In the Fire Dragon Aquarium Shop, Li Fangcheng wiped the large and small fish tanks and fed the fish. There were few customers in the morning, so he pulled out a folding chair and sat down, taking a copy of "Modern Enterprise Human Resources Management" and started reading.
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It's boring. They are all professional terms. The author of these textbooks really has a brain problem. Can't he write more vividly and interestingly? For example, it can be written in the form of a long storytelling. Hey, I really want to find a martial arts novel to read. That's it.
Interesting. But there is no way. If he fails the exam, Ranzi will send him back to his hometown, which will be miserable.
When he thought of this, Li Fangcheng could only bite the bullet and read on. However, Brother Ranzi was right about one thing. Although this stuff is boring, it is still easier to understand than the mathematics, physics and chemistry courses in middle school. Moreover, there are also many kinds of courses in the training class.
There were everyone, and the oldest student among them was already in his fifties. He seemed to be struggling to learn something, which gave him a sense of superiority.
Lao Wang next door had nothing to do, so he came to visit again with a big teapot. Seeing this dark and thin young man frowning and chewing a textbook as if taking medicine, he couldn't help but laugh.
"Xiao Li, you are working hard." Lao Wang said hello.
Li Fangcheng raised his head and saw that it was Lao Wang, so he quickly found a chair for him to sit on.
"There's nothing I can do. If you don't follow my example, my brother will skin me." Li Fangcheng said exaggeratedly with a grimace on his face.
"Haha, your brother is really ruthless. But it's good for young people to learn something. They have a good head and are not like me at this age. They don't have to think about anything. They just guard this small shop and have something to eat and drink every day.
I'm satisfied." Lao Wang sat down, picked up the teapot and took a sip.
Lao Wang glanced at the furnishings of the Fire Dragon Aquarium Store. The fish here were all so energetic and bright-colored. He couldn't help but sigh. Xiao Li and the fat man were obviously novices, but the fish in this store were so well-raised.
Okay, it seems that the owner of the store is extraordinary. Especially when I witnessed last time, Mr. Ren bought 200,000 pairs of fish here, which is really enviable.
"Xiao Li, can you sell me some of your dough pancakes? My fish likes them very much." Lao Wang thought of business.
"Forget it, Lao Wang, just take a few pieces, they're not worth much." Li Fangcheng took out a few dough pancakes from the cabinet and handed them to Lao Wang.
Lao Wang thanked him, said he wouldn't disturb Xiao Li's studies, and went back to his shop.
When Fatty Luo came over at noon, he passed by the front hall of the Ornamental Fish Market and saw a crowd of people gathered in front of the bulletin board, looking at the newly posted posters.
He was a little curious and took a closer look. The poster had the words "The 12th Arowana King Competition" printed on it. The date was June 3rd and the location was the front hall of the Ornamental Fish Market. It was hosted by the city's Arowana Fans Association.
The title of Dragon Fish King seemed very awesome, and Fatty Luo immediately fell in love with it.
He left the front hall and came to the Fire Dragon Aquarium Store. Li Fangcheng was eating a lunch box with Lao Wang next door.
Fatty Luo said hello and remembered that Lao Wang was an old merchant here and knew a lot, so he asked him about the Dragon Fish King Competition.
"Arowana King Competition, is the new one about to begin?" Maybe the poster has just been put up and Lao Wang hasn't seen it yet.
"Yes, I saw it in the front hall. What's the point of this competition?" Fatty Luo continued to ask.
Li Fangcheng was very interested when he heard such a majestic name, which seemed similar to some kind of martial arts competition.
Lao Wang took a sip of tea and told the two young people about the Arowana King Competition. Nowadays, there are a large number of Arowana enthusiasts in various countries and regions. When there are more enthusiasts, similar exchanges and competitions will naturally occur.
Just like a beauty pageant, the best arowana is selected and given a title.
There is an Arowana Lovers Association in Tianhai City, which is sponsored by some financially powerful bosses. An Arowana King Competition is held every year. Businesses and individual enthusiasts can participate, and the winner will receive 100,000 yuan.
The prize money and the title of Arowana King for one year have been held for 11 times so far. It is a traditional event with a lot of history.
The judges of the competition are all senior arowana enthusiasts. They judge each participating arowana on the head shape, body proportions, front fins, rear three fins, body color expression, eyes, beards, scale uniformity, swimming posture, and
Scores are made on several aspects such as human affinity, and the one with the highest score wins.
The last champion was the blue-backed golden arowana from the "Longxiang" aquarium store in this market. The title of "King of Arowana" made its value skyrocket, and the store also became famous.
"It's a pity that I can't raise arowana well, otherwise I would have participated in the competition. If I couldn't win the championship, it would be better to be in the top few." Lao Wang said regretfully.
After hearing this, Fatty Luo felt that this was a very interesting competition. If he could get good results, it would be of great benefit to the reputation of the aquarium shop.
"If you didn't sell the two cross-back golden arowanas in your store some time ago, you might as well give them a try. Although they are smaller in size, they are of outstanding quality. I guess there should be no problem in entering the top five. As for these few.
, it’s too small.” Lao Wang continued, while looking at the three over-the-back golden arowanas in the store that were less than thirty centimeters long.
Fatty Luo frowned and thought for a while. There was indeed no arowana in the store that was qualified to participate in the competition. However, he and Li Fangcheng looked at each other knowingly and thought of a protagonist at the same time.
Yes, Lanlan, that’s it. Sun Xiaoying’s precious pet.
Lanlan is so beautiful, she will definitely get a good ranking in the competition. Fatty Luo and Li Fangcheng suddenly laughed knowingly.
"But I don't think there is any suspense about this year's champion. It should be Longxiang's Arowana King. I have never seen a better fish than it." Lao Wang concluded.
"Old Wang, you can't say that. Anything can happen during the game." Fatty Luo disagreed.
"Haha, it's possible. Let's see which dark horse can come out. Let's talk. I have to take a nap, otherwise I won't be energetic all afternoon." After finishing speaking, Lao Wang packed up the lunch box and tea jar and returned to his shop.
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"Hey, Fat Brother, we have to sign up for the competition, Dragon Fish King, just hearing the name makes you excited." Li Fangcheng's eyes gleamed, and he couldn't wait to tell Fatty Luo, and he didn't even bother to eat the box lunch.
"Yes, you have to sign up. It's once a year. It's a rare opportunity. But you have to go back and say hello to your brother. If that wild girl doesn't let you, you'll be in trouble." Fatty Luo nodded in agreement.
"How could this happen? If Lanlan becomes the Dragon Fish King, sister Xiaoying will definitely be happy from ear to ear. Brother Ranzi will also be very happy." Li Fangcheng said disapprovingly.
"That's true. I've seen Longxiang's fish. It's very beautiful, but Lanlan's not bad either. Okay, I'll sign up right away. Just go back and tell your brother at night." Fatty Luo stood.
Get up and go to the organizing committee in the front hall to complete the entry formalities.