Toto smiled: "In the future, I will be a colleague, I don't need to be called so formally, just call me Toto."

As for your contract, we have actually negotiated two ways to resolve it internally.

The first is that you go to Ferrari to negotiate by yourself, it is best to break up peacefully, if not, you will pay liquidated damages, Meiben can help you pay 50% of the liquidated damages, and you can solve the remaining liquidated damages yourself.

The second way is that we will help you negotiate, if the peaceful settlement is also happy, but if there is no negotiation, Mei Ben will also help you pay liquidated damages, but the exact amount depends on your performance on the field. ”

Speaking of this, Toto thought for a while and said: "Now there are seven races left before the end of the F2 season, a total of 14 points races, you only need to get on the podium once, we will help you pay 10% liquidated damages, 10 podiums, no matter how much the liquidated damages will help you pay all the liquidated damages."

After the liquidated damages are paid, it is not the end of it, every time you get on the podium after the liquidated damages are paid, Meiben will also give 10% of the liquidated damages, but this 10% is a direct incentive for you.

Of course, this is only a general idea, and there are still many loopholes and special circumstances, and the specific ones will have to wait for the follow-up improvement. ”

Qin Miao didn't know exactly how much liquidated damages he had in his Ferrari contract, but Qin Miao knew that even if he cut it in half, he wouldn't be able to pay Ferrari's liquidated damages at his own price.

So Qin Miao didn't hesitate much: "I'll choose the second option."

But I still have a question, if I win the championship, can my deduction be increased a little more? ”

Toto smiled and shook his head.

Qin Miao was stunned: "Isn't it okay?" ”

"No, I don't know.

Qin, the business between the two of us has just been discussed, and these rules and regulations should be handed over to your agent to deal with, instead of wasting our precious time with each other. Toto said.

Qin Miao was confused, although he understood the meaning of Toto's previous words, but he really didn't understand the last sentence: "I don't quite understand what you mean." ”

"What do you think of Britain?" Toto didn't answer Qin Miao's words, but instead changed the topic.

Qin Miao is really a little confused now, the riddler who talks half of the way is really annoying!

But after all, this person in front of him is his future boss, so Qin Miao still followed Toto's words and said: "A very good country, the architectural style here seems to me to be very novel, it looks very interesting, the cultural environment is also very special, I feel that everyone is very gentlemanly, but the food is ......" Speaking of this, Qin Miao paused, obviously after eating British food during this time, Qin Miao was shocked by the food culture of the British.

Toto also smiled: "British food...... When you return to Austria for the Grand Prix next year, I will take you to my house to eat traditional Austrian food, such as the emperor's pancakes, Salzburg egg cakes, and Sach cakes, which are very special Austrian foods, and the most important thing is that these foods are much better than those in the UK.

But the scenery in the UK is very good, and I love the old castles in the UK, but you know that...... Even I can't buy those things easily.

But I would love to own a castle where I could sit for ......a day with a table and a chair, a cup of coffee and a newspaper on the grassy grass of the castle, and the warm autumn afternoon sun."

Qin Miao also simulated this scene in his mind, and then asked with some curiosity: "Will there be too many mosquitoes in such an environment?"

Toto:......

……

Originally, Qin Miao thought that after coming here, she would talk to Toto about a lot of topics about the paddock.

Either it's to talk about his future contract or career plan, but in fact, there are only a few words to determine whether Qin Miao will join the Meiben system.

After that, the two didn't talk about anything about work, the two talked about the scenery of the UK to what is interesting in the UK, and then from this topic to family, and then from family to life, and then to the domestic customs, whether there is anything worth going to or delicious food, and then from here to the international situation.

Seriously, Qin Miao felt that this was not an interview, but an aimless rally with his bad friend to pass the time.

But there's no denying that it's really a great way to boost the relationship between the two.

After all, with Toto's knowledge, it was easy to grasp Qin Miao.

In this seemingly ineffective small talk, the relationship between Qin Miao and Toto quickly became closer, and the two sides also understood each other better, although they were not particularly familiar with each other, but in Qin Miao's subconscious, they already felt that Toto was a good boss worthy of trust.

The two chatted from the café to lunch, and sat at a few tables in the café, and then chatted until everyone was gone, leaving only the two of them.

Seriously, Qin Miao didn't expect Toto to be able to talk so much, the key topic of conversation was still interesting, and Qin Miao didn't feel bored at all.

