88: Short-term planning
People are like this, it is easy to want to enter the ruler after gaining an inch, not to mention that Qin Miao is still young now, and he does not have so much life experience to distinguish whether his actions are inappropriate, and he will do whatever he wants.
"Actually, we can ask Zhou Guanyu." Qin Miao explained: "Although Zhou Guanyu is Chinese, he moved to the UK to live in 12 years, and it has been almost eight years now, so long to stay, he is also half a local, we outsiders may not be able to find a suitable training venue for half a day, but for a local snake like him engaged in related industries, it may be just a thought." β
"Is that so?" Qiu Meng was a little surprised: "I thought he was just coming to the UK to compete." β
Qin Miao patiently explained: "Although there are people who play racing in China, to be honest, domestic racing cars are less than one-ten-thousandth of foreign ones, whether it is professionalism or market recognition, or the training of young drivers.
Although it hurts to say, when it comes to the racing circle, foreign countries are the best. When he said this, Qin Miao was a little uneasy, but he couldn't help it, after all, the development of the domestic automobile industry was too late.
"Among the European countries, the United Kingdom is one of the countries with the most prevalent racing culture, you must know that the first F1 Grand Prix was held in Silverstone, England, and many F1 teams are also headquartered in the United Kingdom, because the British racing atmosphere is very strong, and the corresponding supporting facilities are also complete enough.
Therefore, it is not difficult for Zhou Guanyu to come to the UK to study and live for the sake of his future career as a driver, right? β
Qiu Meng nodded instructively, but at this time the two were on the phone, and Qin Miao couldn't see Qiu Meng's expression.
"It's always inconvenient to talk on the phone, you come back first, let's meet and talk about something."
"Okay, where are you now?"
"The restaurant below the hotel is not far from the door, you should be able to see it when you come in."
"I'll pull it!"
While waiting for Qiu Meng, Qin Miao sent a message to Zhou Guanyu on WeChat.
[Are you awake?] γ
[Ask you something, I can't leave the UK recently because I need to apply for a visa, but I don't want to stop professional training during this time, do you have a suitable training venue?] γ
Qin Miao didn't like to post a [Are you there? After the other party answers, he will talk about his purpose for looking for him this time.
Qin Miao likes to directly describe all her goals at one time, and after the other party sees her message, she will definitely reply as soon as possible, which not only saves time for herself, but also saves time for the other party.
I thought that Zhou Guanyu would have to give him an answer after a while, but he didn't expect that the other party would reply to the message not long after Qin Miao's second sentence was finished.
[Wake up]
[It's very simple]
[You wait and I'll ask]
After finishing speaking, the other party didn't reply to the message, Qin Miao felt that the other party might have gotten up to get dressed and wash up or something.
Qin Miao replied with a [Okay]
More than ten minutes later, Zhou Guanyu sent another message.
[It just so happens that there are no races to occupy the Silverstone track recently, and our team is also going to train in Silverstone, you can come over and use the track, no one will care about you.] γ
After Qin Miao saw the news sent by Zhou Guanyu, she was very surprised in her heart.
Because many of the teams are based in the UK, Silverstone, where the British Grand Prix is held, is not a track that is open to the public all year round.
The occasional open day is basically overcrowded, and Qin Miao, who has specifically checked the information, knows this very well.
Qin Miao originally thought that this time she came to participate in the British Grand Prix, at most, she would just be able to experience the Silverstone Circuit in the simulator, but now listening to Zhou Guanyu's meaning, it seems that she can drive into the Silverstone Circuit to experience it?
This opportunity is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Qin Miao.
Qin Miao is so happy not all because he can easily brush the proficiency of the Silverstone Track, for those who love racing, it is already a very happy thing to have the opportunity to drive the car for a lap on the well-known track in person.
What's more, the track was hosting the F1 Grand Prix yesterday.
Now Qin Miao really knows why Qiu Meng lets herself make friends when she has something to do, because sometimes things that may be very troublesome for you are just a matter of words in the eyes of your friends.
[Awesome! Boss Zhou, you have great powers, and the profundity of your means amazes my little brother! γ
[It's good to know, next time CSGO...... Understand? γ
[Yes, yes, the money at the beginning of the game will never exceed 4750, and the sniper rifle in your hand will not break]
[Hmm... Xiao Qin, you know each other very well, and your future is limitless (funny)]
[That's that (dog's head)]
β¦β¦
The two simply blew for a while, and then Qiu Meng walked in from outside the hotel restaurant with two bags.
