Chapter 274: Everyone Wants the Good Stuff! (Seeking Monthly Votes)

"Grandma Jin, your old body is still as sturdy as ever!"

Upon arriving at the public housing estate where his home was located, Chen Haonan quickly ran into an acquaintance, an old granny.

"Ah, it's Nan-zai, why have you come back?"

Grandma Jin quickly recognized Chen Haonan, a happy smile appearing on her wrinkled old face as she pulled Chen Haonan over to ask curiously, "I heard you've made a name for yourself outside, you shouldn't have come back!"

Before the age of seventeen, Chen Haonan was the quintessential "other people's child."

He was excellent in both character and academics, and he grew up to be a handsome young man, enjoying quite a good reputation in the public housing estate.

It was a pity that he later joined a criminal gang, becoming yet another example of "a child prodigy who lost his talent."

Fortunately, the boss Chen Haonan served under did not require him to stir up trouble near the public housing estate, and he even joined forces with Shanjie, Datian Er, and a few other companions to consciously maintain the underworld order in the local public housing estate; he also did not actively recruit his classmates and companions from here to join the triad, so his reputation had always been quite good.

Otherwise, Grandma Jin would not have had such an attitude upon seeing him.

"Grandma, it's like this!"

Chen Haonan felt a bit awkward, but he still took out a colorful flyer to explain, "Our company plans to hold a lottery event before the New Year; at least one out of every five tickets will win a prize!"

"The prizes are rich and varied; the lowest is a roll of toilet paper, and the best prize is a luxury sedan worth over two hundred thousand!"

"Buying lottery tickets for a draw?"

Grandma Jin took the colorful flyer, squinted her eyes to examine it carefully for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Nan-zai, didn't they say you joined a triad? How did you suddenly become a salesman?"

Chen Haonan was extremely embarrassed and stammered as he explained, "Grandma, I really am in the underworld!"

"But this time, the company is indeed planning to hold a large-scale lottery event, it doesn't conflict!"

"Isn't this just like a flower-betting stall?"

Grandma Jin was also knowledgeable and experienced; she curled her lips and said, "Nan-zai, we are all neighbors, don't do anything that cheats people, otherwise you'll ruin your reputation!"

Chen Haonan's face turned bright red instantly, and he couldn't speak for a long while.

At this moment, Grandma Jin chuckled and said, "Nan-zai, you still have some conscience!"

As she spoke, she shook the colorful flyer in her hand and laughed lightly, "This thing is actually a pretty good choice for those guys who like to gamble!"

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

"Grandma is right!"

Chen Haonan nodded repeatedly in agreement, wishing he could turn around and run away immediately.

Clearly, his bit of underworld experience was truly like showing off one's axe before a master in front of an old person like Grandma Jin; it was indescribably awkward and uncomfortable.

"Oh, right, Nan-zai!"

Grandma Jin clearly had no intention of letting him go and continued to ask, "Since your company has such great power and can mobilize so many prizes, can you sell some at a discount?"

"Sell at a discount?"

Chen Haonan was a bit surprised and asked, "Buying directly with money?"

"Exactly!"

A shrewd light flickered in Grandma Jin's eyes as she continued, "It just so happens I'm preparing New Year goods; it wouldn't be a problem to take advantage of your company, would it?"

"This, I have to report to the company to be sure!"

Chen Haonan was a bit overwhelmed and said hurriedly, "It probably won't be a problem; I will let you know when the time comes, Grandma!"

"Nan-zai, I'll wait for your good news!"

Grandma Jin was so happy she couldn't close her mouth and added, "Don't you dare let Grandma down!"

Chen Haonan only felt the pressure on him increase significantly, and after chatting for a few more sentences, he hurried away.

"That old granny is really Babi!"

Seeing Chen Haonan's guilty and deflated appearance, drenched in sweat, Shanjie couldn't help but tease, "The most handsome Liangzai Nan of Causeway Bay, who is also the most formidable fighter in the branch, was actually made so miserable by an old granny!"

"If this gets out, I'm afraid it would shock the teeth off countless triad brothers!"

"You're so great, then you go up next!"

Chen Haonan rolled his eyes at this guy in annoyance; familiar neighbors are the hardest to deal with, okay?

Especially when the other person's life experience completely suppresses your own, it feels more tiring than hacking people.

Shanjie set off happily, but not long after, he also came back crestfallen, looking utterly depressed.

In fact, the reputation of Chen Haonan and his brothers in this area was quite good, and the effect of distributing the colorful flyers was somewhat successful; many neighbors were inquiring about various details.

Naturally, many neighbors were very interested in the lottery, but there were also many neighbors who just wanted to buy discounted goods for the New Year.

The situation for his group of brothers was still considered good, but other triad brothers did not have their good reputation, nor were their tempers very good, and some even caused trouble by hitting people.

But in any case, before the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, tens of thousands of Hongxing Underlings completed the basic promotional tasks.

