Chen Tien-fu issued a public statement calling Lin's accusations a distortion. Chen said that he did indeed get NT $ 6 million from Tan Kok Ping, which he said was for "consulting fees," while the check for NT $ 120 million that Lin held up at his press conference was for Tan Kok Ping's bid to run the proposed Kaohsiung City lottery.
陳天福也發表聲明，林瑞圖的說法是「移花接木」，他表示，它確實收過陳國平六百萬的「顧問費」，而林瑞圖所出示一億兩千萬面額的支票，是為陳國平競標高雄市彩券之用。