23. Gambling

"I'm still the same sentence, when to give me an answer on this question, when am I going to decide whether to renew or not. Mercedes already wants me to replace Hamilton, and if you still choose to hang me, I'm sorry, I'll be driving a Mercedes car past the team's P next year. ”

On the second day of the race, in the conference room of the team headquarters, Liu Hongyu said to several old men in front of him with a dark face.

"It's not that we don't want to use it, it's just that your design is too risky. If it doesn't work well, the loss of the team will be great. One of the white-haired old men said to Liu Hongyu.

"You asked me to design this thing before that season? Take away your rhetoric that has been used for thousands of years, if you don't want to use it, you don't want to use it, and don't make excuses to perfunctory me all day long. ”

After speaking, Liu Hongyu didn't even glance at Grant next to him and slammed the door directly.

"What? Does he really think he's a designer of Newvey's level? The silence in the conference room was broken by another old man.

"Enough of you." Grant, who was next to him, had a dark face and projected a set of data from the computer onto the screen in front of him.

"You don't really think this kid only designed aerodynamic parts, do you? This kid had little prior experience, but the Cambridge Aerodynamics Ph.D. was there, and his design wasn't much worse. ”

Grant then points to a set of data.

"The weekend after China, Kimi and we went to Silverstone to test lap times, the same weather conditions, the same tyre runs. Our current car has a maximum lap time of around 1:29.3 and most of the time it's around 1:31. With that, Grant threw another set of stats on.

"With a new floor and a revamped rear wing, we were able to get a lap time of around 1:28.7 with a slight mistake in cornering, and that was when the tyres had started to fade. Guess who designed it. Grant, who was leaning against the wall, looked at the old men with his hands in his hands.

Hearing this, several old men turned their eyes to the designer Francisco Pavard on the side.

"Don't look at me, I didn't design it." Pavard said after noticing the glances of several people next to him.

"It was designed by Liu Hongyu." Marcus next to him said lightly.

"Yes, that's the design he gave me before he started in Bahrain, and he's spearheaded the work on upgrading the baseplate now. Guess how much weight the car has lost this time. Grant said after releasing a few photos.

"2 kilograms?" "4 kilograms?" The crowd speculated.

"Big mistake, this time the car has lost 10 kilograms!" Pavard next to him laughed.

"Don't you understand? This kid is a genius! His level only needs a big guy to lead him for a while to easily surpass Francisco! He's completely self-taught now! We never gave any advice on baseplate upgrades! I'm sorry if you still insist on believing in the newcomers to the team. We're all going to take the blame and resign. We must say it now! ”

With that, Grant walked out of the conference room with Marcus and Pavard, leaving only the old stubborns sitting there thinking about life.

Ten minutes later, Pavard was just about to go back to his desk to get something, when he saw Liu Hongyu sitting on the sofa with his head in his hands and thinking about something.

"Louis, aren't you going back after all this?" Pavard said after glancing at his watch.

"Alas... Recently, I have been upset by some things, and I don't have the heart to go back..."Liu Hongyu said hello.

"What's wrong?" Pavard said while taking out two bottles of Fat House Happy Water from the refrigerator next to him and throwing the bottles to Liu Hongyu.

"Do you know about my recent scandal?" Liu Hongyu said after taking the Coke.

"I've heard, why aren't you two real?" Pavard sat down next to Liu Hongyu.

"Well, not really. I've been busy clarifying it lately. But my parents just called, and they insisted that I take her back to meet them... In addition, those old immortals who do this and that all day long, they are annoyed to death. Liu Hongyu said after taking a sip of his drink.

"Just go, just act. Anyway, it's a matter of the two of you, so I won't ask. Those old immortals probably won't agree to it in the short term, but we'll still use your design and wait for the summer break. Remember to send me the upgraded blueprints, and I'll help you see what you need to improve on your design," Pavard said.

"Okay, thanks."

"It's a gamble, and it's a big gamble. So in the next few races, we will find a way to upgrade and optimize the car. Listen to Marcus say that your power unit has sacrificed durability to a certain extent to increase speed, so go for it and don't waste these chances to score points. Pavard patted Liu Hongyu on the shoulder and walked into the office to get something.

"It doesn't seem impossible..."

Back at his residence, Liu Hongyu chose to dial Liu Zhimin's phone after thinking about it.

"Hello? Who is it? Liu Zhimin on the other end of the phone said in a daze.

"I, Liu Hongyu. What, did you just wake up? Liu Hongyu thought about the time difference between the two countries, and suddenly thought of the current Liu Zhimin, who estimated that he had just woken up not long ago.

"Well, I just finished my trip yesterday, and I finally have a holiday these days. What's wrong? Yoo Jimin said after yawning.

"There's something I want you to help with." Liu Hongyu said after taking a deep breath.

"What?" Yoo Jimin on the other end of the phone asked curiously.

"It's just... My parents also recently learned about the scandal between the two of us, and the key is that they still believe it. Before, they urged me to find a girlfriend, and I have been dragging it out, and they have been talking about it for a long time, and then they forced me to go on a blind date... Now it's even more ruthless, they have to ask me to bring you over to meet them... I would like to ask if you have time to play with me in front of them in a few weeks. Liu Hongyu said hesitantly.

"Oh my god... You can be urged to marry at your age..."Liu Zhimin said subconsciously.

"Wait, that's not right... It's a chance! A certain little pig thought about it, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"When?" Yoo Jimin hurriedly asked.

"At the end of May, when we finished in Spain... But to go to Spain, alas... If not, wait a few more months, they didn't say exactly when anyway. Liu Hongyu looked at the calendar and said a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, just as I owe you that time in New York. By the way, I went to Spain to have fun, and I just didn't have a trip in those days. Yoo Jimin said after looking at the time.

"Okay... I'll see you in Spain then, and I'll do it for the round-trip trip. Liu Hongyu pinched his nose and said.