Love? The Reborn Me Just Wants to Obtain Rewards

Chapter 198: Chapter 102 Yuyu, I have an idea…

Chapter 198: Chapter 102 Yuyu, I have an idea…

“Distribution?”

Su Huai raised his eyebrows and asked, and Manager Sun replied in a soft voice, “No, no, we really don’t have any in stock…”

“Aren’t there various watch models on the counter outside?”

Manager Sun continued to smile amiably and respectfully, “I’m sorry, Mr. Su, those are just display models…”

“So, they’re only for show, not for sale?”

Faced with Su Huai’s question, Manager Sun smiled without answering.

Su Huai was dealing with high-end watches for the first time, but he’d picked up too much useless knowledge on Douyin when he joined the MCN agency.

So, he quickly grasped the key points and went straight to the matter at hand.

“I want to buy another limited edition from the Royal Oak Concept Series; how much extra do I need to pay? Give me a number.”

But whether it was due to store policy or Manager Sun’s own apprehensions, the man was thoroughly evasive.

“Normally, you’d have to wait in line…”

Su Huai watched him quietly, waiting for the rest.

Manager Sun hesitated for a moment, then started talking about how Pei Shuyu had bought the watch.

“Miss Pei initially came straight to the store, looked at the catalog, and picked out the 26228OR, but there was no stock. So, settling for the next best thing, she registered to queue up. Then she bought a Millenary series watch at the original price from a collector, and afterwards, she also bought a ladies’ watch from the classic series. Thus, the collector gave up his reserved 26228OR…”

Well, isn’t that quite a challenge to get that watch?

Good girl, you really put your heart into it.

Su Huai frowned and asked, “That Millenary series and classic series, they have a low retention rate on the secondary market, right?”

Manager Sun immediately started playing Tai Chi: “The secondary market prices are influenced by many factors. Our Audemars Piguet watches have always had a higher retention rate than the competition…”

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Bullshit!

Isn’t that just shamelessly self-promoting?

Utterly vague, those two things sound like trash.

Su Huai roughly understood how to buy the watches, but he hadn’t quite figured out Manager Sun’s position in the entire profit chain—or to put it simply, where his benefit lay.

So, he tentatively asked, “Are you well acquainted with that collector, Manager Sun? Could you ask if he has any more spots or available watches from the Concept Series for me?”

Manager Sun kept on smiling, but his smile seemed a touch more genuine.

“Maybe? I’m on good terms with him; I can introduce you, and you can ask him directly if you have any questions.”

Oh, is this an attempt to sidestep responsibility?

Su Huai saw through the ruse but couldn’t be bothered to dwell on it. With decisive action, he stood up to leave.

“All right, then. Let’s do that.”

Su Huai picked up his assorted stuff, called a Didi, and then phoned the second-hand watch dealer.

Collector, my ass. Just a broker doing business on relationships.

Turned out the place was just two streets away from SKP, located downstairs in Jianwai, a second-hand luxury store.

Upon arrival, Su Huai met a genuine Imperial Capital middle-aged fat man, who smiled like a Maitreya but sharpened his knife without a word.

In the beginning, every sentence was probing. It seemed like idle chitchat about everything under the sun, but in reality, he was always sussing Su Huai out.

Su Huai spoke fluent Beijing dialect, yet he claimed, “I’m just a small drifter, running errands for my boss.” Before long, they were both lamenting the bygone ‘Heaven on Earth’ club together.

So, they chatted for a long while without revealing anything, just killing time with idle talk.

But Maitreya thus set the agenda—probing doesn’t necessarily mean directly asking who’s behind you, which circles you’re a part of, or who you’re connected with.

Old pros play this game mostly to understand three key points—power, personality, and level of need.

Power decides whether you’re worth exerting significant effort to treat seriously.

Personality decides how to make your move.

Need determines how deep to cut.

Maitreya realized that Su Huai wasn’t just some young kid; he was mature and calm, so his demeanor became more appropriate.

“Buddy, pick out the watch model you like from the catalog first, and then I’ll help you see if I can get it for you. If I can, we’ll talk further. If not, I won’t waste your time, okay?”

It wasn’t fifteen years later, and there were not many styles to choose from in the Concept Series.

Su Huai had already made his choice, the 26228BC.SS.D314CR.01, which differed from the 26228OR.ZZ in that it had a light blue crocodile leather strap and trapezoid-cut sapphire, making it an all-light-blue platinum watch.

The letters like BC, OR, and so on after the numbers are Audemars Piguet’s proprietary abbreviations to indicate the material of the watch bezel; BC for white gold, OR for rose gold, OO for steel…

In terms of precious metals, watches made of gold, rose gold, and such were more likely to hold their value compared to steel and ceramic models. Strictly speaking, the watch that Pei Shuyu had picked for Su Huai, prone to damage and wear, had one of the lowest retention rates, which was why there were available stock models.

The watches in the Concept Series, except for those made with titanium and steel bezels, all had the same issue—they were too delicate and impractical for wear because of the intricate skeleton structure.

Similarly, the model Su Huai had chosen was not so popular, hence it was in stock.

“Buddy, what a coincidence! A buddy of mine just happened to have ordered one. If you’re serious about wanting it, I can deliver it within three days!”

Some buddy that is—it’s the classic ‘your friend is you’ scenario.

Su Huai didn’t bother with the charade, going straight for the key question, “What about the price?”

“Hehe…”

Maitreya rubbed his hands together, his face beaming with oily glee: “It’s not easy to get an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept… I won’t play coy with you. Pick a few Audemars Piguet watches in my store, so I can give Manager Sun something to show for it and earn a little commission from you. I’ll take care of the rest!”

Actually, Su Huai wasn’t satisfied; he felt the brand was too scheming, even more so than Hermes’s distribution tactics.