The Top Fishing
Chapter 184 - 140: Fishing Across the Country

Chapter 184: Chapter 140: Fishing Across the Country

However, when he saw the giant blackfish Lin Yang had caught with his own eyes, he was shocked, and then happiness followed; his smile almost reached the back of his head.

"Are big blackfish like this easy to sell?" Seeing his reaction, Lin Yang couldn’t help but ask, puzzled.

Originally, he had wondered whether anyone would buy such a big blackfish, since a family would certainly not be able to finish eating it.

And if someone were to buy it to keep, such a large blackfish would either need a specially customized oversized aquarium or require building a pond just to keep it alive.

"Haha, Brother Lin Yang, rest assured, our people have a gene etched into our bones from birth, which is the love for all things big. I’m not pulling your leg, it’s truly like this. Such a big blackfish, besides those that might still be undiscovered, within our country, I dare say it’s definitely one of the biggest!"

Hearing Lin Yang’s words, Si Ge also laughed.

A blackfish this size could also serve as a form of advertisement, as many bosses liked to keep arowana, but he felt this blackfish had even more presence than the common arowana.

"So name your price, how much do you think a blackfish this size would be worth?"

The two had done business before, and Lin Yang trusted Si Ge, so he asked him to name his price directly. If the price was right, they could just take the fish away.

"Well, how about 160,000? You can’t find blackfish this size in the market, but there are bream and sturgeon that size, which are generally priced between 10,000 to 20,000. I’m offering you ten times the price," Brother Aquatic pondered for a moment before stating his offer.

Lin Yang thought it over and then nodded his agreement.

Although a blackfish of this size was rare, blackfish were, after all, a rather common species. Additionally, many places raised them, so people bought them for their novelty.

Plus, based on what he understood, 160,000 would more than cover the price of a two-meter-long arowana. Selling such a large blackfish at this price, he estimated, was within market range.

After finalizing the deal, Lin Yang even helped to lift the big blackfish onto the water truck.

After Si Ge paid, he left in a hurry. If the big blackfish recovered its strength, a mere leap could enable it to jump out of the water truck.

After dealing with the blackfish, Lin Yang also took the opportunity to take a shower and changed into clean clothes.

He now planned to find the village chief and discuss contracting the fishpond.

However, just as Lin Yang was about to leave, his phone suddenly rang.

He took out his phone and saw an unfamiliar number, then answered, "Hello?"

"Hello, is this Mr. Lin Yang?"

"Yes, that’s me. Who is this?"

Xiao Han immediately replied, "Oh, hello Mr. Lin Yang, I am an intern from the Xiang Province Dongting Lake Aquatic Research Institute. My surname is Han. I am calling you because..."

She quickly and briefly explained the matter they hoped to seek Lin Yang’s help with from the meeting earlier that day.

When Lin Yang heard the caller was from the Dongting Lake Aquatic Research Institute and wanted to invite him to Dongting Lake to catch fish, he was first stunned.

He never imagined that being a fisherman, he would have an opportunity to participate in a scientific research project. However, after listening to her request, he immediately agreed without hesitation.

Not to mention that it was a matter beneficial to aquatic science research, just the chance to fish in Dongting Lake was already exciting to many anglers!

Lin Yang, still somewhat unsure, confirmed again, asking, "Can I understand that your main purpose in inviting me is to assist your research team in catching native fish species from Dongting Lake, right?"

"Exactly! After all, you are a professional when it comes to fishing. I recommended you to my leaders after seeing the news of your recent capture of a hundred-pound blackfish. If you confirm you can come, I will proceed with the paperwork and send you an invitation letter," she said.

"I can definitely make it. For us anglers, this is also a very precious opportunity," Lin Yang replied immediately.

"Great, our next research project on Dongting Lake is in a week. We will contact you again then."

"Okay, we’ll speak then."

Lin Yang hung up the phone, his heart fluttering with excitement.

He didn’t expect that right after catching a giant blackfish, someone from an aquatic research project would invite him to give technical guidance, and to fish in Dongting Lake no less—just the thought was exhilarating.

If ordinary anglers heard this news, they would probably be green with envy.

After tending to these matters, Lin Yang still had some official business to take care of.

Now that the mystery of the fishpond had been resolved, he could use the free time in the afternoon to pay a visit to the village chief.

Contracting a fishpond here was quite simple: just getting the village chief’s nod, a stamp from the village committee, informing the village elders, and signing some paperwork was all it took.

Thinking this, Lin Yang stepped out.

In the village now, mostly elderly people stayed at home. After meals, they would gather at the doorstep or village entrance, chatting and shooting the breeze.

A few days earlier, some people had thought of jointly contracting a fishpond, but now they had basically lost interest.

Lin Yang walked out of his house and hadn’t gone far when he saw a group of old men gathered at the crossroads, standing in twos and threes, bragging and bantering.