556 Chinese Superstars (Chapter 3)
Reg Paloc, the manager of the Anglo-American team, is also standing by Villeneuve's side at the moment, looking at the tens of thousands of supporters on the track, and feeling an indescribable excitement in his heart.
It's been a long time since there has been such a scene, and it seems that people have not forgotten the super driver who won the Grand Slam title.
"Villeneuve, this is the cheer you should have, the absolute protagonist of the track!"
Palok is not just the team manager, but also a Canadian friend of Villeneuve, and the two of them are not just a partnership, they are friends.
That's why Paloch was so excited, because this moment reminded him of the glorious moment when Villeneuve reached the top here.
Hearing Paloch's excited words, Villeneuve just smiled and didn't answer. Because he knows better than anyone what his current form is, can he really win the United States Grand Prix?
Seeing Villeneuve's response, Pallock knew that the other party had no fighting spirit, but he was full of confidence.
"Villeneuve, you've seen the arrogant remarks of the Chinese kid in the newspapers, and now that you're the only Indy-Indy and F1 champion in Formula Car, no one on this track can take you lightly."
"Look at these supporters out there, they still think you are the strongest driver, teach the Chinese kid a hard lesson, and let everyone in the world remember the time when you were ruled by you!"
This sentence hit the pride in Villeneuve's heart, a Grand Slam driver, the king of crossovers, who once dominated two of the most important races in formula racing!
Having reached the top and become a king, Villeneuve has his own championship pride no matter what, and this is also his last honor!
At this point, Villeneuve stood up and walked out of the team's P room, and when he appeared in the public eye, the supporters in the stands began to agitate.
"Grand Slam King, Willenneuve!"
"The man who rules the equation, let me witness you on the top again!"
"Teach the Chinese a lesson, let him understand who is the ruler of the Indianapolis raceway!"
"America will win!"
Hearing these cheers, Villeneuve felt like he had gone back in time five years ago.
"Paloch, this time, I'll make them remember who the track was once king."
When Paloc heard this, his body trembled slightly with excitement, he couldn't remember how long he hadn't seen Villeneuve so full of fighting spirit. This is his home turf, this is the track on which he became king, and the former Villeneuve is back!
The sudden frenzied cries on the track also attracted Zhang Yifei's attention in the lounge again.
"Does Villeneuve still want to make a comeback?"
The corners of Zhang Yifei's mouth rose slightly, historical events may change, and it is impossible for any earth-shattering changes in strength.
No matter how loud the call is, Villeneuve can't become the Grand Slam driver he was at the beginning.
"Don't underestimate Villeneuve, he just can't adapt to the changes in the slick tyres, plus the Anglo-American car is too inconsistent, otherwise it wouldn't have slipped to this point."
Alessi, who has never taken the initiative to speak, actually refuted a rare sentence after hearing Zhang Yifei's words.
Because Alessi witnessed Villeneuve's peak, many people thought he would be Senna's successor. And to get a Grand Slam, this can't be done completely by luck, after all, it still requires strength.
In terms of technical characteristics, the main reason for the decline in Villeneuve's strength is the reform of bald tires, which are no longer pure planes, but will be carved with a few grooves, so that the speed and driving have changed
Villeneuve was used to the speed of IndyCar, and this change made it difficult for him to adapt, and he was able to rely on a strong team atmosphere to adjust to the past at Williams. As a result, he went to the Anglo-American convoy for money, and suddenly went from driving a "Mars rover" to driving a "tractor".
The penultimate ranking made his mentality explode, and he collapsed since then.
"Maybe."
Zhang Yifei replied casually, he didn't want to argue with the French veteran on this issue.
Racing is one of the reasons, but the bigger factor is that there is no strong mentality, put it on Schumacher or Senna, even if it collapses for a year, it will still be able to return to the top after all.
Even take the owner Prost as an analogy, this conservative driver who will not take risks can return to the track in a rage after retiring because of the public's doubts about his strength, and beat Senna to win a championship, proving that he is the strongest driver on the track.
The real strong will have troughs, but they will never jump to the bottom.
After Zhang Yifei said this, Alessi naturally didn't say anything more, and the two fell into the usual silence again.
But at this time, Junko Takeda pushed open the door of the lounge and said to Zhang Yifei, "Someone is looking for you." ”
"Who?"
Zhang Yifei subconsciously asked rhetorically, who would look for him on the eve of this kind of race, if it was a member of the crew, he would not let Junko Takeda specially come to pass it.
"The other party won't let you say it, but you definitely know each other."
When she said this, Junko Takeda's face was full of excitement and excitement.
To be honest, Zhang Yifei rarely sees this kind of expression on Junko Takeda's face, unless it is his time to win the championship.
"God is mysterious, where is that person?"
"Upstairs Paddock club."
Hearing this, Zhang Yifei thought of Sophia and her father Diniz, because they often watched the battle in the VIP room on the second floor.
