by Alessandro Vinci
To remain anonymous, a man who identified himself by the pseudonym “Mr. Li” collected the sum wearing a cartoon costume. The equivalent of 700,000 euros has already been donated to charitable causes
Unlike Christopher McCandless, the lone traveler whose story was made famous by the film “Into The Wild,” a Chinese citizen, who goes by the generic alias “Mr. Li” does not mean that happiness is only real when shared. After winning 219 million yuan (over 30 million euros at the current exchange rate) in the lottery, he decided not to tell anyone he knew, starting with his wife and son. Reason: As he himself reported to the local media, he feared that from this moment on they “would be too happy and would no longer or no longer work”. In other words, he didn’t want his family members to suddenly become lazy and give up their respective activities, knowing that they could live on an income.
The cartoon costume
In order to keep the winnings secret, the man had to maintain his anonymity. For this reason, in addition to the above-mentioned use of a pseudonym, on October 24, wearing a whimsical yellow cartoon costume, he cashed in the sum due to him from the lottery office in Nanning, Guangxi region. The recordings at the time of delivery of the Maxi-Check serve as proof. On that occasion, “Mr. Li” revealed that he made the bet last Friday in Litang City and then came to Nanning by train as soon as he found out that he had been lucky. After that he spent the whole weekend in a hotel room: “I didn’t leave the hotel because I was afraid to go out and lose the lottery tickets,” he explained, visibly relieved.
The winning numbers
More specifically, the new multimillionaire’s life was changed by 40 coupons, each bringing in 5.48 million yuan, containing the numbers 2, 15, 19, 26, 27, 29 and 2: the same ones he has always been referring to in recent years Had set. “I consider it a simple hobby – but he spelled it out – and my family doesn’t care. Also, I don’t spend a lot of money on it and the lottery is a bright spot for me». But how will he use such a character now? Deducting the 43 million yuan already deducted by the tax authorities, 5 million yuan ($800,000) was immediately donated to charity. Still no idea what to do with the remaining 171: “I’ll take some time to think about it,” he said. Given his desire for privacy, he will surely go for something that doesn’t arouse particular suspicion. First of all on the part of his dearest loved ones.
November 5, 2022 (change November 5, 2022 | 16:32)
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