It’s raining cash in Indonesia
Money may not grow on trees, but from time to time it does fall from the sky: AFP/Getty Images That was the scene earlier today in Serang, a town 40 miles outside of Jakarta, where Indonesian businessman and author chose to promote his new book by dropping 100 million rupiahs (more than $10,000) from the ...
Money may not grow on trees, but from time to time it does fall from the sky:
AFP/Getty Images
That was the scene earlier today in Serang, a town 40 miles outside of Jakarta, where Indonesian businessman and author chose to promote his new book by dropping 100 million rupiahs (more than $10,000) from the sky. By American standards, that's actually a pretty cheap way to get massive global publicity, even if you account for the cost of the plane and pilot.
Money may not grow on trees, but from time to time it does fall from the sky:
That was the scene earlier today in Serang, a town 40 miles outside of Jakarta, where Indonesian businessman and author chose to promote his new book by dropping 100 million rupiahs (more than $10,000) from the sky. By American standards, that’s actually a pretty cheap way to get massive global publicity, even if you account for the cost of the plane and pilot.
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