MTL - A Day In a Japanese Fishing Village-Chapter 580 rich and willful

   He looked at the teams above, and he knew that those three top teams have always been the favorites to win the F1 race. These three teams have won numerous championships in F1 history.

   "Looks like I'm going to Europe this time." Minano Shuichi said to himself.

   For such a big event as forming an F1 team, he felt that he had to take a trip in person. The first was to acquire the Teves team, and then to form a Lexus team that was renamed himself, and the other was to find a few powerful racing drivers!

  F1 racing is the most expensive, fastest and most technologically advanced sport in the world. It contains the most advanced technologies in the world, mainly aerodynamics, plus radio communication, electrical engineering and so on. Many new technologies were first implemented in F1.

   If the team he formed can continue to improve in it, it will also be of great help to his Nanye Motor Company. His automotive research department can apply some advanced automotive technologies to his fleet to verify.

   A week later, Minamino Shuichi appeared in Italy.

   Iloti is with him this time. Even though Iloti is a girl, she is also very keen on racing.

  Teeves Club welcomed an uninvited guest today, and this person is Shuichi Minano.

  As the owner of the Teeves Club, Arminius was surprised to hear his assistant report that the chairman of the Southfield Motor Company was visiting. He himself belongs to the automobile industry, so he still has a certain understanding of Nanye Motor Company.

   He knows that Nanye Automobile has risen in an instant in the past seven or eight years and has become one of the top ten automobile manufacturing companies in the world. But it's just this perception. He knows that this car company is only making some low-end cars. No fancy cars or sports cars are involved. He didn't know what the purpose of this person's visit today was.

   "Nice to meet you, Mr. Minano, I am Arminius, the owner of the Teeves F1 Racing Club." In the office, he warmly extended his hand to Shuichi Minano.

   "Nice to meet you, Mr. Arminius." Minamino Shuichi also smiled and shook hands.

  After the two sides sat down, Arminius asked Minano Shuichi: "I don't know why Mr. Minano came to visit?"

   "I'm a car manufacturer, and I'm very interested in sports cars, so I came to visit your club." Minamino said with a smile.

   "So it is, your Nanye Motor Company is very powerful. I like your Crown Motors very much too." Arminius said politely. He is not very interested in the other party's visit, he is very busy. His current team has not achieved much in the past few years. Now there are a lot of advertisers, and sponsors want to divest. He's a little bit overwhelmed now.

"Really? Thanks."

   After chatting a few times, Minano Shuichi opened his mouth and said, "I love F1 teams very much. I wonder if Mr. Arminius is interested in selling your team?"

   Minamino Shuuichi's words made Arminius look surprised. He heard from the other party's words that the other party came here today to talk to him about the acquisition of his team?

   "Sell? I'll be honest, I've considered it." Arminius sighed. Now his team hasn't finished in the top three for several years. Now the entire club is struggling, and there are also financial problems.

   After all, it's not easy to support an F1 team, it's a gold swallower without money? I'm sorry, then you better not play with F1 teams. It represents the most high-tech thing in the world's automobiles, you can get the most advanced engine without money? How do you get your car updated without money? How to do R&D without a car?

"yes?"

   Hearing the other party's words, Minami Shuichi was relieved, afraid that the other party didn't want to sell, as long as he wanted to buy anything he could say.

   "That's right, I really want to buy Arminius' team! The price is easy to negotiate." Hide Minami said straight to the point.

   At this time, Arminius was moved. He has been forming this team for a long time, but he has never won a good ranking. He is really exhausted now. If someone buys it at a high price, it is not impossible for him to consider it.

   "I wonder what the price Mr. Minano gave?" Arminius asked.

"Since your team has basically never won the top three results in F1 events, and it belongs to the bottom of the 12 teams, I can't give too high a price. According to the evaluation of my professional evaluators, the team you built At the time the team was worth $6 million, but now, it's estimated to be only $5 million."

   "No, the money is too little, I'd rather not sell it!" Arminius immediately refused without even thinking about it! Although the other party is telling the truth, he will not sell his F1 team cheaply.

