Chapter 186 The biggest business of the aquarium shop
The red arowana was returned to the aquarium shop and quickly became the most popular star in the store. Every customer who came in praised it as soon as they saw it, saying they had never seen such a perfect and beautiful blood-red fish.
Many enthusiasts were worried that the fish would not stay in the store for long, so they brought digital cameras to take pictures and said they would post it online as a standard sample of the blood-red arowana.
Of course, these enthusiasts are just looking at it and basically have no intention to buy it. Obviously they also understand that they do not have this level of spending power.
Lao Wang from Xiaoyao Aquarium also came over to take a look and was shocked. Because he had seen the appearance of this red arowana when he first bought it, as well as the fatal defect, and he remembered it clearly.
Unexpectedly, such a serious defect has actually regenerated. Now it is almost impossible to detect without looking carefully. If this continues, it will probably be completely consistent with the surrounding scales in a few days.
The boss behind the Fire Dragon Aquarium Store has such powerful skills, no wonder the fish in their store are better than those in other stores. Lao Wang was amazed.
A few days later, after observation, the red arowana was in normal condition.
Fatty Luo was relieved, so he asked Li Fangcheng to call Mr. Chen and ask him to come and see him when he was free.
Li Fangcheng found the business card that Mr. Chen left last time. It said: Chen Dehai, General Manager of Huisheng Automobile Trading Department, followed by a series of phone numbers.
At noon on Saturday, in the parking lot outside the Yishun Garden Flower, Bird, Fish and Insect Market, a black Mercedes-Benz S500 drove up and found a shady place to park. The rear door opened, and Chen Dehai, who was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and Ren Linsheng were on the left.
Get off the bus on the right and left respectively.
"Old Chen, you are rushing here in the middle of the day and you still have to pull me up. Can't you come back when it's cooler in the afternoon?" As soon as Ren Linsheng got out of the car, he felt a heat wave coming over him, and sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead.
"We can't delay this matter. If someone else gets there first, it will be too late to regret it.
If there were no activities in the morning, I would have been here long ago and could have waited until now." Lao Chen said disapprovingly.
"Haha, I want to take a closer look today to see what kind of good fish can make you, Old Chen, so anxious. And you still have to deal with me." Ren Linsheng said with a smile. Old Chen only told him that the Fire Dragon Aquarium Store in Yishunyuan Market had a good fish.
Fish, I invited him to take a look, but he refused to elaborate.
"You'll know when you get there. I just received the call yesterday." Lao Chen said, and he and Ren Linsheng walked hurriedly to Yishunyuan Market, followed by one of his young assistants.
The Fire Dragon Aquarium Shop is currently very famous in their small circle of aquarists. They first sold the two top-quality golden cross-backed golden arowanas to Ren Linsheng. Soon after, they sold a blue-backed golden cross-backed dragon to win the title of King of Arowana this year.
With these precedents, I specially invited him here today. I believe that the things he can come up with will not be ordinary. (Update the latest chapter of this book) Lao Chen is very much looking forward to it. He has not seen orthodox for quite some time.
The blood red arowana.
In the Fire Dragon Aquarium Store, Fatty Luo, Li Fangcheng, and Hu Zi were all there. Seeing Mr. Chen and Ren Linsheng coming together, Fatty Luo quickly got up to say hello and went to the store to invite them.
"The store is small, so there is no place to sit." Fatty Luo said apologetically.
"It's okay, we're just here to see the fish." Lao Chen waved his hand and said he didn't mind.
He didn't wait for the other party to introduce him to the fish he wanted to see today. He swept his eyes around the store and found the target easily. His eyes were fixed and he was stunned for a moment.
It was a red arowana nearly fifty centimeters long with a beautiful color. The red color was as bright and eye-catching as blood, or in other words, like flames.
The purity of the body color is so high, and what's even more rare is that the color transition from beginning to end is smooth and natural, without any color patches of different shades.
Lao Chen stopped paying attention to others, walked to the fish tank, bowed his body slightly and looked at it carefully.
The fish body has a harmonious proportion of width and length, the scales are wide, neat, bright, flat, and without deformation; the beard is long, straight, and aligned; there are no defects in the fins at all parts, and the three rear fins are oversized; the gill cover is close to the fish body and smooth
, bright; a pair of eyes are evenly symmetrical in size, bright, clear, and energetic; the teeth are neat and without defects.
Based on past experience and analysis, no signs of manipulation were found on this fish.
Look at the swimming posture again: turning around is flexible and smooth, as quiet as a virgin, moving like a rabbit, and has an elegant and outstanding temperament.
Excellent, really excellent. Lao Chen's face was no longer calm, his eyes were shining, and he couldn't help but mutter.
Beside him, Ren Linsheng also looked shocked. It's no wonder that good-looking red arowanas on the market are very rare. Ren Linsheng has been playing fish for many years, and although he has seen a lot, he has never seen this level.
The blood red dragon.
Fatty Luo and the others stepped aside and kept silent so as not to disturb their viewing.
They had already been mentally prepared for Mr. Chen's reaction. As senior arowana enthusiasts, it would be strange if they didn't feel a little surprised when they saw a red dragon with such appearance.
Lao Chen and Ren Linsheng watched for twenty minutes without moving.
"Hey, your Fire Dragon Aquarium Store is a top-quality product right from the start." Ren Linsheng stood up straight and sighed deeply.
"Mr. Ren, thank you very much. We found this fish after a lot of effort. It's rare." Fatty Luo said modestly.
