Chapter 662: Famous Again

"I am Xiao Cang." The middle-aged man stretched out both hands, grasped Wu An's hand, and said, "As soon as I heard the news yesterday, I rushed over immediately."

"What a pity, I still couldn't get ahead."

"Please do me the honor."

Hai Shen said from the side, "My boss is from the provincial capital."

"If it weren't for the typhoon's impact, he would have come."

Wu An withdrew his hand and said, "Mr. Xiao, you're being too polite."

"We both make a living from the sea."

"When something happens, lending a hand is what we should do; there's no need for this."

Saying that with his mouth, he muttered in his heart, "What makes you think I, who has refused everyone, would agree to you?"

Xiao Cang exclaimed "Ya!" and said, "I'm not being polite."

"I really want to treat you to a meal."

"At the best restaurant in town, I've already booked the whole place for tomorrow."

Wu An: "……"

Damn it.

Where did this overbearing CEO come from?

Even the wealthy heirs of Jiangsu-Zhejiang aren't this extravagant; what gives you the right?

This meal……

Eat.

You must eat.

Why wouldn't you eat?

Such an overbearing CEO is perfect to be an investor shareholder.

Seeing Wu An not speak, Xiao Cang grew more anxious: "I heard from Hai Shen that you can communicate with dolphins……"

Wu An's eyes flashed.

Hai Can saw Wu An's expression change, knowing his boss's mouth had caused trouble again, and hurriedly explained: "Wu An, don't misunderstand."

"My boss isn't using this to threaten you; he's genuinely curious about it and wants to chat more."

"That's all."

Xiao Cang gave a thumbs-up: "Exactly, exactly, exactly, Brother Wu An, you're amazing."

Wu An smiled: "Don't call me brother; judging by your appearance, you're probably about the same age as my father."

Xiao Cang glared: "I'm only twenty-eight."

Wu An twitched the corner of his mouth: "……"

If you say you're thirty-eight, nobody will believe you; they'll think you're forty-eight.

Are you really that anxious?

He said, "Mr. Xiao, actually being able to get close to dolphins isn't that difficult; the staff at the ocean aquarium can all do it."

Xiao Cang grasped Wu An's hand again: "That's not the same."

"Those dolphins in the ocean aquarium have lost their wild nature."

"Being close to people, put bluntly, is being forced to have their heads pressed down."

Wu An pulled his hand back again.

He also stepped back half a step.

To be honest.

Although some people are curious about his closeness to dolphins, he personally still feels a bit uncomfortable.

However.

The problem isn't really big.

Even if this gets exposed, it's no big deal.

So what?

People who make a living from the sea being relatively close to marine life makes sense, right?

You disagree?

You gonna bite me?

However, Xiao Cang is interested in dolphins, and he secretly heightened his vigilance, wondering if this old guy intends to harm the dolphins.

Xiao Cang took out his business card.

Wu An didn't have one.

The two exchanged contact information, then someone else came looking for them, so Xiao Cang had to leave; just after walking a couple of steps, Hai Shen said, "Boss, perfect timing—you've arrived; do you want to take a look at those two trawlers?"

Xiao Cang shook his head: "You decide."

Upon hearing that, Wu An felt a sudden twang in his mind and asked, "What trawler?"

Hai Shen turned his head: "My boss plans to expand the fleet, and you happen to have boats for sale."

Wu An asked, "Is it the Chen surname?"

Hai Shen exclaimed, surprised: "You know them?"

Wu An nodded: "I know him—not just know him; this person also approached me, saying they intend to sell the trawler to me."

Hai Shen gave a meaningful smile: "There's more to this?"

"Looks like they're planning to cast a wide net."

"Using competition to drive up the price."

Xiao Cang shouted, "Since Brother Wu An has an idea, we'll turn down the other party."

Wu An shook his head, "No need."

"I don't have much thought about this ship."

"Besides, since they've contacted you, I guess they're not sincere about selling to me."

That's right.

Chen Lao Da never intended to sell the Trawler from the start; he approached Elder Fang, basically just to give him false hope.

However.

Hai Shen's estimate was probably not wrong.

Chen Lao Da indeed wanted to play a price‑raising competition trick, but only to make Xiao Cang and Jing He, those two rascals, compete.

The specifics still need to be investigated further.

He didn't say much.

He only let Hai Shen interact with Chen Lao Da normally, negotiating however they saw fit.

…

After Xiao Cang left, several more groups of people arrived.

After handling everyone, it was already near noon; they slammed the Gate shut, refusing to open even if someone knocked.

Wu Yingwei originally intended to stay home for a meal.

But phone after phone kept coming, and he had to go to the Village Committee to deal with them.

He originally thought Wu An only returned home that morning because of the heavy fog, but unexpectedly, Wu An had circled the sea in the fog and rescued many stranded fishing boats.

That was a real breakthrough.

Leaders from the town, county, city, and even the province got involved; various media have already taken notice, and now everything is at the Village Committee.

As the Village Head and Wu An's father, Wu Yingwei was naturally at the forefront.

He had to face this pressure one way or another.

Wu Yingwei arrived at the Village Committee, saw the swarm of reporters and cameras, felt his hair stand on end, and was at a loss.

His sweaty palms trembled with nerves.

But he couldn't do anything about it.

After all, he's Wu An's father.

What could he do?

He could only bite the bullet and go forward.

Mai Hangyu brought Han Song to the house; others could ignore them, but they couldn't turn Mai Hangyu and Han Song away at the Gate.

"This is an exclusive interview, right?"

"Yes."

"Wu An, thank you, thank you."

"You're welcome."

Han Song was so excited he could barely contain himself; when they set off, the leaders had promised him that as long as he secured the interview, there would be no shortage of rewards when he got back.

At first.

Lao Mai called him for an interview, but he was reluctant.

What could a village youngster be worth interviewing? In the end, Wu An gave him far more, and far too many, surprises.

"Let's do the interview right here."

"Alright."

"May I ask…"

Wu An saw that his questions were repeats from last time and said, "You've already asked these before; let's jump straight to the main topic."

Han Song scratched his head and said, "Sorry, I'm a bit nervous."

"What are you nervous about?"

"You… you're a hero now."

"Not really, not really."

…

The leaders were also pleased.

Originally, swapping Shen Nan out and putting Wu An up as the outstanding youth representative raised some objections from top to bottom.

After all.

As a Senior Leader you have a say, but you can't change things arbitrarily.

As a result.

Wu An pulled a big move.

This time, no one objected; the responsible Elder Chen was even more delighted, and the selection of the youth representative finally lived up to its name.

Wu An not only met the qualifications, but was indeed a young man just over twenty, unlike the previously chosen misfits.

They called it a youth representative, but in reality, if they married early, they could already be grandfathers.

The Big Boss was also very satisfied: "Great, I think Wu An being a provincial outstanding youth representative is more than enough."

Elder Chen laughed, "If that happens, wouldn't he have to go to the capital?"

The Big Boss: "Why not?"