The Top Fishing
Chapter 633 - 273: Return to the Country_2

Chapter 633: Chapter 273: Return to the Country_2

Opened the mailbox—good grief, over a hundred unread emails.

Lin Yang skimmed through them quickly, the vast majority were invitations for collaboration sent by various media and organizations. In the pile of emails, he searched around and found an email from Brother Lu.

The email was straightforward, stating that after the fishing exploration trip in Russia had ended, someone would pick up Lin Yang and Yue’er in Beijing for a brief stop and that there was also a collaboration they needed to discuss in person.

Seeing there was a need for a face-to-face discussion about a collaboration, Lin Yang pulled out his phone and dialed immediately.

The call took more than ten rings to be answered, and a voice full of vigor came through.

"Hello? Lin Yang, have you landed?"

"Yep, I see the pickup. Where are you? I’ll come right over."

"Get in Xiao Zhu’s car, he knows where I live. We’ll talk when you get here." Brother Lu’s speech was always concise.

"Okay," Lin Yang agreed without hesitation.

For others, he might have considered it, but with Lu Cheng, Lin Yang didn’t feel the need to ponder anything, especially since he had always treated him well. Besides arranging various international fishing trips, they also collaborated on a show, and it was customary to meet when back in the country.

The originally scheduled ticket back to Jiangdong City was changed; three people, along with a bunch of luggage and equipment, got into the Toyota Alphard. Xiao Zhu drove Lin Yang and Yue’er straight to Lu Cheng’s residence.

The drive lasted over an hour and finally stopped in a residential area outside the second ring.

After climbing the stairs, although the apartment didn’t look big and was located outside the second ring, it was definitely not cheap.

"Hello Brother Lu!" Yue’er greeted sweetly.

"Haha, Yue’er, good to see you, I’ve been waiting. Come on in."

Lu Cheng hadn’t changed much, still wearing his hearty smile, he walked over and casually slapped Lin Yang’s shoulder.

"Ouch." Lin Yang’s shoulder hurt, and he couldn’t help but cry out low.

"Oops, I forgot, forgot about your arm injury from yesterday. Is it serious? If it is, we should go see a doctor. You can’t rely on the doctors from Old Maozi." Lu Cheng wiped his forehead, a bit annoyed at his own recklessness.

Lin Yang shook his head, "It’s nothing, just a bruise on the arm. Did you watch my livestream too?"

Lu Cheng nodded, "Yep, I’ve been back in the country for over a month and have been hanging around the livestream platform. I even got a level two fan badge in your livestream room."

"You’re doing well, kid. You made it to the hot search twice in such a short time. I didn’t expect the livestream industry in our country to grow so quickly, and you’ve got millions of followers now."

"Come in and eat first, we can talk after. I’ve reheated the dishes twice already waiting for you two."

"Okay!"

Entering the house, the living room was immediately adjacent to the kitchen. The dining table was full of untouched dishes, clearly waiting for Lin Yang and Yue’er.

Lin Yang never used to be shy, and now that he was back, he remained the same, washing his hands openly and then sitting down with Yue’er.

Together with Xiao Zhu, the four of them filled the table. Lu Cheng quickly started the conversation.

""Global Fishing Exploration" has had very high ratings since its broadcast, and as one of the main producers, I’ve benefitted quite a bit. These past few days, seeing you on the hot search and online livestream, I thought of something."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yang straightened up in his chair, knowing that they were getting to the crux of the matter.

"Hmm? And what would that be? Although limited in capacity, if Brother Lu needs something within my abilities, I won’t hesitate."

Lu Cheng picked up his tea, took a sip, and said, "How much do you know about transnational fishing guides, hunting guides, and hardcore tourism companies?"

It was just a remark, but Lin Yang instantly thought of many possibilities and asked, "Are you thinking of starting a cross-border hunting and fishing guide company?"

"Still in the consideration phase, but that’s roughly the direction. You know, my job is quite leisurely. I currently have an idea, and I’m quite familiar with this line of business."

