"Hoda-kun, why do I feel that the Daqian Group wants to compete with us? They're cooperating with us to promote it! " In a five-star hotel in Yaodu, Shōichi Tamiya, who had been reading Hua Xia's newspapers and news for several days, asked with some doubts.
"Because if he wins, his Daqian Group will become the national hero of Hua Xia!" Ichiro Honda said with a smile, "This way, he can get the global patent of our mini 4WD. Why not? If I were him, I would definitely agree to it too. "
"But doesn't he consider the consequences of losing? Besides, if he competes with us, his chances of losing are as high as 90%! "Shōichi Tamiya said with a frown.
"In our eyes, he only has a 10% chance of winning, but in his own eyes, he thinks he has a 90% chance of winning. As a businessman, don't you want to gamble with a 90% chance of winning? "Ichiro Honda laughed.
"But do we really have a 90% chance of winning?" Shōichi Tamiya sighed.
"Don't worry. This time, the company specially allowed us to bring all of the company's parts over, including two super engines that are currently under development. The torque of these two engines is 30% higher than the strongest engine we currently sell."
"The company has already experimented with the Daqian's Golden Dragon Engine. The actual effect is less than 60% of our strongest engine. The Daqian Group has designed more than 100 replaceable parts, but we have prepared more than 900 replaceable parts! "
"In addition, even the three-time winner of Fusang, Kojima-kun, was invited by me. His understanding of mini 4WD is more profound than many of our professional R&D staff. Since his debut, no one has been able to take the victory away from him. What are you worried about with such a combination?"
"The Huaxia people are used to being arrogant and conceited. They won't understand the power of our Fuso Technology!" Honda Ichiro said confidently. Shōichi Tamiya did not say anything else about it.
The next day, when they came out of the hotel in the morning and planned to go out for some fresh air, they were surprised to find that the hotel was already crowded with Hua Xia reporters. When they saw them appear, a large number of microphones immediately reached out to their mouths, trying to interview them.
Ichiro Honda laughed and accepted the interview. His words were full of confidence. This was a humble expression. In this competition, friendship came first, and competition came second. He wanted to let the players of Hua Xia know that there was another brand of mini 4WD in the world called Tamiya. Although it was a little expensive, it was worth it for the players.
Ichiro Honda and the others thought that the number of reporters on the second day would be the peak. However, they did not expect that when they woke up on the third day, there were even more reporters. When they opened the newspapers again, six out of the ten newspapers had news related to this competition. At this time, Ichiro Honda realized that this competition had really set off a monstrous news craze in Hua Xia.
Ichiro Honda was very excited because in his opinion, this competition was a sure win. The more attention there was, the more benefits he would reap. Therefore, Honda Iran went to accept interviews every day to express his attitude. With Ichiro Honda's interview, the reporters wrote more and more wildly. The popularity of the competition had reached an incomprehensible level.
Ichiro Honda thought that this was the limit, but something even more unexpected happened. Soon, Ichiro Honda realized that not only were there Hua Xia's media crazily trying to interview him, but there were also many Fusang's media that appeared.
"Did you come all the way from Tokyo to interview me?" Ichiro Honda was a little stunned. At first, he thought that they were just local Fusang's media reporters based in Hua Xia.
However, when these reporters introduced themselves and said that they were from Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, and other regions of Fusang, Ichiro Honda was stunned.
Soon, Ichiro Honda found out that this competition was also inexplicably popular in Fusang.
When the popularity of this 4WD competition reached its peak in Hua Xia, it began to spread to the surrounding countries like an infectious disease. Countries like South Korea were naturally not interested in this competition, but Fusang, who was on the other side of the competition, was instantly interested.
Their own country was actually leading a team to hold a 4WD competition with Hua Xia. What an interesting thing. Moreover, it was said that this competition had also set off an unprecedented popularity in Hua Xia. The 4WD had completely conquered Hua Xia, and it had become a treasure for all Hua Xia children. This was a matter of national pride.
