"What? You guys want to dock and come over for some food?"

Captain Wu received a call from Captain Wei and, after hearing what he said, looked over at Wang Fan.

All the stuff belongs to Boss Wang, and he couldn’t make decisions on his behalf.

Wang Fan said, "No problem, but let me warn you in advance, this grilled fish skin isn’t cheap, it’s 200 bucks a portion. Fish balls are cheaper, 50 bucks a portion."

The price he set was indeed not cheap, so naturally, he had to inform others beforehand to prevent them from complaining about the cost afterward.

After releasing his hand from the phone, Captain Wu said, "Old Wei, Boss Wang agrees you can come over, but the price has to be mentioned upfront, so there’s no complaining later. The grilled stuff is the grouper fish skin we caught just last night, 300 bucks a portion, and fish balls are 70 bucks a portion. Make sure to inform your boss back there. We’re not fishing right now, so if you’ve agreed, just come over directly. Okay, let’s hang up for now."

Wang Fan looked at Captain Wu in confusion, wondering if the reported price was different from what he had given?

Even if he wanted to act as a middleman for profit, he shouldn’t have done it right in front of him, the person involved, right?

After hanging up, Captain Wu explained to Wang Fan, "Boss Wang, you might not go out to sea fishing often, so you’re not familiar with the market here. The kind of grouper you caught is bought for around 35 bucks per pound at the shore, but restaurants usually sell it for sixty to seventy bucks per pound. The most valuable part of a grouper is its skin. The skin from a 200 to 300-pound grouper, dried and processed, sometimes fetches 400 to 500 bucks per pound, if not more fresh is slightly cheaper but still not low for wild-caught fish. Your portion is at least a pound and a half, so selling it for 200 is really too cheap. I haven’t seen the fish balls, but I guess your price is low too, so I just adjusted it to market price. Even then, we aren’t making money off them."

Only then did Wang Fan understand Captain Wu’s intentions; he was worried that Wang Fan might sell them at a loss. However, what made him cry and laugh was that if this scared off the customers, it would be somewhat counterproductive.

The fish’s system-set price was 30 bucks in cost, and his price was right at the system’s lowest setting, but Captain Wu immediately hit the midpoint with the adjustment.

However, since his intentions were good, Wang Fan couldn’t say anything but, "Thank you, Captain Wu."

Captain Wu patted his chest proudly, "Don’t worry, Boss Wang. I’m well-versed in the prices of everything in the sea, and I won’t let you sell at a loss."

The people on Captain Wei’s boat were knowledgeable too. They were all seasoned folks, even if some newbies didn’t understand, the veteran anglers would explain the value of these things.

After all, they’ve already spent over ten thousand to charter a boat to drift at sea, so a couple of hundred more to satisfy their appetite isn’t a big deal.

Old Pi was delighted at this moment, quickly reeling in his fish hook, unexpectedly catching a squid over half a meter long.

This thing wasn’t worth much in deep sea areas. Initially, he intended to throw it back, but then he remembered the gourmet big boss on the opposite boat, and thought this might come in handy.

Old Pi clenched his fist and gave the squid a solid punch to the head, turning its originally reddish body into a pure white almost instantly.

The two boats moved closer and closer, and Wang Fan already had new grouper skin arranged on the grill, while the fish balls were at their perfect readiness for eating.

The two boats moved closer and closer, and as they touched, the tires hanging on the sides acted as perfect buffers. Once the boats were together, Captain Wu and Captain Wei tied them securely with thick ropes.

After many years of sea fishing, occasions where two fishing boats came together were truly rare. For these anglers, this was a rather novel experience.

But that curiosity only lasted a short while before losing interest, as the aroma of the fish was much more intriguing than the novelty of the situation.

The difference between smelling it from a hundred or two meters away and standing right in front of it was like comparing 1 gram of TNT to 1 ton of TNT, the impact was simply incomparable.

Especially when you could see the fish skin sizzling and hear the soft "sizzling" as it grilled, it was an aerial, visual and auditory bombardment!

No one can resist that temptation!

Old Pi shouted in his heart.

Old Jack was holding his head with both hands. Having lived in Wudu for twenty years, he’s surrounded by a lot of delicacies there, but what he smelled the most was the aroma of Sichuan pepper and chilies. Under the overwhelming fragrance of chilies and Sichuan pepper, the scent of the raw ingredients themselves barely had any influence.

But the grilled fish skin these young people prepared, it was pure umami flavor from the fresh ingredient itself. That singular yet supremely fresh taste was absolutely intoxicating.

Moreover, the originally blackened fish skin, slightly charred from the grill, was suddenly appealing under a thin layer of oil.

This 300 bucks had to be spent!

Old Pi walked up, clutching the squid he just caught, and with a smile said to Wang Fan, "Boss Wang, I’ve been a fan of yours for months, didn’t expect to meet you here. Truly destined!"

With that, he handed over the squid, "I hooked this last minute. It must’ve known we were meeting, so it hastily took the bait. In your hands, Boss Wang, its true value can be realized, reaching heights it shouldn’t have had."