Chapter 1652: The Leader Arrives

Two people came, both middle-aged men with some years on them.

Ye Yaodong saw the two standing at the guard room from afar and introduced himself after walking over.

"Hello, I am Ye Yaodong, the person in charge of the factory and Dongsheng Fishery..."

"Hello, Boss, we are the local Marine Fishery Company. I am Jiang Dacheng, and he is Li Donghai."

Both sides politely said hello and shook hands.

"It's like this, we heard from workers yesterday that you caught a batch of tuna, and heard there's bluefin tuna and albacore tuna."

"Right, that's correct. Are you here for the tuna? Please come in, let's go to the office and sit down to talk."

Ye Yaodong smiled and welcomed them in, thinking to himself that it was just right; he could eat together at noon and taste the tuna.

In the morning, a fish had already been lifted out to thaw, but that dead Fatty hadn't come for half a day. He would call and urge him again in a bit.

Just as he invited them into the office to sit down, before the tea was brewed and the topic had unfolded, the landline rang.

"Hello, what's up, Dongzi? Calling me so early in the morning, I just woke up."

"Have a good thing for you."

Fatty had originally been yawning and picking eye boogers, but upon hearing this, he immediately became spirited, and his eyes cleared up.

"What good thing? Good brother, hurry up and say it."

"Do you want to eat bluefin tuna? If you want to eat, come over now. See if you need to bring special seasonings or materials. Come to my processing plant early, be quick, this village won't have this shop once it's passed."

"Eh? Tuna? Bluefin tuna, where did it come from?"

"Where else could it come from? Of course, I caught it. Come over quickly, I have guests waiting to eat lunch here, won't talk to you for now, I have to greet the guests."

"Damn, so you're not inviting me to eat, but calling me over to be a cook?"

"That's all for now."

Ye Yaodong didn't have time to banter with him; it was enough to make things clear.

After hanging up, he looked at the two with a smile again.

"It just so happens I took a bluefin tuna out to thaw this morning. My friend is coming over in a bit, he's a cook, I'll let him handle it, and everyone can stay for lunch."

The two looked at each other, and Jiang Dacheng smiled and said: "Then how embarrassing? That bluefin tuna is super expensive..."

"It's fine, it just so happens to be a coincidence. I originally planned to handle it at noon and let relatives and friends have a taste. Aren't you guys here to talk about the tuna? Let's chat slowly, it's just right to wait for the meal."

"It's also fortunate you came in time. I was calling all along, just preparing to go out to my friend's place after finishing the call. His relative is an overseas Chinese, and his family also has a large factory and has business dealings with the Aquatic Products Import and Export Company. I originally thought about going to find him."

"Since you came first, let's chat with you first, first come, first served. Come, let's drink some tea first, moisten our throats, it's still early before the meal."

Jiang Dacheng laughed. "Then let's talk about the tuna first. How many did Boss Ye catch in total? Do you know roughly how many jin?"

"244 bluefin tuna, they are half-grown fish, all one or two hundred jin, the biggest is only about 200 jin. There are also 372 albacore tuna, also half-grown fish, one is about thirty or forty jin. The specific weight still needs to be weighed. They were bled and frozen quickly after being caught, and weren't weighed, fearing it would delay time and affect the taste."

The other middle-aged man, Li Donghai, nodded. "Right, bluefin tuna is very precious, it must be frozen in a short time, otherwise it will affect the taste."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said: "Yes, that's right, so you came just in time, just right to taste the meat quality."

"Boss Ye is generous, a fish worth ten thousand is just killed like that. Then we'll be thick-skinned and have a taste. This is also a big business for you. If the price is right, our company also plans to purchase it."

"What price?"

"The price is hard to set now. We came to the door today to confirm if this matter is true, and if possible, to inspect the goods. We have to go back and hold a meeting to discuss it. After all, it's a multi-million order, this is no small amount."

"Sure, no problem. Just right after tasting it at noon, you can have something to discuss when you go back to hold a meeting, and something to say. I'll also cut a plate for you to pack and take back then. It's just that you have to be quick, because it's definitely not just your family that wants it. There are still three or four companies with export rights."

"Definitely, definitely. Then can we go take a look at the goods now?"

"I only brought three back, placed in the factory's cold storage, one was taken out to thaw, there are still two, let me take you to see them first."

