Chapter 184 You are very similar to me
When you enter the house, Bei Hai's eyes wide open. All the decorations and furniture in the house are completely pure European style. This style is not like ordinary lines, ceilings, etc., because it should be said that the interior design style of the old man's home is pure European classical style, with carved beams and painted roads, and complex and gorgeous lines everywhere. Even the roof is not used with ordinary large flat roofs, which are made of domes and murals on the domes, and all are mythological stories. And there are oil paintings on the walls from time to time, which are all realistic.
The whole room does not look like a fisherman's mansion, but rather a small European palace.
Such an environment makes Bei Hai unable to say anything, but if Bei Hai insists on describing it, he can only use the word "Hao" or add a "Hao" character. Although Bei Hai does not know any paintings, he thought that these paintings were all written by painters, not copying them, because Bei Hai did not see any famous paintings such as Mona Lisa.
When George took Bei Hai and Lauren to the special reception room, a female housekeeper in her forties pushed the door and walked in, asked everyone what they needed to drink in less than two minutes. The two servants and the housekeeper brought the drinks they wanted to three people.
George is now completely different from the old man on the dock who sighed that business is not easy to do. George is now holding a cigar in one hand and baking Lauren face to face while talking to Beihai.
"You don't smoke?" Lauren seemed very surprised that Bei Hai didn't smoke: "Among the fishermen I know, who don't smoke, can count them with one hand! Besides, I'm not a cigarette or a cigar!"
Bei Hai waved his hand and picked up the green tea in front of him and took a sip: "Although I don't smoke, I don't mind others smoking. Both crew members on one of my boats are smoking, but they rarely smoke. I rarely see them smoking!"
George looked at the tea in front of Beihai. Then he picked up the red wine glass in front of him and drank it all. After drinking one cup, he poured himself another cup, then took a sip of a cigar and continued his problem at Beihai.
The old man's posture of drinking red wine opened his eyes. Generally speaking, it is necessary to make domestic petty bourgeois or wine fans say that the red wine must be shaken first and then scrambled hard before it can be drunk. If it weren't all a drop, the old man in front of him would just sip, as if he was poured into his mouth, as if he had drunk more boiled water than drinking.
"You don't smoke or drink!" George said that, and then he smiled and shook his head: "It's much more self-disciplined than me!".
Without waiting for Bei Hai to answer the old man, he continued: "The catch of 1.5 million a year is great! It is similar to the best years I had at that time, about 1.88 to 1994. In recent years, my catch has been more than 1.5 million every year, and at most it has reached 1.9 million! For the entire fishing season, I usually have to fill at least twice. Then there is the last half-cabin fish catch of the last boat..."
As he spoke, the old man became a little proud when he mentioned his glorious years. When he was a captain, the old man seemed very excited. When he was happy, he gave him a big sip of wine or a big cigar.
Listening to the old man's story, Bei Hai couldn't help but give a thumbs up in his heart: Awesome! Bei Hai really didn't expect a fisherman to be so awesome. The swordsman in one fishing season was in the cabin twice, and even the best swordsman in Gloucester can't do this. Moreover, this old man not only fishes by himself, but also is happy to help others. From the words of Lauren's flattery of his idol, Bei Hai knew that most of the old man was really saying.
The income of more than one million US dollars was around 1990s, when the US dollar was much more valuable than it is now. On the surface, it seems that it is about the same level of equivalent income as Beihai, but after excluding inflation, the old man made more money than Beihai back then.
If according to the old man's words, Bei Hai calculated that every time his boat put down the longline, if it was based on the two normal lines, there would be a fish biting the hook every two to three sets of hooks on these two ropes, which means that after one fish was dragged on, the next fish would appear in his own and his sight. This frequency was really amazing.
However, what Bei Hai is most moved by when he hears the old man's story is not how much money the old man earns and how much fish he catches, but when he drives from his own fishing port to the changing Atlantic Ocean in autumn and winter, the courage and unity are also united. As a tunic fisherman, Bei Hai cannot see the unity and cooperation between fishing boats, but in the old man's mouth, the mutual cooperation and mutual help between the fishermen of the sword flag are much more comfortable.
"There are no cooperation between the tunic fishermen except for fighting," Bei Hai interrupted with a wry smile.
