A small piece of cardboard completely baffled Jiang Jie. Logically speaking, since Yu Zhou could come up with items like bracelets, sweater chains, and hair ties, he should have a good grasp of making money!
However, the lottery he organized this time was clearly losing money.
A price of 5 mao per bracelet was fine, as the cost was probably less than a dime, but what was the deal with the lottery? A second prize of 20 yuan, wasn't that just squandering money?
Sweater chains were more complex, with good stones and chains, costing about 5 mao each. This meant that winning a third prize was a huge profit, as cost did not equal price. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Was her man going crazy? This was worse than sitting at home and watching their money disappear.
However, this time, Yu Zhou did not offer her an explanation.
Because Yu Zhou was already using the paper megaphone he had made to start shouting.
"Come and see, come and see!"
"The southern foreign trade jewelry factory has gone bankrupt! The boss, Wu Qian, has run off with his sister-in-law! He owes me a lot of money and is paying me back with goods. Five mao per piece and you can enter a lottery for a big prize, so the jewelry is basically free. Just participate in the lottery and you'll win."
"As someone who doesn't understand business, I can only sell at a huge discount, trying to recoup a little."
"All lottery tickets are guaranteed to win. Not 1.5 yuan, not 1 yuan, just 5 mao per ticket..."
Hearing this, Jiang Jie beside him had black lines all over her face, and she started to doubt herself.
'When did I not know that these accessories were from a southern foreign trade factory? 5 mao per lottery ticket is equivalent to giving them away for free?'
At the same time, Wu Dabiao was also dumbfounded. When did their boss change his tune? He could lie so easily!
Surely no one would take this seriously, right? Why were so many people gathering around?
As soon as Wu Dabiao looked up, he was even more confused and didn't know what to say.
How did it happen that in the blink of an eye, the stall was full of people? And everyone looked so interested? This was actually effective!
"Young man, are you sure every lottery ticket has a prize? Is the 200 yuan first prize real? And you get a free lottery ticket with the purchase of a bracelet? That bracelet alone seems to be worth more than 5 mao, doesn't it?"
An old man with a look of sympathy on his face.
This person was truly pitiful. He had finally responded to the call to start his own business, only to be cheated by a private factory owner from the south. If every ticket really had a prize, then perhaps he should buy a few.
"Of course, sir! Don't you see my wife is almost crying? Moreover, you can open the prize on the spot! If there's a lottery ticket with no prize, I guarantee to pay ten times the amount!"
Yu Zhou said with conviction. He had custom-made the lottery tickets himself, so how could there be no prize? It was just a matter of proportion. Others might think they were making a profit, but he definitely wouldn't lose money.
He was working so hard, even using the old "Jiangnan Leather Factory" meme from over ten years later. How could he possibly lose money?
"Alright! Boss, give me two to try..."
A young man became the first person to take the plunge, and almost everyone's gaze shifted to him.
He paid, drew the lottery, and tore open the ticket in one smooth motion, not even looking at the bracelet.
"I won, I really won! What's the fourth prize?"
As soon as he tore open the ticket, the young man was overjoyed. Although Yu Zhou had promised a 100% win rate, promises were one thing, and actually winning was another matter entirely.
Who wouldn't want good luck and to win a prize just by participating in a lottery?
There were many lottery stalls in this square, but this was the only one that dared to promise a 100% win rate, and it was doing so because it had a large number of prizes and had been cheated in business.
"Congratulations! The fourth prize is also a bracelet, meaning you bought two bracelets for 5 mao. We have several styles here, which one would you like to choose?"
Yu Zhou smilingly displayed the rows of bracelets.
This immediately drew a gasp from the crowd.
"They're so beautiful! Just one of these bracelets must be worth quite a bit. Will he lose money doing business like this?"
Especially the young girls, upon seeing these bracelets, immediately became eager to try. Good heavens, they might be interested in cash, but they had no resistance to these sparkling bracelets.
"These were sold to foreign buyers. If the boss hadn't run off, we wouldn't know how to sell them to foreigners. Each of these jewelry pieces would sell for one or two yuan."
Yu Zhou said with a smile, trying to deceive them.
But as soon as he said this, the girls became even more excited.
"Give me a few bracelets too, hmm, three pieces then..."
One of them didn't even think about buying bracelets, just wanted to enter the lottery, her mouth was already dry.
"I want one too, I want one too..."
"Boss, can you sell your 'sweater chains' separately? How many lottery tickets for one sweater chain?"
A chorus of voices surrounded the small stall.
Yu Zhou explained to them one by one, collecting money and drawing prizes again and again.
A sweater chain counted as five lottery entries, and at two yuan per chain, the scene became even more heated.
The stall did not stop for a long time throughout the day.
Even their meals were taken in shifts.
It wasn't until around four or five in the afternoon, after drawing over a thousand lottery tickets, that they pushed their three-wheeled cart and headed home, having reaped a bountiful harvest.
"600! We actually made a full 600 yuan today?"
Back home, Jiang Jie was repeatedly counting the change in her hand, falling into deep self-doubt.
Could such a small lottery be so profitable?
Even after deducting the costs, they had made at least 400 yuan today! Calculated this way, it was about two months' salary for their entire family.
And this was after someone had won the second prize and they had paid out cash.
"So, at the beginning of the day, your expression made it seem like we were going to lose money?"
"Including labor costs, a bracelet costs less than 2 mao in total, and hair ties cost only a few cents. Tell me, how could we lose money?"
Yu Zhou found it amusing to think of his wife's expression that morning.
As the saying goes, the seller is wiser than the buyer. That's the principle.
There were over three thousand lottery tickets in the big lottery box. The fifth prize, decorative hair ties, accounted for a full 60%, and another 30% were bracelets. These two alone made up 90% of the tickets in the box. How could he possibly lose money?
At most, it was just a difference between a big profit and a small profit.
"Xiao Zhou, pinch me, will you? I still feel like I'm dreaming. Earning 400 yuan in a day! That's over ten thousand a month. How is that possible?"
"And that line you were shouting! What if someone finds out you're cheating? Making so much money, I can't feel at ease..."
Jiang Jie nervously calculated the accounts, constantly looking for flaws. Especially the story about the southern private factory owner running off with his sister-in-law made her feel that it seemed like cheating.
Upon hearing this, Yu Zhou covered his face. Good heavens, waiting for me here, were they?