At the very least, apart from the particularly remote parts of the New Territories, everyone knew that starting from the twenty-first day of the twelfth lunar month, a lottery event would be held in the Yau Tsim Mong District, with a winning rate reaching an astonishing twenty percent.

The first prize was a luxury sedan worth over two hundred thousand!

In addition, color TVs, washing machines, refrigerators, and air conditioners were all available.

There was even fresh pork, fish and seafood, as well as gift packs of candy and various festive supplies needed for the New Year; the main focus was on practicality.

By this time, information from all sides was quickly summarized to the event organizers.

The so-called event organizers were naturally led by Wu Feng, Jiang Tiansheng, and Han Bin, with the addition of some District Government staff and a temporary coordinating department formed by Yau Tsim Mong District Councilors.

"It seems that a simple lottery is far from enough!"

Wu Feng laughed lightly, "Especially for the residents of the public housing estates, the call for discounted goods is very strong!"

As he spoke, he looked left and right and said directly, "Then add it in; let's truly hold a big New Year promotion!"

"This is a good idea, I agree!"

The District Councilor was the first to echo, "Since the residents have the demand, then we shall satisfy them!"

"It's just that this way, both the scale of the event and the corresponding supply of goods will increase significantly; I just don't know if we can meet the demand?"

A District Government staff member said with a grave face, "For this matter, Wusheng must find a good way to solve it!"

"No problem!"

Wu Feng said with a smile: "Such a large-scale event, and according to the investigation, the residents' enthusiasm is very high!"

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

There was also a very hurtful remark he did not say directly.

For such an extremely lively event that is destined to trigger a huge craze throughout Hong Kong, whoever doesn't participate will be embarrassed, and the loss of reputation at that time will be no joke.

In fact, many merchants have a keen sense of smell, and quite a few have already taken the initiative to come and discuss cooperation.

They brought out their various products, offering wholesale prices, along with rebate discounts.

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

Wu Feng was very satisfied with their efficiency; as for how much rebate benefit these officials could get, he couldn't be bothered to care, as it was intentionally conceded in the first place.

Various daily necessities and fast-moving consumer goods were also easily settled.

Of course, there were also some that were difficult to talk to, or rather, the other party's attitude was very arrogant.

For example, the car manufacturers; Rolls-Royce and Ferrari go without saying, those are top-tier luxury cars.

What Wu Feng had his eye on was Mercedes-Benz—called "Benz" here in Hong Kong—which didn't think much of such a lottery platform and put forward relatively high demands.

As for BMW, *ahem*, it seems it doesn't have much fame here in Hong Kong?

Whether in TV shows or movies, the figure of a BMW rarely appears!

It is estimated that BMW cars haven't exerted their efforts here in Hong Kong yet?

As for Audi, *ahem*, it is even rarer here in Hong Kong.

Wu Feng used his connections in the Mainland to get in touch with the Audi company directly, and the other party was very sincere.

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

That is, the greater the influence of the lottery buzz, the more cash rewards the Audi company would provide.

Wu Feng agreed without a second thought, although he felt that with such cooperation terms, the Audi company was making a killing.

However, letting the Audi company get a bargain is still better than letting the car companies of Japan get one.

Of course, he definitely wouldn't admit that the fact that Audi's parent company, the Volkswagen Group, provided one hundred Santana cars for free played a big role.

By the twenty-first day of the twelfth lunar month, the entire Yau Tsim Mong area was exceptionally lively starting from the morning.

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

Every lottery sales point was placed in a park, a sports field, or some other place with significant space; there was no intention to join forces with so-called large shopping malls or supermarkets.

The large supermarkets here in Hong Kong belong either to Li Bancheng or to Japan; as for the rising star, the Mainland state-owned enterprise China Resources Supermarket, it was still in the development stage.

Wu Feng simply didn't cooperate with anyone, as long as there was enough space to place the prizes.

At the lottery sales points, twenty long queues had already formed, just waiting for the lottery to go on sale.

At the same time, buses shuttled between various public housing estates in Hong Kong and the many lottery sales points in Yau Tsim Mong, transporting a large number of customers over.

*Ahem*, these buses were free to ride.

Not only were buses running non-stop, but there were also trucks transporting prizes to the temporary open-air warehouses where the lottery sales points were located, piling them up so high that the queuing customers were incredibly excited.

"Look, look, that row is all color TVs; I'm afraid there are fifty of them, right?"

"I also saw batches of bicycles; I estimate there won't be fewer than one hundred!"

"And there are barrels of cooking oil; how much must there be? They're piled up like a small mountain!"

"Look, look, are those cars? So beautiful, they must be luxury cars!"

"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, and when he was patrolling, he heard the heated discussions of the queuing customers, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Damn it, you only saw those eye-pleasing prizes with relatively high value, right?

As for the mountain of toilet paper rolls and the neatly stacked bars of soap, you just selectively chose to turn a blind eye to them?

(End of this chapter)