George couldn't help laughing when he heard Bei Hai talking about this problem: "The sword flag fisherman has no choice. Once the boat arrives in the Atlantic Ocean, there is no way to rely on the sea guards. What is the turtle gun fisherman afraid of? When a storm comes, he will immediately hide in the nearest port. If the storm lasts for a long time, you can take a bus home and sleep for a few days. Once the storm passes, you can go out to sea again. The sword flag fisherman is different from the sword flag fisherman. The only thing you can count on is the fishing boats that are the same as you. If you don't
Reach out a helping hand to others, when you encounter a little trouble, the sea may kill you! I have been going to sea for so many years and saw a boat capsized and die, and it is not once or twice to see someone die. The sea doesn’t know any good fishermen or missed fishermen. If you get angry, you should die! So as long as your boat breaks down and sends a signal of help, the nearby fishing boat will come to help you even if you just put down the longline, because life is always much more expensive than money!”
"The battle between tuna fishermen is so fierce?" Lauren is a rookie who has only worked on the Sword Flag fishing boats. Besides, in the ports near Canada, the fishing boats for bluefin tuna fishing are generally not in the port of St. John's. This kid has never seen a battle between tuna fishermen.
Bei Hai directly explained his fishing season from the beginning and then summarized: "It's like this. Everyone wants to get complete and accurate information from others, but it's his turn that he really doesn't want to share his information. If everyone can make it open and honest, everyone's catch can be up to the next level. Take the Hunter, Christina, Tuna I and II as an example. They gathered together such a handful of information and did not hide their own personal information. Didn't everyone's catch increase? They just couldn't let it go!"
"Is the information you gave to others accurate?" George asked Bei Hai.
Bei Hai smiled and said, "It's not so accurate when there were such times or two, but it was basically accurate afterwards. The questions were all about fishermen who got along well with me. I'm sorry to lie!"
George nodded and said, "It's rare!"
"Do you know who my idol is?" After saying that, George immediately asked Lauren and Beckham in a daze.
This question asked not to mention Bei Hai and Lauren were a little stunned.
"In our era, many young people regarded Hugh Hefner as their idol. There was a very famous saying, "Make money like Hugh Hefner, and live like Hugh Hefner!"
Hugh? Who is Hefner? Bei Hai is very mo Sheng about this name. It is not very similar to a movie star. All young people live like a movie star. It has become a fashionable slogan. It is a bit incredible.
George looked at Bei Hai with a confused look on his face and explained, "Hue Hefner founded "Playboy".
When it comes to this, Bei Hai understood that he was the former leader of the Playboy. Now I heard that the Playboy's helmsman was replaced by his daughter. However, although I can't remember the name of the Playboy's old helmsman, Bei Hai has also heard of his deeds. In short, in a popular saying now, it is: If you have money, be willful!
This person not only runs a flower magazine, but also spends a lot of money in life. The cover of the first episode of Playboy was Marilyn Monroe's fruit photo. This move now looks nothing no matter where it is put. Moreover, the so-called fruit photo is like that. However, in the United States at that time, it was an inhumane thing, but the more inhumane things, the more attractive things were. Later, the United States entered the era of sexual liberation, and at that time, Hugh Hefner became the idol of young people.
There are constant beauties around me, and I started from scratch by raising funds from more than 40 people. This is simply a pure American dream. Is this kind of character really an idol when I was in that era. I have come into contact with countless beautiful girls every day in my work and life, and I have very few clothes! I am afraid that few men can refuse such a life.
"Then is it true that others say there are always beautiful girls around you?" Lauren looked at George and asked. Perhaps he was a little embarrassed after asking, and he wanted to say something or an apology.
George raised his hand and said, "It's okay, I can tell you, I don't know the other aspects they said, but this aspect is true! I have never concealed that I like beautiful women before." After saying that, the old man added another sentence: "A young and beautiful woman!"
This is very calm, and the old man's eyes are very straightforward.
Of course, it is also the old man's own business. Bei Hai doesn't want to put himself at the highest point of morality to evaluate other people's lives, because this thing has nothing to do with him. Others change eight beautiful girls in one night and eat so much food a day, but it doesn't affect his righteous messenger who is not full of righteous indignation.
However, the old man's next words made Bei Hai a little confused.
"Hull! You look like when I was young!" George looked at Bei Hai and then pointed this stupid sentence from his mouth.
Chapter completed!