Chapter 43: Taking the Hook
Director Huang shook his head and said, "What a tough guy."
Professor Li also sighed, not knowing what to say.
Professor Zhang and Vice President Chen muttered to each other that young people nowadays like to dwell on trivial matters and don't know that they need to listen to advice to have a full meal.
The older man who saw the fishermen hadn't left yet and said with a smile, "So you want to catch Magikarp."
"Young people have great ambitions."
"hehe."
The last laugh was very spiritual.
Professor Li turned his head and glared.
As a result, the other brother was looking down at his phone and didn't even look at him.
My eldest brother is also in the local communication group.
Turn over a new leaf: "Someone is fishing for carp kingfish in the artificial lake of the People's Hospital."
"It looks quite like that."
He sent two messages and took a secret photo of Ye Qing's back.
After a while.
Chu Liuxiang: "Damn, he's my friend."
"A couple of days ago, he was a newbie and he happened to hear someone in the group was talking about Magikarp, so he said he wanted to catch one, but he didn't expect it to be a real thing."
The reformed brother was shocked.
Holy crap.
Still a newbie?
A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger.
For a while.
Messages in the group kept popping up like mushrooms after rain. Some people cheered, some mocked, and some asked for a "turn over a new leaf" live broadcast.
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The other side.
Liu Yudie stood in front of the slightly shabby five-story villa in her hometown, watching the hotel staff cleaning up the mess after the banquet, with a bright smile on her face.
This was her first step in taking over the family business.
A complete success.
She asked her assistant to bring the prepared red envelopes and distribute them one by one to the employees who came to help.
The employees hurriedly expressed their gratitude and secretly opened the red envelope. They smiled even more brightly. The money in the red envelope was equivalent to half a month's salary for them.
Liu Yudie found the chef Lao Ma and handed the red envelope to him personally.
Chef Lao Ma accepted the red envelope, thanked him, and then casually said, "Miss, someone in the group is fishing for Magikarp in the hospital's artificial lake."
Liu Yudie was stunned. Of course she knew the legend of Magikarp.
She shook her head: "It's just a legend, but there are people who actually believe it."
Old Ma also smiled and asked, "If that Magikarp is really caught, how much would you charge?"
Liu Yudie thought for a moment and said, "My dad has a friend who loves collecting koi."
"I once offered my dad a million to help find it."
"If Magikarp really existed, one million would be the base price."
Lao Ma suddenly realized, wow, this is equivalent to his two years' salary.
Although he only cooks for rich people, he still doesn't get along with them and can't understand their thoughts.
Spend a million to buy a fish that you can’t eat or drink, just use for fun.
He no longer paid attention to the group chats about catching King Carp. Catching a million fish wasn't easy. He put away his phone and asked, "Miss, will we ever be able to get seafood like the ones at the banquet?"
Liu Yudie thought about it and said, "I can try."
The chef nodded and said, "Longwei Island's seafood is well-deserved. Everyone's feedback is very good. If we can supply it on a long-term basis, our hotel will firmly maintain its position as the number one hotel in Binhai City, and we won't have to worry about the Kempinski Hotel anymore."
Liu Yudie said she understood, and Ye Qing's figure flashed through her mind.
Looking at the time, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.
She yawned, said hello to her parents, and went straight back to her room.
After three days of hard work, she was seriously sleep deprived. She felt sleepy after lying in bed for a while. She simply turned off her phone and set it to do not disturb. "I need to get a good night's sleep. I have to go fishing with Ye Qing tomorrow, so I have to show my best side."
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Huang Xiaopang was near the hospital. After seeing the message in the group, he immediately ran to the artificial lake.
Seeing Ye Qing, he hurriedly greeted him, but got no response. He said with a sigh, "So focused."
Director Huang asked, "Why are you here?"
Huang Xiaopang gave a brief explanation, and when Director Huang heard the news in the group, he was immediately furious. If Ye Qing didn't catch the fish in the end, it would be a huge shame.
To put it bluntly, it will become a shame in the future and will be a topic of conversation among local anglers.
Huang Xiaopang handed over the cigarette and said with a smile, "Maybe we can catch it."
After saying that, he looked at Ye Qing.
