Actor: Thank you.

2 minutes 47 seconds... Zhang Yuan glanced at Liu Tao's qualifying results and then came to her side.

"Sister Tao did a great job, only 0.3 seconds behind the first place."

"Run well in the race later, and you'll have a chance."

Zhang Yuan gave a few words of encouragement.

"Okay, I must get first place!" Teacher Bai Jie clenched her fists.

Seeing that the other party was determined to win the championship, Zhang Yuan felt a lot more relieved.

Then he came to the garage and winked at a technician.

In addition to the person who flashed the ECU last night, Zhang Yuan also had other backup plans.

The technician understood, and after conducting routine inspections on all the cars before the race, he added a large bottle of special liquid into the fuel tank of Liu Tao's car when adding fuel.

What are the essential differences between No. 92, No. 95 and No. 98 fuel?
In fact, these numbers represent the octane content in the fuel.

High-octane gasoline can provide the engine with better anti-knock ability.

Racing cars use high-grade racing gasoline, which has a high octane number.

Zhang Yuan also used technology to add some "additives" to further improve the energy efficiency of the fuel.

At the same time, because this car has had its ECU flashed, the vehicle's ignition advance angle has been slightly reduced.

Combined with current "additives", the engine can gain an additional 10 horsepower.

Combined with the previous 15 horsepower, this car has about 25 horsepower more than the same racing car, about 8% more power.

It's like giving a runner an injection of stimulant.

In order to avoid making his actions too obvious, Zhang Yuan did not tamper with any hardware.

The tires, brakes, and engine are all original.

This charity race will not be like a regular race, where the remaining fuel in the vehicle will be randomly inspected after the race, so this approach is the safest.

However, just like humans using stimulants, problems can easily occur when the engine operates at high load for a long time, even if it is a reinforced racing engine.

Therefore, Zhang Yuan only arranged 25 laps for the race.

The total distance is only about 130 kilometers.

Probably less than half of the official competition.

This arrangement is to compress the time of the main competition into one and a half hours so as not to make the audience lose patience.

How many of them came here to see the car?

It's all for the face.

Competitions and such are just incidental, everyone comes to watch the celebrities' catwalk performances.

Zhang Yuan was aware of this, and as he saw the cars slowly approaching the starting grid, he headed to the stands to meet up with Huo Qigang and Guo Jingjing.

"Okay, here is the live commentary."

"I'm Brother Shrimp."

"I'm Han Han."

The voices of two commentators were heard over the stadium broadcast.

“Now our ten female racers are already in position on the starting grid.”

"Ranked tenth is Rong Zuer."

"Ninth place is..."

……

"The third one is our tall Miss Zeng Li."

"The second one is our Miss Ah Zhu, Liu Tao!"

"And the first one is the sexy goddess Christy Chung."

"Five red lights are on now. The 2006 Ho Ying Dong Cup Charity Racing Competition, the women's race is about to begin."

"Five red lights go out, lights out, start running!"

Buzz buzz buzz...the roar of engines passed through the stands, drawing cheers from the audience in the main grandstand with the most expensive tickets.

There was a VIP room in Huoqigang, so he and Guo Jingjing sat in a prominent position in the audience.

At the same time, he was holding a small national flag in his hand and waving it from time to time.

Zhang Yuan thought to himself, look at how they behave.

He always shows his patriotism and affinity with the people, and his character is fully fulfilled.

"Sister Jingjing, please get ready. We will be presenting awards to the top three later."

"I know." Guo Jingjing replied with narrowed eyes and a smile.

It would be most appropriate to have the female world champion present the award to the women's racing champion.

"Remember to wear waterproof sportswear and spray champagne."

About forty minutes later, Liu Tao surpassed Zhong Liti on the straight road and took the lead thanks to his car having higher actual power than his opponent.

The game lost its suspense at this point.

Zhang Yuan glanced at the watch hidden in his pocket.

