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Chapter 238: Chapter 119: Huge New Discovery
Busy with the guild’s affairs, by Monday noon, the second-hand watch dealer brought good news.
The 26228BC.SS.D314CR.01 that Su Huai requested for Pei Shuyu had finally arrived.
"Mr. Su, when can you spare some time to take a look at the watch?"
"Now."
Su Huai wasted no time and immediately took a taxi to the store—the Audemars Piguet Official Store in SKP.
Manager Sun was waiting at the entrance for Su Huai, while Maitreya guarded the watch box, drinking tea in the VIP room.
"Mr. Su, please take a look, is the style correct?"
The style could naturally not be wrong; implicitly, they were asking Su Huai to verify the merchandise.
Seeing that only one watch was presented, Su Huai had a good idea already.
He scoffed silently and casually opened the watch box.
The protective film was intact, there were no scratches on the dial or strap, all the necessary certificates were complete, among which the most important was the warranty card.
The prerequisite for the store to issue a warranty card was genuine product verification; with Manager Sun’s assistance, Su Huai logged onto the official website to activate it and confirmed the watch’s origins and serial number.
"The warranty card is fine, but what about the appraisal certificate?"
Su Huai reached out, and the chubby man passed him an exquisite certificate with a smile.
After looking over it briefly, Su Huai suddenly frowned, "Why is it issued by your second-hand luxury store? The stamp has nothing to do with Audemars Piguet stores, right?"
The chubby man hurriedly explained, "Mr. Su, our company’s appraisal certificates also have legal effect. You may take the watch to our headquarters in Switzerland for an inspection if you wish. If there’s any issue, you can come back to me anytime to claim compensation!"
Tsch!
Su Huai sneered at this notion.
Many companies in the live-streaming sector profited by engaging in lawsuits, and businesses in second-hand luxury goods and art collecting have even more tricks up their sleeves.
It was better to take precautionary measures than to trust their professional integrity.
Su Huai turned to Manager Sun, his smile was genial, but his eyes were forceful.
That meant: I need a more concrete assurance.
Manager Sun had no choice but to whisper, "Mr. Su, when our official store sells a watch, we don’t provide an appraisal certificate because they are all brand-new from the factory, following a monitored genuine sales process by the state. There is no possibility of a fake. So if you need a certificate, you’ll have to go to our after-sales service center for inspection, which will cost a bit for a genuine appraisal."
"Then let’s do that."
Su Huai placed the watch back into the box, stood up immediately, and smiled at the chubby man, "Would you mind keeping it for a bit longer? We can talk after the appraisal is done."
"Sure, sure, the customer is always right! Whatever you say!"
The chubby man helplessly put the watch box back into his briefcase, appearing indifferent.
Su Huai glanced at the large briefcase that could fit seven or eight watch boxes and said nothing.
At the after-sales inspection center, the watch the chubby man pulled out was certified as genuine by professional staff, who issued a certificate of authenticity. The watch was boxed again, and Su Huai immediately grabbed hold of it and didn’t let go again.
"All right, we can proceed with the transfer, give me your account details."
The chubby man and Manager Sun exchanged a glance secretly, thinking, damn, who’s this kid? So meticulous...
"Mr. Su, just transfer to the same account as before, and I’ll issue another invoice from our company to you."
The 3.9 million was transferred, and the transaction was settled.
As for whether the chubby man had been up to something before... it didn’t really matter.
Su Huai had his own way of doing things; for things uncertain and beyond his control, he did not bother about them, only ensuring the outcome was satisfactory.
To chase after every minuscule detail would merely wear him down and was not worth it.
After this incident, the chubby man clearly showed three times more respect to Su Huai—he pulled out another watch box after seeing the transfer information.
"Mr. Su, a pleasure doing business with you. This is a small gift as a token of my esteem!"
Su Huai glanced at it without moving.
"What do you mean?"
"Don’t think too much of it; it’s just about making friends. Although I’m just a second-rate luxury goods broker, I don’t just flatter anyone. Doing business with you has been comfortable and straightforward, and if you come to my store again in the future, no matter what catches your eye, you’ll get an 85% discount!"
Pleasant words cost nothing, but the attitude was still comforting.
But Su Huai simply extended a finger casually to lift the lid of the watch box, giving it a glance like it was a Xiaomi fitness band.
A solid steel Royal Oak or Royal Oak Offshore, he couldn’t discern much more with his experience.
It shouldn’t be too expensive, but as a gift, it was certainly much more valuable than something like a Millenary, and it showed more sincerity.
It was worth tens of thousands after all.
Look, how interesting society is; because Su Huai didn’t give him a chance to swindle, and demanded guarantees instead, the chubby man’s respect for Su Huai increased.
But the question is... why should I accept it?
You take 4 million from me and then throw in tens of thousands as a gift, and I’m supposed to be grateful for your friendship?
Su Huai looked at the chubby man with a half-smile, stood up, and walked toward the door.
"We’ll talk next time. The deal is done; the world of dealings is vast, until fate brings us together again."
If the road is long, then there’s probably no chance of meeting again.
Su Huai walked away unattached, unfazed.
The chubby man stood stunned on the spot, while Manager Sun hurried over to see Su Huai out.
Only after the young man had disappeared outside did Manager Sun, with much on his mind, return to the VIP room.
The chubby man toyed with the unsigned watch, saying self-mockingly, "Brother Sun, hey, look at the face I’ve been slapped with..."
Manager Sun was impressed, "What kind of family does he come from? That he thinks nothing of an easy hundred thousand or so?"
"He doesn’t want to do business with us anymore. Don’t believe it? Just watch, he won’t even reply if I message him proactively."
The chubby man could see it clearly, and Manager Sun understood as well, so he comforted him, "No worries, there are plenty of opportunities to make money, we won’t miss one client’s assistant."
