Chapter 41: Meet Ling Fei Again (Thank you for the "Yellow Soldiers" ten thousand rewards!)
Any successful man who buys a car to the end must have a Rolls-Royce!
And what Wang Ye wants to buy this time is the Rolls-Royce Phantom, and the Bentley he is sitting in now should be replaced. And this time I came to the auto show, and it was more convenient to get it at one time. In the future, there may not be time to toss these things.
In the past, Wang Ye felt that he was a little uncontrollable in a Rolls-Royce, but now, he felt that there was no problem at all. Whether it is net worth or status, it is enough to match, which has nothing to do with age.
Step out of the Aston Martin showroom and head straight to Rolls-Royce.
In the exhibition hall of five or six hundred square meters, in the most central position, there is a black Rolls-Royce Phantom, which is its iconic model and the target that Wang Ye is preparing to start.
Known as "the best car in the world", the Rolls-Royce Phantom is undoubtedly the most shining jewel in the crown of automobiles.
The vast majority of automobile manufacturers in the world will play around "cost", and strive to reduce costs in exchange for maximizing profits in every link. Of course, there are exceptions regardless of the cost, such as Rolls-Royce, which aspires to create "the best car in the world".
Only the expensive price will be worthy of its brilliance and grace, but behind the sky-high price is Rolls-Royce's adherence and insistence on the ultimate luxury experience for more than 100 years.
Considering that they provided a VIP service model of regular customer return visits in 1908, it can be said that the phantom has gone beyond the scope of transportation in a sense, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a mobile art palace. Since the birth of the Phantom in 1925, it has gone through more than 80 years and experienced 7 generations of models.
Time seemed to freeze in the phantom's body, and there was no fierce element to be found with its fangs exposed, but it still created a full sense of oppression, and not being angry and self-righteous was the best adjective at the moment. Just like standing on Jingshan Mountain and looking at the Forbidden City in clear weather, even if there is no towering building, it is still majestic, and the heaviness of this historical precipitation is incomparable to the concrete jungle.
Rolls-Royce has done only one thing in the past 100 years, and that is to sculpt luxury. The paranoia that injects luxury into every inch of the car is really scary to think about. Luxury will never be abandoned by the times, adhering to the strict selection of materials, the ultimate workmanship and the adherence to tradition, bringing the luxury of a century ago to the present day. The Phantom doesn't need a pop design and high-tech configuration, which would be counterproductive.
Although the Phantom is powered by a 6.75-liter V12 engine, owners do not pay attention to its power performance. If it is the elite who drives a Mercedes-Benz BMW, then it must be the driver who drives the Phantom, and if you want to deeply experience a Rolls-Royce, you must sit in the back seat instead of the driver's seat.
Entering the back row through the open doors is like stepping into a medieval palace, everything is carved like a work of art is enough to stun people, the heavy Alpine bull leather sofa does not lie down, and the nobility is despised for giving up reserved comfort.
If you look at the configuration alone, there is no automatic air conditioning, the rear window is not a one-button lift, and even the opening door is very difficult to open in the car, but what is the importance of which Phantom owner will open the door by himself?
As soon as you close the door, everything is cut off from the outside world, and the double glazing divides the inside and outside of the car into two worlds. Even though there is a constant flow of traffic outside the car, there is not a single stir in the car, and the 12-cylinder engine ensures a unique smoothness and quietness, and everything is as unsmiling as a gentleman in a suit and leather shoes.
It can be said that the Phantom does not hear any mechanical noise from the passengers sitting in the back seat, whether it is stationary or accelerating, and there is a strong sense of oppression in the quiet, as if entering a museum, and people will unconsciously restrain their behavior.
In fact, having said so much, to sum it up in one sentence, Rolls-Royce's forcing is high enough, and ordinary people really can't control it.
If an ordinary luxury car, people who are not net worth enough grit their teeth and buy it, it can be regarded as supporting the scene. But Rolls-Royce is different, this is really not for the scene, if you are not strong enough, you have to buy this car. Going out will not be envied, but made fun of.
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In the Rolls-Royce exhibition hall, Ling Fei was standing at the door, and whenever someone came over, she and the other girls around her would say in unison, "Welcome to the Rolls-Royce booth." ”
Well, it's actually a concierge.
In this auto show, various car manufacturers not only need a large number of car models, but also need concierge ladies, and the wages offered are quite high, because the quality of the girls needed is also high. Many students from their school came to do odd jobs, and Ling Fei followed.
With her appearance, it is no problem to be a car model, but the car model needs to be dressed more revealingly, and Ling Fei is more shy, so she chose to be a concierge lady. And the concierge lady who applied for the Rolls-Royce booth is the highest salary here, less than eight hours a day, the salary is 800!
