Why race if you don’t have money?

Chapter 65 Is This Still a Human? (Please Read)
"Qin Lianjie, this may sound a little ridiculous, but I'm confident that Huali Auto's acquisition will be successful, and that Goldman Sachs' investment will yield a handsome return."

Chen Xiangbei is now in a stage where his influence is not great, and discussing such a major cross-border merger and acquisition case is more like a keyboard politician giving orders.

But he still chose to speak his mind, just like the famous butterfly effect, no one could predict the existence of subtle variables and how they would ultimately affect the outcome.

"In fact, I also believe that Huali has the courage to host the Formula One race, which means that it is unwilling to be ordinary in its bones."

"Huasai has failed, and I don't want to see Huali follow in their footsteps."

Qin Lianjie is a driver, and he also hopes to see the development of China's automobile industry and racing.

To be honest, the reason he came to Donghai this time was not only to discuss the underground competition with Chen Xiangbei, but also to go back and talk to his father about the progress of the Huali investment project.

After all, compared with people in the financial circle, he is more familiar with the development of Huali Automobile and may be able to give some decisive suggestions.

You should know that Qin Lianjie studied finance in Japan. His father really wanted him to take over his job in investment banking in the future, but this guy preferred racing, and the father and son had been in a tug-of-war over this matter.

This is also largely why Qin Lianjie rejected Liang Chi's suggestion to join Huasai as a professional racer. He knew full well that he was destined to inherit the family business and could not devote himself wholeheartedly to his career.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. How about we go check out the competition venue?"

Every family has its own problems. Every time the topic of dreams and reality comes up, Qin Lianjie subconsciously wants to avoid it.

"Well, it's alright anyway, let's just take a look."

Chen Xiangbei nodded. According to Lu Xiaoman's description, this unfinished closed road was very similar to a WRC track, and the driving process was full of unknowns and thrills.

If you want to run at the fastest speed in this kind of venue, you need to survey the venue in advance and make a road book, just like running a WRC event, and remember every bend and obstacle on the road.

In fact, there is a similar operation in Formula One racing, which is that you can see the driver and crew members walking around the track before the race.

However, for Formula One racing, the purpose of driving the track is not to memorize the route and corners. Because the track map is already engraved in the minds of F1 drivers, they can even drive the entire course on the simulator with their eyes closed.

Just like the later Red Bull driver Perez, he demonstrated how to drive a simulator with his eyes closed when participating in an event, and he was able to follow the line and cut corners with abnormal precision throughout the whole process.

What's more, there are super geniuses like Verstappen who can judge which corner the car is currently driving on by the changes in gear shifting speed just by listening to the roar of the F1 engine. He is completely a human plug-in!
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The new route for the East China Underground Race was located in the Outer Ring Tunnel, which was currently under construction. Due to its remote location and the lack of streetlights, the area was completely dark and desolate, making it extremely quiet and silent.

At this time, two people were standing on the pedestrian bridge above the tunnel, chatting. The younger one of them advised, "Boss Peng, choosing to sponsor riders from underground races? I feel that given their strength and fame, the cost might not be proportional to the benefits."

The man called "Mr. Peng" is Peng Sheng, the founder of Jiuli Sports.

Peng Sheng initially targeted sports stars like Olympic champions. However, as a startup, Jiuli Sports' commercial returns were clearly not as high as those of a professional talent agency.

After a series of failed negotiations, Peng Sheng quickly adjusted the company's development direction and turned his attention to emerging events, such as the Spartan Race.

As well as some niche sports with huge potential, such as boxing and racing!

Peng Sheng's keen business sense made him realize that with economic development and the increase in car ownership, there will be broad prospects for both the domestic automobile industry and racing sports in the future.

Laying the foundation now will undoubtedly give them a head start! However, well-known domestic professional riders are either training overseas or, like Han Han, already signed with racing teams. Sports companies also lack the reputation and resources to compete with factory teams.

Peng Sheng settled for the second best and turned his attention to the street racers who had not yet become famous. He wanted to take a gamble and see if he could discover potential stocks.

"It doesn't matter. I already have someone I like."

Peng Sheng replied casually that the East China Underground Competition was just a touchstone for him.

His real sponsorship target is actually Zhang Zhendong, the Formula One driver who left China Sai!

Peng Sheng had already done a background check and knew Zhang Zhendong's internal training results at Huasai Sports. If he had not encountered a broken funding chain, he might have already gone overseas to compete in advanced formula racing.

This kind of person is a lost gem. As long as he can prove his strength in underground competitions, Peng Sheng plans to sign Zhang Zhendong and continue to compete in professional competitions as a long-term driver.

As the two were discussing, a deafening roar of an engine could be heard from the tunnel behind them. Before Peng Sheng could react, a flash of light passed before him. The roar continued to echo in the tunnel even after they had driven far out!

"What speed is this?"

Peng Sheng exclaimed on the spot that he had done a lot of homework on racing in order to discover potential drivers.

The high-performance car that just roared past was at least twice as fast as the Donghai SRT drivers he often saw. Even with the advantage of being the "landlord," Captain Gao Hao, who had competed in ETCC events, was still slower than the car just now!
"Boss Peng, are these the masters who participated in the underground competition here to practice driving?"

The secretary's face was also filled with shock. He had been accompanying Peng Sheng on this road for the past few days and had seen many underground drivers familiarizing themselves with the road and practicing, but no one had ever driven so fast at night.

Peng Sheng couldn't answer this question; the expression on his face had changed from shock to surprise.

His intuition told him that this might be the potential driver he was looking for!

Without any hesitation, Peng Sheng quickly ran down the overpass stairs, stood outside the road guardrail and turned on the flashlight on his mobile phone.

This closed road has only one exit, so the car must have turned back. At that time, we just need to wave our lights to signal the other party to stop, and we will know who it is!

However, before Peng Sheng could wait for Chen Xiangbei to turn around, another Civic Type-R drove out of the tunnel. Qin Lianjie saw the light and slowly pulled over to the side of the road. His mental state at that moment could be described by a later internet term: numb!
Originally, Qin Lianjie was eager to try and wanted to take this opportunity to fight with Chen Xiangbei.

No driver doesn't want to challenge the intensity. Qin Lianjie also wants to know how big the gap is between him and Chen Xiangbei when running on a completely unfamiliar road section.

As a result, this run made him doubt his life. For a moment, Qin Lianjie felt that he was not driving a modified Civic Type-R, but a three-wheeled motorcycle on the road.

The gap between the two sides can no longer be judged in seconds. After running this section of nearly ten kilometers, Qin Lianjie felt that he was about to be left behind by Chen Xiangbei by minutes.

What's even more outrageous is that the difference in driving skills is only one factor. Qin Lianjie also found that Chen Xiangbei seemed to have no fear of the unknown and the night.

Not to mention encountering obstacles like piled waste, even a pit or brick on the ground can cause the car to take off on the spot if it hits it at this speed.

Qin Lianjie was driving with fear and trepidation, but he didn't feel ashamed or had any problems at all. This is the mentality of a normal person.

In comparison, Chen Xiangbei seems to be completely indifferent. Is he still a human being?
(End of this chapter)