The 4WD was a toy invented by the Fusangpeople. It was a national treasure!
This feeling was similar to when the people of Hua Xia suddenly heard that there was going to be a Chinese Mahjong Competition in the United States. In an instant, they were full of interest and enthusiasm for the competition. A large number of spectators also began to pay attention to this competition.
Although the popularity was definitely not as high as in Hua Xia, it still caused a lot of commotion. Even the board of directors of Tamiya Corporation collectively called Honda and told him that this time, he could only win and not lose. If he lost, Ichiro Honda would have to swim back to Fusang from Hua Xia!
This made Ichiro Honda feel a little pressure for the first time, and he became more and more excited.
As long as he could defeat Hua Xia this time, not only could he open up a market in Hua Xia, but he could also become the pride of the nation. He could even covet the position of the president of Tamiya Corporation in the future!
Under such repeated hype, it was finally May 16th. The Fusang team led by Ichiro Honda arrived in Yuzhang and checked into the Xijiang Hotel. Hua Xia's team had also completed the formation of the team.
At the same time, in the morning, the two teams held a press conference at the same time to announce the specific information of this competition to the public.
First of all, the two teams were composed of five players each. The representatives of Hua Xia were the champion of Jiangzhe Province, Liu Nian, the runner-up Chen Hui, the champion of Xijiang Province, Liu Qingmei, and the runner-up and runner-up Jia Jiayue and Jia Jiafeng.
There was no need to introduce the members of the Fusang team. Anyway, except for Kojima Xiu, they were all cameos. Of course, these cameos were recognized as the strongest in the 4WD industry in Fusang. They could definitely create a Shichibukai or something.
Then, there was the venue of the competition.
Huaxia announced that the venue for the competition was no longer limited to a single stadium. Instead, the entire Yuzhang City would be used as the venue for the competition.
Starting from the early morning of May 20th, many roads in Yuzhang City would be closed to vehicles. Then, the Daqian employees would be responsible for building a race track on these closed roads.
Starting from 10 a.m. on May 20th, all the players would start from Bayi Square, cross Bayi Avenue, enter Yangming Road, turn to Dieshan Road, pass Chuanshan Road, enter Fuhe North Road, cross the entire Pavilion of Teng Wang, enter Shengli Road, pass through Bayi Park, and finally return to Bayi Square.
The entire race track was 15.8 kilometers long, and the first team to return to Bayi Park would be the winner. Considering that the distance was too long, and this was not a marathon, all the contestants could ride their bicycles and follow their cars.
After the venue announcement, all the media and the audience were excited.
A city road would be used as a race track for 4WD cars. This is definitely an unprecedented big deal in 4WD car racing. This is too exciting, too cool!
Even the Fusang players who participated in the press conference were completely shocked. They had been playing with 4WD cars in Fusang for several years. Even with the passion of Fusang for 4WD cars, there had never been a situation where a city road would be blocked. This was simply a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
At this moment, the Fusang players, who originally thought that they were just here to torture the newbies, were all excited. This was the grandest race of their lives!
At the same time, there was another supplementary rule for the competition. In order to enhance the excitement of the competition, the players were limited to the number of spare parts they could carry. Each player was only allowed to carry a maximum of nine spare parts for their 4WD cars.
[PS: I believe that many readers will think that it's nonsense to use a city road for a 4WD car race, but it's actually not that impossible.
First of all, this matter only needs the support of the local government. It doesn't need the approval of the higher-ups. Moreover, this matter is so big that it concerns the reputation of the two countries. Hua Xia has to at least make a scene, so the local government won't object too much.
Second of all, in a third-tier city like Yuzhang in 1992, there aren't many cars that can run on the road. Blocking the road won't affect the traffic much, and it won't affect the operation of the city much.
Finally, this is just a marathon. Even Beijing will block the road when it hosts a marathon in 2019. So, this is really nothing. It's just that you can't think of it, but it's not impossible.
Finally, since it's a novel, let's be more presumptuous.]
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