The Top Fishing
Chapter 453 - 214: Temporarily Ranked First

Chapter 453: Chapter 214: Temporarily Ranked First

"Stay calm, keep a good mindset, we still have the most important sea fishing competition to attend," Lin Yang’s mouth was already curving into a smile, but he still suppressed the joy in his heart.

It was indeed a delight to achieve good results in a competition abroad, especially under various unfavorable conditions.

You could say that today was a day of double happiness.

A few people were standing aside waiting when a staff member responsible for tallying the day’s catch came over with a form.

"Hello Mr. Lin Yang, this is your team’s final score for today’s competition. If there are no objections, please sign your name in the bottom right corner."

Lin Yang took the paper form and glanced at it. It was similar to the score sheets from domestic float fishing competitions, but more detailed—it resembled the results of a driving test.

The other fish were insignificant, only their length and total weight were recorded.

But that mutant Big Mouth Bass was different; a color print of the actual fish photograph was there, along with detailed descriptions of length, weight, the water area where it was caught, and signatures from several English names.

The final weight: 39.73 pounds.

The second place wasn’t even half of theirs.

Lin Yang briefly looked it over and had Wang Feng and Zhang Lin help check it too. After confirming there were no issues, he then signed his name in the designated spot.

Among the many English names, their two sharply defined square Chinese characters were particularly eye-catching, standing out like a crane among chickens amongst the foreign anglers.

After signing, today’s competition was officially over.

Having been busy since morning without even eating lunch, Lin Yang didn’t feel hungry earlier due to the excitement from catching the record-breaking fish, but now that the adrenaline had worn off, his stomach inevitably began to rumble.

"Brother Yang, we’ve already had lunch. We brought some burgers in the car for you. It’s more than an hour’s drive back home, so if you can’t wait, you could snack on those," Yue’er said with a giggle upon hearing his stomach.

Lin Yang didn’t feel embarrassed and nodded, "Sure, but Zhang Lin, make sure to confirm with George. I’ve already agreed to sell him this fish. Tell him to send someone to pick it up quickly; otherwise, if too much time passes, there might be problems..."

"Okay."

Zhang Lin then made another call to George.

Soon, someone was dispatched to pick up the fish. The equipment in the other party’s vehicle was well-equipped for transporting the fish; it would definitely be fine for several hours. Once the fish was taken away, a sum of over twenty thousand US dollars was wired into Lin Yang’s account.

Of course, the money was not directly deposited into his account but was transferred through Zhang Lin’s account. Zhang Lin had an overseas account in the United States, and he also had one in China, so transferring money was very convenient.

After sorting out a series of miscellaneous tasks, Lin Yang ended his live stream for the day, said goodbye to his fans, and continued the competition the next day.

While they were munching on burgers in the car on the way to their accommodation, the news about a Chinese angler catching an oversized mutant Big Mouth Bass had completely spread throughout the American fishing community.

This significant news was like a heavy nuclear bomb dropped over the United States, swiftly covering every corner.

As mentioned before, the status of Big Mouth Bass in the United States is comparable to that of the Crucian Carp in China’s domestic float fishing circles. A twenty-plus pound Big Mouth Bass is like someone catching a wild Crucian Carp over ten pounds in a major competition in China—an absolutely unconventional, eye-popping existence.

People everywhere were inquiring about who exactly Lin Yang was. Many had the idea of spending money to buy this so-called mutant fish, only to find out by evening that new information had emerged.

The owner of the mutant Big Mouth Bass, Chinese angler Lin Yang, had sold this rare catch to the owner of a fishing store, who was also a well-known local tycoon.

At that point, ordinary people who had any small ideas extinguished their hopes.

Bill Gates has whales in his home aquarium; these rich people, once they have a certain amount of money, can be over-the-top with their purchases. The rare mutant Big Mouth Bass was now out of reach for the average person.

After filling their stomachs, Lin Yang, sitting in the car, recalled how the captain had stood in front of them earlier, refusing to let various media photographers take pictures, and casually asked about this puzzlement.

After hearing his question, Zhang Lin chuckled, "I think the captain of the boat did the right thing. America is not a very safe country, notwithstanding its self-proclaimed democracy and freedom."

"In fact, after dark, the urban areas are filled with all sorts of grey and even black criminal activities. The taking of your photos is a minor issue; I worry about those unreliable tabloid media that, in search of eyeballs and sensational stories, may spout all kinds of nonsense and twist the truth, potentially causing you unexpected trouble."

"However, now the news has already spread on Facebook, and the fish has been given to George, so your potential risks have been resolved, after all, the live value of this thing is quite considerable."

This fish was indeed of great value; mutant organisms have always held immense scientific research value.

Take this Big Mouth Bass for example; in natural conditions, if a mutant individual survives and its genes can be passed on to the next generation, then through various human interventions and cultivation, it’s possible to derive a better breed of Big Mouth Bass.

In the future, if promoted domestically or even directly exported abroad for revenues, this could result in earnings beyond what an ordinary person could anticipate.

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