At a glance, this girl found Qin Miao standing out from the crowd among the many blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners who were communicating in an old London accent.
After sitting beside Qin Miao with her things, Qiu Meng said: "The visa matter has been busy, now I am waiting for the result, the other party said that it is not difficult, but it just needs to wait for a while, at least 7 working days." β
It's basically something that was said on the phone.
"Are you hungry?" Qin Miao didn't care about this, Qin Miao absolutely believed in Qiu Meng's ability.
So compared to this, Qin Miao was more concerned about whether this girl would be hungry after running outside for so long, and also pushed a dessert specially ordered for her in front of Qiu Meng.
Looking at the pudding pushed in front of her, Qiu Meng's little face couldn't help but smile, and then she kissed Qin Miao's face fiercely, and then happily took the pudding and ate it.
Although Qiu Meng had already had lunch, how could Qiu Meng, who had been running the formalities, have time to eat lunch, she just bought some snacks in the convenience store to fill her stomach.
Now after returning to Qin Miao's side, although the other party did not say hello to him, a dessert that he had specially kept for himself at first glance could easily make Qiu Meng, who had been busy all morning, happy, and the fatigue of running around all morning was also swept away.
While the two were eating and chatting, Zhou Guanyu also went downstairs.
Should I say it or not, the physical fitness of the riders is indeed first-class, and Zhou Guanyu, who stayed up all night like Qin Miao and only slept for about six hours, did not have much fatigue on his face, and even Qin Miao found that he deliberately tidied up his hairstyle.
Qin Miao spotted Zhou Guanyu as soon as possible and waved his hand at him.
Zhou Guanyu also discovered Qin Miao and Qiu Meng, and came to the two of them.
However, in this process, Zhou Guanyu directly ignored Qin Miao, and always stared at Qiu Meng who was sitting next to Qin Miao with some curiosity.
After careful calculation, this is the first time Zhou Guanyu has met Qiu Meng.
After Zhou Guanyu sat down, Qiu Meng, who was concentrating on dealing with the dessert in front of him, found out that someone was coming in front of him.
After seeing the person who came, Qiu Meng was a little surprised: "Zhou Guanyu? β
Zhou Guanyu nodded politely: "Hello." β
Qiu Meng hurriedly put down the spoon in her hand, wiped her mouth and hands with a napkin before standing up and stretching out her hand to Zhou Guanyu: "Hello, I'm Qin Miao's girlfriend: Qiu Meng." β
Zhou Guanyu was quite relaxed, but when he saw that Qiu Meng had stood up, it was difficult for him to continue to sit, so he also stood up and shook hands with her to show respect.
"Zhou Guanyu, Qin Miao's friend."
The two of them know each other.
After sitting down again, Zhou Guanyu casually ordered something to eat, and then turned his head to look at Qin Miao: "You want to practice the car has already been said, tomorrow from nine to twelve in the morning, from two to five in the afternoon, you can go to practice during this time, but we can't provide you with a racing car, you have to figure it out yourself." β
"You've done my best to help me with this, I can't be forced to ask you to help me find a trolley or something." Qin Miao naturally knew what was wrong, but her curiosity about F2 cars still made Qin Miao a little unable to control her mouth: "What, Lao Zhou, I'm just asking, after you finish training, is it inconvenient for me to try your F2?" β
After hearing Qin Miao's words, before Zhou Guanyu could show anything, Qiu Meng hated the iron and stepped on Qin Miao fiercely in the audience.
Although she felt that Qin Miao's approach was a bit too embarrassing, Zhou Guanyu was still an outsider in Qiu Meng's eyes at this time, and she still wanted to save some face for Qin Miao, so she just warned Qin Miao in private, and didn't say anything in person.
Qin Miao's face changed slightly, feeling that Qiu Meng's strength was not too light, Qin Miao knew that she might have said the wrong thing.
But Zhou Guanyu said unexpectedly: "Of course you can, you can drive it casually, it's okay if you hit it, an F2 is not expensive 100,000 euros, you can afford to drive it casually." β
Zhou Guanyu said this with a smile when he said this, and Qin Miao didn't know if he was serious or joking, but Qin Miao knew that he really had to pay the 100,000 euros, that is, it might be a little troublesome to exchange the domestic money.
