As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 294 - Chapter 294 Chapter 249 I Have a Nickname

Chapter 294: Chapter 249: I Have a Nickname Chapter 294: Chapter 249: I Have a Nickname After finishing the big meal at noon, Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo moved around on the deck to aid digestion before they continued sailing back.

Back at the dock, Noah was already waiting.

When he saw the boat approaching the shore, he immediately jumped aboard, his eyes scanning back and forth, and he quickly noticed the Emperor Crabs in the corner.

“Shit, the last time I saw an Emperor Crab this big was five years ago.”

“Cheng, I didn’t expect your first time out at sea to be so lucky!”

Chu Mingcheng came up to him and laughed, “I’ve always been good at luck; this Emperor Crab should make your business easier, right?”

“Of course!” Noah nodded affirmatively.

This time, he had specifically set up a fresh food stall in a supermarket and hired a few employees.

As long as the goods received passed inspection, they could be placed on the shelves.

The giant Emperor Crab was undoubtedly a great attraction, capable of drawing more merchants, allowing him to quickly sell the seafood he received.

They then verified the weight of the Emperor Crab, the price varying according to the weight.

Chu Mingcheng had thought that Emperor Crabs were sold for fifty Australian dollars each, but Noah didn’t take advantage in this regard.

Emperor Crabs under ten pounds were bought at fifty Australian dollars, those under fifteen but over ten pounds at sixty Australian dollars, and those over fifteen pounds at seventy Australian dollars.

Generally, it was very rare to find Emperor Crabs weighing over twenty pounds; those occasionally encountered would be priced separately.

And that gigantic Emperor Crab weighing over fifty pounds, Noah bought for one hundred Australian dollars each, rounding the price to an even Five thousand seven hundred Australian dollars.

The remaining Emperor Crabs totaled four hundred thirty-three pounds, the weight matching what Chu Mingcheng had calculated himself.

Out of these, only three weighed over fifteen pounds, totaling fifty-one pounds, and sold for three thousand five hundred seventy Australian dollars.

One hundred sixty-six pounds were over ten pounds, selling for nine thousand nine hundred sixty Australian dollars.

The remaining two hundred sixteen pounds of Emperor Crab, all weighing over five pounds, greatly pleased Noah.

You should know that there was a fishery administration official present when he bought Emperor Crabs. If there were any non-compliant crabs from Chu Mingcheng’s batch, he could have been fined massively on the spot.

The last batch of over two hundred pounds of Emperor Crab sold for ten thousand eight hundred Australian dollars, bringing the total income from Emperor Crabs to over twenty-four thousand three hundred Australian dollars.

Converted to Big Coins, it had already exceeded one hundred thousand, which was quite a decent income.

Now, they had only caught over four hundred pounds of Emperor Crab, and over nine thousand pounds were still waiting to be caught.

Noah had thought the business was done, but then Chu Mingcheng opened the cold storage chamber.

Seeing it filled with large fish, he couldn’t help but exclaim, “Cheng, if I hadn’t sent you out to sea myself yesterday, I would have suspected you had been out at sea for three or four days.”

“Not only did you catch so many Emperor Crabs, but you also caught so many fish, my God, you are really amazing!”

“Noah, no need to be so surprised because you will find many more surprises in the future,” Chu Mingcheng smiled.

If it weren’t for Emperor Crabs being the main target this time, he could catch a boatload of coral fish every day.

The main reason was that resource protection here was very good, allowing them to easily find suitable fishing spots.

These True Sea Bream were quite large, priced between twelve to fifteen Australian dollars; he and Jiang Luoluo had caught a total of three hundred thirty-seven pounds, selling for four thousand seven hundred Australian dollars.

The Long Body Many-Sawed Sea Bass were priced a bit higher at eighteen Australian dollars, though Chu Mingcheng didn’t catch many, only five.

