Guo Qiaohe: the family became rich by raising new fish species after gambling.

He started his business in his twenties and earned more than 10 million yuan in six years. In 2004, he was addicted to gambling. In more than 2 years, he not only lost all his family property, but also owed more than 5 million yuan in debt. By early 2009, he was still drifting in other places, and many people looked down on him. He wants to start over, but the business opportunities he sees are not recognized. In only six years, he has achieved annual sales of more than 30 million. So how did he do it?

He is Guo Qiaohe. When the reporter came to the interview, Guo Qiaohe was leading the workers to catch fish in the field cage.

Guo Qiaohe: catch fish in deep places, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, you can have 20-30 jin of a cage, if the water is shallow, that is, you can't catch fish, and the cage must be missed by the water.

A lot of fish were drilled into the cage in only 15 minutes.

Reporter: what kind of fish are these caught today?

Guo Qiaohe: this is the female fish, the pure female fish. We chose it and then put it in. Basically, 97% of them are female fish.

This kind of fish is called Taiwan Loach, which is bigger than the average Loach on the market. Almost all of the Loach caught by Guo Qiao and today are female, and the price is higher.

Guo Qiaohe: this is about 25 yuan.

Reporter: 25 yuan per jin?

Guo Qiaohe: about 25 yuan per jin.

Reporter: I know the Loach on the market doesn't seem to be so expensive.

Guo Qiaohe: this is used as a mother, the mother must be expensive, if in that market now the price (Tangtou price) is 13 yuan to 14 yuan per jin.

There is a horizontal bone in the tail of the Loach, which can be easily touched. On the other hand, the tail of the mother Loach is very smooth without hard bones.

The annual sales of the mother fish and seedlings of this kind of Taiwan Loach alone exceed 10 million yuan. However, Guo Qiaohe told reporters that there is a more profitable fish in his aquatic base-Loach.

Guo Qiaohe: this is now bought in the market for 120 yuan per jin. 120 yuan per jin, the supply can not meet the demand. Things are precious when they are rare, but they are expensive if they are less.

This kind of fish is named Loach because of its pointed head and thorns on its body. Guo Qiaohe has successfully hatched a batch of saplings of Loach. Now by operating a variety of fish fry, Guo Qiaohe's aquaculture base has annual sales of more than 30 million yuan, and he has also become a famous local man of wealth. With the deepening of the interview, the reporter learned that in 2009, Guo Qiaohe was looked down upon by many villagers.

Guo Yinghe, Nanhai District, Foshan City: he (Guo Qiaohe) had nothing at that time, owed a lot of debt, and no one could afford him.

Guo Qiao and his wife Xian Xuerong: they suddenly fell from the sky to the ground, feeling really sad.

Guo Wanwen, daughter of Guo Qiaohe: it is because of you (Guo Qiaohe) that my brother and I have become like this. We don't even have to read books. We come up here to deliver takeout.

Guo Qiaohe: my heart is really like tears, but I have to put up with this, I really have nothing to say.

Why did the family and villagers look down on Guo Qiaohe at that time? How did Guo Qiaohe change from nothing to a famous local man of wealth?

Guo Qiaohe was born here. After graduating from junior high school, Guo Qiaohe made money by doing small business locally. In 1992, Guo Qiaohe found that the price of eel was very hot in the aquatic market, and he decided to raise eel. During the interview, Guo Qiaohe took the reporter to a local pond where eels were collected in the clear pond.

Guo Qiaohe: now it is about 30-32 jin. The value of this eel is about 50 yuan in Tangtou. We have 60,000, 62,000 (one ton) in Tangtou.

In the early 1990s, the prices of eel seedlings and feed were much lower than they are now, but the eels sold were more expensive.

Reporter: how much could a big one like this sell for a jin at that time?

Guo Qiaohe: this vegetable eel is generally OK, at least it can sell 130000 (yuan) more than one ton, if that roasted eel is more than 160000. At that time, it rose 10,000 a day, 10,000 a day. At that time, it seemed that it was no longer RMB. The money was thought to be fake, and more than 1 million fish came out of a pond.

After more than six years of raising eel, Guo Qiaohe earned more than 10 million yuan, and by the year 2000, the profit of raising eel has become less. Guo Qiaohe opened a hotel with his savings. At that time, the hotel had more than 100 tables and daily sales of more than 100,000 yuan.

Nanhai District Datong Qixing Shilong Village villager Guo Yinghe: that restaurant is very big, the workers are more than 100 more than 200, it is the largest near Xiqiao town.

Wife Xian Xuerong: cooking that meal a day is a business of more than 100,000 yuan (yuan). Every day there is a queue, and people who eat have to wait in line to eat. Business is really booming.

However, in 2004, Guo Qiaohe was addicted to gambling. At that time, he had to go to Macau at least twice a month to gamble.

Guo Bingyuan: he liked to gamble and lost more than one million yuan every time he went to Macao to gamble.

By 2006, Guo Qiaohe not only lost all his family property, but also owed more than 5 million yuan in debt. People extort debts almost every day.

Guo Qiaohe: (creditors) make dozens of calls a day, and everyone urges me to give it and when to give it, but I don't have the ability to pay that debt, and I can't answer when he will give it.

Wife: I didn't know I had gambled so much money. It was too late when I knew. All the money was lost. By the time I know, it's too late. All the money was lost.

Guo Qiaohe quickly fell from the peak of life to the bottom of the valley. In 2006, Guo Qiaohe left Guangdong with his wife and came to Nantong City, Jiangsu Province. There, Guo Qiao and his wife have been out to work for others.

Guo Qiaohe's daughter: mother goes to work as a waitress, and some leftovers are packed back to my father, that is to say, the leftovers of the guests are packed for my father to eat.

Guo Qiaohe's wife Xian Xuerong: with a salary of more than 2000 yuan a month, in addition to calling them (children), I have to rent a house and rent a house to live in. In fact, I really have no money to earn, so I can't help it.

In 2009, Guo Qiaohe and his wife saved money to open a small restaurant in Nantong, but business was sluggish. That year, after Guo Qiaohe bought train tickets to Nantong for his son and daughter, he had only 26 yuan left. The whole family had an unforgettable Spring Festival.

Xian Xuerong, wife of Guo Qiaohe: (2009) on the first day of the Lunar New year, our family of four has only 26 yuan, which is always the most impressive.

Guo Qiaohe: (the first day of the Lunar New year) closed at home has not been out of the door, is to watch people lively, that is, fireworks, firecrackers, all aspects. It seems that if we make others happy in Cantonese, we can't help it.

This Spring Festival is very exciting for Guo Qiaohe. Looking at his son and daughter, he is determined to change the status quo.

Guo Qiaohe: before and after thinking, I shed tears in my heart. As a competent father, you do not have a better environment for them. Being a father is tantamount to incompetence. So in any case, if God gives me another chance, I will be able to hold on to him.

In 2009, Guo Qiaohe's friend Guo Bingyuan heard about his situation and wanted to help him.

Guo Qiaohe: (Guo Qiaohe and me) from small to big, when I saw him fall, I was sure to help him. I said come back. You can talk about anything. I can give you another hand.

But Guo Qiaohe rejected the kindness of his friends.

Guo Qiaohe: I didn't have any money when I came back at that time. At that time, my eldest brother said to give me 1 million, but I owed him 700000 before. I really didn't dare to take his money again, because I was under a lot of pressure when the previous debt was not repaid. I just said to him, Big Brother, I'll break into it first, and I'll do my old job (aquatic products).