Chapter 1 The Chinese Goalkeeper Emerges, Deciding the Outcome of the German Derby

"A Chinese goalkeeper has emerged from nowhere to become the deciding factor in the German derby. This young Chinese lad, named 'Anke,' is only twenty-two years old, but he has already secured the starting goalkeeper position in Borussia Dortmund's youth team. However, he would still be unknown if not for the successive injuries of Roman Weidenfeller and Guillaume Warmuz. Last night, a highly anticipated battle in Germany made him a household name and a young hero..."

Zhang Jun could hardly believe his eyes. Could the "Anke" mentioned above be the "An Ke" he knew? But the photo clearly told him that it was undoubtedly him. Wasn't he studying in Dortmund? How did he end up in the Borussia Dortmund team? No wonder Yang Pan said he didn't return to Luoyang this summer!

Just then, he received a call from Wang Hua, who told him there would be an interview. However, this time the topic was no longer his own injury recovery, but to introduce An Ke as a friend, teammate, and classmate!

Although Zhang Jun had rejected all the interviews he could, this one was about An Ke. Based on the principle of helping an old friend, Zhang Jun did not reject Wang Hua's interview request.

"Damn, this kid is finally famous!" Zhang Jun couldn't help but sigh after hanging up. He remembered how An Ke could only watch from the sidelines when he was interviewed in Luoyang, but now he was going to be a supporting role to highlight An Ke, the protagonist. He really hadn't expected it!

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On the other side, in Bologna, Italy, Yang Pan, and in Milan, Kaka, were facing the same situation as Zhang Jun. Many Chinese reporters in Italy, who were originally responsible for reporting their news, now unanimously wanted to know everything about An Ke from them.

"I just sent off a batch of reporters, what about you, Kaka?" Yang Pan called Kaka.

"Damn it! I can't take it anymore! It's killing me! I just sent off the fourth batch today..." Kaka wailed weakly. "When I get back to Luoyang, I'm going to give that bastard a good meal! He got a little famous and dragged us down with him!"

Yang Pan said with a sly smile, "Wait until you get back to Luoyang? I can't wait that long. I'll teach you a method. Next time a reporter comes to interview you, just reveal some of An Ke's embarrassing moments, haha!"

"Embarrassing moments? Where does he have so many embarrassing moments?"

"Idiot, make them up! I already revealed some 'inside information' to Li Yan yesterday. Like how he went into the wrong women's restroom in high school, how he ripped his crotch while playing soccer, how he wanted to jump off a building after being rejected by a girl he was pursuing, and so on!"

Kaka was covered in cold sweat as he listened. He realized that Yang Pan was so sinister. It seemed that he should avoid offending him in the future.

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Similarly, An Ke, who was far away in Dortmund, Germany, suddenly felt a chill down his spine. "That's strange, I'm getting cold sweats for no reason... Could it be that I've been having kidney deficiency lately?" he thought to himself, but he couldn't say that out loud because he was facing questions from reporters.

"...Yes, that's right. I should say that the success of Zhang Jun and others stimulated me to decide to transform from a student into a professional player. But I think the most important thing is my own strength."

Look, look. Once a dog, always a dog. Even after becoming a public figure, he was still so brazen and shameless. He really deserved the nickname "The Great Wall of China" that the German media gave him after the game. It was very apt and accurate.

"But according to our interviews in China, your parents don't support your decision to drop out of school and join a professional team. I'd like to know how you deal with this?" One reporter asked An Ke such a pointed question at this time, which was either a blatant attempt to embarrass An Ke and create a sensation, or the work of an inexperienced novice.

Sure enough, this question silenced An Ke, who had been smiling just now. He had called his home in Luoyang as soon as he returned to his apartment after the game. His mother answered the phone. She kept praising An Ke for his performance and asked him caringly if there was any problem with the injury on his head. But until they hung up, his father didn't come to say a word. His mother said that his father had gone to sleep and it was inconvenient to wake him up. But who knew what the situation was over there.

The reporters were also very interested in this question – in fact, they were always interested in things involving other people's family privacy – they were all waiting for An Ke to answer. No matter how he answered, there would be something worth hyping up.

"Father and Son at Odds, Derby Hero Unrecognized by Father!"

"Joy or Sorrow? An Ke's Mixed Emotions After the Game!"

"He Grasped Soccer, but Couldn't Grasp Family Affection!"

