Bai Yu didn't pay much attention to his company's sales performance, and even Li Shuang and others hadn't mentioned it to him.
They're caught in a dilemma: one side believes nothing major is happening and sales are proceeding as usual; the other side thinks Bai Yu is currently in a competition, and all he needs to do now is focus on the game.
If it's something that's unrelated to the competition, then it's best not to bother him. Unless something really serious has happened, then they can talk to Bai Yu about it.
Then Bai Yu, the company's chairman, became one of only two people in the company who didn't know about their company's sales figures.
The funny thing is, the other one is Wang Hai, the sole shareholder of Yuxue Shipping Company!
As for their company's first day's sales report, when Bai Yu won his first double Grand Slam, their two live streams sold over 100 million yuan in just one hour.
However, this sales surge only lasted for an hour, after which sales plummeted.
After all, the timing was a bit awkward; the audience was a bit too early in the early morning.
However, as soon as it was light the next day, Bai Yu's company's sales also increased significantly, and they remained at the top of the hourly sales charts all day long.
Bai Yu didn't pay attention to these things. After winning his first championship, he celebrated with the audience and then asked the track and field team leaders for leave.
Victor had already told him that he would take him fishing to catch the big fish that are unique to Europe.
This guy is a loyal fan of Bai Yu. Although he's a fan of track and field, he also knows about Bai Yu's other interests and hobbies.
Especially when it comes to fishing, he knows that Bai Yu likes fishing, and he especially likes catching big fish.
It just so happens that there is a unique type of large fish in Europe, and it is a freshwater fish that can be caught without going out to sea.
That's European catfish!
The catfish here is different from the catfish we have here. The main difference is in the size of the catfish and how it is eaten.
I don't know if it's because of the species or because of the different living environment.
Catfish in Europe grow to be enormous, with giant catfish exceeding two or three meters in length being commonplace, and even some reaching five, six, seven, or eight meters.
These giant catfish, just by looking at their appearance, resemble water monsters; just by their size, they seem perfectly capable of swallowing a human whole.
These large fish, several meters long and weighing several hundred kilograms, can live well in Europe without anyone bothering to touch them.
These are all big fish, and the fact that people in Europe can let these big fish dangle right in front of them without doing anything about it is truly impressive.
If we caught a catfish this big back home, it would mean we were going to get rich!
After all, our family eats catfish, and catfish meat is quite delicious. Not only is it delicious, but catfish also has very few bones, almost no small bones, only one large bone.
However, due to some issues with catfish farming for a period of time, there isn't much interest in catfish in China right now. Otherwise, catfish would have a higher status among freshwater fish.
Even so, for the general public, as long as it's in the wild, whether it's a river or somewhere else, and as long as the water quality is fine, anglers will take the catfish home and cook it themselves after catching it.
But in Europe, nobody cares about these things; they can grow wild without any restraint.
Bai Yu wasn't too concerned when Viktor told him they were going to go catfish fishing, but when he heard that the catfish here weighed hundreds of pounds, or even two hundred, three hundred, four hundred pounds or more, Bai Yu became unsettled.
To be honest, Bai Yu's achievements in sea fishing are unparalleled, something that others probably can never surpass in their lifetime.
Especially those tuna he caught, each weighing over a thousand pounds, are something that most people would find very difficult to catch, let alone fish for.
However, Bai Yu's achievements in freshwater fishing are still quite average; the largest fish he has ever caught is only about 100 jin (50 kg).
Now that there are bigger freshwater fish here, he will definitely not miss this opportunity to catch one and improve his achievements.
After a good night's rest, Bai Yu, along with Wang Hai and two accompanying personnel, left the Olympic Village at eight o'clock the next morning.
Bai Yu had just finished the 10,000-meter final the day before, and since he had nothing to do today, he could go fishing with Viktor.
As for Viktor, although he is also a triple jumper, he only has one purpose in participating in this kind of competition: participation is the most important thing.
With his abilities, he shouldn't have been able to participate in the triple jump competition; he didn't even qualify.
However, the competition is hosted in Paris, and as the host, Paris has quotas for some events. Even if they are not qualified to participate in this competition, they still have quotas.
Viktor's performance was subpar, but he managed to enter the triple jump competition through the organizer's quota, only to be eliminated in the first round of the preliminaries.
Although he was eliminated, he still kept the athletes' sportswear, and every day he could sneak into the track and field stadium to watch the competition up close by wearing that outfit.
Bai Yu met up with Victor at the entrance of the Olympic Village. Victor was alone, waiting at the entrance in a Ford SUV.
"Victor, what time did you get here? Sorry to keep you waiting. Have you had breakfast?"
Bai Yu saw Victor leaning against him and greeted him with a smile.
He said that someone behind him translated in French. Bai Yu didn't speak French, and Viktor only knew a few simple words in Chinese, so he couldn't understand them even when they were put together.
