Chapter 9: Fly, Champion Carp!
Early the next morning, Yang Zi and Qian Gang, who rushed to the vicinity of the competition venue early in the morning, had already completed their preparations. They will be walking along the shore of the fishing spot designated by the organizer and checking the water conditions here.
In order to make the competition as fair as possible, the organizers have put a lot of effort into it. The fishing spot they chose was on the edge of a large inlet, and the coast of more than 200 meters long was very similar in terms of water depth and fish distribution, and the surrounding view was also very open. The only point is that the fish situation in this kind of place should be relatively average, but everyone can only settle for a while, after all, it is impossible to do everything so perfectly.
Thirty contestants arrived at seven o'clock one after another, and after everyone had completed their preparations, they took a break in the waiting area. It wasn't until after listening to the organizer's speech for more than half an hour that the impatient crowd finally rushed to their fishing positions with their equipment after the referee announced their entry.
After everyone found their own place and packed up their things, the referee and two staff members came to check around each fishing spot. Especially Yang Zi here, he took the bait and carefully checked it, and after confirming that there was no violation, he smiled at Yang Zi before walking away. There is no way, who called Yang Zi was too popular yesterday, and he won the first place in four games by himself, which made everyone wonder if he was hanging. Fortunately, there are still very few shady things in fishing competitions, and Yang Zi, who is well-behaved, naturally no one comes to him to find any stubble.
With the official start of the final game, the players who are ready to go will pick up the rod and pull the bait at the moment when the flare gun goes off, and the long rod on the shore is waved for a while, so it is not lively.
In this kind of natural waters, it is not better than breeding fish ponds, and everyone draws a lot of nests before they start to officially fish. Yang Zi used a five-meter-four fishing rod today, so the line group was slightly enlarged by one size, after all, this kind of heavy fishing competition is mainly won by catching big fish.
After changing the bait for two rods, Yang Zi caught the first crucian carp of two or three taels today, and his fish should also be the first fish of all the contestants today. With the harvest, it means that there are fish in the vicinity that have begun to enter the nest, and he is happy to quickly change the bait and put the rod down, hoping to take advantage of the beginning.
His side is slowly getting better, but the fishing positions of other players are not good at this time, and many people are still in a state of no harvest. Because the fishing position is in an inward arc, as long as the players themselves are willing to observe, they can see almost all the opponents' conditions. Many fishing friends saw that Yang Zi, who won the first four places yesterday, just started today, and shook their heads a little speechlessly, and then began to focus on their respective fish drifts, no longer looking for that uncomfortable.
Putting a carp weighing more than half a catty into the fish guard, Yang Zi took advantage of the time when the fish floated into the water and stood erect to look at the situation of the players around him. Now more than half an hour has passed since the start of the competition, and the bait that everyone has drawn has gradually attracted many fish to come and feed, and the fish situation at each fishing position has become much better. The player on the far right of Yang Zi in front of him also caught a relatively large carp, and because he tossed a lot of time on the shore, everyone knew about it. Everyone is silently paying attention to the fish in front of them, hoping to catch a big fish.
Yang Zi counted the carp just now, and he probably had more than two catties of catch, but this weight was not as heavy as someone else's fish. Although it was still early, he didn't dare to be careless, if someone else would come back later, it would be difficult for him to get this championship.
The competition is so fierce, and the atmosphere at the scene is naturally not easy, and no one on the TV station will want to say more no matter which fishing position they go to. I can only focus the camera on the fish floats of the contestants one by one, and whenever they catch a big fish, they will run over to make a report.
Time passed slowly, and when the game lasted for more than an hour, Yang Zi finally caught a relatively large grass carp, weighing about four or five catties. Looking at the fish in the protection, he relaxed a lot, although this fish is not as heavy as the carp caught by the player in front, but the small fish caught in front of him should have an advantage.
It's a pity that he has just breathed a sigh of relief here, and the player who got a big carp in front of him is actually caught in the fish again, and looking at the posture, this fish is not small at all. Waiting for the movement over there to slowly stop, looking at the drift in the water, Yang Zi suddenly saw Qiaoqiao rushing to his side at a trot.
She took a few breaths and whispered to Yang Zi: "Brother Yang Zi, the player at the No. 30 fishing position over there has already caught a carp of more than six catties and a grass carp of more than five catties, and now the result is the first in the field, you have to work harder." I'm counting on you for today's feast! We can't give you a message under the rules of the game, I have to go over first, remember to come on!"
Because the two were relatively close, a girl's unique body fragrance faintly came, coupled with Qiaoqiao's soft and cute whisper in her ear, Yang Zi, who was fascinated for a while, did not come to her senses until Qiaoqiao left. He looked at the back in the distance and couldn't help muttering: "This girl is poisonous......"
