Metropolis: My Rising Life

Chapter 104 You can’t afford it if you sell me!

With the driver steadily driving, this Rolls-Royce Phantom drove to the junction of Su River and the Bund. This is one of the most expensive land in Shencheng. At a glance, it is full of the prosperity of the ten-mile foreign market a hundred years ago.

When the car stopped, Yu Jinyu and Qi Yuxuan got out of the car and saw the scene in front of them. They were a little confused.

They thought that the place where they sold their watches should be the kind of shop where there is a counter in a corner of the shopping mall, and there are various kinds of watches in the transparent glass for people to choose from.

The worst thing is that a certain floor of a building is full of specialty stores selling one brand. This is the impression that most people have when buying branded goods and watches.

But now the two found that the place they came was not a specialty store, but a very distinctive courtyard.

The small villa in the front gives people a very strong sense of sight. As long as you have watched those TV series and movies during the Republic of China, you can see such a building, just like the house where a big family lived in that period.

Seeing Yu Jinyu and Qi Yuxuan a little confused, Chen Yi got out of the car and smiled: “…This is indeed a Patek Philippe store, but it should be called a salon more accurately.”

“…There are five such salons all over the world. There are two in our country. One is in the imperial capital and the other is here in Shencheng.”

“Salon, as the name suggests, it is also possible to say that it is a club. With this attribute, it is more than just selling watches.”

“…It is also the fulcrum of Swiss watch culture, a place for exchanges between Chinese and Western cultures and the owners of Patek Philippe.”

Chen Yi gave a brief introduction to Yu Jinyu and Qi Yuxuan about the function of this building.

This is actually the same as the owner group. You can join the Mercedes-Benz owner group if you buy a Mercedes, and you can join the Porsche owner group if you buy a Porsche.

And people who can buy the better cars, not to mention those who buy cars under the blood, normally have a certain social status, and the annual income is enough for them to buy such a good car.

And this kind of exchange group is actually a good place to expand your network. As long as you put in a certain amount of time and energy, you can always get some people who are in the same or higher social status as you.

In this way, we can help each other, and this relationship may be used someday. As for whether it is worthwhile to spend part of the time and energy in exchange for interpersonal communication, then the benevolent will see the benevolent and the wise will see the wisdom.

Just like you can only drive auspicious, you can never mix with Ferrari owners.

The role of the watch salon is the same, except that the watch is more ruthless than the car. The car is just needed. Buying a good car is also very useful for you, but the watch is really not just needed.

People who spend big prices on watches, especially those whose cheapest watches like Patek Philippe are expensive, can be seen in their income and social status.

Such salons have the effect of bringing watch owners together and expanding their connections and networks. Why do many celebrities or entrepreneurs particularly like to build a private club by themselves? In fact, it’s all the same.

“Yes, Mr. Chen, welcome to Shanghai Patek Philippe Liyuan Residence. I have been waiting for you for a long time.”

While Chen Yi was talking, a man in his thirties with meticulous hair trimming and suit and leather shoes walked out. At first glance, he thought he had seen Leo again, but their temperaments were slightly different.

Chen Yi made an appointment a long time ago.

“Mr. Chen and the two ladies, please move.”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

Slightly bent over and made a please gesture. Chen Yi’s Da Ma Jindao walked over. Where did Yu Jinyu and Qi Yuxuan have been to this place, and followed Chen Yi tremblingly.

“In 2005, our Patek Philippe entered the Dongguo market, opened our first store on the Bund 18, and moved here five years ago.”

“…This is a 19th-century building. It used to be the official residence of the British Consulate General in Shanghai. It has a very special historical background.”

“In order to restore this dilapidated mansion, we personally inspected the building, consulted historians, and consulted a large number of materials from the British National Archives to ensure that the appearance of the building can be restored to the original Victorian style.”

Under the enthusiastic introduction of the waiter, Chen Yi and the others have a little bit of a basic understanding of this century-old building from the Victorian period.

