Fishing Livestream

Unbeknownst to everyone, the second round of the competition ended, and Wang Zhen performed exceptionally well throughout, without making any mistakes.

Wang Xiaomin was the third to take the stage, taking the rod from Wang Zhen's hand.

"There's a spot at the right corner that brother Zhen left at the start, if the rhythm feels off, you can try a few casts there!" Wang Zhen whispered a reminder.

Wang Xiaomin gently patted his shoulder, "Don't worry!"

After replacing Wang Zhen, Wang Xiaomin glanced slightly at his new opponent next to him.

Upon realizing it was Guo Limin again, Wang Xiaomin felt a slight twinge, forming a different judgment in his heart.

Earlier, while watching the match from below the stage, Coach Niu summarized the technical characteristics of the Tiancheng Club members, mentioning that Guo Limin was well-rounded, very calm, and particularly adept at handling slower fishing situations.

Now on the field, it was indeed slow fishing conditions, and the previous rounds had seen players better at fast fishing bursts, but unexpectedly, Guo Limin, as steady as a pin, stepped in as the third person.

"Meeting again, Professor Guo, what a coincidence!" Wang Xiaomin greeted without losing his composure.

"Haha, it is quite a coincidence! If I am not mistaken, your name is Wang Xiaomin, right? You haven't been in competitive fishing for long? Your skills are already quite good, ever considered looking for a better platform to develop?"

The cunning Guo Limin didn't bring up fishing, but instead probed into Wang Xiaomin's personal matters, even bluntly asking about switching jobs.

Wang Xiaomin shook his head with a smile, "Of course, a suitable opportunity would be great! But I'm under contract! I can't afford the penalty! Can Professor Guo help think of a way?"

"Penalty? That's easy! The company can cover it! For a promising talent like you, tens of thousands is a small matter!"

Unexpectedly, Guo Limin softened his stance, while Wang Xiaomin still smiled, "Tens of thousands, it probably won't solve the contract problem! My basic salary is over eight thousand, and the penalty is 20 times my annual salary!

Why don't you ask the higher-ups for me? If it can be arranged, I'll file a report when I get back!"

Upon hearing the base salary of eight thousand, Guo Limin immediately realized.

This wasn't a serious conversation; this kid was just messing with him!

Salaries for club professional anglers aren't a secret; even top anglers like Guo Limin earn less than ten thousand in base pay, and for ordinary young anglers, exceeding five thousand is commendable.

Wang Xiaomin neither has a ranking nor significant achievements in past years and is still in an experience-gathering phase, so claiming eight thousand is utter nonsense.

No matter how wealthy, it can't be spent like this!

Old Guo was certain if Yuefeng Fishing Tackle offered such salaries, a swarm of experts would consider switching!

"Are you joking with me?" Guo Limin asked with some dissatisfaction.

"Hehe, you started it first!"

"You..." Guo Limin suddenly felt a surge of frustration.

He intended to bargain verbally with this kid but instead got played in reverse.

"Old man, you better mind your performance, there's still one round to play, although you're far behind, and it's almost hopeless, you still have to match the salary you're paid for!

Making the company leaders unhappy seeing your performance! If you mess up, you might end up being blamed when you go back!"

Wang Xiaomin added nonchalantly, delivering a few verbal jabs.

"You little rascal, trying to mess with my mind! Not gonna chat nonsense with you anymore, let's fish!" Guo Limin realized and directly cut the small talk, turning his head away, ignoring Wang Xiaomin.

"Haha. Another five hundred words! Let's chat about job switches!"

"Get lost!"

Wang Xiaomin wasn't annoyed; after all, while engaging in banter, he didn't neglect his task, keeping his rhythm steady.

One by one, he cast towards the far point in the front, then continued fishing.

The distant fish conditions remained unchanged, and after a few minutes, the spot gradually gave way to a few bites, each catching a few fish respectively, maintaining an overall catch advantage similar to the last round.

In the first fifteen minutes, Old Guo personally scouted the fish status around the spot, gaining a clear understanding based on the speed of fish bites.

In fact, before going on stage, Old Guo had already discussed with Qiu Guoyun, since the corner fish was problematic, Old Guo was responsible for paving the way, trying a method shift to target bigger fish.

Now, the spot was too slow, and dragging on seems hopeless, it's time to make a change.

Old Guo casually picked up the rod, then replaced it with a new standby rod, then kneaded the soft sticky bait about the size of a peanut on the double hook, flicked his wrist, and cast to the farthest point.

Seeing this, Yue Feng's eyelid twitched from below, suddenly saying, "Tiancheng Fishing Tackle has changed their strategy!"

"What? What strategy change? Didn't they just switch rods?"

"Yes, peak brother, what is it?"

Yue Feng pointed to the new rod Guo Limin was using, "Didn't you notice the float is significantly larger than before? If I'm not mistaken, they should have switched to a bigger line set! They plan to target the bigger fish in the pond!"

"Targeting big fish? Big fish in the pond aren't taking the bait much anyway!"

"Exactly, when fish bites were good earlier, big fish didn't show up much! Let alone catching them now! Are we changing? Brother Ran, will you adjust for the fourth stage because of this?" Xue Kai turned his head and asked Zhao Ran.

At this time, Zhao Ran calmly spoke, "If they don't change, given the current slow fish conditions, catching up and overtaking is basically out of the question!

But switching to target big fish carries a theoretical chance of winning! On one hand is a dead-end, the other is a theoretical sliver of hope, how would you choose?

Maybe it's hard for you to understand at once, I'll give you an analogy, you're playing mid lane Evil Little Sorcerer in League of Legends, Skills hit can deal 1200 damage, while your opponent has 1500 health, trying to solo them successfully, do you choose Embrace of the Netherflame, or temporarily just buy the Needless Large Rod and save up for a hat?"

"Uh, of course Embrace of the Netherflame, with the added damage, hitting all would instantly kill them!" Xue Kai judiciously made his decision.

Zhao Ran nodded, "Correct! Now their tactic adjustment seeks an all-in chance to reverse the game immediately, even though the chance is still slim!"

"I understand! So what should we do?" Xue Kai nodded repeatedly.

Upon hearing this, Yue Feng couldn't hold back anymore, directly smacking Xue Kai's head for his slow understanding.

"You fool, the opponent's ready to use Netherflame to nuke you, so you either ensure higher damage to eliminate them first, or equip health items exceeding their damage limit! You play games fluently usually, apply the same principle, just can't comprehend it in fishing!"