Chapter 195: Pretending to be Fat
The 4S store in the city was at the east end of the urban area. Early the next morning, Chen Yimin took a taxi and went to the 4S store with Deng Ziqi.
The taxi driver saw how Eason Chan and Tsz-ki were dressed and couldn't help but joked:
"You two, are you celebrities? Why do you wear black masks and sunglasses when you go out? The sun is not very strong today."
Chen Yimin and his friends had encountered many such incidents, so Deng Ziqi clenched his right hand into a hollow fist, coughed twice and said:
"Isn't this the peak season for flu in autumn? I just have a slight cold, so I can't cause trouble to others if I go out, right?"
After saying this, she coughed twice gently. Seeing this, the driver didn't ask any more questions.
About 10 minutes later, Chen Yimin and Deng Ziqi appeared at the door of the 4S store.
As soon as the two of them appeared, the sharp-eyed Liu Tian came out to greet them: "Hey, isn't this the famous star Chen Yimin? How come you have time to come to our little shop today?"
Liu Tian and Chen Yimin were high school classmates. They had a pretty good relationship when they were in high school, but after graduating from high school, he was admitted to a film and television university, while Liu Tian dropped out of school to work, and they rarely had any contact since then.
Suddenly seeing Liu Tian, Chen Yimin was stunned for a moment, so he took off his glasses and said with a smile:
"Ziqi wanted to buy a car, and my friend recommended me to come here, so I came here today."
"Sure, bro."
When Liu Tian heard that his brother was here to buy a car, his eyes immediately lit up. After all, Chen Yimin would definitely give him money when he arrived.
Although the two of them had seldom contacted each other in recent years, they still had the affection they had in high school, so Liu Tian pointed to a car next to him and recommended:
"You've only just made your debut, so there's no need to buy a luxury car like those big stars. This car is priced at around 300,000 yuan, but for my sake, I can give you another 20,000 or 30,000 yuan off. It's just right for you."
As he spoke, he patted the silver-gray car next to him:
"Look, although this car is not expensive, it has a high cost-performance ratio, and its appearance is very cool. It will be very cool to take your sister Ziqi out for a ride."
However, Chen Yimin simply took a quick look at the car and shook his head, saying:
"Brother, I know you want to save me money, but after all, this car is a gift for my girlfriend, so it can't be too low-key. Do you have any cars priced around 1 million in your store? Can you help me choose one?"
While Chen Yimin was speaking, his eyes were also looking at the other vehicles in the store. It was obvious that the car in front of him was not the one Chen Yimin wanted.
"By the way, I heard that BMW has a series of cars that are pretty good. Can you recommend one to me?"
However, in Liu Tian's eyes, Chen Yimin's performance at this time seemed like he was deliberately showing off in front of him.
Liu Tian's face darkened, and he patted Chen Yimin on the shoulder and said:
"Brother, although I didn't grow up with you, we have known each other for five or six years after all. We both know each other well. There is no need for you to pretend to be a rich man in front of me."
"Look at you, you've only just made your debut and you're not that famous for long. How can you afford a car worth over 1 million? Why do you have to pretend to be rich in front of me, your brother?"
"No matter what, I won't laugh at you, brother."
Listening to Liu Tian's tone, it was obviously not as good as before. Chen Yimin was not angry, but explained:
"Liu Tian, I know you're doing this for my own good, but I really came here today to buy a car worth a few hundred thousand yuan. The car you recommended to me is really not suitable for me."
Chen Yimin's words sounded more like a boast to Liu Tian, so Liu Tian's face became even darker and he said:
"Chen Yimin, I didn't expect that you are just a third-rate actor now, but you are so arrogant. I treat you as a brother, but you insist on pretending to be so high and mighty in front of me."
"Do you think it's fun to pretend to be rich like this? You bought it for your girlfriend, so you're going to belittle your brother in front of your girlfriend like this?"
Chen Yimin watched Liu Tian getting more and more excited, and couldn't help but twitching his lips. He reached out and patted Liu Tian on the shoulder again, comforting him:
"Brother, if you sell me a 300,000 yuan car, you will only get a commission of 10,000 yuan. But if you sell me a BMW worth 1 million yuan, you can at least get 50,000 or 60,000 yuan."
To everyone's ears, what Chen Yimin said sounded like a slap in the face to Liu Tian, as if Liu Tian was just trying to curry favor with Chen Yimin today.
Liu Tian was a little angry at this moment, and he shook off Chen Yimin's arm, his voice also filled with anger:
"If you were a big-name celebrity, and you came to me to buy a car worth a million or a hundred thousand, I would definitely help you choose it respectfully, and I could get a small commission this way."
"But you're not very famous now, how much money do you have and you want to buy a car worth hundreds of thousands? Aren't you just making fun of me? Do you think I have no dignity just because I'm a car salesman?"
"I……"
Chen Yimin knew that Liu Tian had misunderstood, and he opened his mouth, just about to explain to him, but Liu Tian said unhappily:
"I thought of you as my good brother when we were in high school, but I didn't expect you to be such a person now. Since you like to pretend so much, then we don't welcome you in this 4S store. You can go to other stores."
Deng Ziqi couldn't bear to listen to Liu Tian's words anymore, so she said:
"Liu Tian, you misunderstood. Chen Yimin really just wanted to buy a BMW. He didn't mean to insult you."
Liu Tian glared at Chen Yimin again and said:
"See, you are so boastful now that even your girlfriend thinks so. I wonder how embarrassing it will be for you to not be able to come up with 1 million to buy a car."
"Can't you just be an actor? When people call you a big star, you insist on acting like one. Now you know how embarrassing it is, don't you?"
After hearing the conversation between Liu Tian and Chen Yimin, the other employees in the 4S store also rushed over.
The looks towards Chen Yimin were no longer as friendly as before. Some looked at him with contempt, some with ridicule, and some with sympathy.
In short, no one among the believed that Chen Yimin had the money to buy a car worth 1 million.
