Chapter 210 (2): Opening a Club - The Fish I Catch Can Level Up - NovelsTime

The Fish I Catch Can Level Up

Chapter 210 (2): Opening a Club

Author: Zangli
updatedAt: 2026-02-21

Chu Mingcheng clicked on the description and pointed to it. "It's probably all edited out. Look here, it says sixteen hours of diving, over two hundred takes. This shows that filming an underwater dance is extremely difficult. In this situation, the videographer probably isn't wearing scuba gear."

"Her sense of balance in the water is so strong. And she can keep up with the rhythm without any music. She's amazing!"

Jiang Luoluo wasn't surprised by the high difficulty of filming, but as a professional dancer, she naturally saw more of the details.

Having dived in the water herself, she knew she couldn't do it to that level yet, but that only fueled her determination.

"I've decided. I'm going to specialize in underwater dance in the future. This is so interesting."

"Then we'd better start making money, and while we're at it, keep trying to convince Chen Yang and the others to partner with us on the club, so we can build a suitable venue for you to film."

"Uh... so you're opening a club just to get me a venue?"

"That's part of the reason! But what I said before is also true. Once our freediving skills improve, opening a club is a natural step."

Jiang Luoluo thought about it and felt that Chu Mingcheng was right.

Besides, having a club sounded better as a profession than just "fishing." She was supportive of the idea.

The two then focused on watching videos. There weren't many classical-style underwater dance videos, so they finished them all in a short time.

But after watching, they continued to search online for information about filming and other issues, taking notes on all the problems they would need to solve in the future.

Time slowly passed. The sun gradually sank in the west, its once dazzling light softening.

It was no longer scorching hot, and a breeze began to pick up on the sea.

Lying in their room, the two could feel a more pronounced rocking than at noon, like being in a cradle, which actually made it easier to fall asleep.

But they had both napped in the afternoon, so they weren't sleepy.

Seeing that it was about time, they got up and left the room.

They called for Chen Yang and Zhang Wei, ready to enjoy the lobster they had caught.

A moment later, Chen Yang came out, but Zhang Wei was nowhere to be seen.

Chu Mingcheng took out his phone, about to look for him, when he unexpectedly heard his voice coming from downstairs.

The three of them leaned over the railing to look down and saw a certain someone chatting animatedly with a curvy "fishing beauty."

A "fishing beauty," as the name implies, is a woman who dresses very sexily and fishes among a group of male anglers.

When Jiang Luoluo fished, she had special fishing clothes that covered her from head to toe, not even showing her face.

But this fishing beauty, in a short skirt and black stockings, clearly knew how to attract attention.

"Looks like this guy has plans for the night. Let's go eat by ourselves!" Chu Mingcheng shook his head helplessly. There was nothing to be done about this guy.

As long as there was a pretty woman on the boat, he would find a chance to make a move. Whether he succeeded or not was always up to fate.

Chen Yang and Jiang Luoluo had no objections. They both knew what Zhang Wei was like and naturally wouldn't disturb him.

Chu Mingcheng went down to the first floor and asked a crewman to bring out his big lobster, as well as the tiger grouper Jiang Luoluo had caught that morning.

Because they had planned to eat it that night, the tiger grouper hadn't been put in the refrigerated hold, but was just being kept on ice.

Chu Mingcheng also rented a charcoal grill from the crew, then carried the ingredients up to the rooftop barbecue area.

There were several long white tables here. Chu Mingcheng picked one at random and placed the ingredients, grill, and a pot on it.

First, he had to dispatch the big lobster. Although he still hadn't identified the species—he had asked the crew and the captain, but no one recognized it—that didn't mean it wouldn't be delicious.

However, it wasn't very suitable for sashimi. The bigger the lobsters get, the stronger their alkaline taste, which affects the flavor.

For lobster sashimi, it was better to choose one that was one or two jin.

Chu Mingcheng had just started preparing the lobster when Zhang Wei suddenly came up.

"Well, well, I haven't even started cooking yet, and you're already here, drawn by the smell? Where's your beautiful lady? Not having dinner with her tonight?"

"Come on. How can a beautiful woman be more important than food, especially a lobster this big?" Zhang Wei showed no embarrassment at being caught and naturally found a stool to sit on.

Chen Yang asked with a smile, "What, did you get rejected?"

Zhang Wei sighed at the question. "Sigh, don't mention it. Her target is seasoned anglers. The emphasis is on the 'seasoned' part. I'm way too young, so naturally, I don't have a chance."

"Then have a good meal tonight, and we'll go night fishing for big fish later," Chu Mingcheng said with a comforting smile.

But then Zhang Wei suddenly put on a smug grin. "Of course I'm going to have a good meal, but I can't do without a beautiful woman either. I just met another stunner on my way up. Her figure is amazing."

"And she's a foreigner. Guess where she's from!"

Chu Mingcheng waved his hand. "I'm not guessing!"

Chen Yang also shook his head. "Not interested!"

Jiang Luoluo covered her mouth to hide a smile. "Are you sure you're asking the right people? One of them has his girlfriend right here, and the other's girlfriend was introduced by me. Talking about women with them, aren't you just asking for trouble?"

Zhang Wei had a realization. "Sister-in-law is right."

Jiang Luoluo laughed heartily. "Haha, but I'm quite curious where she's from. Why don't you tell us!"

"She's from Korea. A very pretty young lady!"

