There are three first-prize home appliance sets in total, which means there is only a one in two thousand five hundred chance of winning a car or a set of home appliances.

The probability is not high, but it is enough to make people in front of them get excited. Even some elderly people who are usually frugal feel that they may be the lucky ones today. They grit their teeth, stamp their feet, and take out the money.

From a psychological perspective, everyone is used to thinking that they are different, so in areas with low traffic, even if similar shops have already closed down, some people will still open the same shop. Some people know that they will be caught for committing crimes, but they still hope that they will not be so unlucky.

Some people happen to have money in their pockets, so in order to increase their chances of winning, they buy ten or so tickets at a time.

They felt that it would take half a year to save up to buy such a car, so it would be better to spend two or three days' salary to try their luck.

This is exactly what Han Chudong wanted to see.

You can't sell 10,000 tickets to 10,000 people. That would be too difficult to sell. I hope someone can buy them all at once.

The money for the prizes has not been paid yet, and the promised donations to those charities must also be made. At this moment, seeing a long queue in front of my three childhood friends, and new people constantly joining in, I feel so good.

Of course.

If he sells enough, he will deduct a portion of the "handling fee" and keep it as capital for his next startup.

It is not a good thing to withhold nominal charity funds, but Han Chudong is very short of money now. It is too slow to make money through legitimate capital accumulation. He thinks that at worst he can wait until he gets rich and then donate more money and items to people in need. He can just regard it as a temporary loan and pay it back later, which will make him feel better.

Pay the money, provide proof of donation, and remind the other party to keep it well and not throw it away.

After shouting for a while, he found that the three of them were too slow in processing, so he simply sat down with a pen and paper and placed a thick stack of numbered certificates in front of him.

Those who can read can see the general process from the poster behind them, and those who cannot read can find out by asking other people around them. Those who are willing to buy cannot be stopped, and there is no need to persuade or force those who are willing to spend a few dollars to buy.

Han Yiqiang stood there, maintaining order and keeping an eye on his little bastard. He wasn't too angry, but was just complaining about Yu not learning a skill but coming here to join in the fun with a bunch of friends.

Staring at the car and home appliances, I felt itching to get some. I could feel the money by putting my hand into my pocket, but I hadn't figured out how to do it yet, so I decided to wait and see.

Found Sun Laosan in the crowd.

Father Han came over and asked, "What's the point of this? Why put the charity donation here? My Chu Dong is also involved. What if he is really a scammer? Then my reputation will be ruined!"

"No way."

Sun Laosan held the money in his hand and was tempted when he saw others buying tickets. However, there were too many people at the moment, so he thought of waiting until there were fewer people before buying two to try.

Because the amount of money was small and it was under the banner of charity fundraising, many people thought the same as he did. They thought that if they didn't win the prize, they would just do a good deed. It's not like they were gambling big, so even if they lost a few dollars it wouldn't be a big deal.

He continued to tell Han's father, "The Chinese General Association sent someone to say hello, saying that they would cooperate with those charities to raise funds here. There are only 10,000 tickets in total, and at most they can only sell for 30,000 US dollars. It is impossible for the General Association to be so short of money that they would be stingy with such a small amount of money."

When I think about it, I feel that this is the truth.

Since the association had sent someone to say hello, Han's father felt more at ease. He handed a cigarette to his son, the master, and used a lighter to help light it. He said, "All the well-known Chinese in Los Angeles have connections with the association. They will definitely not cheat such a small amount of money. It's just that those charities are smart and have come up with such a way to attract donations..."

There are a lot of people at this intersection.

Collecting the money was not difficult, but my wrist ached from writing the registration documents. After more than half an hour, all the certificates were distributed. When I picked them up again, the numbers had reached over 1,600.

Most of them were small change such as banknotes and coins. I took a look at the cardboard box next to me and found that it was half full.

Someone bought a ticket before buying groceries, but realized he didn't buy enough on the way, so he turned back and continued to queue.

Some people buy a lot at once and buy 20 or 30 tickets at a time.

The two friends of Zhou Nan with the watermelon head were still shouting everywhere. Almost everyone who got up early and went out knew that there was an event at this intersection. Many Southeast Asian residents, Japanese and Koreans who were coming and going also stopped to join in the fun.