He originally thought that he had to look decent when attending such a formal occasion, so he brought the Vacheron Constantin that Aunt Liu gave him.

But when he arrived at the scene, he found that the eldest son of the Huo family was only wearing a Casio electronic watch, so he quickly took off the watch and put it in his pocket.

"It took me a long time to give you the cheat. It seems that there is still a gap in strength."

About forty minutes later, the car driven by Liu Tao crossed the finish line.

At the same time, a row of fireworks bloomed on each side of the track!
Ho Chi-kang took the lead in standing up and applauding, and the audience screamed again.

After getting off the car, Liu Tao took off his helmet, waved to all the audience, and bowed to express his gratitude.

A podium had already been prepared opposite the main stand.

The first three places were taken by the first three people who started the race.

The only difference is that the order has changed to Liu Tao, Christy Chung and Zeng Li.

The three of them stood on the podium respectively, and Guo Jingjing personally hung medals on them and then presented them with customized trophies one by one.

boom!
After receiving the award, the three female artists who came on stage shook the champagne, and bubbles splashed everywhere, creating an extremely spectacular scene.

"Okay, the women's competition has come to an end for now."

"Now please disperse in an orderly manner."

"Please return to the stadium before 1:00 p.m. Beijing time."

"There will be men's competitions and exciting performances from more stars..."

Spectators are free to dine in restaurants inside and outside the stadium and no further details will be given.

At the competition venue, all the artists gathered in the buffet restaurant of the banquet hall to eat and chat.

"Sister Li, you behaved very well just now."

"Sister Ziyi, you too."

Zhang Yuan greeted the two female contestants.

"Thank you for your invitation." Zhang Ziyi raised her glass.

"That's an invitation from the Huo family." Zhang Yuan quickly corrected.

"Hehehe... I know, I know. I'll thank you in private later." Zhang Ziyi understood and knew that in this situation, Zhang Yuan didn't want to stand out and only wanted to show his face.

"I'll go somewhere else, you two can chat." Zhang Ziyi deliberately made an excuse, showed a lewd smile, and left him and Zeng Li where they were.

"Uh..." Zhang Yuan didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Are you busy lately?" It was Dalizi who spoke first.

"After I finish this one, there are two more crews waiting for me." Zhang Yuan replied truthfully.

"Oh, that's quite busy..." Zeng Li said and glanced away.

He looked a little lost.

What’s the matter? I’m free and you still want to make an appointment... Zhang Yuan pretended not to see it.

The two chatted awkwardly for a while, but it was the live commentary duo who saved him.

"Let's talk later." Zhang Yuan greeted Zeng Li.

"Oh, take care of yourself too."

Han Han, who was standing nearby, glanced at Dalizi's expression and then looked at Zhang Yuan.

"Fuck, there's something wrong!"

Both commentators were holding bottles of juice, and so was Zhang Yuan. After all, the three of them would either be competing or commentating, and drinking too much was not a good thing.

"In the competition just now, Liu Tao's performance in the corners was obviously not as good as Zhong Liti's, but he was able to beat her on the straights..."

After the greetings, Han Han spoke curiously.

"Shh..." Zhang Yuan put his index finger to his mouth.

The two of them understood and realized that it was indeed Zhang Yuan who did something.

No wonder I felt something was not right when I was commentating on the game just now.

One of them is a big fan and track manager, and the other is an active racing driver.

Ordinary audiences couldn't see it, but they immediately realized something was wrong.

Now that they saw Zhang Yuan's performance, they understood that there was indeed a problem.

But even if they know, they will not speak carelessly. They know it in their hearts, and speaking carelessly may easily bring disaster upon themselves.

Han Han loves to argue with others, but he is not a fool and he knows who can argue and who cannot.

He thought, he didn't let that woman win just to pick up girls. Zeng Li looked at him in a wrong way just now, and he was trying to pick up another one by racing... Envy.

"Zhang Yuan!"

