News of Ye Cheng's catch of the big fish quickly spread throughout the area. Even Jiang Weiyang came over, and after taking a look at the fish, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Such a big fish, and you managed to catch it, using rock fishing!"
I've seen tuna weighing hundreds of pounds when fishing from a boat with a deep-sea fishing rod, but rock fishing is really rare.
Zhao Zhiming now tells everyone he meets, "Look, this guy is the one I introduced. I told you he could win the championship, didn't I? Isn't he amazing?"
He kept pulling Jiang Weiyang, saying, "President, I've discovered a talent for the association, shouldn't you reward me?"
"Okay, here's your reward. Can you buy this fish first?" Jiang Weiyang teased.
Zhao Zhiming's face darkened, and he shook his head vigorously, "I don't want it. I don't run a restaurant, why would I want such a big dried fish? It would take me a month to eat it all."
Such a big fish, you really can't eat it unless you're in a fancy restaurant.
Moreover, this is Spanish mackerel, not a high-end variety, so I estimate even fewer people would buy it.
Ye Cheng lay on the ground for a while before Xiao Hu helped him up. After resting for a while, the referee blew the whistle, and the competition officially ended. Everyone took their catch back to the main venue to weigh it.
Cui Shuran's expression was not good; he clearly knew he was no longer the champion. He had always been the number one in the fishing association, and this was the first time in many years that he had been surpassed.
Most importantly, the person who surpassed him to win the championship was the same person he disliked.
Cui Shuran's result was 170 jin (85 catties), which is quite an impressive achievement.
But everyone was waiting for Ye Cheng's mackerel. Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu carried it up, and the referee glanced at it and excitedly announced loudly:
"185 jin!"
Instantly, the crowd below erupted in cheers.
Although everyone knew she weighed nearly 200 pounds, they still couldn't help but gasp in surprise when the actual weight was revealed.
"185cm, 185cm, wow, that's so exciting."
"Our association has fish this big now!"
"This must be the first in history. Even Cui Shuran has never caught such a big one."
"This kid is amazing, I heard he fished for more than two hours."
"Two hours? By yourself, you're quite the young man. I probably couldn't do that at my age."
"This one fish has already surpassed Cui Shuran's, and with the rest, it will definitely exceed 200. Amazing, it has broken the historical record."
The referee then weighed the remaining fish belonging to Ye Cheng, calculated the total score, and announced it aloud:
"Ye Cheng, contestant number 27, achieved a final score of 254 jin (127 catties)! He is the champion of this competition!"
As soon as he finished speaking, thunderous and sustained applause erupted in the audience. This was recognition of Ye Cheng's championship, a well-deserved victory that everyone accepted.
Ye Cheng raised his hands, turned around, waved to the surroundings, and bowed in thanks.
"Brother, brother, you really won! Hahaha, first place! You've never gotten first place in any exam before!" Xiao Hu was overjoyed, as if he were the one who had won first place.
"Now I announce, let's begin the awards ceremony!"
As Jiang Weiyang finished speaking, the familiar sports meet march began to play, and the awards ceremony officially started.
The fishing association isn't a big one, so the ceremony was quite simple: the top three people came up one by one to receive a cash red envelope.
The third place winner is number 4, and the prize money is 2000 yuan.
The second was Cui Shuran, who won 5,000 yuan. However, he showed no joy at winning the prize. He silently accepted the prize money from Jiang Weiyang and looked at Ye Cheng as he walked up with great resentment.
To be honest, Ye Cheng was quite pleased with himself and gave Cui Shuran a provocative look.
Cui Shuran gave a cold snort and turned her head away.
"Congratulations, Xiao Ye! I didn't expect Lao Zhao to be right. You really did win the championship. I thought he was just bragging before," Jiang Weiyang said jokingly.
"That's because Brother Zhao thinks highly of me. I guess I get a 50,000 yuan bonus?" Ye Cheng rubbed his hands excitedly.
People come to the competition for the prize money, so just give them the money; anything else is nonsense.
"Hmph!" Hearing Ye Cheng so bluntly ask for money, Cui Shuran couldn't help but snort again.
After two consecutive attacks, Ye Cheng, not one to be trifled with, said sarcastically, "If Young Master Cui's nose is bothering him, he can pick his nose. It's not shameful."
This guy is just showing off, damn it, such a damn show-off.
Cui Shuran gave him a cool glance and said indifferently, "You were just lucky today."
“Luck is also part of strength, isn’t it?” Ye Cheng didn’t hold back at all.
Cui Shuran was speechless after being confronted, so she simply stopped looking at Ye Cheng and turned her body slightly away to ignore him.
Seeing that the two were at odds, Jiang Weiyang quickly interjected, "Alright, alright, you're both top performers in our association. It's normal for you to be number one today and for him to be number one tomorrow."
As he spoke, he turned to the others and said loudly, "Fishing is all about having fun, isn't it?"
"Yes!" A group of people below, eager for a good show, shouted in unison.
"Now I have some more exciting news to share with everyone. The first prize of 50,000 yuan is specially provided by our honorary president, President Wang. Now let's invite President Wang to present the prize to the first prize winner. Please give him a warm welcome!"
The sound of clapping rang out, accompanied by a few whistles, indicating that Chairman Wang was quite familiar with everyone.
Ye Cheng also clapped. He had only been in the association for a few days, so he didn't care about any honorary president or anything like that. As long as he got paid, that was all that mattered.
A figure emerged from behind the curtain, and Ye Cheng looked over.
Upon seeing it, he immediately stopped clapping, his eyes widened, his mouth agape, and he looked utterly incredulous. How could it be this bastard?
"Damn it! Old Wang!" Ye Cheng blurted out a curse.
The so-called honorary president, President Wang, who came up was none other than Old Wang, whom he had bought groceries with for a few days.
Old Wang, who ate a bowl of pig liver noodles from him and then stole the girl he liked.
"Young man, we meet again." Old Wang stood in front of Ye Cheng, still holding the large, thick envelope in his hand, looking like a cunning and shrewd old man.
"Get lost, who's the little brother here?" Ye Cheng raised an eyebrow. "I haven't settled the score with you for that bowl of pig liver noodles from last time. You ate half and ran away. And what's the point of a guild leader pretending to be a vegetable vendor?"
Seeing Ye Cheng speaking to Chairman Wang like that, Jiang Weiyang was stunned and interrupted, asking, "You two know each other?"
"I don't know him."
"know."
Ye Cheng said he didn't know him, while Lao Wang said he did.
This embarrassed Old Wang, who gave an awkward laugh. "Oh, that was a special case for me. Besides, I went to look for you later, but you didn't come."
"Yeah, I'm not going. I'm too sad," Ye Cheng said irritably, still annoyed at the thought of this old bull eating the tender grass that should have been his.
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