"When can you come back? You have missed the pre-season training before, and now you have not even participated in the opening game. I will count you as absenteeism and deduct your salary!" Xiao Yunan's slightly dissatisfied voice came from the mobile phone. sounded.
"Helheim is almost healed. I can return to China next week." Dai Li replied apologetically.
From the end of December to mid-March, Dai Li had been in Europe for more than three months. During this period, Dai Li only returned to the country during the Spring Festival and was in Europe the rest of the time.
Especially in the past month, Dai Li has been extremely busy. Duke Gale's miraculous recovery has also made many British nobles know that Dai Li is a recovery master, so he has taken on two more business orders in this month. , one is a French rich man who suffered a spinal injury due to skydiving, and the other is an equestrian athlete with a British aristocratic background who needs rehabilitation training.
If Li Dai is willing, he can find more business in Europe. After all, Duke Gale is a talkative man who talks non-stop to everyone he meets and gives Li Dai free advertising everywhere.
However, Li Dai did not plan to develop in Europe. His family and loved ones were all in China, so Li Dai decided to return to China as soon as Helheim fully recovered.
"Can you come back next week?" There was excitement in Xiao Yunan's tone, and she continued: "That's just right. If you can make it in time to celebrate my birthday, I plan to introduce you to everyone."
"Everyone? Your friends?" Dai Li asked inexplicably.
Xiao Yunan hesitated for a moment, then said, "My dad organized a birthday party for me and invited many people."
"It's still a big occasion, so I have to dress more formally. Just in time, I met a British tailor a few days ago who specializes in making suits for British nobles. I asked him to make one for me." Dai Li said with a smile.
"What I mean is that the birthday party my dad hosted for me invited many second-generation entrepreneurs, all of whom are the kind of young talents in his eyes." Xiao Yunan explained helplessly.
Dai Li was stunned for a moment, and then he understood: "Is your dad planning a real-life version of If You Are the One for you? Then I must participate. Then you can save the light for me until the end!"
"You are so beautiful, I will put out your lights in the first round!" Xiao Yunan said coquettishly, and then she sighed: "Actually, I don't understand what my dad is going to do, what are the so-called... I basically know all the young talents. If you want to arrange a blind date for me, you don’t have to go to such trouble. So I might as well introduce you to other people."
"Could it be that my future father-in-law came to me on purpose?" Dai Li said jokingly.
"Future father-in-law, I didn't say I wanted to marry you..." Xiao Yunan snorted.
The two were sweet for a long time before ending the call.
As soon as Dai Li put down his cell phone, there was a knock on the door, and Helheim walked in.
Today, Helheim has basically recovered. Although he is far from the body of a racing athlete before, he has basically recovered to the level of an ordinary person.
This is also due to the fact that Helheim's physical fitness is much better than that of ordinary people. After all, he is a professional racing driver. If he were an ordinary person, he might not recover so quickly.
Helheim asked: "Coach Li, are you interested in visiting my garage?"
"It's a great honor!" Li Dai agreed without hesitation.
As a car king, Helheim's car collection is enough to open a museum, and there are many limited editions or customized cars, as well as original models of some classic cars.
Helheim brought Li Dai to his garage. The scene in front of him did not disappoint Li Dai. Dozens of cars were neatly placed there, most of them were sports cars, and several of them were first-class cars. Formula racing.
"In Switzerland, many people like to collect classic cars, but I am different. I prefer these sports cars. You know, I am a racing driver. The slow and leisurely speed of classic cars is really difficult to meet my driving requirements." Helheim spoke.
"I remember you also participated in classic car competitions." Dai Li said with a smile.
"You're talking about that time." Helheim immediately remembered: "That time, I happened to be on vacation, and a classic car competition was held in that town. My hands were itchy, so I participated in the competition under a pseudonym. At that time, I I borrowed someone else’s car temporarily.”
After Helheim finished speaking, he pointed to a blue Formula One car and continued: "This is the car I used to win the Formula One world championship for the first time, Benetton B194, equipped with Ford-Cosworth V8. Engine, 800 horsepower, pedal shift. This car was not the fastest at the time, the fastest car that year was the Renault car, and Ferrari was also as good as us."
"Fortunately, you are the fastest racing driver." Dai Li said with a smile.
"Yes, the fastest racing driver." Helheim's eyes revealed a color of memory.
"There are several Formula One cars here. Are they all the cars you once won the championship with?" Li Dai pointed to several other cars.
Helheim nodded: "Yes, every time I win a championship, I will collect it. You know, the rules of Formula One change every year, so the team redesigns new cars every year, and these Old racing cars are no longer useful, some will remain in the team and become a pile of scrap metal, while the vast majority will be auctioned off."
After Helheim introduced the racing car, he started to introduce his sports car.
"For most of these sports cars, I didn't spend any money. Just like this Bugatti EB110, it was Bugatti's only mass-produced car. Bugatti gave me this car as a gift at that time, hoping that it would be a free advertisement."
"This is the Shelby-Cobra-Daytona 427 sports car. This is also the most expensive sports car I have bought with my own money, and it is also my favorite." Helheim pointed to a dark blue two-door The sports car said.
"There are numbers on this car. Is this a racing car?" Li Dai asked.
"Yes, this was originally a car developed for the Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Race, but it was not shortlisted for the Le Mans Endurance Race because less than 100 units were produced. The top speed of this car can exceed 340 kilometers per hour, and its handling Sex, for me, is truly an unparalleled enjoyment! I don’t know exactly how many copies of this car were produced, but the ones circulating on the market are basically fakes," Helheim said.
"Mercedes SLS-AMG, this car should be very common. I even endorsed this car at the time."
