"The response is beautiful, this is the Chinese car god in my heart!"

"I'm used to these ghosts, who cares what they think."

"If you have the ability, you can win Zhang Yifei on the track, otherwise shut up."

"There is no grandson in the F1 paddock, arrogance is the personality of the king."

There were all kinds of voices on the scene, and the reason why these fans who came to support Zhang Yifei so enthusiastically was because they took a fancy to his toughness and blood, and such an answer was very appealing to their appetite.

In the face of Zhang Yifei's rhetorical question, coupled with the ridicule of the audience, the expression on the face of the reporter who asked the question was embarrassed.

It can be said that among the celebrities he has interviewed, there has never been a person like Zhang Yifei who dares to directly scold reporters in person.

And more importantly, he was not only a reporter at the scene, but also hundreds of peers. Today, Zhang Yifei's words and deeds are destined to spread all over the country, does he really not care about a little personal image and international influence?

But they have already been asked to this point, and the reporter can only continue with his head.

"It's not a question of whether you're afraid or not, but your remarks and actions will cause misunderstanding of Chinese riders to the outside world, which will further affect the image of Chinese athletes in the international arena and suffer some criticism and attacks, have you considered them?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yifei replied with a sneer on the corner of his mouth: "You don't have to buckle any hat for me, today I will tell you clearly, groveling in competitive sports will really be looked down upon." ”

"Respect is not forgiving, but earned by strength. I've been ridiculed by the audience, and I've been cheered by the audience, but what hasn't changed is my tough attitude. So you don't need to remind you of these things, have this energy, do more serious things! ”

"But ......"

The reporter still wanted to argue, but Zhang Yifei was no longer interested in arguing with him.

"No but, next."

With this reporter's experience, those media outlets that had planned to ask similar questions retreated and changed to other directions.

After all, this guy in front of him is so special, he doesn't pay attention to the influence of reporters and the media at all, there are precedents, and you still ask these things, isn't it humiliating yourself?

This is the way this world is, once it is weak, potential "enemies" and "opponents" will swarm up. After all, persimmons are soft and pinched, which is the universal nature of the whole world.

The tougher the performance, those who are going to find trouble will have to think about whether this hard bone will knock out their teeth.

Of course, the premise of all this is based on strength, and without the strength to maintain toughness, in the end it will be similar to a laughing stock in the eyes of others, and you can only maintain your last stubbornness.

In some media interviews later, Zhang Yifei's tone was also much calmer, after all, this is the home of Puma's press conference, and he is the spokesperson of Greater China, so he should also give face to the sponsors, don't make it like smashing the field.

Moreover, the host of the press conference also began to control the scene, trying to pick out some easy questions, as well as things related to Puma's future planning and development, which eased the previous smell of gunpowder.

With the end of the media question session, the whole PUMA press conference can be regarded as the end.

Back in the backstage lounge, Lu Ningping was already waiting there. Seeing Zhang Yifei come in, Lu Ningping said in an emotional tone: "Yifei, the way you looked at the press conference just now is really grown up, and you can be on your own." ”

After saying goodbye to Japan, Lu Ningping basically learned about Zhang Yifei's recent situation on TV and newspapers, and felt his gradual growth.

But at the press conference just now, Lu Ningping stood on the sidelines and saw Zhang Yifei's firmness, toughness and self-confidence. This is not a change in age, but a change in temperament that is very different from before.

Hearing this, Zhang Yifei smiled and replied: "Uncle Lu, if you can't block one side in the F1 paddock, you will be pressed to the ground by the opponent and rubbed wildly." ”

Zhang Yifei's sentence is a pun, on the one hand, it is to determine his own independence in growth, and on the other hand, it is also to say that strength and driving skills can block opponents on the track.

After saying this, Zhang Yifei took out a bank card from his body and handed it to Lu Ningping.

"Uncle Lu, the price of Puma's spokesperson this time is 3 million US dollars, plus the previous sponsorship of Hong Kong Island Kwok's Group, as well as the signing fee between Huaxia Petrochemical and the team. I didn't count the rest of the prize money, and the card was about $4 million. ”

"You have experience in go-kart clubs on Hong Kong Island, but I know that the go-kart clubs are a playground for the children of the rich, and they don't have a sense of professionalism and honor. You are the king of Chinese cars, you have won the highest honor of Chinese racing, and you should not play with you in the playground. ”

"And motorsports can't be done on my own, the career life span is only these years, and I don't want to have another fault line in Chinese motorsports after me. So take this money, Uncle Lu, and see if you can build a go-kart club in the mainland, so that those talented Chinese teenagers will not miss the opportunity to go to the world stage again. ”

As a person from history, Zhang Yifei understands that if he hadn't traveled to this world by himself, he would not have been born as an official F1 Chinese driver for 20 years.

