After returning to the hotel, Qin Miao asked Qiu Meng if she wanted to go to dinner together, but Qiu Meng refused.

Qin Miao may have thought about this aspect carefully, but Qiu Meng knew that it was necessary for Toto, as the owner of the team, to maintain his relatively serious and mysterious image in the hearts of his subordinates, to put it simply and in layman's terms, he tried not to brush his face in front of his subordinates as much as possible.

Therefore, unless it is a New Year's holiday, Toto rarely meets with the team's drivers or other staff members for dinner in private.

And today, Toto suddenly wanted to have dinner with Qin Miao without warning, Qiu Meng felt that Toto must have something serious, and his past might affect the conversation between the two.

I just didn't go.

Qin Miao didn't force it, after all, when Toto said this, he also said that he could bring Qiu Meng with him, and he didn't force anything.

However, when Qin Miao came to Toto's hotel and met Toto, he saw Toto and Toto's wife Susie Wolfe at the same time.

After seeing Toto's wife, Qin Miao knew that Qiu Meng had guessed wrong, but she hadn't guessed it completely.

At least for now, it seems that Toto really just wants to invite Qin Miao and his wife to have a light meal together.

Because during the meal, Qin Miao and Wolf did not talk about anything about the paddock, and most of the topics between the two revolved around family life, houses and travel.

Qin Miao has also met a lot of people over the years, and has been to a lot of places, and he has a certain understanding of the customs and customs of the whole world, and he will not be so poor that he can't find suitable words when eating and chatting with the couple.

However, after dinner, Susie went to deal with her work, and Qin Miao and Toto had the same hotel, after all, they were both hotels booked by the Meiben team.

When he went back, Qin Miao drove, and Toto sat in the co-pilot.

Just when Qin Miao thought that this was really just an ordinary party, Toto turned the topic to the paddock.

"Qin Miao, having said that, after becoming an F1 World Champion, have you considered your driver contract?

Do you feel unconvinced that you still get such a small salary after winning the world championship? ”

Qin Miao shook her head: "To be honest, I really haven't thought about this, what's wrong?" ”

Raising his eyebrows, Toto glanced at Qin Miao, and then said, "Although it is not suitable for me as a person, I still feel that with your current strength, the salary of your current contract is a little too low.

And now I understand why you didn't agree to a contract extension for us in the first place. Toto shook his head and said with emotion: "Now with your strength and value, you are indeed worthy of a better driver contract." ”

Qin Miao was silent for a while, he couldn't say that he didn't agree to Toto's contract renewal request because he was thinking about other teams at that time, right?

Since Toto understood it this way, Qin Miao also borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and followed Toto's words, and said in a slightly joking tone: "It's okay if you don't remind me, now that you talk about this matter, I also think that my driver's contract salary is indeed a little low, is the team ready to raise my treatment to the same level as Hamilton?" ”

"Ahem." Toto coughed lightly before saying, "Of course, the team doesn't mind giving you this level of salary if you want it." ”

"But you know, the team isn't for charity, and if you want a contract of this level, you'll have to re-sign it, and the length of the contract will increase. ”

Qin Miao shrugged: "You know, I don't have much interest in contracts that are too long. ”

"Of course, I know.

And from your point of view, I also think that you really shouldn't sign a long-term contract, after all, you are still in the growth period, and you have unlimited futures and possibilities.

So this time, the team is simply preparing to increase your salary, as for the length of your contract, it is still the same, and the new contract will last until the end of 2023. ”

Now it's Qin Miao's turn to be surprised, according to the performance of the team and Toto last season, Meiben's confidence here is very sufficient, basically not seeing rabbits and not scattering eagles.

Since you, Qin Miao, don't want to sign a long-term contract with us, even if you win the drivers' championship, we will only give you bonuses, as for increasing your annual salary? Inexistent.

But the first race of this season has only been completed for less than a week, and Toto found Qin Miao and is ready to give Qin Miao a salary increase.

No matter how you look at it, there is a sense of wanting to make up for the loss of the sheep and make up for the relationship between the team and Qin Miao.

