Chapter Forty-Six: Leadership Emphasis

Ye Yuan looked strangely at Su Mei when he heard it was Zhang Gui.

Su Mei saw Ye Yuan's expression and asked, "What? Is there something wrong with him?"

"How many suppliers does Sister Su's family have?" Ye Yuan asked back instead of answering.

Su Mei put on a wronged, delicate expression, "My sister just took over the restaurant and was bullied by competitors. The previous suppliers all emigrated, so how many suppliers could there be? I spent a long time finding this one."

Wang Yueshan, standing beside them, rolled his eyes and thought, "Who dares to bully you? In Blue Island City, everyone knows you have the nickname 'Mulan of the Business World'."

Hearing Su Mei's words, Ye Yuan, out of kindness and not wanting Su Mei to suffer any losses because of his affairs, said, "Then Sister Su, you'd better find another one. I heard this one can't supply much seafood."

Su Mei could tell Ye Yuan meant more than he said, but since it was their first meeting, she didn't want to give him the impression that she was overly curious. She said, "Then, it will be difficult for me. I wonder if Little Yuan can help me?"

Ye Yuan looked at Wang Yueshan beside him, as their cooperation had been quite pleasant a few times.

Wang Yueshan understood Ye Yuan's meaning. "Little Yuan, you're a good person. Brother will tell you the truth: I will definitely return to the family to manage the family hotel in the future. This trading company is a test from the family. With you here now, I'm basically not worried, so you can sell it however you want. However, brother also needs to be upfront: don't forget about your poor brother like me when you have beautiful sisters for those high-end seafood."

Ye Yuan understood Wang Yueshan's meaning and said to Su Mei, "No problem. I'm just starting out, so I can't guarantee stable supply, but helping Sister Su through this crisis is not a problem."

The reason he was so confident was that Zhang Gui's catch was all in his space, so supplying goods a few times was not a problem.

"Then we've agreed. If I have time, my sister will have to visit your place. Don't not welcome me then."

Su Mei made a joke. Having successfully achieved her goal this time, she saw that the time was about right and got up to leave.

This auction caused quite a stir in Hong Kong Island. Initially, only a few self-media outlets reported on it. As major mainstream media outlets followed suit, "Yuwan Seafood" immediately became a trending topic on Weibo.

"Ultimate Red Envelope, 80-Year Ginseng, One Abalone, Gourmet Feast Successfully Concluded in Hong Kong"

"One Abalone Appears Again at Hong Kong Auction, Selling for a Sky-High Price of 3.05 Million"

"Yuwan Seafood: The Future Hegemon of Marine Products"

"Abalone Sells for a Sky-High Price, Is This the Clarion Call for Mainland Seafood to Enter the High-End Market?"

"Heng Hai Group Acquires Yuwan Seafood's Exclusive Agency in Hong Kong."

Various reports flooded in. Every report dedicated a significant portion to introducing the grandeur of the auction.

To Ye Yuan's surprise, "Yuwan Seafood" was eagerly reported on by many media outlets.

These reports quickly spread back to Blue Island City. Blue Island City attached great importance to this matter, and relevant leaders held meetings to discuss it. They planned to establish "Yuwan Seafood" as a well-known brand in Pinghai County, using this opportunity to drive the development of Pinghai County.

At Blue Island Airport, Ye Yuan and Su Mei walked off the plane together. They had met on the plane.

"Little Yuan, do you have a car? Do you need Sister Su's car to take you?" Su Mei asked Ye Yuan as the car picking her up arrived.

"No need, my car is in the parking lot."

"Okay, then it's settled. I'll come to your place tomorrow. Don't not welcome me then."

Su Mei had already discussed with Ye Yuan on the plane that she would visit Ye Yuan's farm tomorrow.

"No problem, see you tomorrow," Ye Yuan replied.

Su Mei waved goodbye to Ye Yuan and got into her car.

Upon returning to Fishing Bay Island, the news had already reached Pinghai County, and many people knew that Ye Yuan had struck it rich in Hong Kong.

The workers on the island were very happy, as this meant their jobs were now stable. Initially, many people thought Ye Yuan's farm wouldn't last long, as such a large area of the sea had only been stocked with a small number of fry.

Ye Yuan returned home and gave his family some gifts he bought in Hong Kong. His parents kept saying Ye Yuan was being wasteful, while Niuniu happily ran around with her new clothes.

At night, Ye Yuan moved all the fish he had obtained from Zhang Gui out of his space and into his own fish farm.

To avoid suspicion, Ye Yuan specifically asked Ding Yi and the others to take a boat out before he returned, only coming back in the middle of the night. This way, if anyone asked about the fish tomorrow, it would be easy to explain that Ding Yi and the others brought them back.

These fish had not been in the space for a long time, but even so, they had improved significantly and were indistinguishable from wild fish.

After finishing these tasks, Ye Yuan went home to sleep.

Pinghai County Wharf. Numerous media reporters gathered there, all wanting to interview Ye Yuan. This included not only media from Blue Island but also reporters from Hedong Province.

Since Fishing Bay Island was now a private island with no ferry service, these media personnel were waiting at the wharf. The leaders of Pinghai County were urgently arranging for a boat to be provided for these media reporters.

Su Mei arrived on her private yacht. Upon reaching the island, Ye Yuan gave her a tour of the entire island. Su Mei was dressed very casually today, wearing tight jeans that accentuated her perfect figure.

Her top was a T-shirt with a cartoon pattern, instantly transforming the beautiful mature woman into a young girl. She wore a large pair of sunglasses, making it difficult for even familiar people to recognize the young girl before them as the owner of the renowned Fuxiangju restaurant in Blue Island City.

Su Mei showed great interest in the resort currently under construction. The environment here lacked the noise of the city and possessed a tranquil, pastoral charm, making it very suitable for elderly people to live in.

"Little Yuan, when this place is finished, be sure to reserve a room for me. I'll bring my family here for a vacation when I have time."

"No problem. This place isn't open to the public. It's being built to entertain friends. Sister Su can come anytime she wants."

The two chatted as they walked towards the fish farm.

They saw many workers on the dock holding tools and confronting several people.

Ye Yuan walked closer. Several men dressed like thugs were shouting, "Get your boss out here! Our Brother Gui is here for business. Don't you country bumpkins be ungrateful!"

A guy with dyed yellow hair was yelling.

The workers saw Ye Yuan approaching and cleared a path for him. The eldest uncle, who was leading them, came up to Ye Yuan and whispered, "Little Yuan, that's Zhang Gui over there. He has a bad reputation in our county. Don't let him trick you. Be careful."

When Ye Yuan heard it was Zhang Gui, he immediately perked up and looked over. It was a fat man, around thirty, not yet forty, wearing a black collared jacket. A large gemstone ring adorned his finger, and a gold chain as thick as a little finger around his neck was quite dazzling.

Seeing Ye Yuan emerge from the crowd, Zhang Gui guessed that this young man was likely the boss here.

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