After speaking, Ye Yaodong stood up and led them toward the cold storage, chatting about his fishing process and in which sea area he caught them while walking.

Mainly, they were also very curious about how he caught so many, as this kind of fish is usually in the outer ocean.

After lingering in the cold storage for quite a while, Ye Yaodong led them to the canteen to see the fish he had ordered people to lift over earlier.

Just right, Fatty rushed into the factory on his motorcycle in a fiery manner. He heard the movement of the motorcycle in the canteen.

"Coincidence, my friend is here, just right to let him come over to handle this fish, you guys can also watch."

"That's great, can also observe on the spot."

Ye Yaodong poked the fish. It had been lifted out to thaw early in the morning. It had only been two or three hours, so it was impossible for it to be completely thawed, but at least the skin had thawed, and the inside should still be hard. A bit of hardness was just right for slicing.

Fatty ran in, sweating profusely, after quite a while. "Dongzi, oh my mom, why did you hide here, making me ask everywhere."

"Isn't this waiting for you here? Hurry up, this fish is handed to you to handle, perform well for my guests."

Fatty panted heavily, walked slowly toward him, and also looked curiously at the two middle-aged men, asking in their dialect.

"Who are these two, and I have to perform for them?"

"People who want to buy my fish, help me handle this fish, we'll eat this fish at noon."

"This fish seems super expensive."

"Right, counting on this fish to sell for a big price, let me earn a big sum."

"Alright then."

After Fatty walked closer, he put down the tool bag he brought and poked the fish with his finger.

"Good fellow, this is bluefin tuna? It's quite big, enough to set a table."

Ye Yaodong said unhappily: "I'm going to sell this fish, it can set 10 tables at your place. Do you know how to handle it? Don't waste my good things."

"What kind of joke is that, Boss Fatty makes a move, there's nothing that can't be done. You tell me first how to eat it, so I can arrange how to use the knife."

"Sashimi for the belly meat, sashimi for part of the body meat, fish bones boiled with wine lees, fish head stewed in soup, fish tail fried and braised, fish meat stewed in wine, or you look at it and arrange it. You're the cook, you know better than me."

"Alright then."

Ye Yaodong was just about to have someone get him a knife, but he took out several knives of different shapes from his tool bag, making his eyes go straight.

"Damn, are you killing fish or killing people? Making it so scary, bringing so many knives when going out."

"Of course, these are the tools I use to eat, specially asked someone to forge a set. You specially told me to bring my own materials, of course I have to bring them. Who knows if you have them here, and if the knives are sharp."

Fatty even brought a whetstone, honed it a few times, and then gestured to use the knife.

"Boss, Boss..."

Ye Yaodong turned his head and saw it was the guard.

"Boss, the leader from the army is here. I thought you were in the office, so I led them to the office to sit."

Ye Yaodong lifted his foot to walk out, but then thought of the two guests, so he immediately stopped his steps and turned back to say.

"Sorry, the leader is here, I'll go greet them first. You guys watch here, I'll probably have to lead the leader over in a bit."

Jiang Dacheng asked suspiciously: "Army? Is it a Navy leader?"

"Right, excuse me for a moment."

"Alright, you go busy, we'll watch here."

Ye Yaodong ran toward his office.

Lin Guangyuan was brewing tea for the leader, and there was also a soldier he hadn't seen before inside.

"Hello Leader, sorry, I was in the canteen earlier, kept you waiting."

"Nothing to be sorry about, we just sat down too, Comrade Lin Guangyuan hasn't even brewed the tea yet."

"Hehe, the canteen is slaughtering bluefin tuna, does the leader want to go take a look? Before this, there were two people from the Marine Fishery Company who came over, and they are also over there watching the tuna slaughter."

"Oh? Then just right to go take a look."

"Alright."

Ye Yaodong couldn't care about talking to Lin Guangyuan, so he led the way for them first, and while walking, he took the opportunity to ask why he hadn't gone out to study yet.

"I thought you had already left here and gone for further studies, that's why I called the leader. Didn't expect you to still be here."

"It's also a coincidence, I'm leaving in two days, so I'm packing my luggage and handling procedures these two days."

"No wonder. Then let's all eat at my canteen at noon? It's almost noon too, the tuna is being processed, and it will be put in the pot after watching. It won't take an hour to be out of the pot."

Lin Guangyuan looked at the leader.

