Entering the hotel, Zhang Yifei glanced at the clock hanging above the front desk, it was already more than twelve o'clock in the afternoon American time.

He arrived at the hotel parking lot at about seven o'clock, but he didn't expect to close his eyes and recuperate, and slept directly for nearly five hours. Indeed, the jet lag of running around and the fact that he didn't sleep all night, Zhang Yifei was too tired.

Henry was sitting in the hotel lobby, and when he saw Zhang Yifei coming in, he leaned over and handed over a room card and said, "You live in room 507 on the 16th floor, go in and wash up and prepare." ”

"In addition, the interview area of Time Magazine is in the conference room on the second floor, which is almost set up now, so you should try to hurry."

"I know."

Zhang Yifei nodded, and took the elevator directly after taking the room card, he has always been an efficient, simple and rude person, so he doesn't like to be late and make others wait too long.

Back in the room, Zhang Yifei briefly pouted twice, then changed into a suit of clothes, and went to the conference room on the second floor of the hotel. Pushing open the door and entering, there were already more than a dozen people standing inside, all kinds of lighting, radio, and shooting equipment were neatly placed, just waiting for Zhang Yifei to come in for an interview.

Seeing Zhang Yifei walk in, Thomas, the interview host of Time Magazine, stepped forward and took the initiative to say hello.

"Hello, Fly, welcome to Time Magazine, I'm the host of this interview, Thomas."

"Hello, thank you very much for the interview with me."

Zhang Yifei also said hello politely.

"Is there anything else you need to prepare? For example, if there is no draft, our interview can begin. ”

"No, you can start at any time."

Any media interview, as long as the relationship is not too bad, or the media wants to attract attention, there is basically a manuscript link.

What to ask and how to answer, both sides have a bottom line. Even some celebrities with stricter requirements will review the manuscript before the media release it to prevent some unfavorable remarks from appearing.

With the status of Time Magazine, it is impossible to review the manuscript, but there will still be a manuscript in general, so the host Thomas asked.

"Fei, you really have the same personality as the outside world."

Hearing Thomas's words, Zhang Yifei just smiled and did not explain.

In fact, the reason why he didn't write the manuscript, in addition to personality factors, is that Zhang Yifei understands very well that the right to speak is not in his hands, and the manuscript is actually of little significance. What is finally published, it is up to Time Magazine's discipline.

However, compared with other gossip media, the bottom line of "Time Magazine" is not too low, at least in Zhang Yifei's impression, as long as it is not ideological, it is still within the scope of acceptance.

"Alright, we're officially getting started."

Thomas reminded him, and then the field work began to play the board, and the interview with Time magazine officially began.

"Mr. Zhang Yifei, first of all, thank you for your interview with Time Magazine, as the new F1 champion driver of the Austrian Grand Prix, what are your thoughts and goals for the American Grand Prix?"

"Of course, there is no one who is not fighting for the championship, so I want to win a second in a row. As for what you think about the US Grand Prix, not yet, you should know that I only arrived in the United States last night and just experienced something unpleasant. ”

Zhang Yifei believes that for a magazine of the size of "Time Magazine", he should have already mastered the matter of entering the police station because of blackmail, so he did not hide it.

"It seems that you are ready to win the US Grand Prix, but did you know that Montoya won the 84th Indy 500 World Championship at Indianapolis, and Villeneuve is also the youngest champion in the history of the Indy 500, and they are quite competitive on this track?"

"I know, but does it have anything to do with F1?"

Zhang Yifei replied lightly, not taking Montoya and Villeneuve in his eyes at all.

Needless to say, Montoya can now be described by Zhang Yifei as a defeated man.

As for Villeneuve, Zhang Yifei really hasn't had any fierce confrontation with him, because in the games he participated in this season, Zhang Yifei was in a lower position and had no competitiveness.

Although this guy's historical achievements are said, they really belong to the kind of scary level, and titles such as supernova, talented driver, etc., apply to his head. But Villeneuve really collapsed too quickly, even faster than injured Zhongyong, after winning the F1 World Championship, in just one or two years, it was reduced to the stage of finding no such person.

For example, in 1996, this guy entered F1, and the total number of points in the rookie season was second, plus the status of the youngest Indy 500 world champion, a proper super rookie, without a little water, and not even a rookie opponent who is qualified to compare.

In '97, he went one step further, won the world title, and reached the peak of his career, but since then he has entered a downward phase.

In '98, it regressed to fifth place, and although it fell, the results seemed to be okay, not too bad.

The earth-shattering thing in '99 came, this guy actually failed to finish the first 11 games in a row, which is simply jaw-dropping. With this kind of start, the performance of the whole year can also be imagined, and it ended up with zero eggs, and the points ranking was at the bottom and became the penultimate one!

