To be honest, there is no guarantee of verbal promises, it is purely based on personal character and credit.

But Lin Xiangbei chose to believe in Cheng Long for the simple reason. He grew up watching the other party’s movies. It can even be said that the image of heroes and justice when he was a child was Cheng Long’s super police series!

Perhaps Cheng Long had a lot of criticism on the Internet in later generations, but he was impeccable in his identity as an actor!

If Lin Xiangbei still has any feelings for Hong Kong Island, then Cheng Long's movie must be one of them.

Since the main direction has been solved, Lin Xiangbei talked with Cheng Long about the specific details about the convoy in the next time.

Cheng Long formed a professional team without any impulse or a playful attitude. From the very beginning, he made up his mind to attack the three top events under the FIA, so the personnel he was recruiting were also among the top internationally.

These include Evans, the former chief technician of the Ferrari Le Mans team, and several maintenance technicians who followed him, as well as the data analyst Ito Genji, who dug up from the newly disbanded Honda F1 team.

Basically, the team members recruited by Cheng Long in advance were mainly technical personnel, because the higher the racing car, the most cutting-edge top-level events, in fact, they are not only competing for the driver's personal strength, but also the R&D and logistics support capabilities of the entire team.

Take Lin Xiangbei’s WRC, which is preparing to fight, as an example. It is divided into two major groups according to the specifications of the participating vehicles. Group a and group n are divided into 4 groups according to the different exhaust volumes.

Among them, the modified group A 2.0l displacement is called A8, which is also the highest level group of WRC. The well-known WRC drivers and team champions are actually only the winners of the A8 group.

However, around the 1980s, WRC also had an unlimited modification group group     b, which is the group B abbreviated by many people.

This group has almost given up all restrictions on racing modifications, and you can make the car as strong as the horsepower and run as fast as you can. Some crazy teams even make their plans for weight loss, such as the famous Lancia team, directly make plans on roll cages that protect the lives of drivers.

The lightest and thinnest aluminum roll cage was used at the beginning. In order to pursue the limit, the cardboard barrel was painted black and tied into a steel roll cage and stuffed it into the car to pass the racing car inspection.

This series of operations made the Lancia 037 racing nearly 300 kilograms lighter than its biggest competitor at the time, Audi quattro    S1, triggering the famous 037 incident in WRC history.

It is precisely because these teams have been crazy about their own actions to win, and the mortality rate, including drivers and spectators, remains high. As motorsports increasingly emphasize safety and "moderation", the unlimited modification of Group B was finally cancelled.

Although from today's perspective, many rules of Group B were unreasonable and cancellation was inevitable for the historical development of motorsports. However, the life-thinking pursuit of speed and passion still infected many rally racing fans.

So much so that when many people talk about wrc today, the crazy group B era still rings in their minds, and there is a slogan circulating in the pulling world: "wrc    is   for     boys, group      b     men!” (wrc is for boys, group B is the game for men!)

The limits of modifications are, so the technical requirements are high. China's backward racing is not just one-sided by drivers, but the entire industrial chain including the automobile industry and racing team.

As for the automotive team, let alone China, even Japan, the strongest racing car in Asia, is a scumbag in the world.

Basically, whether it is Toyota, Honda, Subaru, or Mazda, their racing teams in international competitions are mainly European and American.

In a sense, this is the true meaning of whites ruling motorsports, and they control the highest-end "means of production" of racing.

Cheng Long has been involved in professional racing since the 1980s, and it is obvious that he is not at the level of an ordinary car fan, so he also knows what the racing team means.

Before the troops were moved, food and grass came first. Before he found a suitable driver, he had already begun to recruit suitable team members for the Dragon Team. This is the basis of a team!

In addition to introducing team members from both sides, Cheng Long is also very generous in terms of team salary. For example, Lin Xiangbei's current team, all members give equal pay to top foreign teams, regardless of the difference.

You should know that this is a rare point. Basically, including the current domestic auto racing events, foreign racing practitioners are hired with high salaries, while domestic racing teams are significantly lower.

On the one hand, it is due to differences caused by economic factors. On the other hand, foreign racing teams are indeed more professional and top-notch, and they can’t afford to spend money without spending money.

As for Lin Xiangbei's salary, he paid a separate salary of 100,000 US dollars. All the bonuses for the sub-station event belong to the racing team, and there are additional rewards.

The advertising and sponsorship revenues that occupy a large part of the market are the ones that Lin Xiangbei personally endorses, which are driven by the team, and he gets 70% of the market. The team sponsorship and advertising revenues are divided separately to Lin Xiangbei, and the other 10% to the racing team.

This annual salary and share ratio may not be comparable to some big-name drivers, but for a "newcomer" like Lin Xiangbei, it is already the maximum salary!

You should know that many domestic rally drivers, let alone making money, are still in the state of paying for power generation for Ai. Even Han Han, the most famous one, does not make money in racing, but relies on royalties to subsidize his racing hobbies.

Cheng Long's contract and treatment can be said to have "gived" to the extreme. It not only considers the driver's income, but also guarantees the income of the racing team. From the perspective of a newcomer, it is almost impossible to blame.

In fact, Lin Xiangbei was not surprised that Cheng Long's "Cheng Family Class" has a reputation in the film and television industry for decades. If the treatment is not good, no one will call him the eldest brother and follow him.

If you want to become a big brother, you must be responsible and let the younger brother who follows you have a taste of soup!

"To the north, welcome to the Dragon Team!"

After everything was agreed, Cheng Long stood up and welcomed Lin Xiangbei with his arms wide open to him.

"Thanks."

Lin Xiangbei also opened his arms and hugged Cheng Long. It can be said that from this moment on, he truly broke away from the framework of the grass-roots team and had a formal team - the Dragon Team!

Since the main business has been finished, Cheng Long took Lin Xiangbei to visit his "secret base", which is also the attitude of treating Lin Xiangbei as his own person.

At about 10 o'clock in the evening, Lin Xiangbei came out of the "factory building" and Cheng Long also delivered it to the garage door.

"Xiangbei, I have seen too many foreign professional drivers in filming abroad over the years. So I really hope to see one day. On the champion podium, we Chinese are standing there. I hope you can let me see the arrival of this day."

Before parting, Cheng Long said something to Lin Xiangbei with emotion, which is also the reason why he established the Dragon Team.

You should know that with Cheng Long's strength and influence, he could have recruited more powerful European and American drivers in the world, but he has been looking for Chinese drivers such as Cheng Fei, Dong Hebin, and Fang Junyu to join the Dragon Team.

Because in his bones, he actually wants to build a team that truly belongs to China.

Lin Xiangbei did not doubt Cheng Long's feelings for his family and country. Many of the older generation of Hong Kong people are different from those of young people, and he also knows the history ten years later.
Chapter completed!