Gold Rush Starts in the Bering Sea

Chapter 23: Corinna's Envy, Jealousy, and Hatred

Jason, who had been living a life of hardship and searching for gold day and night on the ship, decided to return home after all his supplies ran out.

In the past few days, in addition to Jason and his two companions who were panning for gold feeling exhausted, Cass and his two companions who were filming were also extremely tired.

In particular, the two photographers, who were originally shooting together, later switched to taking turns shooting, with Kas assisting from the side and occasionally taking over to lighten the burden on the two photographers.

He had a stubble beard, oily hair, and his face was peeling from the sea breeze, with his cheeks bright red.

His whole body reeked of a sour smell.

Back on shore, Cass and the photographer took turns going back to their rented hotel to wash up. Although they had filmed documentaries before and had gone for more than ten days without showering in the wild, they figured if they had the means, why not do it?

Jason and his two companions, along with the photographers, arrived at the separation plant one after the other.

At this time, there were many gold prospectors in the separation plant, because Albert had bought a lot of gold prospecting boats. Although some of them were not yet repaired, some of the rented boats returned and came here.

The rent wasn't high either; Albert set the rent at 15%, with the rest to be paid by the gold prospectors.

Of course, Albert wouldn't do charity. It would be fine if the returns were low once or twice, but if it happened every time, Albert would take the ship back.

At this moment, in the gold-separating workshop, gold prospectors are separating gold, while Lillian, the mother, sits beside them, constantly recording the gold being collected.

Of course, for safety reasons, surveillance equipment has been installed in the separation plant, and Lillian also keeps a double-barreled shotgun by her side as a warning to anyone with ill intentions.

"Jason, your gold mining business is really quite large!" Cass exclaimed, looking at the bustling separation plant with its constantly operating separation equipment.

The two photographers pointed their lenses at the interior of the factory, giving close-ups especially of the constantly running separation equipment and electronic scales.

The moment Jason entered the separation plant, countless gold prospectors focused their attention on him.

Lillian greeted Jason, "Jason, wait a minute, we'll talk later."

"No rush, no rush. Let Jason go first."

"Exactly, I'm not in a hurry."

"Jason, you go first. We're all willing to wait, right?" someone shouted.

"That's right, Jason, we're all willing."

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The camera faithfully recorded all of this.

Cass looked on with admiration. All he could do now was to film Jason's process of separating the gold properly.

"Go away, go away, what are you doing, hurry up and separate your gold!" Lillian responded to the crowd's clamor without backing down.

"It's okay, Mom, I'll go first." Since the news about Beringhai has spread far and wide, he doesn't mind others knowing. Besides, he's even on a TV show now, so no fool would dare to mess with him.

"Andy, go buy some beer, the good stuff, and remember to buy a lot."

Jason sat in front of the separation equipment, spoonfuls of gold particles containing sand were placed on it.

A golden expanse met the eye.

Brent picked up a small brush and brushed the granular gold into a frying pan.

Cass's eyes followed the gold. When Brent turned on the gas and placed it on top like he was cooking, Cass gave a thumbs up in admiration for this simple method.

Jason's reputation in the town was indeed quite high. When people heard about his ability to separate gold and his willingness to stand by and watch, many came to see him.

As basins of dried gold were placed on the table, the gold prospectors in the separation plant began to breathe rapidly.

It took about two hours to finally separate the gold.

The last of the gold pieces was baked dry, and then each piece was attracted to the ground with a magnet.

Amidst the intense gazes of the crowd, Jason took out an electronic scale, placed a container on it, zeroed it, and then, under the watchful eyes of everyone present, poured it down like yellow sand.

As the numbers rose higher and higher, the surrounding gold prospectors were filled with rage, their eyes brimming with naked jealousy.

The final total is 337.6 ounces!

This result can't be described as good; it's almost too good!

"Damn, we've struck gold so hard in just one go!"

"Over three hundred ounces! Over three hundred ounces! Jason, are you blessed by God?"

