Shortly after opening its doors on a Tuesday morning in mid-December, the Rolls-Royce showroom in Singapore’s Redhill neighbourhood was already bustling. US-China tensions remain high, financial markets are skittish, the risk of global recession looms heavily: it is the perfect time to put down an $80,000 deposit on a hot pink Phantom.
12月中旬的一個週二上午。開門後不久,位於新加坡紅山(Redhill)的勞斯萊斯(Rolls-Royce)展廳已經相當繁忙。美中關係依然高度緊張,金融市場動盪不安,全球經濟籠罩在衰退風險的陰影下:這正是支付8萬美元定金、購買一輛吸睛的粉色勞斯萊斯幻影(Phantom)豪車的最佳時機!