Chapter 421: Blackmailed
The girl who sold the car to Lai Xiaohu was called Liu Qi, and at this time she was standing at the door of the general manager of the 4S store and hesitated, and at the same time she was constantly thinking about how to speak.
After asking the old consultant just now, Liu Qi finally knew what to do, in fact, he still had to start with the top-of-the-line A8 that appeared at the previous auto show. After the auto show, the car had indeed been arranged by the general manager to be transported away and returned to the family. If this kind of multi-million car is okay with its own, it is always uneasy to call someone else's place. Once someone else's things are broken, they have to be compensated, who can guarantee that there will be no accidents when the car is placed there? So the day after the end of the auto show, the general manager asked people to hastily transport the car away.
is afraid of an accident, so the general manager is so anxious to let the car go, but who knows that even so, there was an accident in the end. Fortunately, it was not the A8 that was called from another store, but the truck that transported the A8.
At first, everything was normal, and the driver drove the truck to deliver the car happily, but who knew that the car broke down on the highway when he was halfway down the road. According to the normal schedule, it is enough to transport a car from the commercial city to the capital for almost a day, and you can even rest for a while in the high-speed service area in between. But it's been three days since the car was taken away, and the car is still halfway there.
The truck was just broken down on the highway at first, and although it was troublesome, it was perfectly fine to call a tow truck to pull the car down and the repair company to repair it. The car can be repaired in half a day, even if it is seriously damaged or missing parts, it will not take more than a day. But the truck was indeed delayed on the road for three days.
What really led to all this was the car repair this time. As we all know, there are often vehicles breaking down on the Langdao Expressway. However, there are not many maintenance companies that can repair cars on the highway. It can even be said that in some places, only some hard-related repair companies are qualified to undertake this kind of service on the highway. The factors behind this are, of course, extremely complex. However, as long as you know that most of these repair companies are hard slag, and they have a very good relationship with the relevant local departments.
If the car breaks down at high speed, and you want to ask the repair company to fix it, the repair cost is much more expensive than finding a place to repair it yourself. Especially if the other party's heart is dark, it is even more likely to use this to extort a large sum. As for you saying no. If you don't give you this car, no one will repair it for you, and you won't be able to go to the village on the highway to see what you do, so most people can only admit that they are unlucky, who makes their car break down on the highway.
This time, the driver had no choice but to call the police after the truck broke down, and soon the police came. However, people don't know how to repair cars when they are police, so what can they do if they come? There was no way for the traffic police to recommend a car repair company to the driver.
The driver called the car repair company, and soon the other party sent several people in a trailer. After coming, the other party took a general look at the problems of the truck. Then an approximate repair cost was given. Needless to say, it must have been a lot higher than the normal price, but the driver didn't say anything disagreeable at that time. He often sports cars, he knows that this is a convention, so he also recognizes it.
The two sides negotiated the price. Soon the truck was towed to the repair shop below for repairs. But it was here that an accident happened, that is, the A8 carried in the truck was found by the people in the repair shop. Of course, now is the era of the rule of law, the people in the repair shop don't dare to kill people and steal goods, but seeing that this is an Audi A8, the other party is cautious.
As the saying goes, the bold starve the faint-hearted. When people like them ask for money, it is also decided according to the identity of the driver. If the car is a good car or the driver looks like a rich man, then the cost of repairs will definitely be high. And if the broken car is an ordinary car or the driver is not a rich person at first glance, then they will ask for a little less. After all, if you want more, people may not be able to get it, and if you don't get it right, it's easy to get into trouble.
As the saying goes, the poorer the people, the more fearful they are, and the richer they are, the more timid they are. The people who come to repair the car are generally outsiders on the highway, and these people rely on their identity as the head snake of the land, as long as they use the means flexibly, they are basically invincible to extort people.
This time, at first, the other party saw that it was just an ordinary truck, and the driver didn't look like a rich man. So the asking price is not too dark, but it is only twice as expensive as the normal repair price. In total, it costs a few hundred dollars more, which is not a serious matter. But when they saw the Audi A8. Things were immediately different.
This is the Audi A8 that is pulled, and people are repairing cars, and they naturally know this kind of car. Although the truck is very ordinary, the driver is also very ordinary, but even for this Audi A8, it has to be knocked hard.
So at first, I only asked for a thousand yuan for maintenance costs, but when the driver left to check out, he found that the cost had become more than 20,000 yuan. This asking price is much more ruthless, and it is clear that it is to extort a sum of money by suppressing others.
