Chapter 40: Of Course Not Picking Up the Exhibition Car!

This Ferrari 4S store was located in a golden area of Shudu's High-tech Zone and had been newly renovated in 2023. Through the large glass curtain wall, one could see supercars full of red and silver colors.

The main gate was made of silver-gray aluminum plates with great design, and signature Ferrari car models were placed on both sides for display.

When Li Yan pushed the door open gently, he felt a burst of cold air with a slight fragrance hit his face.

The showroom was paved with light gray floor tiles, and a huge light box with the Ferrari prancing horse logo was hung on the high ceiling, making the whole space look modern without losing its passionate atmosphere.

"Good day, sir, welcome to the Ferrari Shudu Experience Center. Are there any car models or needs you would like to understand?"

A voice was soft yet powerful.

The speaker was a sales consultant in her early thirties, wearing a red and black uniform.

This was his first time coming to a Ferrari 4S store, and it was also his first time seriously considering a top-tier supercar—the SF90 Spider, Ferrari's current flagship hard-top convertible hybrid sports car.

Whether it was the Porsche 911, the Lamborghini Aventador, or the Mercedes-Benz G-Class or Range Rover, Li Yan had actually looked at them many times.

As for what kind of car he wanted, Li Yan couldn't say well either.

But the moment he saw the SF90 Spider, Li Yan had already made up his mind.

This was it.

"Take a look at the SF90 Spider."

Li Yan looked around, not recognizing some of the car models himself; as for the SF90 Spider, he hadn't found it for the time being.

The consultant was slightly startled, a trace of surprise flashing in her heart.

After all, the SF90 Spider belonged to Ferrari's top hybrid flagship, and not just anyone could easily ask about it.

She stared at Li Yan, who was wearing a casual shirt and jeans, with ordinary sneakers on his feet, looking simple and casual;

But there was a familiar Patek Philippe Nautilus on his wrist flashing a low-key light; he was clearly not an ordinary spectator.

So she nodded with a smile: "Yes. We happen to have an SF90 Spider in the rear exhibition area, previously used for customer reservation demonstrations; you can come and see it with me."

Li Yan followed the consultant past a row of limited-edition V8 and V12 engine model displays, turned past a propaganda board with the words "Ferrari Hybrid," and finally saw the SF90 Spider in a corner of the exhibition area.

Its car paint was that kind of deep "Rosso Mugello" red, the car body was low, and the front and sides were full of aggression yet elegant.

The most unique thing was the folding hard-top mechanism above the rear of the car, which could complete the gorgeous transformation from a cool Coupe to a convertible Roadster in just a few seconds.

At that moment, Li Yan only took one look, and it was as if he was stunned.

"This is it."

He said secretly in his heart.

If he hadn't had that kind of one-hit shock for Porsche or Lamborghini in the past, for the SF90 Spider, it was an intuition of "no other thoughts."

Even though he hadn't sat in the driver's seat yet, he had already decided to learn more about it, and even more so, to take it home.

The sales consultant smiled gently: "This is the SF90 Spider, hard-top convertible design, equipped with Ferrari's top hybrid system, with nearly a thousand horsepower. You can walk around and look at it, and I can introduce the price and configuration for you."

Li Yan walked closer gently, his fingertips touching the edge of the smooth car paint, his heart excited but his expression restrained.

Thinking that he could now be considered to have confidence—the combination of personal assets and loan mode was enough to carry the budget of this flagship car.

He took a deep breath, recalling the Porsches and Lamborghinis he had seen online before; now they all seemed to have been conquered by the charm of this SF90 Spider.

The sales consultant smiled and gestured for him to open the car door and sit in the driver's seat.

"This is our showroom car, not yet licensed, mainly for customers to experience at close range. The configuration is biased toward mid-to-high, of course, it can also be selected or reduced according to needs."

Li Yan carefully opened the car door and sat lightly in the driver's seat.

Just touching the seat, he could feel the unique touch created by the mixture of high-end perforated leather and carbon fiber materials.

The cushion was very firm but not uncomfortable, and the wrapping was outstanding.

The steering wheel was simple yet rich in technology, with a large number of touch-sensitive buttons and paddles arranged on both sides, combining the racing feel of traditional Ferrari sports car dashboards with the digitalization of the new generation hybrid system quite naturally.

"Can I open the roof and take a look?" Li Yan couldn't help but ask.

The consultant smiled and nodded: "Of course, but it can only be displayed on a small scale. We have to move it to the square outside to fully open and close it. The space here is limited, otherwise it will hit the fence next to the exhibition car."

Li Yan nodded with regret, reaching out to touch the convertible switch area; the buttons felt solid.

"Can I pick up the car within a month?"

The consultant poured him a glass of mineral water, then placed a configuration table and price list for the SF90 Spider on the glass coffee table in front of him.

"Mr. Li, you mentioned earlier that you hope to pick up the car within a month. Actually, in our Ferrari system, the SF90 Spider usually takes more than half a year to arrive,"

The sales consultant said with a smile, "However, we have a way here. We have a few 'pre-ordered cars' near the port in China that are nearing completion and are about to be shipped to Shudu.

If you are willing to accept most of its selections, maybe it will arrive at the store in one to two weeks, and then we will help you go through customs declaration and licensing; urgent procedures will take about three to four weeks to deliver the car."

Li Yan said indifferently: "That will cost extra, right?"

The consultant nodded: "Yes. You need to bear a certain urgent fee or 'configuration change fee,' probably tens of thousands—compared to the car price of five or six million, it's a small number.

It's mainly because we have to dock with the factory, logistics, and customs declaration to shorten the conventional process.

In addition, the selection must also generally accept the existing interior and color of that stock car, and only small adjustments can be made, otherwise it has to go back to the factory for scheduling, and the cycle will be lengthened again."

Li Yan flipped through the configuration list provided by the other party.

That "pre-ordered car" had chosen Rosso Corsa car paint and dark red interior, while he wanted the interior color to be more low-key, perhaps only wanting to change it to black and red stitching or all black.

He asked: "What if I only change the interior color scheme? Can it be done? Will it be too long?"

The consultant thought for a moment: "If you only change part of the seat fabric or color, without changing the carbon fiber accessories, you can find professional craftsmen locally to customize it, but the quality and the original factory will be slightly different.

If you want to retain the original factory quality, you have to confirm with the factory whether the seat covering material can be replaced before shipment.

This will still take a few weeks of scheduling, but we will try our best to coordinate.

Of course, this will all bring some extra costs and uncertainty."

Li Yan weighed it in his heart: he didn't have extreme requirements for the interior color scheme; red and black were relatively high-profile, and all black was also fine; as long as it wasn't too flashy.

Anyway, it was a flagship car, the exterior was eye-catching enough, and there was no need to toss too much inside.

"Then I will generally accept the original stock interior and just change a few details, it won't delay, right?" he asked.

"Yes, if it's just adjusting the stitching and embroidery colors in a small range, you can go through the company's original factory channel, and the cost will be tens of thousands at most, and the time won't be long," the consultant answered with a smile.

Li Yan finally looked at the quotation: the car's own guide price started at 4.5 million, plus selections and various taxes, in the range of five to six million.

This pre-ordered car had already selected carbon-ceramic brakes, racing seats, sports exhaust, etc. He felt it was generally acceptable, and the final price was between 5.2 million and 5.4 million.

Because of the urgency and configuration changes, he needed to pay an extra fifty or sixty thousand. ===== CHAPTER 41 =====