As Bai Yu saw fish biting the hook again, his response was much easier than the previous cast.
He only lifted his fishing rod sharply after he saw the float on the water turn black, giving the guy a quick hookset.
As a seasoned angler, Bai Yu is exceptionally skilled at seizing opportunities.
After lifting the fishing rod, he immediately felt the weight on the fishing line, and his cast hit the target again.
Moreover, the fishing rod bent even more this time than last time, which shows that the fish that took the bait this time was bigger than the last one!
After seeing the scene of Bai Yu catching fish, the anglers on either side of Bai Yu cast envious glances.
There's nothing they can do; they haven't caught a single fish yet, while Bai Yu has already caught his second one. It's truly a case of comparing people and feeling utterly miserable—one is suffering from drought while the other is drowning in floods!
Unfortunately, Bai Yu was unaware of their thoughts, or rather, even if he were aware, he wouldn't care too much.
After all, catching fish is not something he can control. Whether or not a fish bites depends on luck. So who can he blame for his good luck today?
Another big fish took the bait. Bai Yu stood up from his fishing platform, took his fishing rod, and guided the fish that had taken the bait to the side.
Bai Yu's frequent catches naturally caught the attention of the organizers, especially since the competition hadn't been going on for very long.
Bai Yu had already left his fishing spot twice to fish in open areas, which naturally attracted their attention.
It's important to know that this fishing competition was broadcast live in its entirety. To better capture the anglers' fishing process and add more exciting content to the broadcast,
The organizers specially deployed multiple drones above the black pit to monitor the contestants' catch rate. Whenever a contestant caught a fish, the live stream would switch to that contestant.
Bai Yu has now caught a lot of fish, so the live stream camera naturally switched to him, and his figure appeared in the live stream room.
At this time, the number of people in the organizer's live broadcast room was as high as 30,000, with so many people watching Bai Yu fishing at the same time.
"Hey, someone caught a fish! Looks like they caught quite a few. I wonder how many pounds they weigh."
"The market's open! The market's open! I'm betting a bag of spicy strips on this fish, which won't weigh more than ten pounds."
"I'll have a whole pack of Weilong cigarettes, twelve jin (approximately 6 kg)."
'I'm taking a pack of Dae Jang Geum bags, 20 jin (10 kg).'
"Are you crazy, upstairs? Didn't you see that this person isn't struggling at all while fishing? How could that be a 20-pound fish?"
"You're crazy! Just because he doesn't look like he's struggling doesn't mean you think the fish he caught wasn't big. That's because you don't know him. I'm betting 20 pounds because I know him. So, tell me, are you going to bet or not?"
'Know the angler? Is this guy some kind of fishing master? He doesn't seem like it, but he looks vaguely familiar.'
"He does look familiar, but I can't quite recognize him because he's wearing sunglasses. Hey upstairs, if you know him, tag him in his livestream chat so we can check who he is. He looks so familiar!"
Don't bother, I just checked, he wasn't broadcasting.
'He's participating in a competition but not streaming? Isn't he a fishing blogger? He doesn't want such a huge audience?'
'He needs traffic? Please, he's the number one individual follower on Douyin, why would he need traffic? Just search for Bai Yu and you'll see.'
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Just as the viewers in the live stream were discussing everything from the size of the fish to Bai Yu's identity, Bai Yu's second catch was also brought ashore through his efforts.
With Bai Yu's skill, it only took four or five minutes to catch the fish. This fish was not the grass carp they had caught before, but a new kind of fish.
Even though Bai Yu had never eaten this kind of fish before—no, it's not that he had never eaten it, but rather that he had never eaten a whole one—he recognized the fish.
Judging from its large head, it's obvious that this catch is a bighead carp, also known as a silver carp.
I've had chopped chili fish head before, and it was quite delicious, but I've never had the fish body.
The only drawback is that Bai Yu doesn't know whether this silver carp is a bighead carp or a silver carp; he can't tell the difference.
But none of that matters. Bai Yu is a sea fisherman, so it's not a big problem if he can't distinguish between freshwater fish. Anyway, he probably won't have much interaction with these freshwater fish in the future.
Right now, because he's in a competition, all he needs to know is the weight of the fish, which will improve his score; nothing else matters.
Bai Yu then lifted the fish by its gills, weighed it in his hand, and found it to be about twenty pounds, a decent weight.
"What a pity, such a big silver carp can only be counted as a competition result. If it were me, we would definitely add an extra dish for lunch today, a steamed fish head with chopped chili peppers. That would be so satisfying!"
