I'm A Baller

Chapter 103: The Stage

Wang Yan went to see Wu Fanlin ask him about buying a winning lottery ticket. This guy’s father was a middle-level manager of the Fortune Lottery Center. He was not very powerful but familiar with the internal workings inside the center.

Wu Fanlin was happy to see him. He drove his car to pick up Wang Yan and drove all the way to the New Street Entrance.

“Big Wang, if there’s anything you need, you can count on me. Don’t stand on ceremony with me. I’m very happy today! Let’s go, let’s go. I’ll take you to eat some of the capital’s specialties. If there’s anything you need, just tell me!”

Wu Fanlin took him to a small restaurant called the Door-frame Alley Centrary-old Stew. From afar, they could see many customers lining up.

In a place like this, no matter how rich you were, you had to wait in line. You would never know if the person waiting in line before you was a big shot or not.

As they waited for their turn, Wang Yan said straightforwardly, “Brother Wu, do you know how to buy a first prize lottery ticket? ”

For a moment, Wu Fanlin didn’t understand what he meant. He said nervously, “What kind of lottery tickets? ”

“The lottery pot has already been opened and the person with the winning ticket hasn’t gone to redeem the prize yet… ”

Hearing Wang Yan’s explaination, Wu Fanlin came to a sudden realization.

“Oh! You want to give someone a gift, right? ”

Wang Yan smiled but didn’t say anything.

Wu Fanlin lowered his voice. “I know, I know! It’s easy to handle. I can help you with this! ”

The transaction of winning lottery tickets was a very secrtive business.

For those lucky winners, if they had a reliable way to sell the unredeemed lottery tickets, they could save a lot of taxes and fees. At the same time, since the transaction was very secretive, they didn’t need to face the relevant organizations and thus could avoid public exposure.

The buyers usually harboured special purposes. Spending 5 million yuan to buy a lottery ticket to redeem 4 million, thus losing 1 million might look very stupid.

However, despite losing 20% of the original money, the nature of the money totally changed.

It became legal income. These four simple words were sometimes more valuable than anything else.

“Big Wang, this is what I can tell you. The process is actually like this — after the lottery results are announced, the winning information across the country will immediately be uploaded to the lottery machine, and the relevant departments will be able to see the winning information at once.

“For example, they will see how many special and first prizes have been won and the provinces, cities and lottery stations that the winners come from and how much money will be awarded…

“Then, after a series of internal procedures, the provincial lottery centers will start to to cash in the jackpot.

“So, if you want to buy a winning ticket, there are two ways to do it.

“The first is to wait for the jackpot to open at the provincial lottery center. The other way is to contact the winning lottery station directly and see if the owner of the station knows the winner.

“Both methods have pros and cons, and you can succeed in eiether way. But in the end, it depends on pure luck.

“If you’re lucky, you’ll get it in a minute, and no one will be alerted.

“But if you’re unlucky, you have to wait for a long time and still can’t get one.

“Anyway, if you want to get one, I’ll ask around for you. You have to be careful though. The banking supervisors are watching closely for money laundering now.”

Wang Yan was enlightened by Wu Fanlin’s words.

He was not worried about the security of his funds. The system’s technology was far advanced than that on the Earth, so no one could find out about his money.

So long as Wu Fanlin could provide him with a target, the rest was just a problem of communication.

At this point, they had reached the end of the line and thus stopped talking about this matter.

“Two serves of stewed Huoshao, deep-fried sausage, triple cold dishes, electric kebabs, Ma Doufu, and two bowls of fried sauce noodles! ”

Wu Fanlin took out his wallet to pay, then turned back and asked, “Hey, Big Wang, how about two bottles of cold beer? ”

“Sodas, please. You’ll drive afterwards. ”

“Okay. ”

Wang Yan curiously watched the cooking behind the counter, and from afar, he could smell the fragrance of the food.

The braised Huoshao was braised with small pieces of large intestines and lungs. On the top was thick soup mixed with garlic juice, sesame paste, and chive flower chops.

The Huoshao was actually roasted flatbread. It was crosscut in the center and soaked in the braised soup.

The braised Huoshao was full of juice. With one bite, the juice burst out in one’s mouth.

There was only one word to describe it: Delicious!

The deep-fried sausage was also good. It was crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, and it was eaten togethe with garlic sauce. The taste was rich.

The only thing that Wang Yan didn’t like was Ma Doufu. The smell of lamb was too strong, and when it was paired with the tofu, the taste was strange.

But overall, it was still a very enjoyable meal. Tasting these food, Wang Yan truly experienced the special cuisine style of the capital city.

This clean and delicious meal cost only about 100 yuan, which fully proved the colorfulness of Chinese cuisine. Big restaurants had their delicacies while small restaurants had their own special flavors.

After the meal, Wu Fanlin offered to take Wang Yan to have some fun.

This guy was quite wild. During the day, he would either play cards or mahjong, and at night, he would either hit a bar, KTV, Deyun club, or go to a large bathhouse.

When Wang Yan heard his arrangements, he immediately declined.

I’ve got to go. I have no interest in any of the things you suggested.

Wu Fanlin didn’t insist. Perhaps he felt that Wang Yan was too young to play mahjong, so he drove Wang Yan to the entrance of the hotel and waved goodbye.

He was warm but knew the boundaries. He had a good personality.

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The day passed uneventfully.

When Wang Yan woke up, it was the morning of the 18th.

He stretched and felt the muscle strain was almost healed.

Beneath the thin scab, it was quite itchy, which meant the wound was healing rapidly.

When he went downstairs for breakfast, Fu Yushi and Na Wu just happened to go out. They greeted each other and then went about their own business, feeling the beauty of tacit understanding between friends.

When he came out of the library in the afternoon, he was startled by the sight of Lu Yuanyuan who stood at the north entrance, blocking his way.

“Eh? Sister Yuanyuan, you gave me such a start.”

“If you don’t want to see me, just say it. I’ll go and find someone you want to see. Okay? She’s dressed a little slutty today. ”

Lu Yuanyuan was as fierce as ever.

How could Wang Yan answer this question?

He quickly changed the topic. “What’s up? Have you eaten? ”

The irascible Yuan Yuan was as aggressive as ever. “Come on! Hurry up! They love to show off good food and great fun in the Wechat group. If you don’t treat me to something good today, I won’t bring you in! ”

Wang Yan was overjoyed.

Hey, are you taking me into the Beauty Academy to have a grand tour?

This scenario looked familiar somehow!

“Sure, sister Yuanyuan, just tell me what you want to eat! ”

Despite her harsh words, Lu Yuanyuan only let him treat her to a meal which cost less than 1,000 yuan in a sushi shop.

After the meal, they rushed to the school.

“This afternoon is the last formal dress rehearsal, and then we’ll polish the details repeatedly, which is boring to watch. The real last rehearsal before going on stage will be held at the performance venue. You can’t see it, so this is the best show you can watch.”

Lu Yuanyuan led Wang Yan to the Black Box Theater and saw Lin Weiwei and the others waving at them.

Just as he sat down and before he could greet everyone, the lights in the front stage suddenly went out.

Wang Yan’s heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously held his breath.

San Wan, let me see how beautiful are you on stage!