Chapter 1387 - 522: Wofa: Can’t Win the Driver’s Championship? I’ll Just Buy It! (6K, Extra Updates 7/14)_2

Chapter 1387: Chapter 522: Wofa: Can’t Win the Driver’s Championship? I’ll Just Buy It! (6K, Extra Updates 7/14)_2

This time, it wasn’t a gathering or anything like that; Qin Miao was invited to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, to shoot a tourism promotional video.

When Qin Miao first received the notification from the agency, he thought about rejecting it.

He even wanted to ask those people whether they are working seriously because he clearly stated that he wouldn’t accept any commercial contract until his current ones expired.

That was until Qin Miao saw the price they offered.

The Saudi royal family offered Qin Miao a contract for a promotional video plus a year as a tourism ambassador.

They offered a 50 million US Dollar endorsement fee, and the contract lasts only one year.

Damn it, the Saudis’ money for one contract is higher than Qin Miao’s annual salary at Mercedes.

The key is, these Saudis are really damn smart, knowing that Qin Miao dislikes various commercial activities inside the paddock, so the contract they offered Qin Miao has almost no restrictions.

They only asked for Qin Miao’s image rights for promotion and needed him to cooperate in shooting a commercial less than three minutes long. The final request was to spread the news that the year’s contract was worth 50 million US Dollars, and Qin Miao wouldn’t deny it.

The Saudis are just rich, not stupid.

They even know how to spend money well.

So they know that if they want Qin Miao to do an advertisement, they can’t go through normal channels.

So they came up with this indirect approach because hardly anyone in the world can secure a 50 million US Dollars contract lasting one year.

Once this news is out, it’s sure to garner global attention.

Then consider the advertising target is Saudi Arabia.

And Qin Miao’s own celebrity effect, one can believe that the number of travelers heading to Saudi Arabia after the pandemic will increase.

Putting aside the contract’s deeper intentions, for Qin Miao personally.

Two words can sum up this contract: free money.

Damn it, they are just handing Qin Miao money.

After repeatedly confirming there were indeed no additional conditions, Qin Miao didn’t think much and cheerfully agreed to the invitation.

After all, the offer was really too generous, and even after subtracting the championship prize money for one season, it was indeed higher than his driver salary.

At that moment, Qin Miao finally understood why other drivers would willingly participate in all kinds of commercial and marketing activities despite being busy every race weekend, even when their face was stiff from smiling so much.

Because damn it, these activities can help drivers accumulate a large amount of passer-by fans, and eventually, these fans will convert into money through various channels.

Of course, knowing these facts wouldn’t change Qin Miao’s attitude towards commercial activities.

Because Qin Miao is genuinely quite laid-back in this regard.

And during Sunday’s rest time, Zhou Guanyu saw Qin Miao in Mercedes’ motorhome camp and heard him talk about this matter. Zhou Guanyu’s expression was a bit twisted.

Although thanks to his performance in the first season, Zhou Guanyu basically earned back all the resources and sponsorship invested by him and his family, and even made extra money.

Although the money spent on Zhou Guanyu was insignificant to his family.

But Zhou Guanyu’s performance in F1 over the year was very commendable to him.

He even felt a bit proud.

However, after hearing that Qin Miao easily earned 50 million US Dollars, Zhou Guanyu’s urge to murder reared its head when seeing Qin Miao’s face.

But in the end, he merely threw a pillow at Qin Miao’s face and extorted a meal out of him.

Afterward, they didn’t slack off.

The two started studying the Jeddah Circuit in Saudi Arabia together.

Although Qin Miao’s skills are now much better than Zhou Guanyu’s, their research and practice together are more like Qin Miao giving Zhou Guanyu one-on-one private guidance.

But Zhou Guanyu’s presence can actually boost Qin Miao’s understanding of the Jeddah Circuit, helping fill in gaps, serving as a way for Qin Miao to reinforce his track knowledge while Zhou Guanyu practices.

Of course, when these two are together, they definitely can’t resist playing a few rounds of CS:GO during the breaks.

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On Monday of the race week, Qin Miao received a phone call.

Looking at the phone, it was a number he hadn’t saved under any name.

This was Qin Miao’s private phone number, known to only a few people, and Qin Miao never used it to register for any online accounts.

So, there couldn’t be any spam calls coming through.

Furthermore, those who know Qin Miao’s phone number wouldn’t be spreading it around.

Hence, looking at this unfamiliar number, Qin Miao was puzzled.

Who could be calling?

But Qin Miao didn’t think too hard and answered the call; letting it ring indefinitely is annoying.

"Hello, Qin Miao. I’m Ferrari’s team principal, Vassel." The French-accented English entered Qin Miao’s ears.

Images of Vassel with a crooked mouth during interviews immediately popped into Qin Miao’s head.

But Qin Miao’s response was quick: "Ah, good afternoon, Mr. Vassel. I didn’t expect you to call me."

Strictly speaking, Qin Miao was still a Mercedes person, so Vassel’s call and Qin Miao’s aloof and distant response were quite normal.