Sihwa was skeptical of Zhang Zian's words. Zhang Zian's performance and the old decoration of the bathroom gave her a poor feeling. Could he guarantee that the whales would not be killed by China's fishing boats after entering China's exclusive economic zone?
Zhang Zian was very confident because China did not have a tradition of eating whale meat, and the other parts of the whale were not worth killing even if it was illegal.
Many animals in China were on the verge of extinction due to the expansion of human activities, but since ancient times, Chinese people had always been wary of hunting super-large animals, especially huge whales. Sometimes they were even thought to be the incarnation of the Dragon King, and they rarely took the initiative to kill them. How many fishermen who made a living in the vast sea didn't have some small superstitions? It was common practice to sacrifice three animals to the sea before going out to sea and ask the Dragon King to bless their safety.
In another two months, it would be the fishing moratorium in China. At that time, the whales would be safer on China's coastline.
Perhaps it was the whale's sad song that kept coming, but Sihwa had no other choice but to bite the bullet. She opened her red lips slightly and silently sang a song.
Zhang Zian didn't realize that she was singing at first because he couldn't hear any sound at all. He could only see her lips opening and closing in a small range. She was probably singing with low-frequency sound waves that were inaudible to the human ear, and only low-frequency sound waves could travel thousands of kilometers.
He waited patiently for a while. Sihwa's silent singing seemed to have no intention of stopping, but Fina's stomach was not interested in waiting. It kept urging him to hurry and get lunch.
The ability of low-frequency sound waves to carry information was extremely poor. She needed a long time to sing to transmit the limited information thousands of miles away, and the transmission of sound waves took time. Even if the whales got the message and immediately swam here, with the whales' long-distance migration speed of 15 kilometers per hour, even if they swam day and night, it would still take two or three days to get close to the coastline of China — provided that the whales were really in Korean waters, and not in the Japanese waters or the Russian Far East waters.
So whether or not Sihwa's singing had any effect, it would take at least two or three days to see.
Zhang Zian still had a lot of things to do that day. He had to look at and buy a car, go to the building materials market to customize an aquarium tank, and go to the professional market to look for a suitable water cooler.
Sea creatures not only needed heating rods to warm up, but they also needed cooling down in hot weather, especially the Sea Angel and Tiger Whelk that Zhang Zian had brought back from Germany. They both lived in low-temperature waters that were close to zero degrees Celsius. The upcoming spring and summer in Binhai City would allow them to cool down at any time.
The price of the chiller ranged from one or two thousand to tens of thousands. It was divided into the air-cooled model and the water-cooled model. It was a necessary equipment for aquariums.
If you didn't have a high requirement for temperature changes, you could also go to the secondhand market to buy an outdoor air conditioner and modify it into an air-cooled water chiller. This would save you money. Most aquariums did this.
However, Zhang Zian did not dare to do so. He only had two Sea Angels. If he lost one, he would not be able to breed them. If something happened, he would be heartbroken!
The Sea Angel was a signboard used to attract business. It was probably not sold in any other pet shop in the world. He hadn't figured out how to price it, but it would definitely be expensive. He wouldn't sell it easily. He had to make sure that the buyer could keep it alive.
Selling Sea Angels alone was not enough. He had to have a large quantity of regular sea creatures. He hadn't thought about where to get these sea creatures. Maybe he would have to go to the fish market.
The dog market in Binhai City was very large. There were also fish sellers in the dog market, but the fish sold in the dog market were the most common and low-grade fish. If you really wanted better fish, you would have to go to the fish market.
Saltwater fish were the same as freshwater fish. The price was also different. The more high-end the saltwater fish, the more the owner was willing to spend a lot of money to create a comfortable and quiet space for them. Therefore, people who raised high-end saltwater fish were often not short of money. The price of a set of equipment was enough to buy a high-quality Ragdoll cat.
If the space occupied by the aquarium tank was taken into account, and considering the current high housing prices, a large aquarium tank in the downtown area of a first-tier city was worth at least 100,000 yuan!
This was different from raising cats and dogs. Cats and dogs didn't need their own space, so it was much easier and cheaper to raise them than saltwater fish.
In an aquarium tank that was worth 100,000 yuan, the fish couldn't be too shabby, right? Otherwise, relatives and friends would come over to take a look.
According to professional statistics, in China's pet market, cats and dogs accounted for 90% of the market share. This was absolutely true.
Aquarium pets seemed to only take up a fraction of the market share, almost negligible. However, this statistics was only for ordinary families, and did not include enterprises, institutions, and business groups.
That's right!
It was impossible to raise cats and dogs in the offices of legitimate enterprises and government agencies, but it was completely possible to raise fish in a fish tank!
In the lobby of hotels, one or a few fish tanks could often be seen, with maps, silver dragons, or other high-end fish in them, adding a touch of elegance to the hotel.
In addition, in addition to cultivating one's character, raising fish also had an important function, which was to harmonize feng shui.
People who didn't like cats wouldn't raise cats.
People who didn't like dogs wouldn't raise dogs.
People who didn't like fish might raise fish, because cats and dogs couldn't harmonize feng shui, but fish could.
Owners obviously didn't like fish, but they would raise a tank of fish at home or in a good feng shui location in their workplace. It seemed peaceful and peaceful, but in fact, they were secretly plotting to get promoted and make a fortune. This was the reason for raising fish with China's characteristics … it was not to be known to outsiders.
Fish couldn't live without water, so in feng shui, fish tanks were synonymous with "water." There was even a special term for it, called "feng shui fish."
The ancestor of feng shui, the Book of Changes, said, "The one who moistens all things should not be moistened by water."
In the traditional concept of Fengshui, the correct placement of fish tanks and fish farming can ward off disasters and avoid disasters. This is especially true for people who lack water in the five elements. After raising fish, they can prosper and make a fortune. At least, this is the theory of Fengshui. If it doesn't work, there must be other reasons.
These theories were still firmly believed by many people, especially those in high positions with power and money.
The theory of feng shui existed if you believed it, and didn't exist if you didn't.
Regardless of whether feng shui was true or not, it was true that this theory could make money.
These things couldn't be reflected in market share statistics, but they were definitely huge profits. If these hidden things were included, the proportion of aquarium pets was not as simple as a fraction …
Therefore, Zhang Zian believed that aquarium pets had a lot of potential that could be discovered.
He didn't lack water in the five elements, but he lacked money.
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