Volume 3 Chapter 65 Taxi
After listening to Krush, Mercado gave up on finding work at the Sandton industrial district. Rather he headed to the Falling Rain Valley, planning to participate in the driverâs license exam at the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.
After personally experiencing the speed and comfort of the Magic Car, Mercado was certain that this thing would replace horse carriages. It would become the most used method of transportation in the Lampuri Kingdom and even the Sines Continent.
Then that driverâs license would be necessary in the future. If he passed the test ahead of time, it meant that he would have an advantage compared to others.
But while Mercado was excited when he rode Krushâs Magic Car to the Falling Rain Valley, after he arrived, he was heartlessly rejected by the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.
âIâm sorry, we arenât holding driverâs license exams right now. If you want to apply, please patiently wait for a notice from our company.â The Frestech Chamber of Commerceâs receptionist was young, beautiful, and had a nice voice, but he was dissatisfied when he heard this.
âWhy?â Mercado angrily slapped the desk in front of him, âThis Magic Car is clearly produced by your company and youâre the ones who want people to take the exam, so now youâre telling me that youâre not holding exams? Are you playing me? Doesnât this mean that if I go and buy a Magic Car, but because I donât have a driverâs license, wouldnât I have bought it for nothing? Because I canât drive it at all! Tell me, how do you do business like this!â
Mercadoâs raised voice echoed through the Frestech Chamber of Commerceâs lobby, immediately attracting everyoneâs attention.
The receptionistâs face turned a bit red as she quickly shook her head and said, âIâm sorry, this sir, I didnât mean that. This is the policy of our company. MoreoverâŠ..our company currently isnât planning on selling Magic Cars to individuals right nowâŠ..â
âNot selling to individuals?â Mercadoâs eyes popped out again, âThen who are you planning to sell to? Only to the Fersen Carriage Company? Could it be that we normal people arenât qualified to buy it?â
Seeing Mercadoâs fierce expression, the receptionistâs face turned completely red. She could only shake her head and couldnât say a single word.
Although she had been the receptionist for some time, the guest that came here all admired the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, so they were very polite to her. How could they be as fierce as Mercado was now? It really made it hard for her to adapt.
Seeing that the receptionist was speechless, Mercado became even angrier.
Because he had been unemployed for half a year, Mercado had a lot of pressure. Now that he had finally found a chance for better work with the driverâs license, but he was told that he couldnât test for one, it immediately made the anger he had over the last half a year explode.
âLet me tell you, if your Frestech Chamber of Commerce doesnât let me test for a driverâs license, youâre discriminating against us normal people. Iâll tellâŠ..â
Mercado had just said this when he felt someone tapping his shoulder and he angrily waved his hand.
âScram!â
That person tapped his shoulder once again.
Mercadoâs anger surged and without caring, he turned and sent out a punch.
However, this punch seemed like it had hit a soft but firm wall, scattering all the power behind this fist.
Mercado looked at the tornado that surrounded his right fist in a daze before looking up at the person in front of him, immediately becoming shocked. It was like a tub of cold water fell over him and his legs turned soft as he fell to the ground.
Xu Yi shook his head and waved his hands at the guards, stopping them from coming over. He reached out towards Mercado on the ground and said with a faint smile, âThis sir, no matter how you feel about our Frestech Chamber of Commerce, you donât need to yell at such a young girl like this, right? Getting angry doesnât solve your problem. If you have opinions, you can calmly express them. If we can solve them, then I think that we will be happy to help you.â
Mercado looked at Xu Yi in front of him. That anger that filled his mind completely disappeared and all that was left was shame. He wished that he could dig a hole to jump into.
Too embarrassing!
It really was too embarrassing!
He had actually yelled at a young girl in front of all these people and had even cursed the Frestech Chamber of Commerce in their domain!
The most important thing was that the Frestech Chamber of Commerceâs chairman Xu had seen him!
âIâŠ..IâŠ..I donât have any opinions, justâŠ..I just lost control of my emotionsâŠ..â Mercado couldnât meet Xu Yiâs eyes at all, as he kept looking around while answering, âThatâŠ..XuâŠ..Chairman Xu, youâŠ..you shouldnât mind it. IâŠ..I was just impulsive andâŠ..didnât mean anything.â
Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, âI can understand that everyone will feel like that sometimes. But this sir, I heard you say that you wanted to take the test for a driverâs license?â
Hearing this question, Mercado remembered his goal. Now that the Frestech Chamber of Commerceâs chairman Xu was in front of him, how could he miss this great chance?
