Kim Tae-ho's proposal to form a team to participate in the Dakar Rally may seem outrageous, but when you think about it, it's a rare trick.

Although "Infinite Challenge" is the pioneer of wild variety shows, it has always been the king of this region. However, when programs such as "Two Days and One Night", "Birth of a Family" and "Undefeated Youth" appeared, the situation changed slightly, and the leading position of "Infinite Challenge" was still very severely challenged.

This can be seen in the ups and downs of ratings. Although several other programs are not in the same period as "Infinite Challenge", under their influence, the ratings of "Infinite Challenge" have shown some downward trend in recent times. Although this trend is not too obvious, for the program team, it must not be taken lightly.

In order to re-establish the position, but also to go to the next level. Then the program team must go out and make some big scenes, and the filming of the F1 special appeared under this premise.

After the F1 special aired, it got good results, and the ratings immediately rebounded. There are also comments on the Internet that 'wild variety shows have to be watched without picking'.

In such a situation, it is natural to seize the opportunity to strike while the iron is hot.

Every time you shoot, you have to invest more, and the production cost is definitely astronomical. Even if "Infinite Challenge" is the number one variety show on MBC TV, it is still a little unlikely that MBC's executives will make a decision to increase investment on a large scale.

I can't keep shooting on a large scale every time, so I have no choice but to change the plan. With one lasts a long time. Topical projects to attract the audience's attention. Even if the effect is a little worse than the previous solution, as long as it is done properly, the gap between them is limited.

After the F1 special aired. The messages on the Internet gave the program team a hint. After watching the Fast and Furious in the F1 special, some netizens suggested that the program team let the members participate in regular races.

The members of "Infinite Challenge" are known as 'below the average', and only Lee Kyung-won is an outlier. Let Li Jingyuan challenge difficult projects alone, although there is a possibility of success, but then there will definitely not be any teamwork, and naturally it cannot be regarded as an 'infinite challenge'. In previous shows, although there has been content dominated by a certain person, it has never been a big one. No matter what it is. The unchallenged members get enough weight in front of the camera.

On the other hand, it is not so easy to get all members to participate together and find a team project that is suitable for everyone to challenge together.

It's good now. After watching the F1 special, Lee Kyung-won didn't talk about it first, Yoo Jae-seok also showed his talent in driving, and Lu Hongzhe and Park Myung-so could barely be used as substitutes. With so many drivers, the biggest obstacle to team up for the Dakar Rally was solved.

And several members who can't be riders. You can also participate in the event. For example, Zheng Hengton, who is not only from an engineering background, but also worked in a large company before, so it is just right for him to learn auto maintenance skills by surprise. You can become a maintenance person in the fleet.

Zheng Junhe and Ji are equally useful, and they have good connections in the entertainment industry. Can be responsible for advocacy and logistics. All in all, no one in a picky team. You can find your own work in this project, contribute to the whole team, and no one will be left outside the team.

In addition to being able to get everyone involved, the Dakar Rally has another feature, which is that the barrier to entry is low enough.

It's not that easy to participate in an official competition. For example, in order to compete in F1, drivers must first obtain an International Driver's Permit, and then compete in countless lower divisions in turn, accumulate enough points, and upgrade their license before they can qualify for F1. …,

In other words, no matter how rich you are, it is useless. Countless amounts of money can be used to pile up all kinds of hardware, but the most critical qualification is not something that can be obtained by spending money.

The Dakar Rally is different. Although this event is the best cross-country race in the world, it has a much lower barrier to entry than other races.

Although there are also champions in the Dakar Rally, for more participants, the goal is to finish the race smoothly, that is to say, the biggest attraction of this race is not how long the champion can finish the course, but how many people can persevere in half a month.

Persistence, and then self-challenge, this is the main theme of the Dakar Rally. Professional drivers and professional teams can achieve good results, but they are definitely not as good as ordinary people when it comes to 'challenging themselves'.

The more amateur you are, the farther you are from the end of the race, and the more difficult the challenge becomes. It is precisely because of this that the Dakar Rally will lower the threshold for participation.

The threshold is so low that even individual participation is allowed, so there is naturally no problem for the non-picky team to qualify.

With a big scale, a lot of influence, and no need to worry about qualifying, it's clear that there's no better event than the Dakar Rally for Infinite Challenge, and it's all about 'challenging yourself', which is very much in line with the purpose of Infinite Challenge.

