"Sir, we're almost at your destination. Please gather your belongings and make sure everything is in order before you exit the car."
The car soon arrived at the Rolls-Royce 4S store, and the driver's words interrupted Jiang Chen's thoughts.
"Alright, driver, just pull over to the side of the road."
Jiang Chen nodded, and after the car came to a complete stop, he got out and walked straight towards the Rolls-Royce 4S store.
At the entrance, the salesman Brother Hu Zi was looking down at his phone. Seeing Jiang Chen approaching from a distance, he immediately went up to him and enthusiastically asked, "Welcome to Rolls-Royce, are you here to look at cars?"
"Yes, can you show me around? Do I need a financial verification?" Jiang Chen was visiting a place like this for the first time. He had heard that buying a Rolls-Royce required financial verification, otherwise, a salesman wouldn't show you cars, so he proactively asked.
"Oh, no, no, you don't need financial verification to look at cars at Rolls-Royce. Shall I take you inside?"
Brother Hu Zi seemed very polite. He discreetly sized up Jiang Chen, who was wearing a suit, and thought the young man had a good demeanor, but being so young, he was probably just an online user here for "cloud car viewing."
It seems the Rolls-Royce salesmen aren't bad after all.
Jiang Chen was a bit surprised. He had expected to encounter the kind of snobby salesman from cliché novels, and then he would pull out an ordinary debit card, using the hundred million inside to create a "face-slapping" scene.
This isn't what I expected. Aren't luxury car salesmen usually beautiful women? Why is it a bearded uncle?
Jiang Chen put away his inner grumbling and said to Brother Hu Zi, "Then please show me a car."
Brother Hu Zi made a "please" gesture, then led Jiang Chen into the showroom and began to introduce, "This is the latest model of the Rolls-Royce Ghost, equipped with a 6.7-liter V12 engine, with a maximum power of 571 horsepower. The car costs 4.9 million, and the total on-road price is around 5.5 million, mainly depending on the optional features."
"How about it, would you like to try it? Only by experiencing it firsthand can you truly appreciate the charm of a Rolls-Royce."
After speaking, Brother Hu Zi smiled slightly, opened the car door, and motioned for Jiang Chen to sit inside.
"No thanks, I'm not interested in this car. I want to see that one."
Jiang Chen shook his head and directly refused. He didn't particularly like the Ghost and pointed to the SUV parked nearby.
"Enmm…" Brother Hu Zi felt a rush to his head, followed the direction he pointed towards the cullinan, and felt a little speechless.
Are you serious, buddy? I'm kindly showing you around and introducing cars, and you're still being picky. Are online users this difficult to deal with these days?
Brother Hu Zi had clearly misunderstood Jiang Chen. He himself was a minor internet celebrity, and fans often came to his store to look at cars, but most of them were poor fans who couldn't afford a car.
He usually encouraged his fans, then filmed a video and posted it on Douyin, accumulating many followers that way.
"You want to see this one, right? No problem."
Although Brother Hu Zi thought this, he didn't show it on his face.
He closed the Ghost's door, led Jiang Chen to the cullinan, and continued to introduce, "This is the cullinan, Rolls-Royce's first SUV model. The name cullinan comes from a diamond in South Africa. It is equipped with a 6.75-liter V12 twin-turbocharged engine, with a maximum power of 571 horsepower, peak torque of 850 Newton-meters, and 0-100 km/h acceleration in 5.2 seconds."
"It redefines the ceiling of luxury SUVs and is the ultimate luxury car." Brother Hu Zi slowly elaborated on the origin of the cullinan, as well as the powerful performance and luxurious aspects of this SUV.
"How about it, do you like this car? Would you like to sit inside and take a look?"
Brother Hu Zi opened the car door again, thinking to himself, "Little guy, this will surely captivate you."
Jiang Chen didn't refuse this time. He sat in the driver's seat, his hands caressing the steering wheel. He had seen the cullinan countless times online, but seeing it and actually experiencing it were two completely different things. The feeling of sitting in the real car was truly different.
Hmm, this is the one.
Having made up his mind, Jiang Chen said to Brother Hu Zi beside him without looking back, "I'll take it." He motioned for the other party to prepare the contract, "Just prepare the contract for me."
"Huh? What did you say?" Brother Hu Zi was stunned, clearly not having reacted yet.
Are you serious, buddy? Aren't you a fan here to look at cars?
