Chapter 351 - 219: Xiangjun’s "Indifference

Chapter 351: Chapter 219: Xiangjun’s "Indifference

The sales consultant was taken aback. For some reason, the moment this unbelievably beautiful and quiet girl spoke, her words seemed to hold a magical power, compelling the consultant to believe her.

She mustered her courage and went to find her boss...

As she walked over to the middle-aged man, they saw Xiao Chen looking completely dejected. The middle-aged man couldn’t help but smile and say, "Don’t be discouraged. You meet all kinds of people these days. Just think of it as a life experience!"

Just then, their sales consultant stood up and said, "If you two would please wait a moment, I’ll go ask my superior for approval and be right back!"

Xiao Chen was walking ahead. The other consultant caught up to her in a few steps and said, "Xiao Chen, my client is quite generous. They want me to ask the boss if we can waive the small remainder, and they’ll pay in full right away!"

The thought of earning several months’ living expenses in one go—and on a sale that should have originally been Xiao Chen’s—made her unable to resist showing off.

Xiao Chen’s mind was in turmoil. With the other consultant piling on, she just mumbled a dejected, "Oh!"

"You’re going to see the boss too?"

"Yeah."

"What for?"

The other woman kept prying. The more she asked, the worse Xiao Chen’s expression became. Finally, she sighed and said, "To tell him a ghost story."

When they reached the boss’s office, they knocked on the door and went in together.

It was common for consultants to seek approval from the boss for client requests, so when he saw the two of them enter, he knew there was business to be done.

He asked with a beaming smile, "What can I do for you?"

Xiao Chen gestured to the other consultant. "You go first."

The other consultant, curious about why she was seeing the boss, politely deferred. "Xiao Chen, you were here first. You should report to President Zhang first."

’Sigh. I guess there’s no avoiding being made a laughingstock.’

"President Zhang, I have a client who wants to buy the remaining six villas..."

The room instantly fell silent.

President Zhang dug at his ear, suspecting he was hearing things. He pressed, "What did you say? Say that again."

"President Zhang, a client wants to buy the six villas!"

She mustered her courage and repeated herself.

President Zhang’s face flushed red, but clearly not from happiness. He turned to the other consultant and asked, "Xiao Zhang, did you hear what Xiao Chen just said? That she has a client who wants to buy six villas?"

Xiao Chen was new, and he was afraid she didn’t grasp the situation, which was why he was asking Xiao Zhang.

Xiao Zhang was finding it incredibly difficult to hold back her laughter. After a moment, she managed to stifle a smile and said, "President Zhang, Xiao Chen’s client is probably not even twenty-five years old!"

The implication was clear: What kind of person that age buys a villa? Anyone who believes it is a fool.

Upon hearing this, President Zhang thought, ’Just as I suspected!’

He shot Xiao Chen a nasty look, demanding an explanation. ’Is this some kind of joke? Are you messing with me?’

Xiao Chen thought to herself, ’It’s over. Forget about a bonus, my pay is going to get docked! I never should have believed that beautiful woman. Zhang Wuji’s mother was right: the more beautiful a woman, the more she lies!’ ℴ

’Well, if I’m going to crash and burn, might as well say it all.’ "President Zhang, the client has one more precondition!"

President Zhang sneered. ’I knew it!’

"Go on, say it. It’s bound to be a condition I can’t possibly meet, giving them a convenient excuse to back out of the deal!"

Xiao Zhang stood to the side, covering her mouth to stifle her laughter.

Xiao Chen said, "He wants to connect the six villas to form a single, private compound. It would involve renovating the surrounding environment!"

President Zhang was actually taken aback. That condition wasn’t difficult at all. If it meant selling six villas, what was a request like that?

"That’s it? He’s not asking for a fifty percent discount? He’s not asking me to build him a helipad?"

"Yes, that’s the only condition. As for the price, he didn’t ask specifically, but I assume he’s hoping for some kind of discount!"

"Xiao Chen, oh, Xiao Chen. It’s not that I’m trying to pick on you. You may be new here, but you’ve worked in real estate before. When any client comes to buy a house, what’s the first thing they care about? The price! Have you ever seen a client who doesn’t talk about the price? Is someone who doesn’t talk price even a real client?"

"Step aside for now. I’ll teach you how things work later."

"Xiao Zhang, what did you need?"

Xiao Zhang said proudly, "Sir, I’ve just about closed my deal. The client would like to request that if they pay in full, we waive the remaining odd amount."

"Approved!" President Zhang said without hesitation. This was a perfectly normal request with plenty of precedent. Xiao Zhang was just going through the motions.

"Xiao Chen, you should learn from Xiao Zhang. See how she does it..."

"Then how should I reply to my client?"

President Zhang looked at her as if she were a hopeless case and sighed. "You... Xiao Zhang, take her under your wing a bit more. She’s too naive!"

"Go back and tell your client I approve. As long as he buys, forget just putting up a wall—I’ll give him a twenty percent discount!"

’As if the deal will actually go through. So naive!’

"Twenty percent off? Sir, could you sign off on that for me?"

It wasn’t that Xiao Chen didn’t trust him; it was that President Zhang genuinely didn’t have the authority for such a discount. To be safe, what if the client actually bought them?

President Zhang glared. "You’re actually serious about this? Fine, I’ll sign it! Six villas, even with a twenty percent discount, is still 400 million. Who can afford that?"

With the signed approval in hand, Xiao Chen realized she could now answer both of Chen Xiao’s questions. She left the office with Xiao Zhang.

The moment they were out the door, Xiao Zhang couldn’t hold it in any longer and burst out laughing. "Xiao Chen, are you so desperate to get rich that you’re delusional? A 400 million sale... you’d get a four-million commission."

With that, she started cackling again, unable to stop.

The commission rate for this development was only 0.3% for regular residences. So for the house Xiao Zhang had just sold, she would earn a commission of around 50,000 yuan.

However, the commission for the villa area was 1%. If Xiao Chen really sold six units as she claimed, she could retire on the spot and enjoy her golden years.

Why even keep working? You might not earn that much in ten years.

Xiao Chen knew she was being mocked, but what could she do? This was the situation she was in. She had to maintain her professional conduct and treat every client with courtesy, no matter who they were.