Chapter 347 - 174: The Door You Can’t Enter, I’ll Take You In
Chapter 347 - 174: The Door You Can’t Enter, I’ll Take You In
The importance of VIC customers to them went without saying. Losing even one was a massive loss.
It wasn’t a mistake any single employee could afford to make.
Yet this young lady had opened her mouth and demanded they cancel a whole batch of them.
I mean, how terrifying is that?
If they really did suddenly cancel a batch of VIC accounts, forget him, a lowly store manager—even the head of operations for all of Jiangcheng would be in deep trouble.
Xu Yun turned to the young man, who was still looking dumbfounded, and asked, "Can I ask why you’re here to buy chocolate?"
"It’s a gift for someone."
The young man smiled awkwardly. "I like this girl, and she mentioned offhandedly that she wanted to try this. Her birthday is in a few days, so I thought I’d come buy a box for her."
"I heard the chocolate here isn’t cheap. A box can cost several hundred, or even several thousand."
Xu Yun asked, "And you’re willing to spend that?"
Hearing this, the store manager couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
’Dude, coming from a VIC like you, that sounds pretty rich.’
’You call this little bit of money "not cheap"?’
"Well, for the girl I like... once or twice is still okay."
The young man answered earnestly, "I just want to make her happy."
"Wow, you’re so devoted."
Xino said enviously from the side, "Look at him. If you were half as good to me as he is, I’d die from being so moved."
"You’d really be moved?"
Xu Yun said heartlessly, "If I were the kind of guy who couldn’t even get into a chocolate shop, you probably wouldn’t even give me the time of day."
"..." Xino was speechless.
’A simp? Or deeply in love?’
’There’s a fine line between the two, and sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference.’
Anyway, Xu Yun felt that when two people liked each other, selfless devotion that was reciprocated was what he’d call being deeply in love.
But if it was just one-sided affection, mindless giving without expecting anything in return—that was just being a simp!
Xu Yun didn’t know if the girl liked this young man back.
But it didn’t matter.
Since he’d run into him today, it must be fate.
He was willing to be the good guy for once and help the other fulfill his wish.
’The door you can’t get through? I’ll get you in!’
Xu Yun turned to the store manager and inquired, "What if I want to bring him in with me? Is that okay?"
"Mr. Xu, we..."
"Cut the crap. I don’t need your explanations."
Xu Yun cut him off. "Just tell me right now. Yes, or no?"
"Yeah, is it okay or not?"
Xino chimed in, "If you can’t make the call, I’ll just phone your Jiangcheng regional manager and ask."
"Yes, of course, it’s fine."
The moment the manager heard this, he immediately said, "Mr. Xu, Miss Xi, as long as you’re happy."
"Come on, handsome, don’t just stand there."
Xino said with a smile, "Come on into the shop with us."
"Huh? Coming." The young man subconsciously followed them, entering the Louis Vuitton chocolate shop through the exclusive channel.
"Alright, go on and pick something out for yourself."
"Thank you."
The young man said gratefully, then joined the other customers in the store and began to carefully browse the selection.
A second ago, he had been silently cursing capitalism and despising privileged people like Xu Yun.
But now that same privilege had suddenly fallen upon him, making him one of its beneficiaries.
And suddenly, he felt pretty damn good!
Looking at the exquisite chocolates before him, then turning to glance at the customers still queuing outside, he felt an inexplicable sense of superiority.
’So this is what it feels like to just walk in without an appointment or waiting in line. It’s amazing.’
The customers in the store today were all regular and junior members. There were basically no VICs, because any VICs interested in these items had already tasted them before the grand opening.
They didn’t even need to come in person. A single phone call, and someone would have the chocolates specially delivered to their homes.
So for two VICs like Xu Yun and Xino to come to the store to buy things themselves, and even go to the service desk to make an appointment, was truly a bit unconventional.
Xu Yun wasn’t interested. He was just browsing casually while Xino did the actual choosing.
The store manager accompanied them the entire time, patiently introducing every item they looked at.
When he introduced the last item—which was also the most expensive—Xino found it a little interesting.
Not only was it shaped like a doll, but you could also turn a key by hand to make the doll rotate 360 degrees!
You could eat it, and you could play with it.
Xino pointed at it and said to the store manager, "This one’s good. Pack up 23 of them for me."
"..." The store manager was stunned.
Ordinarily, the store had purchase limits.
Each customer could only buy a maximum of three of any single item at one time, and a cumulative total of no more than 10 items.
But when facing a VIC like Xino, the biggest rule was that there were no rules.
As long as they had it in stock, her request had to be prioritized!
The chocolate business was just a little "teaser" for their corporation, a way to boost popularity and capture the yuppie market.
There was no way they would offend a VIC who spent over a million a year for such a tiny bit of profit.
After all, the cost of a single limited-edition bag they might casually buy was enough to cover the sale of several hundred of the most expensive chocolates.
It was simple math.
After hearing Xino’s order, Xu Yun asked doubtfully, "Can you even eat that many? Aren’t you afraid of gaining weight?"
"Who said I was going to eat them? Can’t I give them away as gifts?"
Xino laughed. "So only a big shot like you is allowed to buy bags for your friends, but I can’t buy chocolates for mine?"
"Whatever. As long as you’re happy."
Xu Yun grinned. "Besides, it’s not my money you’re spending."
"..." Xino was speechless.
Soon, all the chocolates were boxed and bagged at the checkout counter.
At 3,200 yuan each, the 23 items came to a total of 73,600 yuan!
As for the young man from before, the two of them naturally paid him no mind. Whatever he bought was none of their business anymore.
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