Chapter 15: Buying a Car
Looking at Su Wan's humble appearance, Jiang Cheng knew he hadn't remembered incorrectly.
This situation was indeed that of a minor celebrity; otherwise, why would she accompany a balding Middle-aged Man to look at cars?
The three female sales associates standing next to Su Wan all sized Jiang Cheng up with their eyes.
After working in luxury car sales for a long time, one develops a subconscious habit of judging people through tinted glasses.
Although Jiang Cheng's outfit wasn't particularly outstanding, his 85-point looks still made the women present feel refreshed.
Standing at 182 centimeters tall, his naturally messy hair had no signs of perming or dyeing.
His fair skin was paired with clean and handsome features.
This kind of clean, handsome young man was the type any normal woman would take a second look at.
When the Middle-aged Man saw that the women around him were all attracted to Jiang Cheng, he turned his head to glare at him irritably.
He was just a bit young and handsome with a tall build, nothing else special. His clothes weren't flashy either, so what was there to look at?
After a glance, the Middle-aged Man immediately mocked these women in his heart for being too shallow.
Can good looks put food on the table?
He had also noticed the watch on Jiang Cheng's wrist earlier. Seeing that the watch was entirely transparent, he couldn't tell what brand it was.
For an old man like Huang Ming, who usually only paid attention to Rolex and Patek Philippe, he didn't recognize any of these newly released brand watches at all. Thus, he automatically categorized the Richard Mille as a low-end watch.
Jiang Cheng had also overheard some of the conversation between Su Wan and the Middle-aged Man just now.
It seemed the Middle-aged Man had used some leverage to get Su Wan to agree to certain things.
As for what those things were? Everyone knew exactly what was going on.
Jiang Cheng didn't give Su Wan or Huang Ming another look. Instead, he began touring the showroom's displays under Xiao Yun's guidance.
Seeing that it was Jiang Cheng's first time at this Ferrari dealership,
Xiao Yun introduced Ferrari's history and philosophy to him in great detail.
At this moment, she stood before a massive wall of car models, pointing to Ferrari's most iconic model: "These models are all built based on the prototypes. Look, this is our most famous Ferrari model: the laferrari. The ferrari laferrari, along with the McLaren P1 and the porsche 918, are known as the Three Holy Trinity of hypercars! This car..."
Living a second life, this was the first time Jiang Cheng had stepped into such a high-end showroom and seen so many exquisite car models and leather samples. It felt very fresh to him.
As Xiao Yun introduced them, Jiang Cheng's attention was entirely on the bright red ferrari laferrari before him.
To be honest, weren't these kinds of supercars the little toys every man wanted to own?
Truthfully, while supercars weren't practical, Jiang Cheng admitted his heart did flutter a bit whenever he saw one roaring past the roadside before he owned one himself.
Even though he already owned a 918, what was the harm in having one more? Especially since it was essentially a freebie from the system.
The ferrari laferrari should be the most expensive among all their models. His supercar voucher could only buy one car, so if he could get this laferrari, it would be well worth it.
Although Jiang Cheng had never bought a laferrari, he had heard that purchasing such a car required certain conditions, but he didn't know exactly what they were.
Jiang Cheng didn't hesitate. One must know that money bolsters a man's courage. He was no longer the youth who would turn red in the face after a few words from others; after all, only those with low self-esteem feel embarrassed and angry when someone catches them in a mistake.
And Jiang Cheng happened to be in a state of being young, successful, and confident.
With the mindset of 'if you don't know, ask,' he spoke up directly: "I heard that buying your laferrari requires certain conditions?"
Seeing Jiang Cheng ask this, Xiao Yun nodded with a standard smile: "Yes, respected guest. Since the laferrari is our dealership's limited-edition model, purchasing it requires a financial verification. You can only buy it if you pass the verification."
"Furthermore, the prerequisite for purchase is to already own five Ferrari models. Only after becoming an established customer are you eligible to purchase a laferrari..."
Hearing Xiao Yun say this, Jiang Cheng sighed with some regret: "So you're saying I'm not eligible to buy it?"
Xiao Yun was momentarily surprised to see Jiang Cheng's look of regret.
The list price for a ferrari laferrari was over 20 million.
And 20 million was merely the price for the chassis.
When you added interior options, other costs, and import taxes,
The entire process for the car could easily reach over 50 million!
Anyone who could afford a 50-million-plus laferrari must have a net worth in the hundreds of millions.
Or even far exceeding several hundred million.
Although she didn't think someone Jiang Cheng's age could afford a laferrari, the regretful expression on his face didn't seem faked.
After pondering for a few seconds, Xiao Yun spoke up: "If you truly want to buy this laferrari, it's not impossible."
Hearing Xiao Yun say this, Jiang Cheng suddenly perked up: "Oh? How so?"
When the Ferrari Pista first hit the market, it became a massive hit due to its excellent exterior design.
Because it was so popular and production was relatively slow, various suppliers set all sorts of ridiculous purchase restrictions.
Just like the membership status and purchase history they mentioned, there were even more outrageous conditions like price markups and so on.
However, with the passage of time, the expansion of other famous supercar brands, and the implementation of domestic environmental protection policies,
Ferrari could no longer dominate the market as it once did. Many restrictive conditions had long since been canceled.
Price markups were even more out of the question.
Without markups, there were even discounts available.
After all, the lowest price for a Ferrari was several million.
While several million might not sound like much,
If you take Shanghai as an example,
And calculate private wealth by adding up real estate, cars, funds, cash, and even stocks,
Half of the people in Shanghai could reach a net worth of five million.
After all, having five million in assets is quite normal nowadays; old houses as fixed assets plus some savings would get you there.
But without liquidating these properties and assets, how many people could easily pull out five million in cash flow?
In 2019, Ferrari sold a total of only 836 cars across our entire country, including Taiwan and Macau.
And over eighty percent of those transactions were for models priced under five million.
As for the ferrari laferrari priced at over twenty million, it went without saying—the number of buyers was very few.