Changping County had nearly one-third of the coastline in Sanshan City, and most of the abalone farming enterprises in the province were located here.
Xia Ruofei went to a few farms according to the information he found on the Internet, but he wasn't satisfied with any of them.
Most of these farms used intensive farming methods, and the quality of the abalones produced in this way was relatively low. The quality of the abalones produced in this way wasn't very good. Moreover, the variety of abalones they farmed was the variegated abalones from the southeast coast of Huaxia. Obviously, it wasn't in line with Xia Ruofei's high-quality product line.
When it was close to dusk, Xia Ruofei was ready to return to the farm after visiting this farm.
To be honest, Xia Ruofei didn't have much hope. After all, along the way, he found that the abalone farming in Changping County was very extensive and followed the general route. It wasn't easy to buy high-quality abalone seedlings.
However, when Xia Ruofei walked into this farm, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and reveal a look of interest.
This farm was also built by the sea, but it didn't have floating platforms like other farms. It also didn't have a factory. Although this kind of factory farming took up a small area and had a high output, the quality of the abalones produced was very low.
At a glance, there were only a few small buoys on the nearby sea surface. In the distance, there were a few layers of isolation nets. A few small fishing boats were operating on the sea surface, and it looked very peaceful.
Xia Ruofei knew at a glance that this farm was using a method that imitated wild farming. He immediately became interested.
Now, Xia Ruofei was concerned about the variety of abalones raised in this farm, and whether they sold abalone seedlings to the outside world.
Just as Xia Ruofei was looking around with interest, a young man walked over and asked, "Sir, what can I do for you?"
"Oh! I came over to take a look. "Xia Ruofei smiled and asked," Is your boss here? I want to buy some abalone seedlings. "
The dark-skinned young man grinned and extended his hand to Xia Ruofei. "Hello, let's get to know each other. I'm Tian Gang, the boss of this abalone farm. What's your surname, sir? "
Xia Ruofei was a little surprised as he looked at Tian Gang and smiled. "My surname is Xia. Boss Tian is very young!"
"So it's Boss Xia, nice to meet you! What kind of abalone seedlings do you want? "Tian Gang asked with a smile.
Xia Ruofei said, "To be honest, Mr. Tian, I went to a few farms today, but I wasn't satisfied with them …"
Tian Gang curled his lips and said, "Boss Xia, I know a few of the farms around here very well. Most of them use intensive cage farming, and the taste of the abalones they raise is getting worse year by year. The price is also dropping. This kind of shortsighted approach has ruined the whole industry..."
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "So Mr. Tian's farm is different from theirs?"
"Of course!" Tian Gang said proudly, "My farm has always been an imitation of wild farming, or even a semi-free-range farming. Although the farming cycle is long and the risks are relatively high, and once there is a typhoon or other bad weather, we may lose everything, the quality of the abalones raised this way is the highest! The taste is not much different from that of wild abalones. "
Xia Ruofei nodded approvingly and said, "Mr. Tian, I agree with your philosophy very much! You can't follow the trend in anything. Only by doing the best can you become a leader in an industry! "
Tian Gang suddenly had a feeling of regret that he hadn't met him earlier. He said happily, "It seems that great minds think alike!"
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Mr. Tian's farm is indeed different from the others. I just don't know what kind of abalones you have. My requirements are quite high! "
Tian Gang said without hesitation, "Boss Xia, you should have heard of the three major abalones, right? Although I personally don't have any good feelings about the Japanese, I have to admit that the abalones in Japan are very good. They are recognized as the best abalones production area over there! The three major abalones are all produced in Japan. They are the net abalone, Jibin abalone, and Wo ma abalone. The dried abalones used in the high-end restaurants in Hong Kong are almost all produced in Japan. "
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "So, Mr. Tian's farm is importing one of the three major abalones in the world?"
Tian Gang nodded proudly and said, "My farm is full of net abalones and Jibin abalones imported from Japan. If Boss Xia wants to buy abalone seedlings … I can also provide purebred net abalone seedlings. The seedlings are also specially imported from Japan. They are of pure blood, and they are all bred in imitation of wild abalones! "
Xia Ruofei nodded in his heart.
His ideal abalone species was net abalone. On one hand, the people in Hong Kong loved this species, so it would be easier to sell them in the future. On the other hand, net abalone had the least number of heads among the three major abalones, so it was easy to raise two-headed abalones or even one-headed abalones.
Xia Ruofei thought for a moment and asked, "Mr. Tian, can I take a look at your net abalone seedlings first?"
"No problem!" Tian Gang said with a smile. "But we are all bred in imitation of wild abalones offshore. If Boss Xia wants to take a look, you will have to take a fishing boat with me."
