Chapter 29: Visitors from the Sea
With its small size and lack of resources, agriculture, heavy industry, or mining, which is the easiest way to get money, is not destined to become the backbone industries of South Korea.
As for the light industry, even if it develops, it will not be able to surpass the Celestial Empire, which is next door.
Therefore, before entering the electronic age, South Korea's economic situation has not been very good, and even, in some certain times, it can only be described as lingering.
It was not until the seventies and eighties in the world that with the prosperity and development of the electronics industry, several major groups in South Korea, led by Samsung, finally found a breakthrough. Then, the so-called 'Han River Miracle' was born, and South Korea's economic situation was turned upside down, becoming one of the four Asian tigers.
However, the good times were short-lived. As the big country next door gradually began to exert its strength, the new pillar industry that South Korea was proud of gradually lost its advantage again.
As a last resort, the South Korean government had no choice but to revise the plan again and choose the tourism and entertainment industries as new development points.
It is precisely because of the strong guidance and support of the government that the number of people related to the entertainment industry accounts for one-third of the total population in South Korea.
Whether the current situation is healthy or not, and whether it will cause any problems in the future, these will be put aside for the time being.
All in all, because of the large number of employees, it has led to fierce competition in the industry, and of course, there have been various good and bad consequences.
The good thing is that practitioners can be trained in the fierce competition, and their average level is indeed higher than that of their counterparts in other countries or regions.
The bad thing is that there are too many peers, and it's too difficult to get out of the way.
Let's take the idol industry that Cao Lili wants to join as an example.
Joining a certain company and becoming a trainee is the first step to becoming an idol. And at this step, there is extremely fierce competition.
The larger the brokerage company, the more attention it gets, and whenever they hold a selection meeting, there will always be a large number of young people running to apply for the election, and the total number may even reach thousands or even tens of thousands.
It's not easy to stand out from so many competitors. It is not an exaggeration to say that the difficulty is not even easier than that of the college entrance examination.
After passing the first exam, successfully joining the company, and becoming a trainee, there are still more difficulties to face.
After all, you're not alone. Whether it is the same batch of students who were selected as you, or those seniors who were selected first but did not debut, or the juniors who joined after you, they are all your opponents. When a new debut plan is drawn up in the company, you have to compete with all the other trainees and beat most of them to have a chance to make your debut.
After that, even if you are lucky enough to pass the last hurdle and debut as an artist, don't be too happy. There are other artists in the circle, everyone has to eat, and if you want to continue to live in this circle, you will inevitably have to compete more brutally with other artists.
In other words, from the first step of joining this circle until you quit this circle, fierce competition will always accompany you.
As Cao Lili's cousin, Lin Zhicheng really doesn't want to see his little cousin working too hard. What's more, the hard work she has put in for it may not necessarily be rewarded.
But what made him very helpless was that no matter how he persuaded her, Cao Lili was as if she had eaten a weighing stone and had an iron heart, and she did not waver at all.
Not only that, but she also fooled her sister into a cripple.
"Well, forget it, let's get back to it. "The attitude of the two girls on the rise can be described as 'ghosts are blind', seeing that not only can they not convince them, but it may make them further firm in their ideas, Lin Zhicheng can only shake his head and temporarily adopt the method of 'cold treatment'.
"Hmph~!" won the debate against her cousin, Cao Lili felt a little proud in her heart, and snorted coquettishly.
The two girls went out to collect shells, and it wasn't long before their crisp laughter could be heard on the beach.
The annoyance in Lin Zhicheng's heart has not subsided. After sitting in the room for a while, he couldn't stand it anymore, so he got up and walked out of the room, intending to find something to do and change his mood by the way.
I looked left and right, and found that a landscape tree in the yard seemed to be a little time to be pruned. Well, in fact, this is not that the hired gardener did not work hard, but Lin Zhicheng's own delusion. After all, he is in a bad mood now, and everything is a little unpleasant.
I was too lazy to find someone, and planned to do it myself, so I came to the small warehouse where the tools were stacked, and Lin Zhicheng changed his mind again - there were a few fishing rods in the corner, and when he saw them, Lin Zhicheng suddenly had the idea of 'It's better to go fishing'.
After finding a handy and saying hello to the old housekeeper John, Lin Zhicheng carried a small horse and a small fishing tool box on his back, and slowly swayed to his private dock.
