A god-tier fishing spot, anglers lined up to give me money.

System: "Aba aba, host, what are you barking like a dog? Bye-bye..."

Yang Qi: 🤬...

I took several deep breaths and then turned to the growing crowd around me.

Raise both hands and press down:

"Everyone, please be quiet. I saw the fish. It was definitely an accident. This fish is called the King Yellow Catfish, a type of yellow catfish. It's one of the few big ones in my reservoir, weighing about 800 jin (400 catties)."

800 jin?!

"This is what yellow catfish looks like?!"

……

Yang Qi ignored all those questions, cleared his throat, and raised his voice:

"Now, I'm announcing a contest: whoever can catch this giant yellow catfish will win a prize of 10!"

"10?!"

"Really?!"

"Boss, you... you just canceled one last time, and now you're doing it again?"

"Yeah, boss, is the event going to be canceled again like last time? We were all stunned by the refunds last time."

"Yeah yeah"

"I hope it doesn't fall through again."

There are a lot of doubts.

Yang Qi faced those gazes head-on, his voice not faltering in the slightest:

"Last time we weren't prepared enough, this time it's different. The fish are right in the water, we'll pay you 10 yuan as soon as we catch them, the money will be transferred on the spot."

"What if you can't catch it?"

"This temporary event is now concluded."

After a pause, Yang Qi emphasized, "The prize will not be taken back. I, Yang Qi, keep my word."

The buzzing of the crowd was still going on, but it was noticeably quieter than before.

Some people have already started looking down at their equipment, some are discussing strategies with the people next to them, and some are taking out their phones to take pictures of the ripples on the water's surface, saying they'll post them in the fishing group.

Niu Erhu also stood up from the grass, took the towel handed to him by the person next to him, and wiped the water off his face.

He took two steps back, retreating to the outer edge of the crowd, his eyes still fixed on the water.

The news spread like wildfire from where Yang Qi was standing.

The group that heard it first started running back to their fishing spots, shouting back to the people next to them as they ran.

"100,000 yuan reward for catching the king catfish (Yellow Dragon Catfish)."

"The boss said to transfer the money on the spot."

The news spread like wildfire, from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. In just a few minutes, all the anglers along the entire reservoir knew about it.

On the west bank, a middle-aged man in a blue plaid shirt stuffed a half-eaten bun into a plastic bag, rushed back to his fishing spot, and quickly cast his fishing line back out.

After listening to a few whispers from someone nearby, an old man on the south bank put his chair down and picked up his fishing rod.

A few young people on the north bank squatted together and whispered a few words, then stood up at the same time and returned to their places.

So at the same time, the anglers, as if injected with adrenaline, threw themselves into fishing.

After recovering, Wang Erhu immediately threw himself into the task, for the sake of the 10 yuan and for revenge.

The atmosphere along the entire reservoir shoreline was completely different from what it had been half an hour earlier.

The sound of casting rods rose and fell, and the floats covered the entire water surface like scattered beans.

Some people sat down and then stood up again to find a new spot; some people put all three rods from their rod holders into the water; and some people cast their lines while shouting at the water, "Come on, come on, try and bite!"

Everything was for that 100,000 yuan, but they forgot that the fish weighed 800 jin (400 catties).

800 jin (400 catties)... How could an ordinary person possibly catch that?

Chen Zilu was live-streaming on her phone for almost an hour, with the camera pointed at the water, but her attention was mostly on the comments.

Several new comments suddenly flashed across her phone screen, but she hadn't seen their contents yet.

A commotion arose from the other side of the shore. Someone shouted, then someone else shouted, and then all you could see were fishermen who were on a high.

Curious, she took a few steps toward the shore and randomly chose to look at a young man who was squatting by his fishing spot, engrossed in tying up his hook.

She handed over the phone and smiled:

"Hey buddy, what's going on? Why is everyone so excited?"

The young man glanced up at her, then looked down again to continue tying his hook, his mouth moving rapidly:

"Boss lady, didn't you know? Your husband just announced a last-minute promotion: 10 yuan for catching that giant yellow catfish!"

100,000, transferred on the spot!

After tying the hook, he stood up, cast the line with a flick of the rod, and said, "I'm not talking to you anymore, the fish is coming."

Chen Zilu stood still, phone still held up, her smile unchanged, but a coldness slowly rose in her eyes.

She smiled at the camera and said cheerfully, "My darlings, we have some personal matters to attend to, so that's all for today's live stream. Bye-bye..."

Ignoring the attempts to keep him in the live stream, he shut it down.

The smile on my face vanished the instant the phone screen went dark.

I stood still and glanced around at the figures on the shore, who were working as if they were on steroids.

My gaze finally settled on the figure under the tree on the west bank of the reservoir.

Yang Qizheng stood on the shore with his back to her, not holding a fishing rod, his hands in his pockets, looking at the water.

Chen Zilu put her phone in her pocket, took a deep breath, and then strode over.

With light, quick steps, accompanied by the wind, he charged straight at Yang Qi with murderous intent.

As Yang Qizheng was looking at the water's surface, trying to pinpoint the location of the giant yellow catfish underwater, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

I feel like I'm being watched by something.

He subconsciously turned his head and saw Chen Zilu standing about three steps behind him, arms crossed, chin slightly raised, her gaze sharp as a knife.

Sensing the murderous intent, Yang Qi's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but Chen Zilu spoke first: "10."

Just two words.

No question marks, no exclamation marks, just 10.

Yang Qi blinked and took half a step back: "...What? 10? What's wrong?"

"What's wrong?"

Chen Zilu took one step forward, reducing the distance from three steps to two.

"Yang Qi, what did you just say while you were standing there? You don't know?"

"I'm doing a live stream over there, and you're just organizing an event here. Isn't 10 yuan a lot of money?"

She paused, then asked, "Yang Qi, what did you promise me last time?"

Yang Qi shrank back slightly: "Uh... Zilu, let me explain."

"What did you promise me?"

Chen Zilu took two steps forward, her gaze fixed on him.

You said you wouldn't organize events haphazardly anymore, and that you'd discuss them with me. And now?

"It's only 10, but that fish almost ate someone. I need an explanation. Otherwise, if everyone here goes back and tells others, who will dare to come next time?"

"You can tell me first before announcing it. I'm right over there, just shout it out."

Chen Zilu's hands hung at her sides. "You promised me something, and you forgot it as soon as you turned around."

Seeing Chen Zilu pressing closer, Yang Qi reached out and put his hand on her shoulder: "Zilu, think about it, what state are these people in right now?"

Give them a little something sweet and they'll wag their tails; they'll be happy and won't forget you. You can achieve the same effect with 10 yuan—a huge profit.

Yang Qi paused for a moment, then said confidently, "Besides, they might not even be able to catch it."

"You're that confident? Don't forget, President Gu and President Ye, those two extraordinary individuals."

"Oh dear, the event is over after one day."

Chen Zilu looked at him, her mouth opened and closed again, her mind oscillating between "What you said seems to make some sense" and "Why didn't you discuss it with me?"

He shifted his gaze from Yang Qi's face to the fishermen on the shore who were acting like madmen.

shaken.

Seizing that slight opening, Yang Qi continued, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. This is just a publicity stunt, a publicity stunt."

"800 jin (400 catties), they can't catch it."