In the afternoon, the second santana car was drawn, and there was a slight unexpected issue with the prize collection, mainly because Boss Fang was not on site.
Fang Shi happened to be on his way back to the shopping mall, causing the winner to anxiously wait for more than ten minutes.
Boss Fang apologized to the winner, and when he announced that the winning information was valid, the winner, who was nearly thirty years old, cried tears of joy and even kowtowed to Boss Fang, saying that he now had hope of getting a wife and that Boss Fang was his benefactor.
"You don't have to be like this. In the ocean of life, whether it's calm or stormy, it's all the same. I hope you take it easy after winning the prize, live a good life, and don't be wasteful, or you'll spend it all in a few days," Boss Fang patted his shoulder.
Boss Fang's unremarkable words, however, had a huge psychological impact on the young winner. It was like a sudden enlightenment: Is this the secret to success for a business mogul?
Later, this young winner did not enjoy the convenience the car brought him. Instead, he quickly sold it to obtain startup capital for business, and a few years later, he achieved success.
Next, the host shouted hoarsely, announcing the drawing of the second car. The crowd's excitement reached a climax, reigniting the hope of some people who had originally planned to return home but ended up queuing to buy more tickets.
In the morning, tens of thousands of people did not see the grand prize drawn, and they had a premonition that it would be drawn in the afternoon, making their enthusiasm for buying lottery tickets even greater.
Unexpectedly, it was indeed so.
The lottery event brought many impacts to the surrounding areas. The dock was very busy, people queued to cross the river, and the number of passenger vehicles heading to Xinghai Shopping Mall surged.
All the restaurants near Xinghai Shopping Mall were full. Those restaurant owners really wanted to send banners to Boss Fang and hoped that the event would be held for a few more days.
Even shops that were not in the catering business saw their performance improve compared to usual.
Many Wen City residents did not know about Xinghai Shopping Mall, but now they knew there was such a large shopping mall for buying appliances, and they were very much looking forward to the planned Xinghai Plaza.
Today, Qin Shuyu and her mother also came to draw. They queued and bought ten lottery tickets, winning two eighth-place prizes and one ninth-place prize.
Qin Shuyu knew Boss Fang was very busy recently and did not look for him. She was going back to school tomorrow.
Chen Jiahui held three prizes in her hand and pouted, saying, "The boss of this organizer is too shrewd. I spent twenty yuan on scratch cards and only won three worthless prizes. Together, they don't add up to ten yuan, and the purchase price is probably less than five yuan."
Qin Shuyu smiled brightly: "Mom, people doing business also need to make money, right? This is already pretty good. They didn't deceive anyone. We'll just treat it as a donation for a good cause."
"Hey, I say, my daughter, you're siding with outsiders! How can you speak well of someone else's boss?"
"Everyone knows there will be a loss, but a small loss is acceptable. We're just here for the fun of it."
"Alright, you're right. It's just for the fun of it. Wen City hasn't been this lively in a long time. I'm a bit curious what the organizer's boss looks like, to have thought of such an event. He must have made a fortune."
"Probably an old man in his fifties or sixties, what's there to see?" Qin Shuyu couldn't help but smile.
Chen Jiahui pouted and nodded: "Hmm, it's quite possible. He's incredibly shrewd; no ordinary young person could be like that.
After walking around, I roughly understood. Those cars are displayed very high, prizes are piled up, and there are advertisements everywhere. Isn't it just to stimulate everyone's consumption?"
"That means he knows how to do business."
"Hmph, a cunning merchant! Your dad's partner, I haven't met him, but I feel he's much more reliable."
Qin Shuyu chuckled. It wasn't the same person, was it? She knew Boss Fang was in partnership with her father.
Seeing her mother look at her, she quickly suppressed her smile. This topic couldn't be discussed further.
The next day, Qin Shuyu still called Boss Fang to tell him she was returning to school and he didn't need to see her off; her mother would personally take her to the pier.
"Okay, I'll wait for you when you come back for summer vacation."
"Alright." Qin Shuyu knew Boss Fang was very busy. After the event, he would have to focus on reviewing and preparing for the college entrance examination.
Boss Fang had told her that she must get into a university in Shanghai.
On the third day of the event, Sunday, the lottery draw continued.
Over the past two days, this event had spread throughout Wen City's streets and alleys.
The story of a three-year-old boy winning a santana car was widely talked about by the public, who called him the "King of Luck." Several versions of the story emerged, some saying the boy had x-ray vision and could see the hidden information on the lottery ticket, others claiming he was possessed by the God of Wealth.
Because of this incident, many parents had their children help buy lottery tickets, or the whole family would buy a little, to see who was lucky.
It happened to be Sunday, a rare day off for office workers, who brought their families out to try their luck, making it even livelier than yesterday.
At three o'clock this afternoon, Boss Fang still hadn't seen Wang Dakai return and was very anxious.
"It's a long journey, I'm really afraid something might have happened." Fang Shi was also very worried. The lottery ticket stock in the warehouse was already running low, estimated to be gone in little over an hour.
Without lottery ticket sales on site, the impact was huge, and the public thought the event was over.
"I arranged for two drivers to rush the trip, they should still be on their way back," Boss Fang comforted himself, saying that under normal circumstances, they should be able to make it back in the afternoon.
But the road was too long, and the road conditions were not good, making accidents easy.
