Xie Tiancheng used 300ZX to carry Zhang Yifei to a bar in Causeway Bay.

The name Causeway Bay may be the most familiar place for the mainland in the late 90s, which is also due to the spread of the "Crazy Boy" series of movies in the mainland, so that everyone knows that Causeway Bay has a leader named Chen Haonan.

In this era, many teams on Hong Kong Island have underworld backgrounds, so the teams are also divided according to the territory, and the base of the queen team is in Kowloon, which is a bit far away from where Zhang Yifei lives. And Causeway Bay itself is a concentration of entertainment venues on Hong Kong Island, and Xie Tiancheng has a good relationship with Zhao Jun of the Causeway Bay team, so he naturally brought him here.

Parking the car at the door of a bar, the parking boy immediately came over and shouted enthusiastically: "Brother Tiancheng", it can be clearly seen that Xie Tiancheng is a frequent visitor here.

Xie Tiancheng also smiled and nodded, and then gave the car key to the parking brother, and by the way, gave Zhang 100 Hong Kong dollars.

After taking the car keys and tips, the smile on the parking brother's face became more kind, beckoning Xie Tiancheng to play with Zhang Yifei, and then drove the 300ZX to park.

"Local tyrant, it seems that you have a treat tonight."

Zhang Yifei joked with a smile, a 100 yuan tip is not a small amount of money in this era, and Xie Tiancheng does have a good background.

"I'm not going to make you pay."

Xie Tiancheng is also used to Zhang Yifei's ridicule, this kid always inadvertently reveals a kind of sullenness. To be honest, Xie Tiancheng thinks this kind of personality is quite interesting, after all, there are too many cold and domineering people among racing drivers, and it is rare to find someone like Zhang Yifei who is usually easy-going and humorous.

When he came to the bar, the bartender also greeted Xie Tiancheng warmly, and then served him a glass of wine and a glass of juice for Zhang Yifei.

It's not that Zhang Yifei can't drink, he will occasionally drink in his previous life, but this body is not yet an adult stereotype, and alcohol is easy to paralyze the nerves and reduce his reaction ability, he doesn't want to take this risk.

"Say, what did the car god of Wan Chai say to move you."

"There is no need to say move, he just mentioned to me that he wanted to run with you, so I took the initiative to pull the strings."

"It's a pity that you don't have the potential to be a matchmaker."

Zhang Yifei sighed with emotion, and then continued to ask: "I know that he has entered the European team before, why is he still running on the streets of Hong Kong Island now?" ”

"How do you know that?"

"What the hell is going on?"

Xie Tiancheng took a sip of wine after hearing this, and then said in a regretful tone: "Zhou Yunhui has liked racing since he was a child, often participates in some regional events in Asia, and has also achieved results, and later joined the Asian Honda team and became a professional driver. ”

Two years ago, he was spotted by the Volvo team and signed on as a development driver, and if all goes well, he could become the No. 3 driver of the Volvo team and try out the DTM. You should know that there has never been a Chinese driver who has had the opportunity to participate in such a world-class track event, and maybe Zhou Yunhui can create a miracle. ”

Xie Tiancheng's words made Zhang Yifei nod in agreement, as a professional driver in later generations, he naturally knows what China's strength is in the track race.

In the future, there are six top races in the world, namely GT, DTM, World Room, British Car, Australian Room, and Championship.

In these six events, there has not been a single Chinese driver, which is why he was so shocked when he heard Lu Ningning say that Zhou Yunhui had entered the DTM for the first time.

Because this represents a change in history, and it means that Zhou Yunhui belongs to the kind of driver who is so strong that he is qualified to participate in a world-class touring car event like DTM.

Later, Lu Jingning said that Zhou Yunhui was only developing drivers, and he had not gone to Europe for training, and Zhang Yifei felt that he was in line with his memory. No wonder I have never heard of such a person as Zhou Yunhui in DTM in history, it turns out that he has not run.

"Then why is he on Hong Kong Island?"

This is what Zhang Yifei is most puzzled about at present, obviously he has become a development driver, which means that Volvo Racing Team has cultivated him as a reserve force, even if he does not have the opportunity to play in the end, after all, it is much better than running on the street in a place like Hong Kong Island.

"Because of the gambling car."

"Gambling on cars?"

Zhang Yifei was taken aback, he thought of countless possibilities, but he never thought that Zhou Yunhui was because of gambling on cars.

It's expensive to train a professional driver, there's no doubt about that, and if you don't talk about F1, it's just a pile of gold. As far as ordinary track races or rally drivers are concerned, it is estimated that they must be in the tens of millions.

But this is not a bottomless pit, as long as there is a certain achievement, it will be shared by the manufacturer, brand sponsorship, and the team with the broadcast rights of the event. If the fame is a little bigger, it is not difficult to reach the national level of Han Han, and it is not difficult to receive advertising endorsements or something.

Take Schumacher, the most valuable F1 driver, for example, his annual income is more than 100 million US dollars, no matter how much money was burned in the car before, it is estimated that he will not be able to burn 100 million, so as long as he becomes famous, he can earn it back.

As long as Zhou Yunhui runs well, shows his strength, and gets the title of the first DTM Chinese, if nothing else, at least manufacturers and brands sponsor these can't run away, and millions of dollars a year can easily be earned.

have come to this point, and there is no loss of money, how much do you want to think about touching the gambling car?

After all, Asian racing is not as popular as basketball and football in recent years, even if there is a handicap, the market will not be so big, and it is impossible to offer sky-high remuneration.

"Surprised, isn't it? To be honest, when this kind of thing broke out at that time, everyone was surprised, and they didn't expect Zhou Yunhui to do such a thing at all. ”

"But later, as the investigation by the Asian Motorsport Federation deepened, Zhou Yunhui was involved in underground car gambling events, and he did not collect money, so he was only dealt with as illegal drag racing."

"But when this kind of thing broke out, Zhou Yunhui naturally had no way to continue to stay in the rich team, and he could have a bright future, so he could only return to Hong Kong Island gloomily."

Xie Tiancheng said at the end, the expression on his face was also with a kind of sigh, he is a driver who really loves racing, and he also hopes that there will be a top Chinese driver, Zhou Yunhui once had this opportunity, but missed it.

"I can't understand it, he has to run any street races, and he insists on participating in car gambling events. It's okay to take the money, it's a reason anyway, and you don't even want money? ”

Street racing in the late 90s, at least in Asia, didn't affect careers at all. The reason is also very simple, take China as an example, the China Automobile Federation only separated from the motorcycle association in 93 years and became an independent body to manage motor sports.

Professional clubs and drivers need to register with an official agency and obtain a racing license, rather than claiming to be professional. Before, there was no official agency, so naturally there was no such thing as a profession.

So in a sense, China's first batch of professional riders ran through the streets in the eighties and nineties, and no one felt that there was anything wrong. Even in Japan, where professional sports are relatively developed, the prototype Tsuchiya of "Initial D" Takumi was drifting on mountain trails before entering the profession, and Xie Tiancheng's master Suzuki ran Tokyo Bay Shore before running F1, which is also a common phenomenon.

So Zhou Yunhui has no problem running underground races, as long as his driver's license is not revoked, it will have little impact on his career, the question is why he has signed with the Volvo team, and he is stupid enough to mix with gambling street racing, which is what European teams cannot tolerate!