It's also thanks to the fact that they are wearing masks at this time, and the positions of Qin Miao and Toto are not eye-catching, so no one thinks these two people are acting strangely.

In addition, Toto was obviously familiar with the owner of this café, so he didn't come over to chase people.

Finally.

By the time Qin Miao came back to her senses, the time had already come to four o'clock in the afternoon.

Qin Miao and Toto, who had drunk a stomach full of water, both brought their things and walked out of the café.

There are very few pedestrians on the streets at this time.

Turning around, Toto patted Qin Miao's shoulder and brought up the matter again: "From tomorrow onwards, Meiben will officially start the negotiation process with your agent, although I shouldn't say so much from my position, but I still want to remind you again: find a good lawyer team, determine your interests in the contract, and stick to your choice, both of us have intentions, so the temptation can be a little stronger." ”

Qin Miao looked at Toto unexpectedly.

The other man smiled, but did not explain why he did it.

While putting the black mask back on, he said: "Originally, I wanted to invite you to visit our factory, but your focus in the paddock is indeed a bit high now, and it has not been very convenient for a while recently, but there will be time in the future, and I hope that you will like the working environment of our factory by then." ”

Qin Miao nodded to show that she understood.

Then Toto turned his head to face Qin Miao: "Then, goodbye, we will continue to pay attention to your performance in F2." ”

Qin Miao nodded: "Goodbye, Toto." ”

Toto nodded, and then walked to a Maybach parked on the side of the road, but before getting into the car, Toto still turned back to Qin Miao and said, "By the way, although you have a good relationship with Zhou, I still want to advise you: business is business." ”

After saying this, Toto didn't explain anything, got into the car, started the car and left.

Only Qin Miao was left alone and confused.

Qin Miao really didn't understand what the connection between Zhou Guanyu and business was.

But Qin Miao still took Toto's words to heart, and was ready to ask Qiu Meng when she went back.

Normally, when such a big thing happens, Qin Miao usually makes a phone call to her mother at home to tell her that she has a bottom in her heart, and has a basic understanding of her work and life abroad, and she is also at ease.

It's just that there is a seven-hour time difference between China and the UK, the current UK is more than four in the afternoon, and the country is eleven o'clock in the evening, at this time Qin Miao's mother has already slept.

However, Qin Miao knew that his other nobleman, Boss Zhou, was actually not sleeping, and he was probably still playing simulators in his store at this point.

So Qin Miao, who was standing on the side of the road, did not leave directly, but took out his mobile phone and called Boss Zhou.

Soon, the phone was connected,

"Xiao Qin." Boss Zhou's voice on the phone was a little surprised.

"Hey, Uncle Zhou."

"If I'm not mistaken, today is your time off, right? If you don't play your game at this point, how can you have time to call me? Boss Zhou on the other end of the phone was joking.

Qin Miao was a little embarrassed, and touched her nose: "I'm so unkind to you here?" ”

"Well, you basically play a few rounds of CSGO on Steam every night, you think I don't go online?"

"Ahem." Qin Miao coughed lightly in embarrassment, and then said, "I called you this time to tell you that my contract may change in the near future." ”

"Huh?"

Qin Miao looked at the direction of Toto's car and said, "I just met Toto. ”

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and then Boss Zhou's voice rang: "What do you mean...... You just met Toto? Is that Toto I met with you the one I want to be right now? ”

Qin Miao nodded: "If you want to be the one from Mei Ben, that's right, it's him." ”

"Hiss~" The sound of inhaling cold air came from the other end of the phone.

Boss Zhou's voice was quiet for a while, and then the sound of a lighter was heard, and after a breath of breath came from the other end of the phone, Boss Zhou's voice sounded again: "I have basically watched every game you have in F2, it is undeniable that your performance is indeed very rebellious, but Mercedes itself is a championship team, why are they looking for you?" And don't you still have a Ferrari contract on you? ”

"I can't say that, but what I can tell you is that I should be able to get into F1 next season, and then it's either Mercedes or Williams."

"That's it~" Boss Zhou's voice on the other end of the phone was a little melancholy.

Although Boss Zhou has no talent in racing, he likes racing very much, otherwise he would not have opened a racing simulator experience store that does not make money at all, and he is also a fan of Ferrari.

His original expectation for Qin Miao was that this child could enter the Ferrari team instead of him in the future and realize his childhood dream instead of himself.

This kind of affection is a bit like what parents expect from their children.

But now this fantasy is completely frustrated, and Qin Miao's entry into the Mercedes-Benz system next season is already a sure thing.

