Back to the Past to Become a Fishing King
Chapter 686 - 395: Three Questions and Three Answers, Zhang Yang’s Vision
"Have a question for me? What is it? Go ahead and tell me!"
Zhang Yang was a bit unfamiliar with the angler who stood up to ask questions, unsure of the other person's intentions.
Li Jun saw that Zhang Yang was unguarded, and directly got to the point: "First, let me introduce myself, I'm Li Jun. I was promoted to a Third-level Competitive Fishing Master two years ago, and this time I got the qualification to register because I was invited to join the platform!
I'm not afraid of being laughed at by everyone; I joined the platform and registered for the competition to fight for the million-dollar grand prize!
But now, after the competition, I've heard a lot of rumors and feel that the competition wasn't fair.
So at this critical moment of the award ceremony, I couldn't hold back and stood up, hoping you could give me a straightforward response!"
After hearing what Li Jun said, Zhang Yang instinctively frowned slightly.
Turns out, a troublemaker just sprang up.
This guy seems reasonable and polite, but his motives appear to be somewhat impure.
Looking at his position, he's in the front row right below the podium, meaning he was already prepared when entering.
And his speech was smooth, without any hesitation or stuttering, his logic very clear, and the groundwork well laid.
At this moment, Zhang Yang couldn't even find a good excuse to immediately throw him out of the awards ceremony.
"What do you want to ask? Let's hear it!" After a pause of about two or three seconds, Zhang Yang raised his head and spoke slowly.
"I have a few questions.
First, about our Kuaishou Fishing Carnival, is your company the organizer of the event? The head who always represents the company is a manager with the last name Zhao. What's your relationship with him? And what's your relationship with the platform?
Second question, the fish situation announced in the registration rules before our competition, was it the real fish situation of the reservoir?
Is there or isn't there a possibility of fish situation being under-reported, misreported, or deliberately concealed?
Third question, if the announced fish situation isn't the real and accurate situation of the reservoir, would you as the host have an unfair advantage in understanding the fish conditions? Thus profiting from intelligence in the competition?
I noticed on the leaderboard, several team members from your company performed far better than others, with all of them making it into the top ten!
They don't even include a single Third-level Competitive Fishing Master, and yet several masters and fishing kings attended this carnival, and their results were far from ideal.
If this were just a single case, I would have no words as fishing competitions inherently involve luck, but your members' results are generally quite good, how do you explain that?
Furthermore, I noticed that you yourself chose a rather unpopular target fish species, silver carp, during this afternoon's competition in the reservoir and achieved outstanding catches. You even won the heaviest single fish with a big white carp!
Is this outstanding performance of your team members due to their sheer skills, or is there some other underlying influence?
I just have these three questions, and I hope you can provide a direct explanation!"
Li Jun's words, transmitted clearly to the large speakers in the venue via the microphone, then spread throughout the entire awards ceremony site, allowing everyone to hear.
The next second, there was an uproar both on and off the stage.
Quite a few anglers knew that Zhang Yang Company was the organizer, but most people had already accepted this fact, after all, a host occupying a home advantage, even in world-class events like the Olympics, is unavoidable.
But knowing is one thing, confronting and questioning face-to-face is another.
Even though Li Jun opened his mouth with polite inquiries, the subtext was already very obvious.
He was questioning whether Zhang Yang's team was taking advantage by using their thorough understanding of the reservoir's fish situations to gain benefits in the competition!
Essentially, he was questioning the fairness of the competition!
In reality, people are complex creatures. Many are somewhat aware of the so-called 'unfairness,' but it's difficult to muster the courage to step up and question it.
But at such a time, if someone stands up and questions, others seem to find a leader, and the mentality that was originally discontented in their hearts will instantly amplify several times over, causing them to echo their sentiments.
Indeed, after Li Jun asked his three questions in succession, the crowd below the stage immediately turned into a chaotic scene, with a noisy uproar.
"Exactly, exactly, I think Li Jun's questions are very well-posed!"
"I've thought about this issue long ago, it's indeed unfair. How come those young kids can make it to the top ten, while someone like Liu Wenjun, such a fishing king, only ended up in thirteenth place? Isn't that absurd?"
"Scandal, scandal! Scandal! Scandal!"
"So it turns out Zhang Yang's own company is the event organizer, then winning the championship does indeed give you more of a home-field advantage!
This competition isn't fair! The organizing committee and the event group must give an explanation to everyone, this competition is just too shady!"
Amidst the boisterous crowd, a few people that Li Jun had previously arranged privately began to lead the instigation and echo the sentiment.
With the instigation from these few people, the voices below the stage grew even louder.
Seeing the situation below the stage getting a bit out of control, Zhang Yang's mouth curled into an arc, slightly narrowing his eyes.
"Dear angler, I, Zhang Yang, have never liked being secretive in my dealings! Since everyone has these doubts, I'll answer each question one by one!
To answer the first question, the organizer of the Kuaishou Fishing Carnival is indeed my company.
The host just officially introduced it! Famous Fishing Tackle Company is the event organizer of this fishing carnival!