Chapter 401: Chapter 242: Arrange for Brother Qiang!
Before the stream started, Zhang Yang had already thought of a plan for this, and the actual effect after going live was even better than he expected.
Half an hour before the stream started, the live room on Yingke had over 5,000 people watching at the same time, but after an hour, only less than 2,000 "chill" viewers were left.
On the Kuaishou platform, the first live stream of the new account, thanks to the multiple prize draws and water friends continuously sharing the live room plus platform diversion, already had over 4,000 people watching simultaneously!
What does it mean for an outdoor fishing stream, which is neither based on looks nor talent, for a new account’s first live show to surpass 4,000 concurrent viewers?
This number of online viewers included no fake accounts or bots; each person was a real individual. In this streaming race, it’s already quite extraordinary!
The little red hearts broke a million early, and the high interaction rate triggered a recommendation mechanism from the platform, directly placing the live room entrance at the top of the exposure page.
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As for the current fishing situation, after a big fish got away earlier, the spot remained silent for about ten minutes without any new bites. Zhang Yang maintained order in the live room while instructing Han Qiang to occasionally add bait to attract fish.
Just over an hour into the stream, Han Qiang’s bobber signaled another bite from a big fish.
Out of nowhere, the bobber exposed on the water’s surface suddenly got pulled under with a swift motion.
Han Qiang, focused on the bobber, immediately grabbed the fishing rod.
With a swoosh, he lifted the rod to hook the fish! The fishing line sliced through the water with a piercing whistle.
Han Qiang still couldn’t quite handle the powerful tension of an 8.1-meter long rod when hooking a fish; though he had noticeably restrained his strength, he wasn’t as adept as Zhang Yang.
As the rod was lifted, the fish underwater was startled once more and dashed outward crazily!
However, this time Han Qiang was much more prepared, quickly bending and crouching to reel the fish back.
When the fish didn’t turn back, Han Qiang adjusted his strategy, decisively plunging the rod underwater.
The classic big fish control technique: plunge the fishing rod into the water!
After the rod was submerged, the direction of force on the rod changed. The normal position of the fishing rod, unable to exert waist power due to a tug of war, after changing direction, the rod’s elasticity provided a cushioning effect once again.
Moreover, after the fishing rod entered the water, it inherently had considerable resistance in the water; these two factors combined gave a high probability for the fish to turn back.
The essence of reeling in fish is not about forcefully pulling but relies on using the elasticity of the fishing rod, controlling the direction the fish escapes to consume its energy, and then reeling it in.
With smaller fish, it doesn’t matter much, but the bigger the fish, the more attention to detail in controlling is needed.
Clearly, Han Qiang’s reaction after catching the second fish was much better than the first that got away. After a few seconds of a standoff with the rod submerged, he successfully reeled the fish back.
"Hahahaha, guys, stop with the ’oops’ in the live room; the fish turned back in the first round!"
Zhang Yang glanced at Han Qiang, who had already lifted the rod again, and said with a smile to the friends in the live room.
[Oh my, ’oops’ doesn’t work this time, too bad it didn’t get away, we could have had another draw!]
[Mommy, mommy, Buddha give me strength! Oops, oops!!]
[C’mon, let it run, Strong Bro, work harder, let another one get away to cheer the brothers!]
[I wonder if the fish is strong, it would be nice to reel it in and show the brothers!]
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The crowd of viewers didn’t mind the commotion and kept stirring up things or making clever comments, each expressing their views in the public chat.
Zhang Yang, seeing this, had a brainwave and continued, "We can’t always let the fish get away! Let’s try to reel this one up!
Strong Bro, is the fish strong? Chat a bit with the brothers!"
At this moment, Han Qiang, after raising the rod again, held it steadily with both arms without moving,
It was evident that he was still a bit nervous fishing such big blue carp live, especially after one had already got away before.
Han Qiang glanced back and, while controlling the fish, said, "It’s okay, the force is a bit strong, but its size shouldn’t be too outrageous; it’s swimming quite fast!"
"Everyone is shouting ’oops’! How about we forget about ’oops’ and play another game!
The classic guess-the-weight game! Give everyone an estimated weight!
And I must emphasize, you can’t just guess randomly. If the actual weight of the big fish, once it’s out of the water, fluctuates beyond 20% of your guess, you’ll face a penalty!
Dare to play?"
"Damn! What’s there to be afraid of? You just say what the penalty is, and we can afford to play!"
"Uh, I’m really drawing a blank on penalties right now! How about the brothers in the live room offer some ideas?" Zhang Yang mischievously said.
"Alright! As long as it’s not illegal or against the rules and within my abilities, I’m down for anything!" Han Qiang agreed straightforwardly.
"Good, Strong Bro agreed, brothers, make suggestions in the public chat! We’ll assign the one with the loudest support to Strong Bro!"
Upon Zhang Yang’s callout, the public chat quickly started scrolling again.
[Let Strong Bro do push-ups, at least a hundred!]
[You’re really wicked, above, how about 100 squats instead!]
[The two brothers above, are you both gurus? You can’t have both the fish and enjoy both proposals!]
[Or, perhaps, let Strong Bro sing a song for everyone! We’ve watched him fish for so long, yet haven’t heard him sing!]
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After a revote by the friends, the vote for doing squats stood out as the loudest. Doing a hundred squats would be a challenge for someone with ordinary physical fitness.
Zhang Yang laughed and said, "In the live room, the brothers’ loudest request is for a hundred squats! You can give the weight estimate for the fish! No word games, please! It’s time to test your feel!"
After a brief frown and a few seconds of pondering, Han Qiang gritted his teeth and said, "I’ll guess 35 pounds!"
Actually, the condition Zhang Yang gave was quite lenient, with a fluctuation range of 20%, meaning between 28 pounds and 42 pounds, which was quite a generous range.
Zhang Yang continued, "Alright, brothers in the live room, the guess weight range is out, it’s between 28 pounds and 42 pounds!
Everyone make your guesses energetically; the weight is in shi-jin, accurate to two decimal places. The water friend whose guess is closest to the actual weight when the fish is landed wins a grand prize package!
Countdown one minute to start recording! Everyone get hyped up for me!"
With Zhang Yang’s command, the water friends’ numbers immediately started flooding the screen.
[29.88 pounds!]
[31.66 pounds!]
[42.00 pounds!]
[36.88 pounds!]
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Wow, the numbers for weight guesses quickly began scrolling fast, and with several thousand people online participating simultaneously, it vaguely resembled the lottery draw scene from a couple of years ago.
The one-minute countdown recording time quickly ended, and Yue Feng stopped recording precisely on time.
"Alright, recording finished, I’ve recorded the brothers’ guessed weights with the screen recording!
Be patient; once the big fish is landed, it’s time to witness the miracle!"