A deep-sea blue crab weighing over two pounds is quite meaty.
Bai Yu was quite satisfied with the meal, and even ate a bowl of noodles before returning to his cabin to rest.
In the following days, it was unclear whether Bai Yu was simply unlucky or if Tongzi Ge didn't need him to win the fan fishing competition, but his luck just wasn't very good.
Until the last day of the competition, December 29th, Bai Yu only caught one giant fish weighing over 100 pounds, which was the sailfish that took him more than five hours to catch.
He didn't catch a single giant fish after that. Let alone giant fish, he didn't even catch many fish weighing over fifty pounds. His luck score never exceeded fifty for a single day after that, which was pitiful.
As the clock struck midnight on the 30th, all the competitors who hadn't caught any fish packed up their lines at the same time.
Those who have caught a fish need to bring the fish they are fishing for to the top and then pack up their lines.
As the announcement that the competition had ended came over the ship, Bai Yu knew one thing clearly: the championship of this competition had nothing to do with him, and he would not receive any prize money in this competition.
After all, this year's fan fishing competition only has one award: the champion. Even the prize for the king of fish has been canceled, so his only prize this time, the sailfish, won't bring him any prize money.
Bai Yu could accept this result. No prize money, no problem. After all, fishing is all about luck. It's normal that his luck wasn't as good as the other contestants this time.
At least this competition was quite beneficial to their company, significantly increasing their brand awareness.
Putting everything else aside, their competition alone made it to the trending topics at least ten times in just five days, and netizens across the internet have gained some understanding of Bai Yu and Yuxue Shipping Company.
The reason they've been trending so many times is related to their recent achievements.
Although Bai Yu wasn't very lucky, the other contestants were quite lucky.
From the initial encounter with the skipjack tuna to the killer whale pod trending on social media, the enormous sailfish that Bai Yu caught, along with the Napoleon wrasse caught earlier, also trended on social media, even topping the trending list on Douyin (TikTok).
To be honest, fishing is definitely a top trending activity on Douyin (TikTok).
The Napoleon wrasse is a protected species, and the fisherman caught by Bai Yu was an exceptionally large one, weighing over 200 pounds, which is extremely rare.
Needless to say, that sailfish was over four meters long, making it the largest sailfish of 2022.
With the support of these two big fish and Bai Yu's own popularity, getting to the top of Douyin's trending list is a piece of cake.
Besides the two big fish that Bai Yu caught, there are even more exciting ones to come.
According to experienced collectors, a bluefin tuna weighing three to four hundred pounds could fetch a price of one to two hundred thousand yuan, and if it goes up for auction, the price is likely to rise further.
The contestant spent several hours catching a great white shark weighing four or five hundred pounds, and when he finally realized it was a great white shark, he was devastated.
The super-strong fishing line and rod broke during a hard fight with a big fish, potentially costing over 10,000 yuan.
The fisherman caught a swordfish, but the grumpy fish, unable to contain its anger, leaped out of the sea and rammed its head into the boat, shattering its upper jaw and skull in a truly pitiful state.
Many anglers caught the rare species, the East Asian grouper, in succession, but because their fishing boats were not licensed to fish, they had to release them all back into the wild.
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Many of the trending topics are related to big fish, the value of the catch, or even some rather tragic ones.
This is why Bai Yu's company's live stream is broadcast 24/7, allowing all competition updates to be released immediately and trend on social media, further boosting the popularity of this fishing competition.
According to incomplete statistics, during the five-day sea voyage, a total of more than 290 participants caught more than 500 large fish weighing over 100 kilograms each.
Not all contestants caught a giant fish weighing over 100 pounds. The distribution of these big fish was not even. Some contestants caught several or even more than a dozen, while others didn't catch a single one.
Therefore, fishing skills are very important, but luck is equally important. Without luck, no matter how good your skills are, it's useless if no fish bite.
After Bai Yu finished fishing, he packed up his gear and went to the rest area on the second floor with Xiao Tao to sit and drink tea.
For Bai Yu and Xiao Tao, the championship of this competition had nothing to do with them, so they were both in a relatively calm state of mind.
Unlike some other contestants, who were incredibly lucky in this competition and visibly gained far more than others, seemingly with a real chance of winning the championship.
If you can win the championship, there's a cash prize of five million. Even if you have to pay taxes on that prize money, you'll still have four million left after taxes.
Do you think these high-achieving athletes might be nervous?
Even if they are first on their own fishing boat and have the best catch, there are a total of ten fishing boats participating in this sea competition. Besides their own boat, there are nine other fishing boats with more than two hundred contestants.
Who knows if other fishing boats also have good results, or even better ones?
If that were the case, then the final champion's prize of five million in cash would have slipped through their fingers.
It was a true brush past, and the kind where they left and never came back.
