Since Wu Jiuping joined the crawfish association, he first contracted shrimp ponds and feasted the association members everywhere, which dealt a huge blow to Zhang Tianxing's position.
"Young President Zhang is capable, but unfortunately, school is about to start, so let the capable Young Master Wu take on the important responsibility of president."
"Exactly, Young Master Wu has made considerable achievements in the crawfish industry, cultivating crawfish on a hundred mu. Moreover, the Wu family's businesses are countless. For such a person to serve as the president of the crawfish association is like two wheels of a cart, the wings of a bird, complementing each other. It's a match made in heaven, a perfect pair."
"Young Boss Zhang, my young master is generous. As long as you agree to his conditions, you will receive two hundred thousand yuan, not a cent less. You can inquire around, who else would be this generous, who else would be this righteous."
"Two hundred thousand yuan, that's not a small sum. If it were me, I would agree. Two hundred thousand yuan would be enough to buy me."
Zhang Tianxing only sneered. Two hundred thousand yuan was not a small amount. Without even thinking, he knew Wu Jiuping's condition was for him to withdraw completely from the crawfish market.
Dream on. Zhang Tianxing earned more than two hundred thousand yuan at just the international trade exhibition.
He really thought he was an ATM. Even a roadside robber wouldn't be so greedy as this Wu Jiuping. He cut too deeply, clearly wielding a 40-meter-long cleaver, eating all the meat while others could only watch.
Moreover, Zhang Tianxing's standards had risen. Two hundred thousand yuan was just pocket change now.
Zhang Tianxing had no obligation to indulge others. "Anyone here who wants to follow Young Master Wu can leave immediately. Even if you immediately form a Royal Crawfish, no one will stop you. I will not cede the crawfish association. If you want to be president, speak according to the regulations."
"You weren't there when we were getting beaten, and now that the crawfish are successful, you want to pick the fruits? Dream on, in your dreams, you'll have everything!"
During that time, Zhang Tianxing had forgotten how he managed to get through it. Crawfish was plagued by negative news everywhere, coupled with Wang Pangzi's mass poisoning incident.
It could be said that it was the first heavy blow to the crawfish industry, but thankfully, it was later turned around in time.
It was no exaggeration to say that Zhang Tianxing played an indispensable role in the development of the crawfish industry to what it is today.
"Well done, Zhang Tianxing, we support you." Zhang Tianxing also had supporters, as many people had learned the craft directly from him and started their own crawfish ventures.
"Zhang, don't be too arrogant. You'll get what's coming to you sooner or later. Don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit." Someone threatened Zhang Tianxing.
"I'm not someone who is scared. Bring it on. If you want a battle of wits, let's have it. If you want a physical fight, I'll see it through to the end."
As soon as Zhang Tianxing said this, the other side immediately fell silent. There was no choice; Zhang Tianxing's personal combat prowess was off the charts.
Several street thugs had fallen into Zhang Tianxing's hands, such as Liang Ge and Kong Er Lengzi, who were figures who commanded respect on the streets.
Zhang Tianxing's knife skills were marveled at after meals; they were comparable to those of a barber.
In a battle of wits, given the limited knowledge of crawfish cultivation, he was likely not Zhang Tianxing's opponent.
"Zhang, we're not afraid of you. Aren't we vying for the position of crawfish association president? Let's settle it with crawfish yield."
"Young Master Wu, that Zhang Tianxing really doesn't know what's good for him. I've already agreed with Zhang Tianxing to compete on crawfish yield. You must defeat Zhang Tianxing then."
Wu Jiuping smiled, "That's no problem. Just increase the crawfish stocking density, increase the feed proportionally, and feed them more. The yield will naturally increase."
"Young Master Wu is brilliant, truly brilliant. Crawfish is just a matter of feeding. Raise more, and the yield will come."
A wave of flattery erupted. Wu Jiuping found this very uninteresting. Crawfish cultivation had no technical challenge.
They observed Zhang Tianxing's mother doing the same thing every day, which was just the routine operation of feeding.
Therefore, Wu Jiuping thought that there should be no problem with crawfish cultivation. It was time to increase production and show Zhang Tianxing his capabilities.
Starting small wouldn't do. He heard Liang Juan was always thinking about reducing feed costs.
Women, their vision was as short as their hair. Saving on feed yielded only a small amount of money. Producing more pounds of crawfish would solve everything.
Wu Jiuping also consulted some experts, and they all said there were no problems. Crawfish were incredibly hardy and could survive in various environments.
So Wu Jiuping decided to raise more. At worst, he would feed them more. Feed was cheap. His mindset determined his path; he thought he was quite talented. The experts listened and nodded in praise.
Without delay, Wu Jiuping gave the orders. He would take this opportunity to expand his scale and let more people know him.
Then he would erase Zhang Tianxing's presence. A mere soon-to-be college student who hadn't even grown all his hair dared to challenge him. He was still too young.
The next day, he went to the shrimp pond and saw it filled with crawfish. It was a pleasing sight. Once the crawfish grew, they would all be money. His investment and return were perfect.
Basically, invest for a year and get it back within a year. Everything else was pure profit.
"Young Master Wu truly has a discerning eye. With Young Master Wu's guidance, the crawfish yield per mu will double this time. This is a truly remarkable innovation."
"How much more money can be made per mu like this? That Zhang Tianxing is clearly afraid that if everyone earns more, he won't be able to control them, so he's deliberately holding back. Fortunately, Young Master Wu discovered this."
Suddenly, crawfish began leaping out of the water, astonishing everyone.
"Young Master Wu is immensely talented! Even the zoo hasn't thought of this, yet Young Master Wu has made the crawfish leap over the dragon gate!"
"The crawfish raised by Young Master Wu are exceptional. Let's perform a 'crawfish leaping over the dragon gate'."
"This is a major spectacle in our Zhonghai City. When the crawfish festival comes next year, we can perform this 'crawfish leaping over the dragon gate' and earn a fortune from ticket sales."
As everyone was praising, they suddenly felt something was wrong. Why were the crawfish becoming more agitated? After leaping frantically, they began to float dead on the surface.
This stunned everyone. What was happening? They didn't leap over the dragon gate, did the crawfish just get tired to death?
Someone fished one out and exclaimed, "This is bad, the crawfish are dead."
This scene shocked everyone. What was going on? The crawfish were fine just a moment ago, and now they were floating dead on the surface after leaping.
The water quality was fine. The feed was also fine.
Just then, Zhang Tianxing happened to pass by. Someone shamelessly asked, "President Zhang, look at these dead crawfish, what's happening?"
Zhang Tianxing looked at the crawfish leaping out of the water and sighed, "These crawfish are done for. The pond has been poisoned. There won't be many crawfish left, and they will all die!"