But if Sophia came over, there was no need to engage in such a mysterious move, the Latin girl would break directly into the lounge. In this way, her family is also one of the shareholders of the team, and no one will stop her.
Who is it?
With this curiosity, Zhang Yifei followed behind Junko Takeda and went to the VIP viewing room in the pit area.
When the door of the room opened, a familiar face appeared in front of Zhang Yifei, indeed he knew, but it could also be said that he didn't know it at all. Because Zhang Yifei has only seen each other on TV, he is the second Chinese kung fu superstar after Bruce Lee - Cheng Long!
"Cheng Long?"
Zhang Yifei subconsciously shouted out his name, is this making a movie?
"Yifei, hello."
With the signature enthusiastic smile, Cheng Long walked up to Zhang Yifei without the slightest step and grabbed his right hand.
To be honest, at this moment, Zhang Yifei is still a little blinded, how could Cheng Long appear here.
"Don't stand at the door, I'll introduce you."
After speaking, Cheng Long took Zhang Yifei's hand and brought it to a group of people in the room, and began to make an introduction.
"This is Chris Tucker, my partner in the play."
"This is Mr. Zunlong, you should have watched "The Last Emperor", right?"
"This is Miss Zhang Ziyi, the heroine of my current movie, I will take them to watch your game together today and cheer for you!"
Cheng Long is just like the comedy characters in the movie, he is born with a kind of self-familiarity, and he is not strange and embarrassed at all when he meets Zhang Yifei for the first time, on the contrary, he also takes the initiative to introduce other members.
When looking at the familiar faces in front of him, Zhang Yifei suddenly woke up, isn't this the fucking crew member of "Rush Hour 2"?
The "Rush Hour" series of movies can be regarded as Cheng Long's foundation for becoming a world kung fu superstar from a Chinese film superstar. The trilogy has grossed nearly $900 million at the global box office for about 2,000 years.
You must know that this is 900 million US dollars around 2000, covering the top four Hollywood action movies, it is no exaggeration to say that Cheng Long is the first person in Hollywood action movies.
"Rush Hour 1" was released in 1998, while "Rush Hour 2" was released in 2001. But the filming time was from November 2000 to January of the following year, and it happened that Cheng Long was preparing to shoot in the United States at this time.
Unexpectedly, he ran to Indiana to watch his F1 race.
After waking up, Zhang Yifei was also very excited in his heart, how to say that his entire childhood and youth almost grew up with Cheng Long's movies, and he has become a memory of an era.
While Zhang Yifei was excited, Zhang Ziyi in the room was also very excited when he saw him.
The current Zhang Ziyi is not a famous international Zhang in later generations, she only became famous last year with the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and has just started her Hollywood journey. And Zhang Yifei is already a domestic superstar-level athlete, even in the world, he is also the current super newcomer, and even with the end of the season, he will become a superstar.
With the same fame, the status of sports athletes is higher than that of movie stars and singers, let alone the level of a world star like Zhang Yifei. Even the current Cheng Long didn't dare to put up a stand in front of Zhang Yifei, and Zhang Ziyi was even more of a little fan.
It's just that Zhang Yifei hasn't realized this yet, after all, he grew up watching Cheng Long's movies, and his memory is indelible.
"Oh, fly, I've watched the live stream of your match in Austria, it's amazing, it's amazing!"
Chris Tucker is just as funny as in the movie, with the kind of black comedic exaggeration. However, it is true that he has watched Zhang Yifei's game, and he really appreciates Zhang Yifei's strength.
"Thank you for the compliment, in the rush hour, you also played very well."
Zhang Yifei replied with a smile, he is not actually discriminating against blacks, but discriminating against blacks with violence, laziness, chaos and other vices. In the absence of a way to discern them, he could only maintain a respectful attitude towards all blacks.
But this does not mean that when he sees a black man, he will open his mouth and shut up nigger, as long as the other party has no malicious intentions, he can get along normally.
Zhang Ziyi just looked at Zhang Yifei with adoring eyes at this time, and did not interject to speak, because compared to the big guys present, she was just a newcomer and had no qualifications to speak.
"Yifei, in fact, I have been following your game, but I didn't have time to watch the game before. Recently, I happened to be preparing for a movie in the United States, so I brought the crew here, and I hope it won't affect your competition. ”
"How could it be, Brother Cheng Long."
Zhang Yifei replied politely.
However, this sentence suddenly reminded him of the time when he was in the Ao Island Grand Prix, Guo Fucheng said that Cheng Long passed a message to him on behalf of him, saying that Cheng Long had always paid attention to the game, and was even his own fan, and wanted to find a chance to chat.
It's just that Zhang Yifei didn't take it seriously at that time, thinking that the other party was just talking casually under politeness.
Now it seems that Guo Fucheng really didn't fool, Cheng Long had a chance in the United States, and he really went to the scene to watch the game!