"Brother Fisherman, do you think the champion of this competition will be from which fishing boat? Does our boat's number nine fish, the one who caught seven 100-pound giants, have a chance?"
Xiao Tao sat on a chair in the rest area with a bottle of Sprite in his hand, chatting with Bai Yu while drinking his beverage.
After spending five days together, he and Bai Yu had developed a very good relationship. In addition, Xiao Tao was a fan of Bai Yu, who was the organizer of this fishing competition. Xiao Tao would ask Bai Yu for advice on anything or any questions.
"That's hard to say. Although contestant number nine caught seven giant fish weighing over 100 pounds, our competition isn't about who catches the most big fish, but rather the total weight of all the fish caught."
Based on past experience, the champion of each fishing competition usually catches no less than a ton of fish, and that's just a top-ranking result.
This time, the fishing spots we've chosen are much richer in resources than previous fishing spots. The champion's catch this time should be no less than 3,000 jin (1,500 kg).
Bai Yu offered his assessment of the champion's performance in this competition, taking into account the results of the previous two editions and the fishing spots visited in this competition.
In summary, while contestant number nine's performance was excellent, seven giants are far from enough to win the championship in this competition.
Even Bai Yu himself, despite not having the best luck in the past five days, still managed to get a total of about 2,000 jin (1,000-1,500 kg) of marlin, which wasn't too bad.
Not long after Bai Yu and Xiao Tao started chatting, Bai Yu's number one slice account also came over and joined their conversation.
They mainly discussed two points: who would win the championship this time, male or female.
On the question of who would win, Bai Yu and the others had different opinions, but on the matter of choosing between the male and female champions, all three of them agreed that the champion was most likely to be a man.
It's not that Bai Yu and his group look down on women; they absolutely don't mean anything by that.
The main issue is that there are very few female competitors in this sea competition, only about thirty at most, which accounts for only a little over ten percent of the total participants.
In addition, when it comes to catching big fish, women are unable to catch some of them due to their limited strength.
Take, for example, the big sailfish that Bai Yu just caught. It took Bai Yu more than five hours to catch it. If a woman were to try to catch it, it's not that Bai Yu is looking down on her, but she really wouldn't be able to catch a fish of that size.
Therefore, for these reasons, the champion of this competition is most likely to be a man.
They chatted briefly in the rest area, then the three of them went to get something to eat, and then went back to their rooms to sleep.
Now that the fishing competition is over, they no longer need to stay up all night fishing, so they can rest early.
Around 1 a.m., Bai Yu had already gone to the crew room to rest.
This was the earliest rest Bai Yu had taken during the fishing competition, and it was without any psychological pressure.
Nothing was said that night.
The next morning around nine o'clock, he came out of the crew room.
In order to get a good night's sleep, Bai Yu turned off all the alarms last night and slept soundly until she woke up naturally.
The first thing I did after waking up was naturally to wash up, and then head straight to the restaurant.
Ten minutes later, Bai Yu brought a bowl of braised pork trotters rice, a large bowl of Chongqing noodles, and a large bowl of fried sauce noodles from the restaurant to the second-floor rest area.
As soon as he arrived, he saw Xiao Tao, who was sitting on a seat by the railing, taking pictures of the scenery with a camera.
Bai Yu then carried various dishes toward Xiao Tao and sat down opposite him.
"Xiao Tao, you seem to have quite the leisure time. You got up early enough. So, did you manage to take any nice photos?"
"Hey, Brother Yu, you're awake too? I just woke up. How did you know I haven't had breakfast yet? Which one is mine?"
"Get out of the way. If you want to eat, go to the restaurant and get it yourself. They have everything there. What I have here is for my own consumption."
"Brother Yu, can you eat all this by yourself? How about I help you with some of it?"
Looking at the braised pork trotters rice, Chongqing noodles, and fried sauce noodles that Bai Yu had brought over, Xiao Tao still couldn't give up and asked another question.
After all, Bai Yu had brought far too much food, especially that huge bowl of Chongqing noodles, which was clearly served in extra portions.
Chongqing noodles are characterized by their spicy flavor and small portion size.
However, the bowl of Chongqing noodles that Bai Hao brought over was enough to make at least three or four regular bowls of noodles.
However, Xiao Tao forgot one thing: sitting in front of him was Bai Yu, a contestant who had performed mukbang (eating broadcasts) during the intermission of fishing competitions many times.
These things might be a lot for the average person, but for Bai Yu, they're nothing.
"A lot? Is this a lot? Xiao Tao, I just woke up and my appetite isn't very good. Otherwise, I could have another bowl of braised pork trotters with rice."
"Stop dawdling, hurry up and get your food from the restaurant, or you'll have to wait for the next round."
After chasing Xiao Tao away, Bai Yu began to enjoy her breakfast.
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