223 No Price Query Please (1/2)

Fortunately, Chen Fan was not participating in the Long March. He soon walked past the red carpet, which was about ten meters long.

Entering the restaurant lobby, Chen Fan really felt as if he were in an aquarium. He could see lobsters longer than his arms, giant black groupers over 300 kilograms in weight, pot-sized abalones, and a few hundred sea cucumbers over 20 centimeters in length...

A huge fish tank was placed in the center of the lobby, surrounded with red cloth and by four security guards. Beside the tank, there was a sandalwood board which stated, ”Not for Sale. No Price Query Please.”

The fish tank was about four meters high, four meters wide, and eight meters long. It was filled with rockery, coral, and white sand, giving people the impression they were actually in the sea.

In the expensive fish tank there were six huge fish weighing over 50 kilograms, the largest of which weighed 75 kilograms. Their bodies were covered in slightly golden scales, and their fins and tails were dark yellow.

The huge fish looked ordinary. If a person who was unknowledgeable about fish saw them, he would definitely exclaim, ”Wow! Those carp are huge!”

If a person who was knowledgeable saw them, he would surely fall to the ground in shock. Sh*t... Chinese bahaba... would be his only thought.

The Chinese bahaba was the brightest star in the place. In comparison, a pot-sized abalone would cost less than the bahaba's tail!

Actually, the fish was not that expensive. Such a fish could possibly be used to barter for a Ferrari F430!

This exchange could only happen if a fisherman possessing the fish was willing to sell it. If the fish fell into the hands of a rich person, he would only be willing to give it up maybe as ransom for his kidnapped child.

In 1957, a Chinese bahaba weighing 65 kilograms was caught in a village. The fisherman took out its maw, the most expensive part in its body, and dried it. He then happily sent it to Peking to give to Chairman Mao. Later, Chairman Mao asked the General Office to return the maw, which was still in its original state, and thanked the fisherman.

Among the nine most expensive foods in the world, the Chinese bahaba is ranked fifth. It can only be found in China, and its size directly determines its price.

In fact, its flesh is not that delicious, and is just about the same as an ordinary striped bass or osmanthus fish. However, its maw is more costly than gold, as it contains an enormous amount of nutrition. It's like a superfood. It will provide whatever one needs!

The fish's maw can immediately cure reproductive problems in men, make ladies look a few years younger, and is especially useful for women who experience bleeding after giving birth!

Chen Fan planned to treat the six Chinese bahaba at the center of the lobby like Buddha. No matter how much others were willing to pay, he would not sell them. It would be a key highlight in the restaurant.

Of course, just one highlight would not be sufficient. In the coming days, Chen Fan planned to hunt dozens of whale sharks, cut their fins, dry them, and make a shark's fin rockery at the center of the lobby. In addition, when the electric eel ate the sharks, he would make it a habit to bring back the fins and maws. These leftovers from the electric eel would then be provided to the customers for consumption.

It is a common saying that abalone and shark's fin must always go together. Just like shark's fin, abalone is most delicious as a dried food. When Chen Fan had the free time, he would make the electric eel go to Africa's coastal areas and catch thousands of African abalones. After drying them, he would pile them up at the center of the lobby for customers to order.

Furthermore, Japanese sea cucumbers and fish maws were all more expensive when dried. Chen Fan planned to dry them and stack them up like rockeries…

Even the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse could not have done such a thing!

”Boss, don't tell me that you are turned on by those waitresses. You're starting to drool!” Wang Bing was walking beside Chen Fan and poked him. There were quite a number of employees looking at them in the lobby, and Chen Fan's expression was really too awkward.

”Humph, what do you know? I am drooling over the Chinese bahaba!”

”It's just a few fish. Is it worth it for you to place them like they are the skulls of the Peking Man?” Rubbing his face hard, Wang Bing did not know whether he should find it funny or annoying. Obviously, he thought that Chen Fan had gotten the idea from those irresponsible businessmen to use the fish as a gimmick.

It was just like those greedy businessmen to remove the shell from chitons—which are more abundant in the sea than ants are on land—dry them, and sell them to people who lived inland and did not know about the sea. They would pack the chitons together and claim that they were actually nine-tailed abalones.