The leader nodded and smiled, saying: "Then I'll trouble Comrade Ye. Just right, let's try it first, so we'll know how to tell the canteen how to do it when we go back."

"This is simple, my friend is a cook. In a bit, after he finishes handling this fish, I'll have him handle the fish you want to take back together before you take it back."

"That's fine too."

"Then I'll have someone lift it out to thaw first, it will take two hours to lift it out and put it in water to thaw."

"Then I'll trouble Comrade Ye and your friend."

"Not troublesome, it's a convenient matter, he's used to it."

He spared no effort in taking on work for his friend. Anyway, handling one fish is handling, and handling two fish is handling. It just so happens to let Fatty perform together.

Fatty was skillfully handling the fish when he saw Ye Yaodong leading 4 people over. He raised his head and greeted with a smile.

"Hello Leader, oh my, Ah Yuan has matured, right?"

"Hello Uncle Fatty."

"Good, good..."

Ye Yaodong also introduced the two comrades from the Marine Fishery Company to the leader, and also introduced the leader to them.

As for the position, he wouldn't say it. Anyway, the bars and stars on the shoulders, people definitely see them more clearly than he does.

The two were stunned and surprised to shake hands with the leader, and after shaking hands, they flattered the leader and chatted.

He took advantage of this gap to greet the two and help him lift another tuna from the freezer.

"Fatty, after eating lunch, help me kill another one."

Fatty just happened to finish separating the fish meat and fish bones. He raised his head and glared at Ye Yaodong, the knife in his hand chopping onto the round cutting board.

"Damn it, did you call me here to eat or to kill? I'm a boss now! Not your dedicated cook!"

"Then is Boss Fatty willing to help the leader handle a tuna?"

Fatty's widened eyes immediately retracted, his face piled up with a Maitreya Buddha-like smile again, and he hurriedly pulled the knife out of the wooden board.

"Oh my, handling it for the leader, that's a must. How could I not be willing? That's my honor, I couldn't ask for it even if I wanted to. I'd kill fish for the leader for a lifetime."

Although the leader didn't understand their dialect, he could understand the expression. He also smiled and said: "I'll trouble this comrade."

"Not troublesome, not troublesome, it's what I should do. After handling this fish, I'll handle it for the leader."

Ye Yaodong interrupted: "Can't handle it now, it's still in the freezer and hasn't been lifted out. It will take two hours to lift it out and put it in water to thaw. You wait a bit, cook this fish first, then handle the second one."

Fatty bit his back teeth and agreed with a smile.

During the time he watched Fatty handle the fish, Ye Yaodong simply sent people to call Xiang Hui and Lin Ji over to eat together.

Sending one alone as a gift also felt a bit heavy, but he couldn't just cut a piece of fish meat to send, and they might not know how to handle it. It would be better to call them over to eat together.

Other friends were all at sea and didn't know when they would return, so they were destined not to have this treat. In a bit, he would just let Fatty keep a little bit of the ingredients.

By the way, at the dinner table, he could also chat with Xiang Hui about companies with export rights. He definitely knew them like the back of his hand and could also bridge the gap for him, giving the two people from the Marine Fishery Company on the side a sense of crisis.

And with the Navy leader present, he could also demonstrate his strength from the side!

Just watching the two people from the Marine Fishery Company on the side fawning over the leader, he probably knew that as long as the fish was fresh and there were no problems in a bit, this business should be able to succeed.

As for the price, he definitely had to negotiate with them. Pulling in other companies with export rights could also give them a sense of crisis.

The leader watched for a while and then said to Ye Yaodong: "Comrade Ye's factory is getting better and better. Can you take me to visit the workshop? By the way, I'll also take a look at how the retired soldiers sent over are doing here."

"Of course, anyway, it's still early before the meal, I'll take you to wander around the workshop first. A portion of the retired soldiers are still fishing at sea, I also transported cargo back yesterday. But I also brought a boatload of people back, I'll go have someone call those who are free to come over, also salute the leader, and chat with you."

He was just worrying about not having a chance to perform. It just so happened to let these retired soldiers come over to chat with the leader and talk about the welfare and treatment he gave.

The 13th-month salary for the New Year, and this wave of doubled wages hadn't reached the leader's ears yet.

Doing good deeds, of course, must reach the heavens. Originally, it was also done for the leader to see. ===== CHAPTER 1653 =====