Wang Ye and the three walked over, Ling Fei bowed and welcomed, and when she raised her head, she was stunned when she saw Wang Ye's face, this is not ...... Him?
The girl must have been extremely impressed by her first man, although it was only that night, but Wang Ye's appearance was firmly engraved in Ling Fei's mind.
She also guessed Wang Ye's identity, because people who can afford to live in the presidential suite of the Peace Hotel must be either rich or expensive. Later, Wang Ye's endorsement advertisement for himself came out, and Ling Fei had already determined that that man was Wang Ye!
But she doesn't have any other ideas, the two are just a transaction, and after the transaction is completed, they each return to their original worlds, and there may be no more intersections.
It's just that I didn't expect to meet again on this occasion today.
Wang Ye didn't notice Ling Fei, there were too many beautiful girls in the exhibition hall today, and Ling Fei was wearing makeup, so he didn't recognize it.
Walked directly into the Rolls-Royce exhibition hall, if it is another exhibition hall, you come to see the car, there is generally no sales staff to come up to receive it, because there are too many people! And most of the people are just looking at it and not buying.
But this exhibition hall is different, especially this morning, the people who came are interested in booking a car, so as soon as Wang Ye and the three of them came in, a salesperson immediately greeted them: "Welcome Mr., what car do you want to see?"
These sales managers are all vicious-eyed, and they can see at a glance that Wang Ye is a standard big customer. Just look at the momentum, a man and a woman behind him should be entourage. Because only Wang Ye walked in front, the other two deliberately kept a distance one step behind.
"Look at the phantom, you don't need to customize it this time, right?" Wang Ye asked casually.
Rolls-Royce cars are not something you can buy with money, they generally need to be customized, and it will take a long time to get the car. But the auto show is an exception, because there will be existing cars for sale at the auto show, which is why Wang Ye wants to come to this auto show to buy a car.
"Of course not, this time we have brought a few existing cars, just to facilitate our valued customers to buy on the spot. By the way, this auto show, there is also a specially customized private secret version! Mr. can pay attention to it. The sales manager replied politely.
Let the sales manager take a look at the so-called private secret version, it turns out that the front and rear seats have added private partitions, which can be said to be the biggest feature of the car, and the rear owner can adjust the transparency of the glass through the button, thus forming an absolutely private space. At the same time, the owner can also communicate with the driver through the front and rear communicators.
This design is good, Wang Ye rubbed his chin, thinking to himself, in this way, won't the rear space become a separate space, what do you want to do in the back row, the driver secretary in front can't see or hear it......
It's a wicked design, but I like it.
As for the design of Rolls-Royce's unique red wine glasses and first-class seats, it is not worth mentioning, and it is not the focus of Wang Ye's attention.
But the Rolls-Royce umbrella is still worth mentioning.
Rolls-Royce's umbrella hidden in the door sells for 100,000 yuan in a 4S store! This umbrella is not only made of high quality, but also handmade. The handles are available in sterling silver and other materials, the colours can be customised, and the English subtitles of Goodwood and Rolls-Royce are engraved on the underside of the handle.
The length and size of the umbrella are carefully designed to ensure that the length and diameter fit just inside the door.
Rolls-Royce also needs to have a water deflector on the inside of the door, which means that after the umbrella is used, the remaining rainwater on it can flow directly from under the door to the ground.
It seems like a miracle, isn't it, but it's not really a high-tech configuration. The Skoda Kodiak also has this feature, but it's not as high-end as the Rolls-Royce, but the process is not complicated.
Is an umbrella really worth 100,000 RMB? Undoubtedly, it's definitely not worth it!
If calculated at cost, it may not even reach one-tenth of it. It is said that the ex-factory price of this umbrella at the Rolls-Royce Goodwood factory is about 180 pounds, which is converted into about 1,600 yuan.
So why is it so expensive?
Rolls-Royce has a profit ratio for any product sold, how much is the ex-factory price, how much is sold in China, how much is it sold after export, and how much is sold to dealers or 4S stores, which is strictly controlled.
As for the use of umbrellas, in addition to using them, it is called a gentleman's must-have if it sounds good, and it is called a must-have if it is not good. You can't let a gentleman in a haute couture three-piece suit go to the trunk to get an umbrella when it's raining!
"Yes, that's it! I'll buy one of the black cars. Wang Ye said lightly to the sales manager who followed him.
"No problem! Please sit here, sir, I will handle the formalities for you immediately!" The sales manager was more respectful, bent down and stretched out his hand, and motioned for Wang Ye to sit in the VIP area so that he could go through the car purchase procedures.