Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence-Chapter 69: Dream Ride—Mercedes-Benz GLS!

After parking the car on the third underground floor, Jiang Tao took the elevator up to the first floor.

As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw a bustling scene inside the mall.

Right in the center of the first-floor hall, a black Mercedes GLS draped with a red silk ribbon was particularly striking.

The massive body size exuded an air of majesty without anger. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

The details also revealed a sense of elegance and refinement.

The starry grille was as eye-catching as a beautiful woman’s face.

The uniquely shaped LED headlights resembled the perfect curves of a woman.

The powerful body lines were like the abs on a fit woman’s torso.

The rear was full and sexy.

The chrome trims on the body were just right, adding a touch of luxury.

Every detail showcased Mercedes’ exquisite craftsmanship and pursuit of aesthetics.

"Beautiful!"

Seeing the car of his dreams, Jiang Tao suddenly felt some disdain for the old Audi he had just driven.

No comparison, no comparison at all!

Click, click, click—

A number of customers gathered around the Mercedes GLS, all taking photos with their phones or cameras.

Jiang Tao couldn’t help but join in and took a few pictures with his phone.

Next to the Mercedes GLS, there was also a pink Wuling Hongguang Mini, but it attracted fewer onlookers.

"This year Wanxianghui really went all out, directly offering a GLS as the grand prize for the year-end shopping festival!"

"I feel like it’s just a marketing gimmick, no one would actually win it."

"I bet the one who wins the GLS will surely be a mall employee!"

"I think it’s probably borrowed from the Benz dealership as bait!"

"Not necessarily, maybe someone might actually win by chance."

"A lot of customers have come specifically for the GLS these days, even made it to the news, such a big mall, they wouldn’t dare to fake it, right?"

"The mall probably makes more than enough in a day to surpass the cost of a GLS, they wouldn’t risk their reputation for small tricks."

Listening to the customers chattering around.

Jiang Tao’s eyes lit up, instantly becoming interested.

Beside the Mercedes GLS exhibit was an advertising board.

It listed the specific rules of the event.

No different from other malls’ year-end promotions.

It’s all about spending a certain amount to qualify for the raffle.

At Wanxianghui, you can participate in a regular raffle for every 10,000 yuan spent.

The grand prize is the pink Wuling Hongguang Mini next to it.

The first prize is a 5,000-yuan shopping card, the second prize is 2,000 yuan.

The third prize is 1,000 yuan, the fourth prize is 500 yuan, and the fifth prize is 100 yuan.

When you spend 100,000 yuan, you can join an upgraded premium raffle.

The grand prize for the premium raffle is the Mercedes GLS parked in the center of the hall!

The first prize is a 20,000-yuan shopping card, the second is 10,000 yuan.

The third is 5,000 yuan, the fourth is 2,000 yuan, and the fifth is 1,000 yuan.

Wanxianghui’s year-end shopping raffle is indeed very attractive and generous!

The grand prize for the premium raffle, the Mercedes GLS, costs over 1 million on the road!

However...

It’s obvious that the winning probability is very, very low!

The mall wouldn’t dare offer such a deal without doing the math.

The chance of losing money is minimal.

"The premium raffle requires spending 100,000 to enter once..."

Upon understanding the rules, Jiang Tao instantly backed down.

Although he was holding tens of thousands, spending 100,000 just for a raffle chance was something he couldn’t bring himself to do!

Even though he has the "River Stone" to increase his Luck Value.

But he still couldn’t guarantee hitting the jackpot.

"Someone’s over there raffling! Let’s go and see!"

"I bet they’ll only get the fifth prize; I’ve seen several win the fifth prize already."

Jiang Tao followed the gaze of the crowd to see a young couple with big bags and boxes, both wearing large, dark sunglasses and dressed in trendy brands.

Among the shopping bags the woman held, Jiang Tao recognized Hermes and Chanel, and a few other brands he didn’t know.

But if they could sit at the same table as Hermes and Chanel, it’s definitely not cheap.

After showing the staff their shopping receipts, the young couple headed to the premium raffle area.

The premium raffle had no fancy rules, just a giant glass box.

Inside the glass box were probably tens of thousands of scratchcard-like tickets.

The huge glass box had a total of four raffle slots, one on each side.

Each of the couple drew 3 times, totaling 6 tickets.

Judging by their shopping spree, they must have spent around 600,000!

Watching others blow through what he’d saved up in one shopping trip, Jiang Tao instantly felt his poverty.

Previously, he thought saving tens of thousands meant he was somewhat wealthy.

Now he realized deeply, in a place like Beijing, his money didn’t even count as a dime!

At this moment, his desire to make money grew even stronger!

While others spent tens or even hundreds of thousands shopping with their girlfriends without batting an eye.

He hesitated and fretted over spending hundreds on a piece of clothing for Xu Li.

The clothing looked great, Xu Li looked even better.

The root of his hesitation and distress was ultimately not having money!

While Jiang Tao’s thoughts drifted, the young couple finished their raffle.

Out of 6 tickets, they won a fifth prize, a 1,000 yuan shopping card.

The other 5 tickets said "Thank you for your patronage!"

For the couple who spent over 600,000, this 1,000-yuan shopping card seemed a bit pointless.

With odds like these, even a dog would shake its head!

Just when Jiang Tao’s interest was piqued, it cooled off instantly!

Even with the "River Stone" to boost his Luck Value, it would be difficult to win above the third prize!

"Forget it, such high-end events aren’t meant for people like us."

Jiang Tao took one last look at his dream car before heading towards Zhou Liu Fu on the first floor.

Today’s gold buy-back price at Zhou Liu Fu was only 675 yuan.

Plus, since the gold bars Jiang Tao had weren’t from them, an additional 10% fee applied.

At Lao Feng Xiang, it was pretty much the same; their buy-back price only differed by 1.8 yuan per gram, and neither was ideal.

"Forget it, I’ll just keep it for now!"

"There’s nothing urgent I need to spend money on at home, and I still have plenty of cash."

"These four gold bars in hand, I might as well consider them an investment."

Since neither gold store offered prices that met Jiang Tao’s expectations, he couldn’t be bothered to visit others.

Exiting the gold store, Jiang Tao gave one last look at the Mercedes GLS parked in the hall center.

He was so fond of this car!

If he could drive a Mercedes home for the New Year, it would surely amaze everyone at Jiang Family Manor.

His mother-in-law and sister-in-law would probably be stunned, too.

However, with only tens of thousands in hand, he could probably buy it on installment, but saw no need.

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