Chapter 35: Buying a Car
"Chen Zong, hey, you this..." The middle-aged man had a tragic expression of going to his death, "Okay, in that case, we will send people to negotiate with the German side, let them speed up the progress, and guarantee delivery on time. But in this way, Chen Zong, we must collect a little more deposit, please bear with us."
"How much do you want?"
"At least 500,000."
After saying this, the middle-aged man felt a bit regretful, feeling that he had asked for too much; although he knew the person opposite him had money, this was 500,000!
But Chen Bicheng didn't say a word, picked up a travel handbag at his side, and "thumped" it on the table. With a "whoosh," he opened the zipper, and then began to take out money stack by stack.
At this moment, except for Pan Chengrong who was still asking Chen Nuo about his well-being, no one else spoke, and everyone's eyes at the scene were focused on Chen Bicheng's hands and that bulging handbag.
Fifty stacks were not many and not few, and in the end, they piled up into a small mountain on the table.
"... 49, 50. Okay, you guys count it, and write a receipt." The bag was almost half empty, Chen Bicheng zipped it up and put it back at his feet.
"Of course, of course."
That middle-aged man in a suit had legs that were a bit soft, closed his wide-open mouth, looked left and right, coughed lightly, "Xiao Wang, Xiao Li, why don't you go and count it."
The two younger men and women beside him only then came back to their senses, took their eyes off the black bag, and knelt on the ground to start counting the money.
There was no money counter at the scene, and the two didn't count it one by one in detail either; after counting very roughly, they said to the middle-aged man: "Manager, it's correct, it's 500,000."
Logically speaking, their way of operating was very rough and also very inconsistent with financial regulations. If there were some counterfeit bills in these fifty stacks, or if it was short by a thousand or two, they wouldn't be able to check it at all.
But that manager, after hearing his two subordinates' words, didn't hesitate and directly started writing the receipt.
After writing it, he respectfully held it with both hands and handed it over, saying: "Chen Zong, see when you have time, come to our store to complete the procedures. We won't be closed even on New Year's Eve tomorrow. After all, it's a car worth over 1 million, it's not a small matter, it's still necessary to sign a contract."
Chen Bicheng pointed to Chen Nuo and said: "Ask him, find him to sign the contract."
As soon as he said this, those people's gazes fell squarely on Chen Nuo.
The man's voice was even softer, "Young Master Chen, on behalf of BMW China, I welcome you to become a distinguished customer of our company. May I ask when you can come to our store to sign the contract? We can send a car to pick you up."
Chen Nuo had been watching silently, not speaking, but he hadn't expected that this car was actually bought for him!
He knew, Chen Bicheng was starting to play the trick of mending the fold after the sheep is lost.
At the beginning, when he wanted to come to Beijing to take the exam for the Film Academy, Chen Bicheng was strongly opposed; now seeing that he was wrong, he couldn't bow his head and apologize to his son, so he could only use the coal boss's way, spending money to compensate him.
Chen Nuo sighed and said: "You bought this car for me? 500,000 deposit? What car?"
Chen Bicheng waved his hand, "You tell him."
The man gave a wink, and the beautiful woman in her 20s beside him immediately took over the conversation and said: "It's our company's 740i, sir, I can introduce it to you in detail, it is absolutely the top luxury configuration in the world right now, whether it's social or business, it can highlight your distinguished status."
Chen Nuo was speechless; it really was the taste of a coal boss in this era, either BMW or Mercedes-Benz.
He said helplessly: "I don't even have a driver's license, what are you buying for me?" Before Chen Bicheng could speak, the beautiful woman said coquettishly: "Young Master Chen, we have a familiar driving school, you can enroll for free, we will equip you with a dedicated car and a coach specifically serving you, at most one month, guaranteed to learn and pass."
Looking at Chen Nuo's appearance, and thinking of his old man's money, her thighs couldn't help but clamp together involuntarily.
Heh, again guaranteed to learn and pass. Chen Nuo was annoyed as soon as he heard this term, and said to Chen Bicheng: "Dad, I'm still in school, do you think it's appropriate for me to drive this kind of car?"
The beautiful woman's reaction was still extremely fast, and before Chen Bicheng could speak, she interjected: "Of course it's very appropriate to drive such a car to school; when your classmates see it, it will surely arouse their motivation to improve, and they will study even harder and more diligently."
Qi Yuntian rolled his eyes fiercely from the side.
Chen Nuo was too lazy to find excuses again, "Don't buy it, it's too expensive. If you want to buy, buy a cheaper one."
Chen Bicheng waved his hand, his face full of boldness: "You don't need to worry about money."
Pan Chengrong interjected from the side at this time: "Alright, son, look, your dad still loves you, he doesn't even drive such a good car in Sichuan himself, knowing that you have to start dealing with people in society now, your father said he would buy you a good one, afraid that you would be looked down upon when you go out. Just accept it, after the New Year, find a time to sign the contract. Mom has made the decision for you, it's settled."
Pan Chengrong's positioning in the Chen family was that she usually didn't speak, but when she spoke, everyone had to listen to her.
Since she had spoken, Chen Nuo couldn't say anything more in front of so many people.
However, one doesn't know the cost of firewood and rice without managing the household; Chen Nuo's heart really ached a bit.
His current salary for a movie was only 50,000 yuan; he would have to film 20 movies to earn 1 million!
As a result, it was exchanged for a car, and he couldn't even drive it!
In the end, Pan Chengrong made the final decision: "Tomorrow morning, there are many things after the New Year, it's quite busy, let's not pick a day."
The next morning, the 4S store sent a 5-series to the hotel to pick up their family of three to go to the store to sign the contract.
On the last day before the New Year, there were actually quite a lot of people looking at cars, but the employees in this 4S store seemed to have nothing to do; in short, when Chen Nuo sat there signing the contract, at least 10 people surrounded him from near and far, and the manager drove them away several times but they wouldn't leave.
"Really sorry, Chen Zong, these people..." The sales manager said to Chen Bicheng with an apologetic expression, "Hi, now everyone in our store says that your young master is particularly handsome, and his family conditions are so good, they all want to come and take a look, to open their eyes."
The beautiful woman who followed the manager yesterday was smiling brightly on the side, but in reality, she hated it to death. If there weren't so many people, no matter what, she would have stuck to him and left a deep impression. If she could get the other party to speak, rolling in the sheets on New Year's Eve wouldn't be impossible.
As soon as Pan Chengrong heard the manager's words, she smiled from ear to ear and said: "Our family conditions, what do they count for in Beijing, they count for nothing. But our Chen Nuo is really true, he has been liked by people since he was little."
Chen Nuo on the side signed the paper uneasily; originally there was some ceremony, but he firmly refused.
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