Chapter 804: Chapter 548: True Ultimate Skill: Talking Therapy

"Did you intentionally drive out this far to adjust the float just to avoid drawing attention from too many people?" Meng Fan continued to ask.

Zhang Yang smiled and nodded, "Of course, when you’re in the semifinals, there are countless eyes on every move you make! How could I not know about the float pools at Tian Tian Yu?

In such a high-level event, if you’ve exposed anything in the public eye, don’t have any illusions about keeping it secret! If you want to have a trump card, you can’t let any outsider see it!"

"Boss, can changing to a bigger float really work? What kind of impact can it have?" Xiaobao, who hadn’t spoken yet, asked curiously after hearing Zhang Yang’s serious warning to everyone.

"How big of an impact? It depends on the timing. Used well, it’s nuclear weapon level; if not, it’s better not to use it at all!

You’ll see tomorrow when the competition reaches a crucial point.

Additionally, I’d like to mention, although you’ve all been knocked out, watching the competition is still a great opportunity to learn. Use your brains, be good at summarizing and learning, and don’t waste time playing games or flirting!"

Upon hearing Zhang Yang mention playing on phones and flirting, Xiaobao remained silent.

This guy was the most carefree, eliminated quite early, and during most of his teammates’ competition time, he was busy with these activities.

Regarding personal attitude towards team competitions, Xiaobao was quite lacking compared to Liu Zi and others.

After finishing adjusting the float, everyone got into the car and headed back to the hotel where they were staying. It was just getting dark, and it was time for dinner. They ordered takeout to the hotel for a quick meal. After eating and drinking their fill, Zhang Yang gathered the team to briefly review and analyze the day’s fish conditions related to the competition, then dispersed to their rooms for rest before nine o’clock.

Today’s competition, for Zhang Yang, was only moderately intense. After returning to his room, he called Xiaowei, chatted for a while, and then washed up and rested early, sleeping without dreams through the night.

While Zhang Yang called it a night early, in another hotel room, a heated discussion was taking place.

This was the hotel where Hua’s Competition Team was staying, located a bit farther from Tian Tian Yu fishing area, about three kilometers away. The lodging conditions here were much more luxurious compared to Zhang Yang’s team’s rooms.

Among the semifinals participants, Hua’s Competition Team had two members, already proving the strength of their team through their performance. However, in terms of improving fishing skills, post-match reviews, and team development, Hua’s team’s standards were much stricter than Zhang Yang’s.

By strict, it didn’t mean Hua’s team was particularly advanced, but their attitude demanded more rigor compared to Zhang Yang and his crew.

For those who joined for fishing, even if eliminated, they had to conduct thorough reviews after returning and participate in various team discussions.

Besides match reviews, Wang Chao and others actively anticipated the fish conditions for the next day’s competition and devised multiple fishing strategies. Their meticulous attitude was far superior to Zhang Yang’s team.

If there’s an obvious difference to highlight, Zhang Yang’s young anglers relied on their passion for fishing to drive their reviews—done more or less without fixed standards, entirely controlled from a personal subjective level.

As for Hua’s team, they’ve completely ingrained certain processes into their daily routine. Players like Xiaobao, whose skills are lacking and treats competition lightly, would likely have been sent home long ago if the captain had noticed.

The next morning, Zhang Yang routinely got up early for morning exercise. After completing the planned jogging, he leisurely returned to the lodging to call others down for breakfast.

With the competition in the semifinals, ninety-nine percent of the anglers had already been eliminated early. The competition was also broadcast with full live explanation, so there weren’t many anglers left on site to watch.

With fewer anglers, the crowding at the competition site greatly reduced. Zhang Yang and his team drove to the competition base parking lot, which was vast, but only a solitary car was there. Compared to the bustling crowds at the start, it now looked deserted.

After yesterday’s thunderstorm, today’s weather was noticeably better. Zhang Yang checked the weather and atmospheric pressure—light breeze, temperature 26-33 degrees, crisp autumn.

Arriving early at the fishing area, Zhang Yang encountered the same duty staff he had seen yesterday morning while inspecting the pond.

With the rapport built from yesterday, he didn’t need to say much. He took out a cigarette, handed it to the staff, who took it, lit it, and everything was understood without words.

Today fish weren’t surfacing; the conditions at Pond No. 1 should be normal.

For Zhang Yang’s team, only one person remained, and Zhang Yang, being an angler with both the skills and exemplary on-site adaptability, largely skipped the preparation beforehand.

His backpack and tackle box had everything he might need for lines and consumables, ready for on-site adjustments once inside.

Time quickly progressed to past seven in the morning, with staff and anglers arriving. The competition began with the pre-entry draw phase.

The semifinals still followed a double-elimination system, same rules as the sixteen-to-eight and eight-to-four rounds from yesterday.

The only difference is that today’s grouping consists of just one set—the top two of the four anglers qualify for the finals, while the other two win third and fourth place according to their actual performance.

"Attention, all anglers, please log into the competition draw mini program to draw your personal number! Based on your numbers, take turns in the matchups according to the battle chart!"