The preparations are in the final stages, the staff are busy, and the psychological pressure on the riders is increasing. Whether you're a first-time competitor or a veteran who has already had a lot of experience, you'll be just as nervous every time you face the Dakar Rally, because the severity of the race is the same for everyone, and even the most experienced driver won't dare to pat his chest and say that he will be able to finish the race.

Before the start of the race, you will be nervous, and after the start of the race, you will feel physically and mentally exhausted because of the hard journey.

It's also to decompress the drivers and get them to race in the best possible condition, which is why the race organisers hold a small party at Christmas.

Of course, there was something else to the gathering besides getting the riders in shape.

After all, it is a world competition, and the players who participate in the competition come from many different countries. Because of the different living customs, Christmas means different things to the drivers.

For Li Jingyuan and them, it doesn't matter if they don't have Christmas, but for those drivers in Europe and the United States, Christmas is as important as the Spring Festival in our country, and if they don't make a small event to celebrate, then they will feel very awkward.

Therefore, this party has another purpose, which is to let those drivers from Europe and the United States have a good 'New Year'.

In addition, the gathering will also provide an opportunity for the drivers to network.

Some people may say that it doesn't matter whether you communicate or not, anyway, after the start of the game, you are all opponents, as long as you think about winning the opponent.

Actually, it's far from that simple.

The Dakar Rally is no ordinary race, the drivers are not only rivals, but also 'companions', and everyone has a common goal, which is to conquer the track to the end.

Almost everyone gets into some bit of trouble during the race. Some things can be solved on their own. But there are some things that you have to help with. For example, when a car is stuck in the sand, it is absolutely impossible to drive the car out of the sand without the help of another driver to drag it.

It's a small thing. If there is a major traffic accident, the passing riders are likely to be your lifesaver.

Let's say a car rolls over into a ditch. Both the driver and the navigator were unconscious. The radio was also damaged, but the accident took place in the woods, there were no spectators around, and the view of the helicopter was blocked by the trees.

In this case. If you want to survive, you can only count on the drivers who pass by. If they don't help, or don't contact the rescue team, the driver and navigator who have an accident are likely to be 'heroic'.

Everyone thinks the same thing, and everyone wants to be helped by someone else when they are in trouble.

Usually they are busy preparing in their respective teams, and the drivers of each team rarely have the opportunity to meet. And this Christmas party is undoubtedly a good communication opportunity for everyone.

It may seem small, but it makes a lot of sense. So, in order to prepare for the evening party, not only did the race organizers make a lot of efforts, but each team sent some people to help.

I have to say that the team has made a lot of effort in this matter. The crew of the entire team can be divided into two parts, one is the professional technician, and the other is the TV crew.

Although I don't know how to maintain the vehicle. But when it comes to things like organizing galas, it's the TV workers' forte. Some of the staff of the Wujian team arrived in advance, and after hearing the news, they showed their strength and made a temporary cameo appearance as a volunteer. He made a lot of contributions to the preparation of the party.

After arriving at the camp, it was time for lunch, and taking this opportunity, Kim Tae-ho walked to Yoo Jae-seok with a plate and sat down. He was given some incredible news.

"What?? Let me host?? If you don't succeed, you can't do it~! As soon as he heard Kim Tae-ho's words, Yoo Jae-seok was stunned at first. Then he immediately shook his head and shook his hand to refuse.

It turned out that Kim Tae-ho was talking about nothing else, and it was asking Yoo Jae-seok to preside over tonight's Christmas party. This party is not a big event, it is just a small event between the drivers, and it stands to reason that Yoo Jae-seok's experience should be easy to handle.

But don't forget one thing. The number of participants was not large, but the languages spoken by the riders were quite large.

Don't look at Yoo Jae-seok, who is known as a national MC, but that's only in South Korea. His foreign language level is not very good, and meeting a foreign guest on the show in the past would give him a headache for a long time, not to mention that he has to face a large number of foreigners now.

"Brother, don't be in a hurry to refuse, you listen to me first." Seeing that Yoo Jae-seok was a little timid and afraid, Kim Tae-ho also felt a little funny: "Actually, I didn't think of this matter either." ”

In Yoo Jae-seok's puzzled eyes, Kim Tae-ho explained what the whole thing had happened. It turned out that because the staff of Wujian had put a lot of effort into preparing for the Christmas event, it naturally attracted the attention of the event organizers.

While working and chatting, the event organizers were surprised by the answers of the staff members. First of all, he was surprised to know that "these people are actually professionals", and at the same time, he also knew the identity of the members of the unchallenged. (The entry threshold for the Dakar Rally is not high, and the other drivers have a variety of identities, so the background of the team did not attract the attention of the event organizers, and it is normal for the staff below to be unaware of the situation.) ）

After hearing that the two drivers in the team were the hosts, the event organizers had a new idea. Instead of going outside and inviting a host, let the drivers entertain themselves, and the atmosphere may be a little more lively.

