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This is what Zhang Yifei wants to express, the so-called joint testimony at the beginning, isn't it just relying on people to bully himself as a Chinese novice?
As a result, the soft persimmon was not pinched, and today I was wronged to act as a victim?
Zhang Yifei is no longer the rookie who chose to tolerate at the beginning, he has enough confidence to call any opponent within the scope of the rules.
Instead of forbearance, it is better to be reckless! It is useless to protect oneself, on the contrary, the more arrogant you are, the more attention you can attract to yourself.
Zhang Yifei's absolute confidence made the reporters on the scene extremely surprised, is this really what an Asian driver should look like?
The impression of Asian drivers, even Asians in a broad sense, is not afraid of the middle of things, and can even be said to be submissive, how can they be so arrogant?
Zhang Yifei's remarks and performance completely broke the inherent impression of many reporters present.
Kubika clenched his fists at this time, and looked at Zhang Yifei with red eyes because of anger. You must know that at this Renault Euro 2000, Kubica is one of the youngest players to participate, only 15 years old this year.
Participating in Europe's most prestigious junior formula race at such a young age, and also becoming an official test driver, should have been considered a genius.
But now, he is called a coward by Zhang Yifei in front of so many people!
This made Kubica completely unacceptable. He could even imagine that others would definitely laugh at him about this in the future.
So at this time, Kubica did not follow the prompts of Renault's staff and left the field from the other side, but rushed directly towards Zhang Yifei. Since you can't talk about this Chinese kid, then use your fist to let out this evil breath.
Seeing Kubika rushing towards him, looking like he wanted to fight, Zhang Yifei, who was originally going to give Renault face and leave, simply stopped.
Teenagers are in the period of their own physical development, and there may be a big gap between 17 and 15 years old. And Zhang Yifei's height and weight are not bad, he is more than half a head taller than Kubika, and his muscles are not at all a grade.
This kid still dares to use his fists with himself, so let him understand why the flowers are so red!
I don't know why, Zhang Yifei now feels that there are too many cannons, and it is better to fight in a real way, at least both sides feel cool.
It's just that it's not easy for Kubica to rush over, but there are five or six Renault management in between. Before he could take a few steps, he was stopped, and then the on-site security personnel drove Kubica out of the scene.
In the face of some radical remarks from the media, it is already the bottom line of Renault's management, if there is really a fight at the press conference, where to put the face of such a big company as Renault?
Kubica left, Zhang Yifei naturally did not chase after him, he was like a nobody, and easily walked back to the backstage lounge from the exit channel.
Small roles also have the benefits of small roles, such as how to clean up this kind of scene, which is completely out of Zhang Yifei's consideration. Another point is that Zhang Yifei is still underage, and the world is always easier to understand the impulsive behavior of young people.
Korsell saw Zhang Yifei coming in, with a smile on his face, he actually saw everything on the press conference just now.
"Boy, you have good guts, dare to stir up trouble at Renault's press conference, and you are not afraid of being banned by Renault?"
Hearing this, Zhang Yifei was not nervous or afraid, on the contrary, he found a comfortable position and leaned on the sofa.
"First of all, it's not like I'm provoking, I'm just fighting back normally."
"Also, this incident has nothing to do with Renault, and since there is no violation of the rules of the event, there is no reason for them to be banned. And with so many reporters on the scene today, I'm sure Renault won't do such a stupid thing as putting me in shoes. ”
Zhang Yifei likes to be simple and rude, but it doesn't mean that he is a reckless man, he has already thought about the consequences, this matter is not small, and it is not big.
Unlike domestic media conferences, which are generally very formal, European media conferences often have things to do, and reporters' questions are quite sharp.
Therefore, Renault can't afford to make any trouble for himself because of this little thing.
After all, there are hundreds of reporters on the scene, and Formula Renault is now thriving, and it is simply self-damaging to lose its reputation if it is banned without breaking the rules.
Just after Zhang Yifei finished saying this, a Renault staff member walked into the lounge and said to him: "Mr. Zhang Yifei, President Carlos Ghosn, I want to invite you to come and talk." ”
Suddenly hearing this "invitation", Zhang Yifei was directly stunned, and his heart was a big groove!
Isn't it, just this bit of, it's worth letting the vice president of Renault personally take action? You must know that this is the core management of Renault Group, and it is usually difficult to meet him, so he took the initiative to talk to himself?
At this time, Zhang Yifei looked at Kossel, wanting to seek answers from him, how to say that the old German man could be regarded as having seen the world, at least more experienced than himself.
