Chapter 0009: The First Bucket of Gold

Although Germany's industry is highly developed, the lives of the workers at the bottom remain quite difficult

Well, once the lottery results are tallied, we will know how much profit we can gain. Qin Tian also wore an expression of anticipation

The entire betting station was in a frenzy

When the staff clearly saw those numbers on the lottery ticket, they immediately widened their eyes

The prizes for the Double Chromosphere sold by Qintian are all fixed. The first prize is 5 million marks, the second prize is 100,000 marks, the third prize is 3,000 marks, the fourth prize is 200 marks, the fifth prize is 10 marks, and the sixth prize is 5 marks

Well done, this is definitely a great start! Immediately send the prize money to those betting locations to facilitate the winners in claiming their lottery tickets. Additionally, please ensure that the newspapers we are collaborating with give full coverage to this matter" Qin Tian said excitedly

Karl von Jonalait, the General Manager of the German Lottery Company, publicly announced that the staff of the lottery company would immediately verify all the purchased numbers, aiming to complete the preliminary verification before tomorrow afternoon. Should anyone win the first prize, the information will be promptly communicated to major newspapers.

Alright, Your Highness. The sales for our second phase of the lottery also begin today. Previously, we prepared fifteen million tickets, and I am unsure if that will be sufficient

The entire German lottery community, and even society at large, pays great attention to the drawing of the Double Color Ball. Everyone is eager to know if there will be a lucky winner of the first prize. A prize of 5 million marks, even after taxes, still leaves a substantial amount. This is truly a case of overnight wealth!

"Hans, how about going for a drink tonight?" said a tall miner.

Your Highness, the results have been compiled. There is a total of one first prize and eighteen second prizes. Including the subsequent awards, the total prize money amounts to nearly 12 million. After deducting taxes and various costs, our profit stands at 2.12 million marks. Karl's face was filled with excitement

In order to tally the winning lottery tickets, the German Lottery Company has specially recruited a professional statistical team of over 200 members. Although the salary expenses for these statisticians are not insignificant, they pale in comparison to the enormous profits they generate. In an era without computer networks, everything had to rely on manual efforts, which was unavoidable.

No, Lina and the children are still at home waiting for me

"May I ask, have I won with this lottery ticket?" Hans inquired

What? He won the first prize?

Oh God! What incredible luck!

The staff member here is a young and beautiful woman. She looked at Hans, who was dirty all over, and couldn't help but frown. However, her professional demeanor still compelled her to smile as she accepted the lottery ticket.

Sir, congratulations. You have won the first prize in the last issue of the Double Chromosphere lottery. You will receive a pre-tax prize of five million marks, the staff member said with an excited expression, as if they had won the lottery themselves

"Let our people accelerate the speed of statistics. Once a grand prize is generated, immediately notify all newspapers to initiate the second wave of promotion. We need to encourage more people to purchase our lottery tickets!" said Qin Tian

On the way home, Hans passed by a lottery ticket outlet and couldn't help but pause for a moment, then he took out a crumpled lottery ticket from his bag.

After a moment of hesitation, Hans walked towards the lottery station holding the lottery ticket

Early the next morning, Karl, with two dark circles under his eyes, reported the statistical results to Qin Tian

Each lottery ticket costs 2 marks, which is already a high price. However, there are still a considerable number of people who are able to purchase lottery tickets. This ensures that their tickets will have a vast market.

As long as sales continue to thrive, they can steadily expand step by step until the market is completely saturated. In this way, their profits will also be maximized. The next step would be to start considering expansion into other countries

Although the first phase sold over ten million lottery tickets, he did not feel satisfied as a result. The entire lottery market in Germany should be much larger than this. With the various advantages of the Double Color Ball, they should be able to expand the market further and thus earn more profits.

It is too late to have the printing factory add more prints now. However, for the next issue, we can prepare twenty million lottery tickets. If sales are good, we can consider further increasing the quantity

Your Highness, even if we win a first prize, our profit will exceed two million marks. Karl is very confident about this. He has invested one million marks in the company. If the profit this time exceeds two million marks, according to the profit-sharing agreement, he can receive two hundred thousand marks. In just five rounds, he will be able to recover all of his investment.

On the evening of November 20, at 8:00 PM, in the presence of reporters from dozens of newspapers and staff from the Berlin notary office, the German Lottery Company announced the winning numbers for the first issue of the Double Color Ball.

Six red balls, numbered 02, 09, 14, 17, 18, and 31, while the blue ball number is 08

Düsseldorf, a coal mine has finished its shift, and a large number of coal miners are pouring out from the factory gates. They are covered in coal dust, their bodies entirely black.

Oh God! The headquarters was not wrong; the grand prize was indeed sold at our lottery station.

Karl promptly departed, personally overseeing the review team to examine those lottery tickets. He aimed to complete the statistics and calculate the profits in the shortest time possible

Karl nodded, knowing that the money-absorbing power of the Double Color Ball lottery would be extremely formidable. Of course, this posed no disadvantage to them. Who would complain about earning more money?

If, after deducting various costs and bonuses this time, a profit of two million marks can be saved, Qin Tian will be very satisfied. After all, the Double Color Ball has three draws every week. At the same time, their lottery sales have only just begun. Once it gets on the right track, there will inevitably be more lottery players purchasing tickets. At that time, their profits will also be able to grow accordingly

Your Highness, we have succeeded. Preliminary statistics show that this time, more than 10 million lottery tickets have been sold!" Karl exclaimed with excitement

At this moment, there are quite a number of people at the betting station purchasing lottery tickets or claiming prizes

Qin Tian nodded. If he could achieve a profit of two million, he would gain one million in returns. This way, he could earn over ten million in a month. Fulfilling his promise to build a battleship for the German Navy would not be a problem at all

This was during the sale of the Double Chromosphere, and he bought it as he passed by. Although two marks were already considered quite expensive for Hans, he still hoped that God would show him mercy

Hans is indeed one of these coal miners