The Top Fishing
Chapter 511 - 233: Exploring the World of Fishing_2

Chapter 511: Chapter 233: Exploring the World of Fishing_2

"$2.5 million for the second time!"

The auctioneer repeated the bid once again.

"$2.6 million!" Xiao Yejun clenched his teeth and raised the bid again, and his gaze toward Suzuki Jiro already carried a hint of provocation.

"$2.7 million." Suzuki Jiro also raised the bid by $100,000.

Seeing Suzuki Jiro raise the bid, Xiao Yejun smiled, shrugged his hands, signaling that he was bowing out.

Buddy, I can’t outbid you, but I can still annoy you a bit. A nonchalant increase of $200,000 is no small sum after all.

"$2.7 million for the first time!"

"$2.7 million for the second time!"

"$2.7 million for the third time! Sold!"

"Congratulations to Mr. Suzuki Jiro from Japan, who won this giant Bluefin Gold Spearfish for $2.7 million!"

As the auctioneer hammered down, the atmosphere both at the auction site and in Lin Yang’s livestream room reached its peak.

$2.7 million, after conversion, deductions for taxes, and fees, there’s still over 10 million RMB left!

The actual income from this price divided as a bonus was more than double the guaranteed price that Lin Yang had signed for.

"Wow, the host’s income from one fish could buy a house in the big city."

"I want to go fishing too. Invest tens of thousands, aim for more than ten million, this business is worth studying. Are there any brothers interested? Let’s do it together."

"I’m drooling here, so much money~"

Lin Yang lowered his voice and said, "The final price is indeed not low, but everyone, don’t get overly excited, just stay calm. It’s not too outrageous for a truly top-tier Bluefin Gold Spearfish to be worth this price.

All right, the auction is almost over now, and that’s it for today’s broadcast. The news and content not shown on the livestream, as usual, I’ll put it in a short video. Going offline now, everyone, bye-bye!"

Just as the livestream ended, various contacts channels on Lin Yang’s phone and WeChat soon started buzzing with calls from various friends.

He tried to answer a few calls from acquaintances, but ignored unfamiliar numbers, all of which were from media journalists who got his number through some means, annoyingly persistent.

The auction procedures were completed, and what followed was the delivery process, which would be handled by professional staff, and there wasn’t much Lin Yang could help with.

However, as he was preparing to leave, the successful bidder Suzuki Jiro approached him with a smile again.

"Mr. Lin Yang, I said I would win this big fish, and I hope the final price didn’t disappoint you?"

Lin Yang too smiled and nodded, "The auction price was indeed beyond my expectations, Mr. Suzuki, you are truly formidable, I admire that!"

"Now that I have won the lot, our previous agreement still stands, right? Please give me a valid contact method, and once I’m ready, I will invite you and your friends to join my Fish King Tasting event!"

"No problem." Lin Yang nodded, indicating agreement.

"The Suzuki family appreciates your support," Suzuki Jiro said after hearing Lin Yang agree, and to Lin Yang’s surprise, he bowed, making Lin Yang feel a bit awkward.

....

After an awkward social interaction, Suzuki Jiro and his crew left, and Lin Yang, Yue’er, along with Zhang Lin and Captain Harry also left the auction venue.

Following auction procedures, once the payment was finalized, the proceeds would be transferred to Lin Yang’s reserved funding account, and the transaction would be considered successful.

By around noon when Lin Yang returned to his residence, the international fishing forums, as well as the heat on domestic Weibo, once again went wild!

A Chinese angler in the United States caught a record-breaking 1617-pound giant Bluefin Gold Spearfish and sold it for $2.7 million, equivalent to an astronomical 18.9 million RMB!!

The heat on this trending topic skyrocketed once more, and amid the stirring traffic, people began flocking to Lin Yang’s personal public livestream account.

Even those who did not fish but loved gossip joined in out of curiosity to see what the legendary angler who made millions through fishing was really like.

In less than a day’s time, Lin Yang’s account on Douyin gained nearly a million new followers, another form of intangible wealth!

For the next two days, Lin Yang stayed in the United States to finish up administrative tasks, and as the auction money was deposited, his time in the United States came to an end.

He had planned to bring back some of the tuna meat he caught for relatives and friends to taste when returning home, but alas, both big fish he caught were sold, and he had no fish to bring back.

However, this wasn’t a problem for the resourceful Captain Harry, who managed to get about ten pounds of belly and red meat through his friends as a thank-you gift to Lin Yang after earning his intermediary fee.

....

After multiple layovers and a long flight, two days later, Lin Yang and Yue’er safely returned to China, landing at the Capital International Airport.

As soon as they stepped out of the terminal, they saw someone holding a pick-up sign with Lin Yang’s name. This was arranged by the domestic Fishing Association.

To their surprise, the person picking them up was Xia Xiaoxue, and a middle-aged man in his forties who Lin Yang hadn’t met before, dressed in a formal suit and appearing quite composed.

"Hello, Master Lin, welcome back to the country!"

"Hello!"

After mutual introductions, Lin Yang learned that the middle-aged man worked for CCTV and was also a friend of Old Chen from the Fishing Association.