The lottery starts from the last one, which is the one with the largest number of bicycles.
There were twenty ping-pong balls with numbers written on them in the paper box. Han Chudong had just prepared these things in the afternoon. He wrote "0" to "9" on them, two groups in total. After taking out a ball, he put it back in the box.
If only one group is used, it is difficult to produce numbers such as "2222" and "8888".
Why are there two groups, and not three, four, or five groups... Buying table tennis balls is free? There are a sea of people in front of me, and I can see many familiar faces I saw during the day. Not everyone is here, but most of those who bought a lot of tickets came here to watch the lottery in person. Some people even brought their families with them, filling up the small square and even taking up half of the road.
"The prize is finally announced. I bought two tickets this morning when I was shopping for groceries. I've been waiting for them at home all day!"
"Yes, I bought five. It would be great if I could win a TV or a refrigerator. I can just replace the old appliances at home."
"That's all you've got? I'll buy twenty at once! If I don't win anything, my wife will kill me."
A group of old men were talking here.
Someone nearby also asked if he would really give out cars as prizes. In hindsight, he said that he bought too few. In fact, he had the opportunity to buy one during the day, but he just couldn't bear to do it.
It's rare to have such a lively event. Even without donations, there are still many people waiting to watch the fun.
Many of the gangsters were very well behaved tonight. There were so many neighbors around. If someone caught them and gossiped about them in front of their families, how would they live their lives in the future?
Even if you are successful outside, can you still go home and confront your parents? Han Chudong held a loud speaker and said:
“I know everyone has been waiting for a long time, and now the draw is about to begin. First of all, on behalf of these three charities, I would like to thank everyone for their support.
For the sake of fairness, we won't draw a lottery. Anyone who is interested can come up and touch a ball. You are only allowed to touch one. Four numbers make up a number. There are a total of 20 bicycles. Whoever wins can take it away. Okay?"
The money has already been earned, so there is no need to delay time like attending a shopping mall event. I just want to finish it early and go back to count the money, so I demonstrate it to Watermelon Head, Da Jun and the others first.
The first number was "2", and the other three balls were "0", "7", and "7" respectively. The person who received this certificate happened to be present. When he went on stage, he was very happy but also said that he was unlucky as he did not get a car and only got a bicycle back. However, spending three US dollars to get a bicycle was not bad.
It was just a bicycle, and it went very fast. One number after another was drawn and written on the red paper posted on the wall.
Some people haven't come yet, but they can still draw again tomorrow. Each number can only be claimed once, so if you draw it again you'd just be unlucky.
Han Yigun was standing in the audience, looking very happy because he also won a bicycle.
Seeing his son standing on the stage in a very professional manner, he suddenly thought that it would be nice for him to be an emcee to make a living. If he could get into a church and become a pastor, it would be even better, as he would be able to look respectable and earn more.
Don't be in a hurry to get the bicycle, just stand here with your colleagues to maintain order.
When the cash drawing started, there were 200 US dollars in cash and ten places in total. Another sir won the prize. He happily said, don't rush home in the evening, and go out for a meal together first.
The people in the audience finally felt something was wrong. As the bicycles were drawn, half of the cash prizes were also taken away. Suddenly, they realized that there were only nine chances to win?
Finally I remembered the good things about those bicycles.
In addition, I am also looking forward to the big prize falling on my head.
Sun Laosan bought more than 30 tickets, so his chances of winning were more. He won 200 dollars and was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. In fact, after deducting the principal, he only made 101 dollars. He went on stage and waved the red envelope. He was so excited.
Han Chudong really didn't cheat, and the draws were done by others, so he had no chance to cheat.
Besides, if he really cheated, would he not take the car worth more than two thousand dollars, but would he want to keep the bicycle that his father won? Ping-pong balls were drawn one after another, and the cash was distributed. After six people checked their purchase records during the day, they took their prizes, and four people were left.
Gui Li Erhe, who donated the most today, did not win the prize. He stood on the red carpet with a thick stack of money in his hand and watched, but still did not win the prize.
As an old gambler, I like this kind of exciting feeling the most, just like when you have already lost all your money and it is the last round of mahjong, and whether you can make a comeback depends on the last few cards.
Han Chudong had been talking to people all day, and now his throat was burning with anger, and his voice was hoarse: "Next is the first prize! Whether you can win depends on the last four sets of numbers. Who will win the Honda car and the appliance? Now... draw the lottery!"
The army randomly picked four people to come in.
Usually, the first two numbers are enough to make many people discouraged. When the last number is revealed, there will always be shouts from the audience. Those are the buyers who will win the prize if they match one more number... no, the donors.
The first set of electrical appliances was taken away by an old lady with a very magical laugh. The second one was a student who came to join in the fun. He shouted that he had won a prize, but he didn't dare to go forward to take it in front of so many people. He ran home and asked his mother to come and help.
