Back to the Past to Become a Fishing King-Chapter 656 - 380: Internet Celebrity Fishing Carnival

"What? A club league? Like the Chinese Super League in soccer or the CBA in basketball??" Meng Fan continued to ask.

Zhang Yang nodded gently and then shook his head: "Yes and no! In the big picture, it might follow that type, but the scale we can manage is not yet clear!

Whatever, as long as this thing comes out, we definitely have to get involved! Let's make arrangements ahead of time!"

"Then... should we consider bringing in some top-tier fishing experts ahead of time? Currently, there aren't many paths for professional competitive anglers, and many have the skills but can't earn much. If we arrange things before the news is announced, we could get a great deal!"

Zhou Chu, who had been silent, chimed in at this moment.

To be fair, Zhou Chu's suggestion is quite actionable. He rarely speaks but when he does, the issues raised are usually pertinent.

This time, however, Zhang Yang did not accept Zhou Chu's proposal, shaking his head again: "I've thought about it, and the staff we have in our company are basically sufficient. Even if we really participate in a club league, we won't expand our personnel on a large scale!

Another major reason is that most of the well-known anglers have mentorship backgrounds. Whether from Hua Shi, Tianyuan, or Zhongsheng, anglers from those teams joining us may not be the best choice.

My personal thought is, if there's indeed a suitable candidate, signing one or two is fine. If we don't find anyone, we won't push for it.

Technical aspects are easy to address, but team loyalty cannot be fully restrained by a contract!

I prefer us generating our own talent, cultivating our own star anglers, which is why I've been investing consistently in nurturing Meng Fan, Xiao Liu, and those kids over the past one or two years."

After Zhang Yang explained, Zhou Chu furrowed his brows and remained silent.

What Zhang Yang said is indeed true; the different factions within the competitive circle are deeply rooted, and carving out a name in this environment is no easy feat.

Not to mention that current competitive angling masters with a clean background and no mentorship are extremely rare. Occasionally, you might find one or half a candidate, but they might already own a fishing tackle company or have been signed by other companies.

At this point, Han Mocheng, sitting to Zhang Yang's left, spoke up: "If we're preparing to establish a club, shouldn't we find a new base?

Constantly operating from the company isn't ideal; it's not conducive to unified management of personnel. Other offices function normally, but our team is always coming and going, which isn't great!"

Zhang Yang nodded: "Hmm, I have considered this issue! I've chosen the base location; we'll move to our laboratory building!

There are adequate activity rooms, and an independent outdoor Practice Pole Pond. Besides that, we can also test some new formula baits with Yu Dong's team!

Once the meeting is over, let's pack up and move over in the next couple of days!"

"Ah... we're not going to be based in the company anymore?" Xiaobao mumbled after hearing this, pulling a long face and feeling a bit down.

"What's that? Xiaobao, do you have any opinions on this decision?" Zhang Yang frowned and asked Xiaobao.

"No, nothing! It's just a bit far; it's inconvenient to return to the dorm!" Xiaobao shook his head repeatedly.

Zhang Yang scoffed: "Afraid it'll be inconvenient to have your little affairs with the receptionist?

There's no one else here, so I won't beat around the bush. If you're privately dating someone, I can turn a blind eye.

But if such matters affect training or your performance doesn't meet the minimum standards I set in the long term, I'll terminate the contract as deserved. I'm not a lenient parent!"

"Uh... no, I didn't..." Xiaobao panicked upon hearing these words.

The fact that he was dating Xiaoli wasn't a secret; Zhang Yang knew it all along. They were quite restrained during work hours and hadn't done anything extreme, so Zhang Yang had been overlooking it.

This was a good opportunity to give Xiaobao a gentle reminder.

"Alright, that's all for now in the meeting. Does anyone have anything to say? Please feel free to speak up!"

After speaking, Zhang Yang looked around the meeting room, and everyone had nothing more to add.

After all, Zhang Yang had already discussed what he needed to in advance, and these weren't issues concerning individual personal interests or company team development direction, so no one raised any objections.

"Alright, if no one has objections, let's adjourn and prepare! Get back to your tasks!" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Zhang Yang waved his hand, and the crowd quickly got up from their seats and left the office room.

After the team members left, only Zhao Bingguang and Zhang Yang remained inside.

Zhang Yang got up to close the door, picked out a Bai Jiang Jun cigarette from the table, and tossed one to old Zhao before igniting it himself and starting to smoke.

After finishing a cigarette, old Zhao leisurely said: "Is there really progress in setting up a club? Should I call my contacts in the circle to help find some suitable anglers?

Our company's current profitability is rather good, and there's a sufficient amount of money in the account. Even if the other party quotes high, it won't be much of a problem!

Old Zhou's point was valid; if we get started now, before the news spreads, there's room for maneuver!"

Zhang Yang shook his head again: "You don't quite understand the situation of competitive anglers. It's not a matter of money; it's very hard to find top-tier experts with a clean background!