The Top Fishing
Chapter 47 - 046: Playing with Black Tech

Chapter 47: Chapter 046: Playing with Black Tech

"Hiss!"

Li Xiaopeng sharply inhaled upon hearing the words.

Lin Yang merely smiled and didn’t say much, as he was now making hundreds of thousands a month just from selling fish bait.

Of course, he would definitely go fishing for Bluefin Gold Spear and the like in the future, as Uncle had mentioned.

With the "Fish Species Guide" kind of Golden Finger, he was naturally very curious about what rewards he would unlock after catching a Golden Spearfish.

While waiting for the dishes to be served, and during their casual chat, Lin Yang accidentally revealed that he was making several thousand a day in profits from selling fish bait online.

That was him underestimating it.

This quieted down both Yang Xincheng and Li Xiaopeng, who then stared at him together.

Uncle followed up with a pat on his shoulder, "Good job, my boy, you’ve really made something of yourself this time."

Lin Yang modestly smiled and didn’t avoid the topic, as it was bound to come out sooner or later; it was better to let them know earlier.

Soon, Xiao Li brought the river fish soup to the table.

The creamy soup had a layer of yellow fat floating on top, which had been boiled out from the Yellow Perch.

There were also a few native chicken eggs added to the soup for extra flavor, which was tempting just by looking at it.

One sip of the fish soup and Li Xiaopeng couldn’t help but open his mouth and exhale, "Ha, Uncle, you weren’t kidding, Yellow Perch soup is indeed more delicious than Crucian Carp soup."

"Refreshing, fishing is just so thrilling! It satisfies both the body and the mind, plus top-notch flavors, I say let my fishing addiction come on even stronger."

Seeing his cousin in that hyped state, Lin Yang shook his head, knowing that Xiao Peng’s fishing addiction had been hooked.

The late-night snack ended up being paid for by Lin Yang.

He had planned to treat them tonight and naturally wouldn’t let Uncle pay.

After agreeing to go fishing together again when they had time, Lin Yang went home separately from Uncle and his cousin.

...

The next morning, Lin Yang hadn’t gotten up even though the sun was high in the sky.

There was no helping it; he came back too late after the midnight snack.

While he was sleeping in a daze, his father came into his room to wake him up, mentioning that his aunt’s family had come to visit.

"Aunt’s family is here?" Lin Yang immediately sat up in bed.

"Yes, your mother told your aunt they would come over for lunch today. Hurry up and get dressed," Old Lin said before going out to entertain them.

As Lin Yang sat on his bed getting dressed, he saw his cousin Li Xiaopeng walk in mysteriously holding something.

"Cousin hasn’t gotten up yet? I’ve got something cool to show you."

Lin Yang looked puzzled, "What’s that?"

Li Xiaopeng chuckled, then opened the packaging, "Ta-dah... a drone, this is a cool gadget."

Lin Yang glanced at it and retorted dismissively, "Isn’t that just a toy?"

"Toy? Bro, you’re out of the loop, this is the latest outdoor gear, perfect for aerial shots and stuff. If you want to trend on the internet, you need one of these."

"Just this?"

"Yep!"

Xiao Peng glanced at the door before whispering, "Don’t look down on this little thing; it cost me over ten thousand."

This caught Lin Yang’s interest.

"How do you use it?"

"Heh, bro, I might not be as good as you in other aspects, but playing with this, I’ve never been second best. I bought a lower-end model before and it wasn’t fun, so I went straight for the top-end model this time. But, bro, you can’t spill the beans to Mom, I told her it was just a few hundred bucks."

Lin Yang looked at him sideways and said, "Got it, now fly it for a bit. I want to see how it works."

"On it."

Xiao Peng then went out and brought back a laptop from the car, set up a few parts from the packaging box, and synched it up with his phone.

After fidgeting with it for about twenty minutes, everything was ready.

"Buzz buzz."

With a low hum, controlled by Li Xiaopeng, the drone started to hover around the room.

Lin Yang watched the live image on the phone and was impressed by the high clarity, sharp and smooth video feed.

"What do you think, cousin? Pretty good, right?"

"Mmm, yeah," Lin Yang nodded then asked, "How far can this little gadget go?"

"The previous low-power one could go up to three kilometers, this high-end model can go at least five kilometers."

"Damn, that’s awesome!"

Learning about the drone’s control range, Lin Yang thought about using it to shoot high-altitude footage during his fishing live streams, capturing and switching angles for some explosive effects.

Plus, seeing how Xiao Peng operated it, it didn’t seem too difficult.

It was similar to playing a video game, just a controller with a small screen on top.

Once you set up the parameters, the drone stayed aloft even if you let go of the controller, and it seemed to have an auto-focus feature, too.

With a drone, he could capture both the angler and the bobber in the frame during live fishing streams.

Lin Yang had seen many drone-shot videos and live streams on social media but had never delved into them.

He hadn’t realized technology had advanced so far, making the drones more useful than he had imagined.

Thinking this, he turned to Xiao Peng, "Hey Xiao Peng, there’s something I want to talk to you about."

