By the next day, Chu Mingcheng arrived at the dock by nine in the morning, where the boss stood at the ferry, collecting money from customers using his cellphone and having the boatman ferry the customers to the Sky.
The Sky was a large ship, sixty-six meters long, and from the dock, the people on board looked like tiny ants.
Chu Mingcheng paid the remaining balance and also gave a two hundred yuan tip to the boatman. He received a key from the boat owner, which came with a small tag marked "03".
The tip for the boatman was essential because it would make his fishing much easier later.
The boatman would provide various services including netting the fish, bleeding, tagging and tying, untangling lines, setting the bottom, and helping with the fishing rigs; the two hundred yuan was well spent.
However, the expenses didn't stop there once he was on board; he also needed to purchase bait, and after catching big fish, the fishing boat also offered foam boxes and ice.