“May I ask your surname, miss?”
“No need for formality, my surname is Batz.”
The female receptionist immediately checked the car order information and then smiled, saying, “So, Miss Mira, right?”
“Yes,” Mira nodded slightly.
“Your Mercedes-Benz GLC300L is already at the delivery center. I’ll call the sales representative responsible for you. Please wait in the lounge.”
The receptionist enthusiastically led the two to the VIP lounge, then brought coffee and some snacks before going to call someone.
“So, Mr. Jacob ordered a Mercedes GLC. This high-end model seems to cost over five hundred thousand!”
Lilian couldn’t help but exclaim. After learning that Jacob promised to buy a Mercedes for Mira, she specifically researched the models available, knowing the approximate prices of the Mercedes GLC. Currently, there are two models: GLC260L and GLC300L. The 260L costs over four hundred thousand, while the luxury version of the 300L costs over five hundred thousand.
When they arrived, Lilian was still wondering if there would be any surprises when picking up the car, but it seemed there were none; the car was already there waiting for delivery, so all she could do was feel envious.
“Mr. Jacob is really generous!” Lilian exclaimed again.
“He said he bought it as a commuting vehicle,” Mira smiled and shook her head. She had thought that the commuting vehicle Jacob mentioned was a Mercedes C-Class. Because the C-Class is relatively cheaper, with the base model costing less than three hundred thousand.
But it turned out that the commuting vehicle he referred to was actually in the five hundred thousand range! The two chatted for a while when a female sales representative in work attire approached with a smile: “Miss Batz, I apologize for keeping you waiting. I will now take you to inspect the car.”
“Okay, sure,” Mira nodded and followed the female sales representative to the delivery center.
The car was a classic white, and Mira carefully inspected the Mercedes that was about to belong to her, following the process she had learned online.
Lilian assisted from the side, her eyes filled with envy.
About a kilometer away from this Automas Benz 4S store is the Porsche 4S store where Lina works.
She had not been at the store long when Jacob arrived.
“Mr. Jacob!”
Knowing Jacob was coming, Lina had been waiting at the door.
When she saw Jacob yesterday, she had a somewhat condescending attitude, as according to Chuks’s description, this Mr. Jacob was quite unfortunate.
But today, her mindset had completely reversed; she had turned into someone looking up to him.
“Mr. Jacob, what car do you want to see? I can introduce you.” Lina said as she walked with Jacob into the store.
Jacob waved his hand: “No need to look, I want a Cayenne, in red!”
“I’ll send you the buyer’s identity information via WhatsApp. I’ll pay in full later, and you can handle the paperwork and registration!”
“Ah?” Lina was taken aback, then realized that her boyfriend’s wealthy brother was just there to pay.
“You can deliver the car, right?” Jacob asked next. He was pressed for time today, as he still had to check in at the gym.
In the afternoon, he had plans with the old employees of Jacob’s Hot pot.
“Yes, we can!”
“Mr. Jacob, please wait for me in the lounge for a moment.”
Lina said as she called the store’s reception to help greet Jacob, while she went to get the contract.
“Lina, what’s up with your client?”
“Is this a contract signing soon?” Lina’s colleague, Maggi, leaned over curiously to ask.
“Not really a client, just a friend.”
“He’s just here to pay,” Lina replied with a smile, feeling good. When Chuks called her in the morning, she was just casually asking.
She didn’t expect Jacob to actually come, and so straightforwardly.
“Uh, Lina, is your friend really that wealthy?”
“What’s his background? Is he single?” Maggi immediately became interested.
Porsche is said to lose a female sales representative for every car sold. Although this statement is exaggerated, it indirectly indicates that the probability of Porsche’s female sales representatives getting involved with wealthy men is indeed quite high.
Of course, these female sales representatives rarely become the main partner; they are mostly kept on the side, and many end up with unfortunate outcomes, but that still doesn’t stop them from dreaming of marrying into wealth.
In fact, female sales representatives of luxury brands are the most likely to be objectified, as they interact with wealthy individuals daily, which gradually influences their values.
Their state is somewhat like the rubber band tied around a large crab; over time, they might think they can also sell for a high price.
“Don’t even think about it!”
“He’s my cousin’s boyfriend!” Lina casually replied.
The good stuff should stay within the family. Although the relationship between Guan and Jacob was fake yesterday, she felt that with her cousin’s conditions, if she worked hard, there might still be a chance.
As for this colleague, she wasn’t worthy.
“Oh, I see.” Maggi felt a bit disappointed, but her gaze still occasionally drifted toward the lounge.
Just a boyfriend; they can get married and divorced, so there might still be a chance to interact.
Lina returned to the lounge with the contract: “Mr. Jacob, I’ve given you the lowest price possible. Currently, the maximum discount on the Cayenne is 100,000, so I can’t lower the car price any further, but I can try to find some extras.”
Since he was coming to support her, Lina was very sincere, and the price she offered was the lowest within her authority, so there was no need for Jacob to haggle.
“Okay, just give me a total.”
Jacob nodded, feeling a bit emotional. The Cayenne, which used to require a markup to purchase, now had a discount of 100,000. It was something he wouldn’t have dared to imagine before.
And the prices of these foreign luxury car brands have dropped significantly, thanks to the rise of domestic cars.
Right now, not only is the Cayenne dropping in price, but even the Mercedes G500, which used to require a markup of hundreds of thousands to buy, now has discounts.
Lina calculated, and the final price after all fees was 928,000! Seeing this price, Jacob felt another wave of emotion. The once-glorious Cayenne now costs less than a million; to think this car was over a million ten years ago shows how astonishing the profit margins were back then.
Jacob swiped his card and then left, leaving the rest to Lina.
“Lina, your cousin’s boyfriend is too extravagant!”
“Buying a Cayenne took less than ten minutes.”
After Jacob left, Maggi leaned over to Lina again, expressing her amazement.
“Yeah, he’s not short on money.”
In fact, Lina was also quite shocked; after all, hearing about it and seeing it in person are two different things.
What shocked her even more was the name under which the Cayenne would be registered. She remembered that yesterday, during dinner at the Western restaurant, her cousin Guan had a confrontation with Jacob’s ex-wife.
After leaving the restaurant, Chuks mentioned Jacob’s ex-wife’s name several times; her name was Karen Scenty. And the name under which this Porsche Cayenne would be registered was Lara Scenty!
If nothing unexpected happened, they should be sisters! Feeling like she had stumbled upon a huge scoop, Lina stepped into a corner and called her boyfriend Chuks.
“Mr. Jacob bought a Cayenne from me!”
“Wow, as expected of my millionaire brother, he’s really made it big!”
“That’s not the point; the key is that the name of the vehicle’s registered owner is Lara. Do you know who that is?”
“Lara? That’s Mr. Jacob’s sister-in-law! No, to be precise, his ex-sister-in-law!”
“Just as I thought.”
Lina revealed a look of astonishment at the unfolding drama. A man divorced his wife but lavishly buys a luxury car for his sister-in-law.
The plot thickens and becomes more dramatic. “Wow!”
“My brother is playing a very new game,” came Chuks’s shocked voice from the phone.
