Bai Yu and Wang Hai carried a fish basket full of fish, all of which were caught by Bai Yu himself in an hour of hard work.
There are about twenty fish in total, with a total weight of over fifty kilograms. Among all the contestants, Bai Yu has had the best catch so far.
The amount of fish he caught alone, converted into donations, has already exceeded 500,000 yuan. If this continues, Bai Yu can raise the donation amount by several million yuan every day he fishes by the fishpond.
During the previous fishing session, Anta's live stream was set up with four split screens. Bai Yu was always in the live stream because of his continuous catches, while the other three screens changed, showing the camera on whoever caught a fish.
Now that Bai Yu has left, the person in the live stream has also changed.
Bai Yu quickly led Wang Hai to the person in charge of the brand.
"Mr. Liu, come here for a moment, I need to discuss something with you."
"Mr. Bai, what's wrong? Is there something you want to say?"
As the owner of Yuxue Shipping Company, Bai Yu is always addressed as "General Manager Bai" by outsiders, and there is absolutely no problem with that title, since he is indeed the company's boss.
"Mr. Liu, have we finalized our lunch menu for today? If not, shall we add one more dish?"
After Bai Yu finished speaking, Mr. Liu from the brand was a little confused. He thought that Bai Yu had come to see him during the competition because something important had happened.
Who would have thought that all they wanted in the end was to add a dish to their lunch?
"Well, whether it's finalized or not isn't important. It's just adding a dish, it's not a big deal. I wonder what Mr. Bai would like to eat for lunch?"
Adding more dishes is a minor matter, and the brand will naturally accommodate such a small request.
After some discussion, Bai Yu and his friends added braised mandarin fish to their lunch menu today, and it was the kind that Bai Yu cooked himself.
After handing over his catch to the staff, Bai Yu returned to the fishpond with an empty fish basket.
It's still quite early, only a little past nine o'clock. He can fish for a while longer before going to the kitchen to cook.
After all, braised mandarin fish is not a complicated dish. Although Bai Yu has never made braised mandarin fish, he has made braised sea fish, and both are braised in the same way. He thinks that the method for making braised mandarin fish is similar.
By the time Bai Yu returned to the fishpond, the large basin had finally reopened for fishing. Whether this was due to a change in fishing spot was unknown.
Anyway, this is good news for the big pot, since it has broken through from zero to one.
When Bai Yu returned, he saw Da Pen holding a pile of bait, ready to prepare it. The scene was quite shocking to Bai Yu.
The previous batch of bait was used up in just over ten minutes, and now another batch has been prepared. This doesn't look like someone coming to fish at all; it looks more like someone coming to feed the fish.
However, Bai Yu simply watched without saying anything.
After all, the other party's behavior did not violate the competition rules. The organizers allowed baiting, but they did not expect that there would be an outlier among the contestants, Da Pen, who used a basin to count the baiting.
"Hey bro, how's it going? How's the fishing since you changed spots? Have you caught anything yet?"
"Absolutely! Your fishing spot is really good. I caught fish as soon as I came here. I'm just about to add some more bait to the spot."
"Brother Pen, with your fishing method, how much bait do you need for one fishing trip?"
"You don't need much, just a few dozen kilograms each time is enough."
Zeng Dapen casually gave Bai Yu an answer: several dozen kilograms!
To put this into perspective, a typical bag of powdered bait weighs between six ounces and one pound. So, dozens of pounds would mean dozens of bags.
Even if these powdered baits are cheap, a bag still costs several dollars, especially if you buy them online. If you buy them in a physical store, the price will be even higher.
According to Da Pen, the cost of bait alone for a single fishing trip would be between one hundred and two hundred.
The amount that may not seem like much is only for people like Zeng Dapeng. If it were an ordinary fisherman, this amount of money would be quite substantial.
No wonder when Bai Yu watched Da Pen's videos before, his comments section said that the videos looked good, but he didn't recommend that fishing enthusiasts learn from them.
This kind of fishing is not something that ordinary people can afford to do.
However, none of this mattered to Bai Yu. He was a sea fisherman who dealt with the ocean, and he couldn't learn the big basin fishing method even if he wanted to.
As Bai Yu baited his hook, he continued fishing.
Unlike the previous large basin, even with a change of fishing spot, the frequency of catching fish with the whitebait still remains unaffected.
He had just cast his bait when the float on the water started to move.
Bai Yu initially thought the fish were nibbling at the bait because of the rapid catch rate, and didn't take it seriously at first.