"Professional Soccer Can't Replace Studies? Who's Right, Who's Wrong?"

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How about these? They will definitely attract a lot of attention, right?

An Ke was stunned for a long time before realizing that he couldn't avoid this topic. He had tasted the power of the reporters as soon as he became famous. "I, I called home, my mother is very supportive of me, not as you said, unsupportive. She kept praising me and was very concerned about my injury..."

"Then what about your father?" The reporter who asked the question earlier pressed on. Seeing that An Ke kept talking about his mother and didn't mention his father at all, obviously trying to divert everyone's attention, she felt it was necessary to remind him.

An Ke seemed to be irritated by the reporter's constant pressure. He glared and said very definitely, "He also supports me very, very much! He is a soccer fan, and I like soccer and started playing it all because of my dad! Strictly speaking, he is my enlightenment coach. The reason I performed so well in this game is because I knew he was watching on TV! I thank my dad with my performance. It was his encouragement and support when I was a child that allowed me to persevere to this day! I don't know where you heard the rumors about my father not supporting me playing soccer, but I can tell you very definitely: that's all bullshit!" It was the first time An Ke had been so rude to a woman.

The reporter was stunned. She originally thought that An Ke was a newcomer and easy to bully, so she used this question to trick him. In fact, she had only heard about it herself, and she wasn't sure if it was true or not. After being answered so firmly by An Ke, she felt a little guilty. She didn't expect this rookie to be so powerful.

But An Ke could only smile bitterly in his heart. He had impulsively blurted out those words, but he hadn't thought about how he would deal with it in the future. It seemed that he didn't have any good way to get his father's understanding at the moment, so he could only take it one step at a time.

"Then, do you regret your decision to drop out of school to train?" Another reporter asked.

Regret? He really had regretted it, An Ke thought of that time he was hungover. But he denied it verbally, "No! I have never regretted it! I am an active person, and I prefer playing soccer to studying quietly." Anyway, he had already said those words, so he might as well be tough to the end. The game had already been played, and even if his father didn't support him and his attitude was strong, he could only accept it, otherwise, what else could he do?

The flashes kept flashing, and An Ke's confident smiling face was frozen, and then frozen again. Achieving success at a young age and being in high spirits were perfect descriptions of him now. His overnight fame even earned him praise from Kahn. "He is a young man with the potential to become a great goalkeeper." Everyone was stunned when Kahn said this in front of reporters. The always arrogant Kahn would actually say such a thing, which showed that An Ke was indeed very impressive. In fact, Kahn said this because he did believe An Ke had the strength, but more importantly, Kahn had trust in his teacher, believing that the person he liked wouldn't be ordinary.

Some people even compared this battle of his to Zhang Jun's goal against Eindhoven in his first professional game – they both had a good start – believing that this would be another myth of a Chinese player becoming famous in Europe. At the same time as they were delighted with An Ke's outstanding performance, they couldn't help but reflect on why players like Zhang Jun, Yang Pan, Li Yongle, Xiang Tao, and An Ke, who could achieve certain success abroad, couldn't make it in their own league in China? Was it that they didn't have opportunities? Or were there some deeper reasons?

An Ke was really proud now. He was never the kind of person who would wrong himself. He would never pretend to be humble in front of others when he was obviously very happy. That wasn't his style. But under this pride and excitement, there was still a kind of unease that was constantly harassing him, preventing him from laughing to his heart's content. Every time he faced the reporters' cameras and flashes, the unease in his heart would deepen a little. So much so that in some of the later photos, people could find that his flamboyant smile still couldn't hide the unease revealed by his tightly knitted brows.

In the biography written by later generations for this greatest goalkeeper in the history of Chinese soccer, it was specifically pointed out: "His contradictory expression was the most authentic reflection of his inner self. His unease was a kind of guilt after An Ke dropped out of school without permission and deceived his parents with fake report cards. This guilt would not disappear no matter how much he achieved or how much his parents forgave him. It was like a whip, constantly spurring An Ke, making him dissatisfied with the status quo and constantly pursuing higher goals in his career and life, because he always believed that only better achievements could make his strict father truly forgive him from his heart – in fact, his father, An Wenbang, had already forgiven his son a long time ago – this situation continued until An Ke retired due to injury, and he was unable to pursue any higher goals..."

