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Chapter 274 Everyone Wants the Best! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Grandma Jin, you're still in great health!"

Upon arriving at the public housing estate where his home was located, Chan Ho-nam quickly encountered an acquaintance, an elderly woman.

"Oh, it's Nanzi! What brings you back?"

Grandma Jin quickly recognized Chan Ho-nam, and a happy smile spread across her wrinkled face. She pulled Chan Ho-nam aside and asked curiously, "I heard you've made a name for yourself out there, so don't come back!"

Before he turned seventeen, Chan Ho-nam was the quintessential "perfect kid."

He is academically excellent, handsome, and has a very good reputation in the public housing area.

Unfortunately, he later joined a club, becoming yet another example of a prodigy who failed to live up to his potential.

Fortunately, Chan Ho-nam's sworn brother didn't need him to cause trouble near the public housing estate. Instead, he and his companions, including Chicken and Tai Tin-Yi, consciously maintained the order of the underworld in their local public housing estate. They also didn't actively recruit their classmates and friends from that area into the gang, so their reputation remained quite good.

Otherwise, Granny Jin wouldn't have treated him this way.

"That's how Grandma is!"

Chen Haonan was a little embarrassed, but he still took out a colorful flyer and explained, "Our company plans to hold a lottery draw before the New Year. At least one out of every five tickets will win a prize!"

"The prizes are varied and plentiful, ranging from a roll of toilet paper to a luxury car worth over 200,000 yuan!"

"Buy lottery tickets and enter the prize draw?"

Grandma Jin took the colorful flyer, squinted and examined it carefully for a long time, then suddenly asked, "Nanzi, didn't you say you joined a gang? How come you're suddenly selling things?"

Chen Haonan was extremely embarrassed and stammered, "Grandma, I really did go through the underworld!"

"However, the company does plan to hold a large-scale lottery draw this time, so there's no conflict!"

"Isn't this similar to a lottery ticket booth?"

Grandma Jin, a woman of wide experience, scoffed and said, "Nanzi, we're all neighbors, don't do anything to cheat people, or you'll ruin your reputation!"

Chen Haonan's face immediately turned red with embarrassment, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Grandma Jin, however, chuckled and said, "Nanzi, you still have some conscience!"

As he spoke, he waved the colorful flyer in his hand and chuckled, "This stuff is a good choice for those guys who like to gamble!"

"Instead of losing money at mahjong parlors or underground gambling dens, it's better to exchange it for something practical!"

"Grandma is right!"

Chan Ho-nam nodded in agreement immediately, wishing he could turn around and run away right away.

Clearly, his limited knowledge of the ways of the world was utterly inadequate in front of an elderly woman like Granny Jin, making him look incredibly awkward and embarrassed.

"Oh, right, Nanzi!"

Grandma Jin clearly wasn't going to let him off the hook, and continued to ask, "Since your company has such great influence and can mobilize so many prizes, could you sell some at a discount?"

"Sold at a discount?"

Chan Ho-nam was somewhat surprised and asked, "Buy it directly with money?"

"exactly!"

Grandma Jin's eyes gleamed with shrewdness as she continued, "It's just in time to buy New Year's goods. Is it alright to take advantage of your company a little?"

"I need to report this to the company first!"

Chen Haonan was a little overwhelmed and hurriedly said, "I don't think it'll be a big problem. I'll let you know when the time comes, Grandma!"

"Nanzi, I'm waiting for your good news!"

Grandma Jin was overjoyed and added, "Don't disappoint Grandma!"

Chen Haonan felt a surge of pressure, and after chatting for a few more minutes, he hurriedly ran away.

"That old woman is so cute!"

Seeing Chan Ho-nam looking guilty, breathless, and covered in sweat, Chicken couldn't help but tease him: "The most handsome guy in Causeway Bay, Nam, who is also the most powerful fighter in the gang, has been made to look so pathetic by an old lady!"

"If word gets out, it will probably shock countless gang members!"

"You're great, you'll be going next!"

Chen Haonan rolled his eyes at the guy, annoyed. Familiar neighbors are the hardest to deal with, you know?
Especially when the other person's life experience completely overwhelms you, it feels more exhausting than beating someone up.

The pheasant set off happily, but soon returned dejectedly, looking utterly dejected.

In fact, Chan Ho-nam and his brothers had a pretty good reputation in their neighborhood, and distributing colorful flyers did have some effect, with many neighbors inquiring about various things.

While many neighbors are interested in the lottery draw, many others simply want to buy discounted items for the Lunar New Year.

Their situation is relatively good, but the other gang members don't have the same good reputation. They also have bad tempers and have even caused trouble by fighting.

In any case, before the 20th of the twelfth lunar month, tens of thousands of Hung Hing followers had completed their basic propaganda tasks.

At least, except for the most remote areas of the New Territories, everyone knows that a lottery draw will be held in the Yau Tsim Mong district starting on the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month, with an astonishing 20% ​​winning rate.