Jiang Chen was also a bit speechless. How could this Rolls-Royce salesman be hard of hearing? However, seeing that his attitude was good, Jiang Chen spoke again, "I said, prepare the contract for me, I want to buy this car."
"You... are you saying you want to buy the cullinan?" Brother Hu Zi's speech became a little stuttered, and he subconsciously used an honorific.
"If I wasn't buying it, why would I ask you to show me this car? Alright, hurry up and prepare the contract for me." Jiang Chen looked at Brother Hu Zi's shocked expression, found it a bit amusing, and urged him.
"Okay! Please wait a moment. Please move to our VIP room. May I ask your surname, sir?"
Brother Hu Zi finally reacted, realizing he had misunderstood Jiang Chen and taken him for a fan or online user looking at cars. He immediately arranged for Jiang Chen to go to the VIP reception room and quickly asked.
"My surname is Jiang, no need for formalities. Let's go."
In the VIP reception room, Jiang Chen chose the cullinan BB version, plus various optional features, bringing the total on-road price to nearly ten million.
"Mr. Jiang, congratulations on becoming a future cullinan owner! I'll add you on Feixin, and I'll notify you to pick up the car when it arrives."
Brother Hu Zi was extremely happy, as this was simply a windfall of performance, and it was a cullinan BB version with an on-road price of nearly ten million.
"We need a 500,000 deposit first, and you can pay the remaining balance when you pick up the car. Would you like to choose installment or full payment?" he asked thoughtfully.
Generally, owners who can afford a Rolls-Royce cullinan usually don't lack cash, which is why he asked. If it were a 4S store of another brand, they would typically recommend installments so they could earn more, but Rolls-Royce doesn't need to; whether it's installments or full payment, they still make a fortune.
"How long will it take to pick up the car?" Jiang Chen only cared about this question.
Brother Hu Zi explained, "It will take at least one month. Because you chose the BB version of the cullinan, and it's a top-spec option, there are no available cars in the entire South China region, so it needs to be transferred from headquarters."
"No available cars? If I want to drive it away today, is there a way to solve it? I can pay in full."
Hearing there were no available cars, he was a bit disappointed. He turned to look at the showroom outside, and after a moment of thought, he said, "Can I drive away the display car outside today? If so, I won't take this BB version; I want one I can drive away today."
Jiang Chen wanted to drive the car away today. He really needed a car now, whether it was for going to Xinghe Group tomorrow or for anything else in the future, he needed a car.
"Oh, Mr. Jiang, those outside are display cars. You can drive them away, but I can't trick you into buying a display car, and the ones outside are standard versions of the cullinan."
Brother Hu Zi was mortified. Where did this young master come from? Although the display cars outside were also cullinans, they were all standard versions costing seven or eight million. While selling them would also make money, compared to a nearly ten-million-dollar order, any fool would know which one to choose.
Years of sales experience told him that if he didn't come up with a solution soon, this ten-million-dollar deal would definitely fall through.
His mind raced, and he came up with an idea: "Mr. Jiang, how about this? You pay in full now, and I'll arrange for you to use one of the cullinans outside as a temporary car. Then, when your actual car arrives, you can come and pick it up. How does that sound?"
Jiang Chen's eyes lit up, and he was very satisfied with Brother Hu Zi's suggestion. Being able to drive a car now and then pick up a new car later was simply perfect.
He said, "No problem, bring over the POS machine, I'll pay." As he spoke, Jiang Chen took out his wallet from inside his jacket and found his bank card.
If it weren't for the various documents in his wallet, he wouldn't have brought his wallet out today, as almost no one carries cash anymore.
Brother Hu Zi took the ordinary debit card Jiang Chen handed him with both hands, picked up the POS machine, entered the amount, swiped it, and then handed it to Jiang Chen: "Mr. Jiang, please enter your password."
Jiang Chen took the POS machine and lowered his head to enter the password. The machine immediately started printing the receipt with "beep-beep" sounds.
Brother Hu Zi looked at the printing receipt and Jiang Chen signing, secretly delighted: "This deal is done!"
So he became even more enthusiastic towards Jiang Chen. After Jiang Chen finished signing, Brother Hu Zi quickly took the POS machine,
and said with a beaming smile, "Mr. Jiang, please give me your driver's license. I'll register it for you first, then go get the car keys, and you'll be able to drive away immediately."