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One day later, when An Ke's mother was cutting out all the articles about her son and pasting them into a large notebook for collection, she found that her husband did not show much concern, but got up and went into the bedroom, which made her sigh helplessly.

She knew that her husband was a proud and hot-tempered man, and he usually had to face other people's praise for his son in the factory, but this praise conflicted with his inner values. It was already not easy for him to endure until now without getting angry.

But she still couldn't figure it out: why couldn't Wenbang understand his son just once? Except that his studies were not particularly good, his son had always been a sensible child since he was a child, always considerate of his parents. This time was the same. An Ke must have considered for a long time before deciding to drop out of school to play soccer. Being a professional player and becoming a star earned more money than finding a job after returning from studying abroad. He also wanted her and his dad to rest for a few years earlier and not be so tired as they were now.

Isn't the son all for us? Why can't you see it?

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In the next few rounds of the league, Borussia Dortmund did not recover from the tie in the derby, but continued to be sluggish.

An Ke performed very well, but his excellence alone could not save the whole team. The team had three draws and one loss in the last four league games, and was eliminated by Bremen in the German Cup after a bitter battle of one hundred and twenty minutes. In a total of seven games, An Ke kept a clean sheet in two games, bringing two draws to the team, including one German Cup. He also had many wonderful saves in the other five games. Despite the team's poor record, it did not affect his high evaluation in the hearts of fans and the media, who believed that he was one of the few players in the team who played normally. In the two games where they didn't concede a goal, An Ke even became the highest-scoring player in the Borussia Dortmund team with two points and one and a half points respectively, and was also the highest-scoring player in the entire game.

However, due to a series of unsatisfactory results, club chairman Niebaum had to resign after a 0:2 home loss to Stuttgart, which was led by former club coach Sammer. Van Marwijk's position also became precarious, because the team's largest shareholder, Holm, was the Dutchman's mortal enemy, and there were even rumors that Niebaum's downfall was driven by Holm behind the scenes.

Borussia Dortmund, which was as much as 118 million euros in debt, was now in turmoil. Even acting captain Worns (Christian Worns) publicly admitted that Borussia Dortmund could no longer be considered a strong team and was now gradually declining. This was a very discouraging view, and what was even more discouraging was that these words were not imposed on Borussia Dortmund by the media, but were said by the players themselves. Now many players were considering whether to change teams. Borussia Dortmund Club also promised that once the team was relegated, all players could get free agency, and even if they were not relegated, they would consider selling some high-paid players during the transfer period, such as Czech midfielder Rosicky (Tomas Rosicky), who was a typical case of taking money and not doing work. These had no impact on An Ke, whose salary was not very high. However, the domestic media was worried about An Ke's future. If Borussia Dortmund was unfortunately relegated, then An Ke's future, whose level was steadily improving, would become uncertain.

He had no objection to playing in the second division, and on the contrary, he might even become a starter. An Ke didn't fully consider how huge an impact playing in the second division would have on the development of his commercial value. He only had soccer in his heart now, what a lovely and innocent child. And he was still getting paid according to the youth team standards, which was the lowest in the first team. Even if it increased, it wouldn't increase much. The club would be very happy to have such an "honest player" with considerable strength but few requirements.

It can be said that An Ke's future should be relatively bright, depending on how he grasped this path himself. I believe that this overly confident idiot will not be ambiguous on this point, just like the oath he made: never let go!

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An Ke's story will come to an end for now. Let us turn our attention back to the small country of the Netherlands in northwestern Germany, which is not far from Dortmund. And here, a person has been quietly recuperating for several months. He tries his best to reject all the interviews he can, suppresses his longing for his beloved, and puts all his energy into recovery training, hoping to return to the green field that he has been away from for a long time as soon as possible.

Volendam Club training base. Zhang Jun had just completed a set of shooting training. He was sitting on the grass, letting Feng Qing test the condition of his ankle.

"Not bad, there is no major problem. But you still need to pay attention to the amount of training." Feng Qing reminded Zhang Jun while being satisfied. "No matter what, you can't rush."

"I know, whew!" Zhang Jun let out a sigh of relief and fell back on the grass.

"Ha! How does the shooting feel?" Feng Qing patted Zhang Jun's thigh.

"Whew! Great! It's been a long time since I've had such a great time today! But it's still a bit tiring." It was the first shooting training for Zhang Jun since he was injured, so it was normal to feel tired.