"Okay!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile. "I will also take a look at Mr. Tian's farm."
Tian Gang enthusiastically took Xia Ruofei along the path of the farm to the seaside. There was a small dock here. Tian Gang called out to Xia Ruofei and they jumped onto a small fishing boat together.
Tian Gang signaled to the fisherman, who immediately started the engine and drove the small fishing boat toward the aquaculture area.
The aquaculture area was located in the shallow sea, and the whole area was surrounded by nets. The small fishing boat drove in through an opening and stopped at the position of a buoy.
Two fishermen reached out and felt under the buoy for a while. Then, they pulled together and carefully pulled up a rope.
Xia Ruofei found that there was a small reef hanging under the rope. The surface of the reef was densely covered with abalone seedlings. These abalone seedlings were the same as the abalone that Xia Ruofei usually saw, but they were only the size of a dollar coin and there were a lot of them.
If someone with trypophobia saw this, they would definitely have goosebumps all over their body.
Tian Gang said with a smile, "Actually, this is a simulated reef that we made with cement. But after being placed on the seabed for a while, the surface is covered with a layer of seaweed, so it looks no different from a real reef."
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "This is really eye-opening! If Mr. Tian didn't say it, I wouldn't have known that it was fake! It's really fake! "
Tian Gang said, "Boss Xia, this imitation of wild abalone farming is not easy. I also specially went to a big farm in Japan to learn about it. The cost of our breeding method is very high, and the risk of directly breeding in the offshore is also very high, so …"
Xia Ruofei said with a faint smile, "As long as the quality of the abalone seedlings is good, the price is negotiable!"
"Boss Xia is straightforward!" Tian Gang said happily. Then he pointed to the abalone seedlings on the simulated reef and said, "Boss Xia, the abalone seedlings here are from Chiba County in Japan. They can be said to be of the best quality. Please take a look. The bottom of the abalone seedlings is wide and flat, and the shell is pure dark brown. After opening it, you can clearly see the bead-like bottom of the abalone. This is definitely the most authentic Chiba net abalone!"
Xia Ruofei had always been inclined to import net abalones, so he had read a lot of information about Japanese net abalones on the Internet yesterday. He knew that Tian Gang was not fooling him. The quality of the net abalones here was indeed quite high.
After thinking for a while, Xia Ruofei said, "Mr. Tian, your abalone seedlings are good. I just don't know the price."
Tian Gang thought for a while and said, "Ordinary abalone seedlings are only one or two yuan per seedling. The cheaper ones are only a few cents, but Boss Xia also knows that our net abalone seedlings are of high quality and high cost, so …"
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Mr. Tian, you just need to give me a real price!"
Tian Gang gave him a thumbs up and said, "Boss Xia is straightforward! Then I won't beat around the bush. When I sell these net abalone seedlings to the outside world, it's 3.80 yuan per seedling. Boss Xia and I hit it off at first sight, and since Boss Xia is so straightforward, I'll sell it at 3.50 yuan per seedling! "
Before Xia Ruofei came, he had also learned about the relevant information. Tian Gang's price was indeed a little more expensive than the average price in the market. However, after considering the quality of the abalone seedlings, Xia Ruofei felt that it was still acceptable.
Of course, if it were an ordinary farmer who came to buy the seedlings, they might have to think about it. However, Xia Ruofei didn't have any concerns at all. These abalone seedlings were raised in the sea of space, so there was no need to worry about any risks. Moreover, it was foreseeable that they would grow better than the best water in the outside world. In the future, one abalone might be able to earn back the price of all the abalone seedlings. Therefore, Xia Ruofei didn't care about a little difference in price.
"No problem!" Xia Ruofei said, "Mr. Tian, how many abalone seedlings of this quality do you have?"
Hearing this, Tian Gang's eyes couldn't help but light up. It seemed that this was a big customer!
He hurriedly said, "I just sold a batch a few days ago. I estimate that there should be about eleven thousand seedlings left. Boss Xia, how many do you need?"
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "If they are all of the same quality, I want all of them!"
Tian Gang said happily, "Boss Xia, please rest assured! The abalone seedlings here are all of the same quality. There are farmers on Heron Island who specially come to me to stock up! "
"Okay, Mr. Tian, I hope to get the abalone seedlings as soon as possible!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile.
"I'll let the workers work overtime tonight. The abalone seedlings will be ready by noon tomorrow at the latest!" Tian Gang said without hesitation.
Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll come over at about 11: 30 tomorrow!"
After the two of them returned to the shore, Xia Ruofei paid a deposit of five thousand yuan according to the rules.
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