How Did I Become an F1 Driver?

Afterward, everyone exchanged phone numbers with Qin Miao, of course, they traded work numbers.

Now Qin Miao also needs two phones to conveniently handle his daily affairs, thinking about it, he feels a little proud.

And after Qin Miao finished exchanging numbers with the Mercedes staff, Qimeng pushed a small cart over, perfectly timed.

Qin Miao took the opportunity to introduce his girlfriend to the team colleagues.

Regarding people who are somewhat attractive, as long as there's no grudge, most people tend to have a favorable impression upon meeting them.

Next up was distributing the small gifts.

Because there were so many items, Qimeng didn't even know what exactly was in the boxes, so for colleagues picking out gifts it was like opening a mystery box—what you get is what you get. Of course, if the gift wasn't quite suitable, you could still exchange it with your colleague nearby.

After this wave of gifts was given out, the team's attitude towards Qin Miao naturally became much closer.

After all, nobody would refuse a colleague who doesn't put on airs, especially one who prepares gifts for everyone on his first day of work.

Having met each other, they didn't go out for a meal or anything. The corporate culture at Mercedes is quite relaxed; the boss doesn't take the lead in occupying employees' regular rest time, so dining out and social gatherings are all voluntary.

If Qin Miao really wanted to invite his colleagues for a meal, he would have to invite them one by one. If they agreed, they'd go together, and if not, no one would mind.

After meeting Qin Miao, everyone went off to handle their own tasks. Old Man, after greeting Toto and Qin Miao, also left with his physical trainer, Angela.

His main purpose for coming to the factory today was just to meet his future teammate Qin Miao. Once that was achieved, it was natural for Old Man to leave; unlike Qin Miao, he had many endorsements and was quite busy during this time.

After leaving through the Mercedes team's main entrance, Old Man and Angela headed toward a Maybach parked by the roadside.

Though Old Man had a Pagani Zonda and a custom-made Mercedes-AMG ONE from Mercedes, while they're good off the racetrack, they really aren't suitable for daily commuting.

For true comfort, it's got to be these business cars and luxury sedans.

The two got into the car one after the other.

After fastening their seatbelts, Hamilton suddenly asked:

"Angela, what do you think of Qin Miao?"

Angela briefly recalled Qin Miao, whom she saw today inside the Mercedes factory, along with his behavior and demeanor:

"I don't think he's likely to be your fan, maybe he was just playing along earlier, but I feel he's not hard to get along with, probably not as arrogant as rumored in the circuit."

But Hamilton said:

"My feelings about him aren't great, I find him a bit unreadable..."

Angela was surprised:

"Why would you think that?"

"I don't know, maybe it's because of preconceived notions…"

Hamilton didn't delve further into discussing this topic:

"Forget it, since the team has already decided, I, as a driver, shouldn't express more opinions. Let's just see how this young man performs on the track next season…"

...

Once Old Man and Angela left, Toto got busy too, but Susan from the marketing department stopped Qin Miao.

"Qin, please wait a moment."

Naturally preparing to leave, Qin Miao halted and turned to curiously ask the marketing manager:

"Is there something you need?"

The other party mysteriously smiled and said:

"A small promotional activity needs your participation; it'll take about an hour of your time."

Anyway, it's still early; besides, Qin Miao's contract only reduces his media activities, not completely canceling them, so for both emotional and logical reasons, Qin Miao needs to cooperate with the marketing department's work.

Thus, Qin Miao readily nodded and agreed to the request.

Then the three went to an open area on the side of the Mercedes factory.

At this time in the area, quite a few staff in Mercedes uniforms were bustling around a black AMG GT.

Susan smiled and introduced:

"AMG GT Night Edition 2021, special night version, this is the last two-door sports car model of this series, it's not released yet. Since you're here, we'd like you to help with shooting this car's promotional video."

Qin Miao nodded knowingly, then with three parts anticipation, four parts curiosity, and three parts readiness to face whatever comes, he started his work.

Yet the process wasn't complicated, with Qin Miao getting simple makeup done and putting on a new racing suit, then under guidance, began filming the promo.

Knowing that it was filming for the car's promo, Qin Miao didn't mind the cameras swirling around him too much.

Thus, he circled the car seven or eight times, did over twenty different actions as guided, touched up his makeup once, got in and out of the car more than ten times, and finally, the staff in charge signaled that most of the promo was done, except the final shot.

Qin Miao had no complaints; having agreed to Toto, he knew that in his future work life, it wouldn't only be about driving but also having to be in the spotlight a lot.

Qin Miao was mentally prepared for this.

The last shot required Qin Miao to stand in front of the AMG GT, either cross his hands over his chest, point a thumb, or do something else—just needed a pose for wrapping up the video.