32: Chapter 32 There's no luck involved, it's all business.

[Intelligence for Today 1: Recently, news has spread throughout the angling community that the fish activity at Dongshan Reservoir in a place name is excellent. It has been confirmed that this news was deliberately spread by the reservoir owner for the purpose of attracting more anglers to spend money at Dongshan Reservoir.

At the same time, to make this news seem authentic, the owner used special feed when feeding the fish. Anglers only need to use specific bait to achieve what is called a "full catch."]

[Note 1: This specific bait consists of a full-catch composite bait + concentrated aromatic attractant + gluten powder + fruit acid...]

[Note 2: Using aged rice vinegar yields the best results for fishing.]

"WTF!" Chen Sheng widened his eyes. "This damn owner is cheating!"

As expected...

There is no such thing as luck, it is all just business.

However...

"Hehe!" Chen Sheng revealed a lecherous yet righteous smile. This kind of owner deserves to be fleeced hard.

[Daily Intelligence 2: Influenced by a cold front from the north, there will be heavy rainfall in the Shu City area from 7:00 PM on July 3rd to 3:00 AM on July 4th. Temperatures will drop, so please take measures to stay warm when going out.]

After reading today's intelligence, Chen Sheng returned to the bedroom. In the drawer of An Xiaonuan's vanity, he found a small spray bottle used for moisturizing. He then went to the kitchen, dug out half a bottle of rice vinegar left over from soaking chicken feet, poured it into the spray bottle, and tucked it into his pocket.

This was his secret weapon for today.

Chen Sheng then hauled his fishing gear bag out of the storage room and gave his fishing rods a quick maintenance check.

As the saying goes, if a workman wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. With the intelligence in hand, he was destined to fleece the owner today, so his fishing rod could not hold him back.

When 7 o'clock arrived, Old Yu sent his usual three consecutive messages urging him to depart. Chen Sheng greeted a groggy An Xiaonuan, shouldered his fishing gear bag, carried his fishing box in one hand, and grabbed two fish keepnets capable of holding about 400 catties as he headed out the door.

Fortunately! Even though it was only 7 o'clock, breakfast vendors were already setting up outside. Chen Sheng bought two baskets of steamed buns, then followed the navigation and drove straight toward the ring expressway.

He met up with Old Yu at the entrance of the ring expressway and handed him the remaining basket of steamed buns. "I knew you hadn't eaten."

"Godfather is still the best!" Old Yu patted his chest and guaranteed, "For the sake of these buns, I, your Godfather, will cover all the fishing expenses today."

Chen Sheng didn't want to debate the relationship between "Godfather" and "good son" with Old Yu so early in the morning, so he urged, "My good son, let's go! Didn't you say yesterday that there would be a lot of people? If we go too late, all the good spots will be taken."

"Right, right, right! Let's get going." He had wanted to eat a steamed bun to pad his stomach, but compared to fishing, food was secondary; as long as he wasn't starving, it was fine.

The two returned to their respective cars. Old Yu drove his Haval SUV in the lead, and the two cars drove straight onto the ring expressway.

After driving for about another hour and a half, they arrived at their fishing spot—Dongshan Reservoir.

It was evident that the owner's marketing was quite successful. At this moment, the small parking lot was already packed with vehicles from all over the country.

They were truly from all over; with a quick glance, Chen Sheng saw license plates from at least four different provinces.

Indeed, when it comes to being crazy, anglers are definitely in the top tier.

The two parked their cars, and under Old Yu's urging, they rushed to find the owner. Old Yu hurriedly asked, "Boss! How much is it to fish here?"

"Six hundred yuan for four hours. For every hour over that, it's one hundred yuan. The minimum is a four-hour session."

"That expensive?" Chen Sheng said, surprised.

This was almost catching up to... no, it should be said that it had already exceeded the fees of most professional commercial fishing ponds.

