2 minutes, 47 seconds and 6... Zhang Yuan glanced at Liu Tao's qualifying results and then came to her side.
"Sister Tao did a good job, only 0.3 seconds behind the first place."
"Run well in the main race later, there will be a chance."
Zhang Yuan encouraged him with a few words.
"Okay, I must get first place!" Teacher Bai Jie clenched her fists.
Seeing that the opponent was determined to compete for the championship, Zhang Yuan felt relieved.
Then he came to the garage and winked at a technician.
In addition to the one who flashed the ECU last night, Zhang Yuan also left other backup plans.
The technician understood that after performing routine inspections on all cars before the race, when adding fuel, he added a large bottle of special liquid into the fuel tank of Liu Tao's car.
What are the essential differences between No. 92, No. 95 and No. 98 fuel?
In fact, what these numbers represent is actually the octane content in the fuel.
High-octane gasoline can provide the engine with better resistance to knocking.
The racing cars use high-grade gasoline used in racing, which has a high octane rating.
Zhang Yuan also used technology to add some "additives" to further improve the energy efficiency of fuel.
At the same time, because this car has brushed the ECU, the ignition advance angle of the vehicle has been adjusted slightly smaller.
Coupled with the current "additives", the engine can gain about 10 additional horsepower.
Including the previous 15 horses, this car has about 25 more horsepower than the car in the same field, which is about 8% more power.
It's the equivalent of giving a runner a stimulant.
Zhang Yuan's defense was too obvious, so he didn't tamper with any hardware.
Tires, brakes, and engine are all original.
And this charity racing car will not be like a regular racing car. The remaining fuel of the vehicle will be randomly checked after the race, so this method is the safest.
However, just like human doping, engines are prone to problems when operating under high load for a long time, even if they are strengthened racing engines.
Therefore, the number of laps arranged by Zhang Yuan for the main race is only 25 laps.
The total is only about 130 kilometers.
Probably less than half of the official games.
This arrangement is to compress the main game time into one and a half hours, so as not to make the audience lose their patience.
How many of them came to see the car?
It’s not all about looking good.
Competitions and other events are just incidental. Everyone comes to watch the celebrities' catwalk performances.
Zhang Yuan knew this, and when he saw the cars slowly approaching the grid, he went to the stands to meet up with Hao Qigang and Guo Jingjing.
"Okay, here is the live commentary."
"I'm Brother Xia."
"I am Han Han."
The voices of the two commentators came from the stadium broadcast.
“Our ten female racers are now on the grid.”
"The tenth ranked one is Rong Zuer."
"Ninth place is..."
……
"The third one is our tall Miss Zeng Li."
"The second in line is our Miss A'Zhu, Liu Tao!"
"And the first one is the sexy goddess Zhong Liti."
"Now the five red lights are on, the women's race of the 2006 Hao Yingdong Cup Charity Racing Competition is about to begin."
"Five red lights go out, lights go out and start!"
Buzz buzz... The roar of engines passed over the stands, attracting cheers from the audience in the main stand, which had the most expensive tickets.
There was a VIP room in Hong Kong that was not in use, so he and Guo Jingjing sat in a prominent position in the auditorium.
At the same time, he held a small national flag in his hand and waved it from time to time.
Zhang Yuanxin said, look at this kind of behavior.
Showing patriotism and being close to the people at all times is enough for people to set up.
"Sister Jingjing, get ready. You will give awards to the top three later."
"I know." Guo Jingjing replied with a smile and narrowed eyes.
It is only fitting that the female world champion should present the award to the female racing champion.
"Remember to wear waterproof sportswear and spray it with champagne."
About forty minutes later, Liu Taocai passed Zhong Liti on the straight and took the lead with the help of a car with more actual power than his opponent.
The game has lost its suspense at this point.
Zhang Yuan glanced at the watch hidden in his pocket.
He originally thought that it would be more dignified to attend such a formal occasion, so he brought the Vacheron Constantin given to him by Aunt Liu.
But when he arrived at the scene, he discovered that the eldest son of the Hao family had brought a Casio electronic watch, so he quickly took off the watch and put it in his pocket.
"It took me a long time to trick you. It seems 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 both sides of the track!
Hao Qigang took the lead in standing up and applauding, and the audience screamed again.
Liu Tao took off his helmet after getting off the car, waved to all the audience, and bowed to thank him.
A medal podium has been prepared opposite the main stand.
The top three finishers were the three people who started the race.
But the order changed to Liu Tao, Zhong Liti and Zeng Li.
The three people stood on the podium respectively, and Guo Jingjing hung up the medals for them personally, and then presented customized trophies one by one.
Bang!
After receiving the award, the three female artists on stage shook the champagne, causing foam to splash everywhere. The scene was extremely spectacular.
"Okay, the women's competition is temporarily over."
"Now, please leave the audience in an orderly manner."
"At the same time, please return to the stadium before one o'clock in the afternoon Beijing time."