But after thinking about it, Qin Miao can enter F1, what else do you need?

If Qin Miao's performance is good enough and he goes directly to the Mercedes-Benz team in the new season, he may not be without the possibility of becoming the first Chinese driver to win the F1 Grand Prix.

Think a little more bold, what if you win your first F1 race?

Thinking of this, and after removing the filter of his Ferrari fans, Boss Zhou also became happy: "Good thing! I'll have a chance to see you on the podium in F1 next year! ”

Qin Miao said modestly: "Not necessarily, it may be to go to Williams for a year of training." ”

"That's not bad, you know that if you do enter F1 next year, you will be the first official F1 driver in our country, and maybe even the first driver to reach the podium."

Qin Miao cooled down Boss Zhou in a timely manner: "Uncle Zhou, this matter has not been announced yet, we also have an internal confidentiality agreement, just know it yourself, but you must not say it." ”

"Your Uncle Zhou and I have been fighting in the mall for so many years, and what we pay attention to is the word reputation, and it is impossible to publicize this matter everywhere."

"Okay, I just want to tell you about this by calling you, and I have to go back to prepare the team to prepare the contract, so I won't talk to you."

"Okay, if you are short of money, tell me, and I can give you some more."

"No, no, but if you have a lot of money and don't have a place, you can support me."

"Haha, stinky boy......"

……

After hanging up the phone, Qin Miao called a trolley and returned home.

"How?" As soon as they got home, Zhou Guanyu and Qiu Meng couldn't wait to get together.

Qin Miao nodded slightly: "The verbal agreement has been negotiated, and the next step is for the two parties to send a team to negotiate the details of the contract, and finally negotiate a suitable contract before signing it by me." ”

Both of them are also familiar with this, and after making sure that Qin Miao was out of the bitter sea of Ferrari like himself, Zhou Guanyu waved his arrogant hand: "Go out to eat tonight, I'll please!" ”

"Boss Zhou is atmospheric!" *2。 Qin Miao and Qiu Meng were touted at the right time.

However, after the praise was finished, Qiu Meng leaned into Qin Miao's ear and whispered: "Anyway, shouldn't it be you, a person with a new job, who has a new job, to treat you at this time?" What kind of excitement is Zhou Guanyu's NT following? ”

Qin Miao also whispered: "Maybe my brain was stupid by me, the heaviness of my pillows is really unbearable for ordinary people." ”

"Hey! I'm right next to you two! I can hear you no matter how low you are. Zhou Guanyu's face was full of gloom.

"Hey, can't you pretend you can't hear?"

"Just listen to what you say, whether this is human or not!"

……

Qin Miao's matter for next year's convoy was settled, and the three of them went out for a good meal.

However, the three of them did not choose to go to a traditional Western restaurant, but to a hot pot restaurant.

After eating, they played a little more games in the evening, and the three of them went back to their rooms to sleep.

However, Qin Miao, who was lying on the bed and hugging Qiu Meng's slender waist, did not fall asleep smelling the faint scent of shampoo on her daughter-in-law's hair, but talked about the inexplicable words that Toto said to herself when she left today.

Qiu Meng thought for a while, and then said: "Toto should remind you that you can't continue to deliberately release water to Zhou Guanyu on the field, a game is a game, this is a very serious matter, not child's play." ”

Qin Miao: "Okay......"

The next day, when she got up early in the morning, Qin Miao called her mother.

After briefly explaining her decision and future plans to the other party, Qin Miao's mother was unexpectedly able to keep up with this rapidly changing era, and supported Qin Miao's choice.

After that, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng did not leave the UK, but began to get busy.

Although Qiu Meng is Qin Miao's agent, she is really too busy to negotiate the contract with a team like Mei Ben and determine the contract details.

And so many detailed rules and technical terms on the driver's contract are not something that a non-professional like her can understand.

So today, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng went out to find a lawyer, and thanks to Zhou Guanyu's introduction, the two spent some money to find a team of lawyers to help them deal with the things on the contract, and started the negotiation process with Mei Ben the next day.

This negotiation was naturally led by Qiu Meng and supplemented by the lawyer he recruited.

Qin Miao's requirements for his contract are relatively simple, as I have already said before, I won't go into too much detail here, except for this point, other contract items can be discussed.

Normally, Qin Miao's contract is quite easy to negotiate, and it is not complicated, and it can be completed in half a month at most.

But Qin Miao's request for reluctance to participate in media activities was too strange, and when she learned of the other party's request, Mei Ben's negotiation team was stunned for a while.

