The Top Fishing
Chapter 575 - 251: Departure Back to the Homeland_2

Chapter 575: Chapter 251: Departure Back to the Homeland_2

After a quick shower and a change of clothes in my room, I gradually calmed down. With the visit to the river valley in the rainforest completed, this Amazon Rainforest fishing exploration was nearly at a successful close.

Lin Yang and Yue’er rested for another night in camp, and early the next morning, they packed up and left the indigenous village they had grown familiar with over the many days, via helicopter.

When they arrived, they had prepared an abundance of supplies, and surprisingly, after such a long stay, they hadn’t exhausted these valuable local products.

Lin Yang and Yue’er didn’t take any of it back with them, donating it all to the Tatalo Village Chief and the people of the tribe without compensation.

Just before boarding the plane, Lin Yang, the Tatalo Village Chief, and Sun Zheng took a photo together before they flew directly to the nearest city.

The return journey that followed felt somewhat bland. They followed the same route back, going through several transfers, and after more than 30 hours of travel, they finally returned to the homeland, Capital International Airport.

As the old saying goes, "There’s no place like home, but every journey has its difficulties."

After living primitively in the Amazon Rainforest and seeing the simplicity and backwardness of the local cities, Lin Yang couldn’t help but exclaim how much better his own country was!

When he descended from the airplane and took a breath of air from his homeland, the familiar yet strange scent made him feel slightly uneasy.

Known as the "lungs of the world," the Amazon Rainforest had an oxygen content much higher than that in China, but he quickly adapted to the slight difference.

With their luggage in tow, he and Yue’er strode out together.

As the two felt a bit awkward pulling their luggage along, they spotted Xia Xiaoxue and Lu Cheng, who had come to pick them up, waving their arms from a distance.

Lin Yang and Yue’er quickly walked up to meet them.

"Oh my, Yue’er, Master Lin, you’ve both gotten so tanned! Didn’t you take sunscreen when you left?"

Xia Xiaoxue approached, took over Yue’er’s suitcase handle, and examined her two friends who had just returned from abroad with a very critical eye.

In the native village, Yue’er was surrounded by people of color and hadn’t noticed anything wrong with her complexion, but standing next to Xia Xiaoxue back in China, she suddenly became aware of the subtle difference.

She pulled up Xia Xiaoxue’s sleeve to reveal her arm, then held their arms together.

Xia Xiaoxue’s arm was pale as jade, while Yue’er’s skin had unknowingly tanned to a light bronze under the rainforest’s high-latitude ultraviolet rays, at least 2-3 shades darker than before leaving the country.

"Uh, I’ve been using sunscreen all along, how can there be such a difference!" Yue’er compared their arms and couldn’t help but get nervous.

At this point, Lu Cheng chuckled and said, "Yue’er, you’re still as adorable as ever. Don’t listen to Xiao Xue teasing you. Overseas, being tanned to a healthy wheatish color is considered beautiful. You went abroad while Xiao Xue couldn’t, she’s just messing with you.

Let’s get in the car, we’ve arranged a welcome back banquet for you. After being abroad for so long, you must have missed eating homemade dishes!"

They managed to load the luggage into the car with some difficulty and then got into the regular Alphard.

As the car pulled away from the airport, Lu Cheng casually asked Lin Yang, "How was the trip to the Amazon Rainforest? Did you achieve the expected live broadcast effect and filming plan?"

Lu Cheng’s seemingly subtle question actually spoke volumes.

As a mid-level manager at CCTV, Lu Cheng was eager for the footage Lin Yang had.

The collaborative program was still ongoing, and if the new material wasn’t up to par, the original plan for the program would have to be adjusted, putting him in a tough position.

"Rest assured, the guide who was in charge of reception there was very professional, and we successfully completed the initial fishing exploration plan for the first episode!

Moreover, we got quite a few unexpected gains. After a brief rest when I get back, I’ll quickly be able to sort out the footage," Lin Yang assured very confidently.

