Upon seeing Li Haochen land another large black seabream weighing several pounds, Huang Pinliang couldn't stand it any longer. He roared at the crew members, "Damn it, how many fish has that guy caught from right outside our doorstep? We've got five or six people here and not a single one! Hurry up and cast the bait chains."
Huang Pinliang also picked up a fishing rod and joined the fishing. After a few minutes, they finally landed a black seabream weighing about seven or eight taels. Although they caught a fish, they were extremely dissatisfied. Thinking of how each of Li Haochen's catches weighed several pounds, his mood became agitated again.
However, as his own team continuously landed fish, and he himself landed a yellow seabream weighing over a pound, his mood finally improved.
"Boss, fishing for small fish isn't inferior to catching tuna, is it? Look, we've caught six or seven pounds in just a short while. Although the price is only tens of yuan, a larger quantity still adds up. It's much more comfortable than chasing fish in the open sea every day. Just like now, if we had caught a great white shark, it would have been all for nothing."
The buzz-cut man's words made everyone on the boat ponder. Indeed, whether big fish or small fish, as long as they could be sold for money, they were good fish. At this moment, Huang Pinliang's heart had begun to waver, but he couldn't let go of the exceptional bluefin tuna he had caught with good luck last time, which was worth over three hundred thousand yuan.
However, he also knew that such luck was like his ancestors' graves smoking, and most tuna were only two to three thousand yuan. Good ones were six to seven thousand, and those over ten thousand were still relatively rare. They often pulled up sharks, the bait was prohibitively expensive, and the value of the caught tuna was often less than the cost of the bait.
As Huang Pinliang hesitated, Li Haochen landed another big one, a red seabream weighing a full ten pounds. This finally became the catalyst for the Yu Duoduo Hao to change its strategy.
"Damn it, let's do it! That kid is making more money than us. We might as well go home and take care of the kids."
Huang Pinliang hardened his heart and immediately decided to change their strategy. Instantly, the entire crew cheered. The main reason for the cheers was that they no longer had to endure the hardship, as catching tuna was simply too tiring and arduous.
On the Xingchen Hao, Li Haochen happily sang songs, and after contentedly untangling a groupers weighing over three pounds, he changed the fishing line and hook to start again.
This time, he cast his line in a different direction. The previous few casts had always been towards other people's spots. Although he had caught good fish, he felt it was somewhat improper.
Due to drinking, although there were no traffic police, he wouldn't do such illegal or improper things. Therefore, Li Haochen didn't move the boat or change position, and could only increase the area by casting his line.
The joyful cheers did not last long. It had been more than half an hour since his last catch. Li Haochen had changed his casting direction several times without much success. Although he felt fish biting the bait, they were not taking the hook, likely just small fish.
After another ten minutes, seeing that there was still no movement, Li Haochen reeled in his fishing rod. "It seems there are no more fish in this area for now."
After tidying up and cleaning the deck, he reviewed his night's haul again: a red seabream weighing over 6 pounds, a flower seabream weighing five to six pounds, a large red seabream weighing over ten pounds, four large black seabreams weighing four to five pounds each, and 5 groupers weighing three to four pounds each. There were also quite a few spotna, yellow seabream, and sea bass. With an income of over ten thousand, Li Haochen was as happy as a blooming flower.
The Yu Duoduo Hao opposite also echoed with laughter. The six people had caught forty to fifty pounds of sea fish of all kinds. The tuna they had eaten earlier had likely paid for itself, and even more. This filled them with confidence for transitioning to catching small fish.
Huang Pinliang also showed a long-lost smile. The only thing that bothered him was Li Haochen. He had watched Li Haochen's entire fishing process through binoculars, and the fish caught by one person was more than that of their six people combined, and the value was several times higher. He couldn't help but feel envious.
This time, he didn't dare to say that Li Haochen was just lucky. With the catch laid out, Huang Pinliang truly felt a bit of admiration for him.
After showering, Li Haochen hid in his quilt early to rest. Experiencing the joy of fishing was indeed joyful, but it came at the cost of exhaustion.
Hours of casting and playing fish left his body sore. The comfortable and soft bed was more effective than a lullaby. Seeing Li Haochen fall asleep in less than ten seconds was proof of this.
At noon the next day, his rumbling stomach reluctantly pulled Li Haochen out of his comfortable bed. The lingering soreness from the previous day was still present. After washing up, Li Haochen came to the deck to stretch his muscles. He originally wanted to learn from the pickled cabbage sister and do some broadcast gymnastics, but the third set was too ugly to display.
"Sigh, I don't know how Captain Donkey endures doing this set every day for such a long time. Perhaps it's the company of a beautiful woman that makes everything beautiful?"
Li Haochen shook his head, casting aside that trace of envy. He opened Kugou on his phone and selected the "Healthy Song" he had already downloaded. "Left three circles, right three circles, twist your neck, twist your hips, sleep early, wake early, let's exercise! Shake your hands, shake your feet, take deep breaths..."
Li Haochen followed the video music, swaying his body. A perfectly good children's song was danced by Li Haochen like an elderly square dance. If Xiao Xuanxuan saw it, she would probably cry.
The duration was not long, only three minutes. Li Haochen, however, got addicted to it and danced three consecutive rounds before stopping. It must be said that after moving like this, breaking a slight sweat, his entire body felt stretched, and the soreness had dissipated considerably.
On the Yu Duoduo Hao not far away, a few men looked at the Xingchen Hao with wide eyes. "Wow, that scoundrel is dancing the Healthy Song? We've been outdone by this perverted guy!"
"Perverted what? If you could catch this many fish for me, I'd even do a striptease for you. Hurry up and prepare breakfast so we can start fishing." Huang Pinliang immediately smacked the back of the buzz-cut man's head and yelled with narrowed eyes.
"Boss, you said it yourself, everyone heard it. I'm going to see you naked, hehe!"
As soon as the buzz-cut man finished speaking, the surrounding area immediately became a vacuum.
"Whoa, I didn't expect An Zai to have such a peculiar hobby. Let's move away a bit."
"That's right, we should keep a close eye on Xiao Ju."
"Damn it, no wonder he asked me to pick up the soap when we were showering last night..." The slightly plump man shivered, not daring to think further.
On the other side, Li Haochen was preparing a sumptuous lunch. Having caught so many good fish, he couldn't just focus on making money and not enjoy himself. A butterfly grouper worth five to six hundred yuan had become his plate of delicacies.
The tender and smooth fish meat indicated that the heat was just right. Paired with the fragrant soy sauce, it was a perfect combination, leaving a lingering fragrance in his mouth.
The butterfly grouper weighing over three pounds was completely consumed by Li Haochen, and he didn't even spare the soy sauce used for steaming the fish. He even had two large bowls of rice mixed with soy sauce.
After eating, Li Haochen tested the nearby sea area and only caught a sea bass weighing over a pound after half an hour, so he decided to change his fishing spot.