Chapter 67: 400g Gold Bar In Hand!
10:43 AM.
Jiang Tao got out of the car at the Yutong Used Car Wholesale Market, located near Dahongmen on South Ring Road.
Upon entering the market, he quickly found a dealership called Lao Li Premium Used Cars.
After Jiang Tao entered, he gave the name Zhang Bo to a salesperson, who immediately went to call out their boss.
“Hello Mr. Jiang! My name is Li Ming. Zhang Bo has already contacted me by phone. I’ll show you the cars first.”
Li Ming appeared to be only in his early thirties, not at all like Lao Li. He was probably just helping out at the stall like Zhang Bo.
Jiang Tao followed Li Ming to their parking lot.
Hundreds of vehicles of different qualities and models were parked in the large parking lot.
There were sedans, SUVs, and large pickup trucks.
Among them were not a few high-end models like those from BBA.
The prices ranged from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of yuan.
Jiang Tao even saw a silver-gray Maserati President!
If you took this thing to a ring toss game, wouldn’t it attract guys from dozens of kilometers around?
Jiang Tao followed behind Li Ming, like Grandpa Jiang entering Grand View Garden, looking left and right, overwhelmed by the sights.
It was clear that Li Ming’s family had the strength to run such a large used car dealership!
“That Audi was driven by the elderly father of a buddy of mine and Zhang Bo’s. The car condition is very good.”
“Mr. Jiang, you can definitely drive it for another ten or eight years without any problems.”
“Or, after driving it for two or three years, if you want to change cars, you can come pick one out from us anytime.”
“We have cars of all grades, high, medium, and low, for you to choose from.”
Li Ming led the way, chatting enthusiastically with Jiang Tao.
“Mr. Jiang, this is the one. You can take it for a test drive first to get a feel for it.”
Li Ming led Jiang Tao to a black Audi A6 with its license plates removed and handed Jiang Tao a set of car keys from his pocket.
Ding-a-ling—
“Mr. Jiang, you go for a test drive, I need to take a phone call.”
After handing the car keys to Jiang Tao, Li Ming went aside to take a phone call, seemingly a business-related call.
Jiang Tao’s gaze fell on the Audi’s car door.
As expected, in his field of vision, the four car doors of the old Audi were glowing with a dark golden light.
Who would have thought that four gold bars were hidden inside the car doors!
For 120,000 yuan, not only could he get an old Audi, but also four gold bars worth over 270,000 yuan.
Once this transaction is completed, Jiang Tao will have a net profit of 150,000 yuan in cash plus an old Audi!
Although he felt reassured about Zhang Bo and Li Ming, it was still a purchase of 120,000 yuan for some things.
A test drive before the transaction was very necessary.
While Li Ming was on the phone, Jiang Tao got into the old Audi and drove around the lot for four or five laps.
Although it was an Audi from over a decade ago, it was still a high-end car.
The interior space was very spacious, and the leather interior didn’t look very old. It was still comfortable to drive!
“When I become wealthy, I’ll definitely buy a Mercedes-Benz to drive!”
While test-driving the old Audi, Jiang Tao was thinking about his longed-for Mercedes-Benz GLS!
Although it wasn’t the most expensive, it was his favorite model.
In the past, he could only dream of those million-dollar luxury cars.
At his level, he rarely even had the chance to ride in one.
Among Jiang Tao and Xu Li’s friends and family, Xu Li’s cousin drove the most expensive car, an Audi Q5L, which cost about 350,000 yuan after registration.
So far, no one drove a Mercedes-Benz.
In the near future, how glorious would it be to drive a Mercedes-Benz GLS with Xu Li and their daughter to visit his father-in-law’s home!
What would his mother-in-law and sister-in-law think, who he used to ridicule?
Just thinking about it made him feel comfortable all over, a sense of elation.
“Work hard to make money! Strive to drive my dream car as soon as possible!”
After finishing the two laps of the test drive, Jiang Tao parked the car next to Li Ming and got out.
“Mr. Jiang, how was the test drive? The car condition is good, right?”
Li Ming smiled and greeted Jiang Tao after seeing him get out of the car.
“No problem, I’ll take this car. Let’s sign the contract. When can the transfer be completed?”
Jiang Tao was very straightforward. Even if there were problems with the car, he would still buy it!
Afterwards, the two of them drove back to the office area together.
After signing several contracts, Jiang Tao followed Li Ming to the finance department and completed the payment.
It took over 2 hours to complete all the procedures, and Jiang Tao became the new owner of the old Audi A6.
Li Ming’s side would mail the transfer documents and other procedures back to Ping County, Jiang Tao’s registered residence.
Jiang Tao would need to go to the Ping County Vehicle Administration Office upon his return to Ping County to complete the final procedure before the car would be completely registered under his name in Ping County.
None of that mattered; Jiang Tao could drive the car away after paying.
“Goodbye, Mr. Jiang. If you have any car buying or selling needs in the future, you can always find me.”
“Okay, goodbye.”
Jiang Tao waved to Li Ming from inside the Audi and drove away.
At a nearby gas station, he spent over 500 yuan to fill the tank with 95 octane gasoline and drove straight towards the Xiao Shahe Urban Village.
It took Jiang Tao over an hour to return from the used car wholesale market on South 3rd Ring Road to Xiao Shahe, located between North 5th and North 6th Ring Roads.
He parked the car directly next to his truck at the village entrance.
He got out, took a Phillips screwdriver from the tool kit in the truck’s driver’s cabin, and got straight to work!
The doors of the old Audi A6 were easy to disassemble; only two Phillips screws fixed the door frame.
After removing the screws, he clapped a few times upward with his palm, and the door panel was instantly removed, revealing several wires inside.
Holding the removed door panel with both hands, Jiang Tao scanned the inside of the car door and quickly found his target!
It was a China Gold gold bar, about the size of a chocolate bar, still in its plastic wrap!
Jiang Tao freed one hand, half-squatted down, and smoothly retrieved the first gold bar.
Next, he would reattach the first door panel before disassembling the second, third, and fourth ones!
In less than 20 minutes, he had obtained four 100g China Gold bars!
Looking at the four gold bars in his hand, Jiang Tao felt as if he saw red banknotes flying all around.
Jiang Tao had already checked the current gold price the night before.
The market price for China Gold was currently 688.2 yuan per gram!
The intelligence indicated that these four gold bars were worth 275,280 yuan.
The corresponding price was exactly the same as the price per gram of 688.2 yuan!
Based on Jiang Tao’s limited understanding of the gold market.
The current price was definitely at a high point; it probably wouldn’t rise much further.
With the Spring Festival approaching, people’s desire to spend was high, and gold was selling well.
After the Spring Festival, when people returned to their normal lives, the price of gold might fall!
Therefore, Jiang Tao planned to sell these four gold bars obtained today while the gold price was still high, before returning to his hometown for the Spring Festival, to cash them in.
If the gold price fell after the Spring Festival, even a loss of 10 yuan per gram would mean a loss of 4,000 yuan for 400 grams!