"There will be a men's competition and exciting performances from more stars..."
Spectators are free to dine at restaurants inside and outside the arena without further details.
In the competition venue and the buffet in the banquet hall, all the artists gathered together to dine and chat.
"Sister Li, you performed very well just now."
"Sister Ziyi, you too."
Zhang Yuan greeted the two female contestants.
"Thank you for the invitation." Zhang Ziyi raised her glass.
"That's an invitation from the Hao family." Zhang Yuan quickly corrected him.
"Hehehe... I know, I know, I will thank you privately in the future." Zhang Ziyi understood and understood that in this scene, Zhang Yuan did not want to stand out, but only wanted to show his face.
"I'll go somewhere else and you two can chat." Zhang Ziyi deliberately made an excuse, showed a lustful 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?" Dalizi spoke first.
"After finishing this show, there are still two crews waiting for me." Zhang Yuanzhao replied honestly.
"Oh, that's quite busy..." Zeng Li said and glanced aside.
He showed a somewhat disappointed look.
Why, you want to make an appointment when I'm free... Zhang Yuan pretended not to see.
The two chatted awkwardly for a while, but the on-site commentary duo saved him.
"Let's talk later." Zhang Yuan greeted Zeng Li.
"Oh, take care of yourself too."
Han Han, who was just next to him, looked at Dalizi's eyes and then at Zhang Yuan.
"Fuck, something is wrong!"
Both commentators were holding juices, and so was Zhang Yuan. After all, the three of them were either competing or commentating, and drinking too much was not good.
"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 overpower her opponent on the straights..."
After the greetings, George Han spoke curiously.
"Shh..." Zhang Yuan raised his index finger to his mouth.
The two realized that Zhang Yuan had indeed done something.
No wonder I felt something was not right when I was explaining the game just now.
One of them is a serious car fan and track manager, and the other is an active racing driver.
Ordinary viewers couldn't tell, but they immediately felt something was wrong.
Now that they saw Zhang Yuan's performance, they understood that there was indeed a problem.
But even if they know it, they will not talk nonsense. They know it well. Talking nonsense can easily bring disaster to themselves.
Han Han loves to flirt with people, but he is not a fool, and he also understands who can troll and who can't.
The man thought to himself that he would not let the woman win just to pick up girls. The way Zeng Li looked at him just now was wrong, and here he relies on a racing car to hook up with someone else... I'm envious.
"Zhang Yuan!"
At this moment, I heard a familiar female voice coming from behind.
Turning around, I saw it was Teacher Bai Jie.
"Did you hear everything?"
"Yeah." This one showed an evil smile.
The two men saw this and left, leaving Zhang Yuan and Liu Tao talking alone.
"Remember to keep it secret."
"I know...why do you want me to win?"
"You have the looks of a champion." Zhang Yuan replied casually.
"Hahaha... you are really good at coaxing people." Liu Tao then realized that Zhang Yuan deliberately let him win, and then squinted his eyes and asked, "You don't want to pick me up, do you?"
"How about I give you something in return?"
"No, if you can win the game, you have helped 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 declined.
Now is not the time to be busy with this JB thing.
I also chatted with Big S, whom I haven’t seen for a few years. She was at the bottom today, but she didn’t feel like she was losing face.
After all, she knew that if she could participate in the competition, she would achieve her goal.
"I haven't seen you in a few years and you've become even more handsome." This man was touching Zhang Yuan just like before when filming.
"You are getting more and more beautiful." Zhang Yuan replied against his will.
"I wish your career will get better and better."
"Then I wish you can catch a golden turtle as soon as possible."
"Hehehe..." Not only did Big S not be shy about Zhang Yuan's words, he even found them very useful.
Just fish, you will catch it, I wish you good luck... Zhang Yuan thought that when she caught it, he would have something good to watch.
While he was socializing with all the artists one by one, on the other side, several people who were eating frequently raised their heads and looked at Zhang Yuan not far away.
There was also helplessness and envy in his eyes.
Gathered together were Chen Kun, Hu Jun and Huang Xiaoming.
These three belong to Lucheng Da, Wang Jinhua and Hua Yi, and it stands to reason that they don't have many interactions with each other.
In this kind of situation, it is appropriate to say hello and chat.
But the three of them have already become a group.
The reason is that Zhang Yuan's "victim" alliance has expanded again!
Zhang Yuan has recently received a large number of important endorsements, all from these three people.
"Tsk, you're already taking advantage of him." Brother Jun complained.
Chen Kun and Huang Xiaoming nodded together.
"Hey, why are you two so far away from me?" Hu Jun felt that the two people seemed to be keeping a distance from him.
Then he reacted.
"The thing about Yezi and I is all nonsense on the Internet!"
"I am a literary and opera actor with normal orientation!"
Hu Jun felt depressed when he thought about it.
After filming "Dragon", no one approached him to film dramas, they were all costumed martial arts dramas.
