300: Chapter 30 Who Will Win?

Shen Yan took a sip of the tea in front of him before replying to Mei Jinning, "The company is called Company Name, it's not very big, so it's normal if you haven't heard of it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Tiantian, who was beside him, eagerly interjected, "I have heard of your company. I really like a piece of software that comes from your company."

This was somewhat beyond Shen Yan's expectation. He glanced at Xia Tiantian and smiled, "That is truly my honor."

After a few pleasantries, the scene on the electronic screen became more perilous.

The contestant Shen Yan chose had already entered the top ten.

The reason he entered the top ten wasn't because his chosen contestant accelerated forward, but because the ones ahead were fighting amongst themselves, and several had already been smashed to a halt midway, unable to continue the race.

Because the mountain road was inherently narrow, as soon as a car was hit and stopped midway, staff members would come up to clear the path.

Currently, the contestant Shen Yan chose was closely following the few contestants ahead of him.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a loud crash echoed from the speakers.

It was the sound of another car being smashed to a stop.

The one that was stopped wasn't Shen Yan's chosen contestant, but the one chosen by Gu Hui.

Watching his chosen contestant get smashed to a halt, Gu Hui smacked his lips regretfully midway.

"Bad luck today. Lost so quickly."

Ren Ling shook his oversized T-shirt and said to Gu Hui in a nonchalant tone, "It's not just bad luck today for you. I haven't seen you win once since we got to this floor."

Xia Tiantian laughed in agreement from the side, "That's right. Brother Chen is the one with absolutely fantastic luck. The person he picks always manages to get first place in the end. I believe this time will be the same."

As soon as he finished speaking, the contestant he chose started engaging with the contestant Shen Yan chose.

Xia Tiantian's chosen contestant was currently driving ahead of Shen Yan's chosen contestant. Unable to shake off the race car constantly tailing him, he conceived the idea of forcing the car behind him off the mountain.

"Vroom vroom vroom!"

The sound of the race car accelerating permeated the entire private room.

Xia Tiantian watched as his chosen contestant used a trick to force back the car behind him, and he couldn't help but shout with an excited smile, "Not bad, not bad! Keep up this momentum, and you'll definitely get him off the road quickly!"

Shen Yan, however, did not have the same enthusiasm as Xia Tiantian.

Although he didn't know how to race, he could see that the contestant he chose was being deliberately obstructed by the contestant in front.

Just as he thought his racer would be forced to a stop midway, a sudden turn of events occurred.

"Bang!"

A huge sound erupted.

On the electronic screen, a car flew directly off the mountain road, falling away like a butterfly with a broken wing.

"Holy crap?!"

Contrary to everyone's expectations, the one who fell off the mountain road was not Shen Yan's chosen contestant, but Xia Tiantian's chosen contestant, who was bumped off the mountain road by the car behind him.

A few seconds later.

Everyone finally reacted and turned their gaze toward Shen Yan.

"Looks like you have pretty good luck, picking someone who isn't a total newbie."

Upon hearing the compliment, Shen Yan merely curved his lips and said, "I heard newcomers always have great luck."

Xia Tiantian nodded in full agreement. He wasn't sad at all about his chosen contestant being knocked off the cliff.

"Indeed, no matter what game it is, there's always a beginner's halo. Maybe the contestant you picked can actually survive this race to the end."

Although Xia Tiantian looked at Shen Yan's chosen contestant with a bit more respect, he still didn't believe Shen Yan's choice could secure first place.

After all, if first place were that easy to win, this race wouldn't make so many people short on cash turn back in defeat.

The exciting visuals ended.

The atmosphere in the private room returned to casual.

Some people were scrolling on their phones, others were chatting quietly.

Few people were paying attention to the race on the electronic screen.

Except for Shen Yan.

While Shen Yan was staring intently at the electronic screen, Gu Hui suddenly steered the conversation toward him.

"Mr. Shen, do you have any plans for the future of your company?"

After several seconds, Shen Yan belatedly realized Gu Hui was speaking to him.

"Plans?"

Gu Hui nodded and repeated himself.

"Yes, do you have any plans for your company's future direction?"

Shen Yan chuckled.

Since graduating from university, besides Chen Guangke, no one around him had ever asked him that question.

Because no employee would ever ask the boss what his future plans were.

He thought distractedly while giving a perfunctory answer, "Since we've already decided to enter the Artificial Intelligence field, we'll focus all our efforts there."

Gu Hui nodded and then asked, "Besides doing Artificial Intelligence, is there anything else you want to do?"

Shen Yan withdrew his gaze from the electronic screen and shifted it to Gu Hui.

"Chairman Gu, what do you mean by that?"

Gu Hui blinked, picked up his teacup from the table, took two sips, and turned his gaze toward him subtly.

"Perhaps besides software collaboration, we could have other collaborations too. What do you think?"

That old fox is finally showing his hand... Shen Yan thought, while giving an ambiguous reply, "Perhaps."

During their conversation.

The race had reached its climax.

At this point, the contestant Shen Yan chose was already ranked fifth.

The contestants chosen by Mei Jinning, Chen Wu, and Ren Ling were also all in the top five.

They were now all fighting with all their might for the coveted first place.

The scene of the race cars battling each other was thrilling.

Gradually, the private room fell silent.

Everyone was watching the race with rapt attention.

Time ticked by second by second.

More and more people were eliminated.

In the blink of an eye, the contestant chosen by Ren Ling was slammed into the mountain wall by the contestant chosen by Chen Wu.

As soon as his car was knocked out, Ren Ling let out a light, noncommittal "tsk," saying, "Useless."

The others acted as if they hadn't heard him and continued to focus on the race.

At this moment, the top five racers were rapidly approaching the end of the mountain road.

"Bang!"

Another loud crash.

The contestant chosen by Mei Jinning collided with the contestant chosen by Shen Yan.

Both of their cars were very well modified, and furthermore, the force of their collision wasn't too great, so neither was forced to a stop midway.

Just as they were trying to force each other out, the contestant chosen by Chen Wu sped past the finish line of the mountain road.

"Damn it!"

"How is it you winning again?!"

Xia Tiantian complained.

Chen Wu's response to Xia Tiantian's complaint was silence.

He had long been accustomed to his own exceptional luck.