Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 36 The 5th Beipanjiang Wild Fishing 72-Hour Endurance Race

For the next week, Xiao Kai went fishing in this wild river every day.

For the first three days, Xiao Kai encountered Yao Guan every day.

When he went there again on the fourth day, he had already left.

This fits his persona perfectly; after all, he travels all over the country fishing, so he can't possibly stay in one place.

It is worth mentioning that during this period, Yao Guan earned more than two thousand yuan by selling fish through Xiao Kai's introduction.

This is almost as expensive as his action camera.

Both of them were very satisfied with this.

Especially Xiao Kai.

Through his interactions with Yao Guan over the past few days, he has learned a great deal of practical fishing knowledge.

These are small details that he couldn't learn from short videos, but they will be very helpful for his future professional fishing career.

Moreover, Xiao Kai also learned a lot of experience from Yao Guan when it came to shooting short videos.

Overall, Xiao Kai still made a profit.

After Yao Guan left, Xiao Kai continued fishing there for several more days until December 22nd, when he finally had to stop.

There's no particular reason; it's mainly because the temperature has dropped yet again.

This time, the temperature drop was even more severe, with the lowest temperature reaching -1 degree Celsius.

In such cold weather, Xiao Kai really couldn't sit by the water for long.

If you have your own car, you can bring camping gear and heating facilities and make it manageable.

The problem is he doesn't have any; he can't expect Xiao Peng to drive him every time.

Moreover, with the Lunar New Year just a month away, and their supermarket being so busy, Xiao Kai felt embarrassed to bother him any further.

In addition, the river's resources have recently begun to decline, forcing him to consider finding another place to live.

I might as well just go home and lie down, and wait for the weather to warm up before looking for a place to fish.

On the afternoon of December 25th, Xiao Kai, who had been idle at home for three days, was lying on the sofa at his parents' house, idly scrolling through short videos.

Suddenly, a rapid telephone ringing occurred.

"That year, I had my hands in my pockets and didn't know what an opponent was. The following year, I was beaten so badly that I didn't know how to fight back!..."

Xiao Kai picked up his phone and saw it was an unfamiliar number. Without thinking much, he answered it.

"Hello?"

"Hey, is this Lao Xiao? I've finally found you!"

A surprised voice came from the other end of the line. The voice was a little hoarse, but the tone suggested that the person knew Xiao Kai.

Xiao Kai was immediately puzzled and asked, "Who are you?"

The other person said, "You, Xiao Kai, haven't you remembered me after just a few years?"

Xiao Kai was even more confused now. He was certain that he didn't know the other person. If he did, the other person's phone number would definitely be saved in his contacts, and he would at least have heard their voice.

"Um, I'm sorry, I have a bad memory. Could you give me a hint?" Xiao Kai said somewhat embarrassedly.

"All right!"

"My surname is Xie, from Hepu. Do you remember me?" the other person said again.

"Hepu, Xie?" Xiao Kai's brain was working frantically.

Since Hepu was mentioned, it's obvious he was a college classmate, since he studied in Hepu.

He didn't know many classmates surnamed Xie, only two or three.

After eliminating all other possibilities, only one remains.

"You are... Xie Shaofan?" Xiao Kai asked uncertainly.

"I finally remember! Who else could it be but me!" The other person's voice was filled with joy, as if they were reuniting with an old friend.

"Haha, sorry, sorry, it really is you, Lao Xie! Your voice has changed so much! By the way, what happened to you?"

Upon learning that the other person was indeed his classmate, Xiao Kai immediately apologized and also expressed his doubts.

The other person paused for a moment, then said regretfully, "I'm really unlucky. If it weren't for that infectious disease a few years ago that accidentally burned my throat, my voice wouldn't be like this."

"oh!"

Hearing this, Xiao Kai suddenly understood.

If that's the case, then it's normal.

After all, in that situation, just being able to save one's life is already a blessing.

As they chatted, Xiao Kai suddenly remembered something and asked, "Old Xie, how did you get my phone number? I remember you don't use WeChat anymore?"

"Heh, what do you mean you don't need it anymore? That old account was hacked a long time ago!"

Xie Shaofan said helplessly.

"I also got your phone number from Hu Kang. I even added you on WeChat before, but you didn't accept."

Xiao Kai: "Old Hu?"

Xie Shaofan: "Yes!"

Hu Kang is Xiao Kai's college classmate and roommate. They have a good relationship and have always kept in touch!

"What, are you getting married?"

As Xiao Kai spoke, he used his phone to search for WeChat contact applications. Sure enough, he found the other person's application and readily accepted it.

Xie Shaofan: "No, it's still early!"

Xiao Kai: "Why is that?"

Xie Shaofan: "What, can't I catch up with you if there's nothing wrong?"

Xiao Kai: "Just spit it out. I know you too well. Given our relationship, just say it. I don't have much money to lend you!"

Xie Shaofan: "Bullshit! I would ask you for money!"

Xiao Kai: "Alright, just say it!"

Xie Shaofan: "Alright, then I'll say it. It's like this..."

As Xie Shaofan explained in detail, Xiao Kai finally understood why the other party had come to see him.

It's related to his fishing trip during this period.

Influenced by Xiao Peng, Xiao Kai now posts pictures of his catch on his WeChat Moments every time he goes fishing, so many people on his WeChat Moments know that he is quite good at fishing now.

This includes Xiao Kai's college classmate, Hu Kang.

As we all know, in recent years, the rise of short video culture has led to more and more people getting involved in fishing.

This has led to the development of a wide variety of fishing-related activities.

Various competitions are constantly emerging.

The cultural and tourism department of Zhenfeng County, where Xie Shaofan works, partnered with several fishing tackle manufacturers a few years ago to jointly organize fishing competitions.

This year, the event was once again coordinated by Xie Shaofan's department.

Due to an unexpected incident during last year's competition, the rules have been slightly changed this year, moving the event from summer to winter.

This resulted in many participants arriving at times that were not originally scheduled, and ultimately some were unable to attend on time.

This really gave Xie Shaofan and his department a headache.

Unfortunately, the higher-ups could only suggest that the lower-level staff find the contestants themselves.

They promised a reward of 500 yuan for each person they invited.

If the invitee wins a prize, regardless of the prize level, the inviter will receive an additional one-fifth of the prize amount.

It's worth noting that the prize money for this competition is quite high in order to promote the event.

The prize money for the first place winner is as high as 10 yuan.

The second place also has 5.

The third place is 3.

The fourth to tenth place also have 1.

Even if you're only one-fifth, the tenth place winner will still receive 2000 yuan.

This made Xie Shaofan and his friends extremely happy, and they all rushed to find people to participate.

After learning about this from Xie Shaofan, Hu Kang immediately recommended Xiao Kai to him.

The reason was that he had seen Xiao Kai's fishing catch on his WeChat Moments and thought Xiao Kai was a suitable candidate.

Trusting his friend, and also because Xie Shaofan couldn't find a suitable replacement, he got Xiao Kai's contact information from Hu Kang.

"You mean you're inviting me to participate in the 5th Beipanjiang 72-Hour Endurance Fishing Race? And if I win, I'll get a 100,000 yuan prize?"

Xiao Kai's eyes lit up immediately after hearing Xie Shaofan's words.

Isn't this a windfall?

With his amazing abilities, he has a very good chance of winning the prize.

If everything goes smoothly, he'll have the money to buy a car.