Chapter 60. Forget it

     The refraction of the seawater affected the visual judgment of the tourists, but there were many experienced anglers present. They could tell at a glance that it was a yellowfin tuna, and it weighed more than 70 kilograms.

 

     Although they were not the ones who caught the tuna, they were also excited and had goose bumps.

 

     “Hook it!” the captain shouted, and a fisherman found the hook, leaned over and hooked the tuna that had surfaced.^[1]Tuna!

 

     The tuna completely left the water and was dragged to the deck by three people. Everyone had taken out their mobile phones and started taking pictures.

 

     The captain measured its length, 1.23 meters. When they put it on the scale, the number “39.6KG” jumped out, which made the tourists cheer again: “1.2 meters, nearly 80 kilograms, awesome!”

 

     This yellowfin tuna was initially estimated to be worth 5,000 yuan. The tourists who recorded the whole process sighed: “No wonder the previous fish were released. Compared with this fish, it’s nothing!”

 

 

 

     However, under normal circumstances, tuna are active in the morning and evening. During this time period, Li Yaolin caught such a big tuna, which confirmed his guess – this girl is lucky to fish!

 

     Because of this fish, the fishing boat was delayed in returning. The dock thought something had happened and called the boat captain through the radio dispatch station to ask the reason for the delay.

 

     The captain was so happy that his face turned red. He laughed and said, “It’s a long story. I struggled with a big fish for a long time, which delayed the return time. Now I’m back, I’ll show you a big fish!”

 

 

 

     Although he didn’t catch the tuna, he did a lot of work, and the tuna was caught on his fishing boat, so he was proud of it.

 

     When the fishing boat returned to the dock, the employees of the boat fishing project team knew that someone had caught a tuna weighing dozens of kilograms. 

 

     To show his attention to the project, the supervisor also ran to watch, and saw a familiar figure.

 

 

 

     Supervisor: “…”

 

 

 

     Island owner, aren’t you at work? Why did you get off the fishing boat?

 

     Lin Qitong also dragged Zheng Xuan to join in the fun. The former was planning to shoot a video to promote it, and saw the island owner Mr. Li who had gone fishing after the meeting and arranging tasks in the morning.

 

     “Who caught this fish?” someone asked.

 

     “This little girl.” The enthusiastic tourists pointed at Li Yaolin in the crowd.

 

     The pupils of the staff of Xingzhou Island were shocked: Island owner? Six!

 

     Li Yaolin did not become proud of this. She just smiled at the two little sisters and asked modestly: “How is my ability? Is it not bad?”

 

     Zheng Xuan gave her a thumbs up: “Lu Xun said that luck is also a part of strength.”

 

 

 

     Li Yaolin: “…”

 

 

 

     Lu Xun did not say this sentence, this sentence was said by the turtle master!

 

     Lin Qitong took pictures around the tuna, with an unbelievable look on her face: “You are cheating, right? I have never heard that you are so good at fishing before!”

 

     Li Yaolin nodded. She was indeed cheating, but it was the gain effect brought by the satisfaction given to her by the sea god.

 

     Lin Qitong asked curiously, “How to deal with this fish?”

 

     She just heard people discussing that such a big tuna is usually about 60 yuan per catty, and the fish caught from the waters of Xingzhou Island is higher than the market price. Since Xingzhou Island recovered the seafood from the anglers, it is difficult for fishmongers on the other side to receive fish caught from the waters of Xingzhou Island. Faced with the constant calls to reserve seafood from Xingzhou Island, and in order to grab more seafood from Xingzhou Island, the fishmongers had to raise the purchase price, resulting in the seafood of Xingzhou Island being higher than the market price. – So the market price of this tuna is nearly 80 yuan per catty, which is worth about 6,000 yuan.

 

     Lin Qitong thought that with Li Yaolin’s personality, even if she didn’t sell it to the fishmongers, she would send it to the seafood buffet restaurant to attract tourists to the restaurant. 

 

     Unexpectedly, Li Yaolin said without hesitation: “Send it to the kitchen for lunch.”

