From Wage Slave to Tycoon novel Chapter 81

Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Asset Verification? And You Think You’re Worthy?

Su Chen and his two companions chatted as they walked into the Rolls-Royce 4S dealership.

They had just walked in and barely taken two steps when a somewhat jarring voice sounded out.

"Well, well, if it isn’t our resident professional window shopper. What’s this... open for business again? Don’t tell me your cousin who drives for a ride-hailing service sent you another one. Careful, or the manager will chew you out again!"

Su Chen immediately stopped and looked at the woman who had spoken. Her figure was actually quite good—curvy in all the right places—but her face seemed a little strange to him. She had probably gone under the knife.

Beside him, Chen Li flushed red with anger and embarrassment, knowing that she was the reason Su Chen and Jiang Hui were being subjected to this unprovoked hostility...

She looked at Su Chen apologetically and said, "Mr. Su, I’m so sorry for this negative experience."

"It’s fine. I recall a quote from a certain crosstalk master that’s worth learning from."

Su Chen paused, organizing his thoughts before speaking. "When you encounter a dog and it tries to block your path, you should let it pass first. There’s no shame in that! After all, there’s a difference between humans and animals—especially in terms of class!!"

"Hahaha, you’ve got a point, Mr. Su!" Chen Li laughed in agreement, her eyes darting toward the woman who had spoken.

"You... you people..." The woman’s expression darkened upon hearing this. She looked like she was about to start screaming, but remembering there were other customers in the store, she just shot Su Chen and Chen Li a hateful glare.

"Mr. Su, let me show you the display cars!"

Chen Li was in a fantastic mood now, no longer caring whether Su Chen and his companion would actually buy a car.

"Hmph! Don’t get so smug, Chen Li. Just you wait, you’ll get what’s coming to you!" The woman stomped her foot in anger as she watched the three of them walk away. After muttering a few more words, she headed for the manager’s office.

The Rolls-Royce showroom was quite large, yet it only had three display cars from the Rolls-Royce series on the floor.

Chen Li led Su Chen and Jiang Hui directly to a Ghost and was just about to start her introduction when Su Chen cut her off.

"Let’s skip the Ghost. Tell me about that SUV over there."

Su Chen pointed to an SUV in the distance, his interest instantly piqued. Its wheelbase of over five meters made the entire vehicle look massive.

Men just like big things!

"Ah—" Chen Li glanced at Su Chen in surprise, thinking he probably just hadn’t seen this model before and wanted to check it out.

"Mr. Su, this is Rolls-Royce’s newest SUV model—the Cullinan!"

"The Cullinan," Su Chen murmured.

Chen Li quickly recalled the specifications for the Cullinan and began her introduction. "This Cullinan possesses the typical Rolls-Royce family characteristics, with the classic Pantheon-style front grille..."

She went on for a full five minutes, reciting the car’s features to Su Chen as if from a textbook.

Su Chen ran his hand over the car’s body, then turned to Chen Li. "Can I test drive it?"

"Huh? What? A test drive?" Chen Li didn’t register what he said at first.

"Yes, a test drive. I want to see how it feels."

Chen Li was suddenly in a bind. She knew that a test drive required the manager’s approval...

But Su Chen and his friend didn’t look like they could afford to buy a car. If she requested a test drive for them, she was afraid her life at the dealership would become difficult, and she might not even be able to transition from her internship to a full-time position.

Then she remembered how Su Chen had stood up for her at the entrance. Gritting her teeth, she said, "I’ll go ask the manager. If he doesn’t agree..."

Before she could finish, a familiar voice rang out from behind them. "Ask for what? Do you think just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can test drive our cars? If something happened to the vehicle, could you, Chen Li, afford to take responsibility?"

Su Chen and the others turned around to see the woman from the entrance walking toward them, accompanied by a middle-aged man.

Seeing the middle-aged man, Chen Li called out nervously, "Manager Li!"

Manager Li gave Chen Li a stony look, then turned to Su Chen. "I heard you wanted to test drive the car, sir. That’s not impossible, but you’ll either need to agree to a verification of your assets or be one of our premium Rolls-Royce clients."

Su Chen let out a cold snort. The very mention of verifying his assets infuriated him.

’Abroad, top-tier luxury car brands like Rolls-Royce are practically begging people to buy their cars. But what happens when they get here...’

’Rolls-Royce is marketed as a standard for the wealthy. They say not everyone who drives a Rolls-Royce is rich, but anyone who’s truly rich will definitely have a Rolls-Royce!’

’It causes the wealthy people in this country to scramble over each other, all wanting to buy a Rolls-Royce to flaunt their status.’

’And in recent years, many other top brands have started riding the same wave.’

’He was especially reminded of something he saw online recently, about a customer who was required to verify his assets just to enter a Porsche 4S dealership.’

’If you don’t have enough money, you can’t even get in the door!’

Tsk, tsk. Su Chen never thought something like this would happen to him one day.

"So, sir, will you be verifying your assets or showing us your premium membership credentials? If you have neither, then I’m afraid I’ll have to apologize." Manager Li even managed to look apologetic as he said this.

’What a waste he’s not an actor.’

Su Chen ignored him, instead pulling his phone out of his pocket, finding a number, and making a call.

Seeing this, Manager Li felt a sudden, inexplicable sense of foreboding.

The phone rang a few times before it was answered.

"President Li, I was just wondering, since when did Rolls-Royce start requiring asset verification? Should I also show you if I have enough cash in my wallet to cover any potential damages?"

"Where am I? I’m at your 4S dealership on the west side of the Imperial Capital. Alright, I’ll give you ten minutes."

With that, Su Chen hung up.

The call Su Chen had just made was to Li Xiang, the head of Rolls-Royce for the Huaxia region. He was the same President Li whom Su Chen had met in Shanghai when he spent sixteen million on a Rolls-Royce.

The two had exchanged contact information back then, and he never thought he’d have to use it so soon.

Manager Li was trying to figure out who this "President Li" that Su Chen mentioned was. He racked his brain for a while but couldn’t recall any President Li in the upper management of Rolls-Royce in the Imperial Capital.

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