Zhang Guan handed over the preparation of the fund to He Yiming and boarded the plane to the UK. He was going to handle some team affairs and also to pick up the gift for Schumacher.
Schumacher invited Zhang Guan to ski. Of course Zhang Guan could not leave empty-handed. According to etiquette, Zhang Guan needed to prepare a gift. The gift does not need to be expensive, but is more about expressing a feeling. It would be better if it is something unique. , not to mention that with Schumacher's financial conditions, he lacks nothing.
The gift Zhang Guan prepared for Schumacher was a helmet, not a racing helmet, but a ski helmet. Schumacher loves skiing. Schumacher goes skiing every winter. Giving him a ski helmet is a more appropriate gift.
And Zhang Guan even knew that Schumacher ended up falling into a skiing accident. At the end of 2013, Schumacher had an accident while skiing. His head hit a rock and he almost died. Although he saved his life after rescue, it cost a lot of money. After spending hundreds of millions of euros in treatment and rehabilitation fees, Schumacher has completely said goodbye to sports and has not become a vegetative state. Being able to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair can even be considered a better ending.
Of course Schumacher was wearing a ski helmet when he had a ski accident, but the rocks in the Alps were tough enough and the ski helmet was not able to protect Schumacher's head. So this time, Zhang Guan specially customized a ski helmet for Schumacher. The helmet, and it is customized according to the standards of a Formula One racing helmet, is definitely much stronger than an ordinary ski helmet.
At that time, the car god Senna suffered an unfortunate incident, and his fatal injury was that his helmet was pierced by racing debris. Since then, the standards of Formula One racing helmets have been greatly improved. Therefore, the Formula One racing helmet is obviously the best sports helmet in the world. It is not only lightweight, but also the polymer material makes the helmet extremely strong. The two layers of hard carbon fiber reinforced resin on the outer shell are enough to withstand ordinary impacts; the middle is the anti- The penetrating polyethylene material even has a certain chance of withstanding the attack of armor-piercing bullets. After all, the sharpness of carbon fiber racing fragments is no less sharp than ordinary bullets; the soft polypropylene material in the inner layer of the helmet can fully absorb the impact and protect the skull. It is also fireproof. Of course, the expensive cost of a helmet, which costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, is not worth the materials used.
Each driver's racing helmet is specially customized, so the helmet manufacturing company has information about the shape of the driver's head. Zhang Guan directly contacted the F1 helmet manufacturing company to customize a ski helmet according to Schumacher's head shape, and this It also cost Zhang Guan 300,000 US dollars.
Zhang Guan was quite satisfied with playing with the ski helmet in his hand. At this time, footsteps came from outside. Ross Brown came to the door. Although the door was not closed, he still knocked on the door.
"How was your vacation?" Ross Brown walked in. "I heard you were back, I rushed over right away."
"It's very busy. If you pay attention to China's portals, you will definitely know where I am and what I am doing every day." Zhang Guan walked to the coffee machine and asked: "Still the same, black coffee?"
"Thank you." Ross Brown continued: "Actually, I have something to ask you. During your return to China, I went to Stuttgart, Germany, and Dieter Zecher invited me to have dinner. .”
"Dieter Zetsche..." Zhang Guan repeated the name before he realized that Ross Brawn said it was Zetsche, chairman of Daimler AG and president of Mercedes-Benz Car Group.
Zetsche sounds like a Chinese, but he is a German born in Turkey. Zetsche is his Chinese name, but it is not a Chinese transliteration. Just like the mountain in Canada should be called Roswell, the Metta World Peace in the United States should be called Meta-Wold-Peace.
Zhang Guan brought the coffee to Ross Brawn and said, "Mercedes wants to buy our team?"
There was a burst of surprise on Ross Brown's face, and he said: "How did you guess it? I thought you would guess about the engine supply for next season!"
Mercedes-Benz is the engine supplier of the Force China team. When Ross Brawn went to see Zetsche, normal people would guess that it was about the supply of racing engines for next season. No one would have such a broad thinking span to consider Mercedes-Benz acquiring Force China.
But Zhang Guan knew that in the course of history, after Brawn GP won the championship, it was acquired by Daimler Group, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz. So Zhang Guan guessed this when he heard Zetsche's name.
Just listen to Ross Brawn continue to say: "The Daimler Group hopes to acquire our team and enter the F1 competition as their manufacturer team. At the same time, there is also a consortium from Abu Dhabi participating in the acquisition, which means they hope to unite acquisition.”
"What about McLaren? McLaren has always been the factory team of Mercedes-Benz for so many years?" Zhang Guan asked.
"Daimler Group now holds about 40% of McLaren's shares, and McLaren will buy back shares from Daimler Group." Ross Brown said.
"What do you think, should we sell the team?" Zhang Guan asked.
"I haven't decided yet. I want to listen to your opinion before making a decision. If you, the big boss, can still be as committed as last season, I don't mind playing for a few more years." Ross Brown continued: "But I I am more inclined to sell my shares. When we bought the Honda team last year, it was actually not expensive, and now that we have won the championship, and the team's revenue is very good, we can sell it at a high price. To be honest, I There is no guarantee that we can achieve such good results next year. Once our results drop, the team will definitely not be worth as much as it is now."
Zhang Guan smiled and nodded. Although Ross Brown is the best automotive engineer in the world, he is still a businessman at heart. It is the nature of a businessman to buy low and sell high to earn the difference. He works hard to run the team for the purpose Sell for a good price.
"How much does Mercedes-Benz offer?" Zhang Guan asked next.
"I don't know, I haven't reached the stage of inquiry yet, but I think it shouldn't be less than 200 million pounds!" Ross Brown said.
"Two hundred million pounds? That's not bad. The team we bought for 80 million US dollars can be sold for 200 million pounds, which is equivalent to tripling. This investment is quite profitable." Zhang Guan continued: "Otherwise we will Sold the team?"
"Huh?" Ross Brawn looked at Zhang Guan with a puzzled look. He didn't know if Zhang Guan was joking. After all, he was the F1 championship team and a big business of 200 million pounds. How could he just sell it? Zhang Guan decided too quickly.
Zhang Guan also sat down and said: "Actually, I will be very busy next year. I probably won't have time to continue participating in F1 competitions. I will participate in two very important events next year, namely the Men's Basketball World Championship and The Asian Games, whether it is training time or competition time, will overlap with the F1 competition, so I will definitely not be seen on the racing track next season. Since I have no time to spare, I might as well sell the team. Bar!"
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