So, after the arrival of the large army, Kim Tae-ho, as the main PD of the show, got an invitation from the organizers, and there is the current scene.

"Brother, it's not a big event anyway, it's just that we play by ourselves, it's not a big deal, let's agree." After sitting on the side and listening to Kim Tae-ho's words, Lee Kyung-won became a little interested.

Although it claims to be the host. But seriously, the work to be done is not complicated, and the nature is more like that of the master of ceremonies. Therefore, after hearing Li Jingyuan's persuasion, Liu Zaishi thought about it for a while. I nodded and agreed.

Now that I've taken over the job. Then you have to prepare carefully. Because he was very worried about his foreign language level, Liu Zaishi locked himself in his room for an afternoon, wanting to make some surprise preparations.

Compared with Liu Zaishilai, Li Jingyuan is much more chic. The main process will be guided by Liu Zaishi. Li Jingyuan's main task is to be a translator, and then add some nonsense on the spot, when he thinks of this, he feels very relaxed.

Without nesting in the room to prepare, Li Jingyuan walked out of the dormitory alone. Wander around the camp.

Needless to say, the first thing to visit is the Chinese drivers. While inquiring and searching, after a while, Li Jingyuan came to the door of the dormitory of the China Weilin team.

In this Dakar Rally, a total of 10 Chinese drivers participated. Except for Guo Hongzhi in the car group who belongs to the French Dessoude team and Li Yang in the truck group who belongs to the sarlsodicars team, the other eight people belong to the local Chinese team.

Because the teams belong to different teams, the organizing committee did not arrange the dormitories of these people together. However, everyone is Chinese. If you don't have a job, you still get together often.

Li Jingyuan came to the Weilin team, mainly to visit Lu Ningjun, the oldest Chinese driver, but to his surprise, he saw all the Chinese drivers here.

It's right to think about it. Is it Christmas today, although Chinese are not too rare for this program, but in the end, it will still enter the country and follow the customs. There's not much work to do anyway, so it's no surprise that everyone gets together.

Li Jingyuan suddenly came to the door. It was a bit of a surprise for the Chinese riders.

It's no wonder, for people from European and American countries. China is a very mysterious country, and the biggest headache for foreigners is the language barrier. Under this premise, it is rare for foreign drivers to come to visit Chinese drivers.

The number of visits is very small, so I feel that Li Jingyuan's arrival is a little unexpected. What surprised the Chinese riders even more was Li Jingyuan's fluent Mandarin.

The Chinese riders didn't know that Li Jingyuan was crossed, they only knew that Li Jingyuan was Korean. When a foreigner is fluent in Mandarin and proficient in using various idioms and allusions, the Chinese drivers feel that Li Jingyuan is very kind.

Just because Li Jingyuan can speak Mandarin, after a while, he got the affectionate title of 'little brother' from Lu Ningjun and others. Before you know it, Li Jingyuan has become a good friend with these Chinese drivers.

After chatting for about an hour, Li Jingyuan said goodbye and left. Although he felt good about the enthusiasm of the Chinese drivers, he also wanted to visit other drivers, so he didn't stay here for long.

I visited the Chinese riders because of the hometown complex in my heart. And I visited other drivers because I admired them.

First up is BMW's Peter Hansel. Although he only finished fourth at last year's Dakar Rally, that doesn't mean he's average. When it comes to historical results, Peter Hansel is undoubtedly number one.

Over the past 14 years, Peterhansel has won the Dakar Rally a total of 9 times, including three times in the car class (2004, 2005, 2007) and six times in the motorcycle class (1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998).

Moreover, he holds a record of 23 stage wins, which is quite an achievement.

In order to prepare for the competition, Li Jingyuan also found a lot of information in private, and watched all the videos of previous competitions. After seeing Peter Hansel's outstanding performance, he has always wanted to meet this 'strongman'.

With excitement, Li Jingyuan came to the camp of the BMW team. After finding a staff member who stated his purpose, Li Jingyuan got a somewhat disappointing reply - Peter Hansel would not be there.

Since the people are not there, there is no way. A little depressed, Li Jingyuan changed his goal and walked towards the camp of the Volkswagen team.

Sainz in the Volkswagen team is also a driver that Li Jingyuan admires very much. Although his historical record is not as good as that of Peter Hansel, he is also very strong. And Sainz is still last year's champion, just with this result, it is also worth Li Jingyuan to visit.

Fortunately this time, Sainz didn't go out. After Li Jingyuan came to the door, he quickly met the last champion.

