Tang Yiyi scheduled the lottery to officially start at nine in the morning. However, considering that all the people on the list had already arrived and were waiting for the lottery results, she hesitated for a few seconds and then agreed to start the lottery early. Even though it was only eight o’clock in the morning, an hour earlier than planned.
After nodding, she called a staff member to prepare for the lottery. Meanwhile, she discreetly observed the people present. During this observation, Tang Yiyi suddenly found a very discordant figure among them!
It was a little boy, not very tall, looking around five or six years old. His round face was tightly pursed with a small mouth and furrowed brows, his eyes full of tension and worry, as if he had encountered some troublesome matter.
Tang Yiyi narrowed her eyes slightly and summoned a staff member, whispering in his ear, "Do you know who that little boy is?"
She wasn’t overly cautious, but the child’s worry and tension were too obvious, as if he was clinging to the last straw, which made Tang Yiyi concerned. She organized the lottery event to promote the Tang Family and didn’t want any unnecessary trouble!
The staff followed her gaze to the little boy and quickly provided Tang Yiyi with an answer. The child’s online name was Tian Tian, the youngest on the list, arrived quite early, and had been frowning ever since he arrived, likely encountering some trouble. However, more specific information was unknown to the staff.
Privacy protection is paramount nowadays, and even young children are aware of safeguarding their privacy. Apart from necessary information, they wouldn’t disclose anything else to strangers. Furthermore, if someone probes for personal information, it is possible to call the police directly. The staff dared not cause trouble for Tang Yiyi, and more importantly, dared not break the law, so, despite curiosity, he didn’t attempt to investigate the child’s situation.
Tang Yiyi understood this, so she didn’t trouble the staff further. After asking, she nodded and let the staff attend to other matters. Then she thought about it but ultimately decided against having the system look into the child’s situation. After all, the other party was just a child there to participate in the lottery; she couldn’t, out of mere curiosity, arbitrarily probe into someone else’s privacy.
The lottery items had long been prepared, so starting early was no inconvenience. Tang Yiyi had announced in the notice that the whole lottery process would be video live-streamed. Cameras had been running since these people arrived, recording and uploading the footage in real-time to the Tang Family’s website.
Many people were paying attention to this event, so on this day, not only did those on the list come, but some curious people also attended. They either reserved private rooms or found seats directly in the hall, ordering some dishes to spectate live.
As for the lottery courtyard, apart from those on the list and store staff, others could not enter and could only watch from the hall or private rooms. And the view from the private rooms was much better than from the hall! Some people, to get a clearer view, even automatically formed small groups and booked private rooms. As a result, Tang Yiyi earned quite a bit from room fees just this day.
The advancement of the lottery surprised both online and on-site people. However, after this surprise, these people admired ’Chef Tang’s’ adaptive approach. They chose to witness the whole event because of curiosity and did not want to wait any longer, wanting to see the lottery results directly. According to the original plan, if they had to wait an hour for the lottery, wouldn’t they be sitting foolishly?
Tang Yiyi agreeing to start the lottery early precisely satisfied their wishes, naturally making them very pleased! So even though the lottery hadn’t started yet, Tang Yiyi managed to win these people’s favor successfully.
Very soon, the lottery began.
Tang Yiyi’s lottery arrangement was quite special. All 43 dishes Tang Family had launched and were preparing to launch were selected as lottery items, each dish corresponding to a prize. The most numerous were participation awards, followed by third, second, first prizes, and the grand prize. The number of prizes was not limited. However, apart from third prize and above receiving corresponding awards, those receiving participation awards could only get a portion of the dish they drew.
Everyone had to go on stage one by one to draw. After drawing a dish, the host would give a brief introduction to the dish’s specialty, and a 3D photo of the dish would be displayed on the projection screen. Ultimately, it was Tang Yiyi taking advantage of the lottery to discreetly promote, sneakily introducing Tang Family’s dishes again!
Once the lottery began, those on the list had to go on stage according to their numbers to draw. The entire process was live-streamed through cameras directly on the Tang Family’s official website. Regarding Tang Yiyi’s sneaky promotion behavior using the opportunity of the lottery, naturally, some people were displeased. However, after participants drew their dish, the answers wouldn’t be revealed immediately but waited until everyone finished drawing, then revealed together. This way, despite displeasure, those people could only hold back and continue watching! The frustration was immeasurable!
Only 69 people guessed correctly to get the chance for the draw, so although everyone went on stage to draw once, the entire lottery process didn’t take long, only an hour, and everyone had finished drawing, just waiting for the answers to be announced.
The first to be announced was naturally the third prize, corresponding to the dish Wen Si Tofu, drawn by three people, with the prize being a third-class private room for one month plus a portion of Wen Si Tofu. The second prize corresponded to the dish Braised Pork, drawn by six people, with the prize being a second-class private room for one month plus a portion of Braised Pork. The first prize corresponded to the dish Cold Mixed Three Shreds, drawn by two people, with the prize being a first-class private room for one month plus a portion of Cold Mixed Three Shreds.
As these results were announced one by one, people’s expressions changed. Some people wrongly assumed the more expensive the dish, the higher the corresponding prize, so many people chose higher-priced dishes. No one expected Tang Yiyi to capriciously not adhere to this rule!
At this point, the answer to the grand prize hadn’t been revealed. The winners happily collected their prizes and began watching the show leisurely, while the rest grew increasingly nervous, with eyes glued to the projection screen, eagerly awaiting the grand prize announcement.
Among them was the little boy with the online name "Tian Tian" whom Tang Yiyi had been concerned with. Due to her attention to the child, she had been secretly watching him throughout the lottery process, fearing any accident. However, aside from being overly nervous, there were no abnormal actions from the child, which relieved Tang Yiyi but also made her wonder if she was overthinking.
At this moment, the host’s voice sounded: "Now announcing the results of the grand prize, the dish corresponding to the grand prize is—" He deliberately dragged his voice, and all those who hadn’t won subconsciously straightened their backs, anxiously watching him and waiting for the final result. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote recommendation tickets or monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)