"From Korea?" Chen Yang was surprised. "Aren't you afraid her face is all plastic surgery?"

Zhang Wei was even more surprised. "What does it matter to me if she's had work done or not? She's pretty and has a great figure right now, isn't that enough?"

"..." Chen Yang was speechless. He realized that Zhang Wei had a point, and he was at a loss for words.

"Alright, come over and help. Let's eat first. I wish everyone a hundred-jin catch tonight."

A short while later, the sound of sizzling filled the air from the pan. Chunks of translucent lobster meat slowly turned snow-white under the high heat, looking extremely appetizing.

The four of them ate with great relish. The ten-plus-jin lobster and the three-to-four-jin tiger grouper, along with some side dishes, were just enough to satisfy their appetites.

Soon, dusk arrived. The setting sun was like blood, turning the sky a golden-red and dyeing the sea surface to match.

Eating delicious food and admiring the beautiful sunset, the four of them were very content.

After dinner, they chatted for a while longer, and the sun disappeared below the horizon.

The fiery clouds on the horizon were slowly consumed by darkness. Night was coming.

Jiang Luoluo suddenly shivered and curled up, tightening her clothes. "Brrr! The wind seems a bit strong at night. I'm going back to change. You guys shouldn't push yourselves either. The temperature difference between day and night on the sea is quite large, so don't catch a cold."

"Then let's all go back and get ready. We're night fishing tonight, so let's prepare our fishing gear first." Chu Mingcheng also stood up and followed her down.

With the others gone, Zhang Wei and Chen Yang naturally wouldn't stay on the rooftop in the wind.

Chu Mingcheng returned to his room, changed into a long-sleeved shirt, and began to prepare his fishing rigs.

He and Jiang Luoluo had four electric reel rods between them, but each fishing spot only had one slot for an electric reel rod. So they would have to test the waters first to see the size of the fish before choosing the right rod.

However, the Sky was anchored in an average spot today. Unless a large school of fish happened to pass by, the fish probably wouldn't be too big.

A short while later, Jiang Luoluo had also changed and came to his room to help.

Once they were ready, the two of them, along with Chen Yang and Zhang Wei, took their rods and went downstairs to claim their fishing spots.

Quite a few people were planning to night fish. It was only six-thirty, but more than half the spots were already taken.

The four of them found a block of empty spots on the starboard side of the stern, near the corridor.

Just then, Zhang Wei seemed to have spotted someone. He suddenly waved at a woman in a tight white long-sleeved shirt not far away, shouting, "Baola, over here, over here."

Chu Mingcheng and the others looked over curiously and saw a pretty girl holding a fishing rod, a slight smile on her face, walking over quickly.

"Zhang Wei, you're night fishing too!"

As soon as she spoke, Chu Mingcheng and the others understood that this was the Korean girl Zhang Wei had been talking about.

They just hadn't expected her to speak such fluent Chinese, although her accent was a bit distinctive.

"Yeah, let me introduce you. These are my friends... we're a team that came to the Nansha Islands to fish. What about you? Are you alone?"

"Hello, I'm Han Baola. It's a pleasure to meet you." Han Baola greeted Chu Mingcheng and the others politely, then nodded to Zhang Wei. "Yes, I came alone this time."

She was a very polite girl. They all had a good impression of Han Baola.

Regardless of her nationality, that had nothing to do with ordinary people.

The fact that this Korean girl could speak fluent Chinese already gave them a good feeling.

In a short time, Jiang Luoluo was the first to get familiar with Han Baola. As women, it was naturally easier for them to connect.

Through their conversation, they learned that Han Baola was an international student in China who loved Chinese culture and had been studying the language for four years.

After graduating, she didn't return to her country but traveled around China, sharing videos on Douyin. She had quite a few fans, over a million.

She had many hobbies, including diving and fishing.

She had happened to see Chu Mingcheng and the others go spearfishing that morning, so when she ran into Zhang Wei that evening, she didn't refuse his attempt to chat her up.

Chu Mingcheng wasn't paying much attention to Jiang Luoluo and Han Baola's conversation. He had already learned from a crewman that there were a lot of fish at a depth of eighty meters.

So he had already activated his fish-gathering function. When fishing, the function's effect was centered on the hook and bait.

Currently, within a radius of twelve meters, it could attract 12% of the fish to gather below him, and the chance of a big fish taking the hook was also increased by 12%.

A twelve-meter radius was a considerable area of influence.

Chu Mingcheng added Antarctic shrimp to his chum cage and used larger Antarctic shrimp for bait, initially targeting smaller deep-sea fish.

This was the peak feeding time for fish. He had just lowered his hook and bait to the level where the fish were active, and the moment he locked the reel, he felt a tug on his rod.

"Seriously, the bite is this good?"

Chu Mingcheng grabbed the rod in confusion, lifted it to set the hook, and then pressed the button on the electric reel.

He was using a low-power electric reel rod, and the rod was bent quite a bit, so the fish shouldn't be too small. The reeling speed was not fast.

The commotion naturally attracted the attention of the others nearby. Zhang Wei walked over and looked at the screen of the electric reel. "How come every time we fish together, you're always the first one to get a fish?"

Chu Mingcheng said with a matter-of-fact look, "Is that strange? Am I not the most handsome one here?"

The two women heard this and immediately covered their mouths to hide their laughter. Han Baola leaned over to Jiang Luoluo's ear and whispered, "Sister Luoluo, your boyfriend is so funny!"

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