 

     “Yeah!” Lin Qitong swallowed her saliva. She had eaten tuna, but she had never eaten tuna caught from the waters of Xingzhou Island.

 

     Today we have a treat!

 

     Manager Qi rushed over after hearing the news. As for how to deal with the fish, he had another idea: “Mr. Li, why don’t we let the robot handle the fish? On the one hand, we can continue to increase the exposure of the buffet restaurant, and on the other hand, we can use this tuna to create a gimmick and warm up the ‘Tuna Cup’.”

 

     Li Yaolin shook her head: “This is easy to cause tourists to misunderstand and mistakenly think that there is tuna in the seafood buffet restaurant today. When they can’t eat tuna, they will think that we are selling dog meat under the guise of sheep, misleading consumers. We can hand it over to ‘Good Delicious’ to handle it, or we can create a gimmick, but we can’t do it randomly.”

 

     Manager Qi insisted on his own opinion: “But we can’t miss such a good publicity opportunity!”

 

     “Publication must also be realistic!”

 

     Manager Qi thought about it and compromised: “Then, this time we will use this tuna to preheat the ‘Tuna Cup’, and then the tuna caught at the event will be handed over to the buffet restaurant as the special ingredients of the day to attract tourists to dine in the buffet restaurant.”

 

     “Okay.” Li Yaolin finally approved this publicity plan.

 

 

 

……

 

 

     As the tuna was carried away, the crowd dispersed as they saw that there was nothing exciting to watch.

 

     However, the crowd dispersed, but the news that a tuna weighing nearly 80 kilograms was caught in the waters of Xingzhou Island spread through the Internet and gradually became known to more and more people.

 

     At this time, an angry roar suddenly came from the office of the Fishing Club: “Impossible! How could there be tuna in this sea area! Even yellowfin tuna is unheard of!”

 

     The man at the desk said: “There is a video to prove it. A little girl caught it, weighing nearly 80 kilograms!”

 

     The man sitting on the office chair questioned: “It must be the shills of Xingzhou Island. They bought the tuna in advance and pretended to catch it when no one was paying attention. Otherwise, how could a woman catch such a big tuna? Where did she get the strength?!”

 

     “She caught it, but she is not strong enough, so someone else helped to catch it… No matter who caught it, it proves that there are tuna in that sea area.”

 

     The man denied it flatly: “Impossible!”

 

     The man was a little helpless about the boss’s stubbornness, but he did not explain any more. Let the boss deceive himself!

 

     The man also knew that even if he didn’t want to admit it, it was probably the truth, so what he had to consider next was how to prevent someone from catching another tuna on the day of the “Tuna Cup” event!

 

     He said: “You immediately go and find out who will be participating in the event. After finding out, find a way to contact them and ask them to let them go on the day of the event. It doesn’t matter what they do, just don’t catch any tuna!”

 

     “Boss, how can they listen to us?”

 

     “If they won’t listen to us, they will always listen to money, right?”

 

     The man understood that the boss was going to spend a lot of money! He would rather bleed than let Xingzhou Island take advantage. He is a ruthless person.

 

 

 

…

 

 

     After taking a shower and changing back into work clothes, Li Yaolin did not return to the office. Instead, she went to the convenience store to buy a coconut and sat on the beach chair at the door to enjoy the sea breeze and fish.

 

     The cashier opened the coconut for her, and she asked casually: “Have you had lunch?”

 

     “Yes! I ate tuna. I heard that you, the boss, caught it?” The cashier smiled brightly. Li Yaolin said: “I guess so, others have also put in a lot of effort.”

 

     The cashier recalled the taste of tuna sashimi, swallowed her saliva, and said: “Thank you, boss! This is my first time to eat tuna, it’s really delicious. At first I was not used to eating raw fish, and I felt that the taste was a bit strange, but after eating it, I had an endless aftertaste and wanted to eat it again. No wonder tuna is so expensive, it turns out that it is expensive for a reason!”

 

     She felt so happy to be able to work here!