This is where the importance of translation becomes apparent; their communication relies entirely on the translator!
"Bai, I haven't eaten yet. Didn't you say yesterday that you would bring me breakfast and treat me to fruit? Where's the fruit?"
"Absolutely, I definitely won't forget. Also, yesterday I said jianbing guozi, not fruit."
After Bai Yu finished speaking, he handed Viktor a jianbing guozi (Chinese crepe) that he had taken from his own restaurant in the Olympic Village.
However, Victor looked completely bewildered at this moment, as he had not yet distinguished between jianbing guozi and guozi.
But that didn't matter anymore, because he smelled the aroma of Jianbing Guozi. Whether it was guozi or not didn't matter anymore; what mattered was that it smelled so good, and he was hungry!
Five minutes later, seeing that Victor was still a little reluctant to leave, Bai Yu patted him on the shoulder.
"Hey, Victor, I only have one jianbing guozi (Chinese crepe) prepared. It's no use looking at me like that. If you want to eat it, come over to our restaurant after you're done fishing today."
"You can eat whatever you want. Just take this with you when you get there, and tell them your name. I guarantee no one will stop you; you can eat whatever you want."
As they were talking, Bai Yu took a badge out of his pocket and handed it to Viktor.
When Victor heard that there would be food after fishing, his eyes lit up immediately. He started his car and drove off with a throttle.
Meanwhile, their speed continued to increase, and in a short time, they had left the Olympic Village area and headed towards the fishing spot they were going to visit.
This time, Victor chose a farm as his fishing spot. It was a huge farm on the outskirts of Paris.
Anyway, after Victor and his group reached the farm area, they drove for another ten minutes or so and then saw several detached villas.
The farmers in Greater Paris are very different from those in our rural areas. Farm owners are a symbol of wealth; they have both money and land, and they are not ordinary people.
According to Victor, the owner of this farm is his uncle, which is why he brought Bai Yu and the others here.
In these villas, Bai Yu also met Victor's relatives, but when she saw these people, Bai Yu instinctively froze for a moment.
Victor is a very typical European white man, but his uncle, well, he doesn't look like a European white man at all; he looks more like a redneck from the Americas.
What's going on here? Does this mean all white ranchers are rednecks?
Never mind, none of that matters. They're here to fish, not to make friends with the farmer.
After exchanging greetings, Bai Yu followed Victor to the farm's storage room and took out a few fishing rods.
Bai Yu is in Paris for the Olympics, such an important event, it's unlikely he would bring his fishing rod with him abroad.
So if he wants to go fishing now, he naturally has to use the fishing rod provided by Victor; otherwise, he would have to buy his own fishing rod.
However, it was clear that Victor often brought people here to fish, as there were quite a few fishing rods in the storage room, including both hand rods and casting rods.
He was there to catch big fish, so he naturally planned to use a casting rod.
When it came to choosing fishing line, Bai Yu directly opted for a 200-pound tension baitcasting reel rig.
Fishing line tension is measured in pounds; 200 pounds is roughly 180-190 kilograms.
If a fishing line has a tensile strength of 200 pounds, and if handled properly during fishing, it is possible to catch a fish weighing 300 to 400 pounds.
Of course, if you encounter a novice, they might not even be able to catch a 200-pound fish.
When it comes to fishing, Bai Yu would never admit to being a novice; he could even claim to be a master among masters.
His goal this time was to catch a fish weighing three or four hundred pounds, but if he didn't catch one, it wouldn't matter; a fish weighing two or three hundred pounds would also be acceptable.
Besides Bai Yu, Wang Hai and the other two staff members also each chose a fishing rod and then followed Victor into a pickup truck.
Yes, they've already arrived at the farm, but if they want to go fishing, they still need to drive. Otherwise, it would take them a long time to walk.
Fortunately, this time they didn't drive for long before they arrived at their destination, next to a river.
Well, Bai Yu felt there was something strange about the river in front of him, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it until Wang Hai said something:
"Brother Yu, why do you think the people here choose to build their city on the Seine River instead of here? The environment here is so much better, it doesn't smell at all."
That's right, it's the taste. The river in front of them isn't small; the area in front of them is several tens of meters wide, and the water is relatively clean.
Although the river water was a little murky, it had no smell at all, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
"Ah Hai, the Seine River used to be different from what it is now. It was similar to the river in front of us, but it changed because people lived there."
If all the people in the city were moved here, do you think that after a few years or decades, this river would still be like it is now?
"Forget it, why should we worry about that? We have plenty of problematic rivers in our own area. We came here to fish, so let's get out of the car and start fishing."
After Bai Yu finished speaking, he opened the car door and got out. He then strolled along the river in front of him, looking for a suitable place to go fishing.
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