Huayu: This top star doesn't play by the rules.

Time flew by and it was already the afternoon of the 23rd. All the footage for the four music videos had been filmed. The remaining work required Irao Shi to return to the editing room in BJ to complete it.

After seeing off the two girls and the filming crew, Chen Chao was not in a hurry to leave Shanghai, because he had a pre-arranged event: the Shanghai Motorcycle Amateur Race on the 26th, which he had previously arranged with Gao Huayang.

Just as Chen Chao was familiarizing himself with the arena and preparing for the match, Ji Ran also received some good news. He quickly went to Chen Chao's side, who was about to go on stage, and said, "Chao, I've received some good news."

"What good news?" Chen Chao, who was about to put on his helmet, put it down again.

"The first one is that 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' has been officially scheduled for release. It will premiere on Dragon TV on January 9th and on iQiyi on the 23rd. The production company has already started promoting it." Knowing that Chen Chao was eager to go to the racetrack, Ji Ran didn't keep him in suspense.

"The second piece of good news is that the Running Man team has sent you a formal invitation to participate in the recording on January 15th. It should be a recommendation from Brother Chao."

"I'll agree right away. I'll contact Brother Chao tonight to express my gratitude." After hearing the good news, Chen Chao nodded slightly and said.

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Before we knew it, it was time for the amateur race to begin. The amateur race was not large in scale, and most of the participants were motorcycle enthusiasts from the Yangtze River Delta region, including owners of modification shops and even programmers from IT companies.

Just as Chen Chao finished changing into his leather jumpsuit, Gao Huayang found his locker room. Already dressed, Gao Huayang leaned against the doorframe, helmet in hand, and looked Chen Chao up and down. "Is this leather jumpsuit new?"

"Yeah, I went to buy it before I came to the track to practice the day before yesterday." After zipping it up to his neck, Chen Chao stretched his body a little. Although he had been wearing it for two days, he was still a little unaccustomed to it.

"So, are you confident about this match?"

"Faith, don't you know that my goal is to defeat you?"

Upon hearing Chen Chao's reply, Gao Huayang did not respond. Instead, he simply pulled his helmet up over his head, concealing the smile that was creeping onto his lips.

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The roar of the engines was like muffled thunder, exploding in the racetrack. The acrid smell of tires rubbing against the asphalt was carried by the winter wind into everyone's nostrils.

Taking off his helmet, Chen Chao shook his sweat-dampened hair, with stray hairs sticking to his forehead. He let out a soft breath. He had given it his all in the qualifying race, but in the end, he only managed to get fifth place on the starting grid.

"Fifth place, that's pretty good." Ji Ran handed Chen Chao a bottle of chilled sports drink and said with a smile, "You've only been practicing for a short time, and to get fifth place among so many veterans is already quite impressive."

Chen Chao tilted his head back and gulped down most of the drink, finally feeling a little relieved of his thirst. He turned his gaze to Gao Huayang, who was talking to a technician not far away, and Gao Huayang turned around and gave him a thumbs up.

"Your line on the last corner was a bit too sharp, and your tires locked up." After speaking with the mechanic, Gao Huayang walked over to Chen Chao, smiling and patting him on the shoulder.

"Be careful during tomorrow's race. That corner is a real danger, and at the end of the straight, you could brake a little later, about ten meters later. Your car's braking is excellent..."

"Okay, I understand, Brother Huayang." Chen Chao nodded, keeping Gao Huayang's words firmly in mind, after all, these were valuable experiences accumulated by veteran professional race car drivers.

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The amateur tournament's main competition began the next day.

The moment the green light turned on, sixteen motorcycles shot off like arrows. Chen Chao reacted quickly and overtook the two motorcycles in front of him, moving directly to third place.

But his good fortune didn't last long. At the first corner, he made a small mistake and was overtaken by the two drivers behind him from the inside, dropping him back to fifth place.

In the following laps, the battle on the track was fierce. Chen Chao closely followed the fourth motorcycle, looking for an opportunity to overtake. His eyes were only on the track and the motorcycle in front of him, and his attention was highly focused.

One lap, two laps... Time passed second by second, and soon the race had entered the third to last lap. On the straight, all the drivers twisted the throttle to the floor and increased their speed.

Just when everyone thought that they would enter the corner in the same order as in the previous laps, Chen Chao suddenly turned the car sharply and cut out from the inside.

Instead of braking ten meters later as Gao Huayang had suggested, Chen Chao made an even bolder choice: he braked twenty meters later.

With the screeching of tires, Chen Chao's motorcycle slid almost flat against the ground as he rounded the bend. To the astonishment of the other riders, he flashed past like a blue lightning bolt, overtaking from the inside and moving directly into second place.

Ji Ran, who was in the stands, couldn't help but stand up abruptly. Chen Chao's risky move had successfully startled him.

In the last two laps, Chen Chao didn't take any more risks. He just held onto his position and occasionally tried to overtake Gao Huayang, who was in first place, but he didn't succeed.

As everyone crossed the finish line, the entire stadium erupted in enthusiastic applause. Gao Huayang won the championship without any suspense, Chen Chao came in second, and the third place was won by a car modification shop owner.

"Great job, A-Chao!" As he walked towards the podium, Gao Huayang couldn't help but exclaim as he looked at Chen Chao walking beside him. "Your delayed braking and overtaking maneuver was brilliant! But it was definitely a bit too dangerous."

"Hehe." Hearing Gao Huayang's words, Chen Chao scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. He had indeed gotten a little carried away and made such a move in a moment of impulse.

"However, you should think about how you're going to deal with your manager later." Glancing at a figure walking towards them, Gao Huayang smiled and patted Chen Chao on the shoulder.

After taking the group photo to receive the award, everyone began to leave, preparing to go to the dressing room to wash up and change clothes. However, Chen Chao, who was also preparing to go to the dressing room, was stopped by his manager, Ji Ran.

"Phew~ Ah Chao, you should try not to do such dangerous things next time. I feel like you almost gave me a heart attack." Although Ji Ran had thought of many things to say to Chen Chao, she ultimately didn't say them when she actually stood in front of Chen Chao.

"Yes, I know, Brother Ji Ran. I'm sorry to have worried you." Chen Chao was prepared to be scolded by Ji's mother, but he didn't expect to receive such a light remark. Nevertheless, he quickly apologized.

Just then, Chen Chao's phone, which he had temporarily entrusted to Ji Ran, suddenly rang. Ji Ran handed it back to Chen Chao, and he glanced at the screen. It was a voice message from Deng Chao.

Reaching out and clicking the link, Deng Chao's signature loud voice immediately rang out, "Ah Chao, I just watched the live broadcast of the competition, and you actually got second place?"

"I'm so angry! I was supposed to fly there yesterday, but something came up and I couldn't go! You wait, after I pass my driving test next time, we have to have a race on the track! I definitely won't lose to you!"

Hearing Deng Chao's words, Chen Chao couldn't help but laugh and replied with a voice message, "Okay, Brother Chao, I'm always ready to go. But besides getting your driver's license, you'll also need to get a racing license before you can race with me here."