"See over there? Those people under the parasol are our opponents today!"
Lu Nan pointed towards a group of over a dozen young people beneath a different sun umbrella.
Wang Shu also followed Lu Nan's gaze. The dozen or so young people under the parasol on the other side had already noticed Wang Shu's group observing them and had turned their attention towards them.
Subsequently, one of the tallest men among them swaggered towards Wang Shu's group.
"Hello everyone, I'm the person in charge of the Jiangnan Fenghuolun Club! Captain Lu Nan, long time no see!"
The man walked up to Lu Nan and introduced himself directly.
"Hello Captain Li, long time no see. This is our team's coach, Wang Shu! And these are the contestants for this competition!"
Lu Nan extended his hand to shake that old rival's and also introduced Wang Shu and the new faces he had brought along.
"Wang Shu?"
Li Jiansheng was slightly taken aback. He didn't recall a coach named Wang Shu at Jingcheng Speed before.
"He's someone Jingcheng Speed just recruited recently!"
Lu Nan noticed the doubt in Li Jiansheng's eyes and explained proactively.
"May I ask, what kind of expert is Mr. Wang Shu?"
Li Jiansheng heard that he was a recent recruit and felt a slight unease, as he was unaware of Wang Shu's background.
"I'm just a small enthusiast!"
Wang Shu said with a smile, looking at Li Jiansheng.
"I don't believe you. Anyone invited to be a coach by Jingcheng Speed can't be ordinary. Mr. Wang Shu is too modest!"
Li Jiansheng said.
"Lu Nan, go easy on us today, don't make me lose too badly!"
Li Jiansheng then turned to Lu Nan with a smile and said.
"Captain Li, you jest. You have professional drivers from the world championships joining you this time. We should be the ones asking you to go easy!"
Lu Nan naturally understood the implication of the other party's words and retorted directly.
"Heh, in that case, let's compete on the track."
Seeing that Lu Nan was running out of patience, Li Jiansheng turned and returned to his team.
"Boss, what's going on with them?"
As soon as he returned to his team, someone asked Li Jiansheng.
"Not too sure. They say they have a new coach named Wang Shu. Is there such a person in the racing circle? Could he be someone new?"
Li Jiansheng said with a puzzled expression.
"Wang Shu? That name sounds familiar, but I don't think it's from the racing circle."
"Couldn't find him in the racing circle, but I did find him in the music circle."
"Boss, look and see if this is the guy?"
At this moment, a team member showed Li Jiansheng a photo of Wang Shu they had found on their phone.
Li Jiansheng looked at the photo on the phone.
He immediately recognized the person in the photo as the young man from moments ago.
"Where did you find this? What's his background?"
Li Jiansheng asked urgently, as knowing the opponent's background earlier would give them a better chance of winning.
While Jiangnan Fenghuolun was unrivaled in Jiangnan and Hangzhou, they had lost to Jingcheng Speed for several consecutive years.
This time, they had finally spent a fortune to poach two professional drivers from the world championship team, all for the sake of defeating Jingcheng Speed.
Therefore, in this competition, he could not afford to overlook any detail that might affect the outcome.
"Wang Shu, male, rising star singer and songwriter from China, representative work 'The Ordinary Road'..."
The team member read out the information from the phone.
"What the heck? A singer? No racing credentials?"
Li Jiansheng found it increasingly odd. How could a singer be recruited by Lu Nan to be a coach?
"No, boss, there isn't even an entry for that!"
The team member searched for a while longer, but found no information related to racing. It was as if this Wang Shu and racing were from completely different worlds.
"That's strange. Lu Nan wouldn't hire a mascot for the club, would he? A singer as a coach, isn't that ridiculous?"
Li Jiansheng thought to himself.
"Boss, doesn't that mean we'll win this race easily? Is Jingcheng Speed trying to debut as idols? Hiring a singer as a coach, that's hilarious!"
"Exactly, look at those new faces, I doubt they're any good. They're much greener than last year's."
"I'm really looking forward to it. When the race starts, are the members of Jingcheng Speed planning to sing and dance for us?"
Upon learning that Jingcheng Speed's coach was merely a young singer, the members of Jiangnan Fenghuolun began to discuss with amused expressions.
"What's going on with them? Why are they suddenly so excited?"
