I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier
Chapter 224: Invitation to Cooperate

Chapter 224: Chapter 224: Invitation to Cooperate

Upon closer inspection, isn’t that Cui Ruogou, who not long ago got himself into a mess that led to the dispersion of his wife and child and eventually turned him into everyone’s target for ridicule? Who else could it be?

Across this man sat another guy in his early thirties, with a buzz cut and protruding lower jaw.

The coffee table was laid with steaming tea.

After taking a sip, Cui Ruogou seemed somewhat excited.

"You’re called Xue Tiezhu, right?"

"Do you really have the confidence to take down Ye Chen in one fell swoop? Ye Chen now has forty million followers, and he has even been featured in the central media news flash, this..."

Cui Ruogou stopped mid-sentence and warily looked at the man.

"Speak up, don’t just sit there silently, I don’t want to waste my time here."

With that, Cui Ruogou stood up, somewhat irritated, ready to leave.

"Oh? Do you really resign yourself to defeat just like that?"

"In the era of the internet, full of rapid changes, you’ve lost once and are left with nothing. Do you still fear risking everything?"

Xue Tiezhu sneered coldly and spoke slowly.

These words clearly hit where it hurt for Cui Ruogou.

Indeed, he really didn’t want to be outmatched by Ye Chen like that.

Back when he was riding on Ye Chen’s popularity, his own followers on the Fast Shake platform had reached a high of a hundred and fifty thousand.

His daily income could also reach one or two thousand yuan.

But good times don’t last long. As Ye Chen’s strategy unfolded step by step, he was gradually defeated and brought to his knees.

"I am indeed not willing to give up, but are you sure you can outdo Ye Chen, that kid?"

Cui Ruogou turned around, with a somewhat mocking expression, looking at the man with an indescribable appearance, named Xue Tiezhu.

This morning, Cui Ruogou received a call from this person.

On the phone, he expressed a desire to meet him to talk about matters concerning Ye Chen.

After going through the divorce, Cui Ruogou was like a zombie.

Now he received a call.

And the person on the phone claimed to have a way to deal with Ye Chen and even enable him to make a comeback and replace Ye Chen.

How could he not be tempted?

In fact, he was somewhat familiar with this Xue Tiezhu.

This Xue Tiezhu was also a local fishing streamer from Jiang City.

He had about three hundred thousand followers.

As for his style of work, it was a complete imitation of Zeng Jupen.

Filming at various murky fishing spots around Panjiang City.

But anyone with clear sight would realize after watching a few of Xue Tiezhu’s videos.

The man’s reputation was not good.

Beneath his videos, people often hurled insults at him.

Why?

Wasn’t it because he collaborated with owners of those murky fishing spots to make videos?

Presenting those spots as ideal fishing locations, luring anglers to come and fish.

The result? When the anglers actually went there, they found it hard to catch anything in those murky waters.

Even local anglers exposed that the waters of those fishing spots promoted by Xue Tiezhu were problematic.

Either they were tampered with, making the fish not bite, or there were other issues.

At the same time, this Cui Ruogou also crazily engaged in joint live broadcast PKs with other streamers while fishing.

Ruthlessly accumulating wealth by urging his followers to send gifts.

Promoting the Three Noes fishing rods, scamming money from fishing novices.

Meanwhile, he brainwashed his fans, crafted a "family" persona for himself, and continuously scammed these so-called "family members" for money.

As for this Xue Tiezhu, Cui Ruogou had not a single good impression.

It’s true that he himself got by riding on others’ popularity.

But at the very least, he had never done those things that scammed people.

At least, that’s what Cui Ruogou believed.

At this moment, sitting opposite Cui Ruogou, the man named Xue Tiezhu wore a sinister smile on his face.

This made his already ugly features even more repulsive.

Even Cui Ruogou, who wasn’t confident in his own looks, felt that he was a bit more handsome than the man before him...

Xue Tiezhu chuckled with a "hehe" and commenced, "The reason I sought you out is because we have a common goal."

"Have you seen the gossip on the internet today? Teacher Ye’s persona is hanging by a thread now."

Upon hearing this, Cui Ruogou was stunned.

Ever since he was left with nothing by Ye Chen, he stopped paying attention to these online matters.

He was hardly able to make ends meet, how could he have the mood to care about online disputes?

So he shook his head, slightly puzzled, and said, "Online gossip? What gossip?"

At that, Xue Tiezhu took out his smartphone and tapped into Weibo.

Then he handed the phone to Cui Ruogou.

"Take a good look, this Ye Chen has become so inflated now."

"He blew up overnight, and within less than a week, he’s already out looking at cars at a Land Rover dealership..."

"Even if there are no explicit attacks from Ye Chen’s haters on the internet, some people have already started to make snide remarks."

"I feel that with just a little more stoking of the flames, this matter is bound to explode across the internet, and by then, Ye Chen would truly become the target of public criticism!"

"What do you think? Want to collaborate with me, be my pawn, and take down this Ye Chen together?"

After saying this, Xue Tiezhu issued a series of cackling laughs.

Looking at the dirty, unkempt guy in front of him, Cui Ruogou was also somewhat undecided.

It’s a lie to say he wasn’t tempted; right now, even if there was only a one percent chance of turning his luck around, he wouldn’t give it up.

But to be someone else’s pawn...

Just the thought of it was annoying.

Thinking this, Cui Ruogou scoffed: "Be your pawn?"

"Who are you that I should be your pawn? You just make money by scamming your fans, and you want me to be your pawn?"

"Let me tell you, although Cui Ruogou has failed, I have not fallen to the point of being someone else’s pawn."

After saying that, Cui Ruogou was about to turn around and leave.

But then, something Xue Tiezhu said completely stirred Cui Ruogou’s heart.

"Even if you don’t consider your own benefit, shouldn’t you think about your daughter?"

"Your daughter, living with your ex-wife, do you want them to keep living in a rented place?"

"Don’t you want to win back everything you’ve once lost?"

Cui Ruogou trembled all over, then turned his head, looking hesitantly at Xue Tiezhu and said, "Specifically... what do I have to do?"

...

Meanwhile, Ye Chen at home was chatting away in the "Jiang City River Team" WeChat group.

Old Liao said something in the group at that moment.

Old Liao: "Teacher Ye, where are we going fishing tomorrow? I’ve been idle at home all day, and I’m bored stiff!"

And Old Zhang was quick to follow up with a reply.

Old Zhang: "Old Liao, you should really thank Teacher Ye. If it hadn’t been for him saving you yesterday, I’m afraid your eggs would have been crocodile food by now!"

Old Lin: "Hahaha, the thrill of yesterday, it was quite something, to quote Old Liao, just three words!"

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