China Rolls-Royce seller lets man of modest means live the dream in car showroom, tells him ‘try hard to succeed’
- Man visits car showroom, admires luxury vehicle, invited to sit in driver’s seat
- He is influencer with 55,000 followers, video attracts 5 million views online
A Rolls-Royce salesperson in China who showed kindness to a man who was looking enviously at the luxury cars but who could not afford one has touched many hearts online.
In a Douyin video that went viral, a man is seen visiting a showroom in Xian, in northwestern China’s Shaanxi province, to admire his favourite car, a Cullinan SUV.
The modestly dressed visitor asks the salesman, Li Zhangchao, if he needs to “verify his capital”.
Li refuses and welcomes him into the showroom, and then helps make the man’s dream come true by taking a video of him standing next to the car, which costs about 7 million yuan (US$1 million).
He also spoke to his mother over the phone, telling her that her son had “made it” and she could stop worrying about him.
Li continued to patiently help the curious man after he asked to sit in the driver’s seat and pose for a photo with a Rolls-Royce umbrella next to him.