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Chapter 280 Accidentally Tricked Li Bancheng! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
How could Jiang Tiansheng have imagined that his own event would inadvertently infringe upon Li Bancheng's interests?
By this time, Li Bancheng had become the richest Chinese man in Hong Kong, and his reputation and status were not to be underestimated.

Clearly, Jiang Tiansheng lacked the confidence to confront him.

"Unlikely?"

He still found it unbelievable and asked doubtfully, "Although we have increased the number of prizes, it's not much for two supermarket chains, is it?"

At this time, due to the overwhelming popularity of the lottery, the prize pool was expanded to include hundreds of millions of various prizes.

"Promotional activities to benefit the people!"

Wu Feng tapped lightly, and Jiang Tiansheng immediately understood.

The "public housing promotion" covered numerous public housing estates, involving at least tens of thousands of people.

Their individual spending level is not high, but if we consider a family as a unit, it's not bad.

Besides, now is the perfect time to stock up on New Year's goods!
Unless you're truly destitute, you still need to prepare the necessary New Year's goods.

Otherwise, the scenes of elderly women and aunties frantically shopping on television programs wouldn't attract so many viewers.

Although I only bought the most basic rice, flour, cooking oil, various meats and candies, and maybe some pastries, my strong desire to buy them was irresistible.

There is no detailed data registration and analysis for the 'Benefit the People Promotion Activity'.

Wu Feng had no choice but to have a clear understanding of the specifics of the event.

However, it is also known that the amount of money contributed by the elderly women and aunties in the public housing estate is quite astonishing.

With the sudden loss of such a major group of shoppers, the two major supermarket chains naturally found it difficult to sell all the stockpiled daily necessities in a short period of time.

In addition, the lucky draw activities have emptied most of the Hong Kong dollars in the pockets of ordinary citizens.

As a result, there was naturally no extra money to spend on buying New Year's supplies at the supermarket.

It's easy to guess that the sales figures for the two major supermarket chains during the lucky draw event were probably quite dismal.

The large amount of daily necessities stockpiled in supermarkets that are not being sold is no small problem.

The interests involved are considerable; a misstep could result in severe losses.

How could a lottery event, which originated from this, not be targeted?

"This……"

Jiang Tiansheng certainly couldn't have thought that far ahead, but he also knew that top tycoons like Li Bancheng weren't as magnanimous as the outside world perceived them to be.

He really wanted to suggest that we just end the "people-benefiting promotional activity" altogether.

However, Jiang Tiansheng felt something was amiss, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Previously, Wu Feng had been instrumental in promoting the "people-benefiting promotional activities," which must have had a deeper meaning.

Otherwise, based on his understanding of Wu Feng, he wouldn't have spent so much money, manpower, resources, and connections just to bring warmth to the poor in the public housing area.

On the other hand, Chiang Tin-sang considered himself one of the wealthiest people in Hong Kong, so it was impossible for him to be so frightened and at a loss when he heard the name of Lee Ban-cheng.

Do they have no dignity left? How will they ever be able to get along in high society again?
It was only then that he realized that successfully integrating into high society was far more complicated than being the leader of Hung Hing, and there were simply too many things to consider.

It was only at this point that we began to vaguely grasp the basics of some things.

"Mr. Jiang, there's no need to rush!"

Seeing that Jiang Tiansheng's forehead was covered in cold sweat, Wu Feng finally spoke up to comfort him, "We're not small fry to be slaughtered. We can hold out for ten days!"

He emphasized the words "ten days" and sneered, "If some people can't even give us ten days, that's a bit too domineering. Don't we even have the confidence to put up a fight?"

Seeing that Jiang Tiansheng's expression remained grave, he said helplessly, "Jiang Sheng, you can reveal the 'ten-day deadline' in advance and see the reaction outside before discussing anything else!"

"It works!"

Upon hearing Wu Feng's words, Jiang Tiansheng's previously solemn expression eased somewhat.

Come to think of it, if they can't even spare ten days, then there's no need to be afraid of anything.

Although Li Bancheng is powerful, he has not yet reached the point where he can control everything.

To put it bluntly, at this point, Hong Kong was still ruled by those foreigners!

The filial piety gifts that were due were not reduced in the slightest!

Otherwise, this time the other party wouldn't have just called to let people know that 'someone wanted to terminate the lottery event,' but would have directly taken action to forcibly intervene.

"Mr. Jiang, the 'Benefit the People' promotional campaign has an excellent reputation!"

Wu Feng chuckled and said, "The residents of the public housing estates benefited, the Yau Tsim Mong District Government gained political achievements, and the businesses that participated in the discount activities also made money. It can be said that everyone is satisfied!"

"Sometimes, we don't have to bear this kind of pressure alone!"

At this point, a smile spread across his face as he casually added, "When it's time to let our allies take the lead, we really don't need to be polite!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tiansheng was taken aback at first, then suddenly realized what he meant and a smile appeared on his face.