As a result, he didn't expect the old German man to spread his hands, shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm not familiar with Ghosn, so it's useless for you to see me." ”
Damn, count you ruthless!
Zhang Yifei despised Korsell in his heart, then stood up and walked out with Renault's staff. Ghosn is also at the level of vice president of Renault Group, so he shouldn't be able to do anything about his small role, right?
With full doubts, Zhang Yifei came to the presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel, and the Renault staff pushed open the door and made a gesture of please, and then turned around and left directly.
Zhang Yifei walked into the room, compared with his own lounge, the presidential suite was much more luxurious.
Ghosn was sitting in front of the large office desk at the moment, with a cigar in his hand, when he saw Zhang Yifei coming in, nodded at him and said, "Sit down." ”
Although Zhang Yifei is a little apprehensive in his heart, he must highlight a loser who does not lose the battle! So he was not polite, and sat directly opposite Ghosn, looking at each other without fear.
Looking at Zhang Yifei's direct eyes, Ghosn was a little surprised in his heart, this little guy is not afraid, forget it, he actually has no cowering or dodging in his eyes, it is too surprising, and at the same time, Ghosn's evaluation of Zhang Yifei has risen a lot in his heart.
"Do you know what I called you over?"
"Is it because of the press conference?"
I don't know Ghosn, and I only know the press conference just now.
"Little guy, did you know that this press conference is about promoting the Formula Renault series and announcing the acquisition of the Benetton team. As a result, I was almost messed up by some of your childish actions and remarks. ”
"I don't think I messed up the press conference, I just said what I should have responded to."
"Oh, so you don't think you've done anything wrong?"
"Of course."
Zhang Yifei did not back down, this is a matter of his honor and dignity, if he is asked to respond again, Zhang Yifei will still say so.
Faced with such an answer, Ghosn's eyes became sharp, and he stared at Zhang Yifei deadly.
is also the vice president of Renault Group, and he can become a superior, but in fact, he has an aura invisibly, and he is putting pressure on Zhang Yifei.
But it's a pity that Zhang Yifei is not a hairy boy, and he knows the stakes better. He looked at Ghosn with a gaze that remained unwavering.
Silence, if the air freezes, the silence lasts like this, and it lasts for about ten seconds, Ghosn retracts his fierce gaze, and says in an appreciative tone: "It's really firm, no wonder he would refuse Suzuki Toshio's help." ”
This time it was Zhang Yifei's turn to be surprised, when he was in Tokyo, Japan, Suzuki Toshio said that he would take care of himself because of Xie Tiancheng's relationship. If you need anything in the formula, or even recommend a team, you can find him.
At that time, Zhang Yifei didn't think about "going through the back door", and he didn't want to owe favor because of this, so he rejected Suzuki Toshio very simply. As a result, I didn't expect Ghosn to know, this is incredible, how could he know this?
"Surprised, isn't it? Toshio Suzuki is my chief test driver, and when I was test driving the GTR at Sendai Speedway, he talked to me about you, and his apprentice, Xie Tiancheng, always complimented me on your skills. ”
Isn't Toshio Suzuki the chief test driver of Nissan, how did he become a Renault company?
Zhang Yifei was a little confused, but at this time, he suddenly remembered that Renault Nissan was not an alliance company?
Historically, in 1999, Renault acquired Nissan and sent people to Nissan's management, including Ghosn who became the new CEO of Nissan.
Everything makes sense at this point, he must have watched the test drive of the new generation GTR live, so he had contact with Toshio Suzuki.
But to let Ghosn know himself, it must be because of thanksgiving. I really didn't expect Xie Tiancheng to be seizing every opportunity to help himself, which made Zhang Yifei very emotional.
So now that Ghosn is talking to himself about this, he can basically make sure that it has nothing to do with the press conference, and he must have something else to say.
So Zhang Yifei asked directly: "President Ghosn, if you have anything to say, just say it directly." ”
"Young people are more anxious."
Ghosn smiled, and then continued: "I watched the footage of your two races, and it was not the malicious overtaking that Kubica said, but the lead by strength. ”
"But what surprised me even more was that your talent in motorsport had not been a year since you went from being in Formula 1 to winning the European Championship in Renault. It's no exaggeration to say that I've never seen this kind of progress, even stronger than last year's Kimi. ”
"Today you also saw that Renault bought the Benetton team and intended to return to the F1 paddock. But this is just the beginning, and we plan to set up a racing academy and build a well-established driver echelon. ”
"So I met you to invite you to join the Renault Sport Academy and become a development driver for the Renault F1 team."