2003: The Opening Sniper Against the Financial Tycoon

There are quite a few vendors in the square who use loudspeakers.

With the addition of square dancing songs and the volume of Qin Hanyang's loudspeakers, it didn't really create much of a stir.

Fortunately, the flow of people at Rongcheng Square was just too great!

Passersby and tourists near the stalls were almost immediately drawn in when they heard the content coming from Qin Hanyang's loudspeaker.

I even stopped and listened to it again without thinking.

"MP3?"

"iPod?"

"Are there still BBK (Bubugao) language repeaters?"

"What challenge was it again?"

So everyone immediately gathered around.

Although there are many street scams these days, they are almost all small-scale, petty tricks.

Currently, Qin Hanyang is truly unique in using these expensive electronic products as a gimmick.

"Young man, what are you doing?"

An elderly man with white hair, who was walking his grandson, came up to him and asked curiously.

"Sir, this is a concentration challenge. The challenge is to write from 1 to 400. As long as you don't make any mistakes or erase anything, you will receive a reward."

Qin Hanyang explained with a smile, while picking up the iPod, which still had the protective film on its surface, and showing it to everyone.

"In addition, the prizes are tiered!"

"Finish writing within 6 minutes and you'll get a 50 yuan bonus!"

"Finish writing within 5 minutes and you can take a tape recorder with you."

"Finish writing within 4 minutes and you can take an MP3 player with you."

"Finish writing in 3 minutes and you can take an iPod home!"

"Finally, the challenge fee is 30 yuan per attempt!"

As she spoke, Jiangnan Yue, following Qin Hanyang's instructions, placed the gridded papers on the table.

She is currently playing the role of an assistant.

Upon hearing this, the onlookers didn't find the 30 yuan challenge fee expensive; instead, they were somewhat incredulous at the reward and began to express their doubts.

"It's that simple?"

"Could it be a scam?"

"Are your prizes real or fake?"

Seeing this, Qin Hanyang casually handed the iPod to a few young people nearby.

"Hey guys, take a look, see if it's real or fake. The warranty card is right here, it's a genuine foreign product!"

These young people know what they're doing; they can tell the real from the fake just by touching it.

He immediately spoke up to speak well of Qin Hanyang.

"It's true, it's an Apple product, and it sells for over three thousand now!"

"That's terrifying! What kind of apple sells for over three thousand?"

The old man who had just asked the question looked surprised.

The young man next to him quickly explained.

"Sir, this is the name of a foreign company called Apple."

"So what's this thing for?"

The old man then pointed to the iPods in their hands.

The latter explained, "To listen to music."

"Am I out of my mind?! Why would I spend over three thousand on this to listen to music?"

The old man showed absolutely no interest in the iPod, even making a comment, before giving Qin Hanyang a thumbs-up:

"Young man, you're so generous! Giving something so expensive as a prize!"

"Hey, it's all for the benefit of everyone!" Qin Hanyang waved his hand with a smile.

"Let me double-check, as long as you write between 1 and 400, the tape recorder is included, right?"

The old man had already clutched the 30 yuan in his hand, his eyes fixed on the repeater on the bottom shelf, filled with longing.

But Qin Hanyang didn't give him any actual objects to handle and observe.

After all, he knew that apart from the iPod, the boxes below were all empty, and he didn't dare to touch them!

Fortunately, after others confirmed the authenticity of the item, the old man didn't insist on seeing the actual product. Instead, he jokingly said:

"These prizes aren't enough for everyone, are they?"

Qin Hanyang didn't answer, but opened his backpack and shook the original box inside.

"Sigh, sir, you're right. I only prepared a dozen or so. I'll accept the loss even if I lose everything!"

"Hehe, I'll give it a try and get one of these tape recorders for my grandson!"

The old man couldn't wait to become the first challenger.

His tone was relaxed, as if the repeater was already his for the taking, and this was just a formality.

"I'll give it a try too!"

"Quickly, take my money!"

Four other young people came specifically for the iPod, and each paid 30 yuan.

They have sharp eyes; they know that there's only one of the most expensive iPods!

In their view, this thing was not difficult at all; they were just lucky to have stumbled upon it today, and it was purely a lucky find!

"No rush, no rush. Ten people for the first batch, we'll challenge together once we're full!"

Several adults with children also joined in, drawn by the generous prizes.

The group of ten people was formed almost immediately.

Qin Hanyang immediately set up the stools at the cold drink stall, arranged for them to sit down, and then distributed paper and pens to them.

Jiang Nanyue fully performed her duties as a little assistant, using her phone as a timer, and began to supervise Qin Hanyang's challenge when he announced, "Challenge begins."

All ten people held their breath and took it seriously.

By this time, a crowd of onlookers had gathered behind them, and they began to discuss the matter animatedly.

"Too easy!"

"Writing these numbers isn't something anyone with hands can do, is it?"

"Even kindergarten kids can win prizes!"

"Young man, I'll pay first, and I want to try it in the next batch too!"

"Me too!"

Before the first batch of money was even finished, the second batch had already been stuffed into Qin Hanyang's hands!

Unfortunately, the stall was too small; it was already a bit cramped for ten people to squeeze onto those few small tables.

It seemed that she had noticed his concerns.

The female owner of the cold drink stall smiled and said, "Xiao Qin, there are two more tables here, let's move them over there too!"

When Qin Hanyang paid the 100 yuan stall fee, he used his sweet talk to exchange a few pleasantries with the female shop owner and gave her his name.

He knew the latter's name was Zhang Yu, and quickly thanked him.

"Thanks, Sister Zhang!"

"I also want to thank you!"

This group of onlookers also brought some business to Zhang Yu and his group in selling cold drinks.

Qin Hanyang expanded the scale here.

Meanwhile, the first group of challengers on the other side have already encountered a series of mishaps.

"Damn! I wasn't paying attention, and my hand slipped!"

"I give up! I wrote 2111 instead of 211, I added an extra one!"

"My eyes are playing tricks on me..."

Among the top 300 numbers alone, five people have already been eliminated.

But the old man persisted.

He was just afraid of making mistakes, so he wrote rather slowly.

"Sir, it's time."

"So fast? I've only written 390 pages!"

Only at the very end, after being reminded by Qin Hanyang, did he reluctantly put down the ballpoint pen.

At this moment, Qin Hanyang was acting like a host, still putting on a show while administering anesthesia:

"I guess everyone was a bit unprepared and let their guard down for a moment. It's okay, we can adjust our mindset and try again."

Upon hearing this, the old man looked around and realized that the entire army had indeed been wiped out!

"What? None of you succeeded in the challenge? Tsk tsk... You young people are so careless! So eager for quick success!"

"Old man, you're trying to lecture us now? You haven't succeeded either, have you?"

"I may be a bit slow, but at least I didn't make any mistakes. You should all learn from me."

"Enough with the nagging! I'll try again!"

Some of them were still unwilling to admit defeat and clamored to do it a second time.

Qin Hanyang accepted the money without changing his expression, and said with a smile:

"Sorry, there are quite a lot of participants right now, we're already in the fifth batch, you might have to wait a while..."

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