About an hour and a half later.
Yang Hongtao, driving his newly purchased Deep-sea fishing vessel at full throttle, arrived at the Seafood Exchange Pier in Beihai City with Yang Fan and the two massive lobsters.
This Seafood Exchange Pier was the largest seafood trading hub in Beihai.
Nearly all seafood hauled in by deep-sea fishing vessels from Beihai was delivered here first.
Even seafood caught by fishermen from nearby county towns and Internet-famous fishing villages would eventually end up here, brought in by seafood vendors from all over.
After docking the boat and finding a spot, Yang Hongtao grabbed a large foam box and led Yang Fan down a familiar path.
Naturally, the two massive lobsters were kept inside that foam box.
A few minutes later, the two arrived at a row of vendor stalls.
This area was specifically designated for selling shrimp and crab—nearly every stall here specialized in them.
Yang Hongtao had arranged to meet several big restaurant buyers here to inspect the lobsters.
Sure enough, just as they arrived, a man quickly approached and greeted Yang Hongtao.
"Young Yang! Where are those two over-three-pound lobsters? Hurry up and let Old Li have a look!"
This middle-aged man, who introduced himself as Old Li, was one of the contacts Yang Hongtao had just called.
He was a procurement agent for a very well-known seafood restaurant in the city, specializing in buying fresh premium catches.
"Boss Li, no rush—I've contacted a few other bosses too,"
Yang Hongtao said with a cheerful grin.
"What? You contacted others too?"
Old Li's face fell instantly. "Young Yang, we've done business together before. Don't you know what kind of man I am? If you've got good seafood, I'll always offer you the most honest price! Why bring in others?"
"Haha, I know you're fair, Boss Li, but the stuff I brought today isn't your run-of-the-mill seafood. It's Premium seafood! Of course, I had to invite a few more bosses—let the best price win!"
Yang Hongtao chuckled, completely unapologetic.
Being in the fishing trade every day, he knew exactly how these seafood merchants operated.
As the saying goes, "There's no honest business in business."
If there's no competition, no matter how good the seafood is, these guys would come up with every excuse to lowball the price.
And the pair of lobsters Yang Fan had caught were the kind of top-tier catches that seafood merchants would fight tooth and nail for.
If he didn't call a few more in, how was he going to get a good price?
"Alright then..."
Old Li shrugged in defeat.
When he first heard over the phone that Yang Hongtao had two three-to-four-pound lobsters, he was beyond excited.
His original plan had been to offer a lowball price and close the deal fast.
But now that he knew other buyers were involved, he could forget about squeezing the price.
While they were still chatting—
Several other men arrived in succession, greeting Yang Hongtao.
All of them were seafood buyers for big-name restaurants in the city, the very same people he had contacted earlier.
Once everyone was present, Yang Hongtao and Yang Fan exchanged a glance—Yang Fan gave a slight nod and smile.
Yang Hongtao then opened the foam box.
"Whoa! These are the real deal!"
"A pair of lobsters this size—now that's rare!"
"Still kicking strong too—clearly caught not long ago!"
The moment the merchants laid eyes on the two massive, lively lobsters inside the box, their eyes lit up.
Premium seafood like this was the kind of catch that money couldn't easily buy.
"Gentlemen, you've seen the goods—absolutely top-tier!"
"I've already weighed them: the larger one is 4.2 pounds, the smaller is 3.5 pounds."
"These two were just caught by my buddy—less than three hours out of the water. Give me your best offers—highest bidder wins!"
After everyone had inspected the lobsters, Yang Hongtao grinned and made the announcement.
"I'll offer 120,000 yuan for the pair! 70k for the big one, 50k for the smaller!"
Old Li, the first merchant to arrive, quickly placed a bid—trying to beat the others to it.
But as soon as he said that—
A middle-aged man next to him scoffed, "Heh, Old Li, you're playing dirty. You think you can take this pair of premium lobsters for just 120,000? Yang, I'll offer 150,000!"
"Old Wang, 150k's still too low—I'll offer 160,000!"
"I'll go 170,000!"
"180,000!"
"200,000!"
Once the bidding started, the merchants began undercutting each other like madmen, desperate to win.
In no time, the offer shot up to 200,000 yuan!
The bidder was a fat seafood merchant with a big belly and deep pockets—he clearly meant business.
As soon as he threw out the 200k figure, the room fell silent.
The sheer momentum behind the offer crushed the competition.
The others didn't dare bid higher—not right away.
At that level, even if they managed to resell it, the profit margins would be razor thin.
Off to the side, Yang Hongtao was grinning so hard his face was about to split.
Even though the lobsters weren't technically his, he was thrilled for his buddy.
As for Yang Fan—the actual owner—aside from mild surprise, he wasn't too excited.
After all, he was a man with the Dragon Pearl.
With his current underwater abilities, the ocean might as well be his private Dantian—an endless source of power and treasure.
In the future, what kind of Premium seafood couldn't he find?
So, what if it was a 200,000 yuan catch?
No big deal.
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