Chapter 284 - 196: Making a Harmful Friend (Part 3)

Chapter 284: Chapter 196: Making a Harmful Friend (Part 3)

Jin Wuxian turned around unhappily to see who was being so loud and obnoxious.

When he saw it was Meng Jianshu, he was left speechless. ’Why is it that everyone associated with that guy Chen Xiao doesn’t know how to talk properly?’

Lin Ya heard it too, her expression a little strange. Dark lines formed on Jin Wuxian’s forehead; he knew Lin Ya was definitely holding back laughter.

How could a few hundred units a month possibly replace the BBA trio, let alone take them down?

"Our best-sellers are currently our SUVs. For example, this S5! It sells for 360,000 and is benchmarked against the BMW X3, Mercedes-Benz GLC, and Audi Q5!"

Lin Ya knew of those cars. They were all luxury brand SUVs with monthly sales exceeding ten thousand units.

’I wonder how this S5 sells?’

Just then, Meng Jianshu spoke up again. "Lili, let’s go check out that SUV. It’s their best-selling car!"

Lili asked curiously, "So how many do they sell a month?"

"Over 2,000!"

Jin Wuxian’s face turned red. Lin Ya gave him a troubled glance, then couldn’t help but turn her head to gaze at the lake view to keep from laughing out loud.

"Sir, would you like me to give you an introduction?"

A salesperson from the dealership finally came over. Jin Wuxian just wished the other guy would shut up.

"Are there any discounts?"

"Right now, we’re offering 20,000 yuan in benefits with a purchase, which includes funds for various optional add-ons!"

Meng Jianshu got in to have a seat. The comfort of Shanyun Auto’s cars was indeed better than the luxury brands they were benchmarked against.

He was very satisfied. Just as he hopped out, Jin Wuxian and Lin Ya walked over.

He jumped in surprise and stammered, "Hello, President Lin!"

’My heart’s pounding. What if President Lin thinks I made a ton of money from the waste management contract at Tianlong Square? Is she going to try and drive down my price on the contract!’

’Sigh, why did I have to be car shopping while she was here!’

His heart was in his throat, but Lin Ya just nodded.

Jin Wuxian was the type who acted familiar with everyone. Knowing that Meng Jianshu was acquainted with Chen Xiao, he chimed in from the side, "Buddy, you made the right choice with this car. In this price range, it’s in a league of its own!"

He was referring to pure electric SUVs, not counting extended-range ones. Otherwise, with the terrifying sales figures of Lixiang and Hongmeng Intelligent Selection, any single one of their models sold several times more than his entire company group combined.

In the auto industry today, there were all sorts of rankings with a dazzling variety of methodologies. As long as you wanted to be number one, you could be number one.

Take Shanyun Auto’s Shanyun S5, for example. Although its sales were crushed by a host of other SUVs, not even reaching a fifth of the sales of similarly priced Lixiang and Hongmeng Intelligent Selection Car models...

...they could still publish a victory announcement: "Shanyun S5 awarded first place in sales for pure electric SUVs in the 280,000–350,000 yuan price range!"

As long as you added enough qualifiers, you could be number one!

This was because Lixiang and Hongmeng Intelligent Selection sold extended-range vehicles in this price range, so adding that qualifier filtered them out directly.

Other gasoline cars were naturally filtered out too. As for other models that far outsold it, they just used the price range to filter them out again. And just like that, they were number one!

If that still wasn’t enough to be number one, they’d just add a couple more qualifiers and call it a day!

Meng Jianshu wanted to retort, as he was actually quite knowledgeable about cars, but then he remembered this person was very familiar with President Lin, so he didn’t dare to question him.

’I don’t buy it,’ he thought. ’This car costs over 300,000, and its autonomous driving doesn’t even have nationwide coverage. How dare it call itself the benchmark?’

At that moment, the pair of Chen Xiao and Bai Lu also entered the showroom.

A salesperson was about to approach them when the sharp-eyed Jin Wuxian spotted them. He was very interested in Chen Xiao and immediately called out, "Chen Xiao, here to buy a car?"

Bai Lu asked, puzzled, "You know him?"

"Jin Wuxian, the young master of Jin Fu."

Jin Wuxian wasn’t famous, but anyone in the country who knew anything about cars probably knew of Jin Fu. Since Bai Lu was also in the tech circle, of course she knew who that was.

’So he’s the young boss of Shanyun Auto!’

As Chen Xiao walked closer with Bai Lu, Jin Wuxian finally noticed the ridiculously beautiful woman by his side. She had a gentle and graceful air, yet a fantastic figure. ’Where the hell does Chen Xiao find all these top-tier women!’

It wasn’t just him who was curious; even Lin Ya was intrigued. Last time it was Gao Yue, and this time he brought someone even more stunning. ’Is this just a salesperson?’

"Chen Xiao, are you buying a car, or is this beautiful lady buying one?"

"Just browsing with her."

Jin Wuxian’s eyes darted, and he instantly thought of a way to get "revenge" on him. He chuckled slyly and said, "Buying a car for your girlfriend?"

He thought he was putting Chen Xiao on the spot, but he had no idea Chen Xiao couldn’t care less about such a thing now. As long as Bai Lu liked it, what was the big deal about buying one for her? A car like this could be paid for with two days of his daily basic stipend!

"Bai Lu, take a look. Do you like it?"

Bai Lu felt a favorable impression of Jin Wuxian because of what he’d said—not because he was egging Chen Xiao on to buy her a car, but because he had called her Chen Xiao’s girlfriend.

She definitely wouldn’t let Chen Xiao buy her a car, even though she knew he certainly wasn’t short on money. After all, the commission from the orders she had given him was already a considerable sum.

Besides, he was now the top salesperson for Dr. Feng’s Robot, having closed billions in deals last month.

She looked at the S5 in front of her for a few moments. Meng Jianshu, who had been staring blankly, quickly and perceptively got out of the car.

He understood Chen Xiao less and less. Judging from the recent interaction, this Jin Wuxian was also a big shot, but he seemed to be on very friendly terms with Chen Xiao.

He could accept it if his old classmate had become a big shot, but he was just a salesperson!

To get "revenge" for the online uproar Chen Xiao had caused for Shanyun Auto, Jin Wuxian personally introduced the product to Bai Lu.

From the battery range to the all-aluminum alloy frame to the car’s interior, he was an expert, orders of magnitude better than the salesperson.

Even Chen Xiao and Lin Ya listened with great interest from the side.

"Bai Lu, what do you think?"

As Bai Lu got out of the car, Chen Xiao immediately asked her.

Jin Wuxian followed up, "So, is that a confirmation?"

"Mhm, it’s confirmed!"