How did I become an F1 driver?

"Just one year, not too long," said Leclerc.

Hearing Leclerc's words, William also smiled and said: "Yes, for the customization of a super sports car, one year is not a long time."

Qin Miao shook his head: "To be honest, I want to buy it, but forget it if it's out of stock. I don't want to wait so long."

Hearing Qin Miao's words, William, who was leading the way in front, paused slightly, then turned to Qin Miao, bowed slightly and said, "If you want spot goods, we happen to have two Josko cars in stock in our store."

For some reason, Qin Miao felt that the smile on William's face was much more natural than when he met him.

But Qin Miao didn't care. Instead, he said in surprise: "Why didn't you tell me about this good news earlier?"

The other party said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, this is indeed my inconsiderateness."

"But if you two want to buy a car now, there are some things we need to tell you in advance."

"First of all, these two cars were customized by other customers, but due to various reasons, the customers did not pay the final payment, so the cars are stranded here. So these two cars may not be what you imagined, and there may be some things that do not meet your expectations."

"In addition, these two cars have been here for a long time. Although we perform regular maintenance on the vehicles every week, their condition is definitely not as good as when they first left the factory."

"Are these two points acceptable to you two guests? If so, I will take you to see the car now."

Qin Miao didn't care and shrugged: "For me, having a car in stock is far more important than any highly customized one. Take me to have a look."

William smiled apologetically and said to Qin Miao, "I'm really sorry, I'm the only one in this store right now, so I have to trouble you to wait for a while. I have to help this gentleman with his car ordering process first."

Leclerc waved his hand and said: "In fact, for me, the existing car is more attractive than a highly customized one. Of course, the premise is that the appearance of the car suits my preferences, so let's go and take a look at the existing car first."

"As you wish, please follow me." At this time, Qin Miao and Leclerc both felt that his smile was a little too bright.

But you can't really fault it, after all, there's nothing inappropriate about the wait staff smiling a little brighter.

As he spoke, the other party made a gesture to Qin Miao and Leclerc to invite them in, and then took them to the back of the store.

Two minutes after the three of them left, Zhou Guanyu parked his car and walked through the automatic door into the Koenigsegg store. Then he was a little confused to find: Hey, why is there no one in this store?

Where is Qin Miao? Where is Leclerc?
……

On the other side, after arriving at the garage behind the store, Qin Miao and Leclerc saw three or four Koenigseggs of various colors parked in the parking lot.

It’s just that these cars are all older cars, and there are no new cars that have been released in recent years.

However, these cars all have one thing in common, which is that they are extremely well maintained.

Qin Miao and Leclerc’s main target is obviously not these cars.

As they continued walking towards the edge of the parking lot, Qin Miao and Leclerc spotted a semi-trailer trailer.

However, this trailer and the container on the trailer are not really containers, but rather the cargo box of a van with a flat surface.

The entire car body is white, and there is a Koenigsegg shield logo on the outside.

Looking at the two carriages parked side by side, Qin Miao and Leclerc knew that there were most likely cars parked in those carriages.

As William pressed the remote control in his hand, the semi-trailer compartment near the outside gradually unfolded.

Parked inside is a Koenigsegg Josko, which is mainly red with yellow lines.

Leclerc's eyes lit up when he saw this.

Isn't this a Ferrari color? I have to buy it now.

Originally when Leclerc ordered the car, he was planning to have a red Josko. Although the Koenigsegg Josko in front of him is not pure red, and this red is not the same as Ferrari's red, but at least it is red, and it is a ready-made car. At most, he can just put on a new layer of car cover.

Leclerc looked at William curiously and asked, "Is there any difference between this car and the Josko you normally sell?"

William patiently explained, "All the interior decoration of this car has been selected, and the exterior color and color matching are the same, so the price is slightly more expensive than the version without optional interior decoration."

Qin Miao asked curiously: "How much is it?"

“About $20.”

It is directly more expensive than a Porsche 911.

However, compared with the car's selling price of more than 20 million RMB, this $3 is not surprising.

"Can I go up and feel it?"

After hearing Leclerc's request, William did not hesitate. He opened the door of the car, got in, drove the car down from the semi-trailer, and stopped it in front of the two of them.

Listening to the low roar of the Koenigsegg Josko V8 engine, Qin Miao and Leclerc couldn't help but smile.

Compared to the F1's V6 engine, the V8 sounds better.

As the car window glass lowered, the swing door slowly opened, revealing the interior facilities.

After William got out of the car, Leclerc leaned over and sat in.

Qin Miao sat in the passenger seat.

Compared to its exterior, the interior of this car is not that good-looking, at least not as exquisite as imagined.

But the carbon fiber covering of the entire car at least shows the purity of this car.

At least compared to other supercars, this car weighs only 1420 kilograms.

This car has taken lightweighting to the extreme and was born purely for the track.

Leclerc sat in and felt it.

He squeezed the steering wheel hard, then gently stepped on the accelerator. Listening to the roar of the twin-turbocharged V8 engine, Leclerc could no longer hold back the smile on his face.

Turning to look at Qin Miao: "I want this car."

Qin Miao shrugged. He really didn't like this kind of red and yellow car.

Seeing that Qin Miao had no objection, Leclerc got out of the car and said to William, "This is the car. It's a ready-made car. I can drive away directly after I pay, right?"

William was stunned for a moment and said, "It's like this, of course you can drive away, but I need to introduce you to various aspects of this car, and if you pick up the car, we will have a small ceremony here..."

"No need for that." Leclerc interrupted the other party and said, "Just pay by card."

"Well, are you sure you don't need it? We will film a documentary about buying a car for you."

"And you don't want to ask the price?"

Leclerc suddenly realized, "Oh, by the way, how much did this car cost?"