 

     When she first started working, she still had some concerns, worried about the inconvenience of transportation on the island, and worried that she would get gout if she worked on the island for a long time.

 

     I didn’t expect that after working for more than a month, I found that Xingzhou Island not only has good benefits, but also has surprises everywhere. For example, the staff dormitory here does not feel damp, she sleeps very well here, her hair loss is less, and even without makeup, her face looks much rosier…

 

     Seeing the employees so happy, Li Yaolin also showed a faint smile on her face.

 

     She said: “In fact, yellowfin tuna is not particularly expensive. Only the big tuna weighing several hundred kilograms tastes particularly good. However, the fish produced by our Xingzhou Island, whether big or small, tastes pretty good.”

 

     The cashier agreed and said: “Yes!”

 

     At this time, two customers came to the convenience store, and the cashier went to work.

 

     Li Yaolin held a coconut in one hand and drank coconut juice, while clicking on the Poseidon Holiday APP that prompted the update.

 

     “What an efficient system!” Li Yaolin praised.

 

     The entire interface of the updated APP still exudes a strong sense of mobile games, but the functions are clear at a glance:

 

 

 

     The first label at the bottom of the interface is 【Island】, which contains information such as the island’s development progress and business level;

 

     The second label is 【Island Owner】, which includes her personal information, assets and employees;

 

     Then comes 【Project】, where all current projects that require operating costs are included.

 

     The following labels are 【Wonder】, 【Poseidon Market】 and 【Task】.

 

     Finally, there is 【Notification Record】 for message summary and revenue summary. If Li Yaolin cannot see the real-time messages popped up by the system in time, he can also check through this record.

 

     In the future, if Li Yaolin wants to check assets, she can directly click 【Island Owner】. If she wants to develop new projects, she can also create new ones here 【Project】. The task progress bar can also check the progress at any time in 【Task】. Li Yaolin saw the details of this National Day special mission on 【Task】:

 

 

 

     Tourist reception: 1,430 people (from 00:00 on October 1, the number of people received.)

 

     Popularity: 30% (currently more than 10 million people know and have a positive impression of Xingzhou Island.)

 

     Search: 2.62 million times (from 00:00 on October 1, the number of searches on platforms such as Vblog, Little Green Book, browser, short video, etc.)

 

     Follow: 780,000 (the total number of followers of all official accounts.)

 

     Topic participation: 423,000 (from 00:00 on October 1, posting and replying to related content including Vblog, Little Green Book, Moments, short videos, etc.)

 

 

 

     Li Yaolin did not have specific scenic spot data for reference, but the number of tourists received, search, and topic participation were all calculated from October 1. It has only been fourteen hours, and there is such a result. She is very pleased.

 

     Suddenly, she saw splashes of water in the sea of APP, and the little mermaid swam out of it and lay lazily at the bottom of the screen, like a tourist enjoying a sunbath and a massage on the beach.

 

     She asked with a little surprise: “Xiaoyu, aren’t you on vacation?”

 

     The little mermaid looked sad: “I am on vacation, but there are traffic jams everywhere, and there are crowds of people everywhere, so annoying!”

 

     Li Yaolin laughed: “So I told you a long time ago that it is better to go back to Xingzhou Island than to travel to other places!”

 

     The little mermaid shook her tail, and took out a pair of sunglasses from somewhere and put them on herself. The original harpoon also turned into a coconut with a straw, and she drank coconut juice leisurely.

 

     Li Yaolin asked it again: “When did you come back? Were you helping me when I was fishing for tuna?”

 

     The little mermaid pushed her sunglasses and denied: “No, the island owner is fishing, what does it have to do with me?”

 

     “Oh!” Li Yaolin supported her chin and drank a sip of coconut juice, and asked again, “I caught so many fish today. If I don’t release them, wouldn’t it be particularly cruel?”

 

     Besides, she always felt that she was luring so many fish under the influence of “natural affinity coefficient” and “sea god satisfaction”, which was a bit despicable.