Ren Linsheng nodded, that's natural, if there are too many high-quality products, they will no longer be high-quality products.
He turned around and saw that Lao Chen was still looking at the fish, so he patted Lao Chen on the shoulder with his hand.
"Old Chen, I want to discuss something with you. How about you give me this fish first? Next time, Xiao Luo and Xiao Li will find a better one for you." Ren Linsheng liked it more and more as he watched it, and couldn't help but propose.
Require.
"What? Come on. A gentleman won't win anyone's love. You, Lao Ren, can't be a villain." When Lao Chen heard this, he came to his senses and stopped looking at the fish.
"Haha, aren't we discussing this with you? How about I give you the pair of 'Lucky Star Arhats' that I have at home?" Ren Linsheng continued to persuade.
"Lucky Arhat is nothing. If the couple in your office are as golden as a dragon," Lao Chen said with a firm attitude and would not give in.
"You, Old Chen, are such a big-mouthed lion. Oh, forget it, I've convinced you." Ren Linsheng shook his head and gave up the persuasion.
Old Chen ignored him and walked straight to Fatty Luo.
"Ronald, this blood-red dragon is really good. I want it. Please give me a price." Lao Chen has made up his mind. He must get the red dragon fish today to avoid long nights and dreams.
Fatty Luo and Li Fangcheng looked at each other, and Luo Ranzi said:
"Mr. Chen, you are a great expert in raising arowana. It's hard for us to give you a price. It's better for you to quote the number."
Fatty Luo knew very well that for a person of Mr. Chen's status, and with Mr. Ren present next to him, he would not quote a price that was too outrageous.
Lao Chen nodded, made a mental calculation, turned around and looked at the red arowana, which was still swimming leisurely and carefree, showing off its smooth and perfect body and dazzling colors.
"Let's do this. I'll give you a round number, five hundred thousand." Lao Chen reported the price with an indifferent expression, far less moved than when he saw the fish.
When Li Fangcheng and Hu Zi heard the price, their hearts were pounding. Five hundred thousand, a fish? They felt their palms begin to sweat.
It can be said that Fatty Luo has seen the world. Although he was ecstatic in his heart, he seemed calm on the surface.
"Okay, this price is settled. You pay a deposit of 50,000 yuan first, and we will send it to you in the afternoon."
The sale of half a million yuan was done immediately without any hesitation or bargaining, which made Lao Wang next door who was watching outside extremely envious.
Lao Chen asked his assistant to transfer 50,000 yuan to the aquarium store's bank card over the phone, and Li Fangcheng filled out a receipt and handed it to him.
Merchants at Yishunyuan Market have an unspoken practice that they generally do not issue invoices for transactions, but use receipts as proof.
Of course, if you really need it, you can ask the market management office to open it, but almost no one cares about it. Everyone knows the reason, so there is no need to elaborate.
The two parties agreed to deliver the fish before four o'clock. The place is on the 16th floor of Huilin Building, just downstairs from Ren Linsheng's office. This will make it more convenient to provide water quality maintenance services in the future. It can be done in one trip.
After completing the formalities, the two parties exchanged some experiences on raising arowana. Lao Chen and Ren Linsheng left the aquarium shop, and Fatty Luo and two of his men presented them off respectfully.
"Congratulations, we've made a big deal again." Lao Wang from next door came in and cupped his hands to express his congratulations.
"Same joy, same joy." Fatty Luo couldn't restrain the joy in his heart at this moment, and his face turned into a smile.
Li Fangcheng and Hu Zi also high-fived each other.
"When I heard that price, my calf almost twisted." Huzi said with an exaggerated expression.
"Go, I'm ignorant, why didn't you get down at that time?" Li Fangcheng scolded.
"Okay, you two, stop chatting and think about what to prepare. We have to deliver the goods this afternoon." Fatty Luo explained.
We have just discussed it with Mr. Chen. There is a large ready-made fish tank in his office. There are only a few small fish and aquatic plants in it. It can be easily freed. The water in the tank was also changed not long ago.
Fatty Luo estimated that he would prepare a special water belt equivalent to about one-third of the fish tank capacity and use it so that the red arowana can easily adapt to the new environment. Mr. Chen also agreed to receive regular water quality maintenance services.
After all, we are raising such expensive fish, so there is no need to save a few bucks.
In addition, some small packages of fish food are also provided. The red arowana still likes to eat this, but I am a little worried about its eating habits when I get there.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Fangcheng and Huzi set off with the red arowana and other things. Things went smoothly. When they found Mr. Chen's office, Mr. Chen, Ren Linsheng and two other aquarists who came after hearing the news were waiting there.
There.
Part of the original water in the fish tank was drained and replaced with special water. The red arowana entered the tank and was observed for half an hour. There was no abnormality. The tiger took out the fish food and fed it, and the red arowana also ate smoothly.
Ren Linsheng and the two aquarists talked about the red arowana, and then came forward to congratulate Mr. Chen on buying the fish he wanted. Mr. Chen accepted it with a happy face and said that he would treat him as a host in the evening.
Mr. Chen happily transferred the balance to the aquarium store's account. After Li Fangcheng checked it, he handed over the filled-in receipt.
After explaining some relevant matters to Mr. Chen and his assistant, leaving behind a dozen small bags of fish feed, and agreeing on a date for water quality maintenance, Li Fangcheng and Huzi left the Huilin Building.
At this point, the biggest transaction since the opening of the Fire Dragon Aquarium Store was declared successful.