Tycoon: From Rags to Riches

Chapter 74: Chapter 74: How Could Someone Cause Such a Huge Disaster!

"Ah!"

When Xu Mo slowly unfolded the slip of paper and saw what was written on it, she couldn’t help but gasp.

"What’s wrong?"

Gu Heng asked, feigning curiosity.

"Gu Heng, I..."

"I think I won first prize!"

A hint of nervousness appeared on Xu Mo’s pretty face.

"Huh?"

"Really?"

"Let me see."

Gu Heng took the slip of paper from Xu Mo’s hand and said with mock seriousness, "Momo, you’re amazing. You just drew one at random and won first prize."

Not far away, Fan Hong was watching Gu Heng and Xu Mo with a smile.

However, just then, a pale-faced staff member ran up to Fan Hong in a panic. "Assistant... Assistant... Assistant Fan, we made a mistake."

"A mistake?"

"What do you mean?"

Fan Hong frowned, not quite understanding.

"We used the wrong box just now."

The staff member quickly explained in a low voice, "The box that Xiaoxin and the others are using right now is the normal one for the public. The special one we prepared wasn’t used."

"But..."

"Chairman Gu’s friend just drew the first prize, didn’t she?"

After hearing the explanation, Fan Hong’s frown deepened.

"Assistant Fan, before the event started, didn’t we randomly put one first prize slip in the normal public lottery box?"

"The first prize that Chairman Gu’s friend drew is that exact one. In other words, she won the first prize 100% by pure luck."

After Huang Feng finished his frantic explanation, he looked at Fan Hong, his face filled with nervousness and terror.

’How could I have caused such a huge disaster!’

’I’m totally panicking right now!’

After hearing the detailed explanation, Fan Hong couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

"I will report this matter to Chairman Gu exactly as it happened."

"Whoever is responsible will bear the consequences."

With that, Fan Hong turned away from the man before him and strode toward Gu Heng.

At that moment, Xu Mo, who felt like she’d been struck by lightning—or rather, by luck—was dizzily following a Zhen Cui Group staff member to claim her prize. Gu Heng, meanwhile, had stayed behind, watching her retreating figure with a gentle smile.

"Chairman Gu..."

Seeing his chance, Fan Hong seized the opportunity to approach Gu Heng’s side.

"Assistant Fan, you did a good job tonight."

Seeing Fan Hong approach, Gu Heng praised him with a chuckle. "Not only did we achieve our goal, but it looks like the public’s response to our event has been great, too. We killed two birds with one stone."

"Chairman Gu, you may be praising me too soon."

Upon hearing this, Fan Hong couldn’t help but give a wry smile.

"Hm?"

"What do you mean?"

Gu Heng was taken aback for a moment, not understanding.

In response to the question, Fan Hong succinctly recounted the blunder his subordinate had made.

"You’re saying Xu Mo won this first prize purely by luck?"

Gu Heng’s reaction was much the same as Fan Hong’s had been—a look of utter astonishment.

"Yes."

Fan Hong said with a wry smile, "Chairman Gu, this is all my fault for not supervising them properly. I bear a great deal of responsibility. Please punish me, Chairman Gu."

"Hmm..."

"A rookie mistake like this really shouldn’t have happened."

Gu Heng nodded slightly. "In that case, Assistant Fan, you will be penalized your entire bonus for this month. As for who among your subordinates is at fault, you and Qi Min will investigate and handle it together."

"The person with primary responsibility will receive the same penalty as you. The person with secondary responsibility will have their penalty halved."

A country has its laws, and a family has its rules.

If a mistake is made, there must be a punishment.

Even though Fan Hong was his trusted confidant, he still had to bear responsibility for his mistakes.

Nothing can be accomplished without rules. Business is business.

If Gu Heng turned a blind eye to Fan Hong’s mistakes...

...while cracking down hard on other executives when they erred...

...such double standards in management would inevitably cause the entire group’s leadership to become disloyal. It could also easily make Fan Hong arrogant and complacent.

A pint of grain is a favor, but a bushel is a feud.

This was a life lesson Fan Hong himself had taught him long ago.

"Understood."

"Thank you, Chairman Gu."

Fan Hong agreed readily, and he even seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

To be honest, no matter how angry Gu Heng got over this, Fan Hong would have felt it was justified. The mistake they made today was just that amateurish.

After Fan Hong finished explaining the situation to Gu Heng, he noticed Xu Mo returning with her prize and quickly excused himself.

"Gu Heng!"

"The brand-new iPhone 15!"

"They really just gave it to me, just like that!"

Xu Mo was holding a brand-new iPhone 15, her fair little face flushed pink with excitement.

Gu Heng looked at Xu Mo with a slightly strange expression.

When Xu Mo drew the first prize earlier, his surprise had been an act. But now, his astonishment was completely genuine.

After all, among the thousands of slips in those regular lottery boxes, there was only a single first prize.

One in a thousand—Xu Mo had actually hit those incredibly low odds.

Her luck was just unbelievable.

"Momo, have you ever entered a lottery before?"

Gu Heng asked curiously, "Have you ever bought scratch-offs, or lottery tickets?"

"No."

Xu Mo shook her head and answered truthfully.

"With your luck, you should really try buying a lottery ticket."

Gu Heng remarked sincerely, "Maybe you’ll be the next five-million-dollar grand prize winner."

"I don’t buy lottery tickets. People say online that they’re all scams."

Xu Mo muttered, then urged Gu Heng, "Gu Heng, you should draw one too."

"Oh, right..."

"I’ll draw one."

Gu Heng agreed, then casually reached his hand into the lottery box.

Knowing that this was just a regular lottery box, Gu Heng didn’t have high hopes for himself.

His luck had always seemed pretty bad, ever since he was a kid. Forget lottery tickets and scratch-offs; he couldn’t even win a "one more bottle" prize from an iced tea cap.

"Quick, look..."

Xu Mo urged him in a low voice, her eyes full of anticipation.

Gu Heng smiled and opened the slip of paper in front of her.

"Holy shit!"

"Second prize?"

When Gu Heng saw what was written on the slip, his eyes flew wide open. He instinctively looked up at Fan Hong, who was standing a short distance away.

When Fan Hong saw Gu Heng’s gaze, he immediately held up his hands and shrugged, indicating that he hadn’t done anything. This was just the most ordinary of lottery boxes.

"Wow!"

"Second prize!"

"Gu Heng, you’re amazing!"

Unaware of the situation, Xu Mo couldn’t help but cheer when she saw that Gu Heng had won second prize.

’When did my luck get this good?’

Gu Heng wondered to himself, feeling a little baffled.

A short while later, Gu Heng and Xu Mo left the venue, laden with their winnings, and the Zhen Cui Group’s anniversary event for the evening officially came to an end.

After the event, a deeply curious Fan Hong took the lottery box that Gu Heng and Xu Mo had just drawn from and emptied out all the remaining prize slips.

He opened them one by one. As far as the eye could see, they all said "Thank you for participating."

Of the 87 remaining prize slips, 80 were "Thank you for participating," and 7 were "Fourth Prize."

Forget "Second Prize"; there wasn’t even a single "Third Prize" in sight.

"Their luck is absolutely insane!"

Staring at the slips scattered all over the floor, Fan Hong was utterly and completely convinced of Gu Heng and Xu Mo’s luck...

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