Chapter 115 Buying a Car
The next day, Li Dong missed class again.
This time it's not because of business, but because Li Dong is going to buy a car.
Fang Qingfei's words reminded Li Dong yesterday that he needs a car now, and it has to be a good car, very urgent!
Buying a car is not for convenience, Li Dong has only one purpose - to pretend!
Yes, it's just for pretending, or to support the scene.
As the end of May is about to enter, Li Dong plans to go to the capital to talk to Baidu executives about stocks in the next few days. He really needs a car that can bring out his identity to decorate the facade.
Today's society is a society that looks at your face. This face does not refer to how handsome you are, but how much money you have.
This money is not something that can be displayed with a few large pockets of cash. Cars and houses are the best external expressions.
The house cannot be seen by ordinary people, it can only be expressed by the car.
Society is so superficial, if you say that you have hundreds of millions of dollars in savings, others will not believe it or ask.
What they care about is only superficial things. You, a boss worth hundreds of millions of billions, open a Chery. Unless you are famous enough to know you all over the country, no one will take you seriously.
As for Li Dong, he is not so handsome that he is earth-shattering, and his fame is not so big that he is known to the whole country.
If the facade is not well decorated, let alone buying stocks, it will be a problem if you can meet Baidu executives.
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Early in the morning, Li Dong went to the car market.
Hearing that Li Dong was going to buy a car, Sun Tao was even more excited than Li Dong and had to go with him.
Li Dong's failure to buy a car has always been a thorn in the eyes of senior executives in the distance. The boss walks, and they drive, even if they drive their own car, they are always uncomfortable.
Now that Li Dong wants to buy a car, Sun Tao can't wait to introduce all the luxury cars in one breath.
Along the way, Sun Tao's mouth never stopped, "Mr. Li, if you want me to buy one, buy a unique one. I haven't seen a Maybach in Pingchuan for so long. It's good to buy a Maybach..."
"Mr. Li, Bentleys are actually pretty good. Now rich people like to drive Bentleys."
"Mr. Li, Porsche can do it too, but it's not solemn enough..."
"Mr. Li, Rolls-Royce would be better if possible..."
Li Dong was upset by his arguing, and for the first time found out that Sun Tao was also a chatter.
Really impatient with Sun Tao's chattering, Li Dong had to interrupt: "I want to show the car, do you understand the car now, can you pick up the car now?"
Sun Tao immediately shut up. These cars may be available in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai, but don't think about them in Pingchuan.
Even if there is, it was ordered by someone else.
Compared with the big cities in Beijing and Shanghai, the car market in Pingchuan is almost no different from the countryside.
If Li Dong wants an existing car, he still has an existing car that can support the facade. There are really few choices.
After a pause, Sun Tao began to suggest again: "How about we go to the capital to buy?"
Some cars can't be bought in Pingchuan, but in Beijing, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can get any car for you.
Li Dong said angrily, "I'll just pick a decent car. If I really want to buy a Maybach Rolls-Royce, are you helping me?"
Li Dong's budget is a car within one or two million yuan. As for those that cost hundreds or tens of millions, it's fine.
His money is in urgent use now, if it weren't for the sake of not being looked down upon, a car of one or two million yuan would be too expensive for Li Dong.
"Mr. Li, that's not how the account is calculated. We naturally need to save the places in the province, and we must not save the places that shouldn't be saved."
When Sun Tao said this, he obviously meant something.
What the province, of course, is the 50 million Li Dong is going to use to invest in stocks. In Sun Tao's opinion, whether it is to open a branch or buy a store, it is more cost-effective than investing in stocks.
Should you save on buying a car?
Of course not!
It's not that he is so oblivious that he insists on urging Li Dong to buy a good car,
But the car represents the facade.
Can a 10 million car be the same as a million car?
10 million is not a car, it is identity and status, but also fame.
The boss's car in the distance is a luxury car of tens of millions. This is not only a face, but also a symbol of strength.
Suppliers will trust the distance more, partners will pay more attention to the distance, and the upper class in Pingchuan will also accept the distance.
This is only one of them. More importantly, luxury cars are also a way of self-protection.
Just like the last time there was a conflict at the Universal Building, if Zhu Hongtao saw that Li Dong was driving a Rolls-Royce and a Maybach, would Zhu Hongtao not take Li Dong seriously?
As a gangster, if he saw that Li Dong was driving a tens of millions of luxury cars, he might not be able to hide.