William obviously had a plan in mind: "The original price of this car is 450 million US dollars, including taxes and various additional terms."

"Swipe your card."

"Ok!"

As if he was afraid that Leclerc would go back on his word, after receiving Leclerc's reply, William completed the entire process quickly and skillfully.

Then when Leclerc signed, the other party saw Leclerc's name. At this time, he didn't doubt it much, after all, there was a tank named Leclerc, and there were too many people with the same name in the world.

Moreover, at that time, he had just sold a Josko that had been in the store for nearly three years. He was so happy that he didn't have time to think about so many things.

After Leclerc completed his car purchasing process, he was not in a hurry to drive away, but looked at another unopened cargo box with Qin Miao.

There is also a Koenigsegg Josko installed here.

Now the two of them feel a bit like opening a blind box, and no one knows what specific paint scheme the Josko inside has.

William also understood the elegant meaning of the music.

He took out another key and opened the other car.

This car is not as special as Leclerc's.

It has a standard white body, and the body is outlined by bright green lines.

This is the standard color scheme that Koenigsegg officially gives to Josko for display.

After the cargo box was fully unfolded, William looked at Qin Miao.

The meaning is very clear, asking Qin Miao what he thinks of this car.

Qin Miao nodded slightly. At least the appearance of this car was in line with Qin Miao's aesthetic in all dimensions.

“This car has also undergone interior adjustments, so the price will be more expensive than the original one.”

Qin Miao nodded, and then said: "I want to see the specific style of the interior."

"of course can."

After saying that, William got in and drove the car down. After opening the door, Qin Miao couldn't wait to get in the car.

But after actually sitting in the car and looking at the interior of the car, Qin Miao's excitement was like being poured with a bucket of cold water.

At the same time, Leclerc curiously squatted beside the car and poked his head in to see the interior color. Then Leclerc and Qin Miao were both stunned.

“Why is the interior color of this car pink?”

Looking at this girly pink and white color combination, Qin Miao's mouth twitched involuntarily.

William on the side was also a little helpless, and explained: "This is the color customized by the previous customer. We can't change it. If you don't like it, it's okay. We can customize a new one. Then the exterior and interior of the car will be the style and material you like."

Qin Miao was a little hesitant for a moment. Although the pink and white color combination was not bad, it was too girly and did not match a grown man like Qin Miao.

At this time, Leclerc suggested: "Why don't you give Qiu Meng a call and ask her if she likes it. If she likes it, you can just treat it as if you bought it for her. You can't drive this car out every day."

Qin Miao thought so too, and he really wanted a ready-made car, so after getting out of the car, he took a photo of the interior of the Josko and sent it to his wife via his mobile phone.

国内和英国有8个小时的时差，现在英国这边是下午3点多快4点，换算到国内就已经是晚上11点快12点了。

But Qin Miao believed that Qiu Meng was still awake at this time.

After the confinement period, the girl stayed up late for a period of time in revenge. Now her daily routine has not been adjusted yet and is very disordered. She basically goes to bed after 12 o'clock.

Sure enough, Qiu Meng soon sent a question mark.

[Is it good looking? This is the interior of Koenigsegg Josko. I want to buy one. Do you like this interior? If you like it, I will buy it.]

Qiu Meng: [Wait for me to see]

After a while, Qiu Meng sent another message: [How much? ]

Seeing this, Qin Miao turned around and asked William: "How much is this car?"

William smiled and replied: "Because this car has no exterior customization, only the interior has been modified, so the price is slightly cheaper than Mr. Leclerc's car. The price of this car is only 425 million US dollars."

Qin Miao nodded. Although he didn't know how much money was in his bank card, he definitely had more than 3000 million US dollars in cash.

This does not include the money Qiu Meng invested and stock futures.

He lowered his head and continued to operate his phone.

[US$425 million]

【Oh】

【Will you buy it? 】

[Wait for me] Qiu Meng replied and then there was no more movement.
Qin Miao scratched his head. What for?
Isn’t it just a matter of words to decide whether to buy or not? What are you waiting for?
Then more than a minute later, Qin Miao's phone rang again.

Qin Miao originally thought that this was Qiu Meng's reply to his message, but when he saw:
尊敬的客户您好，汇丰银行提醒您，您尾号6657的汇丰银行银行卡于2023年7月11号15点54分11秒到账430万美元。

Qin Miao:?
Just when Qin Miao was confused, Qiu Meng called.

"Wow, wife."

"Did you receive the money I transferred to you?"

"You transferred it? No, why did you transfer money to me?"

"Ah? Didn't you ask me if I liked it? I thought it was pretty nice, so I just gave you the money and asked you to buy it."

"Once you get the car, you can just leave it at your home in England."

When Qiu Meng called Qin Miao, his voice was obviously much lower. It seemed that he was at home and Xiao Muchu was sleeping next to him.

Qin Miao didn't dwell on this matter too much. For Qin Miao now, the 400 million yuan was really not a lot of money.

"Where's our daughter?"

"You sleep next to me, and you kick the quilt every night recently. It's so annoying." There was obvious complaint in Qiu Meng's tone.

Qin Miao chuckled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, my wife. My summer vacation is coming soon. I will go back to help you take care of the children then."

"Okay, but I'm going to sleep now."

"Okay, goodnight, love you!"

"Love you, bye~"

……

After hanging up the phone, Qin Miao saw Leclerc looking at him with disgust.

It was probably because of the routine clinginess between him and his wife that annoyed Leclerc.

Qin Miao didn't care. He raised his middle finger to Leclerc, then turned around and handed the bank card to William and said, "This is the car. Here's the bank card."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

After another set of procedures, Qin Miao signed the car purchase contract. After deducting the money, William returned Qin Miao's bank card with both hands. (End of this chapter)