Of course, that's not to say you can sit back and relax now. After all, the Dakar Rally is also the world's No. 1 in the world, and if you want to participate in the competition and successfully complete the entire event, you still need to make all kinds of preparations in advance.

Needless to say, the members of their respective training, it is rare to have such a big scene, after everyone confirmed that they were going to participate, they immediately aroused great enthusiasm, and they started training very seriously.

In the Korean entertainment industry, there are several grades of artists, and the bottom layer is variety artists.

For the unchallenged members, participating in the Dakar Rally is undoubtedly a great opportunity to improve their status.

As long as you can complete the game, the people who have contributed will definitely be plated with a layer of gold. If you can get a place, it will shine even more with gold.

If you take 10,000 steps back, even if you can't finish the game, the members will still have a lot to gain. After all, it is the 'no-pick' team that participates in the competition. Even if there are other artists who are pulled into this team to help, no matter how famous he is, the protagonists are still unchallenged members.

What's more, the preparation period for this competition is up to a year. With this year's 'protagonist time', you can make the audience and other artists involved in the team form habits, and improve the status of the unchallenged people a lot in their hearts.

The reason is very simple and practical, and of course the members of the Unchallenged will not fail to understand, and this time, the long-term program is much bigger than the previous scenes. Then of course they won't be as lazy as they used to be.

The members of the Warriors are training hard and learning a variety of techniques. The unchallenged program team is not idle, and Kim Tae-ho has more tasks on them than the members.

First of all, it's about qualifying.

It has already been said before. The Dakar Rally has a low threshold. But there is a limit to this 'very low'. Drivers can be amateurs, but the entire team must be at a professional level.

Before the change of venue, the Dakar Rally was held in Africa, where the climate was harsh and the terrain was rugged. If a rider doesn't have enough logistics, it's hard to run the entire race on their own.

This means that they must have a well-trained supply and maintenance team to follow them and help them deal with unexpected situations such as a punctured tire. Provide the necessary technical support. …,

These technicians must all be professional-level, and they can't just find people from any car repair shop to do the work. After all, off-road racing is also professional racing. Some of the devices and equipment inside are definitely different from ordinary vehicles, and only professional repairers can fiddle with them.

It's not an easy task to find these technicians.

There is a good saying. 'It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice', after having a person, you also need to have a car, otherwise those skilled personnel will have no place to exert their abilities.

In a team, there must be a racing car and a logistics maintenance car, and the logistics maintenance vehicle is not to mention for the time being, the key is the racing car.

After all, it is to participate in the competition, and the average off-road vehicle is not of high grade. Even if the technical content of the Formula 1 car is not as high, the car participating in the Dakar Rally still needs a lot of modification and adjustment.

This requires technical and financial support, and it is the biggest problem facing the unchallenged team.

Some people may say, isn't Li Jingyuan rich and related, if he comes forward, these problems can't be solved?

That's not the case, even if Li Jingyuan can solve these troubles, but if he really makes a move, the meaning will be different.

Teamwork is about letting everyone contribute, not having one person do everything. Since it has the name of 'Infinite Challenge', it is natural that Li Jingyuan cannot be allowed to contribute alone, otherwise, what is the difference between Li Jingyuan and Li Jingyuan participating in his personal name.

Of course, Li Jingyuan is not completely contributive, and it is not easy to contribute, he can still use his connections to help the unprovoked program team contact the forces of all parties.

Initially, most European utility vehicles such as Land Rover, Rover, Toyota Land Cruiser, Mercedes-Benz G-Class and Pinzgauer dominated the race, while others such as Rolls-Royce, Citroen and even Porsche competed in modified cars. Since 2002, the main cars in the car category have been Mitsubishi Pajero, Nissan and Hyundai. Other brands of vehicles are not mentioned, but Hyundai is made in Korea.

Hyundai Motor is one of the world's top 20 automobile companies and the pride of Koreans, and is one of the pillar companies in Korea.

Although Li Jingyuan does not have shares in Hyundai Motor, his company still has a good relationship with Hyundai Group, and with these business relationships, coupled with the power of the Li family, it is no problem to ask Hyundai Group for a small favor.

And having said that, even if Lee Kyung-won doesn't take the initiative to contact him, maybe when Hyundai Group learns that the unchallenged team is going to participate in the Dakar Rally, he will also take the initiative to come to the door.

After all, the Wujia team is also a representative of South Korea, and from this point of view, it is nothing for Hyundai Group to spend a little money to help its own people.