After following Qiu Meng for so long, Qin Miao also saw a little bit of the way from this matter.

It should be that the team is a little anxious after discovering that the competitiveness of the car this season is not as strong as expected.

Now that the racing aspect has obviously fallen behind, it is natural to make up for it in other aspects, and now there are only a few top drivers in the paddock, so the Meiben team wants to have a good relationship with Qin Miao as soon as possible, so that after Qin Miao's contract expires, Qin Miao will rely on this relationship to favor Meiben as much as possible when choosing the team.

As for whether there is something deeper, Qin Miao is not very clear, but Qin Miao knows one thing, that is, what Toto is currently proposing is beneficial to himself.

"It seems that I have no reason to refuse."

"In fact, there is no need for you to refuse, it was originally the team to give you a reward for outstanding performance last season, the reason why I waited until today to tell you about it, mainly because there are too many things on the team's side, and we don't know how the new season will perform, so we spend too much time on the car, and after the Bahrain run, our work this season is on the right track, until this time we have time to examine whether we have any shortcomings, The first time I found out about the problem with your contract. ”

Qin Miao's words were true.

"At that time, the team will give specific contract details, and if you have time, you can just come to my office and sign it.

As for salary...... You also know that it is impossible for the team to give too much if the contract period has not increased, so the annual salary is only 20 million US dollars, and the weekly salary is 380,000 yuan.

Of course, the original reward system is still there, but it may not be enough compared to your current salary, but it's an extra income, isn't it? ”

That being said, the team is actually the fourth highest base salary in the paddock.

In front of Qin Miao are only Verstappen, Hamilton and Alonso.

That's what a 20-year-old world champion looks like.

"With such a high salary and no strings attached, it's easy to suspect that it's a scam." Imagining the scene after the $20 million was credited, Qin Miao shook her head and said with a smile.

"Actually, you can also refuse, because then you will save the team a lot of money." Toto teased with a laugh.

"No, it's a good contract, I agree."

Toto smiled even more.

However, Toto soon restrained the smile on his face again: "Next, there will be someone in charge of this matter in the team, remember to find a lawyer to carefully read the contract that the team gave you before signing, in case there is anything wrong or missing."

Finally, I look forward to the closer cooperation between you and the team. ”

"I hope so, too."

When he said this, Qin Miao's car happened to stop in front of an intersection and wait for the traffic light, and the hands of the two were just clasped together.

……

It is worth mentioning that Qin Miao's contract change has not been publicized to the public, whether it is Qin Miao, Toto, or Meiben Racing Team.

Don't look at the salary of 20 million US dollars this year is very high, and even has surpassed 85% of the drivers in the paddock, but in fact, Qin Miao's salary is a little too cheap in front of the world championship title.

So if it is not announced, basically not many fans will care about Qin Miao's specific salary at this time, even if someone is curious, it will disappear in other news for a while.

But once this news is announced, no one can predict what the follow-up consequences will be.

After returning to the hotel, Qin Miao naturally told Qiu Meng about this matter.

Qiu Meng didn't find any clues from this matter after thinking about it: "There shouldn't be any big problem, I'll help you check it when the time comes, and then find a few different law firms to cross-verify the terms of the contract, if it's okay, this contract can indeed be signed." ”

Qin Miao found a chair to lie down, and after hearing Qiu Meng's statement, she asked with some surprise: "Just find a lawyer to confirm that there is no problem, is it necessary to be so strict with cross-verification?" You give me the illusion that I'm looking for a spy. ”

Qiu Meng pursed her lips: "You can't have the heart of harming people, you can't have the heart of guarding against people, you can have a snack." ”

"Isn't this you, it's up to you for everything." Qin Miao was very indifferent.

Qiu Meng glanced at Qin Miao helplessly, and then rolled her eyes and contacted the lawyer.

Nothing was said all night, and the next day, Thursday.

Qin Miao's shooting day.

Because today is the shooting day, Qin Miao came to the paddock early.

After eating breakfast, Barber handed Qin Miao a timetable.

