110: Fishing begins

The comments in the livestream room were buzzing.

"Brother Wo Zi brought someone along? Who is it~"

"Anyway, it's not a girl. I heard a voice just now; it's a guy~"

"To the person above, thanks for the heads-up, or I would've been kept in the dark~"

Gao Xiaofan pointed the camera at Qiu Gu, who was driving, but he didn't expect the fans in the livestream room to explode with excitement.

"Isn't that the cameraman who scarfed down seven of your Steamed Buns?"

"Huh~ I remember he was from the Program Production Crew, right~"

"Yeah, if he hadn't explained the situation back then, who knows how many people would still be misunderstanding Brother Wo Zi."

Gao Xiaofan looked at the comments and smiled.

"As you all know, my left arm is currently injured, making things inconvenient, so I asked Brother Gu to accompany me~"

"Brother Gu left iQiyi for some reasons, and since I thought he was a pretty good guy, I poached him~"

"You guys are in for a treat from now on, with a top-tier cameraman framing the shots for you~"

While interacting, Gao Xiaofan found a comfortable position and leaned back in his seat.

"Brother Wo Zi, why are you still driving a Wuling van~ Can't you change your car~"

"Exactly, a big influencer with 60 million followers, and you just use a van~"

"Thanks to the person above for the reminder, I've suppressed my urge to send gifts~ [Manual Smirk]"

Gao Xiaofan sat up excitedly and said.

"What! I changed my car, alright~"

"I just bought this yesterday, okay~ Paid 58,000 in full~"

No kidding, no one noticed the car he paid for in full~

Wasn't this like wearing silk robes in the dark~

"What's wrong with a van~ This one has air conditioning!!!"

Gao Xiaofan hummed twice.

A man's car needs to be spacious~

While interacting, he took a moment to check his profile page.

His follower count had dropped; many had followed because of the debris flow, and once the heat died down, some unfollowed.

Plus, he didn't post videos often, so he was down to just over 50 million followers.

But for Gao Xiaofan, this was already enough.

After all, Old Man Deng only has 34 million, hehe.

The eight-hour journey naturally couldn't be driven by Qiu Gu alone; if he did, he'd probably be numb by the time they arrived.

They found a random place on the road for lunch, and naturally, the livestream stayed on.

As the livestream went on, the viewer count decreased instead of increasing, which was normal, and Gao Xiaofan didn't mind.

Gao Xiaofan drove the second half of the afternoon, while Qiu Gu interacted with the audience.

The people in the livestream room found out that Qiu Gu would be Gao Xiaofan's companion for the year-long Fishing Tour, which made them incredibly envious.

"You're going on a Fishing Tour with Brother Wo Zi? Aren't you scared? He fishes up corpses~ Just quit, and while you're at it, give my resume to Brother Wo Zi."

"Brother Gu, take some advice from your younger brother: you can't handle this job. Listen to me, quit, and while you're throwing away those resumes, put mine on top."

"Brother Wo Zi's first cast was a corpse, the second was an Alligator Gar, and the third time he bankrupted the Program Production Crew~ Looking forward to his fourth cast~"

Qiu Gu looked at the comments scrolling rapidly across the screen and couldn't stop laughing.

Suddenly, Gao Xiaofan received a text message on his phone. Qiu Gu opened it and read it aloud to him.

"Hello, Brother Wo Zi. We are the Kings Battle Tournament Organizing Committee. We cordially invite you to participate in the Kings Battle 2023 Tournament. If you are interested, please reply via text. Thank you."

The comments in the livestream room exploded upon hearing this.

"Holy crap, Kings Battle!!! They reached out to Brother Wo Zi??"

"It's normal to look for Brother Wo Zi, right? Even though he only recently got famous, he's considered a top-tier influencer now. Of course they'd invite him."

"Just curious, what is Kings Battle~"

"Kings Battle is the top wild fishing tournament in the country! But I think there are team requirements?"

Gao Xiaofan was stunned to hear Qiu Gu's words. He had indeed thought about Kings Battle, but he had a quest to complete!

A year-long national Fishing Tour—if he abandoned the quest, his left arm would be as good as useless!

It seemed he had no choice but to decline. Sigh.

However, just because he couldn't do it this year didn't mean he couldn't do it next year.

"Reply to the text. Just say I'll participate next time if there's an opportunity. Thanks."

Qiu Gu gave an "oh" and kept typing in the floating window.

Meanwhile, the audience in the livestream room grew curious.

"Brother Wo Zi isn't going? That's like the ultimate dream for an Angler~"

"Actually, it's normal not to go. The registration fee alone is hundreds of thousands; it's basically a gathering for the big shots~"

"Holy crap, that expensive? But hundreds of thousands should be peanuts for Brother Wo Zi now, right??"

"How can Brother Wo Zi go with an injured left arm~ Besides, I think there's something wrong with the tournament format; it's not that interesting."

The text from the Kings Battle Tournament Organizing Committee was just an interlude; Gao Xiaofan couldn't possibly abandon his quest for the sake of a competition.

It wasn't until 7:00 PM that the two arrived near the Xiaolangdi Reservoir.

Both were aching all over, so they found a hotel to stay in and ordered takeout.

"Brothers, the livestream really has to end here. Brother Gu and I need some rest~"

"Driving all day is indeed a bit much~ Hope you Brothers understand~"

"We'll set tomorrow's broadcast time for 11:00 AM. We won't rush for the Morning Bite; we'll do some night fishing tomorrow night!"

Gao Xiaofan spent a while coaxing the fans in the livestream room until they were satisfied, then said goodbye and ended the broadcast.

"Do we need to prepare anything for tomorrow?"

Qiu Gu asked while plugging several drained power banks into the chargers.

"If you can wake up early, go buy some corn. If not, it's fine; we can go together later."

Gao Xiaofan took off his clothes as he walked toward the bathroom.

By the time he came out from a quick rinse, the takeout had arrived, and Qiu Gu had already unpacked it and set it on the table.

"Go ahead and eat, don't wait for me, honestly~"

Gao Xiaofan smiled and sat on the stool to eat.

As for Qiu Gu, he naturally stood; the hotel only had one stool. Since Gao Xiaofan couldn't use his left hand, he had to leave the bowl on the table, lean in, and shovel the food with his right hand.

After eating, Qiu Gu collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep; he had clearly heard that they were going to do night fishing tomorrow.

After eating, Gao Xiaofan sat on the stool and scrolled through his phone.

The payment from the Program Production Crew had arrived. Because it involved special gifts, iQiyi first settled with TikTok, and then TikTok transferred it to the guest's account.

14.89 million.

Brother Quan alone contributed nearly 11 million.

Before the Program Production Crew's payment was settled, he only had about 700,000 in total. Between Qiu Gu's salary, supplies, and travel expenses, he hadn't dared to buy a very expensive car.

If the Program Production Crew hadn't paid for months, he would've been stuck fishing right outside his doorstep~

After withdrawing the money, Gao Xiaofan transferred it directly to the card Brother Quan had given him. Once the transfer was complete, he looked at the long string of numbers in his account and smiled happily.

Over 4 million, all his~