My Daily Basic Stipend Is 10 Million

Chapter 215: Chapter 173: Causing Trouble 3

Gao Yue interrupted him. "Does this car have automatic driving?"

The grim-faced manager froze. ’Lady, this is an 80,000 yuan car. What automatic driving are you talking about?’ But then he considered that the customer might genuinely not know anything about it.

So he explained, "This model doesn’t have that feature. Currently, smart driving systems are common in cars over 200,000 yuan, but they’re still quite rare in cars under that price."

"Oh, what a shame. If it had it, I would’ve bought it!"

The manager thought, ’If it had that, would I still need to be here giving this hard sell? An 80,000 yuan car with smart driving? You can dream on!’

Gao Yue circled the car. "As the store manager, you must be very familiar with all the car’s parameters and specs, right?"

The manager replied proudly, "But of course. Otherwise, how could I lead my team? How could I earn their respect?"

Li Xiao, who was following along, was cut from the same cloth as Gao Yue. She knew exactly what her friend was up to and suppressed a smile as she watched Gao Yue’s performance.

Gao Yue pointed at the large screen inside the car. "How thick is this?"

The manager was taken aback, assuming she’d misspoken. He replied mechanically, "It’s a 13.2-inch screen."

"I’m asking how thick it is."

The manager was dumbfounded. ’Who the hell cares how thick the screen is?’

Gao Yue ran her hand over a seat to feel its texture. The manager quickly tried to salvage the situation, saying, "All four seats are upholstered in imitation leather!"

Gao Yue asked again, "What’s the thickness?"

’What the hell is with this "thickness"?’ The manager had been in the industry for years, and this was the first time he’d ever encountered someone asking about the thickness of the seat leather.

’Is there something wrong with this woman? Why is she obsessed with thickness? This is a car, not a designer handbag!’

"What color is this paint?"

"Pearl White."

"Why not call it Toothpaste White?"

’Holy crap, sales are already tough enough. Who would buy it if we called it that?’

The manager wondered if Gao Yue had even graduated from elementary school, given her... "creative" naming ideas.

"Sigh. You’re the manager, yet I ask three questions and you know nothing. How do you expect to sell cars? Your professionalism is just not up to par."

Gao Yue sighed, giving him a look of profound disappointment.

The grim-faced manager’s face grew even grimmer, turning as dark as a cast-iron wok.

"Miss, our Flying brand cars offer the best value in this price range!"

’Best value?’ Gao Yue smiled mischievously and circled the car again. "This car doesn’t have a fridge, a TV, or a giant sofa, does it?"

The manager wanted to curse. Ever since Lixiang Auto came up with that product definition, the whole "fridge, TV, and sofa" package had been copied by every other car company, and it worked like a charm every time.

But those cars cost at least 160,000 or 170,000 yuan to be decked out with a fridge, TV, and sofa! ’For my car, which is under 80,000, you’re bringing this up? Aren’t you just trying to pick a fight?’

Gao Yue then asked, "Does it have air suspension?"

The manager mumbled, "No!" His reply was completely devoid of energy.

"It has none of those things, so what ’best value’ are you talking about? I’m not buying it!"

The manager retorted irritably, "You never intended to buy it in the first place..."

Before Gao Yue could respond, Li Xiao stepped in. "What’s that supposed to mean? If we weren’t going to buy it, why would we come here? Is this how you treat customers? Believe it or not, I can file a complaint with the mall management."

The manager said, "Do whatever you want. Complain to whoever you like!"

He had a short fuse to begin with. If it weren’t for the fact that they were two attractive women, he probably would have started cussing them out.

Li Xiao was left speechless by his retort, standing there in a stunned silence. They happened to be facing the main entrance of the showroom.

Suddenly, someone outside called out, "Gao Yue? Li Xiao?"

They looked out. "Liu Lei?"

Dressed in a suit and tie, Liu Lei walked in, a look of delight on his face.

"Aren’t you two in Jiangzhou? How come you came back together today? You should have given your old classmate a heads-up!"

Liu Lei had been their high school classmate, one of the top students in their class who later went on to a top-tier university.

Li Xiao asked, "Liu Lei, what are you doing here?"

"I work here at this mall. What about you two?"

He could see that both the manager and Li Xiao looked unhappy. It seemed there had been some sort of conflict.

Li Xiao threw up her hands. "This manager said we don’t look like we’re here to buy a car, and accused us of looking for trouble!"

Liu Lei’s eyes widened. "In our mall’s morning meetings, we repeatedly stress the importance of good customer service. What’s wrong with your store? Do you even want to stay in business?"

Liu Lei also wanted to show off in front of his old classmates, especially the female ones.

Who knew the manager wouldn’t give him any face? He was already full of pent-up frustration. He couldn’t do much against the two women, but he didn’t give a damn about some guy.

He sneered and said, "Whether we stay in business or not isn’t up to you!"

’Damn it, so disrespectful!’ Liu Lei’s face flushed red with anger. "Give me your corporate contact’s phone number! I’ll call them and ask if they even want to renew their lease when it’s up!"

The manager asked disdainfully, "Sir, what’s your position here?"

Liu Lei said, "I’m the leasing manager for this mall. Every single vendor in here has to go through me to get a spot!"

The manager just went to the side to make a phone call.

Liu Lei took a breath and turned to the two women. "Sorry you had to see that, old classmates. The staff here is so unprofessional. Once his company calls him, I’ll make him apologize to you!"

"If he doesn’t apologize, I’ll have them kicked out when their lease is up!"

Li Xiao laughed. "Wow, old classmate, you’re quite the big shot now, so impressive!"

She was just teasing him. She didn’t really think much of a mall employee, after all, she’d seen much bigger things in her time.

But Liu Lei didn’t see it that way. To him, showing off his power in front of old classmates—especially pretty ones—was a huge boost to his pride.

"It’s nothing special, really. I just managed to become a leasing manager. It’s considered a decent job in a small town like this!"

Liu Lei answered with false modesty, but he couldn’t hide the smugness in his voice.

"By the way, I heard Xu Wu is also in Jiangzhou. Do you two keep in touch with her?"

Li Xiao burst out laughing. "Are you still hung up on the great Miss Xu?"

Back in school, any boy in their class with even a little bit of ambition had a crush on Xu Wu. The rest of them simply knew their place.

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