Putting down Maza, he took out the hook and float from the toolbox, opened the small box with all kinds of fake baits, chose a random one to hang on, waved his arm, and after a whistling sound of a fishing rod cutting through the air, a small splash appeared on the sea in the distance.
Sitting down, staring at the fish drift in the distance, and lifting the fishing rod up from time to time in his hand, Lin Zhicheng was deliberately imitating the techniques of those experts he had watched on TV.
Although it has been a while since he became the owner of the island, because of big and small things, Lin Zhicheng is rarely as idle as he is now. After not much practice, his fishing skills naturally did not improve, and he is now only a beginner rookie.
came to fish to relax, and knowing that he was a rookie, Lin Zhicheng didn't expect to be able to catch big fish.
If he really came for the big fish, then he wouldn't have been so casual when he chose fishing tackle and bait just now.
Sometimes, things turn out as a surprise.
Like now.
Lin Zhicheng obviously didn't expect it, but the fish under the sea were very face-saving. Only five minutes into his start, Yuba suddenly plunged into the water.
No matter how inexperienced you are, you know that there must be a fish on the bait. Subconsciously stood up, Lin Zhicheng unconsciously used his strength in his hand to lift the fishing rod that was originally flat high.
"Huh~. "I didn't expect it to have a sense of weight, seeing the large arc of the front of the fishing rod and the feeling of heaviness in my hands, it immediately made Lin Zhicheng excited.
The depression that I had because of my cousin before I was unconscious disappeared.
As you continue to pull the rod, you start to reel in the line, and the fish under the water gradually approach the shore with the sound of the reel turning.
Perhaps because of a hunch, the fish's struggle became harder and harder. This force is transmitted to the rod, which in turn curls the rod even more.
"Smack~~~!" Just when Lin Zhicheng was about to work harder to carry this big fish out of the water, suddenly, there was a crisp sound, followed by a sudden light feel on his hand.
The fishing rod regained its straight and straight appearance again, and combined with the current feel, Lin Zhicheng's face couldn't help but show an expression of chagrin: "Rub, I actually let you run away~." ”
In the end, he is a rookie with little experience, Lin Zhicheng has not yet learned the skills of slipping fish, and when he encounters a small fish, he can directly lift it to the surface, but like now, if he encounters a big fish, the result will not be so satisfying.
missed a big fish, which made Lin Zhicheng very depressed. However, he was not discouraged, and according to the picture in the small manual in the toolbox, he re-tied a new hook to the line, took the same fake bait, and threw the rod out again.
Maybe Lady Luck just glanced at him, or maybe today's tide is perfect for fishing. It didn't take long for the rod to move again.
Not wanting to miss the prey again, Lin Zhicheng immediately concentrated his attention and focused on the fish drift that had not completely sunk.
Clicked, clicked, sank, popped up again, and finally, after several temptations, the fish under the water bit the bait violently, and dragged the whole float into the water quickly.
Now is the time. Shouting in his heart, and making movements in his hands, Lin Zhicheng stood up again and quickly lifted the fishing rod.
It doesn't seem to be as heavy as the previous one, but through the feel, Lin Zhicheng still came to the judgment that 'this is also a big fish'.
Gritting his teeth, he quickly turned the reel, and the squeak sounded again, that is, for more than ten seconds, Lin Zhicheng finally saw the figure hidden under the water.
It is indeed a large fish, about 20 centimeters by sight.
Just when Lin Zhicheng was extremely excited and was about to lift it up in one go, coldly, a burst of music suddenly came out of his pocket, accompanied by a burst of rhythmic vibration.
"Call at this time? I'll go~. The timing was too coincidental, Lin Zhicheng couldn't help but scold.
Complaining is complaining, he didn't leave the phone alone, and single-mindedly pulled the fish up first. After all, he is no longer the original squatting at home, most of the calls he receives are harassing calls, in order not to delay the business, as the owner of the island, he has developed a good habit of answering the phone in time.
Holding a fishing rod in one hand and touching the phone with the other, Lin Zhicheng inadvertently let go of the fishing line, and after he put the mobile phone on his shoulder and clamped it, the fishing line was tightened by him again.
Unintentionally, Lin Zhicheng used the trick of slipping fish like an old bird.
Of course, his attention was more focused on the call: "What? spotted the white dolphins? And a group? I know." Where is it, I'll come here~!"