69novels Chapter 82 Emotional Value Also Costs Money
Chapter 82 Emotional Value Also Costs Money
After seeing Lü Zhizhe off, Chen Che returned to the incubator to arrange for Lü Zhizhe to have a computer installed.
Building a high-end PC is significantly easier than building a cost-effective configuration. With cost-effective machines, you have to compare and carefully consider each component, while with high-end machines, you can just choose the flagship models for everything.
Chen Che still entrusted all the responsibilities to Chen Sui.
Chen Sui skillfully opened the Word document containing the configuration form, and then opened Baidu to search for the latest CPU and graphics card ranking charts.
Chen Che chuckled as he watched from the side: "Squad leader, it's only been a few days, and you already know about the ladder chart?"
"Hmm," Chen Sui nodded, "Assembling a computer is quite fun. Don't you find the process of untangling a mess of cables at the end very relaxing?"
"Would a normal person think that way? They'd just cover it up with a panel and call it a day."
"..."
Chen Sui quickly finished the configuration list. Needless to say, the graphics card was included, the hard drive only had solid-state drives, all four memory slots were filled, and when the machine was turned on, it would have to have some fancy LED lights. These were all requirements put forward by Lü Zhizhe himself.
Chen Che glanced at the configuration list. There were no problems with the selected accessories; the problem lay in the prices.
"Class monitor, why are the prices you filled in all the original purchase prices from our own Taobao stores?" Chen Che asked.
"If we don't fill in the price we ordered, what should we fill in? We can't exactly ask for a discount, can we? Hmm... it's not impossible. If we're friends, we can round it down." Chen Sui looked troubled, but finally made up her mind and said.
"Uh..." Chen Che rubbed his forehead, feeling speechless. "How could we possibly lose money? I mean, we have to make money! There's no way we'd buy it at the original price, install the computer for him, and then sell it back to him at the original price."
Doesn't it take you time to write a configuration list? Doesn't it take you time to assemble a computer? What if there's a problem with the components? Won't you have to deal with the follow-up issues? You need to factor in the remaining value of your components.
"Oh...it seems so..." Chen Sui nodded, made some revisions, and finally added an extra hundred yuan to the quote.
Chen Che rolled his eyes at this: "Squad leader, is your labor really that cheap? Even a labor scab would be amazed."
If I don't make 20% off this deal, I'll feel like I'm doing myself a disservice.
Chen Sui calculated that a 20% profit would amount to several thousand yuan on this computer, which was beyond her current understanding. She looked troubled and said, "This is not appropriate. Didn't you just tell me that we cheat strangers half the time, but make a big profit from acquaintances? We know that ourselves, so we can't become that kind of person."
Chen Sui slammed her hand on the table as if it were the most natural thing in the world: "How can that be the same?"
Poor guys are all about cheap, money-saving, and high cost-performance; they'll never leave the mountain unless the price drops.
But rich guys just buy and that's it; they buy the best and most expensive, so others will envy them and praise them as big shots and tycoons. That's the emotional value of consumption.
Emotional value also costs money, and sometimes it can be quite expensive.
A wealthy heiress spends a fortune to make a female streamer smile and becomes the top spender in the live stream. If they can meet offline, it's considered that the other party has good manners. But if there's no chance for an offline meeting, then all that's left is emotional value.
Chen Che thought for a moment and then added, "Let me tell you, if we pack it up and deliver it to him, he'll have to thank us."
"Really?"
"Hmph, just you wait and see."
Chen Che sent the configuration list to Lü Zhizhe, and the other party replied shortly afterward, saying that there was no problem and that he should just follow the instructions.
Over the next few days, we'll just have to wait for the parts to arrive.
However, this doesn't mean Chen Che can just sit around doing nothing.
As mentioned before, to make the rich guy feel that he got his money's worth, you need to provide emotional value.
So, every time a part arrived, Chen Che would pick it up from the courier station and take a picture to show Lü Zhizhe.
"Bro, the graphics card arrived. It's the top-of-the-line flagship card on the market right now. The only one higher-end than it is the Galaxy One..."
