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

After putting all the water cups into the warehouse, Jiang Xia returned to his office and turned on his laptop.

Everything is almost ready, and he estimates that the other souvenirs will be delivered in the next few days.

After planning this competition for so long, it's time to warm it up.

During this period, Su Qing, the little helper, has been planning out almost all the details of the competition, such as the specific format, in her spare time.

Last night, Su Qing gave herself a notebook with various competition materials she had collected over the past few days.

Jiang Xia even asked Su Qing how she knew so much about the competition.

Su Qing said that every night after get off work, she would watch the sports channel for the first half of the night, watching various competitions.

Although football and basketball competitions have little to do with fishing competitions, Su Qing knows a lot about the essence of these competitions.

Little did Jiang Xia know that when he heard how Su Qing felt about watching the games every night, he was so moved that he almost picked her up and kissed her.

Jiang Xia knew that was just his fantasy, and could only say that he would give Su Qing a surprise after the competition.

He picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, logged into QQ, and entered the Qingshan Fishing Park fishing group.

Then, he started typing away on the keyboard.

Soon, a group announcement appeared at the top of the Qingshan Fishing Park fishing group.

"Qingshan Fishing Park is calling out to you! Cast your line and win big prizes!"

To celebrate the official opening of Qingshan Fishing Park, the park will hold its first "Qingshan Fishing Masters Tournament" on September 7, 2008.

Willows sway gently by the pond, and fish dart about in the water. Whether you're a seasoned angler or a complete beginner, you're welcome to come and join the fun!

This is a competitive event. The champion will be awarded a handmade fishing rod worth 30000 yuan, personally crafted by Mr. Qin Songnian, plus a cash prize of 10,000 yuan!

The runner-up will be awarded a StarChuike high-modulus carbon fiber fishing rod worth 10,000 yuan, plus a cash prize of 5,000 yuan!

The third-place winner will receive a high-end carbon fiber fishing rod worth 5000 yuan, plus a cash prize of 1,000 yuan!

The top ten winners will receive a recreational fishing kit worth 200 yuan.

The top 20 participants will receive a recreational fishing rod worth 100 yuan as a direct reward!

In addition, all participants will receive a beautiful gift prepared by the park!

This fishing master competition was jointly organized by Qingshan Fishing Park and Yule World Fishing Tackle Store.

If you are a fishing enthusiast in Linjiang City, you can sign up to participate!

If you are confident in your fishing skills, you can participate!

Fellow anglers, what are you waiting for? Sign up now!

Registration address: Qingshan Fishing Park, Qingshan Village, Lianhe Town, Mengshan County, Linjiang City.

Registration phone number: 1**********

Note: This is a prize-winning competition; any fish caught during the competition cannot be taken away.

Note: The registration fee for this competition is 100 yuan.

For detailed information regarding the competition rules, please visit the Aoyama Fishing Park office!

As soon as the message was sent out, the fishing enthusiasts' group at Qingshan Fishing Park was in an uproar within minutes.

At first, a few fishing enthusiasts posted a few question marks in the group.

Then, a fisherman timidly asked:

"Brothers, did you see that?"

At this moment, another fisherman quietly said:

"Did you see that too?"

Instantly, a row of neat couplets appeared in the group chat.

"right!"

"right!"

"right!"

"..."

At this point, the fishing guy who had first asked the question sent another message asking:

"So that means I didn't see wrong?"

Yes! You read that right!

This message was sent by Jiangxia.

As soon as Jiangxia appeared, the group chat exploded.

"Boss Jiang, are you going to go this far?"

"Boss Jiang, are you serious?"

"Boss Jiang..."

"..."

Soon, another fisherman who was well-versed in mathematics said:

"Brothers, Boss Jiang has really pulled off a big one! The reward alone is worth seventy or eighty thousand!"

Upon seeing this message, Jiang Xia casually sent a silly smiley face.

By this time, the anglers who had realized what was happening were in complete uproar.

"What? Qingshan Fishing Park is going to hold a competition?"

"Wow, a fishing competition? I've never heard of that before, and it's happening here?"

"Let's have a competition, guys! A fishing competition!"

Soon, the group chat was flooded with messages.

All the anglers who saw the announcement were frantically expressing their shock in various words.

In a small village in Mengshan County, Linjiang City, a fishing competition is about to be held, something that many people find hard to accept at first.

After all, for most people in this era, competitions are still something that only exists on television.

Especially for competitions with such high prize money and high rewards, let alone fishing competitions, in this era, no other competition in the entire Linjiang City can match this level of reward.

It's important to know that at that time, many local sports meets, such as football competitions, only offered prizes of a few hundred yuan, or even just a medal or certificate.

Not to mention competitions for niche hobbies like fishing; most anglers don't even know that there are competitions for fishing!

Looking at the messages in the group chat, Jiang Xia smiled with satisfaction.

Why did he go to such lengths to secure sponsorships and find factories to offer such a high bonus?

Isn't it all to make this competition attractive enough, so that the fishing grounds can directly reach a new level after the competition?

It seems to be working quite well!

Immediately, Jiang Xia copied the announcement from his own group and sent it to all the fishing enthusiast groups on his QQ account.

This time, it wasn't just the customers of Qingshan Fishing Park who were surprised; the entire fishing community in Linjiang City went crazy after seeing the news.

Soon, it wasn't just Linjiang City that knew about it. As some anglers shared the news, fishing circles in several neighboring cities also learned that a fishing spot called Qingshan Fishing Park in Linjiang was about to hold a fishing competition with prizes of tens of thousands of yuan!

Even more outrageous, Jiang Xia was still sitting in his office watching the commotion in the group chat when, before long, several fishing enthusiasts rushed in with excited expressions.

"Boss Jiang, I saw in the group chat, are you really going to hold a competition?"

As soon as the fishermen entered, they excitedly asked...

Seeing the group of fishermen, Jiang Xia quickly took out a few cigarettes and offered them out, then nodded.

"Of course! Since the fishing grounds opened, when have I, the owner, ever cheated you tourists?"

Upon hearing from Jiangxia that a competition was being held, the fishermen were instantly overjoyed and speechless.

After calming down a bit, one of the fishermen cautiously asked, "Um... Mr. Jiang, could I sign up for the competition you're organizing?"

Jiang Xia smiled and nodded, "Of course."

"To be honest, I organized this competition specifically for you guys!"