Entering the gate, it was as if you had traveled back to the old city of Shanghai a hundred years ago. Because the corridor was too long to allow light to come in, the light and elegant desk lamp was used to provide the light source at the entrance hall. The sense of luxury is rushing to the face.

There are two portraits hanging on both sides of the wall, which are the founders of the brand Patek and Philippe.

A beautiful young lady was standing beside the corridor with a smile on her face. After seeing Chen Yi, she saluted and kindly said: “…Welcome to the Patek Philippe Liyuan Residence in Shencheng, Mr. Chen!”

After two steps, I can see the portraits of the current president and his father, that is, the Stern family. Today, Patek Philippe is a typical family business model.

The whole source mansion is very quiet, there are not many staff members that can be seen, and there are very few customers. Everyone speaks softly.

“The interior decoration of this mansion was done by Mrs. Stern’s mother, the current president, Mr. Stern. The decoration style is the typical Napoleon III style, which is in the same line as the Patek Philippe Museum and Salon in Geneva.”

The sales staff introduced everything about the building in detail while leading the three of them to move forward.

The decoration of the whole building is mainly in black, gold, and red. It is luxurious and low-key. Beautiful crystal lamps can be seen everywhere on the ceiling. It comes from the former French royal brand Bagues.Paris.

Each reception room looks like an aristocratic living room for guests to communicate and try on watches. It is comfortable and very private.

Chen Yi looked at this source mansion and said with a smile: “…It doesn’t look like a place to sell things, it’s more like going home.”

The salesperson exclaimed, “…Yes, Mr. Chen, Mrs. Stern’s design concept at the time was based on warmth. She hopes that every customer who comes here will be like returning home, and she will also treat this place as Own home.”

“…If Mrs. Stearns knew that you felt the same way, she would be very happy.”

Compliment to the salesperson Chen Yi just smiled and didn’t say much. Soon a few people came to the exhibition hall.

Said it is an exhibition hall, in fact, there is no change in the environment. It is just that there are quaint wooden display stands placed in some empty places of the room, and a chic watch is placed in the glass table. At first glance, it seems that it has come to the nineteenth century. Museum.

These booths make excellent use of the space, neither making people feel abrupt than the previous room, nor making people feel crowded.

Yu Jinyu and Qi Yuxuan were interested and began to look around the booth one by one. Chen Yi was also leisurely strolling around these displayed watches accompanied by sales staff.

You don’t need to worry about buying a watch, what you want is such a leisurely feeling.

These booths have all the styles of watches currently sold by Patek Philippe, from the explosive Nautilus to the Aquanaut grenade series, from Calatrave to the female Twenty, it can be described as everything.

When Yu Jinyu and Qi Yuxuan looked at these watches, they were first attracted by the styles studded with diamonds. Women are essentially dragons, and then they were completely seduced by a style with very small diamonds on the dial as stars.

The dark and deep night sky, dotted with gold into the Milky Way, with broken diamonds into the stars, and with the signs of the sun and the moon, people can’t help but want to pick off the star in the night sky.

“Jinyu, look, this one is so beautiful!”

Qi Yuxuan pulled Yu Jinyu and exclaimed in a low voice. She didn’t know why so many people liked watches before, but when she was surrounded by 10,000 watches, she had an urge to buy a piece. There were many watches. It looks so beautiful.

The kind of extremely complicated art in a small watch is very fascinating.

“This is the starry sky style of the super complication series that has just come out.”

The young lady who had been following introduced with a smile.

“How much does this watch cost?”

Qi Yuxuan asked jokingly, although there were no prices on these watches, she knew that even if it was the cheapest here, she sold her…probably she could afford it.

“The public price of this model is about 2.85 million, and the market price will be slightly cheaper.”

The young lady continued smiling and replied.

Yu Jinyu and Qi Yuxuan looked at each other.

I’m sorry to bother you, this might be a bit difficult to sell me! !

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