Beyblade: You call this a four-wheel drive vehicle?

Chapter 278 Fifth Stop, Guangzhou
As soon as the GPX officials, who were originally composed of F1 organizing committee members, saw this business opportunity that was within their reach, they immediately couldn't wait to hold a shareholders' meeting.

The venue is set in Guangzhou, where the fifth round of the competition will be held.

In their opinion, although they are just tools to help the shareholders of the ten teams make money, it seems that the owners of these teams will not refuse such a great opportunity to make money, and this can almost be said to be a business opportunity to pick up money. If they do it well, then can their status be raised a little bit?
Just as the qualifying race started as scheduled at the Guangzhou International Circuit, in the conference room of a star-rated hotel in Guangzhou.

As a shareholder representative of DRS, Fujiyoshi and the shareholder representatives of the other nine teams were also stunned after listening to the report made by the organizing committee.

The reason is simple, because what the spokesperson said in the report, such as establishing fan groups to guide consumption, actively stirring up disputes between drivers on the Internet to stimulate the market, and actively hyping up operations, were all told to him by Lin Che yesterday. If you don't know, you might think this guy was eavesdropping on Lin Che's conversation with him yesterday.

"So, what do you think about this suggestion?" The representative of the GPX organizing committee asked confidently to the ten shareholder representatives present. He was very confident that they would not refuse this opportunity to make money.

"Sorry, I refuse." Fujiyoshi was the first to speak, and an aura of a long-time superior began to burst out from his huge body. His eyes, which were squeezed unclearly by the fat, now gleamed with brilliance. He had been laughing and joking with his friends for a long time. Do you really think that Master Fujiyoshi is a good-for-nothing who only knows how to eat and drink?
Seeing this, the representatives of the other nine teams present were not in a hurry to express their opinions. As the initiators of GPX, Fujiyoshi and DRS were secretly ranked first among them, not to mention that the Chinese government was behind this team.

Fujiyoshi spoke again slowly: "You only talked about the benefits, but there is an old Chinese saying that there is no free lunch in the world. So, can you tell us what the consequences will be if we do as you said?"

"This...what consequences can this have? This can be said to be free money." The representative of the GPX organizing committee was so frightened by Fujiyoshi's aura that sweat broke out on his forehead, and said with a guilty conscience.

"We chose to cooperate with you because we saw your mature F1 event operation capabilities. This does not mean that you are completely irreplaceable. Do you understand?" Fujiyoshi said, "Since you don't intend to explain it clearly, then I will say it."

"Everyone, don't forget what our foundation is." Fujiyoshi turned to look at the representatives of the other teams. "GPX has become the most popular racing event in the world because of the support of every racing enthusiast who craves speed and passion, as well as a good racing exchange environment."

"But if we follow their plan, although we can make a lot of quick money in a short period of time, think about what will happen to our public opinion environment after a large number of fans who don't even know which gear to start a car will come in. If the evaluation of a driver in the future will not be based on his skills and honors, but on his appearance and temperament, whoever has more fans will have the right to speak, then what will happen to the entire GPX?"

"What's even more frightening is that this group of brainless fans will soon ruin the popularity of GPX. When passersby mention GPX, the first thing they think of is the idol's show instead of the world's most prestigious racing event!"

"Well said, I agree with the DRS representative's suggestion," said the Ferrari representative.

"Yes, GPX should not be a show." Mercedes representatives also expressed support.

"If even the three of you say so, then I have no reason to object." The representative of the Arctic Fox team also spoke up at this time. At present, anyone with a discerning eye can see that if the plan proposed by the GPX Organizing Committee is implemented smoothly, then the first to benefit will be the DRS, Ferrari, and Mercedes teams, because the current popularity can be said to be concentrated on Lin Che, Carlo, and Michael. But now, the biggest possible beneficiaries have clearly expressed their opposition, which means that this plan may really be as Fujiyoshi said. Although it can make money in the short term, it is full of hidden dangers.