With Qiaoqiao's little hint to him, Yang Zi, who had a bottom in his heart, calculated his catch, which should probably be seven or eight catties. And the No. 30 player weighs four or five pounds more than him with just two big fish, so he can't catch up, who knows if the other party will have a few more in the rest of the time, you must know that the time is just over half now, he is trying to change his strategy while watching the drift in the water while thinking about countermeasures.
If you want to quickly catch up with the opponent's catch, you rely on yourself, and this fishing method is obviously not very suitable, because it was judged that the fish situation in this water area should not be too good, and the bait used by Yang Zi is a general-purpose bait that can quickly gather fish. This kind of bait has a certain attraction to most fish, so Yang Zi can have such a good fish condition in front of him. But there are gains and losses, and this bait is not very effective for the more cautious big fish. Since the bait that everyone has sprinkled has attracted a lot of big fish in the lake, I must quickly switch the bait.
He greeted the referee next to him and motioned for him to change the bait himself. Then, under the supervision of the referee, quickly put the bait you want to mix in a basin and mix well, then add a portion of the bait, and then half of it is mixed into a high viscosity bait, and half is slightly kneaded into a semi-dry bulk material with a little water.
This kind of bait atomizes quickly after entering the water, and the speed of attracting fish is also fast, which can better solve the phenomenon of slow fish gathering speed caused by not being able to make a nest in the game. Some tournament organizers feel that this kind of bait has too much impact on the results, so they prohibit the use of it, but fortunately there is no such rule in this competition. Maybe it's because the finals are held in such natural waters, and if everyone doesn't have any fish to take the bait, they will feel embarrassed, right?
Not much to say, Yang Zi, who had reconciled the bait, increased the fishing group by one under the supervision of the referee, and then hung two hooks, one to pull the bait, and the other to pinch the loose material, and drew a few rods. Seeing that time was slowly passing, he finished pumping the small amount of bulk material, then pinched the bait and threw it into the water, and then quietly observed the effect. At this time, there is still about an hour left in the competition, and the fishy bait with a lot of snail meat is still enough time to evaporate, depending on whether there are many big fish nearby.
In the next half hour, Yang Zi was still unhurried with some small fish, and most of them were caught with hooks that pulled the bait. The newly changed bait has not moved, and it has not been long since the end of the game, Yang Zi couldn't help but feel a little anxious when he looked at the fish float slowly erected in the water. Just now, the player in the No. 30 fishing position over there seemed to have caught a big fish, which further widened his gap, and if he didn't exert his strength, he would really miss the championship. Although his results are not bad, it is better to be able to win the first place after all.
Seeing that the end time of the game was slowly approaching, Yang Zi stared at the water without blinking. The gap between him and the No. 30 player should be about six catties, as long as he can catch a big fish, he can turn the whole battle around. And at this time, there have been a lot of big fish in the water, and he was a little excited, and he prayed in his heart that the fish in the water could bite the hook quickly.
It's a pity that the fish seems to be trying to tease him on purpose, although the bubbles on the surface of the water and the fish star are constantly there, but there is no mouth. Seeing that there were less than ten minutes left, Yang Zi was ruthless, pulled the rod up and hung a ball of bait on the two hooks and threw it down, feeling quite desperate.
The fish in the water may have been forced by his momentum, and after waiting for a few minutes, Yang Zi finally saw a long-awaited slow black drift. This kind of mouth is not that the big fish can't bite this momentum at all, and he excitedly seized the opportunity to lift the fishing rod and stab it fiercely. The weight of the rod let him know immediately, and the size is not small, Yang Zi estimates that he has at least seven or eight pounds.
But it was the size of this fish that was not small, but it made him difficult at this time, and there were only three or four minutes left. The rules of the competition are that the fish must be copied with a net at the end of the competition and then put into the fish guard will be counted in the score, but it is obviously unlikely that this big fish will be tossed in such a short time. Yang Zi clenched the fishing rod hard to control the direction in which the fish swam in the water, while thinking anxiously about countermeasures.
At this moment, the eyes of the audience are basically focused on him, because today's championship battle is likely to fall on the big fish he is slipping on. But now everyone can see that time is running out, and under normal circumstances, it is difficult to slip this big fish ashore in two or three minutes. After all, you can't rush to fish this thing, and it's common for you to run the fish in a hurry, and the rod is broken for you.
Everyone's eyes continued to swim along with Yang Zi's fishing rod, which had been bent into a bow, and Qiaoqiao had already run behind him at this time to shout cheers for Yang Zi. Yang Zi maintained the maximum bearing capacity of the fishing rod, hoping to pull the fish in the water to the surface as soon as possible. Fortunately, he cautiously changed the fishing line and fishing rig just now, otherwise he really wouldn't dare to work so this big fish at this time.