Fortunately, each was quite heavy; the five added up to five hundred seventy-three pounds. If it weren’t for that fifty-three pound Long Body Many-Sawed Sea Bass slowing them down, the slightly larger ones would definitely have exceeded six hundred pounds.

The total price for the five fish just exceeded ten thousand Australian dollars; the seafood sold this time nearly reached forty thousand Australian dollars, which Noah found somewhat incredible.

Being someone who enjoyed fishing, he knew many professional fishermen who lived by the sea and understood how difficult it was to earn so much in two days.

But the more Chu Mingcheng earned, the more he earned, so naturally, Noah was even happier.

“Noah, could you please bring me two lobster cages specially for catching lobsters when you go home later? I found quite a few Red Dragon lobsters hiding under the coral reef, and catching them by hand is too slow.”

After selling all the seafood, Chu Mingcheng hadn’t forgotten about the group of lobsters he discovered in the coral reef.

“No problem!” Noah nodded, then said goodbye to him, got into the truck, and asked the driver to head to the supermarket.

Chu Mingcheng’s seafood would not only be sold in his own fresh produce area but also slightly cheaper to other traders.

If it were just his own stall, there was no way he could sell over a thousand pounds of seafood quickly.

Especially Emperor Crabs, most of which were to be sold to restaurants, only a small portion needed to be kept in the fresh produce area for slow sale.

Chu Mingcheng naturally didn’t plan to go out to sea in the afternoon; he still had to wait for Noah’s lobster cages and also go buy two electric reels.

There were heavy-duty fishing rods on the boat; just fitting them with electric reels would turn them into electric fishing rods.

Originally, he hadn’t planned on fishing, but when he was fishing alone for Long Body Many-Sawed Sea Bass last night, he realized the inconvenience of not having an electric fishing rod.

If he had an electric rod, he could use two rods to fish, easily catching around ten more.

Luckily, it wasn’t too late, considering it was only the first day out at sea.

In the afternoon, after buying two electric reels, they returned to Noah’s house first.

Chu Mingcheng, having nothing else to do, continued playing the sandbox game from the morning.

The thing about games, if you don’t touch them, it’s fine, but once you do, you just want to complete them in a short period of time.

Jiang Luoluo also had her own matters. Now that Chu Mingcheng’s business was developing stably, she decided it was time to start her own career as well.

After falling in love, she found she could no longer devote as much energy to dancing, and even frequently postponed engagements with her fans.

As a smart woman, she knew she was in the honeymoon phase with Chu Mingcheng and liked being clingy.

However, once the fiery passion gradually transformed into affection, both of them needed their own space and their own careers.

Being together every day could lead to a lack of freshness and even cause annoyance, so maintaining some distance could actually be a good thing, in her view.

Jiang Luoluo knew she could not change careers to follow Chu Mingcheng on fishing trips, so she might as well pour all her time into work while he was at sea.

Once they had kids, she would then shift her focus.

Chu Mingcheng’s fishing trips often took several days or even a week, after which he would take a few days to rest at home.

In Jiang Luoluo’s eyes, this was not necessarily a bad thing, each return was like a reunion after a minor separation. She just hoped he would be there when they had children.

Of course, she had never really thought about this; it was the basic mutual understanding between spouses. If they couldn’t manage even this, they might as well break up early and stay single.

Right now, Jiang Luoluo was discussing with Zhang Ruomei about setting up a studio, mainly trying to poach her from part-time to full-time to manage the team.

They would also need to find some people responsible for copywriting and choreography.

An individual’s energy is limited; even if she was talented, she would often get frustrated by selecting songs and choreography, more annoying than having her period.

With a backstage team selecting songs and planning choreographies for her, she would definitely be able to relax significantly, and she could invest more energy into underwater dancing.

That was her trump card, there was no need to release it as frequently as normal dances; thus, she would have more energy and time to perfect each underwater dance routine.

Zhang Ruomei did not immediately agree to Jiang Luoluo’s invitation; she needed time to think it over.