"It's the first time in half a year, and it will gradually get better in the future. You are much fatter than before you were injured, and this will not work, it will increase the burden on your injured ankle. From now on, you don't need to supplement any nutrition, you have to start dieting and exercising to lose weight, and the amount of training you do in the gym every day must be gradually increased!" Feng Qing said sternly again. Sophie told him to be strict with Zhang Jun, and he would never be slack.

"Ah--" Zhang Jun just sat up and screamed again and fell back.

Looking at Zhang Jun's appearance, Feng Qing smiled: "By the way, Zhang Jun. Hua Fang asked me to tell you that the car you ordered will arrive next weekend, and we will go with her to pick up the car. How do you feel, your first car?"

Zhang Jun put his hands behind his head, looked at the blue sky and murmured: "The first car..." He remembered the experience of going to a car dealership in Amsterdam to buy a car three weeks ago.

Hua Fang had been suggesting that Zhang Jun have his own car, so that it would be convenient and free to go anywhere in the future. It was also in line with his current status as a star - who had ever seen a star take a taxi when going out? And Yang Pan also advised Zhang Jun to get a driver's license like him, and then buy himself a good car.

Zhang Jun couldn't resist everyone's persuasion, so during the period of recuperation, he took time to take a driver's license that was common in the EU after he was able to move freely. Then, accompanied by Feng Qing and Hua Fang, he went to the best car dealership in Amsterdam to buy a car.

At that time, the car dealership owner recognized that the person who came to buy the car was Volendam's top star Zhang Jun, and enthusiastically promoted the best and most expensive famous cars in the car dealership to him, Ferrari, Porsche, BMW, Benz... But after a tour, Zhang Jun did not see a car that satisfied him. Although world-renowned cars were shining brightly in front of him, Zhang Jun always felt that something was missing. Finally, he stopped in front of a poster and looked up at a sports car on the huge poster for a long time.

When the owner saw that Zhang Jun seemed to be more interested in this, he quickly introduced that this car was Mercedes-Benz's latest sports car - the Mercedes-Benz Dream SLR McLaren (Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren). This car was jointly built by Mercedes-Benz and the British company McLaren, so the overall engineering of the SLR was carried out according to the model of making F1 racing cars. The requirements were very strict, not only the performance had to meet the standards of a racing car, but also the comfort had to reflect the characteristics of Mercedes-Benz.

The beautiful body was actually made of expensive carbon fiber composite material (DFK), and its rigidity was 4 to 5 times that of ordinary steel plates. Hidden under the carbon fiber body was a 626-horsepower supercar with a speed of 334 kilometers per hour. It was very unique, and it was difficult to find a suitable comparison model among the many road sports cars. Strictly speaking, it was neither like Ferrari Enzo nor like Porsche Carrera GT, so it was very unique.

Zhang Jun noticed that the car's exterior was very peculiar, with a disproportionate front and rear match, a long engine cover like a yacht, and a pointed nose cone like a Formula One car. The car's heat dissipation holes were on both sides of the car, and the exhaust pipe extended out of the car body behind the front wheels, which looked a bit retro.

With just one look, Zhang Jun fell in love with this uniquely shaped sports car, and he asked the owner if the car dealership had any stock. But the owner told Zhang Jun that this car was a brand-new model of Mercedes-Benz, so it was not sold in major car dealerships. If he needed it, he could only order it directly from Mercedes-Benz, and this car was only produced 500 units a year, the quantity was limited, and it might not even be possible to order it. Another option was to bid at an auction, but the success rate was even lower. Zhang Jun was a little disappointed, good things were always not easy to get?

But Hua Fang guaranteed that she could order the car, the key was the price.

The price the owner said shocked Zhang Jun. Although ordinary European famous cars were sold in China for hundreds of thousands or more than a million, they were actually not expensive in Europe and the United States. Many cars actually had a price of only a few thousand to tens of thousands of euros. But this dreamlike sports car had a dreamlike price: 300,000 euros!

This was a sky-high price for a star like Zhang Jun, good things were indeed difficult to get...

Zhang Jun calculated that his weekly salary was the highest in the entire Volendam team, but it was only 5,000 euros, and such a sports car would cost him seven and a half months of salary! Zhang Jun stuck out his tongue, and then decided to give up. But he found that Hua Fang was looking at him: "Do you like this car?"