It's a pity that even so, the fish in the water still went their own way, trying their best to stalemate with Yang Zi, and at this time the referee was already beginning to count down the last thirty seconds. Listening to the decreasing numbers, Yang Zi, who was a little sweaty, knew that it was estimated that it would be difficult for this fish to pull ashore, and if he was to stretch it up at this time, the fishing rod would not be able to stand it.
"Fishing rod?" Yang Zimeng remembered that the mall fishing rod didn't have an additional sturdiness, and the additional value of the purple bamboo fishing rod in his hand was as high as six points. Seeing that there were only a dozen seconds left in the time, Yang Zi, who had no choice, decided to take a gamble. It's a big deal to lose more than 10,000 fishing rods, and I don't want to give up like this, so I can only pray that the line set and rod can be a little stronger.
He made up his mind, and the countdown had reached fifteen seconds. Yang Zi held the fishing rod in his hand and relaxed it slightly, leaving a gentle distance, and he slammed into the brief relaxation phase after the fish just noticed the pain in his mouth and the pulling force disappeared. The big fish in the water only felt a sharp pain in its mouth, and before it could move, it was carried directly through the water and flew into the sky by a huge force.
Time seems to stand still at this moment, the rod body that has been bent into more than 100 degrees but is still intact, Yang Zi, who has maintained the momentum of carrying the tripod, the incredible eyes of the people around, and the big carp that flew in the air for the first time to see the scene beyond the water, formed a shocking picture at this moment.
The first to react was Yang Zi, as soon as he saw the big carp of about eight catties in the water flying out of the water, the reaction speed was far beyond ordinary people, he immediately picked up the net placed next to him with his left hand and caught the fish steadily, and then quickly picked up the hook and put it into the fish guard, and the time for the whole fish to enter the water did not exceed five seconds.
"It's good! It's amazing!" The surrounding people who had only reacted at this time broke out into a burst of warm applause and shouts, and Yang Zi, who was relieved, turned around and just wanted to thank everyone, but found that a small figure rushed in his arms. He fixed his eyes and saw that it was Qiaoqiao that the girl would be too excited, so he directly gave himself a hug to show her happiness, and let him warm nephrite hug.
"Wow, the young man can do it! the beautiful hosts like you!" The cheers that had just been extinguished suddenly rose again, mixed with a lot of teasing sounds. Reacting, she was too excited, as if she had done something out of the ordinary, Qiaoqiao's face was red and about to ooze blood, so she first drilled into Yang Zi's arms and wanted to dodge, but when she thought that something was even more wrong, she hurriedly pushed Yang Zi away, and ran back to her film crew with her hands covering her face.
At this time, the referee remembered that the time for the game had already arrived, and he had not yet blown the whistle. However, the contestants have all consciously put down their fishing rods, and many people have already stood up just now and watched the scene of Yang Zi just now. The player next to him had already begun to ask Yang Zi about the brand of fishing gear he used, after all, the scene just now was too amazing. Seven or eight pounds of big fish fly directly, this is a hand rod. The fishing rod you use usually catch a slightly larger fish and you have to be afraid that it will break, which is good, and there is nothing wrong with such a big fishing rod after flying, which is more powerful than any advertisement.
The pattern on Yang Zi's fishing rod has removed all the words when it was attached to the attributes of the mall fishing rod, and it has been replaced by the pattern of the purple bamboo fishing rod, so everyone has not been able to recognize the brand of this fishing rod. Seeing that everyone asked, Yang Zigang wanted to explain to them, and then the referee finally picked up the loudspeaker in his hand to signal everyone to keep quiet, and he told the staff and assistant referees to start counting everyone's results, and he ran to Yang Zi's side to pick up the fishing rod in his hand and began to look at it.
Yang Zi didn't stop it, except for the attributes that he could see, these things were no different from ordinary fishing rods when others held them, and there was nothing to be afraid of. The referee didn't talk to Yang Zi about whether it was a violation, but signaled a colleague on the side to show Yang Zi the fishing tackle and catch, and then pulled him to the referee's side to ask Yang Zi about the origin of this fishing rod. After hearing Yang Zi say that this kind of rod was specially made by himself and had nothing to do with any fishing gear manufacturer, he was obviously a little excited, and directly pushed the door and talked to Yang Zi.
It turned out that the referee himself was the main sponsor of the competition, the marketing manager of a well-known domestic fishing tackle manufacturer. After seeing Yang Zi's amazing scene just now, he instantly thought of the advertising effect contained in it, and wanted to find Yang Zi to endorse their fishing rods.
When the reporter asks, as long as Yang Zi says that the fishing rod is a new product developed by their manufacturer, they will also buy the copyright and use rights of the pattern on Yang Zi's fishing rod. In return, Yang Zi can get a very considerable economic income and more likely cooperation opportunities between the two parties in the future, including sponsorship and endorsement.
