Chapter 740 739. Big Customer (1/5)

Chapter 740 739. Big Client (15)

The price of black gold abalone depends first on life and death.

Their vitality is very good, and they can survive for about two days in a professional preservation box after leaving the water. The price of live black golden abalone is twice as expensive as that of dead black golden abalone.

Generally speaking, when people catch black gold abalone, they first put it into the preservation box quickly, and then bring it to the market within 24 hours. There are buyers here who are constantly looking for black gold abalone, and the live ones are very easy to sell.

This is the first time to set a price. As long as it is a live black gold abalone, it can be sold for at least five hundred dollars.

Five hundred dollars was the base price, and this middle-aged man wanted to buy Li Du's abalone at the base price, but it was a dream.

Next, let’s look at the size and weight. According to the regulations of the Bureau of Fisheries and Hunting, a black golden abalone must be at least 5 inches long, which is 12.5 centimeters, before it can be sent to the market.

In fact, there are not only such big ones in the market, but also small ones, but they are all sold on the black market.

And once it enters the black market, the black gold abalone is worthless. The black market is full of ghosts and monsters, and they will do their best to lower the price to obtain profit margins.

The price of abalone between 5 inches and 6 inches is the same, basically there is no more than one centimeter in length, and the basic price can be increased by 100 yuan.

Starting from 6 inches, 6 inches to 7 inches is another price. For every additional centimeter of length, the basic price can be increased by 200 yuan.

Black gold abalones over 7 inches are very valuable and rare, often selling for tens of thousands of yuan.

The reason for this is that the 7-inch-long black gold abalones have often lived for hundreds of years, and their ability to live for such a long time shows that they live in a unique place with abundant food.

Heijin abalone is a very lazy life, as long as the water quality is good and the food is good, then they will definitely not change their living area and will continue to live there.

And if you live in one place for hundreds of years, you will basically grow up there, and there will be no difference from the surrounding environment.

In this case, tools cannot be used to catch abalone, and it is almost impossible to find this kind of abalone.

In fact, an abalone is not worth more than 10,000 Australian dollars. It is due to hype in recent years, coupled with the rise of a large number of wealthy people in East Asia and the Middle East. They like to eat these novelty things, which has resulted in a century-old market where the price of black gold abalone remains high.

In addition to the length, Heijinbao also has another measurement standard, that is, the mass-to-diameter ratio, the ratio of mass to diameter, and this mass is the weight of impurities on the outer shell.

This ratio reflects the fullness of the black gold abalone. Obviously, the higher the ratio, the fuller the meat and the higher the price.

Li Du's abalones are basically about 6 inches in size, with plump flesh, worth two thousand yuan each, and in order to protect the vitality of the abalones, he didn't even remove the impurities on the shell.

Hearing the price he quoted, the middle-aged man's eyes widened immediately: "Two thousand yuan?! Dude, this is a crazy price, no one would offer such a price!"

Li Du shrugged and said, "I think if someone knows the goods, he will be willing to pay the money."

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "You're too optimistic, okay, won't you sell it for five hundred yuan? I dare to swear, what I gave you is the market price, if you want to sell two thousand yuan, unless you fly directly to Europe, East Asia or the Middle East, sold to source hotels.”

Let alone five hundred yuan, Li Du would not sell it for fifteen hundred yuan.

The middle-aged man reluctantly raised his price and asked him if he could sell one for a thousand yuan.

He can see the value of these abalones. They are all famous abalones with high quality, and they can make a lot of money if they are resold.

Li Du killed two thousand yuan, and the middle-aged man left with a huff.

Later, someone came to inquire about the price. When they heard Li Du's price, they couldn't accept it and left one after another.

Someone kept persuading Li Du to sell these abalones: "Look, they have been out of the water for a while, right? They are about to die. Once they die, you can't even sell them for two hundred yuan."

Li Du said calmly: "It doesn't matter, come and see, I have cats and dogs, if the abalone dies, I can feed them."

He waited in the market for more than an hour. Under the scorching sun, the number of people coming and going in the market gradually increased. Previously, people went to have lunch.

Li Du finally ushered in a real buyer. This is a Middle Eastern Arab-looking man with a big beard and a serious face. He looked at his abalone and asked, "Can I pick it up and try it?" Want to taste it?"

"Yes, sir."

The Arab rolled up his sleeves and looked at them one by one, and asked, "How do you plan to sell the abalone here?"

Li Du said: "Two thousand yuan each, 22 in total. If you buy them together, I can sell you a total of 40,000 yuan."

The Arab said: "If the mass-to-diameter ratio can reach 120, I will buy them all. Can I test them?"

After hearing this, Li Du knew that this was a big customer.

The mass-to-diameter ratio is the ratio of mass to diameter. The unit of mass is grams, and the unit of diameter is inches. Generally speaking, a 5-inch black gold abalone can grow to 600 grams, which is a plump type.

Li Du nodded, and the Arabs brought two men with them. They carried small tools with them. The two men carefully beat the shell of the abalone to remove all the impurities attached to it.

Just like polishing a diamond, after the impurities are removed, and then washed with clean water, the beautiful shell of the black gold abalone will reveal its true colors.

And this is not its ultimate form. The outer shell of the black gold abalone can be polished like jewels. They absorb calcium carbonate from seawater to create layers of ultra-thin nacre to form the inner wall.

In this case, the color and luster of their shells are not comparable to other abalones. In recent years, these shells have even begun to be used to make high-end jewelry, which is expensive.

After some measurement, the two subordinates counted out the form and handed it to the Arab man.

The man glanced twice and then smiled, "Okay, 40,000 yuan, I'll buy it all."

One of his two subordinates gave Li Du some money, and the other picked up the black gold abalones, paying the money and delivering the goods in a serious manner.

With 40,000 yuan in hand, Li Du snapped his fingers and said, "Pack up your things, let's leave and go shopping on the island."

When it comes to fishing black gold abalone, Jindao is a place that cannot be bypassed. The surrounding sea area is vast and the seabed terrain is complex, and there are submarine volcanoes scattered around it.

The submarine volcanic area is the favorite living place of Heijin Bao. These places are rich in minerals necessary for their survival, and also rich in aquatic plants and seaweeds.

After leaving the market, they had to find a place to have lunch and wash themselves.

After staying in the market for a while, Li Du felt that he already stinks!

There are many places to eat on the island, and there are many seafood, big crabs, big lobsters, just like eating buffet, you can eat whatever you want if you give the owner a hundred yuan.

But the Godzilla and Da Ao brought by Li Du were big, so the owner raised the price to 200 yuan, saying that for 200 yuan, you can eat whatever you want.

Li Du asked: "Really? Can my two guys eat whatever they want for two hundred yuan each?"

The boss nodded: "Yes, yes."

Li Du waved his hand: "Let's do it!"