Back to the Past to Become a Fishing King

Chapter 830 - 561: Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket

The data collection work on the test end still needs to continue, and the experimental work on effective component extraction and separation in the laboratory, as well as research on large-scale industrial production, cannot be abandoned.

Yu Dong is a typical mad scientist. Although the plan Zhang Yang made for him has specific requirements, it still allows relatively ample time.

However, this madman Yu, since Zhang Yang finalized the requirements and the upcoming plan, has been eating, drinking, and staying at the research lab.

Although the active substances such as small peptide proteins obtained from decomposing cricket paste have a rather generic name that sounds like a specific substance, anyone with a bit of advanced biochemical knowledge knows that the reality is not so simple.

Amino acids formed by the decomposition of large protein groups connect via several peptide bonds to form small peptides of different molecular weights and structures. There are over twenty kinds of amino acids, so the types of small peptides are even more numerous.

Wanting to specifically sequence and isolate a certain efficacious small peptide protein is a task almost impossible to achieve in a short time solely with a privately owned small-scale laboratory.

Yu Dong himself also knows how challenging the work at hand is, but he didn’t retreat; instead, he used a dumb method, trying again and again using the exhaustive approach.

What is the exhaustive method? It means not considering which substance is more likely but trying to separate them one by one, encountering whatever comes.

If luck is good, it might not take long to get results, but if luck is bad, one could be busy for a lifetime and still not find what’s needed.

On a practical level, Zhang Yang can help Yu Dong with some data collection work, but on the laboratory level, apart from allocating funds to buy equipment and materials, Zhang Yang can’t offer any other help.

After going back and forth, the work on Zhang Yang’s side was almost done, but Yu Dong hadn’t made any progress yet, so Zhang Yang no longer hoped to get results in the short term.

Just when Zhang Yang resumed his regular life and training every day, a phone call broke the peace in reality.

Zhang Yang’s subordinate, Chen Xiu, called him.

On this day, Zhang Yang was training with his team members in the club’s Practice Pole Pond when his phone rang.

Zhang Yang casually took out his phone and glanced at the caller ID before answering it.

"Hello, Big Internet Celebrity Chen, any instructions?" Zhang Yang greeted with a very relaxed tone, a smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Hehe, bro, don’t tease me!" Chen Xiu chuckled, his tone a stark contrast to the dominance he shows during live streams, instead giving off a slightly sly vibe.

"I wouldn’t dare tease you. You’re now the top influencer on Kuaishou, known as Master Xiu! Daddy Xiu, wherever you go, the Cloud-Piercing Arrow lights the way, full of prestige.

So, what’s up? Looking for me for something?"

Although Zhang Yang was joking, Chen Xiu’s recent development had indeed been very rapid.

Initially, Chen Xiu followed Zhang Yang, using the money Zhang Yang gave him and following the development path Zhang Yang outlined, to start doing fishing gear live streams and sales.

Later, the fishing gear sales expanded to household appliances and other daily products, marking the first real growth of Chen Xiu’s selection team.

This moment perfectly coincided with the launch and explosive growth of the platform’s Little Yellow Car feature, with Chen Xiu’s team’s sales numbers becoming increasingly astonishing; in a recent six-hour live stream, total sales successfully surpassed three hundred million.

From a personal wealth perspective, Chen Xiu now had more disposable wealth than Zhang Yang, as the earning power of a sales team far exceeded that of Zhang Yang’s fishing gear company.

A single live stream that sells three hundred million, even at the lowest commission of 10%, would bring in thirty million, not counting the slotting fees after a higher threshold is set.

However, despite his success, Chen Xiu hasn’t forgotten his roots, continually maintaining the shares Zhang Yang initially invested without any interference. Every so often, Chen Xiu would call Zhang Yang to report on recent developments and seek Zhang Yang’s advice.

Despite Zhang Yang seeming to tease Chen Xiu over the phone, in reality, this was his way of treating Chen Xiu as his trusted confidant. When it’s with your own people, you don’t need to be that courteous, and any jokes are permissible.

"There’s something I can’t decide on my own, and I’d like to consult you, Brother Yang, for your opinion!"

"What is it? Tell me!" Zhang Yang replied, becoming serious.

"Actually, it’s quite simple to explain. As our live stream sales account has gained traction and caused significant impact, someone from the platform reached out, wanting to integrate us and sign an exclusive live-streaming agreement with the platform.

It’s not just me; even a few of my apprentices are on the list! I want to hear what you think, Brother Yang!"

"Integrate you? Is it the platform’s decision? Or an individual person from higher up? Who contacted you?"

Hearing this news, the smile on Zhang Yang’s face instantly disappeared, and his eyes turned sharp.

Recently, Kuaishou’s platform development had been quite explosive; capital injections led to a surge in traffic, the platform’s ecosystem undergoing quiet changes. The era of unchecked growth was nearing an end, and the time had come to consolidate various forces and stabilize diverse orders.

While Zhang Yang’s fishing gear live stream accounts’ influence on the platform level was decreasing, someone like Chen Xiu, with a strong product selection team and a distinctive personal persona, had an influence far surpassing ordinary internet celebrities.