The entire ocean is my fishing ground.

Chapter 40 Chairman Zhao, it's time for a drink of water.

Zhao Deding's henchmen chuckled.

"goods."

"What kind of goods?"

"Are they local specialties he brought from the village?"

"Haha, it can't be just a few baskets of small, worthless fish, that won't get through the gates of Yunhai Pavilion."

Zhao Deding's sarcasm deepened. He didn't bother to look at Lin Chen again, turned around, raised his glass, and prepared to continue his long-winded talk.

Just then.

"Crunch...squeak...creak..."

A heavy, sluggish friction sound came from outside the carved wooden door of the banquet hall.

The sound grew louder as it approached, each note captivating everyone's attention.

Everyone in the room, including Zhao Deding who had already turned around, instinctively looked towards the door.

The door was slowly pushed open by two waiters working together.

An old fisherman, dressed in faded blue overalls, with dark skin and a weathered face, was pushing a specially made heavy-duty hydraulic flatbed cart, slowly and laboriously walking in.

Lin Jianguo.

His forehead was covered in sweat, and the veins on his arms bulged from the exertion.

Everyone could see that the contents of the vehicle were incredibly heavy.

"What is that?"

"Judging from the old man's appearance, there must be at least several hundred kilograms of stuff in his car."

In the center of the flatbed truck, a thick, greasy military-grade waterproof tarpaulin covered the interior, obscuring what was inside.

But as the car was pushed into the hall, a strong marine scent wafted over.

Everyone present was an expert; just by smelling the aroma, they knew it was no ordinary product.

Zhao Deding's eyelid twitched.

Lin Chen nodded to his father.

Lin Jianguo stopped the car, took a deep breath, then walked to the canvas, grabbed the edge with both hands, and suddenly yanked it backward.

"Splash—"

A large spray of seawater splashed out as the canvas billowed.

The few bosses in the front row who were watching the commotion were caught off guard and were drenched in cold water. They were about to curse when they saw what was in the car, and all their words got stuck in their throats.

A fish.

It was a gigantic creature, as large as a calf.

It lay quietly in the makeshift water tank, its body a deep brown with irregular dark gold spots.

Its head alone is wider than that of an adult.

The fish's mouth was slightly open, revealing its menacing, sharp teeth.

The giant creature seemed startled by the light, and its thick tail fin swung violently.

"Smack."

With a loud crash, the water in the sink was splashed more than a meter high again, drenching several people nearby.

That fierce vitality sent a chill down everyone's spine.

You could hear a pin drop in the banquet hall.

Three full seconds passed before someone gasped sharply, as if they had just been pulled out of the water.

"Oh my God..."

"Gentian grouper... This wild gentian is so big."

"This size...this quality...are you crazy? How could there be something like this near the coast?"

A group of seasoned veterans who had been in the seafood business for decades were now acting like naive youngsters, pushing forward without a care for their image. Their eyes were wide open, staring intently at the giant beast, and their mouths were agape enough to fit a fist.

The smile on Zhao Deding's face had long since frozen.

The wine glass in his hand swayed violently, spilling the sparkling champagne and dripping it onto his expensive suit, but he was completely unaware.

He instinctively took half a step back, as if stunned by the fish's vitality. Immediately, a sense of humiliation at being publicly humiliated surged into his heart, causing his face to flush red.

"impossible."

He strained his voice, which became shrill and somewhat distorted.

"That's absolutely impossible. It's fake. It's a defective product from a farm, fattened up with hormones. Yes, it's grown this big with hormones. How could wild ones grow this big? They would have been wiped out by trawlers long ago."

His voice echoed in the silent hall, yet sounded so pale and powerless.

Because all experts could see that the wild, untamed aura emanating from the deep sea on that fish was something that no farmed fish could imitate.

Just then, Chu Tiankuo, who had been silent all along, made a move.

He shoved Zhao Deding, who was blocking his way, and the latter stumbled and almost fell.

A near-fanatical light flashed in Chu Tiankuo's eyes as he strode to the flatbed cart.

He didn't care at all about the six-figure bespoke suit he was wearing, and directly reached into the seawater, his palm slowly stroking the rough skin of the giant fish.

Look here.

Chu Tiankuo pointed to a dark, rough area below the fish's belly.

"These are natural calluses that can only be formed by constant friction on deep-sea cliffs and reefs. You can't grow these in aquaculture ponds where the bottom is smooth."

He then pointed to the spots on the fish's body.

"And these golden spots, with their deep color and blurred edges, are protective coloration that wild gentians develop in deep water environments for camouflage. Cultivated gentians, with their limited light exposure, have much lighter-colored spots with clearer edges, making them easily recognizable."

Chu Tiankuo straightened up, his gaze sharp as a knife, sweeping over Zhao Deding, whose face had turned a deep purplish-red.

"Chairman Zhao, you've been in business for twenty years, and you can't even tell the difference between wild and farmed animals?"

Zhao Deding opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word; cold sweat poured down his forehead.

"Manager Tang."

Chu Tiankuo ignored him and turned around to shout.

"exist."

Tang Mingyuan immediately stepped forward.

"Put it on the scale. Weigh it."

"Yes."

The staff immediately brought over a high-precision industrial electronic weighbridge.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, Lin Jianguo and several hotel employees worked together to slowly lift the giant fish with a specially made hoisting strap and place it on the weighbridge.

Everyone's attention was focused on the red electronic display screen.

The numbers started jumping wildly.

100.5...150.8...200.1...

When the number jumped past 200, a chorus of barely suppressed gasps erupted from the crowd.

Finally, the numbers flashed a few times and then settled steadily.

215.4 KG

The vital signs monitor connected to the side also showed a stable heart rate curve.

It has excellent activity.

215.4 kilograms.

It weighed more than 15 kilograms more than the 200 kilograms required by the betting agreement.

"it is good."

Chu Tiankuo turned around and grabbed Lin Chen's hand.

In front of all his aquatic product colleagues in the entire city, he loudly announced:

"I hereby declare that Mr. Lin Chen has perfectly fulfilled the performance-based agreement."

"From today onwards, he is our Yunhai Pavilion's only, and highest-level, premium supplier."

"From now on, Yunhai Pavilion will take as much of his goods as there is. The price will always be 30% higher than the highest market price."

The only premium supplier.

The price will be increased by another 30%.

Countless feelings of envy and jealousy instantly converged on the young man who had remained calm throughout.

Faced with this overwhelming wealth and glory, Lin Chen showed no ecstatic joy.

He simply and slowly withdrew his hand from Chu Tiankuo's grasp.

Then he turned his head.

His gaze passed over the excited Tang Mingyuan and the awe-inspiring crowd, landing on Zhao Deding, whose face was pale and whose body was swaying precariously.

The entire hall fell silent once again.

Lin Chen looked at him, then raised his hand and pointed to the indoor landscape pool in the center of the hall.

"Chairman Zhao."

"It's time to drink water."