I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier
Chapter 76: The Startled Hater

Chapter 76: Chapter 76: The Startled Hater

"I’ll help you forward that video, but I still have to write an apology to that kid Ye Chen!"

"People say, if I don’t write it, then I might be just perfect for being the bait for this python fishing."

"Do you hear me?"

"How would my fans see me if I write this apology? How many followers will I lose?"

"What did you say?" Cui Ruogou was completely confused and continued to yell, "Don’t change the subject with me here, I’m talking about the refund!"

Meng Ping frowned and said impatiently, "What money? If you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it; I already gave it to Ye Chen!"

"What, you gave it to Ye Chen?" Cui Ruogou exclaimed in surprise upon hearing this.

"Why the hell are you shouting, you scared the crap out of me!" Meng Ping, startled in turn, shouted back.

Seeing Meng Ping’s tough stance, Cui Ruogou suddenly lost his nerve.

He immediately switched to a servile tone: "I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I was too agitated!"

The collaboration between Cui Ruogou and Meng Ping wasn’t exactly a formal one.

"Mr. Meng, how could you give the money to that guy Ye Chen?"

Seemingly sensing Cui Ruogou’s humble tone, Meng Ping also adjusted his mood.

"Cui Ruogou, our relationship isn’t bad, so I’ll tell you all this."

"Ye Chen demands the deletion of the forwarded video and article, the writing of an apology, and some incense money before he would consider removing you from the bait shortlist."

"And the incense money must show sincerity; if he finds out you lack sincerity, then you’re in trouble!"

"Isn’t this just plainly telling me, whatever benefits you took from me, to spit it all out to him?"

"What if, just in case?"

"This move is indeed powerful; no one dares to say they won’t be chosen, and nobody dares to bet whether the higher-ups would really let Ye Chen go and fish that giant python."

"You’ve seen Ye Chen’s video; who among those who bet against Ye Chen has ever won?"

"I’ve figured out this guy. Without his permission, don’t even think about making a profit off of him!"

"Even if it’s a mosquito, wanting to suck some blood from him, he can smash the mosquito and drink the blood back up..."

"I’ll give you a piece of advice, turn back and you’ll reach the shore. I see it’s not easy for you; to compensate for my mental loss and all other damages, I won’t ask you for much."

"Give me twenty thousand as compensation."

"Go to hell, get lost!" With a roar of anger, Cui Ruogou hung up the phone in the next second.

Then he took a deep breath and slumped onto the sofa, powerless.

This scene gave everyone in his studio quite a fright.

At the moment, Cui Ruogou was seething with anger.

If Meng Ping was like this, then it’s likely that the other Weibo big Vs were the same.

Damn it!

He invested all his possessions to set Ye Chen up.

But who knew, the first battle would end so bleakly for him.

What angered Cui Ruogou even more was that, compared to the big-budget exposé video he had made,

the kid Ye Chen managed to redirect the promotional money into his own pocket.

This kid, truly despicable!

For a moment, a classic scene from The Three Kingdoms came to mind in Cui Ruogou’s heart:

Borrowing arrows with straw boats!

Could it be that this kid also read The Three Kingdoms?

...

Now.

At home, Ye Chen, seeing these big Vs nervously transferring money to him, almost grinned ear to ear.

Little did Cui Ruogou know,

this was not about The Three Kingdoms; this was the simplest fishing trick.

For these little black fans, Ye Chen had simply served them a pre-dinner dessert.

If it were to be explained by an idiom, it would be ’each link follows the next.’

Fishing is all about casting a long line to catch big fish.

These little black fans, so to speak, were just a bunch of small fish making a fuss.

The fish Ye Chen really wanted to catch was Cui Ruogou, that rotten fish!

The unexpected thing for Ye Chen was that a simple pre-dinner dessert had sent them into complete panic.

He not only sent private messages to big Vs like Meng Ping but also hired several troll armies.

He sent a message to every black fan commenting beneath Cui Ruogou’s video.

To put it bluntly,

anyone who cursed at Ye Chen in the comments or stood at a moral high ground to criticize Ye Chen, as well as those who forwarded and liked Cui Ruogou’s video.

All believed...

they might become the "lucky audience" to follow Ye Chen as bait to fish for the giant python.

Next, it was almost time for these little black fans to crumble.

On the whole internet, there were a not insignificant number of people smearing Ye Chen.

After all, since the dawn of the internet age, there has never been a shortage of keyboard warriors behind screens.

Logically speaking, with so many people, whether or not Ye Chen’s selection of bait for python fishing would even be feasible,

even if it really were the case, the odds of being picked out from such a plethora were minuscule.

But as the big V Meng Ping had said,

this was a matter of life and death—who would dare to gamble?

And deleting those comments was just a flick of a finger.

Of course, some tough-headed people thought that Ye Chen was just bluffing and that it would be impossible to find themselves in the end.

But likely few could guess that Ye Chen was really cunning.

He actually had someone send messages to each black fan.

So, the scene emerged, anyone who smeared Ye Chen online or led the rhythm against him had received a private message.

"Hello, I am Ye Chen. Considering your enthusiastic support of fishing for the giant python at Jinbao’s artificial lake, I’ve selected you as the lucky audience member for the fishing excursion. You might be used as bait to fish with me. Please reply as soon as possible if you have no objections."

These little black fans were constantly following Ye Chen, and naturally, they had seen the video Ye Chen just released.

So, when they saw their own private message, they immediately believed they were indeed selected as the lucky audience.

Thinking of a ten-meter-long giant python in the artificial lake of Jinbao Community from the news, what sane person would dare to make a fuss.

They all thought about deleting their comments and making peace.

Even the more timid ones, after receiving Ye Chen’s message, decisively canceled their Douyin accounts.

Those who are usually loud on the internet often turn out to be cowards in real life, without any real skills.

Some were like grass on the top of a wall; upon receiving the message, they immediately began to apologize.

For such people, Ye Chen also gave them the chance to turn around, as long as they delete their comments and apologize.