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The first burst of power not only failed to push it out even a little, but it also brought it closer to the shore, which scared it into quickly activating a second burst of power. The effect of the second burst was even worse; the muddy bottom was rubbing against its belly. Was it being dragged up? Should it attempt a third burst? It felt somewhat powerless!
Just as it was about to exert itself again, a net suddenly descended from above, scooping it up. It protested by slapping its tail, but that was futile. A Bighead Carp weighing over forty pounds, larger than the one Shi Tian had caught, was now in the hands of an old man who had already opened his fishing bucket, waiting for Sun Lang to unhook the fish and place it inside.
These two had been fishing for half the day without a catch, and there was even a girl holding something to film them. They probably didn’t want the fish. Since they didn’t want it, it would be a bargain for this old man!
He glanced at the old man, capturing a close-up shot. With a flick of his wrist, he unhooked the fish and tossed it into the old man's bucket, saying, “Old man, your bucket is a bit small! Two fish will fill it up!”
What did he have to worry about? The old man lived nearby; he could just carry it back! Satisfied, he inserted his bucket. The old man looked at his bucket and indeed found it a bit small; if he had known earlier, he would have bought a larger one.
This Azure Catfish was still small and wouldn’t fetch a good price. If only it were over a hundred pounds, that would be impressive. Some fishing spots would buy such Bighead Carps weighing over a hundred pounds for four to five thousand dollars each, just to use these big fish for advertising and attract people to fish.
There were indeed many who came specifically for those big fish, but trying to negotiate with the owners was somewhat difficult; most of them were already taken by the owners themselves. After all, there were many rules if one wanted to fish at such spots.
Shi Tian had thought about negotiating with those owners too; he could gain some exposure while he was at it. However, that exposure was limited and didn’t hold much promise; it was better to maintain this rich second-generation persona.
He turned back to Li Ziyu and thought about giving Sun Lang more screen time while editing the video, trying to pin this hat on Sun Lang’s head while he stayed in the background playing a minor role.
Li Yunlong was heading to Beijing soon; Li Ziyu definitely couldn’t appear on camera. As Li Ziyu’s boyfriend, he had to keep a low profile; otherwise, someone with skills might expose him.
“Kid, why are you all catching Azure Catfish while I’m only getting Carp? Is your bait somehow different?” Another Little Carp came up; he unhooked it and tossed it back into the lake. Fish under ten pounds no longer caught his attention.
“Of course not! Your rod isn’t sturdy enough; you wouldn’t be able to handle such big fish! If you hooked one weighing several tens of pounds and your rod broke, how would you come looking for me?”
He handed the old man a cigarette and said earnestly, “Old man, if you want to fish for big fish, your equipment needs to keep up! Do you know why the three of us can catch big fish? Because we use Xing Brand rods! This rod costs over a thousand!”
“I’ll catch you another Bighead Carp later; do you have any connections? If you do, selling that fish would be enough to buy another rod. Remember to buy Xing Brand—go get it from Dog Dong or Black Cat; you’ll definitely be able to fish for big fish!”
He gave up his fishing spot and swapped rods with Sun Lang. Adjusting the float and attaching two plastic particles, he dragged the old man back to his fishing spot and first tried to persuade him into buying a new rod!
“Kid, why don’t you let me use your rod?” Seeing Shi Tian go over to swap rods with Sun Lang made the old man feel something was off.
His rod was meant for fishing for big fish—didn’t he just catch one bigger than mine? “Here, try this rod out! Feels good, right? You saw how sturdy it was when he hooked that big fish! If your rod hooked such a big fish, would you dare drag it like that?”
Just as Shi Tian began his brainwashing campaign, Sun Lang started dismantling his efforts. With a tug on his rod, another Bighead Carp came up. With his customized rod in hand, Sun Lang played even more wildly! If not for the size of the fish being too large, Sun Lang probably would have launched it right out of the water!
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