Art of negotiation with a China man
I was at a coffee-shop. A man came over neatly dressed aged about 30 years old. He spoke with a China accent.
May I sit with you? I looked over and there were umpteen empty tables around. I suppose I had a puzzled air? Who is this guy I asked myself? Is he someone I have forgotten?
Without meaning to be rude, I just nodded my head.
CM ( China Man ) : I know you don’t believe in fortune telling. I can tell. Anyway, I will tell your fortune for RM3.00. You don’t have to pay if you don’t want to. I can see you are a married man and your wife doesn’t speak much.
That piqued my interest. I nodded in agreement.
BB ( bengbeng ): RM3.00 only? I don’t have to pay if I don’t want to?
CM : You look prosperous but you are a false tauke ( boss ) in spite of your car and house and properties. You will never be a success.
You have a lot of small people at your back. You are always helping people. You will get nowhere.
BB: Huh?
CM : I can tell. It is not your bad luck. I can sell you a talisman. You will win in magnum and get rich. But you have to pay me RM1000/-.
BB - I am not interested. I never gamble anyway.
CM : I can give you a discount. How much do you have?
BB : I am just not interested.
CM : I can sell you this paqua. It is only RM3.00. It has magical powers. It is only RM3.00. ( A paqua is an eight sided talisman )
I barely looked at it and it looked like it was worth more than RM3.00. I offered to pay him RM3.00 just to get rid of him.
CM: But you have to pay RM803.00. RM100.00 for each side of the paqua ( RM100/-x8 plus RM3.00. Every side has a God who will take care of you.
BB : I don’t have that sort of money.
CM : Your bad luck is not from your past generations. It is because the fengshui in your house is no good. You pay me RM388 and I will go to your house and fix your fengshui.
I smiled thinking of the audacity of this China man. He mistook my smile for interest.
CM : For another RM3888.00 I will sell you special talisman and put right your fengshui and make you a millionaire.
I was beginning to see the danger of this man. He just would not let it go. A crowd began to gather around us. I suppose they wanted to see if I was idiot enough.
BB: I gotta go.
And I left the man.
CM: Hey, you owe me money, man!
BB : Hey, you said I don’t have to pay if I don’t want to.
Many in the crowd began to titter and smile.
CM with a angry look : You owe me money for telling your fortune.
I gave the coffeeshop owner who is my friend RM3.00.
BB: Treat him to a drink worth RM3.00
I left the scene.
Oh boy!!!! Do I have a look on my face that says idiot?
These people! But I’m not surprise that there are people who would believe him…
if u kenot take it, end the conversation with a nice number too… 378
Jewelle : he was betting I would bargain. he didnt expect the full price of coz.
Clement :
If this happen again, just ignore him and enjoy your drink. Let him talk without replying and he will make himself looks like an idiot.
LOL. There are MANY gullible Malaysians out there who would’ve taken the bait.
When he talks there is this much pressure to buy,buy and buy..his personality is overwhelming and his delivery speech i mean is smooth n by repetition one can easily get carried away by his tale.
Wahahahaha!!! That’s hilarious! And speaking of others who got cheated by this kind of person, I wonder how.
Anyway, you just had a piece of laughing true story to share with.