Chapter 5 The Greatest Success for a Man is Being Able to Pay Successfully

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With this thought, Gu Heng didn't hesitate and turned his head to look at the sales associate.

"How much for these shoes?"

The sales associate quickly replied, "45,888 yuan."

Gu Heng: "???!!!!"

Young Master Gu?

Forty-five thousand eight hundred?

Although he didn't show much emotional reaction on the surface or jolt in shock, Gu Heng was truly taken aback by the number.

So he was planning to spend 100,000 yuan to spruce himself up, and a pair of shoes was half the budget?

Seeing Gu Heng fall silent, the sales associate hurriedly continued to explain: "These shoes were a limited edition collaboration released on June 26, 2020, with an original price of 16,000 yuan. The current market price starts from 34,999 yuan.

But since sir has chosen our Nike Boutique, you must have some understanding of our brand.

Our footwear is not just an ordinary pair of sports shoes, but also exquisite collectibles! Collectors around the world take delight in collecting Nike shoes, which is why the price of some models continues to rise.

However, rest assured, while 45,888 yuan may be somewhat expensive, it is definitely worth more than its price if you purchase it!"

Gu Heng no longer wanted to listen to the sales associate spewing bullshit.

What fucking collectors? He had no interest in becoming one. All this fancy-schmancy talk, it's nothing but shoe addiction.

As for getting more than what you paid for, that's just plain bullshit to fool idiots. Although he hadn't used luxury goods before, in his eyes, luxury items, except for showing off in front of others, are utterly worthless.

So he decided…

To be the big fool and indulge himself!

"Wrap them up for me."

"Of course sir, just a moment!"

The sales associate didn't pause slightly and then feel secretly delighted, as written in novels. Instead, they swiftly called over another employee to wrap the shoes for Gu Heng.

Delay leads to changes!

Being in sales means being adaptable on the fly.

If they were slow, and Gu Heng changed his mind, wouldn't they lose out on this performance and commission?

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"Sir, your shoes are wrapped up. How will you be paying?"

"WeChat."

Standing at the counter, watching the sales associate raise the payment QR scanner toward him with a smile, Gu Heng couldn't help but tremble slightly as he reached for his phone...

He had thought about splurging thousands in clubs, business KTVs, and nightclubs where high consumption was the norm, and everyone would cheer 'Young Master Gu is awesome,' but he never imagined that the biggest expenditure of his life would be for a pair of shoes...

After calming his emotions and steadying his trembling hand, he slowly aimed his phone's payment code at the scanner...

Beep...

With a crisp sound from the machine, "Payment Successful" appeared on Gu Heng's phone.

Looking at those words...

Gu Heng unexpectedly felt a sense of achievement...

Indeed, netizens were right, the greatest success for a man is 'Payment Successful'...

Only when the deal was sealed and the performance secured, did the sales associate's heart settle, and their smile became several times warmer than before, "Congratulations sir on successfully purchasing the shoes you love. I wish you a happy life, every day full of joy."

Then they handed over the beautifully wrapped shoebox to Gu Heng...

[Host completes the largest expense of his life, feeling overwhelmed and full of emotions, successfully indulging himself! Mindset elevated once again. Reward: 660,000 yuan]

Hearing the system's voice in his mind, Gu Heng's pupils first constricted and then rapidly dilated.

660,000 yuan?!

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Gu Heng had anticipated that the system's reward might be a bit more this time.

After all, he had shelled out 45,800 yuan, so if the reward were only 9,999 yuan, what was even the point? Indulging twice would plunge him straight into negative assets. Would he have to resort to online loans to indulge his desires then?

If that were the case, Gu Heng would no longer believe that the system was there to give him a leg up.

It was very likely a new tactic developed by online loan companies! The goal was to get young people hooked on online lending...

Even though Gu Heng had just pictured a reward of maybe 50,000 to 100,000 yuan, he never expected it to be 660,000 yuan...

Any guilt he felt for buying a pair of shoes for over 40,000 yuan vanished...

Buy a pair of shoes and earn a luxury car in return? Guilt, what guilt?

Had he had enough money, Gu Heng would have loved to take over the entire Nike Boutique!

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After refusing the sales assistant's impolite request to make a few more sales off him, Gu Heng, holding a shoebox in one hand and a potted devil's ivy in the other, strolled around and then entered an LV store.

The LV sales assistants, noticing that Gu Heng was already carrying purchased items, hurried over to greet him.

Every industry has its standards for identifying customers.

In luxury malls, the vast majority are just browsing, with no intention of buying from the start.

Those who have already bought something are a confirmed sale in terms of purchasing power. Even though it's not certain whether they will continue to buy, in the eyes of these sales assistants, they definitely take priority over customers who enter empty-handed and just browse around.

Among several sales assistants, Gu Heng chose a girl whom he found agreeable.

"Hello, sir. Do you have any particular style in mind that you're fond of? I can show you some right now."

Once Gu Heng made it clear that he was there to buy clothes, the sales assistant eagerly began to serve him.

Looking around the luxuriously decorated store, Gu Heng felt slightly bewildered.

Even though he had nearly a million in his bank account and could shop with confidence in any luxury store, no matter what, it was still his first time in such a place, and he lacked any experience in matching clothes. So he said, "How about you help me put together one or two outfits?"

"Certainly, sir. Could you tell me about your budget?"

After a brief moment's hesitation, Gu Heng slowly spoke again.

"You can match anything within 200,000 yuan for me. If there's anything over that, just let me know."

At the time, there were quite a few other customers in the store. Gu Heng's voice wasn't loud, but he didn't deliberately lower it either.

As soon as he finished his sentence, several customers around him turned their gaze towards him, their looks filled with various meanings — surprise, and perhaps a bit of envy...

Putting together two outfits for under 200,000 yuan.

It sounds effortless, barely worth mentioning on the internet with its average income of over a hundred million.

But the reality is that in 2023, the average total income was close to just 90,000 yuan...

Someone who can spend 200,000 yuan on clothes needs no introduction to their level, right?

Although he wasn't trying to show off deliberately, realizing belatedly the information contained in the gazes of those around him, he couldn't help feeling vulgarly thrilled. An indescribable pleasure rose in his heart.

After all, just a few hours ago, he envied those who could casually browse luxury stores, whether they were truly rich or just pretending. Their quality of life was miles ahead of his own.

The most he had for entertainment was playing King of Glory in his rented room, listening to voices in the chat lobby from ladies being flirtatiously addressed as "CPDD", and, if feeling extravagant, spending 4 yuan on a large bottle of iced tea before going to the internet café for an afternoon of gaming.

But in just a few hours...

There was a flip in lifestyles between them and Gu Heng.

The crowd that should have been envied by him suddenly envied him instead.

Gu Heng didn't know what it was like to take drugs, nor did he want to know, but at that moment, he believed this feeling had to be better than any high!

[Host has exhibited saintly conduct in public, arousing envy. Though vulgar, it is exhilarating! Successful indulgence! Reward: 880,000 yuan! Current balance: 1.8 million yuan.]

Great, great, great!

His ultimate goal of becoming a millionaire, achieved in just a few hours, right?