Lu Ao hadn't expected this scene and felt somewhat disappointed.
Song Zhou glanced around. "How about buying a new boat instead?"
"Let's keep looking." Lu Ao was unwilling to give up and looked around.
It was a good boat. The main structure had been built with quality materials; it had simply been badly neglected.
Lu Ao tapped here and there. "Have a seat. I'll ask Zhang Ge and the others."
Song Zhou found a relatively clean spot nearby and sat down, listening as Lu Ao made his calls.
Lin Man Zhang was somewhat surprised when he received the call. He only knew Lu Ao had taken on a job these past few days; he didn't know Lu Ao was in Qianyong City.
When he heard Lu Ao wanted to buy a boat, he asked, "You're buying a boat so soon? Didn't you say you were going to fish for two years first?"
"Buying another boat gives me another option."
Lin Man Zhang heard how casually he said it and reminded him, "Have you thought this through? Fishing boats aren't cheap. Buying one costs a fortune, and maintaining one costs another fortune. Fuel, docking fees, and so on are unavoidable every month."
"I'll buy one and give it a try first." Lu Ao got to the point. "Zhang Ge, do you know New Luzhou Manhehai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.? How are their boats?"
"Manhehai? They're an old-established shipbuilding company. Their boats have a good reputation, though I heard their orders are booked up through two years from now. What, are you placing an order at their shipyard?"
"Not exactly. I want to buy a Judicial Auction Vessel. It's twenty-six point seven meters long, with a gross tonnage of seventy-seven. It was built in 2013, and the starting bid is only three hundred