Hearing Ye Feng's words, Du Haojie really wanted to slap himself twice.
If only he had seen Ye Feng's catch first.
However, he still shamelessly said awkwardly, "Brother, no need to kneel, no need to kneel! I, I was just kidding!"
Ye Feng nodded upon hearing this, "Oh, so you were just kidding! If you want to buy it, you can! But is one hundred thousand too little?"
Du Haojie immediately nodded, "Yes, yes, it's indeed too little! It's all my fault for shouting a price without seeing your catch, I'm truly sorry! I'll buy it from you for one hundred thousand now!"
Everyone present was shocked by this.
From one hundred thousand to one hundred thousand, a tenfold increase, this was too generous.
But at this moment, Zhao Youqi next to him sneered, "One hundred thousand? Are you trying to fool a beggar! Or do you think this gentleman doesn't understand the market and want to rip him off?"
"Zhao Youqi, what do you mean?" Du Haojie said angrily upon hearing his words.
Zhao Youqi smiled and said, "What do I mean? This Chinese brocade lobster, the market price is usually three hundred yuan per jin, and it's even more expensive if ordered in a hotel restaurant!"
Du Haojie quickly said, "So what? These three Chinese brocade lobsters combined are no more than twenty jin, at three hundred yuan per jin, it's only six or seven thousand yuan, plus his other fish like the coral trout, it's only ten to twenty thousand yuan! Isn't one hundred thousand enough?"
"Haha! Du Haojie, you're in the high-end restaurant business, and you say this! It's hilarious!" Zhao Youqi laughed heartily.
At this time, people around also started to speak.
"One hundred thousand to buy three Chinese brocade lobsters weighing over five or six jin? Are you crazy!"
"Who would sell to you for one hundred thousand! Or is this how you cheat people at Shangxian Hall!"
"With one hundred thousand, you probably can't even buy the tail of one of them!"
Du Haojie was completely bewildered, not understanding why everyone was saying this.
He had received Chinese brocade lobsters before, and always at this price.
"W-what's going on? What are you all laughing at?" Du Haojie asked somewhat indignantly.
Zhao Youqi laughed for a while before explaining, "Let me tell you! For Chinese brocade lobsters under three jin, what you said is correct! But for those between three and five jin, the price is above three hundred, and it's always in high demand!"
"As for this gentleman's other catches, let's not talk about them. Just these three Chinese brocade lobsters, they all look to be over five jin, the largest one is probably seven or eight jin! Such giants are no longer bought by the normal jin price!"
"Years ago, a fisherman in Wenling caught a Chinese brocade lobster weighing around six jin, and it was rumored to be bought by a wealthy individual for an astronomical price of six hundred thousand. Last year, a lady offered thirty thousand for wild Chinese brocade lobsters over five jin! And last month at the dock, a fisherman caught a Chinese brocade lobster weighing five jin and six liang, and sold it directly for two hundred and sixty thousand..."
Zhao Youqi revealed all the recent transaction prices of Chinese brocade lobsters weighing over five jin.
"W-what? How is this possible?" Du Haojie was stunned.
He had always been interested in swimming, fitness, and dating, but not really in seafood prices, as his family was not in the seafood business.
Although his Shangxian Hall had received many Chinese brocade lobsters, they had never received any over three jin, because Chinese brocade lobsters were extremely rare, and those over three jin were even rarer.
Therefore, he thought all Chinese brocade lobsters were priced at three hundred yuan per jin, which led to his offer of one hundred thousand for Ye Feng's lobsters, believing it to be a great favor.
As he was still in shock, Zhao Youqi continued, "These three are no smaller than the one sold at the dock last month. Your offer of one hundred thousand is like giving alms to a beggar!"
Lobsters costing hundreds of thousands each? Hearing this, Du Haojie felt his worldview had been refreshed.
Zhao Youqi then walked up to Ye Feng and said, "Sir, my Zhenxianyan restaurant specializes in seafood. I sincerely want to buy your catch, would you be willing to sell it to me?"
Zhao Youqi was determined to buy Ye Feng's Chinese brocade lobsters because his Zhenxianyan restaurant specialized in seafood. If he could get Ye Feng's catch, it would become the treasure of the restaurant and attract an endless stream of customers.
And if these top-quality seafood were bought by Du Haojie's Shangxian Hall restaurant, it would be a huge blow and insult to his Zhenxianyan!
After all, Du Haojie's Shangxian Hall restaurant was not a seafood restaurant. If it possessed top-quality seafood, while his Zhenxianyan restaurant, a seafood restaurant, did not, wouldn't that be ironic?
Who would come to his Zhenxianyan restaurant then?
"Yes, but how much can you offer?" Ye Feng asked.
Zhao Youqi thought for a moment and said, "How about this! I'll buy the entire catch in this cart. One million, all inclusive!"
At this moment, Du Haojie finally recovered from his shock and quickly said, "Wait a moment, Brother Ye Feng, I'll offer one point one million! Sell it to me!"
Zhao Youqi frowned upon seeing this and was about to increase his offer.
But Ye Feng stopped him with his hand and looked at Du Haojie, "Do you really want to buy it?"
"Yes, yes, yes, sell it to me!" Du Haojie pleaded.
Ye Feng smiled, made a strange expression and gesture, and said, "If you want to buy it, you can, as long as you kneel down and beg me, I'll sell it to you!"
Hearing this, and seeing Ye Feng's expression and actions, the people present felt the scene was somewhat familiar.
Huh? Wasn't this the same tactic Du Haojie had used on Ye Feng earlier?
The surrounding people burst into laughter.
"Haha, what is this called? This is giving him a taste of his own medicine!"
"Serves him right! Earlier, when they wanted to sell to him, he demanded they kneel before he would buy! Now he's getting his comeuppance!"
"Now that he wants to buy, they probably won't sell it to him!"
Hearing Ye Feng's words and the surrounding mockery, Du Haojie was instantly enraged.
He glared fiercely at Ye Feng and said, "Ye Feng, don't push it too far!"
"Heh heh! Too far? I remember you used this on me before. Why is it not too far when you do it, but too far when I do it?" Ye Feng sneered.
"You..." Du Haojie was rendered speechless by Ye Feng's retort.
Seeing Du Haojie's face turn purple with anger, Ye Feng felt incredibly satisfied, immensely so.
You tried to disgust me, now you feel the pain!
Then he turned to Zhao Youqi and said, "Boss Zhao, you want to buy this catch, right!"
"Yes, yes, yes, I want to buy your catch for one million, what do you think? If you think it's too little, I can add more!" Zhao Youqi said quickly.
Ye Feng heard this and said, "It's not little, one million it is!"