Some distressed, why Li Dong can't understand this.
It is a pain in Sun Tao's heart to take 50 million to invest in stocks. He would rather Li Dong take all the 50 million to buy a car!
Sun Tao tried to persuade and said, "How about taking it out of the fifty million..."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Dong said resolutely: "No! I will use the 50 million yuan, and I won't take it out for a dime."
Li Dong rolled his eyes, and Sun Tao really dared to think.
He is now worried that 50 million is not enough, and this guy Sun Tao is still not giving up and wants to make this money.
He is not really stingy, if conditions permit, Li Dong also wants to buy a luxury car to enjoy himself.
In his previous life, he was an ordinary person, and he naturally yearned for those luxury cars that he had only heard of by name.
But if you spend 1 million now, it may be 10 million or even tens of millions next year.
Li Dong naturally wouldn't do this kind of thing. He was already very extravagant to buy a car of one or two million dollars. No matter how powerful Baidu's executives were, they wouldn't look down on a million-dollar car.
This time Sun Tao was completely speechless.
When he arrived at the auto market, Sun Tao was full of bitterness when he saw Li Dong going straight to the Mercedes-Benz 4S store.
Although BMW Benz is considered a famous brand car in the eyes of ordinary people, how can it reflect the uniqueness of the distance?
However, the old man Li Dong is reluctant to spend money, and it seems that there are only a few popular brands that can support the scene.
Compared to other cars, Mercedes-Benz is also decent.
Now Sun Tao's only prayer is that Li Dong don't push too hard, anyway, he has to run the whole car.
If there is a Mercedes-Benz C-Class or E-Class, then Sun Tao will definitely burst into tears. It is better not to buy it and go out to shame.
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Li Dong didn't know that in Sun Tao's eyes, he was already old.
After entering the 4S store, a commissioner soon came to serve Li Dong.
Mercedes-Benz is still a big brand in the eyes of ordinary people, and the service is naturally not much worse.
Li Dong didn't bother to waste time, and said directly: "Don't introduce the others. For the S series, you can pick up the car and leave if you can pay. Let me introduce this kind of car."
Hearing what Li Dong said, the salesman who came up was overjoyed.
Looking at Li Dong's appearance, it doesn't look like he's here to make trouble. Since he's not here to make trouble, he's sincere to buy a car.
And I bought Daben. If this kind of customer is served well, it will be a hundred times more refreshing than the average customer.
The salesman didn't talk nonsense, and immediately pointed to a black Mercedes-Benz with a smooth curve in the center of the store and introduced: "This is the Mercedes-Benz S350 just launched this year. It uses a brand-new V6 engine with an output power of 180KW..."
After he finished introducing, Li Dong said directly: "How much?"
"Because this is a new model, the import price is 1.28 million..."
The salesman used the import price and the discount, and then thoughtfully helped Li Dong calculate the purchase tax, insurance, and other messy miscellaneous expenses.
In the end, it was concluded that Li Dong now paid 1.45 million and the car would be able to drive home immediately.
Moreover, the 4S shop also generously helped him to go through the formalities and licenses for free, so Li Dong didn't need to waste any energy during the whole process.
In the end, the salesman even thoughtfully leaned into Li Dong's ear and said, "If you buy it sincerely, I'll have to ask the manager to give you some more discount. You can drive the car back for 1.42 million!"
Li Dong rolled his eyes and went out of his way. You just go out of your way.
However, Li Dong could accept the price. He stepped forward to touch the million-dollar luxury car, and then went in and sat down, feeling quite comfortable.
In the end, Li Dong was too lazy to say more, and said directly: "1.28 million, pay on the spot!"
The salesman seemed to have swallowed a fly, and said with a face full of grievance: "Sir, 1.28 million is the import price, just insurance and purchase tax..."
"Can you sell it? If you don't sell it, I'll change it. Anyway, it's not a non-Mercedes-Benz. I don't have any requirements for the brand of the car."
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Li Dong's buying a car is simple and rude.
In the end, it was sold at a price of 1.3 million, and it took no more than 40 minutes before and after.
When Li Dong drove away, the other employees in the store were still a little lost.
This is it?
It takes less than an hour to buy a tape, not to mention the fastest in history, it is really rare here in Pingchuan.
Others looked at the salesman who had just sold the car to Li Dong, with envy and envy in their eyes.
How could they never meet such a prodigal!
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