Global Film Emperor

Chapter 393 Meet again

How much did this car cost after taxes and fees?

He got out of the car, casually pushed the door shut, walked around the vehicle, examined its design from various angles, finally nodded, and turned to look at the sales guide.

He urgently needed a car for commuting between the village and the city. It didn't need to be luxurious or have great performance; his only requirements were comfort and spaciousness. With his goal clearly defined, he happened to see the newly launched NIO 2023 ES8 at the shopping mall.

Now that his funds were flowing smoothly, he no longer wanted to make do and endure the smell of stinky feet, the dirty car windows, and the cigarette ash everywhere in the shared cars. After all, a car is just a concubine; his own car was always better. Driving a shared car all the time inevitably made him feel like he was going to a brothel.

He considered the pros and cons of new energy vehicles and gasoline vehicles, but ultimately sided with new energy vehicles. It wasn't about the fuel cost; it was simply that new energy vehicles suited him better.

There are two things to consider when choosing an electric vehicle: first, its range, and second, the convenience of charging. Nowadays, the battery technology for new energy vehicles is basically perfect. Taking the previous generation ES8 as an example, some owners have personally tested it and found that the odometer read 600 kilometers, but in reality, it only traveled 450 kilometers in the city, even with power-consuming functions such as air conditioning and cruise control on.

Lu Ze could accept the difference. The distance from the tavern to the village was only 26 kilometers, and the round trip was only 50 kilometers. If the issue of whether the cold winter would affect the battery life was excluded, he could run for more than a week on one battery.

In addition, there is a NIO battery swap station just 400 meters away from the pub, making charging very convenient. The battery can be swapped in seven or eight minutes. If you go back to the village, it will be even simpler, as you can just install a charging station.

The villagers who were going to leave have all left, so the electricity consumption is not high. In addition, when building the new house, Lu Ze also considered that he might use high-power appliances in the future. After the village transformer was scrapped and spontaneously combusted, he used his connections to find the power grid to replace it with a larger transformer and installed a voltage stabilizer for his own house. As long as he charges after 10 pm, there should be no power outage.

Secondly, there's the space. This is what Lu Ze is most satisfied with. It's a seven-seater SUV, so his parents don't feel cramped sitting in the back. It can also carry a couple of items when needed, making it very practical.

Finally, let's talk about safety. Lu Ze also checked and found that since the year before last, NIO cars haven't had any spontaneous combustion incidents. Lu Ze didn't think he was so unlucky as to have his car catch fire on its own.

Therefore, this pure electric car, priced at 499,000 yuan, became Lu Ze's new favorite. Of course, it was his domestic car. Abroad, he would definitely need to buy a top-of-the-line luxury brand car to show off. Mickey was already handling this matter, along with Lu Ze's future residence abroad, to be registered under the company's name. However... Lu Ze would need to pay for it himself, as the company didn't have the money to support their luxury.

Although this means that if the company goes bankrupt, all of Lu Ze's possessions will have to be used to pay off debts, it at least saves Lu Ze a lot of trouble. In other words, after Lu Ze goes to England again, he can drive his luxury car to the zoo.

After calculating all the costs, the salesperson quoted a price of 547,000 yuan. Since it was a new model, the discount was not significant, only 8,000 yuan cheaper, plus lifetime maintenance and free battery swapping services, which had been available for a long time.

He refused the loan recommendation and paid in full by card. Because Lu Ze was wearing a fisherman's hat and sunglasses, the saleswoman didn't recognize this big star from Luhua at first. It wasn't until his ID was handed to her that she paused for a second... two seconds... three seconds... then suddenly shuddered, stiffened her neck like Zhao Si twitching his mouth, and stared intently at Lu Ze's face.

"land……"

"Yes, it's me. Please finish quickly, I have other things to do and I'm in a hurry."

"Okay, Xiao Zhao, hurry up and make a copy of the ID card. Keep your voice down so no one can hear you."

The two saleswomen at the mall booth were quite professional. Although cars in this price range and domestic brands meant they rarely saw public figures, they didn't lack professionalism. In fact, they were even more efficient. Apart from being startled by their trembling, Lu Ze had a very good impression of them.