The first prize is a luxury car worth over 200,000 yuan!
In addition, color TVs, washing machines, refrigerators, and air conditioners are all available.

They even had fresh pork, fish, and seafood, as well as candy gift packs and all sorts of festive items for the Lunar New Year—the main focus was practicality. By this time, information from all sides had quickly reached the event organizers.

The so-called event organizers were naturally a temporary coordinating group composed of Wu Feng, Jiang Tiansheng, and Han Bin, along with some district government staff and Yau Tsim Mong District Councilors.

"It seems that simply holding a lottery draw is far from enough!"

Wu Feng chuckled and said, "Residents of public housing estates, in particular, are very vocal about the demand for discounts!"

As he spoke, he looked around and said directly, "Then let's add it in and really launch a big New Year's promotion!"

"That's a great idea, I agree!"

The district councilor was the first to agree: "Since the residents have a need, then we should meet it!"

"But this will increase both the scale of the event and the supply of goods. I just don't know if it will be able to meet the demand?"

A district government staff member said with a serious expression, "Wu Sheng, you must find a good way to resolve this matter!"

"no problem!"

Wu Feng said with a smile, "Such a big event, and according to the survey, the residents are very enthusiastic!"

"I believe many businesses in Hong Kong know whether they should fully cooperate or not!"

There was another hurtful thing he said, but he didn't say it out loud.

Such a lively event is destined to create a huge sensation throughout Hong Kong Island. Anyone who doesn't participate will feel embarrassed, and the damage to their reputation will be no joke.

In fact, many businesses have a keen sense of opportunity and have already taken the initiative to come to us to discuss cooperation.

They offered all kinds of their own products at wholesale prices, plus rebates.

For products like home appliances, the district government officials have already made all the necessary arrangements.

Wu Feng was very satisfied with their efficiency. As for how much kickback these officials would receive, he didn't care, since they had deliberately ceded the opportunity.

All kinds of daily necessities and fast-moving consumer goods can be easily obtained.

Of course, there are also cases that are difficult to negotiate with, or where the other party is extremely arrogant.

Take car manufacturers, for example. Rolls-Royce and Ferrari are top-tier luxury cars, to say the least.

Wu Feng had his eye on Mercedes-Benz, which is called Mercedes-Benz in Hong Kong, and he didn't think much of this lottery platform, so he made some rather high demands.

As for BMW, well, it seems it doesn't have much of a reputation in Hong Kong.
BMWs are rarely seen on TV or in movies!
It's estimated that BMW hasn't yet made a significant push in Hong Kong Island.

As for Audis, well, they're even rarer on Hong Kong Island.

Wu Feng used his connections in mainland China to contact Audi directly, and the company showed great sincerity.

They provided fifty Audi cars directly, along with additional incentive clauses.

The bigger the impact of the lottery draw, the more cash rewards Audi will receive.

Wu Feng agreed without hesitation, even though he felt that Audi was making a huge profit with these cooperation terms.

However, it's better for Audi to benefit than for small car companies to benefit.

Of course, he would never admit that the Volkswagen Group, Audi's parent company, played a significant role in providing a hundred Santanas for free.

On the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month, the entire Yau Tsim Mong area was bustling with activity from the morning onwards.

The weather was perfect that day; the sun rose early and felt very comfortable on my skin.

Each lottery outlet is located in a park, stadium, or other space with considerable room, and there is no intention to partner with large shopping malls or supermarkets.

The large supermarkets on Hong Kong Island are either owned by Lee Ban-shing or by Xiao Ri-xing. As for the up-and-coming mainland state-owned enterprise, China Resources Supermarket, it is still in the development stage.

Wu Feng simply refused to cooperate with anyone, as long as there was enough space to place the prizes.

At the lottery sales point, twenty long lines had already formed, waiting for the lottery tickets to go on sale.

Meanwhile, buses shuttled between public housing estates across Hong Kong Island and numerous lottery outlets in Yau Tsim Mong, transporting large numbers of customers.

Ahem, these buses are all free to ride.

Not only were buses running non-stop, but trucks were also transporting prizes to the temporary open-air warehouse where the lottery outlets were located, where they were piled high, much to the excitement of the customers queuing up.

"Look, look, that row is full of color TVs, there must be at least fifty of them, right?"

"I also saw batches of bicycles, probably no fewer than a hundred!"

"And there are buckets of cooking oil, there must be so much, it's piled up like a small mountain!"

"Look, look! That's a car! It's so beautiful, it must be a luxury car!"

"And those motorcycles over there, I wish I could win one!"

"..."

Wu Feng happened to be in charge of the lottery sales points in this area. While on patrol, he heard the customers in line talking amongst themselves, and his lips twitched involuntarily.

Damn it, you only saw the prizes that looked good and were of higher value, right?
Why not just selectively ignore the mountains of toilet paper and the neatly stacked bars of soap?

(End of this chapter)