At this moment, a familiar female voice was heard behind me.

When I turned around, it was Teacher Bai Jie.

"Did you hear everything?"

"Hmm." He gave a wicked smile.

Seeing this, the two of them left, leaving Zhang Yuan and Liu Tao to talk alone.

"Remember to keep it a secret."

"I know...why did you let me win?"

"You have the potential to be a champion." Zhang Yuan replied casually.

"Hahaha...you're really good at teasing people." Liu Tao finally realized that Zhang Yuan had deliberately let him win, and then narrowed his eyes and asked, "You're not trying to seduce me, are you?"

"How about I give you something in return?"

"No, if you can win the game, you'll be helping me."

"What if I insist on giving you something in return?" Or, Liu Tao licked his lips.

"Let's talk about it later..." Zhang Yuan evaded.

Now is not the time to be busy with such JB stuff.

I also chatted with Big S, whom I hadn't seen for a few years. She was at the bottom of the list today, but she didn't feel embarrassed at all.

After all, she knew that being able to participate in the competition would achieve her goal.

"I haven't seen you for a few years and you've become even more handsome." This man touched Zhang Yuan in a sexual way, just like he did during the filming in the past.

"You are becoming more and more beautiful." Zhang Yuan replied against his will.

“I wish you better career.”

"Then I wish you can find a rich husband soon."

"Hehehe..." Big S not only didn't mind Zhang Yuan's words, she even enjoyed them very much.

Go fishing, you will catch something, good luck to you... Zhang Yuan thought, when she catches something, then he will have a good show to watch.

While he was socializing with all the artists one by one, on the other side, several people who were eating kept looking up at Zhang Yuan not far away.

There was helplessness and envy in his eyes.

Gathered together were Chen Kun, Hu Jun and Huang Xiaoming.

These three are Rong Xingda, Wang Jinhua and Hua Yi. Normally, they don't have much interaction with each other.

In this kind of situation, it is appropriate to say hello and chat.

But the three of them have already formed a tendency to stick together.

The reason is that Zhang Yuan’s “victim” alliance has expanded again!

A large number of important endorsements that Zhang Yuan has recently obtained all come from these three people.

"Tsk, he got it all for free." Brother Jun complained.

Chen Kun and Huang Xiaoming nodded together.

"Hey, why are you two so far away from me?" Hu Jun felt that these two people seemed to always keep a distance from him.

Then he reacted.

"The story between Ye Zi and I is all nonsense on the Internet!"

"I am a normal-looking literary actor!"

Hu Jun felt depressed whenever he thought about it.

After filming "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", no one asked him to film literary dramas, only costume martial arts dramas.

Now because of "Lan Yu", everyone has started to doubt his sexual orientation...

"Brother Jun, that's not what we meant..." Brother Xiao Ming hurriedly explained.

But he and Chen Kun still maintained an appropriate distance from Hu Jun.

"Speaking of endorsements, it is true. Recently, several of my big endorsements have fallen through." The leader sighed, "I heard that they all signed contracts with Zhang Yuan."

"Me too. The big endorsement for HP laptops was lost and fell into his hands."

"Oh, how come he is so lucky..." Hu Jun sighed, "Could this be all his plan?"

Qiao Feng almost got to the truth.

Although it was not his plan, he was indeed the one who instigated it.

"He is the one who spread all the negative information about us?"

"Impossible, he was the first one to start the scandal." Chen Kun waved his hand.

"Yes, he was also hacked, but it just happened first and the scandal was suppressed by us."

These three have a very good relationship with Zhang Yuan. They don't have much hatred towards him, but just feel pity and envy.

"He must be making a lot of money recently, right?" Hu Jun said indifferently.

That's natural.

Zhang Yuan, who was originally worried about cash, ushered in a big boom!

SWITH watches, which he endorsed for two years, paid him 800 million.

Youngor Suit was given 700 million as the endorsement for two years.

AUX Air Conditioning also gave him 730 million for two years.

