the first to reach the destination.
From the time Hai Long called Liu Yong'an to when Liu Yong'an and the others arrived at the location, it only took an hour. The tide had just reached the shipyard, but it would take some time to reach the conditions for the jellyfish to move. The two giant jellyfish were less than 30 meters away, their large umbrella-like bodies floating on the surface, and their tentacles waving continuously. Looking up, the Dragon King saw that Liu Yong'an and the others had already cast their nets into the sea and were heading towards the abandoned shipyard. Hai Long calculated the time, and just before the one-minute mark, he controlled the Dragon King to stick out his tongue at the two giant jellyfish, mocking them. Seeing the Dragon King's insolent behavior, the two jellyfish became even more enraged. Suddenly, one of the giant jellyfish used its tentacles to pick up several jellyfish and threw them at Hai Long. This action startled Hai Long, as one of the thrown jellyfish was about two meters long. If he was stung, he would surely be poisoned to death. Fortunately, the thrown jellyfish didn't cooperate and clung to the giant jellyfish before being thrown, so they didn't fly very far and were carried back into the sea by the water. Just as the giant jellyfish was about to throw more jellyfish at the Dragon King, the sound of boat engines and cheers came from behind. The two giant jellyfish turned around and saw dozens of people on five medium-sized fishing boats cheering and rushing towards them. Several dozen meters away, the fishing boats quickly spread out, and a large net was cast, forming a semi-circular encirclement, slowly moving closer.
From being hunters to being hunted, the two jellyfish were momentarily confused. But with years of experience escaping from fishermen's nets, they knew they had to run. If they ran too late, they might end up as human food.
Although it would take another ten minutes for the two jellyfish to reach the Dragon King's lair and control their kind to kill the Dragon King, they knew they couldn't escape the human nets. Revenge could wait, and there was no need to lose their lives here. After thinking it through, the two giant jellyfish angrily waved their tentacles at the Dragon King and sank into the sea, fleeing.
The two jellyfish had never thought that fishermen would come to this place to fish. Due to their incorrect command, the jellyfish gathered in large numbers, making it easy for Liu Yong'an and the others to catch most of them in the net. Only a small number of jellyfish, under the command of the two giant jellyfish, escaped by clinging to the coral on the sea bottom. Seeing the giant jellyfish flee in a panic, Hai Long couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Unfortunately, Hai Long couldn't immediately join Liu Yong'an and the others to share in their joy, as he had promised Hu Jing to go to class. Reluctantly, he returned to school. As he approached the classroom, he saw Hu Jing, dressed in a light yellow outfit, standing at the stairs, watching the people passing by.
Hai Long couldn't help but feel lucky. "Wow, this girl is really serious. I just casually agreed, and she actually waited at the stairs to see if I would come to class. If I didn't come, she might not talk to me for days." He quickly ran to Hu Jing and said with a smile, "Were you waiting for me? I promised, so I had to come." Hai Long felt justified in his arrogance because he had indeed come to class. Seeing Hai Long's good behavior, Hu Jing said approvingly, "You know what's good for you." Then she turned around and headed back to the classroom.
Back in the classroom, Hai Long called Liu Yong'an and asked, "Yong'an, how did it go?"
Liu Yong'an excitedly replied, "Boss, every boat is overloaded. The least loaded boat has 31 tons, and the most loaded is mine, with about 35 tons. The boats are almost at the waterline. Ha ha." Liu Yong'an, confident in his skills, had overloaded the boat by 5 tons.
Hai Long laughed and said, "I'll throw a celebration dinner tonight. We'll celebrate properly. There's someone at the village entrance who will buy the jellyfish. Just give them to him. I've already talked about the price, and he'll transfer the money directly to my account. After delivering the jellyfish, continue training. I'll come back tonight, and we'll celebrate."
Liu Yong'an nodded.
Wang Haisheng and Hai Long had already agreed on a price of 20 yuan per kilogram for the jellyfish. Wang Haisheng would only earn a small profit, and he was very grateful that Hai Long thought of him first, so he decided to buy the jellyfish at a very high price.
However, Wang Haisheng never expected the quantity of jellyfish to be so large, a total of 162 tons, worth 3.24 million yuan. Fortunately, Wang Haisheng had enough money on hand and immediately transferred it to Hai Long.
Seeing the balance in his bank account jump from over 200,000 yuan to over 3.4 million yuan, Hai Long was overjoyed. His luck was really good. He was short on money, and the giant jellyfish turned out to be his good friend, providing exactly what he needed. This way, he could not only fund the mothers of his brothers for a trip abroad but also buy cars for everyone.
Hai Long estimated that the giant jellyfish would not dare to trouble him for a while, as they were now vulnerable to being caught by fishermen. They would likely have to hide in the underwater canyon and wait for a better opportunity.
At noon, Hai Long told Hu Jing that he had some family matters to attend to and couldn't accompany her. Hu Jing, understanding, let him go and handle his family matters without holding him back.
Gratefully, Hai Long immediately took a taxi to the small fishing village and found his brothers returning to the village with Li Guohui, preparing to eat.
Seeing Hai Long, Li Guohui couldn't help but marvel at how quickly Hai Long had made money. In just two hours, Hai Long had earned over 3 million yuan. If Li Guohui didn't have an injured leg, he might have considered robbing Hai Long, as it was so enviable. This made Li Guohui no longer question why Hai Long had hired him as a coach.
Hai Long loudly announced that the 3.2 million yuan earned from this deal would be used to buy equipment for the brothers. He said, "Brothers, the money we earned is thanks to everyone's hard work. I'll give each of you 50,000 yuan to send your families to Sanya for a trip at the end of the year as a company benefit." The group cheered, as 24 people meant a total expenditure of 1.2 million yuan.
Hai Long made a gesture to calm everyone down. After the cheering subsided, he said, "The remaining 2 million yuan, I'll use to buy cars for you. We'll get Mercedes-Benz SUVs, one for each team. What do you think?"
The group had never imagined that Hai Long would be so generous, buying them Mercedes-Benz SUVs. Although five people would share each car, it was still a Mercedes-Benz, and Hai Long had spent all his money on them, keeping none for himself.
Even Li Guohui, as an observer, couldn't help but think that if he were Hai Long's subordinate, he would be willing to die for Hai Long. Such a boss was incredibly generous.
Since it was only half a month until New Year's Day, Li Guohui told Hai Long that the price of cars would drop after New Year's, so there was no need to rush. Hai Long followed the advice and let the group continue training, then went to the abandoned shipyard alone to continue training with the Dragon King's electric shock method.
From that day on until just before New Year's, Hai Long went to school every day for Hu Jing, slept during class, had dinner