"Don't worry, I can definitely get you selected by the team. We in the East desperately need excellent drivers like you."
Huddled at the turn of the stairs, Inukai watched the two enter the elevator. After they were inside, Inukai couldn't help but ponder. The last words the two spoke were in English, which he understood. But what did they mean? Was it difficult to get selected in the West?
He had long heard that the selection competition for the Genius Youth Cup in the West was much tougher than here, with even more geniuses. It seemed to be true.
With these thoughts, Inukai walked out of the office building. Just as he emerged, he happened to witness Yan Xiaoqiang winning the championship.
"Them again?"
Inukai saw that Yan Xiaoqiang's race car's livery was identical to Jiang Qiyan's. It was clear they were from the same team. Inukai gritted his teeth. Seeing them win made him feel uneasy, but he had no opportunity for revenge.
He lacked the strength for revenge. The person who had him fired from the team was someone he couldn't afford to offend.
"Hmph, I hope you can win tomorrow too."
He grumbled unhappily, turned, and left. Since he couldn't get revenge himself, he could only place his hope on the foreigner from upstairs, hoping they would thoroughly crush them tomorrow.
Since they were from the West, their strength surely wouldn't be lacking.
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Driving the race car back to the pit, the entire pit of the Ls27 team erupted in cheers, celebrating Yan Xiaoqiang.
Although this championship didn't require much technical skill, it was at least Yan Xiaoqiang's first championship, and also their team's first. Yan Xiaoqiang drove the car back into the pit and, after taking off his helmet, was drenched in sweat. It was evident that the eight-lap race had pushed the fifteen-year-old boy to his physical limit.
"Well done!"
Lin Yan, accompanied by Su Mojin, arrived at the pit. His employee had won, so he naturally had to join in the excitement. He walked up to Yan Xiaoqiang, patted his shoulder, and praised him softly.
This kid truly had talent, a good personality, and performed very steadily. With such a character, he would definitely achieve something in the future.
"You two, compete well in the next race! If you both advance, besides the existing prize money, you can choose any hotel feast tonight!"
Scanning the surroundings, Lin Yan spoke to the two who had yet to race. He wasn't short on money. If he wanted these drivers to earn money for him in the future, he had to treat them well. Lin Yan played the capitalist's tactic of winning people's hearts to perfection.
When the boss is willing to spend and the employees are willing to put in effort, it's a natural phenomenon.
The two remaining drivers heard this and felt as if they had been injected with adrenaline. One came from a well-off family, while the other's family was average. However, both of them, regardless of their family's circumstances, greatly craved a feast.
Lin Yan's team had extremely strict requirements. Besides training, their diet was also strictly controlled. There were requirements for what they ate and drank daily. Although the food was good, eating the same things all the time was also unbearable.
Lin Yan found a blind spot in the pit, sat down, and took off his sunglasses. Although many people already knew his identity as the team owner, Lin Yan still preferred to keep a low profile.
"Honey, I have something I want to show you."
While watching the race on the sofa, Su Mojin suddenly held her phone out towards Lin Yan.
Lin Yan slightly turned his head. Wasn't his wife looking at the information his cheap father had sent? Why was she calling him suddenly?
"What's wrong?"
"Um, this person seems to have a problem."
Su Mojin said uncertainly, looking at the file on her phone.
Lin Yan casually took it and looked at the phone screen.
Li Hongyi?
Lin Yan had never heard of this person.
"What problem?"
Su Mojin pursed her lips, organized her thoughts, and began to speak.
"Li Hongyi is the boss of Wanjin Group. Wanjin is in the foreign trade business, and infant formula is their main product. I checked the information, and they were merged into Lin's this year. Their finances were also transferred from us, but..."
"But what? Is there a problem?"
Lin Yan asked.
"It's not exactly a problem, it's just that, look, this is their financial statement for this year, and one item, this item."
Su Mojin enlarged the photo on her phone.
"This is an imported raw material for milk powder, responsible for supplying vitamins and protein. Looking at their past expenditure, the cost of this raw material accounted for nearly one-third of the total, which is a high proportion. But this year, it seems to have decreased significantly."
What Su Mojin referred to as a decrease was more than half.
With Su Mojin's explanation, Lin Yan began to understand.
"Could it be that their production has decreased?"
"It shouldn't be. I checked their production this year, and not only has it not decreased, it has actually increased quite a bit. According to current customs regulations, prices should be rising. This is the first time I've seen such a significant price drop, so I suspect they..."
Lin Yan frowned. He had heard about that incident back then. The protein in milk powder could be replaced with a certain ingredient.
The matter itself was minor; the Lin family would never pay attention to such a small amount of money. However, if Lin Yan's suspicions were correct, it would be quite troublesome.
"Mm, okay, I understand. I'll have someone handle it."
Lin Yan took out his phone and made a call.
"Why are you so knowledgeable about milk powder ingredients?"
After hanging up, Lin Yan suddenly realized something. Su Mojin, such a young girl, was so knowledgeable about milk powder.
"Where did I? I just saw it occasionally."
Su Mojin retorted evasively.
Lin Yan didn't believe her. Who occasionally saw milk powder ingredient lists? Why didn't he?
"Okay, it's not that. You said a few days ago that you wanted to... so I just did a little research."
Su Mojin's face flushed slightly, and she whispered in Lin Yan's ear.
She was telling the truth; she had only done a little research.
Lin Yan gently stroked her head and continued watching the race.