He had fallen into a cognitive bias!

Of course, many people also want to demonstrate their abilities and let their newly formed allies see what they're capable of.

Now that he's realized it, there was absolutely no need for all that! If he didn't have the strength, his allies probably wouldn't even bother to give him a second glance.

Sometimes, needing someone's help can take a relationship to the next level.

Just as Wu Feng had predicted!
As Jiang Tiansheng made his calls, the worry in his eyes visibly dissipated.

Those friends who proactively tipped them off generously offered to help alleviate some of the pressure.

Putting everything else aside, even if the Hong Kong British government were persuaded, they still had the ability to delay for a few days.

When they heard about the 'ten-day deadline,' they patted their chests and said that there would definitely be no problem and that they would take care of it!

Their reasoning was almost identical to Wu Feng's: if they're not even willing to give us this much time, then there's nothing more to say, a direct confrontation is inevitable.

As for the newly established suppliers, the Yau Tsim Mong District Government, and the District Councilors, their attitudes are quite clear: there will be no problem with the lucky draw, and there will be even less problem with the 'people-benefiting promotional activities'!
What a joke! This involves their vital interests, there's nothing more to say.

Even the foreigners behind Chiang Kai-shek's family said that ten days wouldn't be a problem!
Now, Jiang Tiansheng was completely relieved, and the smile on his face became even more genuine.

"Ah Feng, things didn't turn out as you expected!"

He immediately sought out Wu Feng and expressed his positive feelings: "How did you come to this conclusion?"

"Hehe, in fact, Hong Kong Island at this moment is very similar to Shanghai back then!"

Wu Feng said directly, "It's not difficult to find a similar situation to what happened to us this time!"

"In fact, I suspect that the news about the supermarket group hasn't even reached Li Bancheng's ears!"

"impossible?"

Jiang Tiansheng was somewhat stunned and said in disbelief, "Such a big matter, Li Bancheng couldn't possibly not know about it, could he?"

"Hehe, it's very important to us!"

Wu Feng said calmly, "But for Li Bancheng, it might not be the same!"

Jiang Tiansheng clearly didn't believe it, but he had no intention of arguing with Wu Feng.

In fact, Wu Feng's guess was correct; the matter did not reach Li Bancheng's ears.

It was the senior management of the supermarket chain who noticed a huge fluctuation in the supermarket's revenue.

A quick investigation revealed what had happened!

Given what happened, they couldn't possibly report it to Li Bancheng immediately. Doing so would make the supermarket chain's top management seem incompetent, and they might lose their high-paying jobs.

After all, Wu Feng and others had already started promoting their lottery and "people-benefiting" promotional activities.

The inability to foresee potential consequences is clearly a matter of competence.

The period leading up to the Lunar New Year is also the peak time for supermarket sales.

The lottery and "people-benefiting" promotional activities have caused huge losses to the chain supermarket group.

If we had prepared in advance, how could this have happened?
We could easily collaborate with the organizers of lucky draws and "people-benefiting" promotional events to clear out the massive stockpiles of daily necessities held by supermarket chains as quickly as possible.

While we won't make a fortune, the profit level won't be too bad!
Unlike now, where chain supermarket groups are suffering staggering losses due to massive stockpiles of goods.

Such a thing could not be told to the big boss immediately.

So, they secretly used their personal connections and connections to try and stop the highly influential lottery and "benefit-the-people" promotional activities without alerting the big boss.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Tiansheng was quite tough and did not immediately back down.

Meanwhile, the news coming back from various channels left the senior management of the chain supermarket group both happy and worried, unsure of what to say.

Jiang Tiansheng's 'ten-day deadline' naturally reached their ears.

Originally, they wanted to join forces with the senior management of Xiao Rizi Supermarket Group to put more pressure on Jiang Tiansheng and his group, and even resort to some underhanded methods.

However, the "ten-day deadline" made them quite hesitant.

After all, Jiang Tiansheng and his group were able to successfully organize the event and make the lottery and "benefit the people" promotion a great success; they were not small fry to be trifled with.

Of course, what they fear most right now is that the news will reach the ears of the big boss!

The big boss naturally has the means to easily deal with a former leader of a gang.

However, even these supermarket group executives found it difficult to gain favor.

Until noon on Lunar New Year's Eve, after the grand lottery event and the "benefit the people" promotional activities ended, there was no overt competition between the two companies.

Clearly, through certain channels, the two sides reached a tacit understanding.

Jiang Tiansheng's anxiety finally subsided.

Now it's time to enjoy the fruits of victory; everything else can wait.

On the afternoon of Lunar New Year's Eve, the Hung Hing headquarters was bustling with activity.

The main conference room, which should have been quiet and deserted, was now bustling with activity and filled with joy.

Today is the day that Hung Hing's new leader, Han Bin, will be distributing money to his underlings.

(End of this chapter)