Now because of "Lan Yu", everyone has begun to doubt his 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's true. Recently, several of my big endorsements have been rejected." The leader sighed: "I heard that they all signed contracts with Zhang Yuan."
"Me too, the big endorsement for HP notebooks was lost and fell into his hands."
"Hey, why is he so lucky..." Hu Jun sighed: "Isn't this all his plan?"
Qiao Feng almost came close to the truth.
Although it was not his plan, it was indeed his instigation.
"He put all the dirty information about us?"
"Impossible, he was the first to hear the scandal." Chen Kun waved his hand.
"Yes, he was also hacked, but it happened to be earlier, and the scandal was suppressed by us."
These three people have a very good relationship with Zhang Yuan, but they don't have any hatred, they just feel pity and envy.
"Has he been making crazy money lately?" Hu Jun said lightly.
That's natural.
Zhang Yuan, who was originally worried about cash, ushered in a big explosion!
SWITH watch, two years of endorsement, gave him 8 million.
Younger suit, two years of endorsement, gave him 7 million.
Oaks Air Conditioning also paid him 7.3 million for two years.
HP Laptop wanted to sign a five-year contract, but he gave it three years and paid him 12 million.
Finally, there are Aokang Leather Shoes, Zhang Yuan still only signed for two years.
But this domestic brand is the most generous!
A full 11 million was given!
He signed all the contracts before coming to the Magic City Circuit.
The endorsement fees from these companies alone are more than 45 million, and Zhang Yuan's average annual advertising income has reached 20 million.
Sure enough, Mr. Fan is right, making money without relying on film remuneration is the right way!
These funds will be received in batches after he shoots advertisements and attends events.
It has relieved Zhang Yuan’s cash flow pressure!
Such a large amount of money is not a small amount of money to spread among three people.
Now that the focus is on Zhang Yuan alone, whoever comes next, even if it is International Zhang Lai, will be envied by his real name.
"But he also endorsed the Aokang company, which is currently in a lawsuit with a foreign country." Hu Jun said that this film was originally from him.
But he was also hesitant.
Now that I know that Zhang Yuan has accepted the endorsement of this brand, I can't help but feel a little worried.
Not to mention that several people have a good relationship with him. If it were someone like Nie Yuan, they would only gloat after knowing this.
"Really, that's risky."
"Yeah."
The three of them didn't know that it was precisely because the situation of Aokang leather shoes was not good that they paid Zhang Yuan such a high endorsement fee.
These days, 10 million in a single year is already a sky-high endorsement contract.
In 2010, Big S endorsed Macalline Red Heart, with a three-year quotation of 28 million, which was already a sky-high price for their celebrity status.
Unlike later generations, those so-called first-line artists often quoted tens of millions a year, and often even had drafts worth hundreds of millions in three years.
Even some talk show actors can earn millions from one endorsement. Inflation is really fierce.
These people were lamenting Zhang Yuan's good luck, thinking that even though he made so much money, he still took it from us, so we had to give him a big meal as compensation.
On the other side, a short and fat middle-aged man came to Zhang Yuan's side.
"Hahaha, hello!"
"Hello Zhiweiwei."
Brother Zhang Yuanchen came and hurriedly said hello.
"Hehehe, my son met you in Berlin before and said you are very smart and powerful. He has wanted to meet you for a long time."
This person can be considered a typical smiling tiger, always laughing and joking.
Zhang Yuan remembered that his son Zeng Guoxiang starred in "Isabella". The two had indeed met several times at the Berlin Film Festival. The other party had a good attitude toward him, and was far more polite than Shawn Yue, Du Wenze, and Huang Qiusheng.
This time he said hello to Brother Hua again, and then arranged for his daughter Zeng Baoyi to participate in the competition. However, her level was too low and she only came in second to last.
In order to show his daughter's face, Zeng Zhiwei and Hua Ge formed the group "Infernal Affairs" and performed songs for a while.
In fact, he has a very estranged relationship with his daughter. He has been in Xiangjiang, while his daughter is taken care of by his ex-wife and his father, Lard Zai.
In recent years, when his daughter has grown up, Brother Chen plans 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 came closer and spoke.
"I heard that Andy said that you are engaged in film and television investment in mainland China, and you also invested in a small-budget movie. Do you think it is running well?"
When Brother Hua saw that he was working so hard to promote "Crazy Stone", he naturally said good things about him everywhere, and this spread to Brother Chen's ears.
"It's just a small fuss."
"Don't be modest." Zeng Zhiwei pointed around: "Being able to cause such a big mess proves that you are young and promising."
Everyone said this was the Smiling Tiger. Zhang Yuan was so polite and kept praising himself. He knew that he must have something to do with me.
Sure enough, the man changed the subject and spoke immediately.
"It just so happens that I also have a small-budget film on hand. I'm planning it. Are you interested..."
...(End of this chapter)