"Mr. Arminius, $5 million is already a lot. I believe you know the current situation of your club. Since there has been no race results, I believe your team is not well-known. And those big sponsors and advertisers will not Going to you. Only some small advertisers and sponsors will come to you. Your team has no money to develop a more advanced F1 car, your club funds are cracked..." Every word of Minamino made Arminius' face One white. Undoubtedly, what the other party said was true.

   An F1 team, as long as you get a ranking, the fame will rise, and it will receive the attention of countless audiences. At the same time, when your team is famous, countless advertisers will seek your team sponsorship. Those sponsors will continue to invest in your club when they see that your team is famous and profitable.

   However, Arminius' team has been going downhill since its establishment.

   There are several ways for F1 teams to make money.

  1. Relying on sponsors, the team has main sponsors, such as Ferrari's Marlboro, and some small sponsors.

2. Another part of the income comes from the TV broadcast share, which is very oily. One of the contradictions between the GPWC and the F1 operator in the previous life was the TV broadcast share. Now the team should only get 20%, and the operator gets it. Big head, so the team quit.

  3. The franchise income of souvenirs and related products. (Why even a Jaguar coat was sold for more than 300 pounds in a previous life...)

  4. For large teams, it mainly refers to the field team, and providing the engine is also one of the sources of income (of course, if you have a customer car in the future, you can also make a profit by providing the chassis)

  5. Small teams can also make money by selling seats... It was because of this that Schumi entered the industry in his previous life.

Also, for a big team (factory team) like Ferrari and BMW, the car factory will have financial and technical support for the team, even if they can’t make ends meet, they are not afraid. After earning it, it is more important to maintain the brand effect. (Minano Shuichi is interested in this point. In the future, as long as his Lexus F1 team gets a good ranking, it will be very important for the Lexus supercar launched by his Minamino Motor Company!)

   When it comes to supercars, it is estimated that the first thing that countless people think of is the Ferrari supercar. The reason why it is so famous is because the Ferrari F1 team often gets good rankings in F1 events. As the so-called word-of-mouth effect, those consumers know that Ferrari sports cars are so powerful, so of course they should consider buying Ferrari sports cars.

  For independent teams, especially small teams with poor performance, it is necessary to do a good cost-benefit analysis.

   Now there is no doubt that Arminius is thinking about the cost-benefit issue, and he has been making ends meet all these years.

   "Mr. Arminius, think about it, I'll come back in three days." Minamino Shuichi took the people away.

  …

  Three days later, Minano Shuichi came to Arminius again.

When    came here, he found that Arminius hadn't turned him away, and he knew there was going to be some drama.

   "Mr. Arminius, I haven't seen you for three days, how are you thinking?" Minano Shuichi asked.

   "I still can't accept $5 million, how about $6 million?" Arminius squinted.

   "nonono! $6 million, your club isn't worth the price." Minamino said with a smile.

   "One price, $5.5 million, if you are sincere, Mr. Minano, $5.5 million!" Arminius said firmly.

   "Okay, $5.5 million!"

   For this price, it is still within the acceptable range of Minamino Shuichi. As the so-called business is negotiated, both parties have now obtained a satisfactory price.

   The next few weeks were acquisitions, and after a few weeks, Arminius disappeared from the F1 team. At the same time, a Lexus team appeared in the F1 team!

   That's right, the name has been changed!

  The technology of the Lexus team's car is provided directly by Nanye Motors, so there is no problem.

   The fact that Shuichi Minano acquired Arminius' team and changed its name to Lexus team has attracted a lot of attention in the F1 racing world. After all, buying a team is a big deal.

   Countless media have reported it one after another.

   But other team clubs don't care too much about this. After all, the previous Arminius teams were at the bottom, and they didn't need to care at all. In their cognition, they are the bottom teams anyway.

   Anyway, those media think that the chairman of Nanye Motor Company formed the Lexus team that it is - rich and willful!

  F1 Official Media Magazine: Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!

  The world's top ten automobile manufacturing companies - Nanye Automobile Company acquired Arminius to form a new F1 team - Lexus team, which will participate in the F1 race next year, in 1960.

   With the addition of this new team, I wonder if there will be more places next year?

  It is said that the engine and chassis technology of the Lexus sports car will be provided by Nanye Motor Company…