Of course, the driver is unwilling, no one is a fool, and the repair fee of 20,000 yuan can be seen at a glance that there is a problem with the road. And he also saw that the other party had made it clear that he wanted to extort a sum of money from himself. At that time, the driver was like calling the police, but the people from the repair shop directly threatened: "You call the police, anyway, there are people we know here, even if you call the police, it must be you who is the most unlucky." And if you call the police, we can't guarantee that your more than 2 million car will be unscathed, if it is smashed by some madman in the middle of the night, it is none of our business. ”
When the other party said this, the driver was stunned and put the mobile phone back up. The driver is also afraid, although he knows that the other party is threatening him, but if the other party really knows someone, then he will have to be beaten up if he doesn't get it right. Although he works for the company, he lives for himself. If this kind of thing happens, the driver must first ensure his own safety, and the rest are the property of the company anyway. If there is really a loss, the company is also responsible.
And in addition to his own safety, he is also worried that the other party really instructed some crazy person to smash the car in the middle of the night, once this is the case, then the Audi A8 will really be scrapped. And I can't find anyone to settle a claim. Looking for a repairer, people will definitely shirk responsibility, and looking for the perpetrator, in case it is really crazy, it is estimated that the other party will not even have trouble.
The car is in a repair shop, so the other party does not worry that the driver will escape, so there are no restrictions on the driver's freedom, and you can go wherever you want. After leaving the repair shop. The driver quickly found a place and called the company. He also thought it through, and he had to listen to the company about this. If the company doesn't give money, then he doesn't care. At that time, even if the car is smashed, it is none of his business. And if the company gives money, the money must also be out of the company, and there is no loss for yourself. As soon as he thought of this, the driver felt that the problem was solved all of a sudden.
Of course, after having such an irresponsible idea, the driver was relaxed, but the company that received his call immediately jumped up. Not to mention that the driver exaggerated the power of the repairer on the phone many times. So that the company here in Shangdu didn't dare to call the police. After all, it's in the field. Even if it is called to the police, it is estimated that this matter will not be easy to handle.
At that time, the person in charge of this matter was the general manager of the 4S store, and in his opinion, ensuring the safety of the car was the first thing, and everything else was easy to discuss. As for the repair cost of 20,000 yuan, it must not be given, of course, if it can be reduced by a part, it can be considered.
Hearing that the company decided to spend money to eliminate the disaster, the driver also breathed a sigh of relief, and he was afraid that the company would pretend to be stunned at this time, so he had to leave here overnight for his own safety.
With the company's authorization, the driver rested overnight in the hotel and then went to the repair shop the next morning. Then there was a request to reduce some of the repair costs. In fact, both sides understand what is going on, and what is not good to say is that this is an act of blackmail that deceives and dominates the market. In line with the principle of harmony and wealth. After the driver compromised, the repairman also took advantage of the situation to reduce 5,000 yuan. Fifteen thousand, as long as fifteen thousand is given, the driver can drive the car and leave. And they also promised that if something happened again in the future, they would not need money to repair it. Of course, the driver must not have believed this.
Fifteen thousand, of course, the driver can't be the master, so after the two sides discussed for a while, he quickly reported the result to the company. However, the company asked him to negotiate with the repair shop to reduce the cost a little more. The company also knew that this was blackmail, and was willing to spend money to eliminate the disaster, but this amount must not be so much, a few thousand yuan is enough, this is the idea of the general manager of the company. After all, this is a company, and the money is not said to be spent on expenses, and it is not easy for the boss to pay if it is too much.
The first time it didn't work out, the two sides discussed a few more times, and the repair shop was not willing to spend too much effort on this matter, and gave a lot of money one after another. After arriving at the end, the other party directly gave a low price, 10,000 yuan, no more, no less, just half less. As long as you are willing to give 10,000 yuan, forget it.
The driver actually thought that it was about the same at this time, but the company's order was to control the cost within 5,000 yuan, so the amount of 10,000 was still high. We'll have to talk about it again.
But at this time, the people who repaired people were a little angry, these people were not good people, and they were willing to give money, so they carried forward the morality of the rivers and lakes to give you less, but this said that it was half less for a long time, and they were not satisfied, and the other party was angry, and not only threatened the driver again, but also raised the cost to fifteen thousand again.
Needless to say, the driver must have been scolded by the company this time, and as for the excuses he said, of course the company wouldn't believe it, and they wouldn't think about it at all. Everyone will only look at the results, who cares about the process. Therefore, the driver has not been able to get the other party to reduce the cost and has made the other party increase by thousands of dollars, which is naturally a sign of incompetence, at least in the company's view.
If the two sides can't get along, then they can only dry up. This wait is more than two days have passed, plus the day of leaving, no more, no less, exactly three days. The car, which was supposed to go to the capital a long time ago, was detained in the repair shop halfway through.
However, it was this accident that made Liu Qi's situation here turn around. If the car has been sent to the capital, it will be troublesome to want to slaughter and transfer it. But if the car hasn't arrived yet, it's much easier. The truck and the driver are all of us. A phone call can bring the car back on, and it takes less than half a day on the road.