On Jingcheng Speed's side, they were also alerted by the situation next door and looked on with confusion, wondering what could be causing such excitement.
"Let them be happy for now. They won't be happy later!"
Wang Shu glanced at the situation next door and said in a low voice.
He had spent the entire night studying the situations and driving habits of the two new professional drivers from Jiangnan Fenghuolun and had formulated countermeasures.
Based on his current understanding of racing, as long as the members of Jingcheng Speed followed his plan, victory in this competition was virtually guaranteed.
After another ten minutes or so.
All the cars from both teams had completed their pre-race checks and had arrived at the starting line.
The format of this race was a time trial. Each team would field four cars, and the sum of the total times of the four cars to complete the entire course would determine the winner, with the shortest time winning.
To increase the difficulty of the competition, both teams would start simultaneously on the same track.
As the eight cars were moved to the starting positions, all participants hurried to the starting line.
"Brother Lu Nan, you recruited a singer as a coach? Is Jingcheng Speed trying to enter the idol industry?"
Li Jiansheng asked with a smile before getting into his car.
"Well, you'll know after the race ends!"
Lu Nan replied with a slight smirk, looking at Li Jiansheng mockingly.
After all, Li Jiansheng had not witnessed Wang Shu's true abilities, but he would soon understand Wang Shu's terrifying prowess.
"I'm looking forward to it! If you lose, will you put on a performance for us at Jiangnan Fenghuolun or something?"
Li Jiansheng said again.
"That depends on whether you win first. However, I suspect the opportunity to perform will most likely be for you!"
Lu Nan said with full confidence.
Li Jiansheng, on the other hand, considered Lu Nan's words to be a joke. After all, he had poached two professional drivers this time. How could those rich second-generation kids possibly compete with them!
Lu Nan's current response was merely him being proud and stubborn.
5! 4! 3! 2! 1!!!
As the countdown ended and the starting gun fired, the eight cars shot out from the starting line.
The roar of the engines instantly enveloped the entire venue.
Since Jingcheng Speed only had four participants, Wang Shu was the only one spectating at the moment.
"Jingcheng Speed has suppressed us for years. This time, we finally have a chance to hold our heads high!"
"Indeed. I can't believe Jingcheng Speed has hired a singer as a coach. I really doubt if their club manager's brain is functioning properly."
"Regardless, after today, Jingcheng Speed will be nothing. Jiangnan Fenghuolun will be the future racing champion team!"
Several reserve members of the Jiangnan Fenghuolun club stood in the stands, discussing animatedly.
On the track, after the start, the eight cars were closely following each other, with no significant gaps forming within the first lap.
"Brothers, stop playing around with them. Let's show them what we've got!"
Li Jiansheng said into his intercom as he glanced at the situation in his rearview mirror.
"Captain Li, it's not that we're playing around, it's that we can't shake them off. They're right on our tail!"
"Damn it, what kind of monsters are these guys? How do they know our tactics so well? They've been chasing us since the start!"
At this moment, the voices of the two professional drivers came through the intercom.
"What's going on? Brothers, is there a problem?"
Li Jiansheng's heart skipped a beat upon hearing the replies from the two professional drivers, vaguely sensing something was amiss.
"We're being suppressed too tightly, we can't break away. You figure something out!"
Another voice came from the intercom, from one of the professional drivers.
"Alright, then I'll make a sprint. You guys try to shake them off as quickly as possible!"
Seeing that the two drivers he had hired were being controlled, Li Jiansheng had no choice but to grit his teeth and rely on his own skills to win this race.
However, just as he was about to accelerate, another car immediately pulled ahead of him by half a car length, even forcing him towards the outer lane.
Then, before he could react, in the next second, Lu Nan's Porsche shot past him from the side, taking the lead.
"What's going on? What happened?"
"It's over, the situation is bad. We're falling behind. All the cars are being suppressed!"
"Aren't those two professional drivers? Don't they often compete in world championships? How were they so easily caught?"
"Look at Jingcheng Speed's coach. It's like he knew this would happen!"
"Damn it, does this guy have a hidden identity? Is being a singer just a cover?"
Suddenly, the spectators from the Jiangnan Fenghuolun club, their expressions greatly shocked, turned to look at Wang Shu.
Because from the start of the race until now, the man seemed to have no emotional changes, as if everything was under his control.