Chapter 1030: Stepping Stone
When it comes to the Yuefeng brand, Wen-ge couldn't hide his pride, a sense of accomplishment from seizing great opportunities through his own judgment and changing his business trajectory to achieve commercial success.
After walking through rows of dazzling merchandise shelves, Wen-ge led Yue Feng to the tea table located in the southeast corner.
At this moment, a circle of people was already seated here, and upon seeing Yue Feng arrive, seven or eight individuals immediately stood up to greet him.
"Feng-ge is here! I'm a level 10 fan, Double Fly Grass, Feng-ge remembers me, right?"
"I'm also level 10, Smiling Cat!"
Wow, these anglers, some of whom look even older than Yue Feng, burst out their online IDs. Many of them Yue Feng vividly remembered, and the usual awkwardness of meeting strangers for the first time almost vanished without a trace.
During the subsequent exchange time, Yue Feng became much more relaxed. He was down-to-earth, mingling with people like a regular person, casually chatting, occasionally bringing up a joke from the previous livestream, causing everyone to burst into laughter, creating an extremely harmonious atmosphere.
After playing and having tea at the club side for over an hour, as it was getting dark, Wen-ge had already arranged the welcome banquet,
at a specialty restaurant not far from the fishing tackle store, along with the accompanying crew, they set up two large tables, enjoying food and drinks until after nine o'clock in the evening.
Originally, Wen-ge planned to arrange a series of full-scale hospitality, but Yue Feng firmly refused with a righteous stance, obediently returning to the hotel with Wawa.
Seeing Yue Feng's gloomy mood brighten significantly after meeting so many familiar faces online, Wawa's lingering concern also relaxed.
"Fengfeng, are you feeling better now? Over the past few months, your state hasn't been right, somewhat frightening!"
Wawa gently wrapped Yue Feng's arm, as the two stood by the window quietly talking while gazing at the nighttime scenery outside.
Yue Feng nodded: "Indeed! The matter with Xiao Min has been quite stressful for me. Even though I claimed the honor of Special Level Competitive Fishing Master under pressure, the tense string didn't fully relax!
Deng Gang can only be considered a hero, lacking the breadth of vision and scale like Teacher Hua and Teacher Lu!"
"Isn't this pretty good now? What are you worried about?"
"Not really worried, just a bit uneasy! The company is in a high-explosion growth period, I don't want any human influence affecting it!
Now I'm somewhat afraid, if I hadn't received Teacher Hua's advice with ample time to make various deployments and responses, the Yuefeng Fishing Tackle brand might already be ruined!"
"What do you plan to do next? You won the challenge, and played the Club League Cup! You can't stay torn forever!"
Yue Feng thought secretly and said: "Wanting to suppress Tianyuan solely based on the influence of the competitive circle is too limited!"
"Hmm? Then what else do you want to do? Let me remind you, now we're quite stable, don't go do anything illegal! My mom even called me yesterday asking about when we'll get married!"
Yue Feng was stimulated by the word marriage, paused for a second, and laughed: "Listen to yourself, where's your mind wandering? I'm not stupid! Recently I've been pondering how to expand the brand influence!
Since the limitation of competitive fishing is already evident, I'll just change course, what do you think about organizing a national Black Pit Championship next spring, leveraging the influence of Black Pit Jianghu?"
"Oh, so you've been thinking about this all along!" Wawa finally sighed in relief upon hearing this.
"Yes! In the past two years, the entire fishing tackle industry has undergone reshuffling. If we can seize this opportunity to gain absolute advantage and exposure, we can complete the most critical part of brand building, capturing more market share!
Then, I can confidently come to your house to propose!"
"You… couldn't you do it now? My mom said she specially looked into the industry you're in and is very satisfied with your achievements! It's already okay!"
"Fool, if I'm not dazzling enough, marrying me would be like a pearl covered in dust, what would others think of your family and you?
My current wealth might be considered affluent in W city, but in Magic City, it's just some money, not enough to be truly prestigious!
If the company brand's scale moves up another notch, I'll truly be at that level! Now, I'm just a tad short!
And Wuhan Tianyuan is the last stepping stone I chose for comparison!"
"You've thought so much for the sake of us!" Upon hearing this, a blush flew up Wawa's cheeks, and she shyly lowered her head.
"Obviously, when I met you, I was just a poor lad, unexpectedly gained this minor unpresentable achievement, naturally I need to consider more for you, and more, marrying me, I want you to be the happiest woman!"
"You naughty rascal, you know how to please me, ignoring you!" Wawa blushed furiously.
"No, look at us being out here, endless night with sleeplessness, may I ask for a tender kiss, discussing a billion-dollar deal?"
"Eh, old rogue, I'm going to bathe and sleep now"
"I'll scrub your back…"
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At exactly six o'clock the next morning, Yue Feng opened his eyes on time. Last night's antics went late, resting only in the wee hours; his eye sockets were howling blue. If not for the regular exercise sustaining him, his legs might have gone soft.
Getting up to wash up, going downstairs, after eating well he brought breakfast back for Wawa.
At 7:30 AM, Yue Feng met up with Wen-ge at the agreed location, heading straight for Old Turtle Lake.
Driving from the city center takes about an hour or so; by the time approaching nine o'clock AM, Yue Feng and the group arrived at the destination.
Old Turtle Lake is a medium-sized reservoir that hasn't dried up in decades. It's said it's never dried up since the founding of the nation and every year big fish appear. Anglers from all over the country come here with the hope of fulfilling their big fish dreams.
This time, news about the appearance of Big Qing fish in Old Turtle Lake spread widely on the internet, drawing attention from fishing enthusiasts nationwide. While driving from the city, Yue Feng noticed many anglers with out-of-town plates.
Upon arriving at the fishing spot and surrounding area, oh boy, the area in sight had at least over two hundred anglers fishing simultaneously.
"Our fishing spot is where the 85-pound Big Qing fish appeared last year, I've long reserved it with club friends, taking turns maintaining the spot, which has been ongoing for days,
The day before yesterday, we hooked a big one, but unfortunately, bad luck caused the hook to cut and the fish escaped! Let's go, let's check it out!"
Wen-ge briefly explained the situation to Yue Feng and led him towards the fishing spot.
Still dozens of meters away, Yue Feng saw the young angler sitting at the spot suddenly lift his rod with both hands, the 5.4-meter modified Jiao Fishing Rod actually hooked a fish!
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