Bai Yu brought the silver carp and bighead carp in front of his camera, showing the camera the size of the fish and giving his evaluation.
In Bai Yu's opinion, the greatest use of this silver carp is in cooking, and the most suitable way to cook it is: chopped chili fish head.
Thinking of this, Bai Yu felt his saliva secreting wildly in his mouth; he was actually a little hungry!
"Tsk, I'm craving chopped chili fish head. Maybe after the competition, I should take Ah Hai to Hunan to try some authentic chopped chili fish head?"
While Bai Yu was mentally planning his arrangements after the competition, he put the silver carp into the fish basket.
Steamed fish head with chopped chili is a Hunan dish. Bai Yu and his friends are currently in Hubei, which is just one province away from Hunan, the birthplace of Hunan cuisine. They are right next door.
That's why Bai Yu had the idea of taking a trip to Hunan after the competition. Hunan cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines, and they wanted to try it properly.
Bai Yu then baited the hook again, cast it out, and continued fishing.
While waiting, Bai Yu made sure to add more bait to his fishpond to attract even more fish.
As time passed by, it soon reached noon, which was lunchtime.
The organizers made good arrangements for meals, providing boxed lunches for all the contestants. Whether or not they ate them was up to the contestants themselves.
When it comes to food, Bai Yu and Wang Hai are really not picky. No matter whether the food is good or bad, they can eat it with great relish, provided that there is enough food.
Take athletes Bai Yu and Wang Hai as examples. They have a huge appetite, so when they got their boxed lunches, the two of them took five boxed lunches.
The staff serving the food didn't say much about the two brothers' behavior, assuming they were getting food for their friends as well, and simply told them not to waste food.
In fact, the five meals were eaten by the two brothers, and they even tried to choose five different kinds of boxed meals and ate them on the side.
Each boxed meal consisted of three meat dishes and two vegetable dishes. For Bai Yu and his companion, that meant fifteen meat dishes and ten vegetable dishes, which must have tasted incredibly delicious.
The only thing that upset them was that while the two brothers were eating, a drone hovered above their heads, watching them intently.
This is because the drone is of good quality and flies very quietly. If it were one of those noisy drones, he would definitely have to bring it down.
Then, without Bai Yu and the others' knowledge, their entire meal was broadcast live. The comments in the live stream changed from initial doubts and insults to words like "I was blind" and "I was too hasty."
The main reason people criticized Bai Yu and his brother was because there were only two of them, yet they took five boxed lunches, which netizens felt was wasteful.
After all, for a normal person's appetite, one boxed meal is more than enough to fill their stomach.
Moreover, neither Bai Yu nor Wang Hai is overweight. Bai Yu is 1.82 meters tall and weighs just over 140 pounds, while Wang Hai is 1.84 meters tall and weighs even less, at just over 130 pounds.
Given their physiques, they don't seem like the type to eat five boxed lunches; they considered this waste a given.
But in the end, they ate all five boxed meals, leaving not a single piece. There wasn't even a single vegetable leaf left, let alone any meat.
Bai Yu and Wang Hai both looked like they hadn't had enough, as if they hadn't eaten enough.
In fact, the two brothers were still not full, so they went to the food station and each got a boxed meal, which they then devoured before they were finally satisfied.
Then the comments in the live stream changed, from the initial insults to "I was wrong," "I was too hasty," and so on.
Many young women even expressed their envy, wondering how Bai Yu and Wang Hai could eat so much without gaining weight.
It's a pity that the Bai brothers didn't stream themselves or watch the organizer's livestream; otherwise, they might have been able to answer this question.
That means Wang Hai is naturally thin; he can eat a lot but doesn't gain weight. Bai Yu, on the other hand, relies on exercise; only high-intensity exercise can give him his current well-proportioned physique.
What surprised the organizers even more was that during the main competition in the morning, the highest number of viewers in their live stream was only over 50,000. However, during the short lunch break, less than an hour later, the number of viewers in the live stream remained stable at over 100,000.
It's ridiculous! So many fishing masters in the competition have caught fish and made amazing moves, but none of them can compare to the Bai Yu brothers' mukbang. What are those fishing masters supposed to think?
Is this competition about fishing or eating?
Even many new viewers who entered the live stream were confused. The account's name was Tianyuan Fishing Competition, so why did it turn into a food broadcast when they entered the live stream?
And they ate so deliciously that it made them all a little hungry. Whether they had eaten lunch or not, they immediately found something to eat with Bai Yu and his brother.
Even if they didn't have anything on their hands, they would still grab a glass of water and drink with them, mainly just to make the Bai brothers' meal more palatable.
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