"Santa Claus" tells Zhi Ping how he has manipulated Director Lu and declares that Zhi Ping too has fallen into his trap. Zhi Ping remains undaunted. Chairman He wakes up and casts a key vote, supporting Shao Guang to succeed his position. It turns out that he already knows of Shao Qiang's unscrupulous behaviour and hires Zhi Ping to help Shao Guang. "Santa Claus" thus fails his mission.