There is no way for them to decide whether this clause can be included in the contract, after all, the driver's media activity is an important matter.

So the request was reported layer by layer, and it stabbed Toto's side, and Toto couldn't cry or laugh after knowing Qin Miao's request.

After so many years as a team leader, it was indeed the first time he had encountered such a strange request.

But after thinking about it, he had seen the evaluation of Qin Miao from the information, and it was not surprising that Qin Miao made such a request.

After thinking about it, Toto actually wanted to give Qin Miao a call to persuade this young man.

Toto knows that exposure in the paddock is still important for the driver.

The paddock is actually a stage, how can there be actors on the stage who don't appear in front of the audience to brush their faces to participate in the event, and only focus on acting?

And commercial value is also an important part of the driver's value, and it can even be said that the commercial value accounts for 60% of the driver's own value.

For some teams, commercial value is even more important than the strength of the driver himself.

However, after thinking about it, Toto still gave up the idea of calling Qin Miao.

From yesterday's conversation, Toto could see that Qin Miao's attitude towards money was somewhat different from that of normal people.

Qin Miao's requirements for money are enough, and Qin Miao has no more material pursuits other than that.

Qin Miao's view of money is not like those rich second generations, who only look down on these things after enjoying everything.

Toto felt that Qin Miao's view of money had been cultivated since childhood.

So what Qin Miao wants more than money may be more free time.

After thinking about this, Toto leaned back in his chair and smiled helplessly.

Toto's original plan was to tell Bottas in the middle of the season that the Mercedes team had a suitable No. 2 driver for next season after confirming that the team had a suitable No. 2 driver for next season.

You can terminate the contract with him in advance, let him go to other teams to find a job, and then Qin Miao can take Bottas's position.

But now Qin Miao is reluctant to participate in the team's media activities, Toto can't let the six-time champion go, right?

Is there a big or small king in his team?

So in the end, Toto decided to give Bottas one more option.

It can be as peaceful and economical with the team as just said, and if Bottas wants, Mercedes can also accept the liquidated damages for the early end of his contract.

It also allows Bottas to stay in the Mercedes team until the end of his contract, and the 77 will naturally work as a simulator driver within the team during this period without a driver's seat, as well as participate in media events at a high level.

During this period, Bottas's salary was naturally paid normally according to the requirements of the contract, anyway, there was no shortage of this in Meiben, and even in order to compensate Bottas, Toto was willing to add money to him.

After confirming the matter, Toto replied to his men.

This condition can be agreed, and the other conditions can be symbolically pressed, but don't overpress.

With Toto's approval, the other terms were normal, but negotiations began on the driver's contract, which was largely devoid of any media activity.

After Qin Miao and Mei Ben signed the contract, the imprint of the Ferrari Driver Academy on their bodies was naturally washed away.

However, Qin Miao's driver contract at Prema Racing that year will not be canceled because of this.

Although Prema Racing has a deep relationship with Ferrari, they only have a good relationship with Ferrari and have no interests entangled.

So even if Qin Miao is out of the Ferrari youth training system, Qin Miao can still compete in Prema Racing.

After all, they also want to win this year's F2 Drivers' and Constructors' Championships, right?

As for Qin Miao's contract at Ferrari that has not yet taken effect, it is not up to Qin Miao to worry about it, I believe that Mei Ben will handle it.

Qiu Meng needed to stay in the UK to help Qin Miao deal with the contract, so after the matter in the UK came to an end, Qin Miao returned to Maranello alone.

After returning to Maranello, Qin Miao invited Li Qin to have a meal, and during the meal, Sister Qin did not notice anything abnormal, but was worried that Qin Miao would be assigned to a not very good F1 team next season.

She has no doubts about whether Qin Miao can enter F1 next season.

After finishing the dinner with Sister Qin, Qin Miao invited those who had helped him or knew him well during his time in Ferrari to eat.

Basically, no one noticed Qin Miao's abnormality.

While inviting them to dinner, Qin Miao packed up all the things she and Qiu Meng had in Maranello's dormitory, and then called the moving company to come over and pack them all away.

Because a lot of things were brought to Vicenza by Qin Miao, Maranello put more trophies and daily necessities here, and it wasn't too much trouble to pack them up.

After packing up, Qin Miao found Lawson again.

ps. Last month, the monthly pass came to the incredible 1700 chapters, plus one more more, and now the total owe is to 27 chapters. (End of chapter)