ABT Chapter 0086

 Li Fanyu was not at all excited about the referee's announcement of breaking the record.

"Go-karting" was still considered "beginner's"...

It felt like Wang Erga from the village wearing flip-flops was excitedly informing you, "Congratulations buddy, you've won first place in our village's addition and subtraction competition, top 100!"

Pathetic, to the extreme.

So Li Fanyu calmly pushed away the referee's hand, returned the helmet to the little girl, waved to the three top students and Cheng Ke, and went to collect his prize.

Compared to breaking records, Li Fanyu's true love was his license and prize money.

Falling in love with this sport, he became interested in obtaining the national A-level license. He had learned about this license last night; after obtaining it, he could participate in all domestic karting events and some international events. Moreover, the age range for drivers with an A-level license was slightly older than that for a D-level license.

The prize money was also good. Although ten thousand yuan wasn't much, it was almost like getting it for free. It was external income, and Li Fanyu was naturally happy about it.

As for the so-called mysterious grand prize, he had little interest; nowadays, people always liked to make a fuss about this and that, like buy-one-get-one-free, free trials, installment payments with cashback... They looked attractive, but in the end, they were all scams.

After registering his information at the club and applying for the national A-level license, Li Fanyu, adorned with a garland and holding a signed check, took a few photos with the camera money and a public relations manager from Red Bull, the sponsor, before turning and leaving.

Seeing him about to leave, the manager called out, "Young man, you still have a mysterious grand prize to claim!"

Li Fanyu, upon hearing this, quickly covered his pockets. "What mysterious grand prize? Do I have to pay a processing fee to claim it? Let me tell you, I don't have any money, oh!"

The manager was speechless; you just received a ten thousand yuan prize from me, and now you're saying you have no money? Besides, logically, I never even thought about asking you for money, idiot!

He chuckled awkwardly, making a constipated expression. "Look at you, why would we ask you for money if we're giving you an award? Don't worry, this grand prize will definitely surprise you!"

Li Fanyu tightened his grip on his pockets. "No need! Stay away from me. If it's a mysterious grand prize, let it remain mysterious. It won't be mysterious if you tell me!"

Seeing his unnatural expression, the manager was sure he had hit a nerve. Trying to scam me? No way! With that, he turned and ran.

This angered the manager, who hurriedly shouted, "Don't you want to race with Alonso?"

What did you say? Alonso? The F1 driver who won the championship twice?

Li Fanyu stopped in his tracks, turning back with a puzzled expression. "Are you trying to get me into an F1 team as a driver?"

The manager was exasperated, feeling like he wanted to kill this guy. If we could get you into F1, why the hell would we bother sponsoring karting races here?

Wait, no. We Red Bull actually have the capability to get people into F1 teams... but that also depends on who you are. You're just a rookie who just got the national A-level karting license!

"Uh, of course not, but there's a charity event in Puhai City recently, raising funds for UNICEF. In preparation for the Chinese Grand Prix in a month, the F1 league has specially appointed Alonso to participate as a representative. Since Alonso was also a karting driver in his childhood, he's inviting excellent karting drivers from across the country to participate in a charity karting race at the F1 circuit in Puhai City. And the mysterious gift I mentioned is an invitation to this race!"

As he spoke, the manager pulled out a blue and white invitation from his pocket.

Li Fanyu snatched it away, and after confirming the manager's words were true, immediately asked, "Does it include airfare and accommodation?"

"I've never seen such a shameless person!" the manager sighed inwardly, gritting his teeth and shaking his head.

Li Fanyu muttered, "Cheapskate," and then turned and walked away gracefully, leaving the manager alone, feeling lost in the wind.

Because Li Fanyu broke a record on this obscure track, the club that owned the track was ecstatic. They immediately launched a publicity campaign, clipping and posting the video of Li Fanyu's record-breaking lap online. Of course, they also took the opportunity to advertise the club.

The video and ad quickly took effect, and the club received numerous calls from karting enthusiasts, significantly raising its profile.

Benefitting so much, K2 Racing Team naturally received the highest level of treatment—the club's track would be open to the K2 team and Li Fanyu for free from then on, welcoming them to practice anytime. Additionally, the club specifically called in a large pickup truck to help load the kart and send them back.

As they were about to leave, Li Fanyu was stopped by the little girl who had borrowed his car.

"Brother, brother, you're amazing. Can you teach me to drive?" The little girl, holding her helmet, grabbed Li Fanyu's hand and looked up at him pleadingly.

Li Fanyu's eye twitched. Now she's calling me brother? Did she forget she was poking my heart with 'uncle' earlier? No way!

"I'm very busy and don't have time to teach you alone," Li Fanyu declined politely.

The little girl's eyes instantly filled with tears, and she held onto Li Fanyu's hand, looking at him pitifully.

After a moment of staring each other down, Li Fanyu gave in: "Alright, alright, I give up. Where are your parents? Give me a phone number. If I have time, I'll contact you."

Hearing this, the little girl immediately stopped crying. She miraculously pulled out the latest model of a certain fruit brand phone from her racing suit. "Brother, what's your number? I'll send you a buzz."

Li Fanyu: "..."

After some conversation, Li Fanyu learned that the little girl's name was Lou Lu, and she had come to the race alone, without any parental accompaniment.

After repeatedly promising Lou Lu that he would teach her to drive if he had time, the little girl finally let go of his hand and let him get into the car.

The three top students showed no interest at all in going to Puhai City for the karting competition. Instead, they immediately threw themselves into improving the kart, which was once again disassembled into parts.

Cheng Ke was going to take the JLPT N4 exam next week. Although she longed to see the handsome Spaniard in person, time didn't allow it, so she had to stay in Tiancheng.

Li Fanyu carefully planned things out: the project proposal for the lab had already been approved, and An Ning and Lao Zhang were contacting construction companies to start building the steel frame structure of the lab. After the structure was completed, they would need to go to Germany to purchase the necessary instruments and equipment for the lab. Both of them were handling these tasks personally, so he had no role to play.

Things at the company were still busy. The municipal vehicle project had been finalized, and with the experience from the last police vehicle contract, Pan Qiang could handle these matters easily.

After thinking it over, Li Fanyu realized he was quite free at the moment. Apart from waiting for enough points to upgrade the Xapp, he had nothing to do.

Ahem, school matters don't count. So, after pondering for a while, Li Fanyu had to book a flight and hotel for the day after tomorrow to Puhai City online.


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