The last set was also given away. When people saw that it was not a Chinese compatriot, many of them cursed, mostly out of jealousy.
Sedan.
The last prize drawn was a special prize, a car.
The crowd suddenly quieted down, and everyone stretched their necks waiting for the prize to be announced.
There were so many people at the scene, Han Chudong randomly picked a few of them to go on stage, and shook the box to prevent anyone from cheating.
Not allowed to look into the box, a young man touched a ball out first.
The first number is very important. Everyone's eyes are full of anticipation, and they recite the beginning numbers on their certificates, as if this could change the number on the ball.
Han Chudong took the ball, held it in his palm, took a look at it, glanced around, and deliberately kept it a secret without saying anything, which made people so angry that they wanted to come up and beat him up!
"Tell me! Which number is the first one? If it's not four, I'm leaving. I'm waiting to go home to teach my son to do his homework!" An uncle said angrily, and everyone responded.
Han Chudong smiled, held up the ball for people to see, and said, "It's nine. We didn't issue so many certificates. Some people didn't buy it in the end. What a pity. We'll have to draw it again."
"Oh... I should have bought it earlier! I brought all the money with me, I couldn't bear to spend it!"
There was a middle-aged man who was so distressed that his face wrinkled, as if he had lost a new car. He didn't think that if he had really bought it at that time, the number he drew might have changed because of the butterfly effect.
There were many people present who felt distressed about this and could only comfort themselves by saying that they did not win the prize but fortunately others did not win either.
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The drawing started again, and this time the first number was "6". After hearing this number from Han Chudong, many people felt sorry for themselves. Sun Laosan, Kamenashi Nigo and others couldn't help but sigh, thinking they had no chance of winning the grand prize.
Seeing that some people were about to leave, Han Chudong was not in a hurry to continue the draw. He first advertised, "Don't be discouraged if the number you start with is not six. There will be another similar event this Saturday morning. There will be big prizes. You can win... three cars at once! Including a brand new Mercedes-Benz!"
Can it comfort those people? Yes, it can.
"If I don't win the prize this time, I may win it next time," many people thought so. When they heard about the Mercedes-Benz, they felt that the Honda car was nothing special and quickly comforted themselves.
The people whose numbers started with "6" were almost going crazy, and they shouted, "Just keep drawing!"
"You little bastard, are you going to hit me or not? If you don't hit me, I'm going to hit you!"
When Han's father, who was dozing off, heard this, he immediately glared and pretended to take out his baton, but found that there were too many people and he couldn't see who had said it, so he gave up in disappointment.
He also felt sorry for the car. His old car was almost scrapped, and he was reluctant to buy a new one, so he could only buy a very ordinary second-hand car.
Then the lottery was held, and after the number "8" came out, "6" appeared again.
Han Chudong called those whose numbers were written as "686*" to come up on stage. A total of four people came up. Among them, one person bought consecutive numbers, from "6860" to "6864", all in his hand, and his expression was very nervous.
They interviewed everyone one by one and created enough hype to build momentum for the next event. It was almost like a large-scale talent show, and even the disheartened onlookers in the audience found it entertaining.
Let the four of them play rock-paper-scissors, and the winner reaches in and draws the ball.
These four were so nervous that it looked like a lottery, more serious than a fight.
After the person who bought consecutive numbers won, his arms were shaking when he reached out his hand. He was blindfolded and hesitated for a long time before he took out a ball.
He quickly took off the white cloth in front of him, looked at his hands, was so angry that he threw the ping-pong ball and walked out.
Looking at the ball again, there is a "5" written on it. How infuriating! Someone in the audience laughed so hard that he squealed like a pig.
The fat uncle who won the prize on the stage knelt down and raised his hands high, almost going crazy with excitement. He only spent three dollars, but won a new car...
Soon it was Han Chudong's turn to laugh.
At the end of the event, Da Jun, Yan Jingzi and others were given fifty dollars each, and the other two who helped also received thirty dollars.
He secretly moved the remaining money back to his home, locked the door and slowly counted the money, occasionally crawling into bed to laugh secretly.
In total, more than 8,300 copies were sold, with a total amount of just over 25,000 US dollars. The cost of cars, home appliances, bicycles, 2,000 cash, and printing and purchasing added up to less than 7,000 US dollars, including the money given to childhood friends.
There are more than 18,000 US dollars left. Each organization will donate 5,000, and Han Chudong can keep more than 3,000 for himself. If each organization donates 4,000, then there will be more than 6,000 US dollars left, which is equivalent to the entire year's income of an ordinary middle-class person. He has only been busy for a few days?
If you have a dark heart, your family can donate three thousand... Someone in the room was laughing happily.
Anyway, there should be no communication between the charities. Even if they do, the Chinese will always take the blame.
No one checks the accounts, so who will care how much money is earned and how much is donated? It is up to Han Chudong to decide.
He had already taken back the account book and thrown it into the sewer...