The Fisherman Who Never Catches Fish

"With skills like that, if they were sent out to fish for planes, isn't it highly likely they'd actually catch one?"

"We just said we wouldn't send out a salvage team, but we never said we wouldn't send a fishing streamer!"

"Ha ha ha, this guy, you really know how to do publicity."

"It just depends on whether the state will seek him out or not."

"Guys, this fishing streamer is streaming live right now."

As soon as someone noticed Fang Hao was live streaming, the word spread like wildfire online.

In an instant, crowds of people were flooding Fang Hao's stream.

Fang Hao's stream popularity soared once again.

Many people who were visiting Fang Hao's stream for the first time were stunned by its popularity.

This multimillion level of popularity, and they were only now getting to know such a streamer.

Over ten million in popularity, that's really blowing up.

"Holy..."

"This is just insane."

"I must have been living under a rock; I've only just discovered such a gem of a streamer now."

Now, the new visitors felt like it was their own fault for not knowing about this fishing streamer sooner.

But when they saw the stream and Fang Hao fishing with a helmet on,

Everyone paused for a second.

What kind of look is this?

Has fishing become this chic now?

"Err... what's he doing?"

Someone asked.

"Preparing for a typhoon, I guess."

"Some dude was standing under a coconut tree earlier, nearly got hit."

An existing fan briefly explained the situation to the newcomers.

Only then did everyone realize what was going on.

"Eh? Isn't that Uncle Great Desert?"

Some recognized the Great Desert Team and were quite surprised.

"I didn't expect to see Uncle Great Desert teaming up with this fishing streamer."

"Who's Uncle Great Desert?"

"A legal knowledge short-video blogger."

The one who recognized Great Desert explained and briefly introduced him to everyone.

"Oh, so he's a short-video blogger, no wonder he seemed unfamiliar to me earlier."

Currently, Great Desert's online popularity wasn't that high, not many people knew him.

Moreover, their team had only recently pivoted.

Their newly filmed video hadn't been uploaded yet.

But now, some were already searching for Great Desert's account.

Watching the live stream, they were simultaneously looking up Great Desert's account.

Soon, they found his account with just over a hundred thousand followers, which wasn't a large number, explaining why not many knew him.

Those who found him promptly hit follow.

Unexpectedly, this really brought a surge of popularity to Great Desert's account.

In just a short period, his followers doubled from over a hundred thousand to nearly three hundred thousand.

"Ah... this this this..."

One of the Great Desert Team members was overwhelmed by joy upon discovering this.

The popularity growth was faster than anything they had seen in previous months.

They quickly realized that this surge came from Fang Hao.

Because they hadn't even uploaded the short video they filmed the day before, they were still editing it.

So, it couldn't have been the video drawing in the audience, and with no promotion for the short video yet, the only explanation was Fang Hao.

Fang Hao, after all, was a streamer with millions of viewers. The plan was to leverage his popularity and traffic.

Now was the time when that was paying off.

It seemed their initial strategy was spot on.

Witnessing this, members of the Great Desert Team realized they needed to post yesterday's short video.

The post-production team had already finished the final edits, so they immediately uploaded the new video.

"Eh? They've just uploaded a new video."

To be honest, legal-themed videos didn't usually spark much interest.

People preferred something that was entertaining.

That's why the Great Desert Team had been bold enough to change their style and come up with a new short video script.

As the new video went live, some people started to take notice.

"Hey? There's a new video."

Since the fishing session with Fang Hao was still quite calm,

With no movement on Fang Hao's fishing rod,

People were curious to see what the video was about, so they decided to take a look.

Moreover, the video's description said it was welcoming a friend.

That friend had to be Fang Hao.

They wanted to see what a collaborative video would look like.

Of course, most of the viewers were still there for Fang Hao.

But when they clicked on the short video, it was like discovering an entirely new world for them.

Instantly, the video had everyone in stitches.

"Ha ha, the streamer was totally clueless; when the suona played, he almost got carried off."

"Time to eat, I want to sit at the kids' table."

"This feels like a scene right out of a village tyrant's life."

"666, this video is pretty interesting, definitely need to follow this."

"The streamer hanging out with Uncle Mo, they do kinda give off a gang vibe."

"Welcome to Uncle Mo's gang, streamer."

"But that food looks so delicious, I'm getting hungry too."

"Let's go, everyone, let's head to the island for some seafood."

"..."

The netizens were dying of laughter at the interaction between the Great Desert Team and Fang Hao, and it also brought some fame to the Island Province.

They got to see the simplicity of the local villagers and the delicious cuisine.

Especially for those who love seafood, it was nothing short of a blessing.

"I'm really getting hungry here."

While many people were off watching the Great Desert's short videos.

Fang Hao's fishing rod finally started showing some activity again.

His float moved, disappearing into the water.

This got Fang Hao instantly excited.

Could it be that he was about to catch a fish?

It seemed like the Island Province was his lucky place, catching fish as soon as he arrived.

Indeed, just before the typhoon hit was the best time to fish.

Huh.

Don't get too excited.

Wait until the fish is caught before celebrating.

Just in case something unexpected happens again.

Fang Hao's palms were sweaty; he was somewhat worried he might pull up some strange object once more.

Here by the sea, surely he wouldn't catch any corpses or car parts again, right?

Fang Hao tried to pull up the rod, quickly reeling in the line.

The object caught underneath was putting up a struggle, there was a forceful resistance.

This weight!

It was very heavy.

And an alive one at that.

Not some dead object.

There were signs of struggle from below.

But Fang Hao didn't allow himself to get too happy, he couldn't afford to be careless... what if it was a diver again?

The feel of it, it did seem slightly similar.

Surely he couldn't be that unlucky, right?

"Bro Mo, do people normally dive around here?"

Fang Hao asked while pulling on the rod, turning to the Great Desert Team beside him.

"Nope, this isn't a dive site, no one dives here."

Hearing the Great Desert's words, Fang Hao's heart eased a bit more.

Now he felt relieved.

Not a dead object, nor a diver.

So... What's down there, could it be a dolphin?

Or a shark?

No, that's not likely.

Or maybe it's some big fish then.

Fang Hao gripped the fishing rod a bit tighter.

Meanwhile, in the live-streaming room, the audience had noticed Fang Hao's situation when he asked his question.

"Did the streamer catch something again?"

"It seems like whatever is at the end of the line isn't light."

"If it's not a diver, then what could it be?"

Everyone was captivated.

No one knew what he might bring up this time.

Fang Hao was hoping for a catch of fish, while the others were looking forward to something else to tease him with.

"Anyway, as long as it's not a fish, it's good."

...

Under everyone's gaze, Fang Hao quickly reeled in the line.

Very quickly.

A large dark shadow was pulled up to the water's surface.

Everyone's attention was on this 'thing' that had surfaced; they all wanted to know what it could possibly be.

After seeing this object, Fang Hao's expression gradually stiffened.

He hadn't been happy for long, this... once again shattered his fantasy.

It wasn't a fish that he had caught.

Nor was it a dolphin, whale, shark, or anything like that.

Why did it have to be this way again?

When would this streak of bad luck end?

Fang Hao felt like complaining.

He really had only wanted to catch a fish, not this thing.

Hadn't the Great Desert just said no one would be diving here?