Although Liu Yu's solo magic show was canceled, Liu Shifu Group's advertisements have been launched everywhere, including the roll-up banners around the small square, all of which claim to be sponsored by Liu Shifu Group.
So when Li Lechen mentioned it, everyone took notice.
"What can I do if the event is canceled?!" Liu Yu's "It's all your fault" look made him seem a bit idiotic. After all, the reason tonight's event was canceled was because Liu Yu had a mental breakdown, wasn't it?
Seeing Liu Yu feign ignorance, Li Lechen remained silent and said directly, "Since the event has been canceled and you're not planning to donate, did you come here to collect these advertisements?"
Looking at the advertisements for Master Liu all around the small theater, Liu Yu's face immediately darkened.
"Of course we'll donate!" Liu Yu could only try his best to salvage his father's company's reputation. "Whatever amount is sold at the charity sale today, Liu Shifu Group will donate!"
Liu Yu felt that this boast was impossible to disprove.
Look around at the stalls selling old books and newspapers, bottled water, chocolates, scratch cards, and small toys—at most, things worth ten or twenty yuan. Frankly, you couldn't make ten thousand yuan at most.
But when you speak, you have a certain air of authority.
Upon hearing this, Li Lechen's eyes lit up.
"Attention everyone! Attention everyone!"
Suddenly, a clear voice rang out through the loudspeaker, startling both Li Lechen and Liu Yu.
Xu Ziyuan held up a megaphone, turned the volume up to the maximum, and then stood on a stool, shouting loudly: "Liu Shifu Group is generously sponsoring this event! Liu Shifu Group is generously sponsoring this event! After today's event, they will donate an amount equal to the total proceeds of the entire charity sale. Let's applaud Liu Shifu Group's generosity!"
"..."
Liu Yu was speechless.
Li Lechen then gave the girl a "good job" look.
Xu Ziyuan readily accepted.
She always has a keen ear and acts quickly when it comes to things that bring in money. Since the other party has already made a promise, she's afraid they might go back on their word if she doesn't announce it soon.
More importantly, this kind of publicity can make their charity sale more meaningful, since the original price of fifteen yuan suddenly doubles.
Although this kind of shouting isn't a formal promise, it's considered quite serious within the school and in the minds of a group of students who are passionate about public service.
The scene immediately became much more lively.
After a brief moment of silence, Liu Yu quickly accepted the situation and began to estimate in his mind how much money he might have squandered from his father.
Thirty thousand, that's the most I can ask for.
Looking at Li Lechen with disdain, Liu Yu clearly had the right to stand here so arrogantly. Even though there were so many negative news stories during the day, he was still able to "spend hundreds of millions in jail" despite evading so much tax.
Therefore, money is the best weapon to silence public opinion.
Li Lechen also knew that with just a dozen or so stalls in the small theater, even if they worked all night, raising 30,000 yuan would be quite an achievement.
Meeting Liu Yu's arrogant gaze, Li Lechen decided to go all out.
He walked to the donation box closest to the door and took out his lottery ticket.
The person guarding the donation box was Huang Yingying, the class monitor of Class 7. Although the academic pressure in the senior year of high school is great, as the class monitor, she also has to take on some administrative tasks. Although this was a charity event organized by the school to help students in need, the school also promised that the largest proportion of cash donations would be used to help Gu Xiaoman.
Therefore, Huang Yingying took the initiative to take on the responsibility of managing the donation box. Of course, she also did her best to promote it.
Meeting Huang Yingying's expectant gaze, Li Lechen handed over the lottery ticket and said, "This lottery ticket has won the first prize, with a prize of 3.69 million, and after tax it should be three million."
"???"
Huang Yingying had considered that Li Lechen might donate three hundred or three thousand, or even as a tycoon as he casually threw away thirty thousand, after all, he had donated eight thousand before. But three million was too far off; at least for now, there wasn't even three hundred in the donation box.
Li Lechen knew he had taken a huge step forward. After all, it would be very difficult for anyone to equate a piece of paper with three million.
So he took out his phone, searched for yesterday's lottery results, and compared them with the numbers on the lottery ticket in front of Huang Yingying and a group of classmates watching.
"I won by accident, 06, 19, 01, 25, 17, 11, 07!"
Huang Yingying looked closely and saw that the winning numbers displayed on her phone were indeed the same as the winning numbers on the lottery ticket.
For a moment, I was in a daze. It seemed, perhaps, maybe, I should have won the lottery…
However, if winning a big prize doesn't happen to you personally, even if it's a prize of over three million, it doesn't seem to excite you much.
Furthermore, Huang Yingying always thinks things through. What should she do if she receives a donation based on a lottery ticket? Should she go to claim the prize? How does she do that? Does she need to go in person? Is the person holding the lottery ticket the same person? It's three million! Will they give her cash? Should she carry it home? Will she be robbed?
I've never bought a lottery ticket before, let alone won one. I'm a little panicked.
Looking at Li Lechen again, it was as if this person was not a classmate he had been in for two years at all. Not only was he a seemingly academically weak student, but he was also a mysterious rich second-generation. Otherwise, why would he donate the three million yuan prize money so casually?
Meeting Huang Yingying's incredulous gaze, Li Lechen smiled awkwardly and said, "I didn't expect to win either. It only cost two yuan, so I'll donate it. It's just two yuan to me."
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