From an outsider's perspective, Ma Yafei seems like a very humble and low-key person. No matter whom he interacts with, he starts with a smile before he even speaks.

But his own team members know that this is just a facade. Ma Yafei is no pushover. He used to be a host at a local station, but after some trouble, he resigned to start a fishing club and a social media account.

Those who have had conflicts with him often inexplicably encounter bad luck, with his various manipulations behind the scenes. Essentially, he's a smiling tiger with a black heart.

The captain's temperament naturally influences the behavior of the team, and since Uncle Ma's family did not accept an invitation, it's as if Zhang Yang indirectly offended Ma Yafei by making him lose face.

Ma Yafei squinted and shook his head, "Forget it! Let's not talk about this now; we'll plan it out in the long run. Come on, everyone, have another drink! Let's enjoy ourselves!"

...

Meanwhile, in Zhang Yang's room, the dinner party was nearing the end. A few judges and fishing association leaders were already full and took the opportunity to leave, so only Uncle Ma's couple, along with YOYO and Wei Song, remained.

Seeing the timing was right, Uncle Ma and his wife also rose to take their leave. Once everyone escorted them to the door, the dinner party was essentially over.

"Uncle Ma and Auntie have left, so I guess I'm leaving too! Enjoy the food and drinks!" Seeing this, YOYO also prepared to leave.

"Why rush? I was just about to talk to you about an advertising partnership, and here you are running away? In a hurry?" Zhang Yang subtly mentioned, making YOYO instantly change her mind.

"Are you really planning to place an ad? If you put it that way, I'm not leaving!" YOYO smiled and put her bag back down.

"Why don't you tell me the general ad formats and past rates? Our company has grown to a point where we should start advertising!"

"Previous cases were handled by some supervisors from the marketing department. I don't know the details, but the general rates are something like this…"

YOYO took a keen interest in this advertising contract, patiently explaining the business models, ad durations, broadcasting rotations, and fee quotes, so everyone got a general understanding.

It's no joke; compared to the cheap and easy traffic of social media, traditional media TV ads are seriously expensive.

A twenty-minute fishing review, playing for a week, is priced at four to five hundred thousand! For those annual strategic partnerships and long-term ads, the figures start in the millions.

After hearing YOYO's general introduction, Zhang Yang had a basic understanding, and after some more casual chat, called for the bill and headed downstairs.

"Where are you staying tonight? It's not safe for a young girl to be alone; should Wang Yan drive you?" Zhang Yang naturally suggested.

"Sure! The hotel I'm staying at isn't too far from here, about a twenty-minute drive!"

"You guys go ahead and leave; make sure she's inside and at her room before you leave! Is that okay, Yan?"

Wang Yan nodded, "Don't worry, no problem!"

Everyone watched as YOYO got into Wang Yan's car and drove off before letting their guard down and started complaining.

"Damn, the ad fees for Happy Fishing are pretty steep! Just a small ad costs hundreds of thousands?"

Han Qiang had been holding this in all night. He couldn't complain in front of YOYO, but now he could finally speak freely.

"Well, it is a traditional media TV station, with a national audience! Hundreds of thousands aren't much! I'll chat with Old Zhao later, and if there's no problem, we'll place one! Besides anything else, if it can help Yan, as long as it works out, it's worth it!"

"Damn, that Wang Yan has a good eye, but who knows what this lady's background is like. I heard TV stations can be quite chaotic, hope there's none of that mess…" Han Qiang continued to mutter.

"Don't worry, I'll have friends check things out! Quit dawdling, get in the car, let's get back and sleep, drank too much, my head's a little fuzzy!"

...

The group got in the car, with Zhou Chu, who hadn't drunk, driving them back to the hotel.

Zhang Yang returned to his place, and in less than half an hour, there was a knock on the door. Opening it, it was Wang Yan back again.

"Back so soon? Didn't take the chance to go for a late-night snack?" Zhang Yang grinned, teasingly.

"No… I saw her settled into her hotel, saw her go inside, then I left!" Wang Yan answered truthfully.

"Crap! Didn't do anything else? Carefully set up alone time for nothing, you didn't just drive and do nothing else, did you?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yang was instantly unsettled.

Adults dealing with matters, especially with the opposite sex, don't play like this. Zhang Yang considered himself quite clueless in these matters, but compared to Wang Yan's straightforwardness, he felt like a romance expert.

"Uh, didn't do nothing, YOYO did ask about our company and the possibilities of advertising!

Our company's business is developing so well, I didn't hold back, just told her honestly! I have a feeling this business seems pretty important to her…"

"Alright, mention this to Old Zhao when we return. Discuss what to do next and get back to it! During this time, I'll have someone help you check out this girl's background!"

"Okay! Let me know when you find something, I'll handle the follow-up!"

"You… go wash up and sleep; my head hurts!" Zhang Yang really didn't know what else to say and just threw himself on the bed to sleep.

Even if Wang Yan didn't grasp the main point of other things, there was one thing he did judge correctly.

The reason YOYO was so concerned about the advertising issue was because she had her reasons.

The young lady graduated from Capital Communication University and has been working for over two years. Her professional skills are solid, as are her appearance and physique.

With her qualifications, she should have been promoted and had a raise a long time ago.

But the reality is that her direct supervisor, a man in his fifties, has been holding back her promotion. Another host who started at the same time as her was already promoted, while YOYO was stuck. Every time she brought it up with her supervisor, who could easily handle it, he would brush her off with various excuses.

Later, YOYO understood the underlying situation, and with the gossip around the office, she realized what he was after.

Simply put, it was about using his position to exert influence—like an unspoken rule.

Who wouldn't want to take advantage of a young, beautiful, energetic host? Unfortunately, YOYO was very resistant to such behavior, which is why she continually faced setbacks.

But now it's different. If YOYO can secure a reliable advertising deal, she could directly connect with the head of the marketing department, allowing her to potentially bypass that old lecher and move forward.

As for Wang Yan's little intentions, how could a perceptive girl like YOYO not understand?

Putting the business aspect of the advertising contract aside, YOYO's impression of Wang Yan is quite positive. She doesn't mind his looks and personality at all and even has a slight admiration for his Flying Kicking technique with big carp.

However, Wang Yan just clammed up, getting tongue-tied around someone he genuinely likes, simply failing to break the ice.

...

Over the following two days, Zhang Yang's team was still not in a rush to head back. There were awards from the competition to follow up on, and besides, they wanted to make the most of their time at Jinghai Garden.

While Zhang Yang's team was busy fishing, YOYO, along with the video production crew, was already on a flight back.

Upon returning to her workplace, the first thing YOYO did was find Lao Qian, the head of the advertising department.

With the rise of the self-media short video industry, Lao Qian's days as head of the marketing department were getting challenging, as advertisements were becoming increasingly difficult to secure, and meeting his superior's targets was stressing him out.

Listening to YOYO's introduction, Lao Qian was very interested!

This upcoming fishing tackle company is undoubtedly a very high-quality cooperation partner.

Right away, Lao Qian guaranteed that if the contract could be secured, he'd take care of YOYO's promotion!

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