"Got it."
Suddenly, a yellow figure delivering food in heavy rain on the TV news caught Li Haochen's attention, and an idea sparked in his mind.
He quickly took out his phone, ordered some snacks, chocolate, and more than ten cups of HeyTea online, and waited for them to arrive.
More than ten minutes later, Li Haochen received a call. Without disturbing the ongoing heated discussion, he slowly walked towards Liu Yuxuan.
"Ahem."
"Oh, you scared me to death. What are you doing, just walking over here without a sound?" Li Haochen's sudden appearance startled Liu Yuxuan, who glared at him and cursed in a low voice.
"Brother Xuan, I'm sorry to bother you, but could you do me a favor and go downstairs to the lobby to pick up something? I feel bad about leaving."
"Don't you have legs? You... Heh, no problem, no problem. Just ask if you need anything. Why be so polite? You continue discussing, I'll go get it for you, hehe!" Liu Yuxuan was about to retort when he saw the two hundred yuan Li Haochen handed over, his demeanor immediately changed. He snatched the money and walked out with a smile.
Li Haochen glanced as he passed the doorway. Seeing Liu Yuxuan enter the elevator, he locked the door, walked back to his seat, and said, "Director Liu, sirs, I have an idea. Let's see if it's feasible."
The room fell silent. Everyone looked at Li Haochen. They had discussed for so long without any progress, so they were all very expectant.
"Haochen, tell us. Speak freely, don't hold back."
Li Haochen nodded at Liu Qinghe and stood up. "How about we do the opposite?"
"Oh... How do we do the opposite?"
Li Haochen's words piqued everyone's interest, and they eagerly awaited his explanation.
"How about we monopolize the individual catch portion? Hehe!
"Monopolize? How do we monopolize it? Other countries won't just stand idly by and wait for our numbers to go up." Li Zhigang and the others thought Li Haochen was too naive and delusional, but they were too polite to say it.
Seeing their expressions, Li Haochen knew what they were thinking, but he was full of confidence. He smiled and continued, "We'll give up on the outer sea."
"Give up on the outer sea?"
After more than ten seconds, Zhang Yuan was the first to react, with a hint of pleasant surprise. "Haochen, are you saying our entire team will focus on small fish along the coast?"
"It seems Brother Yuan has already figured it out. That's right. Other countries are all going for the big fish in the outer sea. Although the resources are abundant, they can't catch much in a day. You all must have felt this.
We'll do the opposite, something different, and catch them off guard. And we only have one chance. By the time they react, it will be too late.
However, this method can only prevent us from ranking too low. Further progress will depend on luck. What do you think?"
As soon as Li Haochen finished speaking, the room fell silent again. After a long pause, Liu Qinghe spoke, "Haochen's method is a very good conservative approach, and I think it's feasible. What do you all think?"
"I think it's okay too."
"I also agree."
After the plan was unanimously approved, Li Haochen said cautiously, "Since everyone agrees with this method, we must also ensure its secrecy. It cannot be leaked. Those of us present know."
"Knock, knock, knock~"
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Li Haochen went to open it, and Liu Yuxuan's complaints immediately came out, "Damn it, Li Haochen, why did you buy so much stuff? You've exhausted me. Next time, you'll have to pay extra."
As soon as he put down the things, Liu Yuxuan felt the atmosphere had changed drastically. He asked curiously, then walked over to Zhang Yuan and asked, "Master, what's wrong? Everyone seems a little happy. Have you found a solution?"
Just as Zhang Yuan was about to speak, Li Haochen quickly interjected, "Oh, what solution? It's just that Director Liu was mistaken for a woman coming to catch her cheating husband earlier, causing a big misunderstanding, and we laughed for a while, hehe!"
Although the few of them didn't know why Li Haochen said this, seeing him wink slyly, they played along. "That's right, Old Liu almost got into a fight, hahaha!"
"Old Liu, that woman is quite nice, why not... hehe!"
"Get out, get out, stop messing around."
"Come, come, don't overthink it. Things will work out in the end. It's best to live in the moment. Drink some milk tea, it's dozens of yuan per cup. I've spent a lot, hahaha," Li Haochen said jokingly.
Seeing that Liu Yuxuan showed no sign of suspicion, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. As he left, Zhang Yuan pulled Li Haochen aside. After everyone else had left, he asked, "Haochen, why did you just...?"
Li Haochen was instantly put in a difficult position, not knowing how to speak. "Brother Yuan, I..."
"Don't worry about me. Is it related to Ah Xuan?"
Li Haochen nodded solemnly, leaned close to Zhang Yuan's ear, and told him the whole story. "Brother Yuan, I only overheard it, and I have no proof. Perhaps... I misheard."
Zhang Yuan's face turned pale, and his body felt weak. He stumbled and almost fell to the ground, but Li Haochen quickly caught him.
"Brother Yuan, are you... alright?"
"I... I still can't believe it. Maybe... you really misheard." Zhang Yuan found it hard to accept for a moment, but his expression betrayed him.
Looking at Zhang Yuan's somewhat sad back, Li Haochen shook his head and did not go to comfort him.
At noon, after lunch, participating boats started to sail out of the dock one after another. Before long, Li Haochen and his team also boarded their ship.
Seeing all the boats had left the coast, Liu Yuxuan was the most anxious. "What's going on? If you have a stomachache, take medicine. Everyone else has gone far. If we don't go now, we'll be left behind."
Zhang Yuan squinted his eyes and clenched his fist. "Why are you more anxious than us?"
"Master, I... I'm just worried for everyone."
After glancing at Liu Yuxuan again, Zhang Yuan sighed in his heart and turned his face away.
A few minutes later, the large ship slowly set sail. They were already more than two hours behind, which was a drama arranged by Li Haochen for Captain Wang Lei.
More than an hour later, the ship stopped in the sea area off Yalong Bay. Due to its remoteness, the marine environment here was exceptionally well-preserved, and the marine resources were very rich. The water was clear, making it a rare natural fishing ground.
As soon as the ship stopped, Liu Yuxuan popped out again, chattering. "I say Captain Wang, don't you know everyone's time is precious? Why are there so many delays?"
"I apologize to everyone. The power system has a malfunction. I'll go down to repair it. Please rest for a while." With that, Wang Lei went into the engine room to inspect it, which was, of course, part of the drama.
At this time, Liu Yuxuan also sent the situation to the Japanese team without anyone noticing.