Let's go back to 2008, starting with a recreational fishing park.

Li Hao drove to the foot of the mountain and immediately saw a large sign that read "Qingshan Fishing Park".

As he got closer, he saw the entire fishing area.

Along the reservoir, a neat circle of fishing spots with sunshades made him feel like he could immediately cast his line and haul in a big fish.

He drove to the large open space next to the office and parked. As soon as he got out of the car, he saw the Jiang brothers coming to greet him.

"Young man, is this Qingshan Fishing Park?"

"Yes, yes, I am the owner here."

When asked, Jiang Xia quickly replied.

Upon hearing that Jiang Xia was the boss, Li Hao quickly extended his right hand, "Hello, hello, may I ask how much you charge here?"

After shaking hands with Li Hao, Jiang Xia introduced them:

"Hey bro, we're having a promotion right now. Have you posted it on QQ Space yet? If you have, it's 60 yuan per person if you get 30 likes. If not, it's 80 yuan per person. It lasts for 8 hours."

After saying that, he added, "Once the opening period is over, it will be 100 per person."

Upon hearing this, Li Hao replied, "Yes, I posted it! My post got over 50 likes!"

Jiang Xia nodded and invited Li Hao into the office to open his laptop.

"Bro, I'll add you on QQ. If I make sure you get 30 likes, you can pay and we can start fishing."

"Okay." Li Hao nodded and then gave Jiang Xia his QQ number.

Since most mobile phones are still keypad phones, it's very inconvenient to check your phone's storage space on them.

Jiang Xia simply took the laptop and said that this way, they could add each other as friends and see each other's profiles directly.

Moreover, this has another advantage: Jiang Xia can directly add each customer who collects likes as a QQ friend, thus forming a huge private traffic pool.

For industries like fishing parks that rely on monetizing private traffic, the long-term benefits of doing this are still enormous.

After successfully adding Li Hao as a friend, Jiang Xia checked Li Hao's profile and saw that he indeed had over 50 likes. Without hesitation, he directly messaged him:

"Brother, you can just pay me 60."

Since there was no QR code payment at that time, Li Hao immediately took out a hundred-yuan bill upon hearing this.

Jiang Xia took the money and glanced at it. After confirming that it was genuine, he took out 40 yuan from his pocket and gave it to the other party as change.

"Xiao Bo, take this guy to choose a suitable fishing spot." After collecting the money, Jiang Xia instructed Jiang Xiao Bo, who was standing to the side.

As he spoke, he looked at Li Hao and said, "Brother, you can go with this young man to choose a fishing spot and start fishing right away."

Seeing this, Jiang Xiaobo quickly greeted Li Hao:

"Brother, just come with me."

Once the two figures disappeared from sight, Jiang Xia stopped smiling and quickly took out her phone to call her father, Jiang Jianguo.

A few seconds later, Jiang Jianguo's voice came from the other end of the phone. Jiang Xia hurriedly said, "Dad, go to the bank in town and withdraw a thousand yuan in 10-yuan bills."

"If the bank won't let you withdraw the money, try to find somewhere to exchange it. Make sure you go and come back quickly, I need it urgently!"

On the other side, Jiang Jianguo understood immediately, and he slapped his forehead:

"Oh no, I forgot about that. I'll go right now."

Actually, Jiang Xia only thought of this after receiving the money. In this day and age, there is no QR code payment, and most consumption is done by paying cash directly.

Given the current pricing at my fishing spot, customers are definitely used to paying with a hundred-dollar bill, so I'll have to give them forty dollars in change.

But where would I find so many ten-yuan bills to make change?

On the other side, Jiang Jianguo hung up the phone and hurriedly told Wang Guifen to find all the loose change in the house and send it to Jiang Xia at the fishing spot to tide him over. He then grabbed his car keys and bankbook and drove towards the town.

Just as Jiang Xia put down his phone, he saw a Land Rover Range Rover driving towards the reservoir from not far away.

Upon seeing the Land Rover, Jiang Xia knew that the older brother who had provided him with inspiration on the first day had arrived.

Sure enough, when the car stopped, the burly man from that day got out of the driver's seat.

Immediately afterwards, a woman and a little girl who looked to be about four or five years old got out of the back seat of the Land Rover.

Upon seeing Jiang Xia, the eldest brother burst into laughter:

"Brother, I thought you were just saying it casually the other day, but I didn't expect you to actually make such a fuss."

Jiang Xia quickly pulled out a white sword and handed it over, smiling as he said, "Brother, even if it's just so you can have a comfortable place to fish, I have to set up this fishing park!"

The older brother was very pleased to hear this. He really didn't expect that because he said no, Jiang Xia actually set up the first fishing park in Linjiang City that was dedicated to recreational fishing.

He took the cigarette from Jiang Xia, lit it, and laughed:

"Brother, just because of what you said, I'm definitely going to be your friend. My name is Li Dafu. If you ever need anything in Linjiang, just let me know."

"Haha, my name is Jiang Xia. Don't worry, brother, I'll definitely let you know if you need anything."

Jiang Xia knew that this was just a polite remark, but relationships are built up little by little, and there's no guarantee that one day a good relationship might actually be useful to the other person.

After greeting Li Dafu, Jiang Xia looked at the woman beside him and asked, "Brother, this must be your wife!"

The woman nodded, clearly a smooth talker. She said directly, "Hello, Brother Jiang Xia. If you need anything in the future, just tell your brother. If he doesn't do it for you, just tell me, and I'll take care of it."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia immediately replied, "Okay, sister-in-law, if you say so, then I've officially accepted you as my older sister!"

These words made Li Dafu and the woman burst into laughter.

While the group was talking, Jiang Xia saw cars coming intermittently on the road not far away.

At the same time, Li Dafu also saw this and said, "Brother, you go ahead and do your thing. How much does it cost to fish? I'll pay and go fishing first. We can talk again when you're free."

Seeing this, Jiang Xia waved his hands repeatedly, "Brother, you're looking down on me. I told you the other day that fishing was free, how could I charge you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Dafu immediately refused: "How can that be? You're doing this to make money, how can you play for free without paying?"

The woman next to him nodded in agreement:

"Yeah, bro, you've already set up this place so we have something to do, of course we'll pay you."

No matter what the two said, Jiang Xia kept shaking his head: "No, wouldn't that make me a liar!"

Finally, Jiang Xia couldn't persuade the two of them otherwise, so he agreed that he would definitely charge them next time he came.

Afterwards, Jiang Xia led the family of three to the fishing spot.

As soon as he arrived at his fishing spot, Li Dafu couldn't wait to open the fishing box he was carrying and start taking out all sorts of fishing equipment.

Then, Jiang Xia asked the woman if she wanted to fish. The woman said she didn't know how to fish; she just came with Li Dafu to play when she had nothing to do.

Jiang Xia nodded upon hearing this, and told her that the lakeside was dangerous and she should keep a close eye on the children. He also told her that if she was bored, she could sit in the office or go play on the nearby mountain.

The woman nodded repeatedly, telling Jiang Xia not to worry about her and to go about his business.