"I like it, I like it very much. But the price..." Zhang Jun originally planned to ask the owner if he could get a discount if he ordered it, but Hua Fang had already taken out her credit card and said to the owner: "We want this car, please order one for us, when can you deliver it? I'll pay half of the deposit first."

Zhang Jun had no choice but to watch Hua Fang, who was decisive and swift, in the back, sticking out his tongue: 300,000 euros! She spoke as if it was 30 yen...

And Feng Qing said very disgustingly on the side: "Oh, so refreshing, I just like this about you!"

Now it had been three weeks, and Zhang Jun would still feel a pang of heartache when he thought about it occasionally. It seemed that it was just in line with Feng Qing's suggestion to lose weight, and he would have to live frugally in the future to buy a car.

At that time, Hua Fang saw that Zhang Jun was still a little distressed, and said to him: "There's nothing to feel distressed about, money is made to be spent. You have a money-making ability now, and you should have this consumption ability accordingly. This car is a bit expensive, but it is very much in line with your identity. In the future, you will have more cars, Beckham has fourteen cars, what is this to you? Don't worry, if you don't want to spend money, I'll go find you a car sponsor, and let them give you a new model every year!"

Zhang Jun thought she was joking, but Hua Fang took out her notepad very seriously and wrote it down, and then said to the surprised Zhang Jun: "In the past, you and Yang Pan didn't have driver's licenses, so I haven't considered it. Now that you not only have driver's licenses, but also have your own cars. It has become practical to consider contacting those car companies. Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini... Which one do you choose?"

Hua Fang's last sentence was indeed a joke. With Zhang Jun's current ability, he was not qualified to pick and choose the above-mentioned companies! But Zhang Jun considered it very seriously, and then answered affirmatively: "I like Mercedes-Benz." He took it seriously!

Feng Qing laughed loudly at that time, and Hua Fang, who never smiled in front of Feng Qing, couldn't help but smile. But Zhang Jun didn't understand why the two of them suddenly laughed. Was it wrong to like Mercedes-Benz?

He understood later, but Hua Fang saw that Zhang Jun really liked Mercedes-Benz, and she really went to contact Mercedes-Benz. She was indeed a decisive and swift strong woman, and she would do what she said.

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Volendam's situation continued to be bad. After Yang Pan, Buys, Cees Keizer, and Robin van Persie left one after another, Zhang Jun was injured again. The central axis that Volendam relied on to become a dark horse in those years no longer existed. The signing work this summer was also not smooth due to the boss's stinginess. All the players that Adriance liked went to other clubs because they didn't negotiate the terms. The results fluctuated, and the players were too young and inexperienced. This made Adriance very headache. As a last resort, Volendam's goal for this season has been determined to be relegation. In fact, they only have three points after seven rounds with three draws and four losses, ranking eighteenth, second to last, and it can be said that their relegation battle this season has already begun.

When Volendam was going to Eindhoven this weekend to "seek death" - as the Dutch media called it - Zhang Jun did not stay at home to watch the live broadcast, or go to the scene to cheer for the team. Instead, he went back to the car dealership in Amsterdam with Feng Qing and Hua Fang.

When it comes to Feng Qing, this pervert, meeting Hua Fang, this mature beauty, it can be said that it was "Mars hitting the Earth"... Feng Qing tried his best to pursue Hua Fang, but Hua Fang always showed a cold attitude towards Feng Qing. She didn't say a word more than what was necessary for work, and the meaning of rejection was very obvious. But the thick-skinned Feng Qing fully exerted his own advantage and continued to pester Hua Fang, but most of the time he was ignored, he was just like a clown.

The first time they went to the car dealership, Feng Qing was still diligently courting Hua Fang whenever he had the chance. He said that he would definitely buy a car and give it to her after he got his salary, to witness their great love. Even Zhang Jun, who often said sweet words to Sophie, felt embarrassed by those words. After one trip, it was estimated that it would not be enough money to sell himself 10,000 times to fulfill his promises.

The three of them were led by the owner to a test track that was specially used for test driving. There, Zhang Jun's SLR was parked on the track, quietly waiting for its owner. Also waiting there was a test driver specially sent by Mercedes-Benz to help Zhang Jun familiarize himself with the various functions of the SLR as soon as possible. Mercedes-Benz would have such a service for users who purchased the Mercedes-Benz Dream SLR McLaren.

