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

However, although the net profit this month is around 50,000, Jiang Xia actually has less than 50,000 in cash.

He went to the bank to deposit money the day before yesterday, and he remembers the balance should be more than 40,000 yuan.

This is because we just opened this month and spent nearly 10,000 yuan on various miscellaneous purchases.

In addition, if Jiang Xia were to calculate his current assets, he estimated that there would still be about 40,000 to 50,000 yuan worth of fish in the fishing pond. Because the fishing pond is operating normally, it is impossible to get an accurate number; he can only roughly add fish to the pond each week based on the number of fish caught.

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After settling the accounts, Jiang Xia lost all interest in going back to lie down. He put his hands behind his back and walked towards the fishing spot.

The young male lion was preparing to survey his territory.

Upon arriving at the fishing spot and seeing the 200 fishing positions, Jiang Xia felt that it was time for the fishing spot to enter the next stage.

He already had a plan in mind for how to move on to the next stage.

Nothing special, it's still about attracting traffic, but this time it's not as simple as sending a few "GG" messages in a QQ group. Jiang Xia is planning a professional fishing competition.

Then, by leveraging the popularity of the competition, we will do our best to enhance the influence and reputation of Qingshan Fishing Park in the fishing community of Linjiang and even the surrounding counties and cities.

It's worth noting that many fishing parks in later generations would hold fishing competitions from time to time, and because short videos were popular at that time, they would usually invite many internet celebrities to participate in the competitions.

However, Jiang Xia is still unsure about the specifics of how to organize the competition; he only has this idea at the moment.

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Once everyone was present in the morning, Jiang Xia called them all into his office and told them that he was going to hold a competition, asking them what their thoughts were.

Jiang Jianguo and Wang Guifen didn't understand anything about the competition, so they just sat there without saying a word.

The remaining three young people, upon hearing that Jiang Xia was going to hold a competition, all felt a strange sense of admiration for him.

Competitions, that sounds so prestigious.

Jiang Xiaobo leaned against the office wall, and seeing that no one spoke first, he was the first to express his thoughts.

He looked at Jiang Xia and said, "Brother, if you're going to organize a competition, how much prize money are you planning to offer?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia did not answer immediately. When organizing a competition, no matter what kind of competition it is, the prize money is definitely the most important aspect, because it represents the attractiveness of the competition to the participants.

If the prize money is too low, it won't be very attractive to the participants, but if it's too high, they won't have that much money. So, it's important to find the right balance.

"I haven't decided yet. Xiaobo, Yueyue, you two have the most contact with tourists, what do you think would be a suitable price?"

"1000 yuan?" Yang Xiaoyue asked tentatively.

Jiang Xiaobo immediately said, "How could that be? Those tourists who come here regularly spend more than a thousand yuan a month. If we give them a thousand yuan for holding a competition, they'll curse us to death!"

Yang Xiaoyue rolled her eyes at Jiang Xiaobo, but didn't say anything more. She thought about it and realized that what he said made sense.

At this moment, Su Qing, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up: "Jiang Xia, don't I see that those competitions on TV all have sponsors?"

"Yeah, bro, look at the World Cup, it seems like their prize money and stuff are all sponsored by other companies!" Jiang Xiaobo chimed in.

Upon hearing the words "World Cup," Jiang Xia was speechless. Why not mention the Olympics?

He knew about sponsorships, but what brand would sponsor a small competition held at his little fishing spot?

As if guessing what Jiang Xia was thinking, Su Qing continued, "Our bonus definitely won't be too high. Why don't you go ask those fishing tackle shops or something?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia's eyes lit up; he had finally heard a good idea.

If I just go to the fishing tackle shops in the surrounding counties and cities and ask around, there might actually be someone willing to spend a little money to sponsor me!

He looked at Su Qing and said excitedly, "Qingqing, your idea is really good! Why don't you help me plan the competition?"

"Me? Can I do it?" Like Jiang Xiaobo, Su Qing hadn't gone to university, and now that she was suddenly in this situation, she felt a little insecure.

"Anyway, they're much better than those two." Jiang Xia pointed at Jiang Xiaobo and his wife and joked.

"What do you need to do?" Su Qing asked curiously.

Jiang Xia stroked his chin and thought for a while before saying, "It's nothing much, just to help me organize my thoughts."

"Okay." Su Qing readily agreed. Although she didn't say it, she was still looking forward to doing such a big thing with Jiang Xia.

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Without hesitation, Su Qing had to help her mother make boxed lunches in the morning and didn't have time to do so.

During a break from receiving tourists, Jiangxia opened his notebook and made a table outlining the highlights of the fishing grounds that could attract sponsorships.

After lunch, Jiang Xia drove his van with Su Qing towards the city.

Besides making spreadsheets, he also had Jiang Xiaobo and the other person ask the tourists where they bought their fishing gear.

The most common answer was that it was bought from a shop called "Jianghu Angler Fishing Tackle Shop" in Linjiang City.

This fishing tackle shop naturally became Jiang Xia's first choice; its reputation meant that the other party was likely wealthy.

Since the phone had no navigation, Jiang Xia drove Su Qing for more than two hours before finally arriving in the city.

Along the way, the two discussed many ideas about the competition. To be honest, Jiang Xia thought Su Qing was quite clever after listening to her various ideas.

Once they got to the city, the two of them were at a loss. In such a big city like Linjiang, where were they supposed to find Jianghu Angler Fishing Tackle Shop?

In an instant, Jiang Xia recalled the scene of his first trip to the county to purchase supplies.

Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he immediately found a parking space to park the bread cart.

"You found the place?" Su Qing asked, somewhat puzzled.

Jiang Xia shook his head: "We haven't found the place, so why do we have to drive there?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qing slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "That's right! We can take a taxi!"

A moment later, Jiang Xia reached out and flagged down a taxi.

As soon as he got in the car, he asked curiously:

"Master, do you know the Jianghu Angler Fishing Tackle Shop?"

The taxi driver scoffed, "Brother, there's no place in Linjiang that I, Old Wang, don't know."

"You're a seasoned angler, huh? Fifteen yuan a day, I'll get you there in ten minutes."

Hearing the driver say that, Jiang Xia breathed a sigh of relief and promptly paid and set off.

In fact, Jiang Xia arrived at his destination in less than ten minutes.

He stood in front of the Jianghu Angler Fishing Tackle Shop, looking at its huge signboard, and couldn't help but sigh that this era was indeed a land of opportunity.

It's amazing how a fishing tackle shop can look so luxurious.

Jiang Xia didn't rush in, but instead smoked a cigarette at the door to calm himself down.

He had never done this kind of door-to-door solicitation of sponsorships in his two lifetimes combined, so he needed to sort out his thoughts.

A few minutes later, Jiang Xia took a deep breath, threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, informed Su Qing, and then walked towards the gate of Jianghu Anglers.