“Sister Mei, Ah Cheng plans to open a diving club in the future, and one of the activities will be ‘Mermaid Under the Water.'”

“I plan to form a small photography team, we don’t need top-notch photographers, basically, some young people fresh from school would be competent.”

“Then we can take in some of the exceptional participants, turning them into internet celebrities under the company, shooting videos and earning revenue from advertisements.”

“Of course, if we can, we might also sign some dance video hosts who aren’t very popular but have potential, provided that we do a good job on the operational and promotional aspects.”

After hearing this, Zhang Ruomei was shocked; she hadn’t expected Jiang Luoluo to plan on setting up an MCN, thinking she was just forming a small team for herself!

As for whether Jiang Luoluo could afford this team, Zhang Ruomei had no doubts.

On Bilibili alone, she had over three million five hundred thousand followers, and even more on certain other platforms. These were not artificially inflated numbers from a company’s promotions but fans she had accumulated herself, which was a very solid base.

Theoretically, earning money should be easy for her, and her annual income was extremely high.

However, she is laid-back; she hardly took on ads or commercial performances, and she released just over thirty videos a year.

So her income was mostly dependent on website traffic shares. If she put more effort in, the earnings from her fan base could easily be multiplied several-fold, definitely enough to afford a small team.

Being laid-back had its advantages too–her fans were also laid-back and low-profile, often making it seem like she wasn’t very famous, which kept her from being a specific target.

Otherwise, if there were online smear campaigns against her, Jiang Luoluo, without a PR team, would find it quite troublesome.

Initially, Zhang Ruomei didn’t really want to quit her job, but hearing that Jiang Luoluo wanted to seriously develop her career and not just form a small team, her internal scales tipped in Luoluo’s favor.

“Let’s discuss these matters more when you come back! Now that you’re in Melbourne, lots of specifics can’t be tackled properly online.”

“Yeah, I’ll be back in a few days.”

As Jiang Luoluo typed this, it showed that she had long been thinking about this idea.

Playing around in Melbourne for over ten days had been enough for her, although steering a boat could help slightly, this time Chu Mingcheng had almost exhausted her every day.

As a result, not only was she unable to assist, she often needed care herself.

Moreover, she considered their physical health; too frequent could easily wear out their bodies.

Whenever Chu Mingcheng wanted her, Jiang Luoluo found she truly couldn’t refuse, so she decided to leave for a while.

Avoiding getting too much of a good thing now, lest she had to sleep on the couch every day in the future.

Of course, this was also Jiang Luoluo considering for him without knowing he had an “advantage,” and her thoughts weren’t wrong.

After setting a date to return to the country, she became unusually proactive tonight, surprising Chu Mingcheng and thrilling him beyond measure.

No one knew how long it lasted until Jiang Luoluo completely ran out of energy, and then he carried her to the bathroom to clean up.

After showering and getting back into bed, Chu Mingcheng held her as they prepared to sleep.

“Ah Cheng, I am planning to go back to the country the day after tomorrow!” Jiang Luoluo found a comfortable position in his arms and then spoke.

Chu Mingcheng suddenly opened his eyes, very surprised, “Why are you suddenly going back?”

Then Jiang Luoluo shared her plans with him, and after a moment of silence, he agreed.

His wife wanted to pursue her career, and Chu Mingcheng saw no reason to stop her, nor would he ever say things like, “I can support you.”

Although he was earning a lot now, Jiang Luoluo did not need his support at all. In fact, he had relied on her somewhat when he was just starting out.

So now that she wanted to develop her career, Chu Mingcheng was fully supportive.

“Go ahead with it, if the money isn’t enough, I have it!”

“Ah Cheng, you are so kind!”

Feeling supported by Chu Mingcheng, Jiang Luoluo happily kissed him on the face.

“Should we change the way I address you at this moment?”

“What would you like to be called?”

“I have a nickname, ‘Boss of East Capital Hot,’ you’re my wife, so feel free to call me ‘Boss'”

“Huh???”