"I told them that this car was ordered by Zhang Jun, so it was very smooth!" The owner told Zhang Jun that his reputation made Mercedes-Benz unable to underestimate him. After all, Zhang Jun now represented the huge Chinese market. How did the owner know that Hua Fang had already contacted Mercedes-Benz first, hoping to have Zhang Jun as the brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz in China, because Mercedes-Benz planned to officially enter the Chinese market before the end of this year, and their car production line had already settled in Beijing.

Zhang Jun was still distressed about his money, but when he saw the real car, the feeling of distress was immediately grabbed by him and thrown to Antarctica - this car was too beautiful! The streamlined body was full of sports sense, and it was indeed suitable for players to drive, especially Zhang Jun, who was fast on the field, driving a fast sports car, which was simply handsome! And the silver-white carbon fiber composite material shell gave the car a noble temperament. Zhang Jun specially searched the Internet for the origin of this car, and it turned out to be the famous legendary SLR from the 1950s. As expected, it was from a famous family and was extraordinary.

Feng Qing was also constantly clicking his tongue around the car, noble and elegant, yet dynamic and full of fashion sense. It was really a rare good car.

In this way, the 300,000 euros were not spent in vain, this car was worth the money, and if the price was low, it would not be worthy of this car.

The owner handed the car keys to Zhang Jun and asked him to get in and test drive.

But Zhang Jun couldn't find a keyhole and handle on the car door to open it for a long time. The owner smiled, and then pressed a button on the key, and the car door immediately made a slight click sound, and then he gestured for Zhang Jun to press a small button in front of the rearview mirror of the car door, and the car door began to slowly open. What surprised Zhang Jun was that the wing-style car door did not open to both sides as usual, but slowly rose upwards, which looked very handsome. However, it took Zhang Jun a lot of effort to get into that beautiful shell-shaped seat next.

The test driver in the car dealership sat in the passenger seat and introduced the name and function of each device in the car to Zhang Jun in detail, which made Zhang Jun unable to close his mouth. It was really worthy of being a super sports car. In order to emphasize the comfort that Mercedes-Benz was used to, it was matched with an automatic transmission, and it was a 5-speed transmission. At the same time, it had electrically adjustable seats; GPS global satellite positioning; Bose audio; electric steering wheel adjustment; front, side, head and knee airbags; left and right zone automatic air conditioning, etc. These luxurious equipment possessed by the SLR proved an iron rule: whatever tradition Mercedes-Benz insisted on, Mercedes-Benz would still do.

Behind the seat was also a covered small luggage compartment, which could hold some personal items. Larger luggage could be placed in the 272-liter trunk at the rear.

"So how to start it?" Zhang Jun inserted the key into the keyhole and twisted it, but he didn't hear the sound of the engine.

The test driver smiled and pointed to the gear lever, which had a small flap on it. Only by opening the flap could you start the engine. Zhang Jun gently pressed it with his thumb, and the "rumbling" sound came from the exhaust pipes on both sides of the car, which sounded pleasant. "The characteristic of the SLR is that you can hear a loud sound with a little acceleration, and you can release powerful power by stepping on the accelerator pedal lightly. If you step on the accelerator pedal deeper, you will feel like you are nailed to the seat, so you have to pay attention when you step on the accelerator pedal. Use your body to feel every performance of this car. When you have a tacit understanding later, it will be natural, ha!" The test driver pointed to the front, "Drive, feel your sports car."

Zhang Jun fastened his seat belt and then started the car. He carefully drove the car, for fear of running off course. The test driver looked at it and laughed: "Is this the first time you've driven after you got your driver's license? Don't be nervous. If your body is stiff, you won't drive well. Relax your body and mind, and drive naturally. Uh, it's like you are in a game." He found a way to make Zhang Jun understand quickly and relax.