From World Championship title to penultimate No. 1 in just two years, Villeneuve is not too fast to call it an avalanche.

It is precisely because the collapse is too fast that many people still can't accept this fact, thinking that it is just a temporary state problem, not a strength problem. Especially this year, Villeneuve is ranked seventh in points, which looks pretty good, so most fans and the media still rank him among the most competitive drivers.

To be honest, Zhang Yifei couldn't understand why Villeneuve could collapse like this. But unlike others, he knows that Villeneuve has no chance of turning over, so he doesn't need to pay too much attention to such an opponent.

"Fly, your attitude doesn't seem to agree with their competitiveness on the Indianapolis circuit."

"I agree, but I think I'm stronger."

Zhang Yifei is too lazy to be modest, an opponent who has won several times, and an opponent who can't see anyone in the front row. If you want to say anything, I will do my best to defeat them with polite words, Zhang Yifei is really not interested in hypocrisy.

The fact is that you are stronger now, so why hide it if you want to win?

For Zhang Yifei's attitude and response, in fact, Thomas is not surprised, many American athletes have this attitude, feel that they are stronger, and say it directly if they want to win, and there are few middle-of-the-road and introverted thinking in Eastern philosophy.

Zhang Yifei's answer, on the contrary, was more inclined to Thomas's familiar American style, and it would be strange if he was not used to it.

"Fei, in fact, I always had a doubt before the interview, that is, the image you showed, did anyone say that it did not match the current traditional image of the Chinese?"

Thomas was not surprised by Zhang Yifei's answer, but he was surprised that in the Chinese sports world, there would be an outlier like Zhang Yifei.

Before joining Time Magazine, he worked in the Yenching office of the Associated Press, and compared with other foreign media, he was a group of reporters who knew China very well. That's why Thomas was chosen as the host of this interview because he understands Chinese.

When Thomas was in Yenching, he interviewed many well-known Chinese figures, including many Chinese athletes.

Compared with Zhang Yifei, the athletes in the current Chinese system are basically a "template", and their words are all official answers, for fear of being caught by foreign media, and then affecting their image.

For this, the Chinese driver in front of him, on the contrary, has no scruples. Even Thomas has a feeling that he is much more direct than the American athletes he has interviewed before, and he can say whatever he wants.

So he was curious, did Zhang Yifei know that he was actually an outlier?

"Of course there is, and there are many, and some people even say that my arrogant attitude has smeared the image of the Chinese."

Zhang Yifei replied with a smile, but this time the smile was a little bitter.

From the earliest time when he faced cold eyes and ridicule from abroad, and expressed a strong response, there has never been a shortage of persuasion, accusations, and even abuse.

In fact, Zhang Yifei can accept these voices, after all, in this era, he can indeed be regarded as a deviant person.

But there is one kind that Zhang Yifei can't accept! That is, some seemingly "rational" people, standing on the height of "international", accuse Zhang Yifei of his arrogant remarks and arrogant attitude, which will arouse the dissatisfaction of foreigners, thus affecting the views of "international friends" and even smearing China.

Zhang Yifei really scoffed at this, foreigners are not your father, what do you care about them?

And then again, do foreigners care about Chinese feelings and how they look?

The answer is no!

Just like the manager of an NBA team in the later generations, he made brain-dead remarks, ignoring the support and feelings of the Chinese audience for so many years, and even the sponsor's large amount of money sponsoring, while eating China, scolding China.

And this kind of brain-dead remarks have also been supported from top to bottom in the United States, and they don't care what the Chinese think, and the arrogance of pointing fingers is vividly interpreted.

The reason why foreigners like traditional Chinese behavior is actually very simple, that is, they are easy to bully and are soft persimmons, which can give them a sense of superiority. After all, as long as the brain is fine, it is easier to accept the attitude of admitting cowardice and pretending to be a grandson.

But this world is the law of the jungle, and cowardice will never be truly respected!

Zhang Yifei used his words and actions to stomp on the ground and crush the habitual sense of superiority of some foreigners.

And through strength, let them understand that this Chinese is a strong man, it is not important that you are not satisfied, but you must be respected, even in awe!

Facts have proved that Zhang Yifei's theory of the strong is more effective than being a good man and instigator abroad. At least a lot of spectators in Europe have been conquered, and they will be crazy shouting the name "Fei", thinking that he is the strongest newcomer on the track!

"And what do you think of these statements?"

"Dismissively, this kind of rhetoric will not change anything at all, and I believe that in the future you will see more and more Chinese like me."

When he said this, Zhang Yifei's bitter smile was gone, because he knew that as a new generation of young people grew up, they would be stronger and more confident!