ca-book Chapter 90 Men wear watches and women wear chains
Chapter 90 Men wear watches and women wear chains
As a second-generation rich kid, Chen Lin has a particular fondness for watches; he owns three Patek Philippe watches alone.
He also owns many other brands such as Rolex, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and Vacheron Constantin.
However, since they were all bought with his family's money, although he had many watches, the most expensive one was only a few hundred thousand. The only watch worth millions was a gift from his cousins when he turned 18.
He is very passionate about watches.
So when he saw that Ning Xiuyang had also come to the Patek Philippe store, he became very curious about what kind of watch Ning Xiuyang had bought.
Ning Xiuyang scratched his head and laughed, "Well, I don't really know much about it either. It was just recommended by a friend. Could you help me see if it's worth adding to my collection later?"
Chen Lin immediately grinned, patted Ning Xiuyang on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Okay, I may not know much about other things, but when it comes to watches, I dare not presume. I'm afraid no one in the entire Zhonghai University knows more about them than me. I'll urge Lao Huang, I'm very curious about the first watch you bought."
After saying that, Chen Lin took out his phone, found Patek Philippe manager Lao Huang's WeChat, sent him a voice message, and told him to hurry up.
Su Xiaoyan and Kang Hongbi sat hand in hand next to Ning Xiuyang, listening silently to Chen Lin and Ning Xiuyang's conversation.
"Give me a heads-up, roughly how much will it cost?"
After sending the message, Chen Lin asked excitedly.
Being able to enter the VIP reception room and wait for Lao Huang to personally deliver it means you must be a big client. For tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan, it's not worth Lao Huang having to personally handle it.
It must be at least over 500,000, or even a million, for Lao Huang to take it so seriously.
Su Xiaoyan and Kang Hongbi also turned to look at Ning Xiuyang, both curious about the price range of the watch he bought.
As the saying goes, men wear watches and women wear chains.
A watch or necklace can not only reveal a person's temperament, but also give a rough idea of their economic status.
Ning Xiuyang smiled.
He couldn't show off in front of Chen Lin, after all, the latter was a genuine second-generation rich kid.
Before I could say anything, Manager Huang walked in with two pretty female shop assistants, each carrying a box and dressed in business attire.
"Mr. Ning, Mr. Chen, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting."
With a forced smile and an apologetic look, Lao Huang gestured for two female shop assistants to place the two boxes on the coffee table.
"This is the Starry Sky series 6102p-001 that you ordered, Mr. Ning. Please take a look and see if there's anything wrong with it." Old Huang took out Ning Xiuyang's Starry Sky watch first, wearing white gloves on his hands.
"What?"
Before Ning Xiuyang could even take the watch, Chen Lin, who was standing to the side, was stunned.
He looked at Lao Huang in disbelief and said, "You mean, that Starry Sky 6102p model with a list price of nearly 320 million?"
Before he finished speaking, he hurriedly put on white gloves, his breathing became rapid, and with a red face and thick neck, he took the blue starry sky watch from Old Huang's hand, examining it carefully as if it were a precious jade.
Su Xiaoyan and Kang Hongbi exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.
They knew nothing about watches, only that Patek Philippe seemed to be a very famous brand, comparable to Hermès in the world of luxury handbags, or even surpassing it.
But when they heard the number 320 million from Chen Lin, they knew that even if this watch were placed in Hermès, it would be absolutely top-of-the-line.
A watch represents the value of an ordinary person's lifetime of hard work.
Is this what luxury is like for the rich?
It's hard to imagine how rich one must be to spend the money for a house on a watch that's smaller than the palm of one's hand.
That's a huge sum of money; even in a cosmopolitan metropolis like China Overseas, you could buy a really nice house!
If it were located in my hometown, it would definitely be a villa!
At this moment, Su Xiaoyan and Kang Hongbi were extremely grateful for their decision last night.
"Holy crap, it really is this starry sky design!"
After observing it carefully for a while, Chen Lin couldn't help but exclaim in excitement, his eyes filled with enthusiasm.
Ning Xiuyang smiled and said, "Linzi, if you like it, you can wear it for a few days. I don't really care about watches; it's fine if I have one, but it doesn't matter if I don't."
Ning Xiuyang's expression remained calm, but he was secretly delighted.
To receive such praise from a wealthy second-generation like Chen Lin, especially one who is deeply immersed in the world of watches, is undeniably a very satisfying feeling.
It must be admitted that Ning Xiuyang still has a significant amount of loser mentality. The transformation of his status and the cultivation of his temperament cannot be achieved by money alone. It requires the influence of time and a large amount of money to gradually reach the state of being unmoved even if Mount Tai collapses in front of him.
But as soon as he said this, Chen Lin interrupted him.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Women can be rotated and played with, but what kind of logic is it to lend a watch to someone else?"
Chen Lin carefully and solemnly handed the 320 million yuan watch to Ning Xiuyang, and instructed him: "Remember, not only can't I give it to you, but you can't give it to anyone else who likes it either. This may seem like just a watch, a cold machine made up of various parts, but it has feelings, and it can support you."
Then, he grinned and said, "I do like watches, but I'm not exactly naive. This watch is indeed very good, but the one I have is just as good. Keep it safe; it's not just a simple timepiece, it's a work of art, the pinnacle of watchmaking!"
Chen Lin was so excited that he became somewhat incoherent.
Actually, when he learned that Ning Xiuyang had made a fortune yesterday, he didn't feel much. After all, no matter how much money Ning Xiuyang made, it was still just a small fortune to him. Buying clothes worth tens of thousands of yuan and shoes worth more than ten thousand yuan seemed impressive, but compared to him, Ning Xiuyang's strength was still far inferior, so he didn't care.
But at this moment, he was genuinely and carefully examining Ning Xiuyang.
For a rich second-generation like him, friendships with classmates are certainly important, but due to his upbringing, he will still instinctively make choices based on self-interest in social situations.
Upon hearing Chen Lin's instructions, Ning Xiuyang's expression turned strange.
This... is a difference in philosophy.
He disagreed that while watches were expensive, they were more important than women.
He would rather let close friends wear his watches than let others play with his women; that's his bottom line.
A watch is just an external possession.
However, he still nodded to Chen Lin and put the watch away.
Chen Lin paused, looked at Ning Xiuyang, and said, "Yangzi, there's a car enthusiast gathering in a few days. Why don't you come and join us? It's mostly young people, so you can all get along well. You can even bring your girlfriends. This gathering is organized by the second son of the Qin family in Zhonghai. He really loves cars. I'm not that interested in cars, but my family needs it, so I have to go. If you're interested, why don't you come with me?"