At four twenty, there was no lottery ticket stock in the warehouse, and sales personnel came to pick up tickets but couldn't get any. There were three sales representatives waiting to pick up tickets on site.
"Everyone, please wait a little longer. The tickets are on their way," Boss Fang said to the sales representatives standing outside the warehouse, his brows furrowed.
"Oh, I wish I had picked up more earlier. It's tough seeing others with tickets to sell," a sales representative said. In three days, they had sold about 100,000 tickets, earning over a thousand yuan in commission.
Unexpectedly, making money was this fast.
One person helped tear tickets, two people were responsible for counting and collecting money, and one person went to the warehouse to pick up tickets. At peak times, several thousand tickets were sold in an hour, and one person's two hands simply couldn't keep up.
Fortunately, customers usually bought five tickets or more, and many even bought over a hundred. If they had to pick up one ticket at a time, they would definitely be exhausted.
"I still have people queuing over there. If there are no tickets to sell in a bit, they'll start arguing."
After two or three minutes, two more sales representatives came to pick up tickets.
"Ah, no tickets left. Mine will only last for ten minutes or so."
"My sales point is probably almost sold out. When I came over, there were two queues, and one queue still had about ten people waiting to buy tickets. At peak times, there were dozens of people in one queue."
"Boss Fang, have the tickets not arrived yet?"
"Wait a bit longer, I'll go outside and check."
Boss Fang felt even more anxious hearing these sales representatives urge him, so he had to walk out of the warehouse to wait outside the shopping mall.
The shopping mall was packed with customers. Some shelves were already out of stock, and some goods would have to wait another day or two to arrive.
On the east side of the shopping mall, there were far fewer people, and Boss Fang felt much more comfortable breathing.
The south side, after all, was the event venue, and it was packed with people.
Less than a minute after he came out, a box truck with an out-of-province license plate stopped by the roadside. Boss Fang looked over curiously and saw Da Ge Zi jump out of the passenger seat.
This person was none other than Wang Dakai, looking haggard with greasy hair.
The worried look on Boss Fang's face disappeared, replaced by a happy smile, and he quickly walked towards him.
"You're back, you've worked hard, how was it?"
Wang Dakai scratched his greasy, itchy scalp: "Boss, did we make it in time? It snowed in Dongshan Province, so I didn't dare to drive fast. There was even freezing rain on one section of the road, it was very slippery. Fortunately, we're safe and sound, and all the goods are in the truck."
"That's good. I'll have people unload the goods immediately." Boss Fang immediately went inside, notified several employees to put down what they were doing and come out to help move the goods, and at the same time instructed two security guards to watch over the truck compartment, not allowing outsiders to approach.
Wang Dakai had the driver open the back door of the truck compartment and climbed into the compartment with Boss Fang, clearly explaining to Boss Fang which boxes contained the same batch of lottery tickets, as they had already been marked.
"First, move two boxes into the warehouse for shipping."
Boss Fang jumped out of the truck and instructed the employees to move the goods into the warehouse. The sales representatives, who had been waiting anxiously, smiled when they saw the lottery tickets arrive.
Boss Fang re-checked the lottery tickets to ensure they were correct before letting his parents ship them. Seeing the sales representatives quickly leave with the lottery tickets, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After Wang Dakai got out of the truck, he discovered that the west side of the shopping mall was packed with people, which surprised him. He saw Boss Fang coming out of the main entrance again and walked over to him, saying:
"My goodness, so many people, Boss, have you attracted everyone in Wen City?"
"It's starting to clear out now. If you had come back two or three hours earlier, you wouldn't have been able to squeeze into the area around the stage."
Boss Fang chuckled, realizing that the truck was parked a bit far from the east gate of the shopping mall, making it a bit troublesome for employees to move goods, so he asked the driver to park closer.
The shopping mall had prepared two hand-pushed flatbed carts, specifically for moving appliances, which were now perfectly suited for moving lottery tickets.
"Boss, I still have three thousand yuan left from the cash you gave me." Wang Dakai patted his backpack.
When Boss Fang left Jin City, he arranged a car for him and left him several thousand yuan in cash for emergencies.
"You keep it for now. After the goods are moved, take the two drivers to a good restaurant nearby for a meal together, and then go to a nearby massage parlor to relax after dinner."
"This... isn't that good?" Wang Dakai was a bit embarrassed.
"It's legitimate, don't overthink it. If those two drivers want to 'eat meat,' they'll have to pay separately."
Boss Fang pouted and smiled. Wang Dakai then shamelessly nodded, and even asked what "meat" meant.
Boss Fang chuckled: "You tell those two old drivers, and they'll naturally know."
Just past five o'clock, the goods were moved.
When Wang Dakai told the drivers that the boss was treating them to a meal and had arranged a special activity, the two drivers' eyes lit up.
"Da Kai, your boss understands us old drivers."
"Hmm, I agree with that. It's rare to meet like-minded friends."
"My boss said we can't 'eat meat,' what does that mean?" Wang Dakai could probably guess what it meant, but he still pretended to be naive and asked.
"If you can't, you can't. We're exhausted, can't do it." One old driver sighed a little. They had high incomes and often drove long distances, so they naturally frequented 'meat' establishments.
In the beginning, they felt that the benefit of long-distance driving was being able to experience different regional arts.
However, after going many times, they felt cheated. They basically went to those few places, with very few locals.
Damn it, they're too good at pretending.