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Chapter 291 The Fisherman's Moment of Collapse

Mentougou, Pearl Lake Scenic Area.

When Chen Xiu arrived at her destination, she couldn't help but purse her lips as she looked at Wang Xin, who was sitting under a parasol, dressed casually, wearing a fisherman's hat, with two fishing rods in front of him, and even had his own teapot and teacups.

Traveling all that way to a remote mountain valley to drink tea, they must be incredibly bored.

After finishing her rant, Chen Xiu put on the humanoid helmet Luo Shikan had brought for this trip and slowly walked towards Wang Xin.

Upon arriving under the parasol, he didn't rush to greet anyone, but instead glanced into the bucket, intending to see if Wang Xin had succeeded in his fishing.

As a result, only two three-finger-wide white stripes with upturned beaks were swimming around.

These fish can grow to over 10kg, and the two in the bucket are like elementary school students in the fish world.

Chen Xiu looked away and met Wang Xin's gaze, teasingly saying, "Mr. Wang, you're not having much luck today!"

"What do you mean by 'bad luck'? Fishing is all about skill!"

"So you're just not good enough?"

"..."

Wang Xin glanced at Chen Xiu silently, pointed to the empty fishing rod beside him, and said, "Come on, let's have a competition and see whose skills are inferior."

"No way, you can even compare this?"

"This is more comfortable than delivering food."

"I still remember."

Chen Xiu shook her head dejectedly, then sat down next to Wang Xin and, imitating him, started fishing.

Luo Shikan, who followed, sat about 5 meters behind Wang Xin and his assistant, so as not to disturb them but to keep an eye on the net and be ready to provide support at any time.

After sitting for a while, Chen Xiu saw that Wang Xin had no intention of speaking, so she had no choice but to accept the situation and reached out to pour herself a cup of tea.

Wang Xin glanced at his actions and thought: I just set up my nest on my own side, let's see how you win this time...

"Mr. Wang, did you really call me over just to fish?"

"Calm down, don't disturb the fish..."

"What I mean is, if it's really just fishing, then I'll have my assistant go back to the car to get a steam eye mask so I can take a quick nap."

"..."

Wang Xin looked helpless and speechless, but he was also really afraid that Chen Xiu would ask someone to get steam eye masks.

Today's fishing trip was just an excuse; we still need to talk about the real business, since none of us are the kind of people who can focus solely on leisure.

"Ahem, there is still something to do."

"what?"

"Next month, Meituan will conduct its final pre-IPO financing round of $41 billion, representing approximately 14.6% of the company. The post-investment valuation of the company will be approximately $281 billion, and your shareholding will be diluted to approximately 1.1%."

"It's still worth $3 million."

Chen Xiu had a sudden thought and did a simple multiplier conversion.

It cost $500 million to acquire Mobike's shares, and now that amount has increased 60 times.

After Meituan goes public in Hong Kong, this ratio will increase further, and it is estimated that the value will be more than 100 times that of the original capital.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiu felt much better and said, "You didn't specifically ask me to come here to talk about this, did you?"

"Of course not, but you can come with me to Hong Kong to ring the bell for the IPO next year."

"sure!"

Chen Xiu nodded in agreement, and at the same time, he thought that Pinduoduo would also be going public next year, and as an important shareholder, he should also attend.

And then there's NIO... This only accounts for 0.5%, and it will be diluted in the next few rounds of financing. The listing location is still in New York, so there's no need to make a special trip. After the lock-up period is over, we can just sell it at a high point.

Wang Xin suddenly said, "There's one more thing I need your help with before the IPO."

Chen Xiu paused for a moment, thinking to herself that the main dishes were about to be served, but still asked, "What is it?"

However, this topic made Wang Xin's lips twitch with bitterness, as if he had something difficult to say.

He hesitated for a moment before continuing, "After Meituan obtained the third-party payment license, it has always wanted to make a breakthrough in the instant transaction field. This year, we have tried ride-hailing services, whole-house rental business, and fresh food operations."

"However, these attempts were not very successful. Didi, Danke, and Hema were basically monopolies. After a company meeting, we decided to focus on bike sharing."

Hearing this, Chen Xiu vaguely guessed what Wang Xin meant.

But he didn't ask, and Wang Xin didn't say anything more, because the fishing rod moved!

Chen Xiu's fishing rod slid forward quickly, but his hand was faster and he grabbed it. He stood up, tightened the fishing line, and lifted the rod. A whitebait about four fingers wide was pulled out of the water and shimmered silver in the sunlight.

"Bring the net over!"

"Ok."

Luo Shikan stepped forward with the net and, together with Chen Xiu, put the upturned fish into the net bag.

Chen Xiu estimated that the fish weighed about 4-5 jin (2-2.5 catties) and then casually put it into the bucket.

Wang Xin stared blankly at this scene, thinking: I'm baiting my own spot, how come he's catching fish first?
Chen Xiu baited the hook, cast the line, sat down, washed the handle, and looked at Wang Xin again.

"Mr. Wang, please continue."

"Oh, we've set our sights on bike-sharing. Since we've already reached a cooperation agreement with you, we want to go further and acquire shares from other companies, and eventually buy Mobike outright."

"Do you need me to help you contact Hu Weiwei?"

"Yes! That's exactly what I mean..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Xin's expression suddenly froze.

