Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

Back on the Rising Sun, Chen Yiran first sent Olsen and Dada back to the master bedroom on the fifth floor.

Then, in the main living room on the second floor, he and Dennis got down to business.

Chen Yiran took out two bottles of cola and said bluntly, "Your situation at the company isn't very good."

"Whitmarsh contacted you privately? What did he say?"

"He asked me very bluntly if he could take over your shares. To be honest, I was a bit shocked. Although I had previously mentioned that I was a McLaren fan, for him to say this on our first meeting shows that he's very dissatisfied with you. He really hopes you'll sell your shares and exit the market as soon as possible."

Dennis sighed. "Well, it's not his fault. We actually have a very good personal relationship. Our differences are purely about the company's direction. He only cares about the racing team. He's really against McLaren's sports car business. In recent years, the sports car business has indeed taken a significant portion of the team's R&D budget."

"So you're planning to sell?"

"I'd like to ask you what your plans are after you invest. None of the other shareholders are interested in management. You certainly don't have the time to run the business, so who are you planning to hire as a professional manager?"

To be honest, I've seen too many wealthy people buy F2 teams in the paddock because of their personal interests, only to leave a few seasons later.

"Don't treat me like one of those poor people. People worth billions or hundreds of millions aren't considered rich."

The way he put on that act was so smooth that Dennis was immediately speechless.

Indeed, news about Chen Yiran has been nonstop lately, with some media outlets saying he is a genius worth 50 billion US dollars, the future world's richest man, and a Silicon Valley tycoon aiming for a 2 trillion dollar fortune.

Seeing the silence on the other end, Chen Yiran took the initiative and asked, "So, you want to turn McLaren into Ferrari? To become a world-renowned sports car brand?"

Dennis squinted and said, "Yes, that's my goal, my ideal. I think McLaren's brand power can extend to the sports car business, and we can gain a foothold in the sports car market."

Chen Yiran smiled sarcastically and said, "Okay, do you know how many Ferraris sold last year? About 6,500. The world's most prestigious sports car brand, which has won countless team championships in F1, has a 60-year history, and only sold 6,500 cars in a year."

And then there's Lamborghini, selling just over a thousand cars a year, losing money for almost thirty years before Volkswagen took over and it barely started making a profit. A foothold in the sports car market? There's no real market for sports cars; Ferrari can't make money just by selling cars.

"So, because it's not profitable, you'd push to cut the sports car business?"

Chen Yiran shook his head and said, "You see, you still don't understand the underlying logic of sports cars. For me, making these decisions isn't based on any business logic. McLaren is just my oversized toy. I need it to become stronger and win more championships before I feel like I've made a good deal."

Dennis said with a wry smile, "Actually, if the sports car business is done well and the brand becomes more famous, it would be quite interesting. As a large-scale toy, it wouldn't be bad, but nobody supports me."

"I know, that's why I can support you."

Dennis paused for a moment: "You mean you'll buy my shares and let me continue running the team? You'll handle the Bahrain sovereign wealth fund?"

Chen Yiran felt the other person was truly a bit brainless: "Why go through all that trouble? I'll buy back the shares from the Bahrain sovereign wealth fund, and I'll also buy back the shares from Daimler. Then you can continue to run the company. Of course, I'll support some technology; anything related to computing, I can help optimize."

Dennis shook his head: "You might be able to get Daimler's shares, but the Bahrain sovereign wealth fund is different. Their investment logic is different. I've actually approached some friends to try and take over those shares, but they've consistently disagreed. You can't sway them with purely financial investments."

Chen Yiran thought for a moment and said, "You don't need to worry about that. I'm sure I can convince them. If I secure the funding for both of these things, would you be willing to continue managing McLaren?"

I won't interfere much with the sports cars for now, but I might intervene a lot with the racing team. Their performance is so bad right now, it's embarrassing. We can't even beat a sports drink company; what are we even doing?

"This, Adrian Newey is too strong, we really can't compare to their aerodynamics."

"Hmph, I dare to say this only because I've researched current F1 technology. The computational fluid dynamics simulation for F1 is incredibly outdated, especially in terms of efficiency. They're still using CPU simulations!"

The same calculation, using my technical framework and a GPU, is not simply a matter of doubling the speed; what used to take ten hours can now be done in ten minutes.

So what if Newey? Our pneumatics team iterates dozens of times faster than them; through continuous experimentation, we always find the optimal solution.

Dennis became somewhat excited: "But they can use this method too, right? How are we going to solve this?"

"Wrong, they can't use that method. All the patents are in my hands, and both major GPU manufacturers use the code I wrote. As long as the FIA ​​doesn't interfere, we can do whatever we want!"

The second day's competition was quite uninteresting.

Red Bull's cars are just too powerful, and it's not easy to overtake them on the street.

Moreover, this time they even pulled a trick, stopping the game midway.

This is Pirelli's first year supplying tires to F1, and the tires are degrading much faster than Bridgestone's previous offerings. McLaren implemented a three-stop strategy for Button, but Alonso, who opted for a two-stop approach, overtook him.

In the last dozen or so laps, Vettel's tires were completely worn out, but Alonso just couldn't overtake him.

Button followed suit; his tires were much better than Alonso's, but due to the limitations of street racing, he couldn't overtake him no matter what.

In the end, the Mars rover came in first, with Alonso and Button taking second place.

On the Rising Sun, Chen Yiran said to D'Addario, "Didn't they say filming wouldn't start until June? Why do we have to go back now?"

"It's already June 1st! Besides, we should go there in advance to familiarize ourselves with the environment. As new actors, we definitely need to perform with more effort and seriousness."

Chen Yiran thought to himself, "What's so great about a gore horror movie?" But for Dada's sake, he didn't say anything.

He threw Dada aside, then hugged Olsen beside him and said, "Then you'll have to come with me to London. Let's go find the Bahrain Sovereign Wealth Fund first; I'm going to save their royal family."