How did I become an F1 driver?

Chapter 359 Chapter 353: Salary increase

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 carefully, but Qiu Meng knows that as the team boss, Toto needs to maintain a relatively serious and mysterious image in the minds of his subordinates. To put it simply and popularly, he means to try to avoid showing off his face in front of his subordinates as much as possible. .

Therefore, unless there is a holiday, the trustees rarely meet and have meals with the team's drivers or other staff in private.

Today, Toto suddenly wanted to have dinner with Qin Miao without any warning. Qiu Meng felt that Toto must have something serious, and her passing there might affect the conversation between the two.

Simply don't go.

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

But when Qin Miao came to the hotel where Toto had booked and saw Toto, he saw Toto and also saw Toto's wife Susie Wolfe.

After seeing Toto's wife, Qin Miao knew that Qiu Meng had guessed wrong, but not completely.

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

Because during the meal, Qin Miao and the Wolf couple did not talk about anything in the paddock. Most of their topics revolved around family life, houses and travel.

And now I understand why you didn't agree to our contract extension. Toto shook his head and said with emotion: "Now with your strength and worth, you are indeed worthy of a better driver contract." "

But less than a week after the first game of this season, Toto found Qin Miao and prepared to raise Qin Miao's salary.

Qin Miao shook his 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 appropriate for my status, I still feel that based on your current strength, your current contract salary is a bit too low. .

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

Now that Toto understood this, Qin Miao borrowed the help of Po Xia Donkey, followed Toto's words, and said in a slightly joking tone: "It's okay if you don't remind me. I also feel that I'm sorry for what you are talking about now." The driver contract salary is indeed a bit low, is the team planning to raise my salary to the same level as Hamilton?"

When going back, Qin Miao drove and Toto sat in the passenger seat.

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

Now it was Qin Miao's turn to be surprised. Judging from the performance of the team and Toto last season, Mercedes' confidence is very high.

"Ahem." Toto coughed slightly, and then said: "Of course, if you want it, the team doesn't mind giving you this level of salary."

"Qin Miao, having said that, after becoming the F1 world champion, have you considered your driver contract?

But after dinner, Susie went to deal with her work, and Qin Miao and Toto were in the same hotel. After all, they were both hotels booked by the Mercedes team.

"Of course, I know.

Since you, Qin Miao, don't want to sign a long-term contract with us, even if you win the driver's championship, we will only give you a bonus. As for increasing your annual salary? nonexistent.

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

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 growing stage and you have unlimited future and possibilities.

So this time the team is simply preparing to increase your salary. As for the length of your contract, it remains the same. The new contract will last until the end of 2023. "

At this point Toto changed his tone: "But you know, the team is not a charity. If you want a contract of this level, your contract must be re-signed and the contract period will be increased. "

It should be that the team was a little anxious after discovering that its car's competitiveness this season was not as strong as expected.

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

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

Qin Miao has met a lot of people and visited a lot of places over the years. He has a certain understanding of the customs and customs of various parts of the world. He will not be too short of words to talk to the couple while eating and chatting. Appropriate words.

No matter how you look at it, it seems like you want to make up for the situation and make up for the relationship between the team and Qin Miao.

Since the racing aspect has obviously fallen behind others, it is natural to make up for it in other aspects. There are only a few top drivers in the paddock now, so the Mercedes-Benz team wants to establish a good relationship with Qin Miao as soon as possible in order to wait for Qin Miao. After the contract expired, Qin Miao relied on this relationship to favor Mercedes as much as possible when choosing a 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 of great benefit to him without any harm.

"It seems I have no reason to refuse."

"Actually, you don't have to refuse. It was originally a reward from the team for your outstanding performance last season. The reason why I waited until today to tell you about it is mainly because there are too many things on the team's side, and we don't We know the specific performance of the car in the new season, so we spend too much time on the car. After Bahrain is over, our work for this season is on the right track. Only then do we have time to examine whether we have any shortcomings. We immediately discovered the problem with your contract."

Qin Miao took Toto's words as true.

“The team will provide specific contract details at that time. If you have time, just come to my office and sign.

As for salary... you also know that the team cannot give too high a salary without increasing the length of the contract, so the annual salary is only 2000 million US dollars and the weekly salary is 38 US dollars.

Of course, the original reward mechanism still exists, but it may not be enough compared to your current salary, but it can be considered an extra income, right? "

Although that is said, in fact the salary offered by the team is already the fourth highest basic salary in the paddock.

The only three people ahead of Qin Miao were Verstappen, Hamilton and Alonso.

This is the value of a 20-year-old world champion.

"With such a high salary and no additional conditions, it is easy for people to suspect that this is a scam." Qin Miao shook his head and said with a smile, imagining the scene after the $2 million was paid into the account.

"Actually, you can also refuse, because in the end you will save the team a lot of money." Toto joked with a smile.

"No, this contract is quite good, I agree."

Toto smiled even wider.

But Toto quickly suppressed the smile on his face: "The team will have someone in charge of this matter. Remember to find a lawyer to carefully read the contract given to you by the team before signing, in case there are any mistakes or omissions.

