After the garage sale, Wang Bo had to get down to business, which was to thank those who had helped him before.
When he went home before and had a conflict with Leng Si, he got help from many people and was able to deal with Leng Si's troubles without hesitation.
The two people who contributed the most were the overbearing president and Leonard, the general manager of the Bull Club. Needless to say about the overbearing president, they lived and ate together, and their relationship was already extraordinary.
At Leonard's place, the annual meeting of the Cow Club will be held at the end of March, so he can just go over there to express his thanks.
The first person he wanted to thank were his two fellow mayors, Shining Heroes and Camilla Kraken.
He brought a large number of tobacco and alcohol gifts from home. The garage sale festival ended over the weekend. On Monday, he took Eva and gifts and started going to the door to say thank you.
After the conflict with Leng Si, Wang Bo understood another truth, that is, the more friends the better in life. He stayed too isolated in Sunset Town last year and was busy with political affairs. This year he decided to go out.
Driving a classic Martin car, the two went to Wanderer Town first. He didn't say anything in advance and went straight to the small government of Wanderer Town.
New Zealand's post-disaster reconstruction work is not as effective and fast as China's. Now the garbage caused by the earthquake has been cleared out, but many buildings have not yet been built.
Fortunately, Maori people are used to living in tents, and there are large tents everywhere in Wanderer Town. Wang Bo drove among them and thought he was going to a refugee camp.
When he got off the bus with the strong man, he was immediately welcomed. Several Maori people who saw him came over and gave him high fives and hugs. Some people wanted to touch noses with him.
A woman opened her arms to the strong man. His dog-like face made him look like he was hopeless. Wang Bo glared at her, and she had no choice but to compromise: Okay, okay, just give it a hug - oh, you still have to give it a try. Want to kiss me? That won't work!
Eva smiled as she watched a man and a dog surrounded in the middle. She waited quietly and was happy for them, because she knew that this pair had paid too much for this land during the earthquake.
Wang Bo saw that more people were coming around, so he quickly took the young men, cigarettes and alcohol into the government building.
The glorious hero was waiting for him with a cigarette in his mouth. After the two met, he laughed and said: "Wang, you are so popular now. I am really worried about when you will come to participate in our election. If you run for the election, The mayor is definitely yours."
Wang Bo hugged him warmly, bumped noses on his own initiative, and then said: "For the sake of God, my brother, you can't lie. Since when did Maori rely on elections to decide the mayor?"
The glorious hero grinned. He lit Wang Bo with his cigarette and said, "You are a smart man, man. You should be a queen in the political circle."
Wang Bo also nodded at him and said: "You are a bold person, man, for daring to smoke here. I think I chose the right gift."
The New Zealand government has been working hard to promote New Zealand to enter the SFC alliance before 2025 - that is, translated into Chinese it is the Smoke-Free Countries Alliance.
In recent years, the New Zealand government has forced some smokers to quit smoking, or at least reduce their cigarette consumption, by continuously increasing taxes on tobacco products through market means.
According to New Zealand government regulations, smoking is prohibited in all indoor places except at home; smoking is also prohibited in all means of transportation, except private cars.
In addition, if there is a label on New Zealand’s outdoor venues, it also prohibits smoking. Many outdoor venues in this country have such labels. For example, the lakeside beach just developed by Wang Bo has such a label.
The glorious hero's behavior of openly smoking in the office is unthinkable in the city, but Maori people always have some privileges, especially since Wanderers Town is all Maori people, and the New Zealand government has almost no control here.
Wang Bo opened the box and took out ten cartons of cigarettes: Zhonghua, Yellow Crane Tower, Furong King, etc. They were all high-grade cigarettes. He bought them through the sandbox and brought them to the castle. If they had to go through customs, these cigarettes would not be able to pass through at all. , and could put him in jail.
The glorious hero was shocked when he saw it. He took the cigarettes blankly, and then asked: "Man, are you not going to be the mayor now and do smuggling?"
Wang Bo didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "This is a little gift I brought to you from my hometown to thank you for helping me last month. This gift is not disrespectful..."
After listening to his words, the glorious hero quickly took the cigarettes and said: "No, no, no, this is very respectful. To be honest, if I had known you could bring such a gift, I should have mobilized the power of the Maori people to speak out for you."
His performance is a bit exaggerated, but it is not entirely exaggerated. Cigarettes in New Zealand are very expensive, and the government controls cigarette prices through taxes. According to statistics, the country consumes more than 1 billion New Zealand dollars in tobacco products a year, of which more than 70% Are taxes, including tobacco tax and consumption tax>
Therefore, New Zealand is destined to have no good cigarettes, and regardless of whether they are good cigarettes, the prices are ridiculously expensive.
Wang Bo went home and bought cigarettes the year before last. The cheapest filter cigarettes in New Zealand cost about NZD 20 for a pack of 20 cigarettes. In fact, the cost may only be a few New Zealand dollars, including taxes.
For some serious smokers, if you smoke a pack a day, the "smoking money" of living in New Zealand for one year will be about NZ$7,500!
Maori people are all old smokers. This nation began to grow tobacco after immigrating to New Zealand. Now men, women and children of all ages like to take two cigarettes before and after meals.
After taking out these cigarettes, Wang Bo then started to get wine, Wuliangye, Hai Zhi Lan Meng Zhi Lan, and of course the national liquor Maotai. In addition, Wang Bo also prepared a small box of Erguotou.
Similar to the control on cigarettes, there is the control on alcohol in New Zealand.
The problem of alcoholism in New Zealand has been around for a long time. Local indigenous people believe that in addition to bringing people relaxation and happiness, alcohol also brings great problems to social security and people's health.
The New Zealand government is very tough and directly changes the law to solve the problems caused by drunkenness and alcohol abuse in New Zealand society. They launched a new alcohol management legal plan in 2013, some of which are very tough:
For example, if someone is drunk in a New Zealand bar, the bar owner will be fined a warning of NZ$5,000.
For example, if the business premises reaches three warnings within three years, the liquor license and the responsible person's license will be revoked for five years.
For another example, if a guest is drunk on the business premises, the bar manager must be responsible and may be fined up to NZD 4,000, and the staff on duty will face a fine of up to NZD 2,000... (.)