"Bro, the RAM arrived. Let me tell you, when it lights up, this LED strip will be as colorful as a street racer, guaranteed to be the coolest thing ever..."
"Bro, the hard drive arrived. This time we're only installing SSDs. Reading speeds will be lightning fast, games will launch instantly, and you can download whatever movie you want first. Say goodbye to storage anxiety forever..."
Once all the parts arrived and the machine was officially installed, Chen Che called Lü Zhizhe over and asked him to personally unpack all the packages.
The graphics card packaging box is especially large and heavy. The sense of ritual when you use a knife to cut open the seal and take the graphics card out of the anti-static bag can only be described as wonderful.
However, a rather strange scene was that Chen Che stood aside assisting Chen Sui. When asked to hand him a screwdriver, Chen Che would hand him a screwdriver; when looking for cable ties, he would hand her cable ties; when a screw was missing, he would rummage through the box to find the corresponding screw.
Lu Zhizhe watched from the sidelines, amused: "Brother, why are you the one assisting her?"
Chen Che sighed softly, not feeling ashamed at all: "With her skill level, I'm only good enough to stand on the sidelines and hand her things."
This was the second computer Chen Sui had assembled, but a genius is a genius after all. Unlike Chen Che, who claimed to be an old DIY enthusiast but was actually a novice, he finished everything smoothly in less than two hours, even tidying up the cables neatly, and the computer booted up on the first try.
While installing the operating system on the computer, Chen Che boasted to Lü Zhizhe, "Brother, installing the operating system should be charged extra, but we're buddies and I'm not trying to make money off you, so I'll let it go."
Lu Zhizhe squinted and said thank you, "Good brother, you really are a good brother," which startled Chen Sui, who was sitting on the sofa playing on her phone, and made her look up and widen her eyes.
Goodness, to get ripped off so badly and still willingly thank someone like that, I'm speechless.
After setting up the computer, downloading the software and games would take some time. Lü Zhizhe glanced at the time and realized it was almost noon. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go, brothers. I'll treat you to a meal to express my gratitude."
Chen Che didn't refuse, but decided to skip the extravagant meal. There would be plenty of opportunities to make a fortune in the future, so there was no rush. In the end, he decided to have a braised beef dish at the school cafeteria.
This is also a stall with a pretty good reputation in the school.
Chen Che ordered the signature braised beef, as well as beef offal and braised beef.
The aroma was irresistible as soon as it was served. Chen Che picked up a piece of tendon, chewed it, and found it soft, chewy, and bouncy. The spices were prominent but didn't mask the rich meaty flavor, showing that the chef was skilled.
Just as I was about to eat another piece of beef, I heard Lu Zhizhe, who was sitting opposite me, make a disgusted "Eh" sound, and then put down his chopsticks with a look of disdain.
"What's wrong?" Chen Che asked.
"You said this restaurant was good, but is this stuff even edible?"
"Isn't this good enough? Could you afford this price elsewhere?"
"Heh," Lü Zhizhe sneered, picked up a piece of beef and waved it in front of Chen Che. Under the light, a layer of colorful green light appeared between the grains of the beef.
"Look at this colorful reflection! It's obvious that it contains excessive heavy metals. How can we eat this? Is it even safe to eat?"
As he spoke, he picked up another piece of cabbage, which was still sprinkled with some tiny black specks resembling sesame seeds.
"This dish must have too much pesticide residue. Is there anything edible on this table?"
If I weren't in a good mood today, I would definitely have gone to the management office to complain about this stall.
The school cafeteria is just so-so. Another time I'll take you to my favorite Western restaurant to try their sirloin and filet mignon—those are the real gems.
Chen Che didn't explain, and just said perfunctorily, "Okay, if you're not going to eat it, then we'll eat it."
As Chen Che placed a few pieces of meat into Chen Sui's bowl, he said gently, "Eat more, you must have worked hard setting up the computer."
He also silently cursed Lü Zhizhe as a country bumpkin in his heart.