"The SLR is equipped with a 5.4-liter V8 engine (M113) provided by AMG, with a mechanical supercharger, which can produce a maximum power of 626 horsepower at 6500 rpm, and can provide an ultra-strong torque of 780 Nm when it reaches 3250 rpm. The similarity between this engine and the SL55 AMG is limited to the structure, and the rest has changed. The oil lubrication is changed to a dry sump, and an independent oil tank is used to replace the oil sump. The supercharger is also enlarged." There was a very long straight road in the test track, and the test driver asked Zhang Jun to try to accelerate. "This car can reach its highest speed only after turning off the electronic control device and turning on the automatic anti-skid control ASR. Stepping on the accelerator pedal can accelerate the SLR to 100 kilometers per hour in 3.8 seconds, which is the same time used by the Carrera GT. It takes another 7.5 seconds to accelerate from a speed of 100 kilometers per hour to a speed of 200 kilometers per hour." The test driver told Zhang Jun about the performance of this car very professionally, "After the speed exceeds 200 kilometers per hour, the SLR can still move forward vigorously. Although the sound is very loud, it does not seem to be laborious. When it reaches 275 kilometers per hour, the automatic transmission will switch to 5th gear, and the SLR will reach its highest speed of 334 kilometers per hour until then. But you don't need this highest speed most of the time, unless you are going to participate in a rally race, haha!"

Zhang Jun could feel that the SLR could still maintain good road adhesion during the acceleration process. Although the front of the car was very long, it would not drift, which should be attributed to Mercedes-Benz's dynamics experts. "There is no obvious spoiler installed on the SLR. There is only one hidden on the trunk lid. When the car exceeds 95 kilometers per hour, it will automatically lift up to form a 10-degree angle. When braking suddenly, the spoiler will immediately be at 65 degrees to enhance stability. At the same time, the diffuser under the tail can also play a role in increasing downforce. However, you should pay attention when braking: if the high-speed deceleration is not enough to start the spoiler, the tail will have a slight swing. Of course, this aerodynamic auxiliary device can also be set artificially. There is a selection key on the center console. When the program is started, the spoiler is at 30 degrees. In this way, it can play a good auxiliary role when driving at high speed, and it can also delay the frequency of your heartbeat. Is your heartbeat speeding up a bit now?" The test driver looked at Zhang Jun's excited face and smiled.

Zhang Jun couldn't bother to answer at all. He was now fully immersed in feeling the charm of the dream sports car. It was really爽啊!

"The powerful brakes are also the basis of high-speed driving, so you can fully trust it. But due to the characteristics of the ceramic brake discs themselves, the braking feel is not good when the brake disc temperature is low, and it is relatively abrupt. If you want to step on it lightly, it responds slightly. If you step on it again, it's too much. Only when the temperature is high, the feeling on your feet will be more accurate. Therefore, you need to pay attention when driving on city roads. But don't worry too much. After our tests, its braking performance is very good. Okay, you can brake now."

Zhang Jun slammed on the brakes, and the speed dropped from 200 kilometers to zero at once. Fortunately, both of them had fastened their seat belts, otherwise they would have broken through the window and had their heads broken and bleeding, and their life and death would have been unknown. "Wow, sir, remember not to step on the brakes so hard next time, unless there is someone in front of you..." The test driver twisted his neck, the impact just now was not small. "But this also proves how good the braking performance of the SLR is, right?"

The two got out of the car, and then the test driver asked Zhang Jun: "So how do you feel about this sports car now?"

Only then did Zhang Jun have the mind to answer the other party: "Very enjoyable, it's爽to drive! But..." He thought about it, should he express his opinion?

"It doesn't matter, every user's opinion is very valuable, please say it." The other party took out a notebook and prepared to write it down.

"Uh, I think this car is too long to drive on narrow and winding roads, and the vision is not wide enough. The long engine cover greatly affects my vision. In addition, the steering gear reacts directly, but it is too nervous. And when changing the driving route on uneven roads, I think it's a bit difficult. However, the comfort of the SLR is satisfactory. Bumps only occur when driving at low speeds, and there is basically no shaking of the body." After Zhang Jun got the consent, he said so much in one breath, which made the test driver's eyes shine.

"Sir, you are a person who understands cars." How did he know that Zhang Jun just slightly changed what he said just now and said it again. "But when you chose her and didn't choose other cars, you shouldn't be concerned about these things, right? After all, super sports cars are different from ordinary cars!" Zhang Jun noticed that he didn't use "it" but "she" when he talked about the SLR.

Zhang Jun nodded: "You're right, I'm not really looking at these things, haha!"

"I can rest assured that this car is in your hands. This is my business card. No matter what problem this car has, you can call me. Thank you again for purchasing Mercedes-Benz products, I hope you have a pleasant driving experience!"

Zhang Jun took the business card and took a look. It turned out that he was not a test driver, but a technical engineer! It seemed that Mercedes-Benz really valued him, which also showed that Hua Fang's progress was smooth.