After discussing with other colleagues who were responsible for maintaining order, Han's father also thought about sending a representative to buy two tickets to satisfy his craving. As for Sun Lao San, seeing that the team would not be short of people for a while, he went back to his store to take care of business.

Time passes by every second.

At around ten o'clock in the morning, after calculating the numbers on the certificate, I found that I had barely made back my investment. This small amount of change was enough to pay for the car and household appliances.

There are fewer people than before eight o'clock. At noon, some children have come to join in the fun, brought by their parents to pay.

Han Chudong's hands were shaking and his eyes were dizzy from registering hundreds of numbers and names. He was lazy at this moment and asked people to sign after registering a number.

Seeing his father again, he asked the young man to help buy some food, such as sandwiches, hot dogs and bread. He was still excited, but Watermelon Head and Glasses were hungry, so they asked their friends to take over and help with the registration and writing, while they took the time to go to the toilet and stretch their bodies.

In recent years, the proportion of Chinese in Los Angeles' Old Chinatown is still very high, but there are also people from other countries living here.

For example, Kamenashi Nigo, a small businessman who sells adult products.

He loved gambling by nature and had been standing nearby watching for quite a while, finding this way of playing novel.

At this time, Kamenashi Nihei finally couldn't help it. He came to Han Chudong and said in a strange accent that he wanted to buy fifty tickets. This was the biggest business since the morning, and he bought more than a famous black brother in Chinatown.

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Han Chudong looked at him and decisively began to count out the palm-sized donation certificates to him. After receiving the money, he did not rush to put it into the box, but prepared to return it to Sun Laosan first, as he still owed him a hundred dollars yesterday.

Knowing that he was a wealthy man, Han Chudong smiled as there were not many people around at noon. "Sir, why don't you donate more? On the one hand, it can increase the chances of winning, and on the other hand, it can do charity. It's probably difficult to sell these ten thousand tickets today. We only sold two thousand, so the chances of winning are very high!"

Kamenashi Nigo is pretty good at math, but he doesn't know the rules, so he asked, "You mean if I draw an unsold number, I'll discard it and continue drawing?"

"Of course. If you buy 2,000 tickets, that means you have a 50% chance of winning. If you don't win, just keep drawing. The prize will definitely be given away today!"

Han Chudong is quite satisfied as he has already broken even. All the extra money he sells now is money, and he also gets a share of it.

Just now, Kamenashi Nigo took out a stack of thousands of US dollars. After hesitating for a moment, he shook his head and said, "The car and other prizes are not worth so much money. I'll buy... 30 more!"

"Okay, God will bless you!"

Han Chudong continued to count the tickets. He was more skilled before, asking everyone he met, "Buy two?"

Some of them who originally only wanted to buy one finally nodded and agreed to buy two. After I taught the trick to my three childhood friends, they followed suit.

There weren't many people at dinner time, but a group of people came in after dinner. They probably heard about it from others and came to join in the fun.

Han Chudong first took the money and hid in Sun Laosan's repair shop. He tied the money into small bundles of twenty US dollars each, counted the money, and called the bicycle shop and electrical appliance seller, asking them to come and collect the money.

The hundred dollars he owed Sun Laosan passed around in his hands, and Sun Laosan offered to use it all to buy lottery tickets for him. This guy had always wanted a car but couldn't afford it, so he gritted his teeth and said he wanted to try his luck.

There was no need to dissuade him. If he was lucky, he might really win the prize. Le He took the money and let Sun Laosan go to get the certificate himself.

By the evening, more than 4,700 tickets had been sold.

Han Chudong had settled all the payments for the goods first, with quite a bit of money still left. Around five o'clock, more and more people came.

By just after eight o'clock, another three thousand tickets had been sold. The archway was filled with people waiting for the prize draw. Many people felt that they had bought too few tickets, so they came to buy more, and most of them bought more than just one or two tickets.

It was not too successful, but it was already very successful. Han Chudong was very satisfied at the moment and used a loudspeaker to remind people half an hour in advance that the prize draw would be held soon, and those who wanted to buy should hurry up.

By nine o'clock, more than 8,300 tickets had been sold, and he announced the prize draw...