"Hearing you say that puts my mind at ease!"

"Sister Xiao Xue, you have no idea, the day before yesterday afternoon I went on a sightseeing adventure with Brother Yang in a valley planned in our trip, and we accidentally encountered a jungle boa! It was over ten meters long, with a head this big, I was scared to death at the time!"

Yue’er exaggeratedly sketched the outline with her hands, her tone full of fright.

"Really? Did you really capture footage of the jungle boa? As far as I know, some American from the Discovery Channel went several times, spent months in the rainforest, and never managed to film a jungle boa. You got it?"

Hearing Yue’er mention the encounter and filming of the jungle boa, Lu Cheng stood up excitedly from his seat, his eyes and the expression on his face revealing the importance and excitement he placed on this event.

"Of course, would I lie to you? We were live broadcasting at the time. Didn’t you and Xiao Xue watch our live stream?" Lin Yang nodded affirmatively in response.

Lu Cheng shook his head, a bit embarrassed, "Uh, with the time difference between the Amazon and back home, plus all the frequent meetings at my office, I was working overtime during your broadcast. To advance in my job, I was really pushing it.

To be honest, the reason I could come to pick you up today is not because of my own clout, but because the leadership knew you were returning to the country and specifically approved my leave. The car is also the highest standard arranged by the office; usually for lower-level cooperations and such, they just use a G18."

Lin Yang replied with a smile, "Don’t worry, the footage I filmed will definitely live up to the leader’s expectations. Apart from the unexpected encounter with the jungle boa, I filmed a lot of precious materials. Also, I think I’ve broken a few records in the world fish species rankings. Once the materials are sorted out, I’ll submit them to the forums."

"Then I have to thank Master Lin in advance!"

"Don’t mention it, by the way, about the expenses for going abroad, is the office going to reimburse everything?"

"Of course, food, clothing, housing, usage, and transportation, all costs will be reimbursed at the highest standard." Lu Cheng readily agreed.

The expense was negligible; even if the office didn’t provide a single penny, Lu Cheng would be willing to pay out of his own pocket without any complaints.

Think about it, how much could having a close relationship with an explorer friend like Lin Yang benefit Lu Cheng’s career in the office?

The international exploration program team had expended a huge amount of human, material, and time resources attempting to film the jungle boa in the Amazon.

Yet, despite spending so long there, they hadn’t managed to film it, and many current shows were still using footage from years ago, which had cost a fortune to acquire the rights to.

The development of equipment is changing rapidly, and the quality of footage shot by media workers with their equipment is steadily improving.

Take the simplest example: before commercial drone filming methods were available, there was no footage like Lin Yang’s multi-angle aerial drone shots.

These high-definition, extremely rare pieces of footage might not mean much to the average person, but for a professional platform like CCTV, they are of tremendous value.

As long as they can obtain Lin Yang’s authorization, or even buy the exclusive rights, then in the future, peers around the world who want to legitimately use these shots will have to pay a very high licensing fee. Just the potential earnings from this alone far exceed the cost of reimbursing travel expenses like meals, accommodations, and airfare for Lin Yang and Yue’er.

"Since you’re so open-handed, I won’t say anything superfluous! As soon as I get home, I’ll immediately send the materials to your work email. After being away for so long, I also need to deal with some related record applications and other work!"

"Look at you talking, you’re a well-known ’Fishing Adventure Master’ in the country, and still so down-to-earth.

You don’t need to email me when you get back. Where are the hard drives and storage cards that you store your materials on? I’ll just take a few high-speed drives and copy them.

Also, didn’t you say you needed to liaise with the overseas forum for the record application?

Give me the contact of the person you’re liaising with, and I’ll have someone from the office handle it for you!

You’re not just an ordinary angler without any organizational support now, with CCTV backing you, you have access to resources and connections. It’s better to use them than not.

Leave the minor details to the assistants and support staff; free up your time so you have more energy to plan and prepare for other shoots.

Am I right? You’re a fishing star now; how can you do everything yourself."