Super Zoo

Chapter 194 Capturing the Market (Seven Updates)

Baldy wasn't dumb; hearing what Suming said, he immediately grasped his meaning.

The new boss was planning to take over the personal network resources left by Zhou Jin and continue doing business with those out-of-town partners of Zhou Jin's, while immediately seizing the local fishery market in Yangchuan City.

Obtaining the rights to the reservoir was only the visible profit and could even be said to not be the greatest gain.

The real significance lay in eliminating Zhou Jin, the tycoon of the Yangchuan City fishery market, leading to a power vacuum in the fishery market in a short time. It turned into an undefended piece of cake, and as long as one acted quickly, one could rapidly seize the market without the need to slowly encroach upon it as would be required under normal circumstances.

Furthermore, Zhou Jin's business partners were also important business resources. It took him almost twenty years to build up this business network, connecting with numerous out-of-town bosses and becoming business partners. Now, all these relationships had fallen into Suming's hands.

"Don't worry, Mr. Su, I'll head to the fish market right now to spread the word and then contact those out-of-town dealers. I guarantee everything will be done perfectly!" Baldy had just switched allegiance to Big Boss Su and needed to show his eagerness to prove himself, fearing that he would have no value to use. Hearing that Suming had tasks for him, he suddenly felt energized.

"There's no rush," Suming waved his hand, "Let me tell you how to handle this matter."

Baldy was slightly startled, unsure what Suming was plotting, but after listening carefully to Suming's detailed explanation, he couldn't help but give a big thumbs up: "Brilliant, Mr. Su, you're truly brilliant!"

"Stop with the flattery, I'm not a noble lady. Just get to work. I'm letting you know, that old bullying and dominating racket of yours, cut it down in the future. I am a legitimate businessman," Suming stated seriously.

The corner of Baldy's mouth twitched twice. He couldn't help thinking, 'A legitimate businessman, really? Zhou Jin, such a big hooligan, simply because he crossed you, his company went under and he died under mysterious circumstances in less than half a year. Does the world have such a legitimate businessman?'

But then again, Zhou Jin did indeed overdo many things in the past, angering the heavens and the people. His reputation was particularly bad among the common folks, especially those small-time fish peddlers, which was why it took him so many years to barely make it to a provisional committee member.

After saying this, Baldy put on a show of sighing, "Ah, our Mr. Su really went all out to ensure the people have a good New Year, even taking out the breeding fish and fry from Shuijun Lake."

In fact, Baldy was also a bit puzzled, how could Shuijun Lake produce so many fish, almost double the expected amount. But after he had started working with Suming, he had set a principle for himself: do whatever Mr. Su asks, don't ask what you shouldn't, don't say what you shouldn't, don't think what you shouldn't.

For someone like him, living in such a carefree and oblivious way was actually quite happy and relaxing. Discover stories with empire

"What about the price?" the sharp-eyed fishmongers finally asked the most crucial question.

There was no need for Baldy to suggest a price increase, the fishmongers themselves raised the price. Considering Seibel's phrase '100 points of premium ingredients,' it was only natural that these fish should cost more than ordinary ones.

Furthermore, despite Shuijun Lake's claim of providing four hundred tons of fish, relative to the entire market, it was still a bit insufficient, supply still fell short of demand, which according to market rules, would inevitably lead to a price increase.

After negotiating with the fishmongers in the market for an entire day, Baldy finally settled the order quantities and prices for each of them. The four hundred tons of fish were divided up, and the prices were not exorbitantly high, about 20% higher than the fish from the reservoir.

While Baldy was dealing with local fishmongers, Suming had brought other breeders from Yangchuan City and a group of bosses from other places to Huating Reservoir.

Huating Reservoir, with a water area of 28 square kilometers, resembles an upside-down gourd shape, the contracted area taken over from Zhou Jin was actually just the 'mouth of the gourd', approximately 2.5 square kilometers, less than four thousand mu of water surface.

The fish-farming density in the reservoir was much lower compared to fish ponds and Shuijun Lake, but such a large water area could still result in sales volumes in the tens of millions of Huaxia currency per year. If one had the capacity to take over the entire reservoir for aquaculture, even if it was just the four commonly farmed fish of the lowest economic value, the annual turnover could still reach several hundred million and even near a billion.

Of course, Suming didn't have the ability to do that now. Firstly, the investment was too large, and he didn't have wide enough sales channels to sell all the fish; secondly, the policy didn't allow it. The government built the reservoir mainly for flood prevention and to supply water to the city's water plants, not for fish farming.

A few days ago, through Baldy, Suming contacted each of Zhou Jin's former business partners one by one, inviting them to Yangchuan City, to discuss future cooperation with other local breeders. These people included those who supplied fish fry and feed to the reservoir, as well as those who purchased fish in bulk, and some bosses who couldn't make it sent their representatives.