Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 38 Arrival

"So, what do you need the car for? It's so cold, where are you planning to go fishing?" Xiao Peng asked again.

Xiao Kai didn't hide anything and briefly explained that Xie Shaofan had invited him to participate in the competition.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Peng immediately showed interest and said, "That's good news! You've been having good luck lately, you might even get a ranking!"

"That's what I think too. If I'm lucky, I might be able to make some money. Even if I don't, I can still help my classmate complete the task!" Xiao Kai nodded and said.

"Okay, you can pick up the car tomorrow, but I'll go with you!" Xiao Peng said.

"You're going too?" Xiao Kai looked at him in surprise. "What about your supermarket? You'll be gone for four or five days!"

"No problem, do you think I've been idle these past few days? I've already made all the arrangements. Just tell your sister-in-law!" Xiao Peng patted his chest and said confidently.

"I really envy you having such an understanding wife!" Xiao Kai said with a look of envy.

"That's right!" Xiao Peng said with a proud look on his face!

"Alright, I'm bored driving alone anyway, but my friend only has one spot left, so you might..."

Xiao Kai didn't say what came next, but the meaning was clear!

Xiao Peng waved his hand dismissively, "It's nothing, I'm just going to see what it's like, whether I fish or not doesn't matter!"

"Alright, let's set off tomorrow morning!"

"good!"

"Alright, alright, now that we've finished talking business, it's time to duo queue with me!"

"I haven't finished yet! Remember to bring your action camera; you can record it for me!"

"Okay, okay, let's get started!"

"All right!"

.....

June 26th, morning.

Early in the morning, with Xiao Peng's help, Xiao Kai loaded all the equipment he had bought some time ago onto the car.

As of now, he doesn't know the specifics of the competition, only that he has to fish by the water for 72 hours straight, and apparently can't leave during that time.

As for what fishing rods were required for the competition and what equipment was restricted, he didn't know or ask, so he simply brought everything, including the camping gear he had bought.

"Have you packed everything?"

As soon as he got in the car, Xiao Peng asked.

Xiao Kai nodded and said, "I brought everything I could think of."

"Alright, let's go!"

"Target: Southwest, Zhenfeng!"

Let's go!

...

Around 1 p.m. that day, a pickup truck with a closed cargo box drove up near a scenic area in the Beipanjiang River basin in Zhenfeng County, southwest of Qianzhou.

They stopped in front of a fork in the road.

"Should we take this route?"

At this point, the driver had changed from Xiao Peng to Xiao Kai.

He pointed to one of the two forks in the road ahead and asked Xiao Peng beside him.

"It should be this one, that's what the navigation says!" Xiao Peng said uncertainly, looking at the navigation on his phone.

"Fine, I don't know what's wrong with this place, the signal is so bad, and the organizers don't even bother to fix it!"

Xiao Kai felt somewhat helpless.

He originally thought that for such an important competition, the organizers would definitely be well prepared, at least by setting up signs at various intersections along the way.

Unexpectedly, apart from seeing a sign when they exited the highway, they didn't see any other signs along the way.

I don't know what the organizers were thinking; they sent someone their location and then disappeared.

If someone with a poor sense of direction came here, wouldn't they get lost?

You should know that Qianzhou is known as the "Ten Thousand Mountains". Even though conditions are better now and the roads are well-maintained, you can still get lost if you're not careful.

It's fortunate that I brought Xiao Peng with me this time; if he had come alone, he might have been completely overwhelmed.

Guided by Xiao Peng, Xiao Kai drove forward for another two kilometers and finally arrived at the edge of a cliff.

Here, they finally saw the event information signs.

Following the signs, they drove for another ten minutes or so before finally arriving at an open space near the river.

At this time, the place was already full of vehicles from all over the country, at least dozens or even hundreds of them.

Meanwhile, a small open space not far away was crowded with a large group of people, creating quite a lively scene.

Around these people, banners with the word "GG" were hung everywhere, and there was a makeshift stage where a group of ethnic minority girls were performing a folk dance.

Goodness, it turns out they didn't see any other cars along the way not because fewer people were coming, but because they arrived too late. It seems everything is already pretty much ready here.

Wow, there are so many people!

Xiao Kai and Xiao Peng were both stunned by the scene before them, staring wide-eyed at everything around them.

"Xiao Kai, this place is great! Not only is the scenery beautiful, but the activities are also... Hey, look! Isn't that Xiao Yu? Tsk tsk, her figure is truly legendary, dressed like that in this cold weather... And Da Pen is here too, Master Zhang, Lao Wu, and Teacher Liu Changgan, and Xiao Er and Master Bao are here as well!"

Looking at the fishermen and internet celebrities familiar to Douyin in the crowd, Xiao Peng couldn't help but show his excitement and quickly took out his action camera from his bag to start filming.

Xiao Kai felt a surge of excitement as he listened to his words.

But for safety's sake, he still had to drive carefully.

Just then, a staff member saw their car drive in, guessed that they were there for an event, and immediately went over to guide them to park.

With the help of the staff, Xiao Kai quickly parked his car.

Xiao Peng couldn't wait to get out of the car and walk towards the crowd, urging Xiao Kai to hurry up as he went.

Seeing this, Xiao Kai showed a hint of helplessness on his face and quickly followed.

Soon, the two arrived near the stage.

Here, they saw many celebrities that they could only see on Douyin in the past. Everyone seemed to be looking forward to the upcoming competition, and they kept discussing the competition.

Some were filming videos, so it seems that the live footage of the competition will soon appear on Douyin.

These scenes were quite interesting to Xiao Kai.

Just then, Xiao Kai's phone rang.

He took out his phone and saw that he didn't know when his phone had a signal. The caller was his old classmate Xie Shaofan.

Xiao Kai answered the phone without hesitation, and Xie Shaofan's hoarse voice came through very quickly.

"Old Xiao, you finally answered the phone! Have you arrived yet?" Xie Shaofan on the other end of the line sounded visibly anxious.

"We're here! We just arrived. My phone had no signal!" Xiao Kai explained.

"Okay, okay, I'm glad you've arrived. Where are you? I'll come pick you up!"

"I'm on this side of the stage!"

After Xiao Kai finished speaking, Xie Shaofan hung up the phone.

Soon, a young man in work clothes ran over from not far away.

"Old Xiao!"

The man came up to Xiao Kai and hugged him tightly.

"Haha, good lad, you're still as handsome as ever after all these years!" Xie Shaofan said with joy, patting Xiao Kai's back hard.

"The same to you!"

Xiao Kai was also very happy.

The two reminisced for a while, during which Xiao Kai introduced Xiao Peng to the other person so they could get to know each other.

Xie Shaofan welcomed Xiao Peng's arrival.

"Oh right, I almost forgot about the important matter!"

"Hurry up and sign in, it'll be over in a little while!"

As they were chatting, Xie Shaofan suddenly remembered something and quickly led Xiao Kai and the other person towards the backstage area.