Chapter 499: Chapter 292: First Visit to Garden Fishing Ground
After Zhang Yang made the decision to go on the expedition, the company’s outdoor team immediately held a team meeting.
Zhang Yang had Yu Dong fill ten bottles with the latest 500ml Chinese herbal liquor, and then headed to the conference room on the second floor.
"Boss, are we all going to the Jinghai Garden pickup competition this time? What are you carrying? Drinks?" Wang Yan looked at Meng Fan and Liu Zi who were sitting near the door and casually asked.
Zhang Yang placed the ten bottles of herbal liquor from the convenient bag onto the table.
"Freshly obtained hard currency, the latest improved Chinese herbal liquor from the lab! We’ll rely on it for this competition!
Liu Zi and Meng Fan will also join us. Our goal is simple this time: six people, and drive back six cars!"
"New herbal liquor? Wow, is it one pound each?" Everyone surrounded him after Zhang Yang explained.
For them, they were always the first to use the latest results from the lab.
Including the usual live-streaming in the black pit, many of the drugs used were experimental models, which were more effective than the regular versions on the market and provided data for real-world testing of the products.
"Two milliliters for one pound of bait, even adding too much won’t disturb the fish! Combined with the package, the effect is quite stable! We’ll discuss the use of the medicine later, today’s meeting is mainly to arrange the expedition details!
The first thing, as I mentioned earlier, is that all team members are going, including the cameraman and assistants, making it a team operation! A total of nine people, six anglers, and three staff members!
The second thing is that the main purpose of this expedition is to promote the company’s new Chinese herbal liquor. You’ve mentioned the fish situation at Jinghai Garden to me many times, but we never went. Now we have the chance, let’s enjoy it!
The third thing is that apart from the competition day, we will stay a few more days, so everyone needs to manage their tasks during the trip.
The current plan is to leave one and a half days early, spend a day familiarizing ourselves with the pit and scouting the fish situation before the competition, stay a day during the competition, and if the fish situation remains stable after the competition, stay another one to two days!
So, be sure to bring enough supplies. Before we depart, go to the warehouse to get bait additives, each person should load at least fifty pounds into the car. Hand-casting is allowed there, and a lot of bait is used!
Finally, I emphasize one point of discipline: in Tianjin, there are many skilled anglers, as well as many tough guys in the black pits. We should keep a low profile, avoid unnecessary trouble, and if there’s trouble, tolerate it when possible. If there are issues, contact the pit owner to resolve them!
While we’re away, let’s all stay calm and be careful!"
"Don’t worry! The security at Jinghai Garden is famously good; outsiders won’t get bullied while fishing there! I’ve already checked with the local anglers!" Wang Yan said confidently.
"That’s great, if local anglers are hosting us, bring more bait additives and herbal drugs, but there’s one rule: the Chinese herbal liquor is for our own use only, don’t give it to anyone randomly! I plan to heavily promote this product in the second half of the year!" Zhang Yang reminded them.
"Don’t worry, it’s just a business trip for a fishing competition, and we have such a big team here, nothing will go wrong!" Zhou Chu added.
"Alright, that’s it. We’ll meet at eight o’clock tomorrow morning and set off! Meeting adjourned!"
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After the meeting, everyone went off to prepare. Many had practically made fishing their daily job, and such trips had become routine. They checked their consumables, signed for their supplies at the warehouse, coordinated their preparations, and loaded everything into the cars, ready to depart the next day.
Early the next morning, Zhang Yang’s team gathered punctually downstairs at the company.
Because there was a lot of fishing gear, they set out with three vehicles. One was the company’s large van, dedicated to transporting fishing gear and equipment, and another two vehicles carried the people. The nine-member travel team split into three cars, leaving W City’s city center from the north station entrance onto the highway, heading straight for Tianjin.
The distance from W City to Tianjin was a little over 500 kilometers but not quite 600, providing ample time, and no one rushed. They took two breaks along the way in rest areas, and got off the highway in the afternoon, heading for downtown Tianjin.
Tianjin is a very famous city with a deep historical foundation, but for a first-time visitor, the initial impression wasn’t that great.
The roads weren’t wide enough and there were many potholes; commercial streets were lined with old buildings.
Zhang Yang even felt that from the point of entering the city from the highway, it seemed less developed compared to his hometown.
Before coming, the assistant had already helped book accommodations in Jinghai District, and following the GPS, the three cars first went to settle in at the hotel.
After driving for over an hour more, they arrived at a place called the Friendship Hotel, their destination.
"Wow, Xiao Guo, you booked this hotel? It’s a bit low-end. When did our travel accommodations get this bad?"
As soon as they got out of the car, Wang Yan took a look at the hotel entrance and couldn’t help but complain to the team assistant, Xiao Guo.
Xiao Guo pouted, feeling a bit wronged: "The facilities are indeed a bit lacking, but it’s close to the garden over there!
If you’d like, we could cancel the reservation and find somewhere else? I also think this hotel is a bit shabby! Double rooms cost 220 a day, not cheap!"
Zhang Yang took another look around: "Forget it, let’s not change. As long as it’s clean and sanitary, it’s fine. Let’s go, let’s check-in!"