Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 111 Video Updates Suspended, Encounter with a Group of Flying Fish

Chapter 220 Video Updates Suspended, Encounter with a Group of Flying Fish

After finishing our meal and cleaning up the mess, it was almost eleven o'clock.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Kai said to Tian Wenbin, "Brother Tian, ​​let's call it a day. Get some rest, and we'll continue tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, Tian Wenbin glanced at the time, then shook his head and said, "No rush, no rush. It's only a few o'clock. Let me rest for a while; I'm planning to fish some more!"

Helpless, Xiao Kai could only nod in agreement.

He could tell that Tian Wenbin didn't seem to have a very high alcohol tolerance.

Although not completely drunk, I was slightly tipsy.

Perhaps saying he was fishing was just drunken talk.

However, when it comes to fishing, Xiao Kai also feels that he hasn't done night fishing in a long time and has some thoughts about it.

Of course, after seeing Tian Wenbin's condition, he still felt it was better not to rush into fishing, lest something happen to Tian Wenbin and he wouldn't have time to react.

Although he didn't seem drunk, just slightly tipsy, who knows what might happen?

Safety is more important than fishing.

To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, Xiao Kai decided to wait a little longer.

If Tian Wenbin sobers up later and still wants to fish, then the two of them can take the boat to a different spot and have another night fishing trip.

If Tian Wenbin feels tired and wants to rest, Xiao Kai will not force him.

As for himself, he was perfectly fine.

Even before he was enhanced by the cheat system, a few bottles of beer wouldn't have been enough to cause him much of a reaction, let alone now.

So, after cleaning up the mess on the aft deck, Xiao Kai once again brought out the tea utensils he had been using.

Seeing that Xiao Kai was brewing tea again, Tian Wenbin immediately sat down.

The two of them started drinking, except they switched from drinking alcohol to drinking tea.

Of course, considering that drinking tea after drinking alcohol can easily lead to physical discomfort or even increase the burden on the kidneys, Xiao Kai did not let Tian Wenbin drink too much. He only drank two small cups to quench his thirst, and Tian Wenbin drank the rest.

After finishing their tea, Xiao Kai and Tian Wenbin went to the deck at the bow of the ship and chatted under the night sky.

As they chatted, Tian Wenbin seemed to remember something and suddenly asked, "Brother Xiao, I just thought of something. Why haven't I seen you filming with your camera today? Didn't you say you were doing that self-media thing? I was following it, but I haven't seen you post any videos lately?"

Before this, when Xiao Kai and his friends went fishing, they would always hang an action camera around their necks to film footage.

But Tian Wenbin didn't see it today, so he was a little curious.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Kai laughed and said, "It's nothing, I just don't want to film anymore!"

"Oh, why did you stop filming all of a sudden? I heard that being a social media creator is quite lucrative. I remember you had over 100,000 followers, right? What a pity!"

As he spoke, he seemed to remember something, glanced at the boat beneath him, and then feigned sudden realization: "Oh, it seems Brother Xiao has achieved his goal, so you're not going to film anymore?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Kai knew that he had misunderstood.

Perhaps in Tian Wenbin's view, he made videos to earn money to buy a boat, and now that he has bought the boat, he no longer wants to make videos, or will temporarily stop making videos.

What he didn't know was that Xiao Kai's purchase of the boat and the filming of the video had absolutely nothing to do with each other.

Some people might think that with proper management of a few hundred thousand followers, earning tens of thousands of yuan a month is no problem at all, and with good luck, it's even possible to earn more by selling products.

In reality, since Xiao Kai started operating this account, he has earned less than 50,000 yuan in total, averaging less than 10,000 yuan per month.

This money was not much more than the money he invested in operations; it was basically only enough for his living expenses in the first few months.

This is actually one of the reasons why Xiao Kai didn't want to film anymore.

First, I've hit a bottleneck. Since reaching 100,000 followers, there hasn't been much progress for several months. I've only gained 10,000 to 20,000 followers, which is several times slower than before, with no sign of improvement.

Xiao Kai didn't have that much patience, and seeing that it wasn't effective in increasing his followers, he lost interest.

Furthermore, he doesn't accept gigs, or rather, he doesn't accept gigs casually, and he doesn't sell products, open a shop window, or do live streaming. In fact, most of the time when he shoots videos, he uses a first-person perspective and basically doesn't show his face. As a result, the account's revenue has always been poor, and the growth of his fans has been incredibly slow.

Every time he comes back from a fishing trip at sea, he's exhausted, and then he has to spend several hours editing videos. The earnings he gets are less than what he gets from fishing for an hour, so he feels it's not worth it.

So, after ordering the boat, he rarely filmed videos anymore, and eventually stopped filming altogether.

Recently, he hasn't updated his videos for two consecutive months.

Despite receiving frequent private messages from fans urging him to update his videos, he showed no interest in filming.

Of course, the most important reason is that his fishing efficiency is terrifying. He catches hundreds of kilograms of fish every time. It's fine to take pictures of this once or twice, but if it happens too often, it will easily attract attention.

He decided not to film it to avoid trouble.

Now, for him, this account is more for recording his life; he doesn't expect to make money from it, so he's quite casual about it.

For example, he will use an action camera to record things that interest him, such as encountering unforgettable things while fishing at sea, like catching tuna, sharks, or rare spectacles.

That's why he brought an action camera with him on this trip to sea.

He just didn't want to wear this burden around his neck anymore until he encountered something that interested him.

Seeing that Xiao Kai did not explain, Tian Wenbin assumed that he had tacitly agreed, so he did not continue the topic.

Over the next few hours, their conversation drifted further and further away, sometimes talking about the food in Xiao Kai's hometown, and sometimes Tian Wenbin talking about things in Hainan Province. Before they knew it, they were chatting until the early hours of the morning.

And sure enough, chatting while enjoying the sea breeze actually sobered Tian Wenbin up, and he became more and more energetic as they talked.

But Xiao Kai didn't want to talk anymore.

So, seeing that it was just past midnight, Xiao Kai said to Tian Wenbin, "Brother Tian, ​​it's getting late, let's get some rest. We have to get up early for breakfast tomorrow!"

"Ah, yes, yes, yes!"

Upon hearing Xiao Kai's words, Tian Wenbin suddenly realized what was going on and quickly stood up to go back to his cabin to rest.

Just then, a series of very strange sounds came from the distant sea, crackling and splashing as if something was hitting the surface of the water.

At first, Xiao Kai and Tian Wenbin thought it was just the normal sound of waves crashing.

But soon, they realized something was wrong.

The two exchanged a glance and then looked in the direction from which the sound came.

As the two hesitated, the voice grew closer.

Out of caution, Xiao Kai quickly returned to the cabin and turned on the bow light.

Before he could even return to the deck, Tian Wenbin's surprised voice reached his ears.

All that was heard was Tian Wenbin exclaiming, "Holy crap, a school of fish is coming!"