However, for the temptation of being able to drive F2 in person, this price is something Qin Miao can afford.
But Zhou Guanyu's meaningless words, coupled with Qiu Meng's kick, Qin Miao knew that this topic should be stopped in moderation at this time.
So Qin Miao began to think about how she could get a car so that she wouldn't be too boring in the next seven working days.
Qin Miao's first thought was to rent a car.
Because Qiu Meng had done this thing, Qin Miao had such an impression in his heart, when it came to this kind of thing, the first thought that came to mind was to rent a car.
But soon Qin Miao put this thought behind her.
Admittedly, there are also car rental companies in the UK, and you can also rent some sports cars or supercars and the like.
But Qin Miao didn't dare to drive the rented car to practice on the track.
Because the car rental company's car itself is difficult to figure out, what if the rented car can drive normally, but it just can't drive fast?
And driving fiercely on the track in someone else's car, Qin Miao was a little reluctant in his heart, Qin Miao's good education did not allow him to take advantage of others.
Again, this is not his own car, in case of any accident on the track, Qin Miao, who has signed a rental car contract, needs to pay not only the money for car damage, but also the follow-up procedures will be very troublesome.
is also because there will be all kinds of troubles coming to the door after the car is hit, so Qin Miao will inevitably have concerns when driving this car.
When you have concerns about practicing, you will not be able to find your best state, and the effect of practice will inevitably decrease.
So this option is passed.
"Is there a place to rent a car at Silverstone? Can I rent an F3 or F4? Qin Miao turned her head and asked Zhou Guanyu.
Zhou Guanyu: "There are clubs in Silverstone that specialize in renting cars, but those clubs are generally only open on open days, and they are not open under normal conditions.
And they only rent F4 and cheaper sports cars like Lotus, and they don't have more professional sports cars like F3. β
Qin Miao scratched her head: "Then I want to find a way." β
Soon Qin Miao thought that in addition to Zhou Guanyu, he had another connection, that is, Lawson.
Since he said that he is the person in charge of Ferrari's youth training, it should be a reasonable request to ask him to help get a trolley to train, if it really doesn't work, Qin Miao can rent a car at his own expense, but he needs Lawson to provide a way for himself.
But if there is no way to solve Qin Miao's immediate priority by looking for Lawson, then Qin Miao will probably have to start looking for travel strategies in the UK.
Because there is no car, even if Qin Miao can go to the place where Zhou Guanyu is training to take classes, most of the things he has learned will not be able to verify the authenticity and suitability of himself.
Although Qin Miao boasts that he has a good memory, if he doesn't immediately practice what he has learned to deepen his impression, even if Qin Miao doesn't often use these skills or professional knowledge after writing them down, he may forget them after a long time.
I thought of it, and after taking out my mobile phone and signaling to Zhou Guanyu and Qiu Meng that I was going to call, Qin Miao called Lawson.
At this time, it was already more than two o'clock in the afternoon, even in Europe, this was a normal working time, Qin Miao was not worried that the other party was resting when the phone called.
The other party answered the phone quickly. βHelloοΌβ
Qin Miao said politely: "Mr. Lawson, I am Qin Miao." β
"Oh, Qin, our Ferrari's future star, do you have something to do with me? And when will you be able to report back? We've got your contract ready and ready to test it for you, and we're waiting for you. Lawson's tone was cheerful.
Qin Miao opened her mouth to explain: "I'm sorry Mr. Lawson, I can't go to Italy for the time being because of visa problems, and it will take at least 7 days for the visa to be approved."
I'm coming to you because of this, because I don't want to waste a few days.
I've found the right training ground at the moment, but I haven't found the right training vehicle, so I'd like to ask if there's a way for me to get a car that I can get off the track for a few days, after all, you know, I'm going to face the big test of my life in the near future, and I want to face this challenge in the best shape possible. β
After Lawson on the other end of the phone heard Qin Miao's words, a smile involuntarily bloomed on his face.
After all, the young juniors I fancy are both motivated and have a clear self-awareness, which is undoubtedly a happy experience for some good teachers.
It feels a bit like playing a development game.
(End of chapter)