Back to the Past to Become a Fishing King

Chapter 825 - 558: Winning the Championship (Part 2)

Wow, Sun Yi and Yu Wensheng, the two hosts, were explaining nearby, with several cameramen carrying big cameras behind them.

"Oh crap!"

Zhang Yang instinctively let out a colorful phrase, suddenly a bit scared. He had just changed clothes in the car; hopefully, it wasn’t broadcasted live.

"Mr. Zhang Yang, congratulations on winning the championship!" Sun Yi slightly smiled, congratulating him in an incredibly sweet tone, with sugar content equivalent to at least four plusses.

"Just lucky, just lucky! When did you guys arrive? I didn’t hear a noise while changing clothes in the car!" Zhang Yang asked, picking up the conversation.

"Don’t worry, we didn’t film anything inappropriate! We have that decency! So, now that the match is over, how about a post-match champions interview? You shouldn’t have any other plans, right?"

"Sure, no problem, as long as it doesn’t delay the award ceremony, there’s nothing else!" Zhang Yang nodded his head in agreement.

Sun Yi glanced at the cue cards he had written in his hand and said: "Alright, let’s start the formal interview then!

Let’s start with the first question: the entire competition is over now, how do you evaluate our FTT circuit final? What merits are worthy of praise, and what shortcomings need adjustment or improvement?

Feel free to share your thoughts on anything from the competition’s rules to its procedure and events. If you provide constructive feedback, we will convey it to the event planning team."

Hearing Sun Yi ask the first question, Zhang Yang’s lips twitched upwards: "The competition rules are quite sound. I feel there is no significant room for adjustment at present.

The overall scale is quite large, with a lot of participants, making the competition naturally exciting.

The fish density at the Competition Pond is pretty good, unlike many Category 4 competition venues, where the fish density is limited. You might catch a few earlier, but then there’s nothing biting towards the end!

In summary, regarding the preparation for our FTT event, it’s been quite effective, with no dull moments throughout the fish action!"

Joking aside, Zhang Yang wasn’t foolish enough to make bold criticisms in such a setting.

"Ah, second question: how would you rate your personal performance and that of your teammates during this FTT event?

If the full score is ten points, what score would you give?" Sun Yi continued with the second question.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yang scratched his head. The question initially didn’t seem complex, but on reflection, it had layers.

Scoring could make him look either arrogant if high, or overly modest and inadvertently belittle other anglers if low, so Zhang Yang wouldn’t be caught up in this trap.

"When it comes to scoring, I’m really not certain! I’ll just give a general summary of the performance.

Personally, I was relatively stable in the early stages, the fishing conditions were steady, and I found my rhythm quickly, making it to the top 16 without much trouble.

As for other team members, since our team is newly established with younger anglers, they lack mature skills and maintain inconsistent performance. Taking them to compete is mainly to gain experience and improve their mental resilience during live events.

Given such circumstances, Xiaofan still made it to the top 16, and as the team leader, I’m quite satisfied overall!"

"A newly established competition team? May I ask, is our team a hobbyist organization or a professional competition team like Hua Clan Tianyuan?"

Sun Yi had a rough idea but wanted to get confirmation from Zhang Yang, so he added a question spontaneously.

Zhang Yang grinned: "We can’t compare with those top domestic brands, but our goal is to develop toward professional competition!

We’re still in the stage of accumulating strength, learning, and growing; we’ll take it one step at a time!"

"Alright, I’ve finished the questions I prepared earlier. Now Teacher Yu Wensheng has some questions he’d like to verify on-site. Teacher Yu, please..."

Sun Yi handed the microphone to Yu Wensheng, who was standing nearby. The experience showed as Yu took the mic and asked confidently: "First, congratulations to Zhang Yang for winning the championship. I have a question that’s been nagging me; please help clarify!"

"Teacher Yu, you’re too kind. I’m unworthy of such a title; I should be calling you that!

I started learning to fish years ago watching the fishing DVDs you recorded, which makes you something of a mentor to me! It’s great to finally meet you in person! You can ask me anything!"

Without hesitation, Zhang Yang cleverly turned the tables, praising Yu.

Learning that Zhang Yang had watched his early fishing instructional DVDs, Yu Wensheng was even more impressed with him.

"Alright, I’ll get straight to the point. In the later rounds of the finals, your fishing tactics seemed different. Initially, you were fishing near the bottom, and only in the last fifth round, you switched to quick-lead line tactics. Was this pre-planned or an on-the-spot decision?"

After asking, Yu Wensheng looked at Zhang Yang inquisitively, as if he didn’t want to miss any of his expression’s feedback.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yang immediately sensed Yu’s underlying meaning.

He smiled slightly: "It’s not a question easily answered publicly; maybe we can discuss it later in another setting?"

"Not convenient? What does that mean?"

"You see...

If I say I planned it beforehand, it might seem overly shrewd.

If I say it was a spontaneous reaction, it makes me seem a little slow-witted.

Whichever way I answer, it doesn’t seem quite right!

You asked because you wanted my confirmation. Before asking, you probably already had an answer in mind!

All I can say is, things are exactly as you imagined!"

At this point, the profoundness of the Chinese language becomes apparent. Zhang Yang appeared to say nothing, yet his intent was fully understood by Yu, leaving other onlookers in confusion.

"Haha, you’re becoming more interesting! I see now. We can discuss more in detail later!"

Yu Wensheng nodded repeatedly, clearly impressed with the young man’s performance.

"No need for formalities; I still have much to learn from you! Let’s exchange contact info, and we can meet up later!"

Zhang Yang seized the networking opportunity, boldly taking out his phone to add Yu Wensheng’s WeChat on the spot.

After a brief chat, the champion interview concluded, and Sun Yi needed to interview the second-place winner, Huang Zheng, so he left with the team after a quick greeting.

As Sun Yi’s group left, Xiaobao watched them, particularly Sun Yi’s backside, and swallowed a bit: "Tsk tsk, what a nice figure!"

With a loud "slap," Han Mocheng gave Xiaobao a playful smack.

"What are you thinking? Your fishing wasn’t good, and you spend all day ogling at girls; don’t you have more pressing matters?" Han Mocheng commented wryly.

Xiaobao, feeling a bit wronged, shrank his neck: "Everyone was looking, it wasn’t just me! Liu Zi and Fan were looking too!"

"Everyone looking isn’t the problem. The problem is who was acting as creepily as you, I could even hear you swallowing; isn’t that embarrassing?" Han Mocheng couldn’t help but criticize again.

"Hahaha," everyone else realized and burst into laughter again.

Meanwhile, after finishing Zhang Yang’s interview, Sun Yi and Yu Wensheng made their way over to Huang Zheng.

On the way, Yu reminded Sun Yi: "Huang Zheng lost to Zhang Yang, so pay a bit of attention to your questions during the interview, don’t make them too pointed. I worry that Huang Zheng might not cooperate!"

Sun Yi nodded: "Don’t worry, I’ve known Huang Zheng for years, as long as it’s not excessive, it should be fine! I reckon he’s either there regretting or getting an earful from his mentor right now!"

Sun Yi was spot on; even from four or five meters away, they could vaguely hear Huang Zheng on the phone, with a lowered voice saying "Hmm hmm, yes, yes, yes," clearly getting scolded.