Chapter 193: The scene of the car race
The police put up banners at the entrances of the streets and alleys, sealing a total of two kilometers of roads and a tunnel under the river.
In the past, when others wanted to use the corner of the street to make a movie, they had to be busy with various applications, but now it seems that the bearded director of the NYPD (New York City Police Department) in front of him is happy to help with this, and he greets David and Charles with an exaggerated smile, which looks quite unruly.
The crowd on both sides is crowded, Han Xuan Station has the best location here, but there are only more than 20 people, they know these two brothers more or less, but they don't know how, they happened to pass by here today, and they wanted to come to say hello, and when they saw Guo Muzhou, they also handed an ambiguous look of "people in the same way".
Mayor Rudy also came, bypassing the hand handed by the police chief and walking directly in front of them to say hello, and Han Xuan realized how much energy the Koch brothers had.
The brain turned, quickly recalled, I have never heard of it in the real society, but there will always be only a small number of people in the political and business circles who can have this kind of power, and after a while, I was stunned to remember a name, the billionaire energy billionaire in "House of Cards" - Raymond Tasker.
"House of Cards" is based on the novel of the same name in the 80s, the American screenwriter has a strange problem, he likes to find inspiration from reality, he doesn't need to make up the characters' personalities, experiences, etc., he can save a lot of things, and the characters depicted in the TV series should also have prototypes in reality.
The two have similar development trajectories, and then think of the words of their grandfather who introduced them, how can this idea be suppressed after it comes out, which means that the influence of Koch Industries will be further expanded in the future?
Determined to keep an eye on what Cochron's movement will be in the next few years, Han Xuan glanced at the starting point of the F1 race, where a red McLaren F1 car was parked, and the other teams were not ready.
Sanchez stared at the car and said enviously: "A car costs millions of dollars, when will I go to get a super driver's license." ”
"Just you, dream!" said Gabriel, disdainfully, "Don't look at how thin they look." When driving an F1 car, your heart beats at more than 160 beats per minute, not counting turns, I'm afraid you'll have a heart attack just sitting in it. ”
On the other side, Rice also said: "After running hundreds of kilometers to change the engine, you have to change the tires after a few laps, and four tires can cost two or three thousand dollars." How many times can your salary last, and the boss will play about the same, so you can use the jeep to start the calculation. ”
"How much does it cost to build a convoy?" Han Xuan turned around and asked them.
"What kind of team do you mean? A good fleet costs about two or three hundred million dollars a year, and the kind that is almost at the bottom is tens of millions. ”
Sanchez continued: "In the past, it was basically dominated by a few major car manufacturers, such as Ferrari's F1 team, Daimler-Benz AG team, Rust team, McLaren team, and Lotus sports car team. It is said that it is preparing to withdraw from Formula 1, and the results have not been satisfactory in recent years.
F1 has become more influential, and some wealthy people are also involved, such as today's Benetton team, where the boss behind the scenes is a clothing factory.
The Williams team owner, a former racing driver who was backed by the Saudis, has only grown the team in recent years, just poaching Senna from McLaren. I thought it was going to be in its glory, but alas. ”
Han Xuan was originally going to think about his car company that didn't see the shadow. When I learned about the high cost of Formula 1 races, I immediately dispelled my thoughts.
F1 can be called several rich toys along with basketball, football and other sports events, and the World Cup football match, the Olympic Games, and called the "world's three major sports", the natural cost is not small. If you want to participate, you'll have to wait until later.
Seeing a red and white car driving by, Gabriel exclaimed excitedly, "It's it!
Nearly forty years old and still out of shape, Han Xuan looked at him and asked, "What." ”
"It was Senna's last car at McLaren, which was damaged in an accident at the time. It seems to have been fixed, using a Ford 3.5-liter V8 naturally aspirated engine and a 6-speed semi-automatic transmission, which helped Senna win five races in '93 and finish second! Wow, Benetton's car is also out! Why not Schumacher?"
"Morano! There's Morano sitting in it!" Rice pointed and shouted.
“……”
Han Xuan was speechless, the emotions of die-hard fans were really incomprehensible, and Owen became a normal person in comparison.
I used to watch the TV broadcast of the Formula 1 race, and I didn't know much about the details, and the host of the race was introducing the runners, and I could only understand the general situation in the clouds, and I didn't know anyone.
It was close to eleven o'clock, and the weather was fine today, with tall buildings around to block the sun, not too hot.
The sidewalks were full of people on both sides, afraid that someone would break into the middle of the road, the police were on the side to maintain order, and the street arena was open, except for the starting point, there were fewer and fewer people.
Some drivers didn't know about the road closure, and they wanted to turn around, but found that they had been blocked by the car behind, so they had no choice but to get out of the car to see the excitement.
The picture was displayed on the LAD screen, the image was not clear, Han Xuan saw that there was a figure that looked like himself, waved his hand, and the screen also moved, really, he looked back at the angle displayed in the image, and saw a few people standing on the roof of the building to shoot.
The cheers were accompanied by the waving of colorful flags, and the model cars were wearing cool, long-legged high heels, red shorts and shorts, and large areas of skin were exposed to the air, which further stimulated the atmosphere in the venue.
The name of Koch Industries hangs side by side with the Formula 1 logo, which is an upside-down capital F, with a red bar on the right for speed and a white pattern in the middle forming the Arabic numeral "1".
The paparazzi kept the camera flash in their hands, and they targeted not only the racer and the car model, but also the Koch brothers standing on the side of the road.
The news about them is sometimes more popular than celebrity gossip, and the film is not enough to look at the posture, so I changed the plate and continued to shoot, and I caught two big news at once, and the expression on my face was happy.
Rather kill the mistake than let it go, a reporter took two photos of the boy out of habit, Han Xuan was stunned, the pose has not been set up yet, how can street photography work.
Gabriel winked at Sanchez, walked over and patted him on the shoulder, and had a deep conversation, and the reporter willingly handed over the film.
Han Xuan waited for them to come back and said, "What did you say?"
"If you don't give it, you will smash his camera"
When the fellow reporters in the distance saw this scene, they instantly moved their minds, and felt that they had found unexpected news, so they unplugged the flash connector, pretended to talk, and kept pressing the shutter.
"Hey!"
Rice said annoyed.
Guo Muzhou said to him with a smile: "It's okay, you can't send it out even if you shoot it, just let Kodak make some money." ”
With Mr. David nodding, the host shouted a little more than a minute later: "The F1 Individual Race across the Lincoln Tunnel, sponsored by the Koch Group, is now underway!" )