Chapter 243: Super Mysterious Hotel Lucky Draw Blind Box

Out of curiosity, 

Chen Jianhai clicked "Add," then immediately sent a [smiley face].

He dropped a shoe: "Hello, Boss Chen. I am Xiao Caishen Huang Baichuan. I admire you greatly, so I asked Xu Yong for your contact information. Nice to meet you!"

Huh? 

Admire me greatly? 

Chen Jianhai was dumbfounded.

Xiao Caishen Beer is the leading beverage company in Nanjing, with business extending beyond Nanjing and being one of the top pillar enterprises in Chunyang Province.

It was listed two years ago, and its brand value ranked 32nd on the brand list.

In terms of status, weight, and annual contributions to Nanjing, it cannot be compared to my small, young five-star hotel.

As for Huang Baichuan, he's even more remarkable.

Unlike traditional management talents,

Huang Baichuan is not only an excellent manager and leader but also an outstanding researcher.

He led the team to develop the "Xiao Caishen Foamy Beer Flower" brewing technology, which has dominated the domestic beer industry for years.

Last year, it won the gold medal at the "Dionysus" International Craft Beer Competition.

He is a model of fame and fortune.

Even the high-and-mighty Xu Yong would eagerly greet and shake hands with Huang Baichuan when they met.

But now,

such an impressive person took the initiative to add me as a friend and said he admired me?!

This is beyond belief...

"Could it be that he wants something from me and is looking for a few free nights at the hotel?"

The thought crossed Chen Jianhai's mind but was quickly dismissed.

Come on.

Huang Baichuan can afford any hotel; why would he shamelessly ask me for a discount?

Pondering back and forth, unable to figure it out,

Chen Jianhai simply replied:

"Hello, Manager Huang, I'm also very pleased to meet you!"

Just as Chen Jianhai was wondering what the other person would say next,

a message notification dinged,

He dropped a shoe: "Boss Chen, are you available next week? I'd like to invite you for a drink."

Invite me for a drink?

Chen Jianhai was even more puzzled.

Most people would say "invite to a meal" to get to know each other first.

But to say "have a drink" right after adding as a friend, Chen Jianhai had never encountered this before.

However, considering the other person's profession, Chen Jianhai could only brace himself and reply:

"Sure! It would be an honor to have a meal with President Huang."

He dropped a shoe: "Great, I'll inform you of the specific time later. I'm a bit busy now, so talk to you later. [wave]"

Sleep until I can't wake up: "Goodbye [wave]"

Chen Jianhai looked at their chat history in bewilderment,

unable to figure out why the other person suddenly added him as a friend and invited him for a drink.

"Could it be that I have some charm even I don't know about?"

Chen Jianhai touched his firm and rugged face, slowly falling into deep thought.

...

Three days later.

Chen Jianhai woke up naturally in the hotel's soft bed, stretched contentedly,

life was incredibly blissful!

After these few days of rest, his legs were still a bit sore but no longer affected his walking,

and the two sisters who hooked his fingers had already reported for duty and officially started working at the hotel.

As for An Xia,

after Chen Jianhai's inquiry, it turned out there really was a New Year's Eve gala,

and with nothing else to do, An Xia took on the role of a human accompanist, teaching a group of young children to sing.

Everything was moving in a positive direction, except for the progress bar in the system.

In the system panel before him,

the arrow of social influence was still rising,

but compared to before,

the growth rate had slowed, even showing signs of lagging.

Chen Jianhai's intuition told him,

the growth of this line was nearing its limit.

Sure enough,

the arrow rose slower and slower,

until it seemed to hit a peak with a "crack," followed by a "bang,"

colorful ribbons and candy images exploded from the system panel,

and the familiar, cold system voice sounded,

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for surpassing the social influence limit and earning a Super Mysterious Hotel Lucky Draw Blind Box."

As soon as the system's voice faded,

the scene before Chen Jianhai changed,

the giant system panel background turned black,

and a colorful blind box draw machine appeared in the center of the screen.

A line of small text appeared below the screen:

"Draw chance: (1/1)"

"Ding!"

"The Super Mysterious Hotel Lucky Draw Blind Box is different from the system points draw,"

"The host has an 8% chance to draw the 'Xiu Pa' Super Lucky Hotel Mascot."

Super Lucky Hotel Mascot... What is that?

Chen Jianhai sat up straight from the bed!

He looked at the blind box draw machine before him,

which had seven layers of grids,

each containing six different small boxes: white, pink, gold, silver, green, and orange.

Each small box was sparkling,

seemingly waiting for Chen Jianhai to draw them.

"You can't tell anything from the outside…"

Chen Jianhai scrutinized them for a while, trying to figure out what might be inside based on the packaging.

But apart from the color of the boxes,

there were no other distinguishing features.

"We already have a cat, a bird, and a chicken at the hotel. How about a dog this time?"

Chen Jianhai rubbed his hands excitedly.

A Corgi or a Shiba Inu would be nice!

Taking a deep breath, Chen Jianhai pressed the red button on the capsule machine with his mind!

In the next moment,

a beam of colorful light started dancing around the boxes in the capsule machine.

For a full 15 seconds.

The light suddenly stopped on a gold box in the third row,

"Got something good!!"

Chen Jianhai's eyes widened in excitement.

Even though he didn't know what was inside,

Chen Jianhai instinctively felt that something amazing was in the gold box!

Just as he was about to receive the gift,

the next moment,

the gold box started shaking violently,

to Chen Jianhai's bewilderment,

the gold box suddenly jumped up, bumping into the top light ball of the capsule machine.

The light ball, caught off guard, changed positions,

the light beam shifted directions, bouncing around the capsule machine,

before Chen Jianhai could react,

a "click" sound was heard,

the capsule machine turned,

and a black box appeared on the screen.

Black…? Where did a black box come from in the capsule machine?

Where did this come from?!

Chen Jianhai was stunned.

The system remained silent.

In the capsule machine, the gold box happily jumped back into place, returning to a docile box.

Leaving Chen Jianhai in bed, utterly confused.

After a long silence, the familiar, cold voice rang out again:

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for drawing the system's most special lucky mascot, with a winning probability of 0.006%."

"Wish the host a happy life, enjoyable work, a promising future, and restful sleep."

Chen Jianhai: …