Chapter 031: Restrictions on the Purchase of Bulk Materials

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"Alright, now that the fish bet has been settled, let's put that matter behind us."

"Let's start sharing some solid content for everyone. Weren't there questions earlier? Feel free to ask now in the comments, and I'll stock the merch once the stream is over."

Lin Yang faced the camera, ready to answer some questions from his viewers.

"Now entering the content-sharing segment, the stool is ready to go."

"Host, I have a question! Why did your constant casting in the morning lure the fish over, but when Zhang Qiang did the same in the afternoon, it didn't work?"

"I had the same question as the person above, second the motion +1."

"Second the motion +1 here too."

"Second the motion +23333."

Seeing the viewers' questions, Lin Yang chuckled and replied, "Okay, since so many of you are asking this, let's talk about it. We need to start by discussing how I judged the fish situation this morning."

"I don't know if you all noticed a detail this morning, but when we were fishing, Zhang Qiang used a 4.5-meter rod, while I used a 3.6-meter one. His rod was longer than mine by a size, and as a result, his fishing spot was further front than mine."

"In spring, fish move from deep water to shallow water to feed. He admitted just now that he was using the same baiting spot mix as I was. His baiting spot was forward than mine and closer; he was naturally a bit faster in baiting than I was. Plus, after casting the baits, I didn't rush to fish but chatted with you all instead, while he began casting first, attracting more fish with the scattering bait to his spot."

"When you take these two factors into account, it led to our baiting spot not kicking off, with the fish being intercepted and stolen by him. So when we felt it was about the right time to start fishing, we got no bites!"

"That's the situation with the fish; now let's talk about how I dealt with it."

"My strategy was pretty simple. The two baiting spots weren't too far apart, and since he was already bringing in fish on his, I just had to lure those fish over to my side."

"So how to do it? The most practical method is fast casting, using different baits entering the water and dispersing, creating a cloud effect to lure the fish over. Yes, this technique is what many fishing experts call 'changing frequency.' If you encounter similar situations in your future fishing, try the method I've mentioned."

"Right, there was another detail. When the fish bite slowed, Zhang Qiang used the baiting rod to add more bait once more, and the fish completely stopped biting—like turning off the switch!"

"This is a huge misconception. If there are fish in your baiting spot, try not to use such a brute force approach to add more bait. A large amount of bait falling from the surface in a short time can startle the fish; it's very easy to make matters worse and scare away the few remaining fish."

"Rather than saying that I won by changing frequency this morning, it's more like the other side made a blunder that extinguished their own fire."

After listening to Lin Yang's explanations, the viewers had an epiphany.

"Ah, so that's how it is, sounds very reasonable."

"Learned something new again, I thought it was just a simple frequency change issue, but there are so many details."

"I'm getting more and more curious about the host's background, where did he learn all these fishing techniques, any brothers with inside info care to gossip?"

Lin Yang shook his head, "Haha, I'm just an ordinary fisherman with no special lineage or background, I just like fishing and pondering over things, don't make wild guesses."

"Any other questions? Continue to ask, and I will explain things clearly for everyone."

"What about in the afternoon then? What was with the fish in the afternoon? To be honest, I can accept the morning situation, but the afternoon was a shocker!"

"Yeah, is there really some kind of magical drug or something that could achieve the effect of the fish ignoring other people's bait entirely? I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes during the live broadcast."

"Shocked +1, that indeed looked frightening and went beyond my understanding of fishing."

Although Lin Yang knew the fish attractant he exchanged from the aquatic prodigies manual was extraordinary, he dared not broadcast it too widely in the live stream.

So he said, "Under special circumstances, it can achieve that effect, but it's an exceptional case and shouldn't be widely used as a reference. It might work today but in another place tomorrow, the effect won't be so exaggerated."

"To give everyone a better idea, let me give an example."

"You've all used red worms right? If the water temperature is very low and the fish's activity and bite are poor, it's extremely hard to catch fish using commercial bait, which is usually dough. They hardly bite."

"But if you switch to red worms, you can instantly get a bite; sometimes it's just that miraculous!"

"I've experienced this! Right after the ice thawed, red worms are indeed much more effective than commercial bait, which didn't get a bite all day. Switch to red worms, and you can start catching fish."

"That's nothing, one year at the local reservoir, I encountered something even weirder! It was deep autumn, and the leaves had started falling. Red worms were causing small fish to nibble non-stop and were unusable, but as soon as we switched to earthworms, the little fish wouldn't bite, and every bite we got was from a half-pound big Crucian Carp, a sure thing! My friend and I used up four boxes of earthworms by noon, and then I drove dozens of kilometers to buy more. That day, we caught over one hundred pounds of Big Plate Crucian Carp using earthworms!"

