He didn't pay it any mind and went straight to the point.
"Little brother Lin Yan, you are a student at our school, so I'll be direct. Do you have any plans to join the national team?"
Hearing this, Lin Yan was taken aback, then shook his head decisively.
"No."
Lin Yan truly had no intention of joining the national team. Ordinary drivers would definitely consider joining the national team because the national team would provide better resources for training and make it easier to achieve success.
However, Lin Yan felt it was unnecessary. He disliked a life with strict rules and limitations. Moreover, the team itself was his family's, and no one had more abundant resources than him.
Sun Guodong seemed to have anticipated this and was not surprised.
Ren Fei was the same back then. When someone lacks nothing, they certainly wouldn't accept your recruitment. He knew before asking that it was a futile question.
"It's okay if you don't want to join. No one above is forcing you. However, there's something you might need to help with."
Sun Guodong continued.
Lin Yan neither nodded nor shook his head.
"Ahem, of course, we won't let you help for free. The national team will be holding a friendly match in the next few days, with drivers and coaches from other countries participating. The higher-ups want you to help us save face, so we don't lose too badly."
Sun Guodong said in a deep voice.
As everyone knows, racing has always been a sport dominated by Westerners. They have always been at the bottom in friendly matches over the years.
This year, they finally had a genius, which is why they contacted Lin Yan through Sun Guodong, hoping to see if Lin Yan could help them win back some glory.
They naturally didn't want Lin Yan to participate in the driver's race, as the drivers from other national teams had not reached Lin Yan's level. Lin Yan would be unstoppable. They wanted Lin Yan to participate in the coach's race.
After all, the coach's race is more challenging and more convincing.
"What will I get?"
"A lifetime coaching position."
"Give me something substantial. This is too vague."
"A 30% discount on fuel."
Lin Yan's eyes lit up at this.
But then Sun Guodong added.
"Of course, there are requirements. Specific requirements will be discussed with you by a dedicated person. If you find this offer acceptable, I will inform the higher-ups, and they will send someone to discuss it with you."
The fuel price point made Lin Yan's heart flutter. He knew what Sun Guodong meant by fuel price.
Every team has to cooperate with oil companies, especially factory teams. The gasoline used by factory cars is not ordinary gasoline like 95 or 98, but 102 octane gasoline, which is very expensive.
A 30% discount on the annual cost could save their team a lot of money. This includes the future club and racetrack construction, which will also require gasoline.
If they could reach an official cooperation, it would definitely be a very worthwhile matter. A 30% discount is enough to make people's hearts pound. Of course, Lin Yan knew that the other party would have other conditions.
"Okay, this is acceptable."
Lin Yan could agree to this condition. He would agree first, regardless of whether it could be finalized.
"Principal, do you have anything else? If not, I'll be leaving."
With the matter settled, Lin Yan prepared to get up and leave.
Seeing this, Sun Guodong quickly stopped him.
"Ahem, there is actually a small request. You see, our school's sports meet next week is missing a guest..."
"No time."
Lin Yan refused directly.
"This..."
Lin Yan and Su Mojin walked out of the school gate.
Thinking about leaving school, Su Mojin was a little reluctant, feeling like graduation was approaching.
"Husband, do you think we'll have time to participate in our school's sports meet next week? I want to come and watch."
As they walked, Su Mojin suddenly said in Lin Yan's ear.
She had just heard about the sports meet from Xu Xiaoyue. She rarely participated in past sports meets, often taking leave during the event to work. Now that she was about to leave school, she felt a bit regretful for not having participated in a sports meet.
"We'll have time. I also want to go and watch the sports meet."
Sun Guodong: "???" Could you be any more hypocritical?
"Hehe! Husband, you're the best."
Su Mojin took off her mask and kissed Lin Yan on the cheek.
When they reached the parking spot, Lin Yan loaded the luggage into the car and drove towards the traffic management bureau. He still had to help Su Mojin with her driver's license today.
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At four in the afternoon, the two emerged from the traffic management bureau. Su Mojin, holding her driver's license, hopped with joy. Getting a driver's license was quite an achievement.
With Lin Yan's connections and Su Mojin's sufficient driving skills, the entire examination process was very simple. After a quick assessment, the driver's license was in hand.
Su Mojin couldn't wait to go home and ride her motorcycle.
Passing by the vegetable market, Su Mojin bought a large pile of things. To celebrate getting her driver's license today, she decided to cook a few more dishes. She had learned a few tricks from the family chef when she was bored yesterday.
After a satisfying meal, the two sat on the bed playing games. After a few rounds, playing with a bunch of noobs was simply boring, although Su Mojin was thoroughly enjoying herself.
Lin Yan wondered if he should ask Zhang Mingzhi and the others to send over a couple of simulators.
A while later, the two foreigners they had played with last time happened to come online. Lin Yan asked them to help him out.
"Hey, Luo, the Chinese kid you mentioned last time is here. Want to play a round?"
It was still daytime in Little Country. Upon hearing the call, Luo Xi quickly appeared in the bearded foreigner's view. The bearded foreigner immediately gave up his chair.
There was a good show to watch today, as not many people could make his old friend take notice. Today was definitely going to be a great battle.
This game had a very high degree of realism. Lin Yan had simply adjusted the car's data.
Today, he was using a Kawasaki Ninja zx10r. Yesterday's Kawasaki h2r was excellent in a straight line, but its cornering was a bit lacking, so Lin Yan switched today.
Luo Xi was using a Yamaha R1. There were some differences in the cars, but not significant.
At this moment, Lin Yan still had no idea who he was up against.