HP wanted to sign a five-year contract with the company, but he reduced it to three years and offered 1200 million.

Finally, it was Aokang leather shoes, and Zhang Yuan still only signed for two years.

But this domestic brand is the most generous!
A total of 1100 million was given!
He signed all the contracts before coming to the Magic City Race Track.

The endorsement fees from these companies alone amount to more than 4500 million. Together, Zhang Yuan’s annual advertising income has reached 2000 million.

It turns out that what Fan Bingbing said is right, making money without relying on film pay is the right way to go!

These funds will be credited to his account in batches after he shoots commercials and attends events.

This has greatly relieved Zhang Yuan’s cash flow pressure!

This amount of money, when divided among the three of them, is not a small amount.

Now the focus is on Zhang Yuan alone. Anyone else, even the international star Zhang, would be envious.

"But he is also the spokesperson for Aokang, and this company is currently in litigation with a foreign country." Hu Jun said that this film was originally intended for him.

But he was also hesitant.

Now that I know Zhang Yuan has taken over the endorsement of this brand, I can't help but feel a little worried.

It’s said that several people have a good relationship with him. If it were Nie Yuan, he would only gloat over this matter.

"Really? That's risky."

"Ah."

The three of them didn't know that it was precisely because Aokang leather shoes were in poor condition that they gave Zhang Yuan such a high endorsement fee.

These days, 1000 million per year is already a sky-high endorsement contract.

In 10, S and S endorsed Red Heart Macalline and were offered 2800 million for three years, which was considered a sky-high price considering their status.

Unlike later generations, those so-called first-line artists often have a yearly quota of tens of millions, and sometimes even have press releases of over 100 million in three years.

Even some talk show hosts can earn millions for a single endorsement. The inflation is really severe.

These people were sighing at Zhang Yuan's good luck, thinking that he made so much money, which was deducted from them, so they had to treat him to a big meal as compensation.

On the other side, a short and fat middle-aged man came to Zhang Yuan.

"Hahaha, hello!"

"Hello, Brother Zhiwei."

When Zhang Yuan saw Brother Chen coming, he hurriedly greeted him.

"Haha, my son met you in Berlin before. He said you are very smart and capable. He has wanted to meet you for a long time."

This person is a typical smiling tiger, always laughing.

Zhang Yuan recalled that his son Zeng Guoxiang had starred in "Isabella" and the two had indeed met several times at the Berlin Film Festival. The other party had a good attitude towards him, much more polite than Shawn Yue, Du Wenzhe, and Anthony Wong.

This time he contacted Brother Hua again and arranged for his daughter Zeng Baoyi to participate in the competition. However, her level was too low and she only got second to last.

In order to let his daughter show her face, Eric Tsang will form an "Infernal Affairs" group with Wah Ge and perform songs later.

In fact, he has a very distant relationship with his daughter. He has always been in Hong Kong, and his daughter is taken care of by his ex-wife and his father Zhuyouzai.

In recent years, his daughter has grown up and Brother Chen intends to repair the relationship, so he works hard to pave the way for Zeng Baoyi.

After the two chatted for a long time, Zeng Zhiwei leaned in and spoke.

"I heard from Hua Zai that you are investing in film and television in mainland China, and even invested in a low-budget movie. It is said that the operation is going well?"

Seeing how hard he worked to promote "Crazy Stone", Brother Hua naturally spoke well of him everywhere, and this reached Brother Chen's ears.

"It happened, but it's just a minor incident."

"Don't be so modest." Zeng Zhiwei pointed around and said, "The fact that you can create such a big mess proves that you are young and promising."

It's said that this guy is a smiling tiger. Seeing that he was so polite and kept praising himself, Zhang Yuan knew that he must have something he wanted me to do.

Sure enough, he changed the subject and spoke.

"It just so happens that I have a low-budget film on hand that I'm planning. Are you interested?"

...(End of chapter)