Chapter 979: Han Luofeng Gets "Freeloaded
At first glance, Yue Feng's arrangement seems a bit too hasty, completely ignoring the real situation.
But after Han Luofeng pondered a little, it seemed, probably, maybe, letting his team members "copy the homework" like this doesn't pose much risk.
With the two so close together, the initial fishing conditions must be the same. Even if the team members don't understand the fish situation well and are a bit slow, it wouldn't result in an extreme gap, the worst possibility is just falling slightly behind in the number of catches.
Using young trainees to fight against a captain-level expert like Han Luofeng, falling a bit behind is normal, and later the veteran team members can totally catch up!
If ideally, Xue Kai performs a little bit better and doesn't fall behind, then Yue Feng's team would be making a great profit!
Anyway, calculating this logic, no matter how you look at it, it's not a loss.
"What's up Han?" Xue Kai looked up and was a bit surprised by Han Luofeng's big reaction.
Han Luofeng shook his head helplessly and said, "Nothing, Brother Feng is too cunning. He's playing open strategies with me, damn it, should have not asked you. Now that you've put it like this, it's putting a great pressure on me!
You said if you copy the homework and take the lead, my lifelong reputation is ruined!"
"Haha, you're joking, Han!"
Xue Kai scratched his head, looking honest, but his little eyes already betrayed his thoughts at this moment.
Han Luofeng didn't remind him, but now isn't it just pointing the way for Xue Kai again!
No need to analyze or judge the fish condition anymore, just copy homework directly! Follow the bait arrangement, frequency, rhythm steadily, as long as there's no major mistake, it's absolutely safe!
Just then, the field judge's voice to start the match rang out.
"Competitors on the field, please pay attention, the match officially starts after hearing the gunshot, ready! Bang!"
The starting gunshot resonated, and the four on field almost simultaneously cast their rods into the water, the match began officially.
Once Xue Kai makes a decision, he executes it very well, from the first rod baiting situation, he's already completely mimicking Han Luofeng.
Han Luofeng pinched two wet scattered triangular baits on two hooks to create nesting points, Xue Kai did two triangular baits too. On the second rod Han Luofeng continued to set up a second nest on one side, Xue Kai arranged similarly.
The two seemed like mirrors, their setup for the first ten rods was practically identical.
Below the stage, Yue Feng and other team members were intently watching. After observing the opening strategy for a few minutes, Yue Feng paused slightly and then couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Wow! Han Luofeng seems like he's being exploited by this guy Xue Kai! It's hilarious. You guys think this counts as mirrored operations!"
"He thought it through, facing an expert at Han Luofeng's level, not falling behind is already taking advantage! Nice, Xue Kai's brain is quite handy!" Zhao Zheng couldn't help but repeatedly nod.
Only Wang Xiaomin was a bit unimpressed by this situation, pursed his lips wanting to speak but ultimately remained silent.
Yue Feng noticed Wang Xiaomin's expression change, lightly nudged him with his elbow, and asked, "What's up Xiaomin? You look like you want to say something, hesitating!"
Wang Xiaomin glanced at Xue Kai somewhat discontentedly, saying, "From a tactical standpoint, Kai's playing this quite well, but in terms of honing fishing skills and gaining experience, I think doing this is inappropriate!
Someone else's methods are ultimately someone else's, imitating superficially can only be seen as opportunistic. If you ask me, it's better to form your own judgment first, and if it doesn't work, then learn from next door!"
Often times, different perspectives lead to different outcomes, Wang Xiaomin's words made Yue Feng feel a bit contemplative.
What kind of angler has a future? Not those who merely understand tricks and have a few small successes, but those like Xiaomin who always know where their shortcomings lie, how to work on improving them, and seize real opportunities to gain experience and reflect on conclusions.
From this angle, Wang Xiaomin is on a higher level than Xue Kai.
Yue Feng nodded, "You're quite right, though there needs to be a process! Isn't it the crucial semi-finals now, I'll discuss with Manager Niu afterward and keep a closer watch on the fish condition analysis and summaries, it's no big deal!"
Wang Xiaomin nodded, "Earlier, I didn't say it out loud considering this! It's undeniable, young trainees like us getting to fish with our team is simply too fortunate!"
By the end, Wang Xiaomin's eyes were even sparkling a bit, but the glow didn't last long. He looked down at his right hand, and the glow in his eyes dimmed again.
Yue Feng noticed this detail, and advised, "Alright, don't brood over it, focus on recovering. Once you're healed, continue battling!
Let's keep watching the match, you interrupted, and now I've lost track. Let's see if Xue Kai shows any flair in the match. If he can put Han Luofeng out of the fight, I'll treat everyone to ice cream later!"
Everyone's attention returned to the competition on the field.
However, the fish situation in the first segment of the competition was not as complex as imagined before the match.
Despite being just released fish, they were small, with high concentrations of oxygen in live cars keeping them very active, nesting points had been running for just a few minutes, and fish started biting normally.
The first caught crucian carp was of medium size with faint yellow scales, if guessed correctly, this fish most likely had a favorable bite frequency.
Han Luofeng casually made some nesting setups, after a few rods he found the fish bites were quite good, quickly started to tighten the frequency to catch fish.
Xue Kai, copying homework, seeing this, followed closely behind, gritting his teeth and matched the frequency directly.
As Han Luofeng cast a rod, Xue Kai cast a rod too, slightly behind by just a few fish initially, but by enticing the fish into the nest with bait, the situation quickly stabilized,
Five minutes into the match, all four anglers on the field were catching quickly without any differences, each having landed at least dozens of fish, with no signs of the bite slowing down.
In the first 12 minutes of the match, Xue Kai had almost no substantive disadvantage and was neck and neck with Han Luofeng, but by the 13th minute onwards, Xue Kai began adjusting his fishing technique.
He slightly slowed down the frequency of casting and fish picking very naturally, pinching two large triangular wet scattered baits, not placing additional nest bait at the nesting center, but sneakily took it to the far front on the left side.
Not long ago, Wang Xiaomin and Yue Feng who were discussing the pros and cons of copying homework watched this, exchanged glances, and nodded repeatedly.
"Nice! This sneak move is quite smart, a stroke of genius. Team competitions should be played like this, the previous match wasn't in vain, this arrangement was made ahead!
Han Luofeng's attention is so focused, unlikely he'd notice these subtle sneak tricks! Mark the location, gaining advantage later relies on it!"
Stealthily setting up a second nest at a distance, Xue Kai quickly followed Han Luofeng's rhythm again, after about four or five rods, sneakily added another nest, as the match approached 15 minutes close to a changeover, Xue Kai continuously added two more nests.