The entire ocean is my fishing ground.

Chapter 15: Explosive Word-of-Mouth! New Customers Come to Us!

His family's support is his strongest backing, enabling him to face any storm without fear.

Today's information has been updated (4/4)

[Intelligence 1 (Resource): Several scattered small fish in the nearshore No. 2 reef area.]

[Information 2 (Daily): "Li's Restaurant" in town will be temporarily closed for one week starting today due to internal renovations.]

[Intelligence 3 (Resource): There are several wild seaweed plants on the seabed sometime south of the village.]

[Intelligence 4 (Early Warning): ...]

Today's intelligence is quite ordinary, with no high-value targets.

The two resource-related intelligence reports were practically useless, and the restaurant renovation intelligence report was also irrelevant to him.

Lin Chen no longer placed all his hopes on the system's "top prize".

Having experienced so much, he deeply understands one principle:

The system provides opportunities, but what truly allows him to establish himself is a stable and reliable business model.

The "direct sea transport" model has entered its second week of stable operation.

Every day at four o'clock in the morning, he is already on the sea in his speedboat.

Fishing in the morning.

He utilizes fragmented information from the system to achieve efficient fishing in nearshore waters.

The dozens or even hundreds of kilograms of common commercial fish he catches every day provide him with a stable cash flow.

Around noon, he would appear on time at the town's dock.

The freshest catch is delivered directly to Yuge Restaurant and Fresh Way's branches.

In the afternoon, he drove his three-wheeled motorcycle to the city to deliver goods to the headquarters of Xianzhidao and Haiweiju.

He managed this sea-land combined transport route very well and efficiently.

Day after day, rain or shine.

Daily income is stable between 1500 and 2500 yuan.

This figure is astronomical for the other fishermen in the village who are still struggling to earn a few hundred yuan.

That noon, Lin Chen, as usual, carried a box of sea bass into the Fisherman's Song Restaurant.

"Kobayashi, you're so punctual! More punctual than the clock on my wall!"

Su Jianming performed the inspection skillfully.

"Brother Su, for a business to last, reputation comes first."

Lin Chen responded with a smile.

Su Jianming nodded in satisfaction; he was growing to admire Lin Chen more and more each time he looked at him.

This young man not only has brains and courage, but more importantly, he has a composure and steadiness that far exceeds that of his peers.

"The fish is fine, just like always, very fresh!"

"Honestly, Xiaolin, in all my years in the restaurant business, I've never seen a supplier as reliable as you. The quality of your goods is consistently excellent every day, and the delivery time is impeccable, not a minute off. I feel completely at ease working with you!"

He then changed the subject.

"Yes, Kobayashi, how about I introduce you to two new clients?"

Lin Chen's heart skipped a beat:

"Su Ge's friend?"

"That's right!"

"The owners of the 'Wanghailou' restaurant and the 'Laomatou Dapaidang' restaurant in town are my old buddies."

"We were drinking together yesterday, and they were complaining that wholesalers these days are getting more and more outrageous, often delivering inferior fish that are also smaller in size."

"I immediately bragged about you, saying I had a god-like supplier who had excellent products, great prices, and was always on time."

"Those two kids were immediately interested and asked me to ask you if we could share some of the goods with them too."

"Don't worry about the price. I've already spoken to them, so you definitely won't be shortchanged."

Lin Chen knew that his reputation was beginning to take hold.

With his excellent product quality and perfect contract fulfillment capabilities, his business reputation is being rapidly established in this small circle in the most traditional and effective way—by word of mouth.

"Thank you so much, Brother Su!"

"Rest assured, there's no problem with the supply. I guarantee the same quality as everyone else. The goods delivered to your friend will be exactly the same quality as those delivered to you!"

"Haha, I'm relieved to hear that!"

Su Jianming patted him on the shoulder happily, "I'll send you the address and phone number via WeChat. You can contact them yourself. Do a good job, Xiao Lin, I believe in you!"

That afternoon, Lin Chen contacted the owners of Wanghailou and the old wharf food stalls.

Upon hearing that Su Jianming had introduced them, the other party became extremely enthusiastic and finalized a preliminary supply agreement with almost no further discussion.

At this point, Lin Chen's supply network has officially expanded from the initial three suppliers to five.

The "direct from the place of origin" business is steadily expanding.

That evening, Lin Chen opened his memo app.

He needs to do some accounting.

It has been almost three weeks since he returned to Huangni Village.

"Day 1, Abalone King, earnings: 3920 yuan..."

"The next day, a school of black sea bream, income of 3000 yuan..."

"Large yellow croaker, income 7800 yuan..."

"Daily supply, 2000 yuan per day, for a week, approximately 14000 yuan..."

Total income: approximately 4.5 yuan!

In less than a month, he earned the salary he used to earn in half a year of hard work in Shenzhen!

"The speedboat cost 15000 yuan."

"My mother's medical treatment and medicine cost 2800 yuan."

"Daily expenses, including fuel, living expenses, and social obligations, amount to about 5000 yuan."

Total expenditure: 22800 yuan.

Finally, he subtracted total expenditure from total income to arrive at the final figure.

Net deposits: 22200 yuan.

This money was the first real savings he earned after returning to the fishing village.

He clearly wrote down his mid-term goals in his old notebook:

The budget for purchasing a steel-hulled fishing boat with a carrying capacity of over five tons is approximately 8 yuan.

Twenty-two thousand is fifty-eight thousand short of eighty thousand.

"Not enough, far from it..."

He suddenly had a new idea.

If this data is compiled into a professional financial statement, wouldn't it make it easier to see the strengths and weaknesses of your business?

For example, which customer has the highest profit?

Which type of fish has the highest input-output ratio?

What percentage of the total cost is fuel?

This is a professional habit he developed when he was a purchasing manager in Shenzhen.

Any decision must be based on accurate data analysis.

Be a modern fisherman who equips yourself with a business mindset.

He thought of one of his high school classmates, Chen Hao, who majored in accounting in college and now works at an accounting firm in the city.

Lin Chen immediately compiled the income and expenditure details into a document and sent it to Chen Hao via WeChat.

"Haozi, are you asleep? Can you do me a favor?"

Shortly after the message was sent, the other party replied:

"Oh, what a rare guest, Manager Lin! What brings you to my side?"

Lin Chen typed:

"Don't tease me, I'm just an unemployed fisherman now. I need your help, as a professional, with something."

He briefly explained his thoughts.

"Damn, you're so professional even when you're fishing? You even have to prepare financial statements?"

Chen Hao was clearly surprised by Lin Chen's actions.

"I can't help it, it's an occupational hazard. I feel uncertain when I can't see the data."

"Fine, I give up."

"I received the data. It's not complicated. I'll take some time to process it for you tomorrow."

"Thanks, brother! I'll treat you to the freshest seafood when I come back to the village another day!"

"You said it, I've got it!"

After ending his conversation with his classmate, he seemed to rediscover the feeling of strategizing and controlling the overall situation back in Shenzhen.

He has moved from the negotiating table and office building to this vast and boundless sea.

Use the most professional mindset to do the wildest things.