The NO.1 Food Stall in the Wasteland novel Chapter 295

Chapter 295: Chapter 295: Want to Take Office in Style?

There was, indeed, a new gimmick.

As President Pan poured the champagne, the tower of glasses lit up with dazzling colors. Golden fireworks suddenly erupted in the background, and the pool of water surrounding the stage transformed into a small fountain.

The whole display was incredibly grand and impressive.

It was meant to symbolize burgeoning success and a roaringly prosperous future.

The next second, the fountain jets abruptly changed direction, aiming squarely at President Pan, who was grinning from ear to ear.

Before President Pan could react, he was drenched to the bone. His meticulously styled hair was plastered wetly to his scalp, making him look two inches shorter in an instant.

The crowd’s expression of wild excitement instantly twisted into one of stunned shock.

Everyone looked at each other, completely bewildered. For a moment, no one could tell if it was a mistake by the hotel or part of President Pan’s plan.

"Water brings wealth, and fish guard the home. President Pan already has the water, so I can only offer a couple of fish as a small token of my regard." Mr. Sun emerged from backstage, holding two fish.

Compared to the drenched and pathetic-looking President Pan, the impeccably dressed Mr. Sun was the very picture of dignity.

Beaming, Mr. Sun tossed the two fish directly into President Pan’s arms. "I got held up with something and arrived a bit late. I hope you don’t mind, President Pan."

President Pan’s eyes were as cold as ice, as if they could materialize into daggers and skewer Mr. Sun right through.

If not for the thousand pairs of eyes watching from the audience, he would have slapped Mr. Sun right across the face.

’He did it on purpose.’

’This was absolutely deliberate.’

’That bastard Sun Liang can’t beat me fair and square, so he resorts to these scummy, underhanded tricks. So low-life!’

"Oh my, President Pan, how did you get all wet? You can’t be careless in this weather. Come, come, I’ll take you to change your clothes. This is your first appearance since taking office as president of the Commerce Association; you can’t lose your dignity."

Sun Liang grabbed President Pan’s arm and, with a stern face, berated his staff. "What kind of job did you do? How could you let President Pan end up like this at such an important moment! Just you wait until after the banquet, I’ll deal with you all then!"

"President Pan, please don’t be angry. I will definitely give you an explanation."

Sun Liang had played both sides of the issue perfectly. Everyone knew full well who was responsible for the "accident."

But they were all masters of smoothing things over. No one pointed it out. They just went along with Mr. Sun, urging President Pan to go change and comforting him that this little "accident" was a sign of great fortune to come.

The words were hollow, but at a time like this, it was all that could be said.

Shen Lu was dumbfounded. She had expected President Pan to deliver a psychologically devastating blow, but in a complete reversal, it was Mr. Sun who got his satisfaction.

"Come to think of it, wasn’t Mr. Sun pretty polite to me before?"

"You’re not President Pan. He has no reason to go to the trouble of dealing with you," Fu Cheng said.

’True. Beating me wouldn’t get him much.’

Back then, if Boss Jin hadn’t pressured them, Sun Liang and General Manager Chen would have never wanted to go after Shen Lu. Just cutting off her supply would have been enough; resorting to price cuts and prize drawings was simply ridiculous.

In the end, not only did the two of them gain nothing, they also lost money.

But that was all in the past. Boss Jin was dead, and Mr. Sun had thought he would smoothly take over. Who would have thought President Pan would come out of nowhere?

President Pan hadn’t been prominent in the Commerce Association before, mainly because he and Boss Jin didn’t get along.

Now that Boss Jin was dead, he had quickly risen to prominence, throwing money around to secure the position of president.

Only then did Sun Liang realize that this low-key President Pan was actually so wealthy.

As soon as he took the president’s seat, the first thing President Pan did was host a banquet to announce it to everyone, deliberately choosing Skytop Hotel.

Sun Liang was so angry he had to laugh. He didn’t refuse. Instead, he accepted the massive order with a smile and meticulously arranged the champagne tower segment.

’You want a glorious inauguration?’

’If President Pan hadn’t tried to lord it over me, I probably wouldn’t have bothered with all this.’

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