Can I Buy This Car?
Chi Qing smiled. "Exactly. After waiting half a year, the novelty would be gone." As she spoke, she heard a customer shouting in the nearby delivery area. "This car is the wrong color! This isn't what I ordered. I want to return it!"
"Return it? You can return a car?" Chi Qing asked in surprise. "You can cancel at any point during the ordering process, but as a rule, once the car arrives, it can't be returned unless there's a quality issue." The pretty saleswoman glanced over. Looks like Sister Xin's in trouble.
"If he returns it, can I buy it?" Chi Qing's eyes suddenly lit up. "Huh? You really want to buy it?" The pretty saleswoman was so surprised that she blurted out what she was thinking. Realizing how that sounded, she immediately tried to recover. "That's not what I meant." "It's fine," Chi Qing interrupted. "Go ask for me, would you? See if I can buy it. I don't want to wait six months."
For some unknown reason, the customer insisted on returning the car. After some discussion, they agreed that ownership could be transferred directly to Chi Qing. The dealership would not process a return internally, only a change of owner, while Chi Qing and the owner would sign a private purchase agreement. To resolve the issue, the dealership would act as a witness for both parties. The previous owner had chosen quite a few optional extras, bringing the final on-the-road cost to 2.05 million yuan.
Since Chi Qing currently had only 880,000 yuan on hand, the agreement stipulated payment in two installments. She would pay 880,000 yuan today, and the original owner would authorize Porsche to change the owner's name. Once she paid the balance tomorrow, the original owner would accompany Chi Qing to Porsche for the handover.
Only after Chi Qing readily transferred the first payment of 880,000 yuan to the original owner, he happily waved goodbye and left, and Chi Qing drove off in Little White, did the pretty saleswoman finally process what had happened. *That's it? The deal's done? No test drive? No further introduction? She just took over someone else's chosen options?? That was 2.05 million yuan! And the saddest part is, although I managed to land this heaven-sent customer... **the sale apparently has nothing to do with me! My commission's flown away!!***
Just as the pretty saleswoman was privately mourning her commission, Sister Xin, the original owner's saleswoman, came over and said gratefully, "Thank goodness for you this time. If he'd returned the car because of the wrong color, that would have been a huge mistake on my part! I cost you a customer. The commission on this one is yours."
"It's fine, it's fine, Sister Xin. Let's just handle it the usual way," the pretty saleswoman said. After some back-and-forth, the two finally decided to split the commission equally, making it a happy ending.
Having spent today's 880,000 yuan and bought the first luxury car of her life, Chi Qing was happily driving Little White home to rest when her phone suddenly rang. She glanced at it. It was Liu Ping.
"Hello, Sister Ping," Chi Qing answered through her Bluetooth headset.
"Hi, Qingqing. You'd better come back to the office," Liu Ping said hesitantly on the other end.
"Sister Ping, just tell me straight. Has the company made a decision?" Chi Qing asked. Ever since she had posted that series of things in the company group chat, she had known she couldn't stay at the company any longer. The only question was what form her departure would take.
"Sigh, the administration department couldn't reach you, so they asked me to tell you to come back and discuss how to resolve this. From what they said, they may want you to leave," Liu Ping said, her voice tinged with worry.
Chi Qing thought it over. She had to pick up the car tomorrow. If she could settle this today and pick up her car tomorrow with nothing weighing on her mind, that would feel fantastic. With that in mind, she replied, "Sure, Sister Ping. Tell them I'll be there shortly."