Reborn F1 Forza Motorsport

Chapter 28 The Art of Negotiation

"Mr. Martin, I understand your concerns. After all, my child has only won two championships, and it's not an intercontinental competition yet."

"But you have to know that we are not British, so we have a unique advantage over the British drivers."

"And this is not America.

"At this time, although the relationship between the United States and China has become increasingly stable after breaking the ice, xenophobia is still dominant. At this time, the xenophobia in the UK is not very high.

Yang's mother knew that Yang Hao's identity meant more exposure, but she didn't want her son to be treated as a flash in the pan, she needed the team to help him in the future.

"I know your team, you were founded by Sir Williams. And you have been very strong this year."

"Yes, we started the year very well."

It is now mid-May. In the past three races, Damon Hill performed very well against the rising Schumacher, won two championships in a row, and led the team and driver standings at the same time.

"However, as far as I know, you are more inclined to recruit local drivers. That is, English national drivers, rather than foreign nationals."

"Well, it's just the outside world's prejudice against us, and we don't favor anyone because of their nationality."

"I hope to see the Jazz's commitment to Yang Hao to be treated equally with those local drivers."

"I can't give you my answer right now, because when I sign you, I need the approval of the top management."

"Mr. Martin, I think you should have obtained consent before coming here. You still expressed concerns about the uncertainty of his future. Then you can follow up and observe for a year before making a decision, but a year is a long time, There's no telling who we'll sign with."

"Well, it looks like we can't make progress," said Mr. Martin, wiping his hands.

"Mr. Martin, you need to know what these two business cards mean, and the boss of Benetton personally invited Yang Hao."

"I understand, but I still can only say that I can't make the decision. I need to go back and communicate with the Jazz."

"I can't promise you some resources clearly. Although the Jazz appreciates Young very much, he didn't make it clear that I will sign you at all costs."

"Then, Mr. Martin, let's stop here today. But I hope your team can observe Yang Hao in all aspects in the next race."

"I will, and hopefully the next time we meet we'll be discussing signings."

"I hope so. Goodbye, Mr. Martin."

"Goodbye, Mr. Martin." During the negotiation, Yang Hao was basically a bystander, and only said a word when he was parting.

"Mom, McLaren didn't contact me."

Yang Hao was full of doubts on the way home.

"Not contacting you now does not mean that I will not contact you in the future. I said this purely to put pressure on him to fight for something favorable for you."

"You can't expose yourself completely when negotiating. You need to make the person on the other side feel pressure so that you can have a chance to put yourself in a favorable position."

"Fortunately, you have been busy eating and didn't talk, otherwise we will have a high chance of revealing our secrets."

"You can't eat next to me all the time in the future. You need to negotiate with them by yourself in the future. Mom will grow old one day. Although more of your affairs will be handled by your agent in the future, you need to understand these negotiation skills, otherwise You are still happy when you are sold by the broker."

"It's exhausting being a driver."

"Tired? You will be even more tired when you shoot endorsement ads in the future."

Not long after returning home, his mother reminded Yang Hao to call the boss of Benetton.

"Should I fight myself?"

"Otherwise, they gave you the business card instead of me."

"Ok."

Yang Hao took a deep breath and dialed the phone.

"Hi, hello, this is Benetton clothing."

The English accent is a little weird.

"Hello, I'm Yang Hao."

"It's Mr. Yang, please wait a moment and I will help you transfer to the boss."

The lady opposite seemed unable to tell whether Yang Hao was an adult or a child.

"Yang, I'm glad to hear your call. I thought you would call me yesterday."

Italians always give people a strange feeling when they speak English.

"I was too tired yesterday, and I got home late. I'm afraid you are already asleep. I went to see the managers of other teams before, so I called you now."

"Can you tell me which team you went to see?"

"Williams."

"It's them. I didn't expect them to take a fancy to you too. How are you negotiating with them?"

"I'm a little anxious, and I haven't made an appointment for the next negotiation."

"Are you interested in meeting and chatting with me? You decide the location."

"My mother is in charge of my affairs. I need to let her talk to you."

"Okay, but would you like to come and talk to me, Yang."

"Yes, but I need my mother to help me decide."

"You should have the ability to judge on your own. You can't always rely on your mother. I know your mother is very capable. But remember that we signed the contract with you, not your mother."

Yang Hao felt a headache, but he put down the phone and called his mother who was reading.

"Hi, I'm Yang Hao's mother."

"Yes, we've just spoken to the Williams team manager and it's going very well."

"Yang is still young and doesn't understand these things, so he will think that negotiations are very difficult."

"Yes, but I need to agree on a time that will not affect Yang Hao's class at the academy."

"Yes, tomorrow afternoon at 04:30. Among the Chinese restaurants in London, this one is the only famous one near here."

"I think my husband will like Chinese food, so I will see you tomorrow."

"Goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, my mother put her hands on her hips and was a little angry.

"Did you drag it all out again?"

"Well. I said our negotiations were very anxious."

"In this way, I will answer the team's contact calls in the future, and you can listen carefully to what I have to say."

"I feel like he's going to get mad if I don't say it."

"That's what he meant, and you're telling him that we've failed with Williams. That's what he wants, then he's going to be in his favor and we need to ask him."

"Sorry, I didn't know that would happen."

"You'll have a lot to learn."

Mother didn't blame Yang Hao any more.After all, Yang Hao had never touched this kind of thing before.

"I think you need to read books on this in your spare time. I know you can understand it."

My mother is very relieved of Yang Hao's learning ability, because Yang Hao's average grade in the college is A.

(End of this chapter)