When Chen Xiangbei returned to the hotel where he was staying, the sky had already completely darkened.

The members of the Super Dream Team were still very excited. For now, they're "carefree" and just waiting for the evening to celebrate Chen Xiangbei's victory.

In terms of difficulty alone, the Australian Grand Prix is higher than the European F3 Series.

However, in terms of external recognition and value, the Spa Station event far surpasses the Australian Grand Prix.

The reason is that this year's Australian Grand Prix F3, apart from Chen Xiangbei, only had local competitors and lacked heavy-weight outsiders.

The value of a race is often not just in itself, but also in the competitors it attracts.

"How did the talk with Ross go?"

Seeing Chen Xiangbei return, Odetto asked a question.

Compared to the party, he was more concerned about the negotiations with the F1 team.

"Team Leader Ross proposed twenty million US dollars; he will try his best to persuade the board to offer a formal driver contract for next year."

"The price is very reasonable."

Odetto nodded upon hearing this. Ross Brown hadn't "cheated" Chen Xiangbei and offered a genuinely fair price.

For other "unknown" drivers, without thirty million US dollars along with major sponsor advertising contracts, securing a formal driver seat at Brawn GP would be impossible.

Because no matter how Brawn GP was before, at least now it belongs to a real contender team.

The label of "championship contender" is worth thirty million US dollars at the very least.

Be aware that besides Chen Xiangbei, another driver exists in a similar position — Maldonado from Venezuela, known as the "King of Polo" in the F1 circuit.

In 2011, to join the Renault Team, Maldonado had personal sponsorship of 15 million US dollars, and the backing PDVSA (Venezuela's national oil company) paid Williams Team 29.6 million Pounds to become the team's principal sponsor.

This huge sponsorship led Sir Williams to decisively dismiss the team's new star Hockenheim, replacing him with King of Polo as a formal driver.

Note that Hockenheim's performance in the 2010 rookie season was nothing short of top-notch.

During the Brazilian Grand Prix of that year, driving a Williams car, he secured a pole position with an exaggerated advantage of one second ahead of the second place, letting Williams Team taste the top grid start again after a five-year drought.

Lap speed determines a driver's ceiling and potential, yet this super rookie's performance was overwhelmed by King of Polo's multimillion sponsorship funds.

Sir Williams displayed his consistent "cold and ruthless" business approach by unhesitatingly kicking out when needed!

"How do you plan to raise this money?"

Odetto asked again; twenty million US dollars isn't much for an F1 team.

For an individual, it's astronomical; he didn't know how Chen Xiangbei would do it.

"I previously contacted some potential sponsors in China; there shouldn't be any problem."

Chen Xiangbei replied confidently.

The reason is simple: There are people willing to take risks, but no one does losing deals.

Becoming a formal F1 driver and a capable one at that.

As long as he achieves results and gets assistance from national propaganda machinery, the potential commercial value is immeasurable.

The most notable example is Liu Xiang's 110-meter hurdles; while his breakthrough in athletics is pride for Asians, honestly, the project's influence is really limited.

Under normal circumstances, its commercial value isn't exaggerated.

Achieving nationwide recognition was due to his championship results and the breakthrough from zero.

Chen Xiangbei has also reached a zero breakthrough; he just lacks a championship!

As long as he can win a championship, whether for Chen Xiangbei or the sponsors.

Not only can 20 million US dollars be recovered, but even 2 billion US dollars can be effortlessly recouped.

Be aware that according to United Kingdom's "Business F1" magazine, China's AIGO signed with McLaren a three-year contract from '07 to '09, totaling 19 million US dollars.

Lenovo's acquisition of IBM's notebook division and sponsorship deal with Williams amounted to an impressive 30 million US dollars.

The global advertising impact brought by Chen Xiangbei's status and popularity as China's first F1 driver is certainly worth 20 million US dollars, isn't it?

Of course, the premise is winning a championship; without it, the effect will be significantly reduced.

"If you need help, feel free to let me know."

Odetto isn't purely a management-type; his mindset is more aligned with the technical side.

Regarding Chen Xiangbei's past commercial collaborations, Odetto was unaware and indifferent.

As a team leader, normally, there shouldn't be much entanglement with the driver anyway.

A fixed team with fluid drivers is the normal operation mode.

However, after some time of interaction, Odetto felt his relationship with Chen Xiangbei had surpassed the "colleague" status.

He sees this Chinese kid more as his relative in a younger generation.

Given Odetto's current age, Chen Xiangbei should be the last driver he leads; in a sense, this young man carries his dreams and drives forward.

He genuinely wants to see how far this young person can go.

"Hmm, I will."

This time, Chen Xiangbei agreed naturally without being polite.

He similarly didn't treat Odetto as an ordinary team leader; being polite to someone who helps you makes it seem distant.

With words concluded, Odetto patted Chen Xiangbei's shoulder and walked out of the room.

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