After taking over the schedule, Qin Miao glanced at it, and then sighed: "There are a lot of activities today." ”

Barber nodded and said: "The ratings of this year's Formula 1 Grand Prix have reached a new high, which has led to an increase in the number of pre-race video shoots, an increase in pre-race sponsorship activities, and a surge in the number of fans that have led to more fans who have purchased exclusive VIP tickets for the team. ”

"Hey, I remember the stars of the last Grand Prix weren't invited by the local tourism board? How did this change in Saudi Arabia? Qin Miao found a blind spot.

Barber shrugged: "The effect is good, you don't know how much Mercedes-Benz car sales in Asia have increased in the past three days, all of this is a temporary decision made by the parent company of Mercedes,"

Qin Miao smashed his mouth: "F1 is still a business alliance after all, everything is based on interests. ”

"Who's to say it's not...... Okay, that's all for the complaints, get to work. The two chatted almost and came to the door of the convoy house that the staff of the team's logistics department had built overnight.

……

Qin Miao looked lackluster in the early stage of Thursday's work, because these times were recording videos, and most of the time Qin Miao and Hamilton were performing, and the smile on their faces was not a smile, but an expression.

However, when the time came for the track day activities in the afternoon, Qin Miao was a lot happier.

It's a joy for a driver to be able to drive on the track, even if it's not that good.

It's just that to Qin Miao's surprise, at the track event on Thursday, Qin Miao drove the team's AMG GT and drove the VIP spectators of the Meiben team twice to the track for two laps, and when he was about to take the last one to get off work, he saw an acquaintance again.

"Dong Chou?"

looked at Jay Chou who was wearing a helmet and sitting in his co-pilot.

Although Jay Chou's head had been deformed by the safety helmet at this time, Qin Miao still recognized the other party, and then a big question mark popped up in Qin Miao's mind.

Although Qin Miao was very happy to see Jay Chou again, didn't this guy just watch his game in Bahrain last week? Why is it running to Saudi Arabia again.

"Yo Qin Miao, good afternoon, see you again." Jay Chou fastened his seat belt with the help of the staff on the sidelines, and said hello to Qin Miao with a smile.

Looking at Qin Miao's puzzled look, Jay Chou seemed to have guessed the doubts in Qin Miao's heart, so he explained with a smile: "My work here is not over yet, there are still many activities and a fashion week to participate in, so I stayed here in the Middle East for a few days, and I just knew that there was a track day for the Meiben team this week, so I came over." ”

Then Qin Miao stretched out her hand and shook hands with Jay Chou and greeted her, after which Qin Miao turned her mind and asked with a smile: "It's good, I hope you have fun in the paddock."

But Chou Dong, what do you say about today's experience? Do you want me to go faster or run normally? ”

"Is this still an option?" Jay Chou was a little surprised.

"Of course." At this time, Qin Miao smiled so purely, he looked like a big boy without any scheming.

After all, Jay Chou also has his own supercar, and he has also run on the track, although the speed is not very fast, but he also boasts that he has some track driving experience.

So he was also very curious about the difference between the sports car he drove and the sports car driven by the F1 world champion on the track together, so he quickly accepted Qin Miao's proposal, and then said: "Actually, I have experience in this area, alas, if you can, how quickly and how can you." ”

The smile on Qin Miao's face became a little brighter after hearing this: "Okay, then you sit tight." ”

After finishing speaking, Qin Miao looked at the staff who were tying Jay Chou's seat belt.

The other party finally checked the equipment on Jay Chou's body, and after making sure that there was no problem, he gave Qin Miao a thumbs up, indicating that the inspection had been completed and there was no problem.

Qin Miao smiled slightly, started the car, and turned off the electronic control system of the car, and at the same time adjusted the engine to the track mode, and then the car was taken over by Qin Miao.

ps. I'm sorry.,In the last few days, I'm going to prepare things to go back to my hometown.,It's a little busy.,Three to go back to my hometown.,It's estimated that the third will have to ask for leave.,After returning to your hometown, you should be able to pay off the debt.。

It's still 4K today, I'm really sorry.

ps2.Hamilton went to Ferrari This thing really shocked me for a whole year, the eight-time champion is in a hurry? (End of chapter)