78: Distorted program

Gao Xiaofan glanced at the bullet chat, feeling a sense of realization.

It seemed he really had changed. If it were before, he definitely wouldn't have let it go. But with everything that had happened recently, his mindset had slowly shifted without him even noticing.

Gao Xiaofan smiled and shifted his gaze to the float.

Perhaps, just as Brother Quan said, he had become stronger~

The float dipped again, moving diagonally. Gao Xiaofan raised the rod, and another Blunt-snouted bream of similar size flew out of the water.

Gao Xiaofan helplessly removed the Blunt-snouted bream from the hook and threw it back into the water, then cast his line out again with a wide swing.

Just as he was about to sit down, he saw the float sinking slowly before suddenly dipping sharply. Overjoyed, Gao Xiaofan lifted the rod.

Good heavens, the fish are here; they're even starting to take the bait on the drop.

Feeling the force transmitted through the rod, Gao Xiaofan was overjoyed~

It's bigger than the previous two~

"Oh~ Oh~ Ohhh~"

Beside him, Lü Tao cried out exaggeratedly, while Qiu Gu continuously switched camera angles.

Bullet chat messages in the livestream room popped up one after another.

Intentional Punch: "Woman! Can you stop making those 'oh oh oh' sounds~"

Strong Hand Cracks Skull: "..."

Online ID: "The resources here are too good—Silver Carp and Bighead Carp, Blunt-snouted bream, Sturgeon... tsk tsk~"

Nickname: "How about we set up another session?"

Gao Xiaofan tucked the rod under his right armpit, held the landing net in his left hand, and scooped the fish up in one go.

Taking the hook out of the fish's mouth, Gao Xiaofan held it up with both hands and aimed it at Qiu Gu's camera lens.

The half-meter-long fish body was slender and shimmered with a silver light under the sun.

"This one can be kept~" Gao Xiaofan grinned and tossed the Blunt-snouted bream in his hand toward Yan Feng... Just as Gao Xiaofan said, as long as there were fish in the water and the frequency was maintained, it would be continuous catches and a full basket.

Most of them were Blunt-snouted bream taking the bait on the drop. He even got a double-header once. He was using a long leader, 1.5 meters long, with a 90-centimeter gap between the hooks. The bottom hook caught a Grass Carp, and the top hook caught a Blunt-snouted bream.

Gao Xiaofan looked at the Grass Carp in his hand and nodded with satisfaction.

This must weigh about ten pounds; it's enough to make a meal of fish with pickled cabbage.

Looking at the camera, Gao Xiaofan grinned. "Brothers, time to get to work~"

"Notify my clients: pickled cabbage fish for dinner tonight~ If you want to eat, just bring money."

As soon as he spoke, the popularity in the livestream room plummeted as viewers quickly flooded into other livestream rooms.

Huahua's livestream room: "Boss Hua, tonight Brother Wo Zi is having pickled cabbage fish~"

Han Han's livestream room: "Han Han, Brother Wo Zi's menu for today is pickled cabbage fish~"

Beside him, Lü Tao and Yan Feng swallowed their saliva upon hearing Gao Xiaofan's words. Pickled cabbage fish... that sounded really good.

As for Qiu Gu behind him, the hand holding the camera couldn't help but tremble.

He deeply regretted showing off to his friends. Now, instead of just being envious of Brother Wo Zi alone, there were now three of them.

At noon, the four of them chewed on steamed buns, chatting and laughing. Gao Xiaofan patiently explained the steps for cooking pickled cabbage fish.

"We can exchange for pickled cabbage with the Program Production Crew later; it won't cost much."

"Slicing the fish is very important. I just exchanged for a new kitchen knife yesterday, and it's perfect for use. If the fish is sliced well, half the battle for the pickled cabbage fish is won~"

"Chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns—these need to be fried in hot oil, you know~"

Yan Feng smacked his lips. "Xiaofan, what's the use of telling her? You still have to be the one to cook~"

Lü Tao nodded. "Exactly, I'm not going to learn~"

Gao Xiaofan smiled. "If Lü Tao doesn't cook, then there's no eating. I'm not going back tonight."

The others were stunned.

Gao Xiaofan looked at Yan Feng.

"You've finished shaving most of the corn. Later, you and Lü Tao will take these fish back and help Reba process them."

"Hmm, then after Lü Tao finishes cooking, Yan Feng, I'll have to trouble you to make another trip to deliver the food. Tonight, you can just pitch a tent here with us."

"Lü Tao, you come back tomorrow morning. If we need anything, I'll have Reba tell you~"

The two of them stood with their mouths agape, wanting to say something but unable to find the words.

Hearing Gao Xiaofan's words, the viewers in the livestream room kept spamming the bullet chat.

Intentional Punch: "It should have been like this long ago! Brother Wo Zi, don't go back~"

Fishing Should Be Like Wo Zi Ge: "I'm dying of laughter. Brother Wo Zi has completely broken those two~"

Nickname: Turtle Hitting King: "Multiple promotion channels? Porter? Livestream moderator? Corn shaver? Chef? Transport team?"

Gao Xiaofan swallowed the steamed bun in three bites, ignored the two beside him, curled his lip, pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and held it in his mouth.

Look at their expressions over such a small thing. Look at Qiu Gu—how calm he is, completely unfazed.

Qiu Gu was already numb inside. It was one thing not being able to eat the fish, but from the looks of it, Gao Xiaofan might stay in the wilderness until the program ended.

What could he do? He was used to it... Yan Feng and Lü Tao, looking devastated, carried a box of fish and walked toward the other side of the mountain with staggering steps~

They felt like something was wrong, but they couldn't quite put their finger on it.

After watching the two walk away, Gao Xiaofan picked up an entrenching tool and began to clear the terrain.

He found a slightly cleaner spot, shoveled away the gravel and such, and then set up the tent.

Last time he had pitched it in a hurry in the dark; this time, Gao Xiaofan planned to do it in broad daylight to avoid being in a rush later.

At night, he would squeeze in with Yan Feng. As for Qiu Gu, he would stay alone in the tent provided by the production crew.

By the time the tent was set up, an hour had passed. Gao Xiaofan, with a cigarette in his mouth and hands on his hips, surveyed the scene before him.

After thinking it over, he decided he still needed to build a small earthen stove. Although he didn't have a pot, he could still grill fish. Besides, didn't he have an entrenching tool? Frying a small fish wasn't out of the question either.

No sooner said than done. He stubbed out the cigarette, exhaled a puff of smoke, rolled up his sleeves, and started digging away with a grunt.

Once he was finished, Gao Xiaofan said to the camera, "Do me a favor, Brothers. Go to Reba's livestream and tell Yan Feng to bring me some pepper powder or something."

"You guys keep an eye on things too. In case Lü Tao doesn't know how to cook, go and give her some pointers~"

As soon as he finished speaking, the popularity in his livestream room dropped again, while the popularity in Reba's livestream room surged... The staff member monitoring the backend was speechless and looked at the leaders behind him.

"The program has actually become deformed now. 80% of the production crew's traffic is centered on Gao Xiaofan alone~"

"Isn't that normal? There will always be people who like someone and people who don't."

Qu Lang asked curiously after hearing the staff member's complaint.

Originally, he hadn't agreed to let Gao Xiaofan go out, but seeing how cautious he was in the livestream and that nothing had gone wrong, he felt relieved.

Beside him, Cheng Yan shook his head upon hearing Qu Lang's words.

"No, it's not like that. You'll understand once you look at this chart."

The staff member sitting at the computer pulled up a comparison chart, where the contrast between the two energy bars was very obvious.