What effect does this opening have on the reader?

Haoyou was always curious to know what his father, Gao Pei, does for a living so one day Haoyou accompanies his father out to sea. Gao Pei has a dispute with his first mate, Di Chou which eventually resulted in Gao Pei being forced to be the wind tester. Gao Pei was sent into the sky tied to a kite. It is a dangerous task and the wind was particularly high on that day and Gao Pei did not survive it. This is a great narrative hook for the reader. It is culturally new and exciting.