Yang Zi, who had already had this plan, didn't expect the opportunity to come so quickly, and when he participated in the second game, someone was willing to come to discuss cooperation with him in this regard. After saying that he needed to think about it carefully, Yang Zi accepted the business card given to him by the referee, and then returned to the game site.
At this time, the results of the competition have been counted, and the players have packed their things and returned to the rest area to wait for the organizers to announce the results, and many people are still talking about the wonderful scene just now. Yang Zi returned to his fishing position and cleaned up the fishing tackle, and then walked to the rest area to find Qian Gang, who had already occupied a seat for him.
As soon as Qian Gang saw Yang Zi, he excitedly asked him where he had just gone, and he hadn't seen anyone for a long time. Seeing that he was so happy, Yang Zi thought that he had also won a good result, but he only fished six or seven catties, and this result is estimated to be in the top ten at most. But he was happy that it was not this point, but the scene where Yang Zi was on the fish just now. At this time, he was excitedly describing Yang Zi, completely forgetting that the person in front of him was the protagonist at that time.
Yang Zi smiled and listened to Qian Gang for a while, and then talked to him about the two proposals that the referee told him just now, and when he heard that Yang Zi had gained the attention of this big manufacturer so quickly, Qian Gang would be serious. He frowned and said to Yang Zi: "I don't think it's necessary to agree so quickly, because first, you are not short of money now, although this more than 100,000 yuan is a lot, I am afraid it will have an impact on your reputation in the future." The second is that your future development potential is definitely much greater than it is now, and it is not cost-effective to sign a contract with someone now. After your popularity increases, the current endorsement fee is a fraction, after all, we have only participated in two competitions. ”
Yang Zi also nodded yes when he heard it, the reason why he didn't directly agree was because he felt that he had made an advertisement for this fishing rod, and he didn't think much about sponsorship and endorsement. Now he still has a lot of savings, and the prize money from participating in the competition is completely enough for him to toss in China, so let's put this matter aside for now.
He walked aside and made a phone call with the referee to explain what he meant, but he didn't force it much, but expressed great regret and told Yang Zi that they were very sincere, and hoped that if he had ideas in this regard in the future, he could give priority to their manufacturers. After saying that, the manager surnamed Chen also invited Yang Zi to participate in their party in the evening, but Yang Zi, who had already made an appointment with Qiaoqiao, apologized or declined, and the two parties left their contact information to say that they would have more contact in the future and ended the call.
Back in their seats, the organizers are ready to start announcing the results and awarding the awards. Qian Gang teased Yang Zi on the side after knowing that his results had no hope of hitting the top three, and he saw the scene of Yang Zi holding Yang Zi just now, but he saw it clearly on the side, and he was trying to inquire about the secret between the two at this moment. Yang Zi saw that repeated clarifications still didn't work, and simply began to look at the rankings announced by the organizer intently, and no longer paid attention to Qian Gang on the side.
Starting from the tenth place, the organizers reported the contestants who won the rankings one by one, and let them start to take the stage to receive the awards one after another. Qian Gang's score was just in ninth place, and he was called up after a while, and he happily greeted Yang Zi and walked onto the podium.
After awarding the prizes to the fourth- to tenth-place players, the next three results are obviously more exciting, especially the battle for the top two between Yang Zi and the No. 30 player is even more surmising. However, after the organizer announced that the winner of the second place was the player sitting on the far right, Yang Zi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the champion was still himself after all. When the host called out his name, he happily walked to the stage, shook hands with the two competitors above, said hello, and then stood in the middle waiting for the award.
After receiving the award, Yang Zi expressed his feelings and gratitude to the sponsors and organizers under the interview of reporters from all walks of life, and then returned to the audience. The live broadcast of the four TV stations can be said to have greatly increased his popularity, and many people forwarded the video of him catching the big carp on the Internet at the end, which received a lot of broadcast rates and likes. Of course, that's all for later.
At this time, Yang Zizheng and Qian Gang were happily packing their things, the game had come to a successful conclusion, and the two were about to return to their residences.
Yang Zi took the time to look for Qiaoqiao, who knew that the little girl turned red when she saw his little face, and she trotted to the side, daring to be embarrassed by the incident just now. Seeing this, Yang Zi was not embarrassed to look for her again, but sent a message to Qiaoqiao and asked her to contact him when she was done, and today he invited everyone to eat and have fun. Seeing Qiaoqiao who had food was very happy, Yang Zi was relieved to see that she was not angry with herself, and he found that he actually cared a lot about Qiaoqiao's opinion of himself.
Next, after Yang Zi and the others packed their things, they went back to the hotel in the city, ready to rest and wash up for a while, and then go outside later to celebrate this harvest.