The Fisherman Who Never Catches Fish-Chapter 360 - 218: Hao Ge, Did You Strike It Rich? (Please Subscribe)_2
Even when Fang Hao was just a small-time live streamer, a poor sod, they never looked down on him.
Not to mention now.
"Next time I get a chance, I want to take a ride on your yacht."
"You’re welcome anytime."
Shortly after hanging up with Lao Gao, another call came in, from an unfamiliar number.
"Hello, Mr. Fang, I am from the yacht management company..."
After agreeing on a time and place to meet, Fang Hao drove to that location.
When Fang Hao arrived at the dock, he found the area dedicated to yachts.
There were many yachts moored here, including luxury yachts of various sizes, large, medium, and small.
Soon, a man dressed in a suit and shoes approached Fang Hao.
"Mr. Fang, I am Xiao Zhang, whom you spoke with on the phone."
"Hello, Manager Zhang."
Upon hearing the introduction, Fang Hao immediately remembered who he was.
No need for excessive introductions.
The two had already briefly introduced themselves over the phone.
"Well, Mr. Fang, let me take you to have a look."
As the man led Fang Hao, he explained the basic situation of this dock.
Here, you can either directly buy or rent a mooring spot.
The cost to buy is a one-time payment of over a million, and the rental cost is 6 yuan per day per foot, which is not cheap.
No wonder so many people say it’s easy to buy a yacht, but hard to maintain one.
Just the docking fees alone are something not everyone can afford.
In addition to that, there are annual maintenance and inspection fees, crew hiring fees, and so on, which amount to a significant expense.
Those rich folks couldn’t possibly sail by themselves.
They would definitely hire professionals to sail out to sea, a captain.
For someone like Fang Hao who wants to go fishing at sea, hiring an experienced captain is even more essential.
That way, he could fish better.
After hearing the introduction, Fang Hao hesitated on whether to rent a spot or just buy one outright.
But after thinking it over for a while... he decided it was better to just rent a spot.
"Since you’re a friend of General Gao, I’ll give you the best possible price."
The calculated price came to over sixty thousand, and after some discounts, the final price was sixty thousand for one year.
This is just for the mooring spot.
Just one spot, and it costs sixty thousand a year, it’s really not cheap.
So, they signed the contract.
Fang Hao rented for three years, paid two hundred thousand, of which twenty thousand was a management fee.
This spot was now his to use.
Just like that, the money equivalent to a car was gone.
Yachting is really not something everyone can afford.
Even if some can afford to buy a yacht, spending a million or so, the subsequent maintenance and the management costs are a significant amount of money.
Not everyone can bear that.
After renting the spot, Fang Hao took the yacht that had been lying in the System Space for a long time and put it in use.
Finally, he could use his own boat.
It was about five minutes later when his yacht was driven over; it’s unclear where it came from.
In any case, it just appeared.
Fang Hao wasn’t too shocked since everything was under his control.
The boat was moored in the spot Fang Hao had just rented.
Then someone disembarked from the yacht; this person was arranged by the System to deliver the boat, and Fang Hao had encountered this back in West Sea City.
Last time, his fishing boat was also delivered by the same person.
Fang Hao had rich experience.
"Mr. Fang, all the documents and formalities for this yacht have been processed."
This meant Fang Hao didn’t need to go through the trouble of handling these documents himself.
In other words, he could go out to sea anytime.
Having dealt with all this, Fang Hao then went back to make preparations.
He needed to hire a captain, specifically for piloting the ship.
To hire someone specifically for the job.
This meant he would have to spend a premium to recruit someone.
This was no problem for Lao Mo; with his help, Fang Hao found a suitable candidate.
The candidate had rich experience at sea, and was also reliable.
Everything was ready; it was just waiting to set out.
Fang Hao was getting a little impatient, eager to try.
After returning to the villa, he called over Xiao Pang.
At this moment, Xiao Pang had no idea what was going on and was completely clueless.
"I got a yacht, we can go out to sea and fish."
"Ah??"
Xiao Pang still hadn’t reacted.
He didn’t hear that wrong, did he?
Did Fang Hao just say he got a yacht???
"Fang Hao, did you strike it rich?" Xiao Pang asked subconsciously.
But as soon as the words were out, he knew he had said something wrong.
The guy was already loaded.
Not to mention Fang Hao, even he himself could afford it.
"It’s just a small yacht, not worth much," Fang Hao downplayed it.
"Wow. That’s great."
Xiao Pang was already looking forward to it.
He wanted to experience being on a yacht,
Having fished before either on a fishing boat or a Coast Guard Ship, he felt no real sense of experience.
But being on a yacht would be different.
Even a small yacht signifies luxury.
The treatment on board is incomparable to others.
The whole environment is drastically different.
Xiao Pang was instantly tempted and began gathering his stuff, faster than anyone else, and soon had everything packed up in large and small bags.
Everything needed for the sea voyage had to be brought.
After they finished preparing, they placed everything in the car and headed to the dock.
The captain that Fang Hao hired was already waiting for them on board early.
Upon seeing Fang Hao board, the person greeted him respectfully: "Mr. Fang."
Fang Hao spent a significant sum this time hiring a captain, offering a yearly salary of three hundred thousand.
It was not just any small sum of money that could recruit an experienced captain.
And that wasn’t even the final price; for example, if they go out fishing and surpass a certain amount of time, additional fees would need to be added.
Xiao Pang followed Fang Hao onto the boat.
After boarding the yacht, he was attracted by the decor on the ship.
This yacht was indeed luxurious.
It was many times better than being on a fishing boat.
Xiao Pang was stunned as he looked around the yacht’s interior; it was his first time stepping inside.
He could hardly believe it.
"Fang Hao... this yacht wasn’t cheap, right?"
"It’s okay, just a few million."
Just, a few... after hearing that, Xiao Pang nearly started complaining.
Listen to this, is that something a person would say?
But... for Fang Hao, that really isn’t much.
Of course, he didn’t pay for it himself.
This yacht was a gift from the System Space, even more sturdy and reliable than one he’d buy himself.
After boarding and seeing the yacht’s environment,
Even Fang Hao felt that he should have let the boat out earlier so he could have experienced it sooner.
Freshwater and food were already prepared on the boat, and their belongings were properly arranged.
Once they finished preparing, they then set off.
This sea voyage was planned to be a short fishing trip.
Riding their own yacht, fishing out at sea for two or three days would be enough.
Their yacht was quick, much faster than the fishing boats they used before.
Next, the Captain would take them out to sea to find a fishing spot rich in fish.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Fang Hao also wanted to try his luck at fishing.
Fishing on his own boat was a rare experience.
The experience on a yacht is something you can’t enjoy on a fishing boat.
"It would be even better if there was a girl by our side." Sitting on the yacht, Xiao Pang suddenly blurted out.
Yacht and beauties, with beauties in bikinis, just thinking about it feels nice.
That’s what true enjoyment is.
"You sure know how to enjoy life," Fang Hao laughed.
"It’s just... thinking about some scenes from movies."
Xiao Pang scratched his head and started feeling a bit embarrassed.
Fang Hao didn’t mind, he was just teasing Xiao Pang.
For him, fishing was the only goal, he hadn’t thought about anything else.
As long as he could fish, it didn’t matter to him whether there were women or not.
