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

In the office, Jiang Xia explained to several fishermen:

"In our small town, the anglers who will come to participate in the competition will definitely be local anglers like you."

"Even if there are people from other places, they are a minority. To be frank, the main reason I organized this competition is to make the fishing community in Linjiang more interesting."

Upon hearing this, the fishermen immediately pulled out hundred-yuan bills from their pockets and handed them to Jiang Xia.

"Mr. Jiang, the entry fee is 100, right?"

"Yes." Jiang Xia nodded and took the money handed to him by the fishermen.

The arrival of these people was rather sudden. Jiang Xia just wanted to warm up for the competition, and many registration matters were not yet prepared. Who would have thought that people would sign up within ten minutes of the announcement?

With no other option, Jiang Xia took out a notebook and pen from the drawer and had the fishermen temporarily fill in his personal information.

Afterwards, Jiang Xia gave the group a receipt and told them to bring it to the competition.

After the fishermen left, Jiang Xia quickly opened his laptop and quickly edited a template for the competition registration form.

Afterwards, based on the materials Su Qing had prepared for him during this period, he wrote a competition rules manual.

By the time we finished these two tasks, it was almost noon.

After eating a quick bite, Jiang Xia drove his van to the county town.

He needs to find a printing shop to print out all the things related to the event.

Actually, there was no need to specifically look for this. Li Qiang sells computers, and he has printers and other similar products. Jiang Xia drove directly to his store.

Stepping into Li Qiang's shop, apart from the computers displayed in the showcase, there were no customers, just like always.

However, Jiang Xia knew that his kind of shop could never have a bustling crowd of customers.

Just a few days, or even a week, of customers is enough for Li Qiang to make a small fortune.

At this moment, Li Qiang was still playing games. Jiang Xia glanced at him and saw that it was still CrossFire.

Seeing Jiang Xia approach, Li Qiang didn't get up, but simply picked up the Liqun cigarettes next to the computer and tossed them to Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia reached out and caught the cigarette the other person threw to him, then took out one, lit it, and handed one to Li Qiang.

"You're usually so busy at the fishing spot, what brings you here all of a sudden?" Li Qiang asked, a cigarette dangling from his lips as he controlled the mouse.

Jiang Xia casually found a gaming chair and sat down:

"Nothing much, just came to print some things."

"Oh, that printer over there is fine. Just go and print whatever you want." Li Qiang didn't ask what he wanted to print, and simply pointed to the printer on the cashier's counter.

"Okay." Jiang Xia nodded, got up and walked to the printer the other person mentioned. He found that the computer was not turned on, so he found the power switch on the host and turned it on.

Soon, the classic Windows XP boot screen appeared on the monitor.

Jiang Xia first studied how to use the printer, and then logged into his QQ account to transfer the documents that needed to be printed to his computer.

Then, printing began.

A few minutes later, Li Qiang, having finished the game, stood curiously behind Jiang Xia:

"Dude, what are you printing out? It's all about competition rules and registration!"

"Oh, some things related to the competition. I'm planning to organize a competition." Jiang Xia didn't hide anything and told the other party directly.

"A competition? A fishing competition?" Li Qiang murmured upon hearing this.

"Yes!" Jiang Xia nodded.

This time, Li Qiang didn't ask Jiang Xia again, but instead picked up a few printed documents and looked at them with great interest.

After a long pause, Li Qiang let out a gasp!

"Holy crap!"

"What's wrong?" Jiang Xia, who was operating the computer, turned her head and looked at the other person in confusion.

"Brother, are the prize money and rewards on this page for real?" Li Qiang asked incredulously, pointing to a document that read "Event Rewards".

"Of course I'm serious, otherwise why would I make false claims?" Jiang Xia said matter-of-factly.

Hearing about false advertising, Li Qiang, a businessman, felt that sometimes it wasn't so bad as long as it wasn't too outrageous, all for the sake of money.

But looking at Jiang Xia's serious expression, he couldn't see the cunning in her false advertising.

"No...no...bro! Are you going to do something this serious?"

Li Qiang pointed to the fishing rod worth 30,000 yuan and asked, his voice trembling slightly.

Knowing that Li Qiang was shocked by the bonus and reward, Jiang Xia explained with a smile:

"It's not what you think; I didn't pay for it all by myself."

Upon hearing this, Li Qiang paused for a moment, then asked疑惑地问道, "It wasn't just you who paid for it? Then who paid for it?"

"It's a fishing tackle shop in Linyi. They covered the bulk of the costs, including the reward and the 10,000 yuan bonus. I only contributed a small portion myself," Jiang Xia said with a smile.

"sponsor?"

Being young people, Li Qiang immediately understood the ins and outs of the conversation.

"Yes." Jiang Xia nodded.

Hearing that someone else had paid for it calmed Li Qiang down considerably.

If Jiang Xia were to pay for it himself, he would have seriously tried to persuade the other party.

This is seventy or eighty thousand yuan from 08. If it's messed up, Jiangxia will be devastated.

You have to understand that in this day and age, 70,000 to 80,000 yuan is enough to buy a house in a county town!

Immediately, Li Qiang gave him a thumbs-up and said admiringly, "Brother, you're amazing!"

"Your business is quite large, Boss Li!" Jiang Xia said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Li Qiang hung his head and said, "I can't compare to you! My little shop can barely support itself right now."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia patted the other man on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, brother, take it slow. We're still young, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future!"

He knew that although Li Qiang's computer store didn't seem to be making a huge profit now, in the era of short videos, this guy was quick-witted and started live-streaming computer assembly, managing to make over 100,000 yuan in profit a month.

At the time, Jiang Xia, who was living a monotonous life in Shanghai, was so envious that he wanted to come back and work for him.

After printing for a while at Li Qiang's place, Jiang Xia realized that he didn't have enough A4 paper because he needed to print a large quantity. He wanted to go out and buy some, but Li Qiang immediately took out a large bag of new paper from the warehouse.

His computer store also sells printers, and he has all the necessary accessories.

Jiang Xia didn't stand on ceremony with the other party and used it directly after opening it.

The two brothers have a deep bond, and these small amounts of money are easily covered by a meal.

When the printing was halfway done, Li Qiang suddenly sat down next to Jiang Xia out of curiosity and asked:

"Dude, with such a high prize pool, how big of a competition do you have to be?"

Jiang Xia thought about it for a while, and actually he himself wasn't sure about it either.

Based on the current preheating reaction, we can only estimate:

"My spot is actually a bit small, with only 200 fishing spots, and it'll probably be full. Plus the people watching, I estimate there will be around four or five hundred people."