He ignored his shame and embarrassment as he looked at Xu Yi with an expectant look and said, âRight, I rode the Fersen Carriage Companyâs new public transportation line and heard the driver mention that a Magic Car requires a license, so I came to ask about it. Chairman Xu, why arenât you holding tests for driverâs licenses right now? I feel that there is a lot of promise with these Magic Cars, so there will definitely be people who want to test for driverâs licenses in the future.â
Xu Yi looked at him with a bit of surprise, âYou just heard it from a driver and you wanted to take the test?â
âUn, because I feel that the Magic Cars will definitely replace the horse carriages, so itâs better to get the driverâs license as soon as possible.â Mercado said with a nod.
Xu Yi smiled as he looked over Mercado again. He thought that this fellow who looked hysteric just now had quite the insight.
âIt will definitely be opened, but it is currently being prepared and there are many things that havenât been finished yet, so it isnât open for now.â Xu Yi explained, âIf you really want to take the test, you can wait for our Frestech Chamber of Commerce to announce it.â
Although it was the same answer, Mercado definitely didnât dare shout at Xu Yi. He could only honestly agree, but he didnât give up as he asked, âThen chairman Xu, why will the Magic Cars be sold to normal people like us?â
Xu Yi asked back in an interested voice, âWhat are you planning on buying the Magic Car for?â
Mercado scratched his head and said in an embarrassed voice, âThisâŠ..I was riding on the medium sized Magic Passenger Car and felt that with how fast it ran and how comfortable it was, it would definitely be popular for traveling long distances. So I thoughtâŠ..You see, there are many places the Fersen Carriage Companyâs public transport system doesnât reach and if there was a Magic Car that specially brought them to those places which could be called at any time, it would definitely be popular.â
Xu Yi looked at Mercado with a look of surprise. If he didnât misunderstand, this Mercado actually wanted to buy a Magic Car to use as a taxi?
This fellow didnât seem that special, but he never thought that his mind for business would be this good. He was able to step ahead of everyone else and come up with the concept of a taxi!
Seeing the strange expression on Xu Yiâs face, Mercado thought that he had said something wrong. He revealed an awkward smile, âThisâŠ..Chairman Xu, do you think that my idea is laughable?â
âNo, itâs not laughable at all.â Xu Yi quickly shook his head, âIt should be that I admire your idea, but just one or two is too petty. How about this, you can go to the Fersen Carriage Company to see chairman Pompeii and say Iâm introducing you. I think that chairman Pompeii will definitely be interested in your idea and would be very happy to discuss it with you.â
Xu Yi actually took a piece of paper from the receptionist and wrote a simple letter of introduction, which caused Mercadoâs heart to almost explode with excitement.
Chairman Xu was actually recommending him to the Fersen Carriage Companyâs chairman Pompeii! He also said that chairman Pompeii would be interested in his idea!
Great! I, Mercado can have a day like this!
Being able to connect with important people like chairman Xu and chairman Pompeii, he would definitely become rich!
Xu Yi put his personal seal on the letter of introduction and gave it to Mercado who didnât know what to do with his excitement. He patted him on the shoulder and had a guard on the side send him off before returning to the people who had been waiting on the side.
âSorry, Iâve made you wait for a small matter.â Xu Yi said to everyone with a smile.
âHow so?â The Sarank Chamber of Commerceâs chairman Rank waved his hand with a smile, âWeâve seen how magnanimous chairman Xu is through this small matter. You could have just chased this fellow out, but you actually listened to him, helped him come up with a plan, and even introduced him to chairman Pompeii. It really is admirable.â
âThatâs right. Although I always thought that chairman Xu is a generous person who didnât care about the small stuff, I never thought that chairman Xuâs heart is this open. Youâre even willing to calmly talk to this kind of person, I really canât admire you anymore.â The Armani Chamber of Commerceâs chairman Vincent also had the same praise.
Even the Falcao Chamber of Commerceâs chairman Morgan who didnât always have the best relationship with Xu Yi also nodded as he praised, âIndeed, chairman Xu makes me feel ashamed. I think that you wouldnât make us look that bad later, donât you think, chairman Xu?â
Xu Yi looked over the three of them and gave a cold laugh in his heart.
These three fellows were calling him âmagnanimousâ and âopen heartedâ was to remind him to make some concessions later.
But it was a pity that for the Magic Car technology that they wanted, he couldnât give relent at all and could only make them disappointed.
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