My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 181 The New Project is a Great Success

The harvest from the next four cages varied, but each cage contained something, which was enough to excite the young internet celebrity, making him feel that the 500 yuan was well spent.

With the internet so readily available now, everyone knows what kind of scams are involved in chartering boats and internet services; you're lucky if you can even break even half of your investment.

There are also internet celebrities who deliberately become suckers, spending tens of thousands of yuan to charter a boat, only to recoup a thousand or two.

However, they just wanted this kind of gimmick, deliberately losing money to show netizens.

After connecting with GG (Golden Goose), they started live-streaming e-commerce and immediately made a fortune.

That's why the young internet celebrity was so surprised; he counted all the spoils from his five cages.

There were eight mud crabs alone, the smaller ones weighing three or four ounces and the largest weighing eight ounces.

There were about ten stone crabs, several small fish, and an octopus the size of a fist.

"Boss, have I broken even?" the young internet celebrity asked with a smile as she squatted down next to the plastic box.

"With so much stuff, how could you not break even? You're even making a small profit." Zhou Miao lied through his teeth.

Actually, only the mud crabs are valuable among these items; the rest might not even sell for fifty yuan.

After all, stone crabs aren't very big, so if you want to sell them, someone has to want them.

However, the online celebrity didn't lose much. The eight mud crabs weighed more than three and a half pounds. Even though mud crabs are cheaper now, the market price is still 120 yuan per pound.

Losing a few dozen dollars isn't a loss; it's called experiencing life.

"Boss, do you recycle here?" Upon hearing Zhou Miao's question, another novice customer immediately inquired.

He's already broken even on this. If Zhou Miao is willing to take them back, he'll definitely spend money to buy the other eleven traps as well.

"Sorry, I don't recycle these things. Wouldn't it be more meaningful for you to eat them yourselves or take them back to share with your families?" Zhou Miao had no interest in these paltry sums and shook her head in refusal without even thinking.

The young internet celebrity also wanted to share with her family, so she asked, "Yes, boss, could you help me tie up these big crabs? I want to pack them up and take them home."

"No problem, I'll help you tie it up when we get back to the fishing raft." Zhou Miao naturally wouldn't refuse such a small favor.

Hearing their conversation, the other three customers were also tempted.

They brought up all their own crab traps, and after seeing their catch, they all asked to take the biggest crabs home.

Zhou Miao placed the trap in the best spot; even if there were no blue crabs, there would be stone crabs.

One lucky customer even managed to get six or seven large shrimp, each the size of his palm, which made him so happy he could see his teeth sticking out.

Although the group did not return with a full load, they all gained something.

Back at the fish raft, the other customers who had been watching immediately gathered around, eager to know what they had gotten.

The young internet celebrity was the first to disembark, and those around him were surprised to find a lot of crabs in his suitcase.

"Wow, so many crabs?"

"Brother, you have so many cages!"

"They're all stone crabs, worthless."

"Didn't you see there are several blue crabs down there? One of them is especially big. There's really something there!"

The young internet celebrity happily showed off her catch, telling the tourists, "I've broken even here. I'll have the owner tie up the crabs for me so I can take them home for my family to try."

"The boss also put out a few more cages this morning, so those of you who are interested shouldn't miss the opportunity."

His words immediately piqued the interest of several tourists.

After the next three customers disembarked, and everyone had found something in their suitcases, the tourists who had been interested immediately came to Zhou Miao to sign up, wanting to collect the fish traps as well.

"Okay, I have eleven cages left. How many do you want to buy? Just like this morning, I won't charge you for empty cages."

The three of them discussed it among themselves and then bought out the remaining eleven cages.

Zhou Miao told them to wait a moment while he went to get some cable ties and tied up the crabs that the first four customers wanted to take away.

The rest are what customers want to have cooked directly in the fish farm kitchen for their own lunch.

Lu Xingyu had no free time at all, spending all his time in the kitchen either steaming or dry-frying small miscellaneous fish.

Zhou Miao then brought bags for the customers to pack their things, and then took the empty boxes along with the ties to the boat. He then took three new customers to collect the cages.

Since he set the traps himself, he caught more fish than the customers who set them themselves in the morning, so these three customers really got their money's worth.

After helping the customers tie up the crabs they wanted to take back, Zhou Miao put the fish trap back into the water before leading the customers back to the fish raft.

Back at the fish raft, Zhou Miao got busy selling barbecue skewers and drinks, while Lu Xiaoxiao and Zheng Xiaojia served as waitresses.

They were busy until 12:30, when the customers had almost finished eating, and only then did they have some free time.

Then they cleared a table and sat down to eat.

"Ah Miao, how's business on the new project this morning?" Lu Xingyu asked impatiently as soon as he put down a plate of braised small fish.

"Ah Miao, how's business on the new project this morning?" Lu Xingyu asked impatiently as soon as he put down a plate of braised small fish.

"Two thousand five hundred yuan, and all twenty-five cages are gone." Zhou Miao said as he transferred the two thousand five hundred yuan he had collected that morning to Lu Xiaoxiao.

She currently manages both the revenue and expenses of the fish farm. As a college student, she truly knows how to manage accounts and keeps the ledgers very clear.

Zhou Miao checks it every week and hasn't found any problems yet.

The reason I dared to let her manage this money wasn't just because Lu Xiaoxiao was my woman.

If she is a big spender and can't save money.

Even after she gave birth to his child, Zhou Miao didn't dare let her manage the money.

It is precisely because Lu Xiaoxiao is careful with money and can save it that she is able to become the head manager of the fish farm.

Lu Xingyu was overjoyed: "Haha, I didn't expect this new project to be so profitable. I should have arranged it when it opened."

"Let's take it one step at a time; it's not too late now."

The extra few thousand yuan a day is quite considerable, and even Zhou Miao now feels that the fish rafts are about to improve.

Aside from the initial week of explosive popularity after opening, there were only about twenty customers a day afterward. Although business seemed good, he and Lu Xingyu were somewhat anxious.

The payback period is far too slow, and business will get worse and worse in winter. By then, we might not even have enough money for the daily maintenance of the fish rafts, and we won't have any ability to withstand risks.

But now that the new project is profitable, even if it only brings in a thousand yuan a day, it's enough to quickly recoup the investment and accumulate funds for future development of projects such as homestays.

"Ah Miao, this new project is generating good revenue. Do you think we should consider hiring a chef?" Lu Xingyu brought up the matter again.

During yesterday's discussion, he was persuaded by Zhou Miao and did temporarily give up the idea.

But at noon today, I was tossing the wok in the kitchen so hard that I could barely lift my arms, and I was covered in the smell of cooking oil.

Lu Xingyu really didn't want to go into the kitchen anymore. He wasn't a proper chef, and when business was busy, he really couldn't handle it.

"If you work hard for a few more days and confirm that the new project will generate at least a thousand yuan in revenue per day, then we'll hire a chef."

Zhou Miao hesitated for a moment and decided to postpone it a little longer.

Actually, he had another idea in mind: if he could put it into practice, his fish farm would never lack a chef.