However, since he has come, he may not have the ability to make any reversal changes in the entire automobile industry, after all, Zhang Yifei was just an ordinary racing driver in his last life, not an automobile R&D engineer, and his ability to open up is limited.

But at least he can make his own contribution in a small project, such as the development of motorsports, and the reverse of the upward and downward movement of the automotive industry.

If he didn't do these things, Zhang Yifei knew that he would most likely become a short-lived figure in Chinese racing. Without a sufficient foundation, sustainable development will never be achieved.

Not to mention such an unpopular racing car now, even if it is the hottest basketball in China, when Yao Ming retires and Yi Jianlian grows old, who can still carry this banner?

But at least Chinese basketball still has a broad mass base and can see hope for the future, while the future of motorsports is dark.

Hearing Zhang Yifei say this, Lu Ningping stood in place in a daze, looking at the boy in front of him.

If he thought that Zhang Yifei had grown up and could be on his own outside, then now Zhang Yifei is a man who stands up to the sky, and he can hold up a piece of Chinese racing!

Lu Ningping never imagined that Zhang Yifei's inner goal and pattern would be so ambitious, and even he was ashamed of himself, this is the backbone spirit of Chinese drivers!

"You gave me all this money, how can you maintain yourself abroad, you still have a racing team."

"Now they're all members of the Prost team and all the support is the team budget, not my personal payment. Besides, Uncle Lu, you also know that I don't have any extravagant hobbies, and I still have the prize money for the event, which is enough for me to spend on myself. ”

Zhang Yifei replied indifferently, people who have experienced life and death really don't value money as much as they did in their previous lives.

Before the poor jingle sounded, Zhang Yifei couldn't deduct it. Now at least there is no problem in ensuring that you spend, and no matter how much money you have, it will become a number.

And having said that, with Zhang Yifei's current popularity and influence, as long as he is willing, he can take a few advertising endorsements casually, and the money will easily come back. So in a sense, Zhang Yifei has come to this point and has achieved "financial freedom".

"Well, I'll choose a site in Guangshen to see if I can create a kart club, select talented children from the very basics, and maybe find the next Chinese F1 driver."

"Yes, you can definitely find it!"

Hearing this, both of them had a knowing smile on their faces.

After explaining Uncle Lu's affairs, Zhang Yifei hurried back home and visited the old man.

Zhang Zhiguo opened a bottle of good wine, and the expression on his face was red, and he could see the excitement and pride in his heart.

He didn't dare to imagine something in his own life, but he was done by his own son, how could he not be proud?

The two fathers and sons sat in front of the small table in the house, and even Zhang Yifei, who didn't drink a drop of wine, poured a glass of wine and drank it. After all, as foreign competitions become more and more intense, there is really not much time for him to go home, which is a rare time.

In addition, Zhang Yifei also explained one thing to the old man, that is, to see if he could contact a few more technician members of the team back then, expand the scale of the maintenance shop, and recruit more apprentices.

If you can, choose the best of them to train abroad, not necessarily the Prost team, but also the low-level F3 and F3000 teams. Even if their Chinese courses are good, Zhang Yifei could consider sponsoring them to go to university to learn about automotive engineering.

In this way, as Ah Hu and Brother Zhi grow up, there will be a first-class team of professional technicians in Asia in China in the future. It may not be as strong as an automobile power like Japan, but at least it has laid a foundation and will not lag too far behind.

Zhang Zhiguo agrees with Zhang Yifei's idea, in fact, these older generation drivers don't have this idea, but they don't have this strength.

After all, if you can't go abroad, the prize money for domestic events is not enough to protect your own events and teams. Coupled with the lack of influence of unpopular sports, they can't attract any big sponsorship, where can they get the money to complete these dream things?

I think that the famous Hong Kong-Beijing Rally was held with the sponsorship of foreign cigarettes and car brands. Otherwise, China's first major rally event may be delayed for a few years.

But Zhang Yifei is an outlier, he went abroad, earning foreigners' American knives, and has the financial resources and ability to realize the dreams of the older generation of drivers!