"I only get a little over a hundred ounces in a whole gold rush season, this...this..."

"Jason, could you teach us how you found the gold? Don't worry, we'll definitely pay your tuition!"

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The entire gold mining workshop was like a bustling marketplace, with the gold prospectors who had witnessed Jason's harvest talking excitedly and gesturing wildly.

"Alright, alright, that's enough for today," Lillian shooed the people out, warning them, "Don't even think about stealing my gold. Come back tomorrow to separate the gold, and I'll get my share then." In the factory, after shooing away the last reluctant gold prospector, Lillian said to Jason irritably, "I used to say you'd grown up, but I never expected you to be such a show-off."

"Auntie, Jason is doing this for our show's filming, but don't worry, we'll definitely take responsibility if any problems arise during filming!"

Cass quickly stepped forward, blocking Lillian, and explained with a smile.

With two cameras pointed at her, Lillian couldn't very well lecture Jason to his face, so she said irritably, "Jason, come here for a second. Your dad's going to give you 20% of the gold. Come and take a look."

129.2 ounces

Looking at the numbers recorded above, Jason nodded in agreement.

"Jason, can you explain this?" Cass stepped forward, expressing his doubts about the gold split.

He could also see that Jason's father was not to be underestimated, after all, so many gold miners had to give him a share, but he didn't expect that Jason's father would also give his own son a share, which really puzzled him.

"It's simple. My boat is too small, and the cost of making money is too high. But my dad owns a dredging boat. I provide the location, he gets the gold, and I get a share," Jason explained the intricacies of the deal.

"So, your notebook~" Remembering Jason's habit of taking notes on the ship, it suddenly dawned on her.

Holding the bottled shares, Brent proudly announced, "There's another company that's partnered with Jason, also taking a 20% cut."

Old Andy sipped his beer, gazing at the shimmering gold in the glass bottle under the lamplight.

"Brent, we have a base salary, plus a share of the profits, and now we also get a fee from the production team," Andy said, laughing. "I never dared to imagine this before."

Cass and the camera crew laughed as they watched the harmonious scene between the three.

As usual, we had a barbecue, but this time there were three more people from the production crew.

In the midst of the lively atmosphere, Corinna, who had somehow appeared outside the fence, stared intently at Jason with a resentful look in her large eyes.

"Stop eating, take a picture, take a picture now!" Cass said anxiously, patting Kyle.

With such a handsome man and a beautiful woman, and especially with such a gaze, he was really curious about what was going on between them, especially after the camera was set up, he had a look of complete fascination.

"Jason, I just got back and heard that you actually caught more than 330 ounces of gold in one trip at sea," Corinna's voice trembled.

There's no other meaning behind it; it's purely out of envy, jealousy, and hatred!

Even though he was a seasoned gold digger, he was completely outmatched by Jason, a newbie.

"Corinna, we're celebrating right now, would you like to come and have some?" Jason invited with a smile.

"No, I can't eat," Corinna said, turning away. She had come to see what made Jason so special that he could find so much gold in the Bering Sea.

I've seen it.

Normal human beings.

Corinna gave up.

What pained her most was that she would have to hand over 15% of the hard-earned gold in a little while.

He wanted to work for Jason, but Jason didn't fall for it.

Albert did buy it, but at a very low price.

Although he still uses the boat himself, after Albert's intervention, he will have to hand over 15% of it.

Thinking about Jason's situation, Corinna, burdened with loans, felt even more aggrieved.

Brent watched Corinna's departing figure, raised an eyebrow, and teased, "Jason, I think Corinna likes you."

"Kid, let me give you a piece of advice," Andy said in a low voice, a hint of sadness in his eyes, "Never completely fall for a woman, especially a beautiful one."

Brent's eyes gleamed, and he said slyly, "Andy, it seems you have a lot of stories to tell."

"Hey kid, let's drink, let's not talk about anything else," Andy said, his eyes lowered and waving his hand, not wanting to talk about sad things.