"What’s up, bro?"

"Help me out later with your drone during my fishing live stream."

"How long will it take?"

"Hmm, it’s hard to say, maybe two or three hours."

"No way, I want to go fishing."

"Two Yellow Perch!"

"Deal, suffering a bit is nothing for young people."

"Alright then, go get the fishing gear ready. I’ll join you after I brush my teeth."

"Got it."

After getting up and brushing his teeth, Lin Yang greeted his aunt and cousin before heading out to fish with his cousin.

Li Xiaopeng drove his mom’s car, and the two of them headed straight for the Qingshui River where they had fished the night before.

By the time the two arrived, they immediately noticed there were many more people fishing there.

As expected, fishing enthusiasts have a keen sense of smell, just one night and this place had turned into a hotspot for online celebrities to fish.

After parking the car, they didn’t bother looking for another spot and casually chose a spacious area to start setting up for fishing.

Since they had chosen to live stream using a drone this time, Lin Yang set his phone right in front of him on the fishing chair, which was a convenient position that didn’t get in the way, making it much more convenient to interact with the viewers without turning his head than before when he had to set the phone to one side.

But before starting to fish, Lin Yang first shot a short clip and uploaded it to the platform as a teaser, which was a new trick he had learned.

After baiting the spot and preparing the bait, Li Xiaopeng was also ready for the drone to take off.

OK, the live stream begins.

With a low hum, the drone began to slowly ascend.

"Xiao Peng, keep the camera steady."

Lin Yang closely watched the screen in front of him and spoke to Li Xiaopeng who was beside him, considering it was their first time flying a drone, a crash would be undesirable.

"Relax, bro, we’ve just started. It’s very stable."

Meanwhile, viewers started funneling into the live broadcast room.

"Eh? Today’s live stream looks different."

A viewer who had just tuned in noticed something unusual about Lin Yang’s stream.

Lin Yang: "Haha, welcome to Xiao Yang’s fishing live stream, everyone. Today is the host’s first time live streaming with a drone, I’m still getting used to it, so please bear with me."

"Damn, a drone? Nice, host’s got some high-tech stuff going on."

"Sick, I’ve watched streams for a long time, but this is my first time seeing a drone stream."

"Nice, a day goes by and the host’s equipment gets an upgrade again."

Hearing that the streaming was done by drone, the newly joined viewers were curious and started to flood the screen with comments.

Even a few young people not far away who were watching others fish gathered around to watch as well.

Seeing that the live stream had started effectively, Lin Yang began to focus on casting his line into the water.

"Xiao Peng, bring the camera closer, stabilize the shot on the float."

"Roger that!"

Upon receiving the instruction, Li Xiaopeng started to control the drone to zoom in from its high altitude, bringing the camera closer to the direction of the float.

Lin Yang watched the effect on the screen and laughed with approval. Awesome!

However, the only minor issue was that the camera was a bit shaky, but this didn’t interfere with the explosive effect of the live stream.

It seems like I’m the first one on the platform to use a drone for live streaming fishing, right?

Other outdoor streamers also used them, but mostly for shooting scenery to create promotional clips; using a drone to live stream directly like this was a first.

"Perfect, this is much better than the effect of constantly having the phone over the float."

"Dude, this camera zooming, my legs are going weak, but the effect is dope."

"Holy shit, did I just see something? Are you sure this isn’t some edited video?"

"It’s not video editing, you must have just joined the stream, bro. This is the high-tech drone streaming by the host."

"A drone? That’s possible?"

As the number of viewers continually surged, the newcomers were surprised and began commenting live on the public screen.

Fortunately, there were veteran viewers to answer questions, allowing Lin Yang to enjoy his leisure time.

At this point, he felt it didn’t matter whether he caught any fish today or not.

The viewers in the live stream were so captivated by this novel way of broadcasting that nobody cared whether he could actually catch any fish.

And Li Xiaopeng, that kid, was also monitoring his live stream, and upon seeing the shower of praise in the live chat, he stylishly started showing off his skills.

Various maneuvers like diving close to the water surface and then accelerating upwards, followed by a swift camera zoom towards the float...

It must be said, the kid had a knack for flying drones; his flurry of slick operations took the live stream’s effectiveness to an explosive level.

Even viewers who weren’t particularly fond of fishing were refreshing the live stream on their phones, looking to catch a glimpse of Sister Bear selling some "visual delights".

However, as soon as they tuned in, they were captivated by the camera motion.

"Is this a stunt flight?"

But as soon as the question arose, they watched the camera ascend for a panoramic view.

"Crap, you can fish like this too? Awesome, I’m following you."

"Steady now, steady, these are just the host’s basic moves."

As Lin Yang watched the comments, he was also summarizing which camera movements achieved the best effect since it was his first time using a drone.

Time slowly passed, and the number of people in the live broadcast room exceeded Lin Yang’s expectations; it took less than half an hour to break five hundred viewers.

It seemed being the first one to eat the crab was indeed overbearing; there was no questioning the effectiveness of the live stream.