The owner did not change his expression; he had likely experienced this many times. He explained with a chuckle, "It's not expensive, not expensive at all. We've stocked quite a few tag fish. There are three types of tag fish in total: red tags are the most expensive at 5,000 yuan per fish, yellow tags are next at 1,000 yuan per fish, and green tags are 500 yuan per fish. This means that as long as you catch one, you've earned your money back."

"Also, we allow you to take away up to 20 catties of fish, and we buy back fish at 5 yuan per catty. Even if you don't catch any tag fish, if you land a hundred catties of fish, you've earned your money back."

"Furthermore, the fish activity here is very good, and it's very easy to land fish. If there are no issues, I'll write up your ticket."

"Hehe~" Chen Sheng chuckled continuously in his heart.

If he didn't have the intelligence, given the owner's sincere expression, he might have actually believed his nonsense.

But now... every single punctuation mark had to be questioned.

Old Yu, on the other hand, clearly believed it. Without a word, he took out his phone to scan the QR code and said, "Boss, open an eight-hour session for both of us."

Ding~ Old Yu scanned the QR code on the side and paid 2,000 yuan.

Seeing Old Yu was so straightforward, the owner picked up the special adhesive strips on the table, scribbled some specific numbers on them, and then pulled two receipts from the drawer and handed them to Old Yu.

"Keep these strips safe. I'll also give you two meal vouchers. You can go eat anytime between 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM. The place to eat is in that building right next door."

"Thanks, Boss!" Old Yu took the strips and meal vouchers, handed one set to Chen Sheng, and, carrying his fishing gear, urged him impatiently, "Don't dawdle, Old Chen. Let's hurry and grab a good spot."

"Stop rushing me, we aren't short on time. You've been acting like a reaper the whole way here. If I had known, I wouldn't have come with you." Chen Sheng stuck the adhesive strip onto his clothes, then picked up his fishing box and followed Old Yu toward the reservoir bank.

When they reached the reservoir bank and looked out, the booming business was materialized right before their eyes.

The owner's marketing campaign was indeed very successful.

It even attracted the internet-famous, skilled female fishing streamer, Shan Shan.

However, her constant fish-landing action forced Chen Sheng to place a question mark in his heart: was it genuine skill, or was it all just a persona from beginning to end?

But this scene made Old Yu drool with envy.

Of course, he wasn't drooling over the person. Even though this fishing expert, Shan Shan, looked curvy and well-endowed in her tight outdoor sportswear, in the eyes of an angler, it wasn't as alluring as the tail-wagging of a fish being pulled ashore.

As for the thousands of viewers in Shan Shan's livestream? Did they really think people were there to watch fishing?!

"Old Chen, did you see that? I told you the fish activity here is good. We're definitely going to have a full catch today! Hurry up, let's go find a spot." Old Yu pointed at Shan Shan, who had just pulled up a fish, and was so excited he looked like he was about to jump. It felt as if he wished he could replace Shan Shan and be the one frantically landing fish.

Watching Old Yu's eager back, Chen Sheng wanted to say something but stopped himself. In the end, he cast a look of "sympathy" his way.

He had thought about revealing the owner's trickery to Old Yu, but considering Old Yu's personality as a hardcore angler who couldn't tolerate any sand in his eyes, he decided to forget it.

His own life was more important.

Besides, maybe he was enjoying it!

After all, he was not a Fellow Angler, so how could he know the joy of a Fellow Angler?

Under Old Yu's constant urging, the two spent over ten minutes finding a flat spot by the reservoir to use as their fishing point.

They also wanted to find a corner or edge where fish gathered, but unfortunately, those had long been occupied by more diligent Fellow Anglers.

Choosing this spot was purely because there were no better locations.

Of course, there was a tree nearby, which just happened to block the early summer sun that made one sleepy—a rare advantage.

As for whether they could get a big catch despite the bad spot?

Old Yu: "Hehe~ As long as you bait the spot enough, what fish can't you attract?"

Splash~...