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Chapter 341 Oh, OK, I won!
Johnson also noticed his daughter's eagerness. He patted his chest and said, "If you like it, take one. Dad just gave out a bonus!"
Three sets of changeable costumes made from textile factory scraps, plus a beautiful plastic doll from the assembly line, are packaged in an exquisite bright red paper box.
The whole set costs less than 40 eagle cents, but the retail price is 3.4 dollars.
This set of dolls from the 'Heroine Princess' series produced by Nanhua Toy Factory is positioned as an export-oriented product.
Calculated based on the labor costs in Nanyang, all light industrial products can double their profits as long as they are exported to White Eagle.
Even though it is still wartime, White Eagle's consumer market has begun to recover due to the war economy. The impact of the Great Depression has completely ended, and the frantic operation of factories has left the people of White Eagle with a lot of spare money.
However, the priority of all industries to serve the war has resulted in too few choices for civilian consumer goods in the actual market, especially in categories such as toys, household items, textiles, and processed foods.
Especially the large number of middle-class families like the Picard family, who had money and were willing to spend it, but could not buy anything due to the wartime rationing system.
Everywhere you look, there are consumers holding green banknotes in their hands and with eager eyes. Regarding this behavior of picking up money for free, Zhang Chi said that it would be a waste not to make the money.
So he instructed Bai Hongsheng to coordinate with the Nanhua Group and other private enterprises under his control to create his own brand and secretly start a preemptive move in Baiying.
The purpose of this is to let the people of White Eagle know about their own brands first, so that when the White Eagle economy recovers after the war, their own brands will naturally occupy a place in advance.
Of course, in order to prevent a strong reaction from the official commercial department of the White Eagle, these goods were nominally from the New Era Department Store controlled by Yegorov, and the contract required the various companies in Pegu to "manufacture" them.
In order to prevent some members of parliament from making any tricks, Zhang Chi even instructed Yegorov to hire a large number of lawyers and financial brokers to form an off-campus lobbying group and secretly start weaving a network within the two houses of the White Eagle Party.
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An hour later, a family who had already felt dizzy from shopping in the New Era Department Store appeared in front of the checkout counter carrying three full bamboo baskets.
(One pound (454g) of smoked pork requires 7 red points, plus 30 points in cash. At this time, Dao Le's purchasing power is ridiculously high.)
Mrs. Martha had a happy smile on her face. She could actually buy nylon stockings at New Era Department Store!
Although you still need a supply book and each adult woman can only buy 2 pairs per week, at least you can buy them.
Mr. Johnson was also very satisfied because the shirts in the clothing section of New Era Department Store were at least half a dollar cheaper than those in other clothing stores.
At the cashier, Johnson stared at the handwritten number on the receipt and frowned: "98.75 dollars..."
He turned to look at the promotional sign, where a cute cartoon panda was holding a sign that read 'Spend $50 and win a chance to win a grand prize.'
Martha understood and took out three more bottles of pineapple soda with panda heads painted on them from the cabinet next to the cash register.
After leaving the department store, the Pickard family had a clear division of labor. Johnson took his daughter to put the goods in the trunk of the car. (At that time, the trunk of a car was really a large suitcase tied to the back of the car to hold things.)
Martha took her son and went to draw the lottery with two lottery tickets.
Since families in White Eagle were accustomed to buying food and groceries for the entire week in one trip, the $50 limit was actually quite easy to achieve.
So naturally there was a huge queue of people in front of the lottery booth.
After waiting for a long time, the two finally arrived at the lottery table.
Martha looked at the huge sign next to her, which listed all the possible prizes that could be won.
From ordinary D and F level small prizes to the highest SSS level grand prize.
The grand prize of the SSS class is naturally the Spontiac.
Zhang Chi's secrets are hidden in the small prizes besides the grand prize, such as a color-printed comic book depicting the story of Zheng He's seven voyages to the West; a 3D picture album depicting the battles in the Pegu War Zone and matching red and blue 3D glasses; a copy of the Analects of Confucius in the Angsa language with a gilded cover; exquisite Chinese-style jewelry, etc.
These small prizes are hidden among other small prizes produced in Bago, such as tissues, disposable lighters, pineapple soda, hardcover Bibles, and Transformers comics, and do not appear too out of place.
(That’s right, Zhang Chi simply brought out the Transformers, which were only available in the 80s, as the main product of the newly established New Era Comics Studio)
Ten-year-old Billy was dazzled by the dazzling array of prizes displayed around him.
Especially the comics with colorful covers and the beautiful model toys.
Martha didn't care much. She didn't believe that there was really a boss who would be willing to give out a luxury car worth thousands of dollars as a prize. She suspected that the prizes in the lottery box were all small prizes, and there might not even be an A prize.
She didn't worry too much about what she could win, so she gave the chance to her son Billy.
Soon, at the urging of his mother Martha, Billy reached into the lottery box and took out two lottery tickets.
"Congratulations to this mother and son, you won one A prize and one F prize!"
The man in a top hat and tails shouted.
Martha's face showed surprise.
A Award?
She quickly looked at the sign that said the prize, and then covered her mouth in surprise. It was a pair of pearl earrings worth $20.
She took the prize from the man's hand blankly.
She casually handed the picture album that won F the prize to Billy, and hurriedly pulled him away from the lottery point and walked towards the parking lot, eager to show off the beautiful pair of earrings to her husband.
There actually is a big prize.
Excited Martha hugged her son's face and kissed him hard.
"Oh, my dear little lucky star."
So maybe the grand prize limousine is real too?
Before the mother and son walked away, they heard someone shouting from behind: "I won!"
"Congratulations, sir! You've won the SSS-level grand prize!"
The crowd suddenly became agitated. No one knew who started it, but the cheers grew louder and louder.
Martha turned her head in surprise and saw a man standing on the platform where the beautiful red Spontica car was placed.
A bunny girl handed him something that looked like a key.
"Oh my God..." As Martha exclaimed, the man excitedly hugged the bunny girl and kissed her.
Martha subconsciously covered Billy's eyes with her hands.
7 Spontiac cars in 7 days. At this moment, Martha looked at the man on the stage and the eye-catching red car, and made a secret decision in her heart.
She decided to come shopping again in two days, and this time she would draw the lottery herself. She also wanted to win a luxury car like that.
Even if it means buying more goods, it’s okay.
What if she gets lucky and wins?