The formalities were completed quickly, and the saleswoman presented the package to Lu Ze with both hands. Without waiting for either of them to plead for him, Lu Ze gave her his autograph as a token of his gratitude, even though the gesture resembled a shady deal where money was exchanged for goods...

When can I pick up the car?

"I just called the boss and heard that you're buying a car. He told me to get a car from another dealership so you can pick it up at the 4S store the day after tomorrow. It's an honor to provide you with car purchase services. Thank you for your trust."

"You're too kind. Please tell your boss that I'll invite him for tea sometime. That's all, I'll be going now."

"I'll see you off."

The saleswoman escorted him to the elevator. After he entered the elevator, she waved but did not immediately turn around and leave. Through the transparent elevator doors, Lu Ze could see the two whispering to each other. As for what they were saying, he could not read lips, but he could tell from their expressions.

Shopping malls are all pretty much the same: the first floor has gold, silver, jewelry, and cosmetics; the second floor has women's clothing and so on; and the fourth floor is the large supermarket. I would grab a shopping cart that someone had left at the door, put a dollar in it, and wander around, putting in some nutritional supplements that I often bought for my parents. Gradually, the goods piled up into a small mountain in the shopping cart.

After paying, he went back upstairs to pick out clothes for his parents for the upcoming autumn. Just as he was agonizing over which Coach bag to choose, someone suddenly made the decision for him. "This one will make you look younger."

"I'm just worried that I'll look too young, and it won't look good if I carry it on my back."

"Then I'll buy them all, it's on me."

At first, he thought it was a sales assistant, but these words obviously couldn't have come from a sales assistant, even if that was what the sales assistant probably meant.

Then, he realized the voice sounded somewhat familiar.

"They recognized me?"

"I didn't recognize you, but I recognized it. You've gotten fatter, you cripple. You need to exercise regularly."

Gao Peiling smiled and pointed her finger at the transparent cover of the cat carrier. Her fingers were beautiful, long, and had light red manicures. The lame man recognized her, and his paws touched her fingers through the cover.

When she saw Lu Ze again, she thought she could face him calmly, and in fact she did. But the cripple's actions suddenly made her eyes sting. Fortunately, she and Lu Ze were both wearing sunglasses.

"Take both bags, pack them in. Someone as famous as you is hesitant to buy a Coach bag. If you're going to find it troublesome to choose, why not just buy them both?"

Lu Ze did not deny her decision, but acquiesced and asked the sales assistant to put the two bags into the packaging box and start calculating the price and preparing to issue an invoice. He didn't care about the cost of the two bags, but he still argued with her as if they were just having a casual chat.

“My mom will never use something she doesn’t like. If she doesn’t like it, it will just stay at the bottom of the cabinet. There’s no need to waste it like that.”

"Even if it's at the bottom of the cabinet, it's still yours. You have it, isn't that enough?"

She was clearly implying something, and Lu Ze would have to be out of his mind to go along with her. So he chuckled and turned to take out his phone to pay the bill.

"Wait a minute, I said it's on me, what's the point of you paying?"

"Where would I need your money? By the way, how's the organization doing lately?"

In the brief moment of distraction, Lu Ze quickly scanned the code. Seeing that she couldn't outbid Lu Ze, she could only shrug and give up. She simply picked up the jumbled items that Lu Ze had bought and answered his question.

"That's fine. With so many students, teachers can't keep up. It's good this way. You just got back from abroad, right? You've bought so many things with all these bags. Do you have anything to do later?"

"We still have plenty of time, what's up?"

“Let’s find a place to talk. We haven’t seen each other for more than half a year since my dad contacted you. I want to… talk about you, and also about myself.”

She reached out and took off Lu Ze's sunglasses. He didn't flinch or look around to see if anyone recognized him.

She hung her sunglasses on his chest, then took off her own, revealing the windows to their souls. She looked up, staring directly into Lu Ze's eyes, a faint smile playing on her lips.

"..."

After thinking about it for a long time, I realized that I had to give them an ending. Every character has their own life trajectory and shouldn't exist just to serve Lu Ze. At least for me, I treat them as living people.

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(End of this chapter)