166: Don't be afraid of birds, just do it

The thought of Tesla's crushing defeat in China, forced to withdraw from the new energy market, left Elon Musk seething.

"Damn it!"

He finally cursed and personally called Ferdinand.

"Tell your drivers to get ready and give it their absolute best."

"It doesn't matter if you get first place, just blow up Fenglei's car."

"It would be best if their car is destroyed and they die!!"

Elon Musk's voice was full of murderous intent.

He wanted to vent all the frustration he had suffered in China onto Fenglei.

You made Tesla suffer heavy losses, right? Then I'll destroy your first supercar.

It was time to get his revenge.

Similar words were also spoken by the General Managers of other luxury car brands.

Although not as extreme as Elon Musk, the meaning was not far off.

Fenglei was too much, daring to look down on them.

It was just an electric car, did it really think it was special??

In the live stream.

Domestic netizens were also stunned by Ren Yi's statement.

"Damn, General Manager Ren is so strong?"

"Who gave him the courage? Fenglei must be getting carried away!"

"A pure electric car dares to challenge the world's top supercars??"

"Alright, now they've successfully offended all the luxury car manufacturers worldwide."

"I can only say that this General Manager Ren is really out of his mind."

"Arrogant and ignorant, this kind of person is just a clown."

"Trash, embarrassing us in front of the world."

There were also many netizens who supported Ren Yi.

"General Manager Ren doesn't seem like the type to just brag; he should have some confidence."

"Damn it, what are you afraid of? Just do it."

"Being timid won't earn respect; you have to strike hard."

"What's wrong with being pure electric? Is it eating your rice??"

"It's not easy to have a domestic supercar of our own. If you don't support it, fine, but why the sarcasm??"

"Yes, just do it. Even if we're last, we're still a supercar, which will infuriate some useless people who don't even qualify to participate."

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Ren Yi's statement was very bold.

Very arrogant.

Especially when he publicly challenged the world's top luxury car brands face-to-face.

He challenged all participating supercars alone, fearless.

This confident stance also won a lot of applause.

It sparked a wave of public opinion throughout the venue.

Many supercar General Managers just sneered, thinking, who can't talk big?

To be honest.

Sometimes, to promote their own products and attract more attention,

It's inevitable to exaggerate, act arrogant, and issue harsh words to other manufacturers.

After all, this can also liven up the atmosphere and make the competition more popular.

This was also an action tacitly approved by the organizers.

However.

Ren Yi's boast was simply too much.

He shouldn't have openly mocked the major luxury car brands in front of a global audience.

Who could tolerate such a blatant public insult?

"Lack of strength compensated by showing off."

"We'll see who's who on the track."

"Reality will slap every show-off in the face."

The General Managers of the major luxury car brands all sneered, having already instructed their drivers to take good care of Fenglei on the track later.

Actually.

For supercars that don't have a competitive edge for first place, going first actually has an advantage.

Because the organizers, for the sake of popularity, often place the most powerful manufacturers last.

So, the later it gets, the more exaggerated the results will become, and the audience's excitement will also be raised accordingly.

Since they don't have the strength to be first, it's better to run first.

This way, they can leave a deep impression on the audience, and their brand gets good promotion and exposure, which is enough.

Isn't that why they came to participate in the Supercar Speed Competition?

Originally.

The organizers planned to arrange Fenglei to run in the first batch, as by all accounts, Fenglei's car seemed to be the weakest here.

A pure electric car, in their eyes, was a joke.

The reason Fenglei was given a qualification to participate was purely to save face for China.

After all, China's international influence was growing, and the organizers couldn't be too strict.

And Fenglei's General Managers came up and made harsh statements, even demanding to run last.

This was simply a brainless act.

Everyone knew.

The manufacturers closing the show have historically been the Top Ten Luxury Cars taking turns.

A brand with almost no international recognition actually wanted to be the final participant.

It must be said that Fenglei was very arrogant and ignorant.

However.

Since the major manufacturers did not jump out to object, and because of Ren Yi's statement, the viewership ratings continued to surge.

This made the organizers very excited, so they agreed to Ren Yi's request.

Keeping Fenglei as a gimmick until the end would definitely attract more traffic.

It might even break the viewership records from previous years.

The thought itself was exciting; they even hoped Ren Yi would exchange insults with the major manufacturers.

"Alright, since General Manager Ren has this confidence, and it's also his first time participating in this competition..."

"Then we will fulfill your request, and we hope you don't disappoint everyone."

"You should know that nearly thirty million viewers worldwide are currently following this competition."

The host also received orders from the organizers and announced that Fenglei would be the last to appear.

"Don't worry, I'll make sure everyone gets an eye-opener later."

After Ren Yi dropped that line, he turned and returned to the lounge.

The host sneered inwardly and continued to host the competition.

"Thank you for waiting, and now I announce..."

"The 76th Global Supercar Speed Competition officially begins!!"

"First, let's welcome our first participating manufacturer, Audi."

"Their participating model this time is... the Audi Q800, which achieved a good ninth-place finish in the previous competition."

"It is said that Audi has adopted a brand-new engine this time, with a horsepower of up to 1800."

"The exterior design has also been partially optimized to be more aerodynamic, reducing air resistance to the extreme."

"The body coating even uses a new type of nano-polymer composite material, which is lighter and smoother."

"Clearly, they are well-prepared this time and are aiming for the championship."

The host's words, instead of making Audi's General Managers happy, made their faces grim.

Their displeasure was clearly written on their faces.

In recent years.

Audi had no significant technological breakthroughs, and new cars only symbolically changed some data.

They also had no confidence in this competition.

They originally just wanted to piggyback on the popularity and be done with it.

Unexpectedly, the host's exaggerated praise put Audi on the spot.

If they couldn't achieve good results, wouldn't they become a joke?

A little exaggeration in promotion was fine, like saying top three or something.

But you directly aimed for the championship; wasn't this intentionally embarrassing Audi?

Everyone knew that besides Porsche, only Ferrari had a chance to contend for the championship in this competition.

Now Audi dared to openly challenge these two; wasn't that looking for trouble?

How was that any different from what Fenglei just did??

And just as Audi's General Managers were overthinking, the referee's command.

Signaled that the competition had officially begun.

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