The bigger the waves, the more expensive the big fish.

The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish. It means that it is very difficult to fish in stormy weather, and fewer fish can be caught. Things are rare, so it is difficult and expensive, so fish will be more expensive. The more arduous the task, the higher the income.

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This sentence comes from the 26th episode of The Knockout, Gao Qiqiang.

This is what Gao Qiqiang said after he became the largest shareholder of the Construction Engineering Group. He and Shu Tai were completely torn apart. Shu Tai warned him: "The sea of tranquility is very big, so you can't level it." Gao Qiqiang, who was already in power at that time, sneered at this. "I'm afraid of storms? You forget that I used to sell fish. Do you know what the fisherman said? The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish! "