After hearing what Zhou Jingming said, Schumacher's hand holding the wine glass couldn't help but stop in mid-air, with an unknown look on his face.

"Excuse me, Mr. Zhou, what did you just say?"

"I mean, is Mr. Schumacher interested in joining our Tianming team?" Zhou Jingming smiled and repeated what he had just said.

"Hahaha...... Mr. Zhou, you are really too humorous. Unexpectedly, Schumacher laughed after hearing it clearly, thinking that Zhou Jingming was joking with him.

"Mr. Schumacher thinks I'm joking?"

"Isn't it?" Schumacher's expression finally became serious.

"Of course not. Zhou Jingming smiled and shook his head, "How could I joke with Mr. Schumacher about this kind of thing? ”

"Mr. Zhou, you should know that I'm a Ferrari contractor now, right?"

"Of course, but so what?" Zhou Jingming nodded.

"If you have a contract, you should abide by the contract, this is the most basic truth, and the person in charge of our Ferrari team is also in this room at this time, Mr. Zhou bypassed our person in charge and came directly to contact me, is it against business ethics?" Schumacher had already confirmed at this time, and Zhou Jingming was telling him about it very seriously, so his tone of voice became cautious.

"I think Mr. Schumacher misunderstood me, because I know that you have an agreement with Scuderia Ferrari, so I came to ask for your opinion, and I don't think the contract will be an obstacle for Mr. Schumacher to join our Scuderia Ten, how Benetton took you away from Jordan in the first place, we can take you away from Scuderia Ferrari in the same way. ”

Zhou Jingming said to Schumacher with a smile.

Schumacher made his F1 debut for Jordan, finishing seventh due to a clutch problem, and after that, he was poached from Jordan by Benetton.

Therefore, in Zhou Jingming's view, the contract is not a problem, but it is just a matter of paying liquidated damages, but paying liquidated damages to forcibly poach the driver must obtain the consent of Schumacher himself, otherwise there is no way for the liquidated damages clause to be activated.

"If Mr. Zhou wants to take me away in this way, it should be clear that my liquidated damages are not a small amount. Schumacher said.

"Money is not a problem for me, and in my opinion, Mr. Schumacher is worth far more than that liquidated damages. As long as Mr. Schumacher wants to, I am willing to pay you twice as much as the Scuderia Ferrari. Zhou Jingming continued to persuade.

However, Schumacher shook his head, "Thank you Mr. Zhou for your kindness, it's not a question of how much salary, I have to think about my career, I don't have any intention of looking down on the Tianming team, but the current Tianming team, there is no way to compare with the Ferrari team, the Ferrari team can provide me with a broader platform, as long as I can continue to win the championship, my salary will naturally increase." ”

In the face of Schumacher's refusal, Zhou Jingming was not angry, so Schumacher is more worthy of him to sign, otherwise Zhou Jingming agreed as soon as he mentioned "double salary", which made Zhou Jingming lose interest in him, and people who can put their careers at the forefront will create brilliance with Tianming Racing Team, which is more important than anything else.

"I can understand Mr. Schumacher's concerns, but I am confident that in the near future, the platform of the Tianming team will be bigger than that of the Ferrari team, just like I did when I founded the Tianming Group, from a very small workshop-style factory to the scale it is now, all in less than 15 years. ”

Zhou Jingming paused, raised the wine glass in his hand and took a sip before continuing, "So Mr. Schumacher doesn't need to refuse me in a hurry, and then I will use practical actions to prove to you the strength and sincerity of our Tianming team." ”

After saying this, Zhou Jingming didn't continue to entangle, smiled at Schumacher, and then turned to leave.

"Mr. Zhou. ”

Just as Zhou Jingming turned around and didn't take a few steps, Schumacher's shout came from behind him.

"Is there anything else Mr. Schumacher has anything to say?" Zhou Jingming asked, turning around and smiling.

"If Mr. Zhou can prove that Tianming Group has the ability to build high-performance F1 cars, maybe at that time, we can continue to talk. Schumacher didn't know why, he would stop Zhou Jingming from saying such a thing.

Zhou Jingming smiled and made a toast to celebrate, "Okay, then I wish us a happy cooperation in advance." ”

Looking at the figure of Zhou Jingming leaving, Schumacher was in a trance for a while, he didn't understand, why Zhou Jingming had so much confidence, after all, in Schumacher's view, there is a big difference between ordinary cars and F1 cars, what does Tianming Group use to make high-performance cars?

Obviously, Zhou Jingming is not a few years older than himself, but whether it is the tone of his speech or the temperament revealed between his words, it makes Schumacher feel like a mountain.

"Maybe my next leg is really in the Tianming team?" Schumacher whispered.

After more than two years of switching to the Ferrari team, Schumacher still failed to win his third world championship, which made the young Schumacher also began to be a little impatient.

***

"How about it, what did Schumacher say, did he agree?" Zhou Jingming had just walked back with a wine glass, and Jonathan, who had already noticed the movement of the two people, couldn't wait to ask.

"How can it be so easy, the current Tianming team, but there is no way to compare with the Ferrari team, if he agrees immediately, I will have to reconsider whether to sign a contract. Zhou Jingming shook his head with a smile.

"What then?" Jonathan froze, "if he doesn't come, then I won't have a racer." ”

"What are you doing in a hurry? It's still early in the year 2000, and Schumacher is not like those young drivers, he is already an instant force, ready to use, as long as I sign him before the start of the Chinese Grand Prix in the millennium?" Zhou Jingming said helplessly.

"Are you sure people want to come?" said Jonathan, with some disbelief.

"Just wait, Schumacher, I'm going to decide. You don't have to worry about this matter, manage your team well, those few young drivers who stand out, don't let them be wasted, they have to train when they should train, and by next year at the latest, we will officially announce the news that Schumacher has joined the Tianming team. ”

Zhou Jingming said very confidently.

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