mijobooks Chapter 12 Buying cars? Three of them?!
Chapter 12 Buying cars? Three of them?!
"What is that?" Wang Defa asked, looking completely bewildered.
Wang Guanxi patiently explained, "An investment company, as the name suggests, invests in valuable businesses. If I see potential in a company, I invest money, become a shareholder, and wait for dividends at the end of the year. Simply put, I provide the capital, others provide the work, and I get a share of the profits."
Wang Defa blinked, then blinked again.
"So... you're the boss, just waiting to collect the money?"
"That's roughly the idea."
"Then I don't need to do the work myself?"
"Need not."
"So you don't need to recruit people?"
"Need not."
Wang Defa breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest: "That's good, that's good. I thought you were going to take me to get involved in some kind of 'blockchain' or 'metaverse' stuff. A lot of people in my WeChat Moments have been scammed by those things."
Wang Guanxi was amused by him: "You can't even tell the difference between pyramid schemes and investments. Just stay away from those things in your WeChat Moments."
Wang Defa took another sip of beer, his mind still a complete mess.
He had heard terms like "equity," "dividends," and "investment targets" on TV, but he never imagined that these things would be related to him.
He thought about it and decided not to think about it anymore.
"Edison Chen, just tell me what you want me to do?"
Wang Guanxi glanced at him, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
He liked Wang Defa's personality; he trusted him, didn't pry, didn't hesitate, and did whatever he was told.
"Go to the city center tomorrow."
"Going to the city center? Why?"
"Buy me a few cars."
Wang Defa thought he had misheard.
"Buy a car? Aren't you starting a company? Why are you making me buy a car?"
Wang Guanxi patted him on the shoulder: "Now that you've started a company, you need a decent car to make a good impression, right? Have you ever seen a boss ride an electric scooter to negotiate business?"
Wang Defa thought about it and felt that it made some sense.
When he delivered packages to those big companies, the cars driven by the bosses were all incredibly impressive.
If you try to negotiate a partnership by riding an electric scooter, they won't even let you in the door.
Wang Defa nodded: "That's true. So, what kind of car should we buy? BMW, Mercedes, or Audi?"
Wang Guanxi shook his head.
Xiaomi SU7 Ultra.
"Wow, that car must cost over 500,000!"
Wang Defa opened his mouth in surprise, but before he could say anything, Wang Guanxi spoke up again.
"There's also a Zunjie S800."
"The Venerable Realm? I've never heard of it. How much does that car cost?"
"More than a million."
The beer bottle Wang Defa was holding started to slide down.
Wang Guanxi continued, his tone as calm as if he were reciting a menu: "Buy another Cullinan."
With a "bang," the beer bottle fell to the ground, shattering in half, and the remaining beer, foaming white, spilled all over the floor.
Wang Defa ignored the bottle, staring blankly at Wang Guanxi as if frozen in place.
"Cullinan...you mean...the Rolls-Royce Cullinan?"
"right."
"The one with over seven million?"
"right."
Wang Defa took a deep breath, then took another deep breath.
He raised his hand and pinched his thigh hard.
pain.
It's not a dream.
"Edison Chen, are you serious?"
His voice trembled slightly: "The company hasn't even opened yet, and you're already spending nearly ten million on a car?"
Wang Guanxi smiled and said, "Pretty much."
"This...this..." Wang Defa stammered, "Are you drunk? Or have I gone mad from the river wind?"
Wang Guanxi didn't say anything, but took out his phone, opened the bank's app, and tapped a few times.
Then he turned his phone screen toward Wang Defa.
"Watch closely."
Wang Defa looked down and saw a transfer record.
Transfer amount: 1,000,000.00 yuan.
Recipient: Wang Defa.
Note: Purchase price of the vehicle.
Wang Defa was completely stunned.
He rubbed his eyes and looked at it again.
That's right, ten million.
One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand, million, ten million.
Eight zeros.
He had never seen so many zeros in his life.
With a "ding" on my phone, a text message from the bank confirming the deposit had been received.
Wang Defa shakily opened the text message, which clearly stated: "Debit card ending in 1234 received a transfer of 10,000,000.00 yuan, with a balance of 10,000,000.50 yuan."
Wang Defa raised his head and looked at Wang Guanxi.
His lips trembled several times before he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.
"Edison Chen, when exactly did you... make such a fortune?"
Wang Guanxi did not answer this question.
He took the last bottle of beer out of the bag, bit off the cap, and handed it to Wang Defa.
"Don't ask anymore. Just keep the money safe and go to the city to order the car tomorrow. The Xiaomi and Zunjie might not be available in stock, so you'll have to pay a deposit and wait in line. The Cullinan will probably take even longer, so ask the dealer first. If they have a car in stock, buy it immediately, even if it costs extra."
Wang Defa took the beer bottle, his hands still trembling.
"But... I've never handled so much money before. What if I lose it?"
"You're not withdrawing cash, what's the big deal about losing a transfer?"
"What if... what if I get scammed? I'm not familiar with the 4S stores in the city."
"You're going to buy a car, not to solicit prostitutes. It's a legitimate 4S dealership with clearly marked prices; they won't try to scam you. What's there to rip off?"
Wang Defa was still extremely nervous, and sweat was beading on his forehead.
Wang Guanxi sighed, patted him on the shoulder, and softened his tone.
"Defa, remember this: you're no longer SF's courier. You're a partner of Jiangcheng's richest man. Taking out ten million to buy a car is our company's first transaction; there will be more and bigger sums of money passing through your hands in the future."
He paused, looking into Wang Defa's eyes.
"If you don't even have this much courage, how can we accomplish anything great?"
Wang Defa was provoked by those words.
He took a deep breath, raised the beer bottle, and gulped down most of it.
Then he slammed the bottle on the ground and wiped his mouth.
"Okay! I'll go to the city center first thing tomorrow morning!"
. . . . . .
The next morning, Wang Defa asked the stationmaster for a day off and then took a bus to the city early in the morning.
In contrast, Wang Guanxi was incredibly carefree, sleeping until after 10 a.m. before getting up.
He stretched and thought to himself: Since I'm going to start a company, I still need to get the proper business license and other formalities sorted out.
But as usual, I had to sign in before leaving.
Wang Guanxi silently said "sign in," and a system notification immediately sounded in his mind.
【Ding! 】
[Host has successfully checked in; cash reward of 100 million.]
[Critical Hit Reward: Luck Value +1]
Wang Guanxi paused for a moment, then chuckled: "Luck value? What's that?"
The system didn't offer an explanation, and he was too lazy to investigate further. Judging from the name, it was probably just for adding luck.
He smiled as he looked at the more than 200 million yuan in his bank account balance.
"I already have a system, how could I lack luck? It's completely unnecessary!"