For about half an hour, the bobber gave no sign of any bites.

But this lull didn't last long. Half an hour after reinforcing the bait, the bobber stirred!

The bobber on the water's surface suddenly accelerated downward, and in less than half a second, it went completely under!

This bite seemed stable, and Meng Fan promptly lifted his rod and hooked the catch!

The sensation was heavy, but Meng Fan didn't shout about a big fish immediately. Remembering the previous double-tailed carp incident, he decided to be more cautious this time!

It wasn't until the rod bent and the fish started swimming underwater that Meng Fan confirmed he had caught a big one!

"Big fish, got it! If this judgment is wrong, I'll live stream myself washing my hair upside down!"

Meng Fan couldn't hold it in and shouted out loud.

Zhang Yang glanced at the strength of the fish underwater and chuckled, "Keep it steady and don't startle the fish!

The big fish is hooked but hasn't surfaced yet. Let's play a guessing game with the viewers!

So, all brothers following our account, guess the weight of the fish. Whoever gets the closest, I'll cover the shipping and send a box with twenty packs of old-style corn bait!

Here's how it works: each person can participate once, guessing the weight in numbers accurate to two decimal places, posting it in the public chat.

Then, in the live stream room, click the red heart. After posting your guess, take a screenshot as proof for prize claims. The big fish will come out and a winner will be announced live!

If your screenshot includes your own red heart system posting, the reward will be doubled!

Repeated postings don't count, everyone keep an eye out for each other. If the same account repeatedly posts different numbers trying to cheat, feel free to report them!

If your report is successful, you'll replace the cheater and claim the prize!

During this guessing round, I'll start the recording mode, and after it ends, we'll verify the prizes using the recording and anglers' screenshots!

It's just a fun little game, all for open-minded anglers, the main goal is happiness!

The rules are explained, now brothers, hit the red heart! Countdown one minute, guessing game start! Everyone, get excited!"

In the next second, Zhang Yang immediately activated the screen recording on his phone, then watched as red hearts bounced nonstop in the live stream room, the chat started flooding with numbers.

[10.58]

[15.33]

[12.25]

...

Zhang Yang's guessing game gave viewers little chance to cheat. Most regular water friends were quite honest, played along as Zhang Yang instructed by tapping the red heart, guessing the weight in the chat!

At that moment, there were over three thousand people in the live stream room, and the number of red hearts surged wildly, almost in the blink of an eye from over thirty thousand to fifty thousand, then to a hundred thousand, interacting rates skyrocketed.

Zhang Yang designed the rules quite well, the guessing numbers were the first layer, red heart double-tap interaction boosted activity as the second layer, plus it encouraged unnoticed followers to click and follow, which was the third layer.

It was just a box of old-style corn bait, yet it successfully ignited the rhythm of the live stream room!

Zhang Yang's live stream room's red heart count quickly soared to the twenty thousand level, and the follower count increased by over a thousand, the chat flooded with countless guessing numbers.

Luckily, the minute quickly ended, Zhang Yang watched the recording time, promptly stopped the recording feature!

"Alright, stop! Guessing time is up!

I bet everyone has followed the account and posted their guessing weight! Let's wait for Meng Fan to reveal the actual number!"

Smart, clever Zhang Yang once again drew in anticipation, completely tying the viewers' curiosity about the guessing game and the big fish coming out of the water together.

As the live stream commentator and rhythm master, Zhang Yang did his job flawlessly, and Meng Fan, appearing on-camera, perfectly executed the strategy Zhang Yang set before the stream.

Slowly reel the fish in!

Yes, you heard right: slowly reel the fish, as steady as can be!

As long as the big fish doesn't rush forward, Meng Fan kept his hands steady on the rod, maintaining control, letting the underwater big fish move slowly.

Throughout the process, Meng Fan avoided intentionally adding more pressure to the rod to tire the big fish out, prolonging the reeling time cycle by at least half!

During the entire live stream of reeling in the fish, everyone was focused on the angler's every move, curious about the big fish's weight and whom the guessing prizes would go to.

Five minutes passed!

Ten minutes passed!

Fifteen minutes passed!

Until the eighteenth minute post-hooking, the big fish underwater had worn out most of its strength and surfaced for the first time, after a fleeting glimpse it went back down!

[Wow, it's huge! At least fifteen pounds beyond!]

[I guessed 16.66 pounds, looks like there might be a chance!]

[I guessed 16.88 pounds!]

[Looks like the big fish doesn't have much energy left, reel it back up for a splash!]

[I don't know if it's an illusion, but I feel like Meng Fan's reeling technique is particularly steady today! Such a big fish should have surfaced by now!]

Zhang Yang glanced at the concurrently online numbers in the chat, after nearly twenty minutes of reeling, the live stream room audience had grown to over eight thousand, this operation that forcefully draws viewers' curiosity worked exceptionally well!

"Ahem, Meng Fan, some brothers in the chat complain your reeling is too steady! I don't know if you can stand it, if it were me, I'd find it hard to tolerate!"

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