Chen Xiu lifted the rod again, but this time the fish seemed to be playing hard to him, pulling back and forth for quite a while before he finally reeled it in and brought it to the surface.

He put the landing net on and threw the fish onto the grass. Chen Xiu estimated that it was much bigger than the one he had just caught; when he lifted it, it was heavier than a 5kg dumbbell from the gym.

"Xiao Luo, can you take a picture for me..."

"Taking photos again?"

Wang Xin shouted, seeing that Chen Xiu had caught two fish in just a few minutes, while his fishing rod remained motionless.

It's already heartbreaking enough that you build the nest yourself, only to have someone else enjoy it.

Chen Xiu, you still want to take photos to record your life, do you want to post another Douyin video?

"Yes, we can't just take pictures."

Chen Xiu nodded to Wang Xin and continued, "Xiao Luo, after you finish taking the photos, find an angle to record a video for me. I want to post it on Douyin."

"No, you're being too vain. Is it really necessary to go fishing?"

Wang Xin offered Chen Xiu a sarcastic "persuasion".

However, Chen Xiu ignored the instructions and continued taking photos and videos as he pleased, then asking Luo Shikan to send him the footage.

After rebaiting and casting, Chen Xiu sat down and edited the video on her phone. Just a second before she was about to send it, she suddenly stopped and looked at Wang Xin.

"Mr. Wang, should I tag you?"

Why did you tag me?

Wang Xin stared at Chen Xiu in shock, puzzled as to why he wanted to drag him into this mess.

Chen Xiu shrugged: "Didn't you just say you wanted to have a competition?"

"I just said it casually, why are you taking it so seriously..."

"Mr. Wang, your fishing rod has moved."

"what?!"

Wang Xin turned around abruptly, aimed at the fishing rod that was sliding forward rapidly, lunged forward, gripped it tightly with both hands, and was even pulled back two steps by the sudden movement.

Feeling the immense pulling force, Wang Xin was not surprised but delighted, turning to Chen Xiu and shouting, "Post! Post it now! Tag me when you post it, I'm posting it too later... Hey? Hey? Hey?! What's going on with this fish?!"

Wang Xin's expression shifted seamlessly from surprise to joy, and then back to surprise, without any trace of acting.

The fish had such a strong pull underwater that it dragged him forward.

Just as Wang Xin was about to plunge into the small muddy pool by the lake, a hand suddenly reached out from the side and grabbed the fishing rod tightly.

The tension vanished instantly, and Wang Xin steadied himself. Looking up along the bulging muscles of his forearm, he saw Chen Xiu's relaxed face.

"Mr. Wang, I'll pull it up. You go get the net."

"Hiss~~, you didn't let it escape, did you?"

"...Then you do it!"

"No, no, no, you do it."

Wang Xin steadied himself, made sure Chen Xiu had both hands gripping the fishing rod, then turned around, ripped off his sun hat, and shouted loudly at his eagerly awaiting assistant.

"Fishing net! Frying net! Bring it here right now!"

"Mr. Wang, they're here."

The assistant ran over while answering.

Once he reached the sun umbrella, Wang Xin stepped forward, took the net from him, and then gestured for him to stop: "You stand here and take pictures and videos for me. I need them later, understand?"

"understand."

The assistant nodded repeatedly, handed over the net, picked up his phone, and started looking for the right angle.

Wang Xin gripped the net and instantly felt a surge of power.

He came to Chen Xiu's side, watching the fish that occasionally surfaced in the water, and gave Chen Xiu some instructions on how to reel in the line.

"You can't pull too hard; the fishing line should be tight but not loose, tighten it a couple of times and loosen it a second. If you pull it too hard, it will easily break..."

"Shut up! Driving a car at a time like this is unacceptable!"

Wang Xin was completely bewildered, not understanding what it meant.

After struggling with the fish in the water for a long time, Chen Xiu finally felt the change in the force of the fishing rod in her hand. She immediately loosened and tightened the line and pulled the fish to the surface.

As soon as the fish surfaced, Wang Xin became excited again.

Because this fish is much larger than the two that Chen Xiu had just caught combined.

Just as he was praying that Chen Xiu wouldn't mess things up at the last minute, the fish had been pulled close to within about a meter of the two of them, a distance that the hand and net could just reach.

Wang Xin put the fish into the landing net, and with a strong pull of both hands, he lifted it up.

He reached into the net to remove the hook, and Chen Xiu tried to help, but was firmly refused.

"Mr. Chen, please step back a little. My assistant might accidentally film you in the video."

"laugh!"

Chen Xiu scoffed and stepped back, feeling helpless and speechless at Wang Xin's competitive spirit.

After removing the hook, Wang Xin stared with shining eyes at the white, upturned fish on the ground, about the thickness of a calf.

He didn't mind getting dirty; he immediately grabbed the fish, head down and tail up, and excitedly shouted to his assistant, "Hurry up and take the picture, find the right angle!"

"Okay, Mr. Wang, I've started filming..."

Before the assistant could finish speaking, Wang Xin, who was holding the fish, was laughing for a moment when the fish's tail suddenly slapped him across the cheek with a loud thud.

Wang Xin unconsciously loosened his grip, and the fish darted into the small mud puddle, then disappeared into the water without looking back.

(End of this chapter)