Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 49 Fame

Area C15~C30 in Zone C.

As the only artificially constructed floating bridge fishing area in the Beipanjiang Wild Fishing 72-Hour Endurance Race, it is recognized by all participants as the most ideal resource spot.

Everyone wanted to be chosen for their fishing spot during the initial draw at the start of the competition.

However, with only fifteen fishing spots available, it is impossible to meet the needs of everyone.

Liu Changgan, a Grand Master of Fishing Competition from the Xia Guo Fishing Association, has won numerous nationally recognized official fishing competitions and is a top-level fishing expert in the industry.

He also participated in this 72-hour endurance race and was lucky enough to be drawn one of these fifteen rare fishing spots, C26.

In terms of fame, none of the contestants present could compare to him.

In terms of strength, the others are worlds apart from him.

Whether it's his understanding of the sport of fishing or his expertise in fishing techniques, he is absolutely superior.

From the moment the game started, he was already in the lead, leaving most people far behind.

In just one day, they caught a full 82 jin (41 catties) of fish, ranking first on the leaderboard.

Faced with this gap, even other fishing experts in the same area could only feel inferior.

Almost everyone believed that he would be the ultimate winner of this endurance race, and that he would undoubtedly take the championship with an absolute advantage.

However, the wind direction changed just the next day.

.....

A young man wearing a windbreaker with the same logo as Liu Changgan on the back walked hurriedly from the direction of the organizer's supplies area.

"teacher!"

The young man arrived at fishing spot C26 and addressed Liu Changgan, who was sitting upright on his fishing box, as "teacher."

"Xiaowei, what's wrong?...Didn't I tell you to get the bait?...Where's it?"

Liu Changgan, who was sitting upright, was holding an 8.1-meter rod in one hand and baiting the bait with the other. He turned around, glanced at him, and asked.

"Teacher, something terrible has happened! Your ranking has been surpassed!"

The young man did not answer Liu Changgan's question, but instead brought up the rankings, looking very anxious.

"What's the rush? So what if you overtook? It's not a big deal. You're such a grown man, yet you have no composure whatsoever. What have I been telling you all along?" Liu Changgan frowned as he saw the young man's anxious expression.

"This...Teacher, I know I was wrong!"

After being reprimanded, the young man quickly composed himself.

"Um!"

Seeing this, Liu Changgan nodded with slight satisfaction.

He was actually quite satisfied with this student. He liked both his aptitude for fishing and his dedication to it, as the student resembled himself when he was young.

The only thing that bothered him was that this student's personality was too impulsive; he acted rashly and his emotions could easily change drastically over the slightest thing.

This is a very bad thing in his view.

He always believed that fishing is about self-cultivation. If you can't even control your own emotions, how can you control the fishing rod in your hand, and how can you deal with the ever-changing and complex fish conditions underwater?

So he was constantly being reprimanded.

The original idea was to bring this disciple here to participate in the competition, as it was approaching the new year and I wanted to give the year a perfect ending. I also wanted to let him temper his temper.

Unexpectedly, the first day was fine, but the second day revealed their true colors.

Seeing Xiaowei's apologetic expression, Liu Changgan decided not to continue scolding him and instead asked, "What happened?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wei's expression relaxed slightly. After taking a deep breath, he slowly recounted the whole story.

"Xiao Kai, is he the young man who rose to third place yesterday and then fell to seventh?"

After listening to Xiaowei's story, Liu Changgan pondered for a moment with a blank expression before asking a question.

"Yes, teacher, when I went to check just now, he was already in first place, and his total weight was a whopping 127 jin!" Xiao Wei said in a shocked tone.

"Wow~ so many?"

Upon hearing this, even Liu Changgan, a man of great experience and knowledge, couldn't help but gasp in surprise, feeling slightly taken aback by the news.

After all, it was the dead of winter. Even he, a seasoned angler with over twenty years of experience and a renowned expert in the industry, only managed to catch 82 jin (41 catties) of fish on the first day after trying various fishing methods.

But he knew very well that all of this was due to the advantages of his fishing spot.

If that young man were in that situation, he definitely wouldn't have been able to do that.

Of course, with his ability, it would be easy for him to change the status quo, but it would be very difficult for him to win the championship.

This illustrates the importance of resources.

No matter how good your skills are, without resources, it's all worthless.

But he heard that the young man named Xiao Kai was fishing in a much worse spot than him, so how did he manage to do that?

Even he himself wouldn't dare guarantee that he could have achieved such results under those circumstances.

Liu Changgan was completely baffled!

"Yes!" The young man named Xiaowei nodded and continued, "I've inquired. He fished until late last night and, by some stroke of luck, caught a giant bluefish that weighs nearly 60 pounds!"

"Wow, goodness, 60 pounds, no wonder!"

Hearing this, Liu Changgan was surprised again, but at the same time, he was slightly relieved about why Xiao Kai was able to surpass him.

After all, luck is something no one can predict. Maybe God just likes him, and he can catch fish anywhere.

With this in mind, Liu Changgan couldn't help but become curious about Xiao Kai.

What kind of young people could be so lucky to catch so many fish in a notoriously bad fishing spot?

Is it really a gift from God?

"Xiao Wei, keep an eye on the rankings these last couple of days. I want to see if this young man will win the championship. Maybe I'll even become his stepping stone!" Liu Changgan said with a smile.

Despite this, there was no sign of negative emotion on his face about being used as a stepping stone; on the contrary, he appeared completely at ease.

It seems that he was more interested in whether the young man could ultimately win the championship.

"Teacher, aren't you worried? He's already overtaken you. If you don't hurry, this championship you've got will slip away!" Seeing Liu Changgan's attitude, the young man's originally calm face showed a trace of anxiety again.

"Look at you, you're in such a hurry again!"

Liu Changgan's expression turned serious, and he continued, "It's just a championship, what difference does one more make? Let me teach you something else: when it comes to fishing, don't just think about winning the championship. Sometimes you also need to understand the situation. Luck doesn't work that way!"

"A head-on confrontation rarely yields good results; it's better to face it calmly and try again next time!"

"I understand, teacher!" Xiao Wei nodded, looking like he didn't quite understand.

.....

Meanwhile, anglers in other areas also learned about the changes in the rankings.

Some people began to quietly pay attention to this young man named Xiao Kai.

Most of them knew they had little chance of making it into the top ten, and were even more aware that the championship was out of their reach.

But that doesn't stop them from wanting to see this originally destined outcome stirred up by someone else.