Not only met Sainz. I also met two other Volkswagen drivers, Attia and Dwilliers.

When I went to visit the Chinese drivers just now, it was Li Jingyuan who surprised the Chinese drivers. And this time when he arrived at the Volkswagen convoy, the person who was surprised became Li Jingyuan.

After meeting the three Sainz, he didn't wait for Li Jingyuan to introduce himself. Someone called out his name first. Although it wasn't Sainz who shouted. But this has already surprised Li Jingyuan.

"Hello, I'm Attiyah, I'm from Qatar and I'm also a Volkswagen driver."

"Ugh. Hello, I'm Li Jingyuan, if you find it inconvenient, you can call me Lee directly. Faced with Attiyah's active greeting, Li Jingyuan was a little stunned. He really didn't understand the situation in front of him, and he didn't know why Attiyah seemed to be so enthusiastic.

Is it because of the fame in the entertainment industry? Obviously not. Li Jingyuan has indeed collaborated with singers from European and American countries many times, but at those times he was just working behind the scenes, and he did not come to the forefront.

Occasionally, he participates in Japanese shows, and most of the time he appears on Korean variety shows. Because of the different cultures and languages, it is impossible for the programs of these two countries to have any influence in Qatar, a country in the Middle East, so it is impossible for Attiyah to know Li Jingyuan from this channel.

It's not because of the fame in the entertainment industry. Is that because of the World Cup? After thinking about it, Li Jingyuan also felt that it was unlikely.

The 10-year World Cup was held a few months ago, when Attiyah was probably preparing for the Dakar Rally, and there was little spare time to watch the World Cup. If you want to pick and watch the game, it stands to reason that you should also pick the games of those strong teams to watch. There is no reason for Attiya to ignore the games of the world's strongest teams and pay attention to the Korean team, so it is naturally impossible to know such a person as Li Jingyuan.

"Uh, excuse me, how did you know my name?? Do you know me? "I'm really curious. Li Jingyuan asked a question that was a little stunned.

"Attiyah hasn't mentioned your name much these days, and he really wants to meet you. Just because you are of the same kind. Seeing Li Jingyuan's stunned expression on the side, Sainz thought that Li Jingyuan, a young man, was very interesting, so he helped explain.

"The same kind?" Hearing Sainz say this, Li Jingyuan was even more confused. If it weren't for the scruples in his heart, he would almost want to ask the phrase 'you are also a traverser'.

"Hehe, actually, we've met for a long time, but it's a little far apart." Attiah explained with a smile at this time: "Do you remember the Beijing Olympics in '08? At that time, I was the flag bearer of the Qatar team. ”

"Olympics?? Is there a racing event at the Olympics? Why don't I know the way? After muttering to himself, Li Jingyuan suddenly thought of the word 'like', and a flash of inspiration came to his mind, and he showed a surprised expression towards Attiyah and asked, "Are you also a cross-discipline player?" ”

"That's right. I'm also a cross-discipline competitor, so that's why I say you're the same kind as me. Nodding, Attiyah continued, "If you really want to talk about it, we are very similar. I remember when you competed in archery, right? I'm similar to you, I'm in a shooting competition, hehe, I have a 'shooting'. ”

When the Olympics were just emerging, because the rules were relatively simple in the early days, the quality of the athletes participating in the competition was uneven, so there would be people competing across disciplines. In modern times, there are fewer and fewer athletes competing across disciplines.

2010 Winter Olympics Canadian flag bearer Clara. Hughes is currently the world's most decorated multi-sport athlete, having won six medals at the Summer and Winter Olympics, including: two bronze medals in cycling in 1996; 2002 bronze medal in speed skating 5000m; In 2006, he won the individual gold medal and team silver medal in the speed skating 5000m; Bronze medal in the 5000m speed skating in 2010.

However, we can see that even Clara. Hughes, too, only competed in the Olympic sport and won only one gold medal.

And what about Lee Kyung-won? participated in the archery event of the Olympic Games and won the gold medal; He also participated in the World Cup and led the South Korean team to a historic third place and won the Golden Boot Award. If you want to compare it in terms of gold content, Li Jingyuan is even better than Clara. Hughes is stronger.

Li Jingyuan also understood that there were fewer and fewer cross-discipline players in the world, so after hearing Attiya's words, he also felt that Attiya was suddenly much more kind. At the same time, it is precisely because he is 'of the same kind' that his competitive spirit has also been stimulated.

"Hehe, we didn't participate in the same event in the Olympics, so it's a bit of a pity that we can't compete together. This time, we all happened to be participating in the rally, so let's have a good time. ”

"Hehe, that's exactly what I mean."

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