And being able to help the non-picky participation is also a good way for Hyundai Group to publicize. Not only can you make your name appear on the show, but you may also be able to prepare for the competition. Attracting some artists who came to help, if these artists were influenced and switched to Hyundai cars in private, it was also a hidden propaganda method.

If you think about it this way. It's not too hard to get your hands on the equipment. Even Hyundai Group may send dedicated technicians to provide technical support.

The problems of the technical personnel and the equipment of the competition have frowned, as long as they are implemented according to the plan.

The next thing to consider is the artist's itinerary.

The members of the Unchallenged are all entertainers, and they are all busy people, so for them to find time to train, this is first and foremost a problem that must be solved.

Others can also adjust their schedules to participate in training, but the problem is Li Jingyuan, the main member.

After all, Lee Kyung-won is still the main goalkeeper of the South Korean national football team, and this year is 2010, and he will definitely go to South Africa with the team in the summer to participate in the World Cup. …,

And before participating in the World Cup. Li Jingyuan must have entered the national team some time in advance, but he trained with other players. In other words, there will be at least two or three months, and Li Jingyuan will definitely not be able to participate in training.

According to the schedule of the event. In order to participate in the 2011 Dakar Rally, drivers must register between May 15 and June 15 of 10. This period of time happened to be the early stage of the World Cup, and Li Jingyuan, the main driver, must have been training in the national team.

I can't participate in the training camp all the way, and I may not even have time to register, which seems to be a good solution. But for Li Jingyuan himself, it is still quite troublesome.

In addition to Li Jingyuan, other people's schedules will also be adjusted. Whether it's the unchallenged members or other artists who come to help. If you want to play with the team, you must spare the first 20 days at the end of December '10 and January '11.

Other words. It will take about a month or so to adjust. This may not be a big deal for ordinary people, but for artists. Especially for artists who are just popular, it's not so easy.

Popular artists work almost every day, and they earn a lot every day, and even if they are willing to take their time, whether their agency is willing to do so is another matter. If the economic company thinks that the reward for letting the artists follow the unchallenged team to participate in the competition is not as good as letting them rush to the trip to save money, then these artists will definitely have no way to go together.

In other words, even if artists are willing to help, there is still a lot of resistance, and to solve this problem, it is necessary for the unchallenged team or even MBC to come forward to communicate with their agency. Leaving aside whether an agreement can be reached, the complexity of this matter is certainly not simple.

There is one of the most important issues that needs to be addressed when it comes to 'adjusting the itinerary'.

If you start racing on January 1st, it doesn't mean you just drive on January 1st. Before the start of the competition, there will be administrative and technical inspections on December 30 and 31. Combined with the timing of the time difference, this means that if you want to participate, everyone has to be there several days, even a week in advance.

This point in time is also a headache.

The three South Korean TV stations have the habit of summarizing and awarding awards at the end of the year. The awards galas are held in the last days of December, which is in direct conflict with the timing of the Dakar Rally.

MBC could have changed the rules, and even if the members were not present, they could still be awarded, but it is difficult to say whether KBS and SBS are willing to make changes like MBC.

According to the old rules, those who did not show up were not eligible for awards, and if KBS and SBS were unwilling to change this rule, it would be doomed that neither the members nor the artists who helped them would be able to win awards at the galas held by the two TV stations.

If you don't participate in the party, you may not be able to get recognition for your efforts in the past year, and if you don't participate in the Dakar Rally, you may never have the opportunity to participate in this kind of large-scale world-level event in your life, and the weight of both ends is not light, which is a very difficult choice for all artists.

It's too difficult to get KBS and SBS to change the rules, after all, the party at the end of the year is not only to present awards, but also a platform for TV stations to show their strength.

The award-winning artists are not present, not to mention, and are even participating in the show under the command of the opponent, such a situation is no different from a slap in the face for KBS and SBS, and of course it is unlikely to change the rules.

Unless it is pressure from the public or from the top, it is possible to make the TV station change the rules.

Li Jingyuan could have asked someone to send him to put pressure, but this was not in line with his principles.

In other words, there is only one way left, and "Infinite Challenge" must make this event a huge event and attract the attention of the whole country, and then it can obtain an 'exception' status, so that the other two TV stations have to make changes.

Obviously, this is another very difficult challenge. If this can be achieved, then the status of "Infinite Challenge" will definitely rise to a higher level again, surpassing other wild programs in an all-round way, and winning the highest 'national' title.

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