The old Lin fishing pond is on the verge of going under.
For seven days straight, not a single fish was caught in the whole pond. Angry anglers blocked the entrance with a banner that read, “Shady fishing pond, give us our money back!” A local influencer showed up with a phone tripod and started livestreaming: “Everyone, we’re taking this place down today!”
The new owner, Lin Mu, smiled and made a bet on the spot: “I’ll open the pond tomorrow morning. If you don’t catch anything, I’ll refund every fishing ticket and pay you double. If you do catch something, you’ll call me Master on your livestream.”
The next day, the whole pond was in an uproar.
The influencer got down on his knees.
After that, the pond got downright uncanny
Fishing streamers came and caught nothing, then tearfully begged to become Lin Mu’s disciple.
Competitive fishing champions came and caught nothing, then spent the night changing their bait recipes.
Professional anglers came as a group and got wiped out, then started questioning their entire lives.
A rich young man arrived in his Porsche and booked the whole pond for three days. In the end, he squatted by the water and offered Lin Mu a cigarette. “Boss, what kind of bait do you use?”
Nobody had ever seen Lin Mu cast a line.
The less anyone saw, the wilder the rumors became: a reclusive fishing god, king of the aquatic realm, a man who could chat with fish... Anglers across the internet went crazy, rushing to the pond because they all wanted to test their skills against the owner who never fished.
Only Lin Mu knew the truth, and it was a bitter one.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to fish.
He really couldn’t catch a single thing.
It's okay, I can take a look