"That sounds feasible. My trip to Russia was quite an eye-opener. The resources and the laws and regulations in our country are too stringent. Conversely, it’s much simpler abroad. A high-end cross-border fishing and hunting guide company, outdoor and hunting gear, import and export of specimens could all be great," Lin Yang affirmed confidently.

"I have a preliminary plan for these aspects. In fact, what I did before is roughly similar to what you mentioned. I want to know what you think about linking these with live streaming to create new resource integrations and increase overall influence?"

After a brief introduction, Lu Cheng posed the ultimate question.

When this was mentioned, Lin Yang shook his head slightly after listening.

"What’s wrong? Not suitable?" Seeing his reaction, Lu Cheng frowned slightly and asked.

Lin Yang said, "If it’s similar to my livestream content like fishing streams, there’s basically no problem. If you want to do it, you don’t even need to start an account from scratch. I can promote it in my livestreams, and that would solve the problem of long-term customer sources.

However, if it involves more intense content like hunting, it’s greatly restricted. A lot of it can’t be broadcast in our country.

Blood, violence, and even firearms are very sensitive issues for broadcasting platforms. Even with my stature in fishing livestreams, the backend would still occasionally receive private messages from official administrators reminding them.

We are considered above the passable line as content providers; the official tolerance is a bit higher. If it were a more common account, it might have already been censored by the powers that be."

The points Lin Yang made were all essentials—pure solid content without any filler. Lu Cheng, after listening, pondered for a moment with furrowed brows.

"If we stick to fishing livestreams alone, the specificity is too great, and the top resources and clients are limited. Both in terms of growth and existing base, it’s not enough to sustain a medium-sized company. It seems my initial ideas were too naive," Lu Cheng said after a slight pause.

Lin Yang nodded, "What you said is right, but I think we don’t necessarily need to stick to intense activities. We can still utilize your resources effectively and potentially achieve good results."

"Oh? Do you have any good ideas? Let’s hear them."

Lin Yang considered the outdoor content currently available on livestream platforms and organized his thoughts before slowly saying, "Actually, your core competitive advantage is your experience in organizing personnel, hunting grounds, and travel schedules for hardcore outdoor activities such as fishing and hunting around the world.

If domestic laws allowed, the best option to increase influence and recognition would indeed be livestreaming these content, but since the law does not support this, this path is blocked, we can only skirt around the edges.

For example, during my trip to Russia, my local contact Uncle Victor, has a daughter who is quite good-looking. Yue’er and I even suggested she start livestreaming to softly promote their fishing guide camp."

This is a simple yet effective method to reach a broader target customer base.

Besides, with the resources you have, we could also create outdoor survival reality shows, fishing and hunting challenges, and related content, simply by subtly revealing the organizers and preparatory partners to achieve good lead generation effects.

While livestreaming sensitive content like violence and bloodshed can be tricky, crafting a series of professionally edited and reviewed productions allows us to avoid these pitfalls. I think you should consider these directions."

After this discussion, Lu Cheng fell into deep thought.

Those who understand an industry well are always its seasoned practitioners.

Lin Yang, having been involved in outdoor livestreaming for a long time, had very solid experience and thought of aspects Lu Cheng had not considered.

And compared to his strategy, Lin Yang’s proposals were much more feasible.

"Your proposal is good, but I don’t have contacts in this area of short videos. My network is almost non-existent in this traditional field," Lu Cheng said thoughtfully after a moment of reflection.

Lin Yang grinned upon hearing this, "It doesn’t matter if you don’t have contacts; I do. I haven’t even sorted out the videos from my fishing trip to Russia yet."

At this, Lu Cheng became energized.

He had been enduring tough days recently, watching the days slowly approach without having the next batch of videos ready. He eagerly followed Lin Yang’s livestreams every day to stay updated on the latest developments.

Today, knowing Lin Yang might return to the country, he arranged a pick-up without hesitation.