Chapter 232: Making Money
In the garage, Zhang Guan was talking with the maintenance engineer about the tuning of the car. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Ross Brown stood silently to the side, a look of surprise on his face.
Because Zhang Guan's car knowledge is no less than that of an experienced racing driver.
Don't assume that a racing driver only needs to be able to drive, in Formula 1, a racing driver has as much knowledge as a racing engineer, and they know more about the car than the average racing engineer, and sometimes the driver is involved in the design of the car. Schumacher, for example, had more racing knowledge than many university professors, otherwise he would not have been able to act as a technical advisor to Ferrari.
Drivers need to know how to race in order to be able to discuss with engineers and tune their cars to make them more familiar with them. It's not just about written knowledge, it's about the experience that the drivers have accumulated in the race.
However, today, Zhang Guan, a rookie in racing, is talking about "valuable experience" there, but a bunch of automotive engineers are frequently nodding their heads by him, and many people still show expressions of sudden realization from time to time.
This scene made Ross Brown feel extremely strange, you can be a rookie teacher for an engineer? So he silently appeared and began to listen carefully to what they were saying, but gradually, he changed from a listener to a participant, and finally to him and Zhang Guan, where he directed the engineers to work.
I saw Ross Brown wipe the sweat from his forehead, and then said, "Zhang, you have brought me back to my youth. It's like 10 years ago, I was at Ferrari and I was standing next to Schumacher and we were talking about a new car, just like we had just done. At that time, although we didn't win five consecutive championships, we enjoyed the passion of struggle! I even had the illusion that it was Schumacher standing next to me! ”
"Schumacher's experience book, isn't it Schumacher!" Zhang Guan thought to himself, he was worried that Ross Brown would be suspicious, so he grasped this question, so he immediately changed the topic, pointed to the cockpit, and continued: "Can this cockpit be bigger?" ”
"Big deal. No matter how big it is, it will affect the aerodynamic package. Brown continued, "But I think this space should be fine." Among the drivers in active service, there are also several who are over 180 centimeters, and the Kubika of the BMW Sauber reaches a height of 185 centimeters. I remember we had a driver in England who was over 190 tall, about the same as you. ”
"Alright then!" Zhang Guan jumped into the car as he spoke, and continued: "It looks like this is forcing me to drive faster and get out of this small space early!" ”
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The sports department of an online media.
The editor-in-chief pointed to a manuscript and said, "Move this to the headline for me." The Rockets defeated the Spurs 87-85, Da Yao had 13 points and 8 rebounds, and Ci Shiping had 24 points ......"
"Editor-in-chief! Big news! A small editor hurried in, holding a freshly printed photograph in his hand. He came to the editor-in-chief's desk, handed the photo to the editor-in-chief, and said, "Editor-in-chief, look, big news!" ”
"What is this?" The editor-in-chief looked at what resembled a diploma taken in the photo, and the dense English letters on it made him feel a little dazed. It's not that he can't read English, but the photo is too small and the resolution is a little low, so at first glance it is impossible to see what is written on it.
"Editor-in-chief, this is a super driver's license! Super driver's license for Formula 1! The editor said.
"Oh?" The editor-in-chief did not react too strongly.
"Editor-in-chief, take a closer look here, the name!" The editor pointed to a place in the photo and said.
The editor-in-chief lowered his head, carefully identified it, and then asked softly, "Zhang Guan?" ”
The editor nodded seriously, while the editor-in-chief's eyes widened and confirmed again, and then his voice became like a rooster's crow: "Is that Zhang Guan?" ”
The editor still nodded, but his expression became more serious.
"Where did you get this thing? Is it credible? Don't be PS? The editor-in-chief asked a few questions.
"Absolutely credible! Zhang Guan's agent group has Hong Zinan, who is in charge of the media, and she is not my senior sister when I was at Communication University! Of course, people are seven or eight times higher than me...... But she sent it to me! The message sent by Zhang Guan's own agent team is absolutely not wrong! ”
The editor-in-chief let out a sigh: "My goodness! Zhang Guan really got a Formula 1 driver's license! When they announced the list of drivers on their website a few days ago, even I thought it was an oolong! This is big news, hurry, go write me a script, this one has to make headlines! ”
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A few days ago, when the China Power Team was established, it was said at the press conference that there would be Chinese drivers entering the Formula 1 race, and many people thought it was a polite remark at the time, but today this matter has come true, and this Chinese driver is Zhang Guan!
The F1 Super Driver's License was put on the Internet by the media and immediately made headlines in all the media, and the champion team also confirmed that Zhang Guan will be a driver of the Chinese power in the upcoming Formula 1 race.
The first team from China, the first driver from China, this is a new page for the entire Formula 1, and behind this, there are also rich economic benefits.
For these manufacturers, what they value may not be the international market behind Formula 1, but the publicity effect brought by Zhang Guan, because everyone knows that where Zhang Guan is, there is media attention. Not to mention racing, even Zhang Guan's shuttlecock skipping rope can also attract a large number of sponsors.
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Zhang Guan looked at the sponsor price list sent by Zhuge Wenbo, and frowned.
"It's low, these prices are really low!" Zhang Guan said into the telephone receiver.
On the other side of the phone, Zhuge Wenbo looked a little surprised, and he said, "What? Not satisfied with the price? But I think the prices are pretty good, and the highest one is close to McLaren's body sponsorship. ”
Zhang Guan thought for a while and said: "You can lower the price for them, but you must agree on the championship bonus, and there must be a champion and a champion in each game." ”
"Huh?" Zhuge was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Also, how did I forget about your $500 million gambling contract!" You're aiming for the title this season. Okay, I understand what to do. ”
In motorsport, championship bonuses or points bonuses are a common thing, and even often appear in contracts. The team has promises to the drivers, the team owners have promises to the team, and the sponsors have promises to the team. How much is the champion, how much is the runner-up, how much is the third place, how much is the point obtained, and even how much is given for the finisher, etc., all of which are clearly marked with prices.
However, one thing is the same as all other sports, and that is that winning a championship is more valuable!
At present, the price received by Zhang Guan can be regarded as reasonable, but if it is based on the quotation of a champion driver and a champion team, it is a little low, so Zhang Guancai proposed that the sponsorship fee can be reduced, but the championship bonus must be added, so that as long as Zhang Guan wins the championship, he will get higher returns.
"F1 is all about burning money!" Zhang Guan hung up the phone and sighed, it had only been a few days, and he had already spent 60 million, and he had to invest more in the future.
"Gotta get a little more out of the sponsors! Otherwise, I won't be able to take it anymore. Zhang Guan thought silently in his heart
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