"We have an old clay pit here, with wild carps that only bite on corn kernels, completely ignoring commercial bait! Many reputed Masters have tested and failed completely! Fresh corn in autumn, without any processing can attract them!"

Once the topic was broached, the viewers in the live stream started discussing enthusiastically.

The summarized fishing techniques from some veteran fishers indeed had significant instructional value.

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Lin Yang watched the live stream for a while, and all sorts of representative fish conditions had been shown.

Once the fervor of the bullet screen comments had cooled down slightly, he continued, "It's getting late, and I've pretty much answered all of your questions, so now let's show you guys the 'Little Yellow Cart'."

"Since we're just starting out, our inventory is limited, so we can't supply endlessly; it's all about how fast you can grab it."

"However, I'm planning to set a new rule from now on: in my live stream, each person is limited to buying a maximum of three bottles per day!"

"At the same time, for anything bought from my little store, as long as it hasn't been opened, you can return it without any conditions, and I'll cover the cost of return shipping insurance. If you've opened it and tried it but feel like it's ineffective, you can also return it for a full refund."

"But for the same product, the same receiver can only return it once. If there's a record of a return, they won't be allowed to order that product again next time. I hope everyone can understand."

Lin Yang had weighed these two rules carefully before setting them.

Firstly, implementing a purchase limit is to prevent 'scalpers' from bulk buying and reselling at a higher price.

After all, he's just running a small workshop now, only able to produce so much bait each day; he definitely couldn't cope with such a huge national market.

Just like a moment ago, Lin Yang noticed that several people were buying dozens or even hundreds of bottles at a time from him.

Without thinking too much, it was clear that these people were not buying for personal use, but rather to resell and possibly even to deceive others.

Just like Zhang Qiang, who would use the real deal when trying it out himself, but sell counterfeit and inferior products when selling to others—this was utterly despicable.

Similarly, 'only one return per product' was to avoid too much hassle; after all, as it stands, he is only one person, and he really wouldn't be able to handle it if someone genuinely wanted to cause trouble for him.

After setting the purchase limits in the backend, Lin Yang restocked another 1000 bottles of bait.

By now, the number of people in the live room had soared to six or seven hundred, and many were eager to click in as soon as they saw the merchandise list appear on the 'Little Yellow Cart'.

"Damn, a person really can only buy up to three bottles now."

"Support the host! Now everyone can get their hands on the host's genuine bait."

"Right, the 'Little Yellow Cart' ran out of stock just now, and some people even messaged me privately asking if I would buy it for fifty yuan a bottle."

"Well done! Now there won't be any black-hearted middlemen."

Seeing the purchase limit set by Lin Yang, although a small number of people complained, the majority of the viewers expressed support.

Very soon, the thousand units of bait restocked on the 'Little Yellow Cart' were snapped up by the viewers.

Helpless.

Everybody was worried about the stock running out, so they maxed out their orders, with many placing three orders at once since the effect of the bait was guaranteed, and there was no need to worry about being conned.

"No...gone? It's all gone?"

"There are five or six hundred people in the live room, and you've stocked only a thousand units? You've got to be kidding, right?"

"I was already in, but when I tried to pay, I got a notification that there was no stock, this... "

"At least you guys had a chance. When I clicked on the 'Little Yellow Cart,' it froze for a second, and by the time I restarted my phone two minutes later and clicked in again, it was already showing that the stock had sold out, crying to death!"

"Hahaha, I haven't even finished the bait I won in the draw, and just now I snatched up another three bottles, perfect!"

"I also placed an order for three bottles at once, hahahaha."

"To the one above, curses, the price of vegetables will surely go up, super doubling!"

"Host, increase the stock, will you? A mere thousand units is nothing, you're selling either way, don't be so stubborn."

A string of bullet screen comments from viewers complaining about not managing to grab the bait indicated to newcomers that they might have missed out on making a fortune.

Lin Yang could only shrug his shoulders helplessly: "I really want to stock more for everyone, 'a dumb turtle won't make money,' but there's no stock left. Don't worry, let me think of a solution. If you haven't followed me yet, go ahead and do that. The bread will come eventually."

"No stock? After all that talk, you're out of stock? With only a thousand units, what kind of business are you running, if not messing with us brothers?"

"Any brothers who managed to grab the bait but don't need it for now, I'll pay forty yuan and transfer it via WeChat for one!"

"The guy above probably wants to eat feces; now that there's no stock, who knows when it'll be back in stock next time. Even if you earn ten yuan, what's the use. I'm not selling, not for all the money in the world!"

Seeing that the viewers in the live stream room were about to lose control because they hadn't managed to get the bait, Lin Yang decided to slip away, saying, "Alright, that's it for today's live stream. Same time tomorrow, I'll continue to host for you all. I'm signing off now, goodbye."