In addition to the company's boss and general manager, only a few old consultants knew about the accident of the car, and no one told her about a newcomer like Liu Qi. And her master also planned to use this to make Liu Qi out of the palace and then hug the beauty. It's a pity that he didn't succeed. And Liu Qi turned to another old advisor for help. The other party couldn't stand Liu Qi's pleading and the cost of seeing that everyone was a woman, so he told Liu Qi the method. Find a company, as long as the company re-transports the car back, then everything will be solved.
But what is difficult to solve is the cost of 15,000 yuan, which is also where Liu Qi feels embarrassed. The company definitely doesn't want to pay so much money, and the driver is even more impossible.
After thinking about it for a long time, Liu Qi didn't think of any good ideas, but at this time, she could only bite the bullet, knock knock "After a knock on the door. The sound of "come in" sounded inside.
Liu Qi pushed the door in, and just saw the general manager smoking a cigarette with a sad face, obviously disturbed by this incident. Speaking of which, although the other party is the general manager. But after all, he is not the chairman, and the company is not his own. If he was the boss himself, maybe he would grit his teeth and agree when it was 10,000 yuan. But he is only a general manager, and the boss only has one sentence after knowing this matter. Let him handle it himself.
This sentence sounds as if it is taken very seriously. has a lot of authority, but when he thinks about the boss's character of slamming the door, he knows that this matter is not easy to handle. If you really spend more than 10,000 yuan to get the car out, you will definitely be scolded by the boss at that time. In the eyes of his own boss, an employee who can get things done without spending money is a good employee, even if he is the general manager. And now this matter is not only not progressing, but it is more troublesome, so it is strange that he is not in a hurry.
"General Manager." After entering. Standing one meter away from the general manager, Liu Qi whispered. It's better to be cautious when your boss is upset.
"What are you looking for from me?" glanced at Liu Qi. The general manager took care of himself and smoked his cigarette. Liu Qi is very beautiful, and many male colleagues in the company, including the general manager, are staring at her figure, but the general manager has a family and is more self-disciplined, so he didn't do anything to force his subordinates to do at that time. But now he has no interest in appreciating Liu Qi's figure and beauty.
"General manager, I just signed an order and sold a car." As he spoke, Liu Qi handed the contract in his hand to the other party.
"It's signed." The general manager glanced at Liu Qi a little more, and he also knew that Liu Qi had not opened an order in the company for so long, but he didn't expect that the order would be suddenly issued now, which was a bit surprising.
While closing the contract, the other party also said: "After signing the contract, you can directly hand over the contract to the sales manager, there is no need to come to me." But despite that, he still gave Liu Qi face to take the contract, and then opened it.
"What?" As soon as he opened the contract and glanced at it, the general manager immediately couldn't sit still, "You're not mistaken, are you?" You're selling an A8 with a top-of-the-line one? ”
No wonder the general manager can't sit still, this store has not bought A8 in the past few years, but the two or three units sold are the same as the one visited in his store, although the car is A8, but the configuration is not very good, otherwise it will not be more than 800,000 yuan for a car. And like this top-of-the-line match of more than two million, none of them have been sold at all. Otherwise, they wouldn't usually even put a top-of-the-line car, knowing that they wouldn't be able to sell it, so they didn't want this kind of goods at all.
That is, this time it was going to participate in the auto show, and the company felt that it could not do without a finale car, so it transferred an Audi top equipment from Beijing through the relationship of the supplier Audi behind it. And the results of this car at the auto show naturally disappointed them, and they still couldn't sell it. If you can't sell it at the auto show, the possibility of selling it in normal times is even lower, and there are not as many Kaizi as there are first-tier cities in commercial cities. The bosses pay attention to affordability, and generally do not want this kind of top-of-the-line. And those rich second generations pay attention to the façade, and they prefer those supercars.
When everyone thought that the car could not be sold, the car was transported away, but it had only been transported for a few days? The car was actually sold, and it was Liu Qi, a novice, who sold it. How can this not shock the general manager?
"General manager, the boss Lai who came to buy the car said that he bought the car for urgent use, so he asked us to deliver it within two or three days, and if it takes a long time, he will ......" Liu Qi in the back didn't say, because Lai Xiaohu said that if the time is long, it can also be graced for a few days, but if you say that, it doesn't reflect the urgency of this matter, so she deliberately said half, and let the general manager supplement the rest himself.
"Two or three days?" The general manager was also stunned when he heard this, "Where will I transfer goods for him in two or three days?" ”
"By the way, general manager, I heard that the car we transferred before has not yet arrived in the capital, why don't we transport that car back to the top?" Liu Qi whispered on the side. (To be continued......)