"Ferrari F50 is Ferrari's flagship sports car celebrating its 50th anniversary. This car is a bit big, but it has full horsepower. It was a gift given to me by the team owner when I joined the Ferrari team."
"This is Ferrari ENZO, Ferrari's legendary model. The aerodynamic design is simply perfect."
"Is it also a gift from Ferrari?" Dai Li asked.
"Yes!" Helheim pointed around: "I didn't spend a penny on all the Ferrari cars here."
Helheim said as he stopped in front of a black sports car.
The appearance of this sports car looks very sci-fi. The body is very low and the lights are small. It gives people a unique feeling at first glance. The whole car is painted in pure black, and the hood is The number "30" is printed on the top and side doors.
"Only 30 Ferrari FXX prototypes were produced. To be precise, 29 were produced, including this prototype. This is also a sports car I participated in the design of. This car uses a 6262CC V12 engine and a transmission It is the gearbox of an F1 car, which means that its gear shifting can reach the level of an F1 car. The top speed of this car can reach 390 kilometers per hour, and the acceleration time from 100 kilometers per hour is less than three seconds. And the aerodynamics also draw lessons from Formula One racing car, I can confirm that this car is the closest supercar to an F1 racing car in the world!”
Helheim talked about a lot of data. Although Dai Li didn't quite understand it, he thought it was very impressive.
"Want to try it?" Helheim pointed at the Ferrari FXX and continued: "Of all the sports cars in my collection, this is the fastest."
"Is it okay?" Dai Li asked excitedly.
"Of course, I'll take you out for a spin!" Helheim also couldn't wait to get into the driver's seat.
It was a rare opportunity to have a car king take him for a ride. Dai Li did not hesitate to get on the passenger seat and put on his seat belt.
The engine roared, and Dai Li felt the vibrations of the car, and couldn't help but feel his heart surge.
"By the way, I forgot to tell you that this car can only be driven on the road in Switzerland." Helheim said.
"What do you mean?" Li Dai asked inexplicably.
"Because the Ferrari FXX is too fast, it is classified as a racing car in other countries and can only be run on the track and cannot be driven on the road. But Switzerland does not have a racing driver profession, so the FXX is also allowed on the road. ” explained Helheim.
After hearing Helheim's explanation, Dai Li couldn't help but reach out and grab the armrest.
Helheim said without hesitation: "You can't buy Ferrari's FXX with money. FXX owners are carefully selected by Ferrari. One of them is their driving skills. If your driving skills are not good enough, you can still buy them." Of course, my car is different because it is a prototype car, so it is faster than the other 29!"
Helheim said as he stepped on the accelerator, the black sports car sped away outside the garage.
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Dai Li finally experienced the feeling of a racing driver.
The population density in the place where Helheim lives is relatively low. For example, Helheim's villa occupies more than ten acres of land, and his neighbors are about the same as him, so the land within a radius of dozens of miles , there are actually not many households living there, so the roads are very empty, with no people or cars.
Helheim easily drove the car to more than 300 kilometers. At this speed, better sports cars have reached their limits, but for Ferrari's FXX prototype, the engine has just reached a relatively good working condition.
Li Dai finds it difficult to describe in words what it feels like to sit in a car with a speed of over 300 kilometers per hour. Although when he takes the high-speed rail in China, the speed always exceeds 300 kilometers per hour, the feeling is completely different between riding in a car and taking a high-speed rail. of.
The front of FXX uses a curved windshield, so there are no blind spots for left and right driving on both sides of the front windshield. This allows the scenery ahead to be fully seen. However, Dai Li, who was sitting in the co-pilot, was frightened. He felt that his heart was about to jump out of his throat. At the fastest speed, Dai Li was so scared that he closed his eyes and did not dare to look at the scenery in front of him.
Helheim looked like he was enjoying it. Finally, when he drove the car back to the villa, he still had an unfinished expression.
"I will never ride in your car again!" Li Dai stepped out of the car and felt that his legs were weak. If he hadn't supported the car body, he might have fallen directly to the ground.
"How about it? The performance of this car is not bad." Helheim patted the pure black Ferrari FXX and then said, "From today on, it belongs to you!"
"What did you say?" Dai Li opened his eyes in surprise.
"Lee, accept him, this is my gift to you." Helheim repeated.
"No, this is too expensive! I can't accept it." Dai Li shook his head.
Helheim smiled: "Coach Li, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have gotten better at all. Now I might be lying on the bed moaning in pain. I might have to be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. I would never get better again." A chance to get back in the driver’s seat.”
"But you have already paid for my treatment." Li Dai said.
"That's different." Helheim shook his head: "You let me see miracles. You made me understand that as long as I don't give up, there will always be hope. You made me understand the importance of my family to me. …”
Helheim said, with a solemn look on his face: "I used to be very willful. I just lived according to my own wishes and did what I wanted to do, which also included some very dangerous things. When I was lying on the hospital bed, I regretted it so much that I even chose to give up."
"But then, you woke me up. The most important thing in my life is not myself, but my family, the people who love me, the most important people in my life. I shouldn't live just for myself. , my family is the meaning of my life... "
"Coach Li, thank you, you helped me heal my injury, and you made me understand the meaning of or. In other words, you gave me a second life! So, I plan to give this car to you.
"Actually, after I was injured, I had already planned to sell this car. I thought I would never drive it again. Fortunately, you came." Helheim stroked the black FXX and continued: "This This car was a gift from Ferrari when I retired, and it is a unique supercar in the world."
"Then I can't ask for it anymore. This car also has very important commemorative value for you." Dai Li shook his head.
"You are right. This car represents my past and symbolizes my past glory! But I know that it is time to say goodbye to the past." Helheim smiled with some emotion: "So, I want to I give the most glorious thing from my past to you, the person who gave me a new life! Please accept it!"