Li Du felt that the travel agency was not reliable, but he had only given a tour guide 200 dollars. His parents had been happy for a long time, so it was not a loss at all.
Hearing that they were going to the lucky draw, someone asked, "Young man, do you want to have a free lucky draw or pay for it?"
The tour guide smiled. "Sir, free lucky draw. Our travel agency has cooperation with these groups. Everyone can have a free lucky draw."
"That's great." Some old men and women laughed happily.
A middle-aged woman was a little unhappy. "Ah? According to the number of people? Then I'm the only one in my family traveling, and they all have a family of several people. Isn't that unfair? "
Li Du was stunned. He had not seen what was going on yet. Why were these middle-aged women in such a hurry? It was as if they were going to distribute the prizes.
Li Du's parents were also very enthusiastic. These middle-aged and elderly people were very enthusiastic about free things.
Li Du's mother asked, "Can we participate too? Can we have a lucky draw? "
The tour guide shouted, "Yes, yes. Anyone with a red hat can go to the lucky draw. Don't worry …"
Li Du's mother said happily, "Oh, that's great."
Li Du shook his head and said, "Let's not go to these activities. Mom, let's go. You see, this travel agency is not very formal. There will not be a trap in the sky. Who knows what will happen in the lucky draw later."
Li Du's father nodded calmly. "Xiao Du is right. Let's go."
Li Du's mother was reluctant to leave. "Let's go and have a look. At most, we won't go to the lucky draw, okay?"
Li Du saw that his mother had this intention, so he did not insist. He would go and have a look.
Like herding sheep, the tourists were herded into a bus. Li Du drove the Cadillac and followed behind the bus.
The location of the lucky draw was not bad. It was on the beach in front of a magnificent hotel. Hot air balloons were hanging in the air, and there were blonde foreigners on the ground to maintain order. It looked very formal.
After the tourists got off the bus, the tour guide pointed to the hotel and said, "This is the Hilton Hotel. Everyone knows Hilton, right? It is a famous five-star hotel in the world. Our lucky draw will be held on the beach of their home … "
"Hilton Hotel. Oh, I know. We have one in Shanghai. My son held it there for my birthday. It's very formal."
"The hotel is so big and conspicuous. There must be no problem."
"Why don't we stay in this hotel? Living in such a run-down place, it was just a run-down hotel. Sometimes, there wasn't even a hot water supply. "
"Isn't it said that cold showers are a specialty in Australia?"
The tourists started to talk noisily. Hearing their words, the tour guide smiled and pointed to the side of the hotel. "This is the Sydney police station. Do you see the national flag and police flag flying there? Our lucky draw is also held in front of the police station. "
Now, the tourists were even more relieved. They lined up happily to participate in the lucky draw.
On the podium, the tall and handsome host shouted, "Congratulations, this lady has drawn the third prize! Madam, please raise the ticket in your hand and let me have a look. Let me verify it … "
"No problem, no problem. You have indeed won the third prize. A set of mahogany furniture, a Harley motorcycle, or 20,000 Australian dollars. You can choose one of the prizes yourself!"
The middle-aged woman said happily, "I want 20,000 Australian dollars!"
A girl came up with a tray with two new bundles of cash on it.
The host handed the money to her and said, "Madam, don't be in a hurry to leave. Please follow our staff to the backstage to pay your taxes …"
The middle-aged woman interrupted him excitedly and said, "I know, Australia has strict taxes. As long as you have income, you have to pay taxes. I know, I will go over now."
"Thank you for your cooperation," the host said with a smile.
Seeing the middle-aged woman leave with the money, the tourists were jealous and clamored to go to the lucky draw.
Later, some people won again, but it was not the third prize. Most of them were lucky prizes, consolation prizes, participation prizes, and so on. There were prizes, and the value was not low. They ranged from mahogany bracelets, red sandalwood beads, to high-end bicycles, sofas, and so on.
The tour guide introduced to the tourists, "The sponsor of this event is a luxury company. The sponsored prizes are luxury yachts, luxury cars, mahogany furniture, gold and silver jewelry …"
"Stop talking, hurry up and give us the receipt. Let's go to the lucky draw," a middle-aged man urged.
The tour guide gave them tickets for the lucky draw. One ticket could be used for the lucky draw.
Some aunts grabbed the tour guide and asked for several tickets, because they could see that everyone who participated in the lucky draw could win, and the winning rate was very high. The host repeatedly stressed on the stage that today was a promotional event organized by the sponsor company.
Li Du was stunned. Damn, am I being paranoid? Isn't this lucky draw too much? Why would he give away so many good things?
There was a yacht parked on the beach in the distance, bigger than the SeaStar 60 he bought. It was the grand prize, said to be worth 5.2 million Australian dollars, and his SeaStar was only about 1.2 million!
Li Du's mother took three tickets, came back happily, and took her son and husband to line up for the lucky draw.
The lucky draw was divided into two teams, each with a big lucky draw box, guarded by tall, strong, and fierce-looking security guards. Give the security guard a ticket, and you can draw a prize.
There was a steady stream of people drawing the lottery, and Li Du noticed that almost all of them were tourists organized by travel agencies, wearing various hats on their heads.
He also noticed that there were not only Chinese tourists, but also Korean, Japanese, Malaysian, and Indonesian tourists. The language was very complicated.
When it was their turn, a middle-aged woman covered in jewels reached out and took a look. She screamed happily, "Oh, I won, I won, third prize, third prize!"
Voices of envy and jealousy suddenly rang out.
"This old lady is so lucky!"
"Oh, third prize, 20,000 Australian dollars, more than 100,000 yuan!"
"I can also win a participation prize, a string of red sandalwood beads. This thing is worth hundreds of thousands in China."
Hearing this, Li Du asked, "Since this thing can be sold for hundreds of thousands in China, why is it only a participation prize here? Is it not as valuable as the third prize of 20,000 Australian dollars? "
The tour guide next to him immediately said, "Because the price of red sandalwood in our country has been inflated to the sky. In Australia, this kind of beads is not worth much."
"Yes, just like houses. In many places in China, the price of a square meter is inflated to 20,000 or 30,000 yuan. Look at the scenery in Sydney. Yesterday we went to see the house price, converted to RMB, a small villa is only three or four million, "another tour guide added.
The tourists listened and nodded. Someone said, "Capitalism is indeed worth learning!"
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