On Saturday, the four friends from Shanghai reunited at Wanda Plaza in the city center for a meal and a chat about their university life.
After dinner, the four of them bought a cup of milk tea and strolled around Wanda Plaza while drinking it. There happened to be a Porsche promotion on the first floor, which was very lively. When they went over to take a look, they found that they were getting a license plate with the purchase of a car. Shanghai started restricting license plates as early as 1994. In Shanghai, it is easy to buy a car but difficult to get a license plate.
Lin Chen listened for a while and realized that this was just a gimmick. The owner of the store had a batch of vans with license plates. Customers who bought a car today and whose car price was over 1 million yuan could get a free transfer quota for a van license plate.
Shen Yue looked at a Cayenne on display and called out to Lin Chen, "Lin Chen, come and see, the interior of this car is so beautiful."
However, because there were too many people, Shen Yue was suddenly pushed, and the milk tea in her hand spilled onto the seat of the Cayenne display car.
"Hey, hey, what's wrong with you? How could you spill milk tea on our display car? This car is worth over a million yuan! Don't run away, you can only leave after you pay for it!" A female salesperson walked over angrily and said to Shen Yue.
"I didn't mean to, someone pushed me just now, I was careless..." Shen Yue explained in a panic.
"Don't give me that. Anyway, you spilled your milk tea on the seat, so you have to pay for it." The salesperson interrupted Shen Yue impatiently while making a phone call to report the incident.
Lin Chen squeezed through the crowd, pulled Shen Yue behind him to protect her, and said, "How can you talk like that? Don't you have any manners? It's just a little milk tea spilled. You can just wipe it up. It's not a big deal."
"Tch, so young and clueless. Let me tell you, these are genuine leather seats. Even if you wipe off the milk tea, it will still leave a mark. You have to pay for it, or I'll call the police."
At this moment, a man in a suit, who looked like a leader, walked over. He was probably the sales manager. He looked at the situation and frowned. "How could this happen? This is the latest model. We just brought it here today to use as a display vehicle. If this milk tea is spilled on it, we need to remove the entire seat to clean it. We still have events to hold here. How can we do without a display vehicle? The losses from this are huge. How about this, I see you are all students and don't have much money. Just pay 20,000 yuan and that's it. Otherwise, I will call the police."
Shen Yue was so anxious she was almost crying. When she heard the other party say they were going to call the police, she was about to take out her phone to call her parents when Lin Chen clapped his hands, signaling her not to rush.
"How much did you just say this car cost?"
The saleswoman said dismissively, "This car costs 1.2 million yuan. Can you even afford it? Why are you asking so many questions? Tch."
Lin Chen took out his bank card and said to the male leader who had just arrived, "Swipe the card."
"What?" Everyone present was stunned.
Lin Chen waved the bank card in his hand again: "I said I'll swipe the card, I'll buy this car."
Just as the female saleswoman was about to make a few more sarcastic remarks, the male manager stopped her. He couldn't see any panic on Lin Chen's face, which didn't seem like he was lying. He took the bank card and handed it to the female saleswoman: "Go and swipe this gentleman's card."
Unexpectedly, Lin Chen spoke again: "Wait."
The saleswoman finally snapped: "I knew it! Who are you kidding, kid? Swiping a card? Do you even have that much money? If you can afford this car, I'll eat the POS machine right here and now."
Lin Chen maintained his relaxed attitude and waited for the saleswoman to finish speaking before continuing, "I only have one request: the sales performance of this car I buy cannot be attributed to this woman."
The male manager remained relatively calm and called over another salesperson, saying, "Go and swipe this gentleman's card."
Another salesperson brought over a card reader, inserted Lin Chen's bank card, entered 1.2 million, clicked "confirm," and the POS machine prompted: "Please enter your password."
Lin Chen took the POS machine and entered his bank card PIN after a few beeps.
Then, everyone's eyes widened as they saw the words "Swipe successful" displayed on the POS machine, and at the same time, the receipt began to print out automatically.
The male leader swallowed hard, took out a bank card from the POS machine, and handed it back to Lin Chen: "Sir, here is your card. Please keep it safe. Congratulations on becoming a distinguished Porsche owner. May Black Horse Golden Shield protect your noble life."
He knew that someone so young who could casually buy a luxury car worth millions was definitely not an ordinary person. He had already forgotten that he had just tried to extort money from the other party because of his youth. Youth can sometimes be a double-edged sword.
Lin Chen took his bank card and sneered, "Now you don't need us to compensate you, right?"
The male manager quickly waved his hand: "Sir, you're joking. I'll arrange for someone to wash your car right away. We'll notify you to come and pick up the car after the license plate transfer is completed. Also, this employee has violated the code of conduct, and we will definitely dismiss her."
The saleswoman who had made the sarcastic remarks now wanted to slap herself. Having worked at Porsche for so long, she knew her boss's influence. If she dared to cause trouble now, no 4S store in Shanghai would want her in the future. So, even though she had just been fired, she could only keep apologizing.
Lin Chen signed the car purchase contract, left his contact information, and then left with Shen Yue and the other two.
Shen Yue, Su Xiaowan, and the fat man were still in a daze.
The four walked out of the mall, and Shen Yue was still incredulous.
"Lin Chen, did you just buy a car worth 1.2 million?"
"Yes, that's right."
"Brother Chen, where did you get so much money?"
"I earned it."
"Brother Chen, don't do anything rash. We can't do anything illegal."
"Get lost, I earned it with my own abilities."
Shen Yue and Su Xiaowan finally understood where Lin Chen's money came from.
Shen Yue asked curiously, "Lin Chen, is Fruit Ninja really that profitable?"
"It's alright, I can still afford to buy a few of those cars."
"Hiss~" Shen Yue gasped. Her parents' generation couldn't afford a car worth 1.2 million, and Lin Chen had only just started college, yet he could already afford several?!
The fat man suddenly realized: "Brother Chen, you developed Fruit Ninja?"
"Yes, didn't you know?"
"How could I possibly know? Su Xiaowan, do you know?"
"I know."
"So I'm the only one who doesn't know about the Shanghai Four?"
"Hahaha, Fatty, congratulations on discovering this amazing secret."
"No, Brother Chen, I've already spent several hundred yuan on this game, please refund me quickly."
"Get out, get out! You think you can get your money back after it's already in my pocket? No way!"
It was getting late, so Fatty took the subway home alone. Lin Chen, Shen Yue, and Su Xiaowan took a taxi together. They first dropped Shen Yue off at Fudan University, and then went back to Jiaotong University with Su Xiaowan.
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