You Told Me to Open a Dead Pond, So How Did I Catch a Hundred-Pound Monster?

After losing his job and returning to his village, Chen Wang takes over an abandoned fishing pond that everyone looks down on.

The villagers laugh at him for throwing his money away, anglers sneer at his pay-to-fish pond, and his competitors wait for him to shut down.

Then the first old angler refuses to believe the rumors, pays his fee, and casts a line.

The next second, his float plunges under, his rod bends into a full moon, and his reel screams as the line spins out.

"Holy crap! There's something in this pond!"

From then on, the local fishing scene goes wild.

Some people sneak out to queue in the middle of the night behind their wives' backs. Others secretly buy new gear, only to snap their rods on the spot. Some come home empty-handed and act tough, then quietly pay to keep fishing at night.

His father-in-law comes to drag him home, but ends up sitting down to chum the water himself.

A wealthy businessman catches a monster fish and parades it through the streets, sending the whole city scrambling for the location.

A tackle shop owner livestreams a debunking, then runs out of stock while trying to prove his point.

Chen Wang, however, remains perfectly calm.

He sets the fees, repairs the pond, launches memberships, builds guesthouses, and holds competitions.

The hidden spring, mineral layers, ancient riverbed, and oxygen-rich flowing water in the abandoned quarry are turning ordinary fish into record-breaking giants.

Everyone else thinks it's just a derelict pond.

Only Chen Wang knows it will become a holy site for anglers across the country.