Back to the Past to Become a Fishing King-Chapter 662 - 383: The First Day of the Carnival

The official side of Kuaishou gave Zhang Yang 200,000 yuan for the competition venue preparation, and Zhang Yang spent all of it on fish.

The fish he stocked were pretty ordinary, mainly to increase the fish population density in the reservoir, so this year's cheap golden crucian carp became the primary choice.

The golden crucian carp has been mentioned before; it's a triploid fish breed artificially created by hybridizing carp and crucian carp, also known as "carp" or "mule," with advantages like strength in water, durability, and resistance to disease.

Zhang Yang had the fish brought in under the direct supervision of the master team leader from the original production site, acquiring nearly 20,000 pounds of golden crucian carp. Assuming each fish weighs eight to nine ounces, and larger ones over a pound, just the golden crucian carp alone increased the reservoir's density by twenty or thirty thousand fish.

Apart from spending over half of the venue cost on the golden crucian carp, Zhang Yang also supplemented with a batch of three-year-old red-scaled robust carp.

This batch of fish was originally not part of Zhang Yang's plan. Master Sun unexpectedly encountered them at the original production site and became interested after a simple conversation with the pond owner, then quickly called Zhang Yang and decided to bring them back.

It's worth mentioning the three-year-old robust carp, which may not seem special to an uninformed person, with nothing notable except for size differences.

In reality, three-year-old robust carp are much larger, averaging five to eight pounds, and are significantly tougher and more aggressive than two-year-old or even one-year-old carp.

The "age" mentioned here refers to years, and most commercial carp are usually sold at two years old, while good market conditions also see many one-year-old carp being sold.

With a scientifically fed breeding pond, even one-year-old carp can weigh more than two pounds, looking similar to two-year-old carp.

However, these fast-growing fish have much lower density in their bone and scale structure, making them too soft and susceptible to problems even if released back into the water immediately after being caught, and could die within days.

In contrast, two-year-old and three-year-old fish have much thicker bodies, and even with repeated catching and releasing, they do not easily develop issues and quickly recover their vigor after being briefly disinfected and returned to the water.

The three-year-old fish brought back by Master Sun helped fill the slight shortage of medium-sized individual fish density in Zhang Yang Reservoir. With the water temperature rising before and after May Day, handling water quality and pest issues properly will ensure a surprise during the competition with such large fish.

Several large semi-trailers were busy for more than an hour until all the fish tanks were unloaded.

Zhang Yang personally signed off on the fish loading and weighing paperwork, and directly had the financial department make the transfer and settlement.

The entire fish release and weighing was watched by Liu Xingyun, and even without on-site weighing, it was clear by sight that there was no substantial discrepancy. This was much more straightforward than those secretive nocturnal fish releases by shady pond owners.

"Phew...finally done! Brother Liu, do you think our fish release effort is enough?" Zhang Yang wiped his face with his shirt and asked with a smile.

"Enough, definitely enough! Not counting the existing reservoir fish, just today's release alone should be sufficient for the competition!"

"Haha, I plan to use the excuse of hosting a carnival to promote our reservoir venue!

After the fishing carnival, I intend to create a grand fishing stage, forming a closed-loop online and offline interaction! The platform must support the traffic then!"

"Don't worry, brother, you'll have full support for this traffic!!"

"We've seen the venue; shall we go inside for some tea?"

"Let's go!"

Soon, Zhang Yang led Liu Xingyun into a mobile cabin, and the two chatted and laughed while drinking tea until near dusk, when Zhang Yang took Old Liu out for another drink, sending him back to his lodging past nine at night.

After witnessing Zhang Yang's preparation for the event up close, Liu Xingyun and his colleagues decided to stay for the next few days without worry.

In their free time, they went fishing at the reservoir, occasionally helping with platform liaison tasks, ensuring all final preparation works were completed efficiently before the event.

On April 27, all preliminary preparation work was completed, and Zhang Yang led a team to inspect the entire process from start to finish. Once confirmed, the entire reservoir was closed off, even staff transitions required approval from the person in charge.

On the afternoon of April 30, the day before the competition, according to the scheduled itinerary, various popular fishing influencers and online angling stars began arriving at the venue.

Zhang Yang had Old Zhao designate extra staff from the company for guidance and reception.

Everyone arriving signed in and was directed by dedicated personnel to their pre-booked hotel for accommodation, ensuring first-time participants received thorough care.

This is where Zhang Yang's years of building an online reputation became evident.

He usually maintains a low profile, except for a few notable incidents of going head-to-head with people. Most of the time, he remains amiable and approachable.