 

     The little mermaid didn’t quite understand why she felt guilty. It said: “I am not the same kind as them. Mermaids also eat fish, and they eat them raw. In the eyes of the island owner, aren’t I more cruel?”

 

     Li Yaolin: “…”

 

     She was speechless!

 

     She suddenly said as if she had discovered a new world: “Is it true that mermaids eat fish?!”

 

     The little mermaid: “Otherwise, the island owner thought that they grew up eating vegetables?”

 

     “I thought you grew up eating seaweed, and your body is green.”

 

     The little mermaid made an angry expression: “That’s a sea turtle! It’s so white!”

 

     Li Yaolin laughed out loud, and was not as emo as before.

 

     That’s right, why is she being so pretentious here? The Sea God has unlocked the 【Seafood Zone】, which shows that the Sea God does not oppose human fishing and catching. Whether it is fishing or catching, the premise must be moderate.

 

     The 【No Fishing Zone】was set up by her personally. She did everything she could to prevent overfishing. Why should she feel guilty for catching a tuna?

 

     The island owner, who had regained her spirits, showed a “treacherous” expression again. She pressed the little mermaid on the screen: “It’s hard to guarantee that the opponent will not continue to make trouble in the event the day after tomorrow. For safety reasons, I will also participate. At that time, you will help me get a tuna weighing more than 100 kilograms, just like today!”

 

     The little mermaid used a harpoon to poke her fingertips: “Don’t be so self-indulgent. I said it’s not someone’s help! But if the island owner wants someone to help, it’s ok. The salary will be tripled during the National Day holiday, and this is hard work, so you have to pay extra.”

 

    The island owner gave up very simply: “Forget it.”

 

     The little mermaid: “…”

 

     It’s still the familiar island owner, and the familiar Zhou bāpí taste!

 

 

 

……

 

 

     The next day, Li Yaolin continued to go fishing, but she didn’t catch any tuna this time. Finally, adhering to the fishing concept of “fishermen never come back empty-handed”, she got off the boat and picked up a sun-dizzy crab on the reef beach.

 

     On the way back to the office, she met Manager Qi and Lao Li who were setting up the “Tuna Cup” event for tomorrow. She handed the crab to Manager Qi and said, “Thank you for your hard work. I just happened to meet a crab with heatstroke on my way back. I’ll give you a snack.”

 

     She also said to Lao Li, “Next time I meet such a stupid crab, I’ll pick up another one for you.”

 

     Manager Qi: “…”

 

     Lao Li: “…”

 

     Island owner, can you do something that matches your identity as a “mysterious big boss worth over 100 million”?

 

     At this time, two girls came. They looked at the curtain printed with the words “First Tuna Cup Event”, then took out their tickets and mobile phones and took pictures of it.

 

     Li Yaolin knew that they were participating in the “National Day Check-in Event”, but still felt that it was a bit nonsensical, saying, “This place doesn’t look like a tourist attraction, right?”

 

     “What if it is? We have to take pictures!” The girls said, and hurried to the next location to take pictures.

 

     Li Yaolin couldn’t help laughing and said, “It seems that tourists have bigger imaginations than Manager Qi imagined.”

 

     Manager Qi: “…”

 

     You couldn’t even come up with five scenic spots at the beginning, and you, the island owner, have the nerve to laugh at me with your poor imagination? !

 

     Manager Qi asked, “Are you sure I will speak at the opening ceremony tomorrow?”

 

     “You don’t want to speak?”

 

     “That’s not the case, but you are the island owner. If I speak, will anyone think you are arrogant?”

 

     “I just want you to speak on behalf of Xingzhou Island. I am also present!”

 

     Besides, before the opening ceremony, she will definitely meet with the people she invited, and she will not lose her manners.

 

     Manager Qi: “…”

 

     In fact, the island owner, you just don’t want to recite the script, right? !

 

     After Lao Li finished laughing, he restrained his expression a little and said to Li Yaolin, “Island owner, you are back at the right time. I just got the news that the Yufan Sea Fishing Club is really going to do something naughty.”