However, apart from them, representatives of several other teams were still thinking. Although what Fujiyoshi said made sense, not everyone had the decision-making power to leave such a large sum of money unearned.

However, a few minutes later, the phones of the representatives of the teams present started ringing one after another. Almost everyone's expression changed after receiving the call. They went out to answer the phone honestly, and then came back to stand on the side of DRS. Even the representatives of Ferrari, Mercedes, and Arctic Fox were the same. After going out to answer the phone, they returned to the meeting room with lingering fears, looked at Fujiyoshi with grateful eyes, and supported Fujiyoshi's opinion more firmly.

Fujiyoshi seemed to have anticipated this situation and looked at the members of the GPX Organizing Committee with a scrutinizing gaze.

Lin Che told him yesterday that after the existence of the Zero Realm is officially confirmed by various countries, there will definitely be people at the national level behind each team. After it has been confirmed that the direction of human evolution may be hidden behind the Zero Realm, every driver who is capable of driving a CF car and has the possibility of entering the Zero Realm will be a treasure for all mankind. But now some people want to make this treasure of mankind a tool to make money. Are they thinking that the iron fist is not hard enough?
Ten minutes later, after everyone returned to the conference room, Fujiyoshi slowly spoke: "Well, let's vote on the plan proposed by the GPX Organizing Committee. Those who agree can raise their hands."

No one raised their hand, and the entire conference room could hear a pin drop.

"Then let's put this plan on hold." Fujiyoshi stood up. His huge body looked very oppressive. He stared at the spokesperson of the GPX organizing committee.

"Go back and tell the people behind you that if you want a piece of the pie, be honest. You are not irreplaceable."

After saying that, Fujiyoshi used the remote control to call his beloved monkey car, sat in it, and left the meeting room without looking back.

When Fujiyoshi returned to DRS, the qualifying race had already ended.

This time, the Guangzhou track was rebuilt from the home track left by the American team when WGP was held in China. The track is not too difficult and is relatively short, so in this track, qualifying that only looks at single lap speed, cars with greater explosive power have an advantage.

Therefore, in this qualifying race, Lin Che went against his usual practice of playing poorly in qualifying races and took the pole position.

"You're back." After seeing Tengji coming back, Lin Che greeted him, "Is everything going well?"

"It's OK. It's about what you expected." Fujiyoshi said, "How about you guys?"

"I'm first, Xiaohao is sixth." Lin Che said, "On this track, the boosters have greatly improved the single-lap speed. The teams that use boosters as a means of burst have all done well in this qualifying round." "Really? That's pretty good." Tengji nodded, then collapsed on the sofa prepared for him in the rest area, "This bastard knows how to drive, it's exhausting!"

"Hey, I told you to at least move." He and Xiao Hao didn't say anything while driving the racing car, and he was already tired from picking up and dropping off cars and having a meeting.

"I've already exceeded my exercise limit today!" Fujiyoshi tore open a bag of potato chips and poured them into his mouth without a care in the world. While eating, he asked, "This matter has not been completely resolved. Although we have prevented the invasion of fan clubs guided by capital, the group of people who were spontaneously attracted by your and Carogan Michael's faces are not so easy to deal with. In this regard, we can't compare with old teams like Ferrari and Mercedes. They have a mature club culture, and these scattered fans who are just good-looking can be easily guided and absorbed. We don't have this foundation."

"I've asked Xiaoman to handle this. We don't recognize the legitimacy of any fan groups except for the DRS discussion area in the racing forum. But that group of fans who probably don't even know how to drive a manual transmission car will basically not be able to complete the questions in the discussion area. If that group of people can't get together for a long time, they will find it boring and disperse on their own." Lin Che said.

