Lu Chuan was an ordinary office worker, worked to the point of going bald by the rat race in the city. After quitting his job, his childhood friend took him to the riverside to clear his head.
"Give it a try. If you don't catch anything, at least you'll feed the mosquitoes."
Starting with a beat-up rod that cost just a few dozen yuan, he somehow found himself experiencing the patient waits of traditional fishing, the thrills of lure fishing, the boldness of surfcasting, and the awe of heading out to sea... What he never expected was that a fishing video he casually filmed would go viral overnight, thrusting him into the spotlight of professional fishing competitions.
Lin Xi, a sharp-tongued lure fishing expert who seemed aloof on the surface, became his "devil coach." His chubby childhood friend ran a barbecue shop on the verge of closing, yet insisted on putting up money to support his entry in the competition. Shen Zhe, a lofty professional champion, declared, "Passion alone can't bridge the gap between amateurs and professionals."
This isn't a wish-fulfillment tale about overnight fame. It's the story of an ordinary person starting from scratch and discovering the life he truly wants, one cast and one reel at a time. Here you'll find the loneliness of the riverside at four in the morning, the rush of adrenaline when a big fish takes the bait, the despair of being thoroughly outsmarted by a fish, the sting of paying to upgrade your gear, and the relief of giving it your all in a competition.
"A fishing fanatic never comes home empty-handed." This saying is about more than the catch. It's about life, too.
Pick up a fishing rod. What you cast out isn't just bait, but the version of yourself that never dared to dream.