Finally, I look forward to a closer and closer cooperation between you and the team, and you and I will encourage each other. "

"I hope so too." When he said this, Qin Miao's car happened to be parked in front of an intersection waiting for the traffic light, and the two of them held hands together.

……

It is worth mentioning that neither Qin Miao, Toto nor the Mercedes-Benz team have publicized the change in Qin Miao's contract.

Although this year's salary of 2000 million US dollars is very high, even surpassing 85% of the drivers in the paddock, Qin Miao's salary actually seems a bit too cheap in the face of the title of world champion.

Therefore, if it is not announced, basically not many car fans will care about Qin Miao's specific salary at this time. Even if someone is curious, it will be disappeared among other news soon.

But once the news is announced, no one can predict the subsequent consequences.

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

After thinking about it for a while, Qiu Meng didn't find any clues from this matter: "There shouldn't be any big problem. I will check it for you when the time comes, and then find several different law firms to cross-verify the terms of the contract. No problem. If so, this contract can indeed be signed.”

Qin Miao found a chair and lay down. After hearing Qiu Meng's statement, he asked with some surprise: "Just find a lawyer to confirm that there is no problem. Is it necessary to be so strict in cross-validation? Give me a way to The illusion of spying.”

Qiu Meng curled her lips: "You must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others. You should be more careful."

"Isn't it you? I can rely on you for everything." Qin Miao was very calm.

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

A night of silence, the next day, Thursday.

Qin Miao and the others’ filming day.

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

After eating breakfast, Barber handed Qin Miao a timetable.

After taking over the timetable, Qin Miao took a look at it, and then sighed: "There are a lot of activities today."

Barber nodded and said: "The ratings of this year's Formula One Grand Prix have reached a new high. Therefore, the demand for videos on the shooting day before the game has increased, and the sponsor activities before the game have also increased. At the same time, the number of fans has increased sharply, which has led to the purchase of There are more fans with exclusive VIP tickets for the team. In order to increase our influence in your hometown, the team also invited many celebrities to watch the race at this grand prix."

"Hey, I remember that the celebrities in the last Grand Prix were not invited by the local tourism bureau? Why did it change when they arrived in Saudi Arabia?" Qin Miao discovered a blind spot.

Barber shrugged: "The effect is good. You don't know how much the sales of Mercedes-Benz cars in Asia have increased in the past three days. All this was decided on a temporary basis by Mercedes' parent company,"

Qin Miao smacked his lips: "F1 is still a business alliance after all, and everything is based on profit."

"Who says it's not... Okay, let's stop complaining and let's get to work." The two of them had finished chatting and arrived at the door of the team home that the team's logistics department staff had set up overnight.

……

Qin Miao's early work content on Thursday seemed lackluster, because these times were spent recording videos. Most of the time, Qin Miao and Hamilton were performing. The expression on their faces was not a smile, but an expression.

But after the afternoon track day event, Qin Miao felt much happier.

For a driver, being able to drive on the track is a very happy thing, even if the performance of the car he drives is not that good.

But what surprised Qin Miao was that during Thursday's track event, Qin Miao drove the team's AMG GT and drove the VIP spectators of the Mercedes-Benz team twice on the track for two laps, preparing to pick up the last one before getting off work. , he saw an acquaintance again.

"Dr. Jay?"

Looking at Jay Chou sitting in his co-pilot wearing a helmet.

Although Jay Chou's head was already deformed by the safety helmet at this time, Qin Miao still recognized the other person, and then a big question mark appeared 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 are you coming to Saudi Arabia now?

"Hey Qin Miao, good afternoon, we meet again." Jay Chou said hello to Qin Miao with a smile while fastening his seat belt with the help of the courtside staff.

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

Then Qin Miao stretched out his hand to shake hands with Jay Chou and exchanged greetings. After that, Qin Miao thought about it and asked with a smile: "It's good. I hope you have a good time in the paddock.

But Jay Chou, what do you think of your experience today? Do you want me to go faster or run normally? "

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

"Of course." Qin Miao smiled so innocently at this time, looking like a big boy without any scheming.

After all, Jay Chou has his own supercar and has raced on the track himself. Although the speed is not very fast, he boasts that he has some track driving experience.

So he was also curious about the physical difference between the sports car he was driving and the sports car driven by the F1 world champion on the track, so he quickly accepted Qin Miao's proposal and then said: "Actually, I have I have experience in this area. If you can, you can come as soon as possible."

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

After finishing speaking, Qin Miao looked at the staff member who was fastening Jay Chou's seat belt.

The other party checked Jay Chou's equipment one last time. After confirming that there was no problem, he gave Qin Miao a thumbs up, indicating that the inspection was completed and there was no problem.

Qin Miao smiled slightly, started the car, turned off the electronic control system of the car, and adjusted the engine to track mode. Qin Miao then took over the car.

ps. Sorry, I have been a little busy these days preparing things to go back to my hometown. I will go back to my hometown on the 3rd. I guess I will have to take leave on the 3rd. I should be able to pay off the debt after I return to my hometown.

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

ps2. The fact that Hamilton went to Ferrari really shocked me for a whole year. Is the eight-time champion in a hurry?

(End of this chapter)