Ye Qing was unaware of the noise outside.
He was highly focused at the moment, and the shrimp bait on the hook was unwilling to be driven forward by the golden carp. If he hadn't reeled in the line from time to time, it would have run away long ago.
Time passes by every second.
The shrimp bait still followed a group of shrimps to the front of the big red carp. Next, he didn't need to make any adjustments, just wait for the big red carp to bite the hook.
Maybe a minute passed, maybe an hour passed, he didn't feel the passage of time at all, he only saw the water grass slowly moving.
The big red carp swam up slowly from the depths.
As the distance between the two sides got closer, Ye Qing's heart was beating wildly. He felt his heart was about to jump out of his throat. He had a premonition that this was his only chance to catch a big red carp.
Just then.
The fishing line moved.
It was pulled violently and moved.
Huang Xiaopang, who was watching, couldn't help but exclaimed: "Damn, has it taken the bait?"
Director Huang also looked over.
The big brothers on the shore all stood on tiptoe.
They shouted, "With such a big noise, it's probably the hook."
"Little brother."
"Xiao Ye."
"Raise the pole quickly."
Both of them were very excited.
Ye Qing remained unmoved.
It wasn't the big red carp that took the hook, but the shrimp bait seemed to sense the danger and was struggling frantically to escape to the side, causing such a big noise.
If he didn't have the ability to sense, he would definitely think it was a fish bite.
When he was hesitating whether to reel in the line and pull the shrimp bait, the big red carp suddenly moved.
In his perception.
The big red carp rushed up almost instantly, and then swallowed the shrimp bait with great ferocity.
Ye Qing was overjoyed. Perhaps the shrimp bait's escaping posture angered the big red carp.
He specially chose the same kind of shrimp bait as the one in the artificial lake, and the ordinary shrimp bait was originally larger. As long as the big red carp was a fish, it would not be possible to miss such a delicacy.
The fishing line suddenly became tight and the tip of the rod was pressed down.
Done!
It was like an electric shock, spreading from the fishing line to the tip of the rod to the handle, then to his arm, and finally throughout his body, making him completely excited.
Ye Qing took a deep breath.
He couldn't remember when he last breathed. He knew that getting the big red carp to bite the hook was just the beginning, and the next step would be the real test.
“Swish!”
The next moment, he grabbed the fishing rod and pulled it up suddenly.
"Boom."
The fishing rod suddenly bent into a full moon and became taut, with the tip of the rod hanging down and pointing at the lake surface without moving. As the fishing line became taut, he and the big red carp formed a stalemate.
The big red carp is very smart.
It knew it had taken the bait!
There was no panicked struggle, but he sank slowly and steadily.
It tried to pile drive.
Ye Qing could feel the pulling force of the taut fishing line transmitted to the fishing rod. Instead of blindly reeling the line in quickly, he let it out slowly.
This will be a long battle!
Fatty Huang threw his cigarette aside, walked over to Ye Qing in two or three steps, and asked, "Did you really win?"
Director Huang also threw down his fishing rod, walked over and shouted, "Don't disturb my junior brother!"
“This must be a winner.”
"Fortunately, he didn't listen to us just now, otherwise, he would have run away."
Huang Xiaopang quickly covered his mouth.
The older brother also took a few steps closer and asked, "Could it be Magikarp?"
Ye Qing didn't say anything.
Director Huang said, "Even if it's not a Magikarp, anything that bites the hook must be a big one!"
Huang Xiaopang and his elder brother nodded in agreement.
At this time.
The big red carp had sunk to the bottom, and beside it, the golden carp was swimming frantically, trying to break the fishing line.
pity.
Ye Qing came prepared. The fishing line was so thick that even a big red carp couldn't break it, let alone other small carps.
Not long.
When Ye Qing tightens his grip, the big red carp pulls back, and the fishing reel makes a squeaking sound.
"It's stable."
"It's been lurking for so long, it's only a matter of time before it's caught."
"Hurry and prepare the scoop net."
Director Huang and Huang Xiaopang were shouting. The eldest brother was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He saw the scoop net right at hand and grabbed it immediately. Then he was surprised to find that the scoop net was also extra large.
The corners of his mouth twitched: "This kid really came prepared!"
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