I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier
Chapter 87: Thirty Thousand Pounds of Fish in a Ten-Acre Pond

Chapter 87: Chapter 87: Thirty Thousand Pounds of Fish in a Ten-Acre Pond

The leader was a forty-something, dark-skinned, rather greasy middle-aged fat man.

Who else could it be, if not Cui Ruogou?

Even the owners of Haina Baichuan Fish Pond were aware that Ye Chen was coming here to fish today.

Not to mention Cui Ruogou, who had always been keeping an eye on Ye Chen.

However, with everyone’s attention focused on Ye Chen at the scene, not many noticed Cui Ruogou and his employees.

Similarly, because Ye Chen had mentioned during yesterday’s live stream that he would be meeting here at eight in the morning.

Thus, as soon as he started the live stream on his phone, the online audience count reached tens of thousands within a few seconds.

"Teacher Ye has finally started his stream!"

"Teacher Ye, you’re late, it’s already five past eight!"

"Holy moly, finally seeing Teacher Ye, is this the legendary Air Force Commander, Ye Chen, Teacher Ye?"

"Teacher Ye, when are you going to go fishing for pythons in Jinbao Residential Area? Using people as bait, this is the first time I’ve heard such a thing!"

"Is this... I’m in a black pit, right? Is Teacher Ye really prepared to compete with the unscrupulous boss?"

"What’s a ’black pit’? Can someone knowledgeable explain it to me?"

"A ’black pit’ is a commercial fish pond, where the boss stocks fish in the family’s pond and then lets anglers come and fish for a fee, of course, places like this generally charge around a hundred yuan."

"With Teacher Ye’s fishing skills, how can he dare to compete with a heartless boss?"

"Indeed, anglers who are not skilled enough will not catch fish anywhere they go, otherwise why would it be called a ’black pit’?"

"Teacher Ye, when you have time, come fish with us. I’ll take you to the largest ’black pit’ around here, guaranteeing you won’t go home empty-handed!"

"Teacher Ye, I can’t wait any longer, hurry and start! I’m here to see you fish, not to see you catch anything but fish!"

"Teacher Ye, did you get the banner and grenade from yesterday? Show us!"

"Teacher Ye, you scared those little trolls to death yesterday, it was so satisfying. As soon as you said you were selecting lucky viewers as python bait, those keyboard warriors were so scared they nearly wet themselves!"

...

At this moment, Ye Chen glanced at the live stream screen.

Cui Ruogou, East Sea’s King of Fishing, played such a trick on him yesterday, indirectly boosting his fame even further.

Most importantly, in the live stream room today, there wasn’t even one person daring to talk smack about him.

After all...

Nobody wanted to bet on the chance of being chosen by Ye Chen as python bait.

The next second, Ye Chen got into the groove, smiling at the camera.

"The police officer doesn’t lie, I’ve collected both the banner and the prize money. The live stream was late just because I went to collect them."

"Another thing..."

"The fish pond we’ve come to today is called Haina Baichuan Fish Pond, it’s not a ’black pit’, because the owners here have told us..."

At this point, Ye Chen adjusted the camera angle to face the fish pond’s owners.

"Boss, Madam Boss, do those words from earlier still count?"

The middle-aged couple were instantly overjoyed. They knew that Ye Chen was promoting their fish pond at this moment!

The proprietress rubbed her hands together and smiled, saying, "Of course it counts. To welcome Teacher Ye to our Haina Baichuan Fish Pond for fishing, today Teacher Ye and his fellow anglers who came with him will have their pit fees completely waived!"

"Our fish pond mainly stocks carp and crucian carp, and from 8 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon, the fee is one hundred yuan a day."

"From now on, any fans of Teacher Ye who come here to fish will get a fifty percent discount!"

"Currently, there are about fifteen thousand kilograms of fish in the pond!"

This proprietress is the definition of shrewdness!

Ye Chen was not mistaken, the reason he encountered such a lively scene with gongs, drums, and firecrackers today at the fish pond was all arranged in advance by the owner and the proprietress.

Right now, among the many fishing streamers, Ye Chen’s fan base is definitely one of the largest.

To invite a streamer and social media influencer of such stature to advertise for them would probably cost tens of thousands of yuan normally.

So, spending about a thousand yuan to hire square dancers, a band, and letting Ye Chen and his group fish for free might seem costly, but compared to the advertising fees, this is just a trivial amount.

After all, Ye Chen mentioned yesterday during his live stream that he would be coming to Haina Baichuan Fish Pond, and now many fishing enthusiasts from other places have gathered here.

As for offering half price to Ye Chen’s fans, the owner of the fish pond will not lose out at all.

Keep in mind, the number of fish in their pond is set.

To put it bluntly, there’s only so much fish in the pond, and how much you can catch is entirely up to your skills.

Even at half price, if more people come to fish later on, they will only make a profit, not a loss!

However, if things were to stop here, the fish pond owner and proprietress wouldn’t be considered particularly smart.

The real cleverness comes next.

At this time, the proprietress suddenly pointed to the three trucks near the entrance of the fish pond, and spoke towards the camera.

"Today, to ensure Teacher Ye has a great time fishing, we’ve decided to stock an additional fifteen thousand kilograms of fish on top of the existing fifteen thousand kilograms in the pond!"

"These are all big crucian carp and big carp, guaranteed to make your hands cramp from catching so many fish!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen was somewhat surprised.

Looking towards the direction pointed out by the proprietress, there were three trucks near the entrance of the fish pond with water seeping out of their cargo containers.

Although he hasn’t caught any fish yet, Ye Chen’s fishing expertise has always been excellent.

To stock a total of thirty thousand kilograms of fish into a pond of ten acres is truly generous.

This would significantly increase the density of fish in the pond.

At the same time, it would make it much easier to catch big fish.

Not too far away, the group of elderly men from the "Jiang City River Squad", just like Ye Chen, were already over the moon with joy.

They immediately took out their fishing gear from their electric scooters, ready and eager for the day’s fishing to begin.

While preparing, everyone was excited at the prospect of benefiting from Ye Chen’s presence.

"This is awesome, thirty thousand kilograms of fish! I must satisfy my craving today; it’s been too long since I’ve caught a big one!"

"Who’d have thought the pit fees would be waived? What great fortune!"

"Who was it that said they weren’t coming yesterday? Aren’t we all basking in Teacher Ye’s glory today?"

"It was Old Liao who said that, Old Liao told us yesterday not to fish with Teacher Ye!"

"Old Liao, you might as well go home. After our deliberation, you’ve been kicked out of the Jiang City River Squad. Go home and keep your spouse company!"

"However, Old Liao, you can go home, but you have to leave your granddaughter here..."