"Forget it, let's not talk about these bad things. The race itself is more important." Fujiyoshi waved his hand and said, "This track is only 4 kilometers long. In terms of single-lap speed, your car will have an advantage, but in a 100-lap race, so many turns and repeated acceleration will put too much pressure on the tires. It still depends on long-distance stable acceleration. If you want to win this race and get back to the top of the standings, Xiaohao is the key."

Although Fujiyoshi can’t drive now, the eyes he had since childhood are still there, and he reveals the key to this scene in one move.

"That's right," Lin Che nodded, "Xiao Hao has not stopped his meditation training during this period, and he should be close to stably entering the Zero Realm."

"Just be aware of this. Okay, it's time to order." Fujiyoshi said, "There are so many delicious foods in Guangzhou. It's a pity that we have to leave after the competition tomorrow."

When Lin Che saw this guy's posture, two rows of black lines appeared on his head again.

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The next day, the main competition started as usual.

"Welcome to Five Star Sports. This is the live broadcast of the first GPX fifth stop in Guangzhou. We will bring you live commentary of this game." In the studio of Five Star Sports, Li Bing entered the working state as usual, and the two commentators beside him also introduced themselves.

"We can see that the warm-up has already begun. In yesterday's qualifying session, DRS driver Lin Che got the first pole position of his career," said Li Bing.

"I guess Captain Lin himself didn't expect this pole position. He was still holding back in the first round of qualifying yesterday." Brother Fei said with a smile.

"Yes, I felt like he took fifth place in the first round even though he was running slowly. Then he realized that the track in this race seemed like he could easily get the pole position, so he put in his best effort in the last two rounds," Ran added.

"The short track in this race is indeed very advantageous for the cars that use the most explosive thrusters to accelerate in the qualifying round," said Li Bing.

"We can see the track conditions. Compared with the tracks of the first two races in Suzhou and Xiamen, the track of Guangzhou is much shorter and less difficult. The entire track is four kilometers long and has nine bends. The difficulty is also very average. The completion rate of this race should be much higher than the first two races. The completion rate of the first two races was only around 9%. The reason for the difficulty of the Suzhou race was the difficulty of the track itself, while the reason for the difficulty of the Xiamen race was the weather."

“However, if you want to win the championship on a track like this, then it will test the driver’s basic skills. Whoever can keep steady when the difficulty is not high will get the final championship,” said Li Bing.

"There is also good news to tell you before the race. The McLaren team confirmed that Muller has fully recovered and has now started rehabilitation training. If everything goes well, you will see him back on the GPX field in the next Hong Kong race."

"This is really exciting news. With Muller's return, there is one more driver who can enter the zero zone. I think the competition will be even more exciting." Brother Fei said.

However, several commentators may be a little too optimistic on this issue, at this moment, at the training base of McLaren headquarters.

Muller, who slept for more than a month under the effect of sedatives and woke up only after his body had fully recovered, already had a traumatic experience with the Zero Territory.

Even though he had done physical exercises under the guidance of AI and barely reached the passing line calculated by AI, when he saw the door again during training, Muller no longer dared to reach out and push open the door.

The feeling of uncontrollable physical collapse, coupled with the experience of being forced to fall asleep after being awake for a few minutes every day at the Huaxia Biotechnology Research Institute, has left an indelible shadow on the child. He now has only a deep fear of the Zero Realm. The McLaren team staff has no good solution for this.

Soon, the warm-up was over and all the cars began to wait at the starting point for the official start of the race.

After all the signal lights came on, Tai Chi War Dragon was the first to rush out of the starting point, and behind it, the two Auroras, the McLaren team's No. 1 car, followed closely behind.

In the short track qualifying of this race, the teams that used thrusters as a means of explosion all won a good ranking. In addition to Lin Che who won the pole position, the two cars of the Arctic Fox team won the second and third place respectively. The former No. 2 driver who replaced Muller as the No. 1 driver of McLaren also won the fourth place by relying on the explosion of the hydrogen engine, while the fifth place was won by the No. 1 driver of Red Bull who installed the newly developed thruster.

(End of this chapter)