Only after all the floats disappeared did he suddenly lift the fishing rod upwards, but unfortunately, he lifted the rod too late to set the hook.
Of course, even though Bai Yu was late in raising his rod, it doesn't mean the fish got away.
On the contrary, when Bai Yu was setting the hook, he still managed to keep the fish alive.
It's just that the timing of lifting the rod was too late, and this time the fish that bit the hook ate it too deep. Even though Bai Yu used a hook remover, he still couldn't get the hook out because the line broke.
Bai Yu caught another mandarin fish this time. He didn't know how this guy could open his mouth so wide, as it swallowed the fishhook whole.
For this mandarin fish, once it swallowed the fishhook, its life was essentially over.
Since that was the case, after the staff finished weighing the mandarin fish, Bai Yu called Wang Hai over and asked him to take the mandarin fish to the kitchen so they could eat it for lunch.
Mandarin fish: Thank you so much!
Previously, when Da Pen was fishing at this spot, he didn't catch a single fish in over an hour. Now that Bai Yu has come over, he's caught a mandarin fish.
And that wasn't all. Then, a steady stream of fish appeared again. Whenever Bai Yu cast his line, fish would always bite.
In contrast, the large basin next to it, although it had already opened for business, was only able to catch fish at a very limited speed, completely incomparable to Baiyu's.
At the end, Da Pen looked at Bai Yu with disbelief and exclaimed, "You opened it! Where did you open it? Teach me!"
Is this something that can be taught? The reason Bai Yu was able to catch so many fish is because he had a high luck stat today.
If you say he opened it, there's no problem at all, because he does have a system, and not closing it means it's open.
Around 11 o'clock, Bai Yu put away his fishing rod again and went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.
As he finished fishing, the number of viewers in Anta's live streams on various platforms reached its peak.
As for the reasons, the eight-digit number displayed in the live stream alone was enough to attract the attention of many netizens.
In just three hours, the amount of donations in the live stream had already exceeded ten million.
A donation of over ten million yuan is not a small amount, even for a company, let alone the fact that Anta is donating cash, not products of equivalent value.
Moreover, the current figure of ten million is not the final amount; it will continue to rise before the competition ends.
As for netizens' comments about Bai Yu cooking midway through his fishing trip, aside from a few of Bai Yu's haters stirring up trouble during the live stream and criticizing him for neglecting his duties and not cherishing such a good opportunity to donate money, there were no other comments.
Most of the audience were quite friendly and didn't say much.
After all, before Bai Yu started cooking, he was the one who caught the most fish among the eleven contestants present.
Based on this alone, how can these netizens still criticize him? His achievements are already the best, and he has done more than enough.
Besides, Bai Yu has already donated more money than 99% of people, so what right do they have to criticize him?
On the other hand, Bai Yu, after reeling in his fishing rod, strolled leisurely towards the kitchen.
When he arrived at the kitchen, the chefs were already busy at work, and the whole kitchen was filled with all sorts of delicious aromas.
The place where Bai Yu and his group were located was a farm, and the kitchen there was very large, almost like the kitchen of a hotel, with multiple stoves.
When Bai Yu arrived, several stoves were still empty; no one was cooking there.
Since that's the case, Bai Yu won't stand on ceremony. He chose an empty stove and prepared to start making his braised mandarin fish.
He needs to cook three mandarin fish today, and he needs to cook them all at once.
Of course, three mandarin fish wouldn't be enough for them. There were not only the eleven contestants, Wang Haihe, Li Xue, and others, but also dozens of other staff members at the fishing spot.
However, the meals for these people were prepared by other staff members. The three mandarin fish that Bai Yu prepared were only for the few of them, and then the other contestants would have a taste.
The most important step in making braised mandarin fish is frying it. Once the oil is hot, add the mandarin fish and fry it until both sides are golden brown.
When frying fish, do not touch it before the skin changes color, otherwise the skin may easily break.
As for killing the fish?
Bai Yu didn't need to do any of this. When he arrived at the kitchen, all three mandarin fish had already been cleaned and scored.
After frying the mandarin fish, remove it and drain the oil. Then, stir-fry scallions and ginger until fragrant, and add various seasonings.
When Bai Yu makes braised fish, his method is slightly different from others. He likes to add a sauce called Zhuhou sauce to enhance the color and flavor of the braised fish.
In no time at all, the three braised mandarin fish were ready.
Bai Yu picked out the largest one and took it away, leaving the other two for the other contestants to try.
With Bai Yu having prepared the dishes, their lunch began.
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