I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 465 The Fast & Furious Protagonist Group = The Victims' Alliance!
whoosh-

The car sped across the makeshift training ground. Chen Jin drove cautiously for the first few laps, but once he became more familiar with the car, his racing genes began to emerge.

"Larry, can I go a little faster?"

After driving around for a while, Chen Jin asked Larry Holden, who was observing from outside the arena, a question from inside the car.

Larry Holden was quite surprised that Chen Jin had mastered the car so quickly. Although Chen Jin wasn't driving fast, it was clear that his driving skills were quite good.

He also has great racing talent and masters the vehicle very quickly.

He now has virtually no problems driving this car.

You can do drifting or anything like that.

"You can try it, but it must be a speed that you can control!"

"If you're unsure whether you can drive faster, I don't recommend going any faster!"

Holden also wanted to see the limits of Chen Jin's control over the car.

Of course, this is all under the premise of ensuring safety.

The props team also wanted to obtain some data, such as an estimated speed for Chen Jin's filming, so that they could better control the filming scale during live-action shooting.

There are also some special techniques used, such as cornering at 70 mph and cornering at 90 mph.

The latter will definitely produce better and more exciting results, with more special effects and actions, all of which need to be achieved by the actors themselves.

Boom boom boom!
Chen Jin began to accelerate, and on a monitor in front of Huo Deng, all the data of Chen Jin's vehicle appeared.

This includes acceleration time, speed, horsepower, and so on.

Once Chen Jin reached 140 km/h, Holden's expression turned serious, and he shouted into the walkie-talkie, "Chan, that's enough. Taking corners at this speed is a bit dangerous!"

"This car hasn't undergone any relevant adjustments..."

It's mainly used for filming, so it's not very good at turning; the filming is mainly focused on acceleration, since it's a prop car.

Another crucial reason is that the car Chen Jin was driving... was very light!
Not only is it small, like an F1 car, but its quality is also different from ordinary cars.

This means that while the car can accelerate and reach speeds of 200-300 km/h without any problem, turning... becomes dangerous.

Even at 140 km/h, a car can still overturn, let alone at other speeds.

Furthermore, it tests a driver's driving ability. Just like F1 race car drivers and enthusiasts, when cornering at the same speed, a race car driver with super strong arms, neck, and physique can keep the car stable.

But not for enthusiasts.

Race car drivers can maintain control of their vehicles while turning at 120 mph, while ordinary drivers feel their cars swaying when cornering at 80 mph, and the lighter the car, the more it feels floaty.

These are all reasons why vehicles can roll over.

Squeak!

At 140 km/h, Chen Jin barely slowed down, and with a beautiful turn, the car drove directly onto another track.

finished!
He completed a beautiful high-speed corner.

The next second, the accelerator roared, and the car sped up, hurtling towards the next bend.

"Oh, shit!"

"67.73 miles!"

When he saw the speed Chen Jin had just driven displayed on the monitor, Huo Deng was momentarily stunned.

In other countries, car speed is usually expressed in miles per second (mph), which is their yardage, and it is different from the kilometers per second used in China.

67.73 miles is approximately equal to 109 kilometers.

That means Chen Jin was going close to 110 km/h when she took the corner.

If it were a supercar or SUV next to him, taking a corner at that speed, Holden's expression might not be so surprised.

Because many people can do it.

But this is a modified, lightweight "large go-kart"!
Taking a corner at that speed speaks volumes.

It's worth noting that Holden himself had already tested this car, and his maximum cornering speed was 85 mph, or about 145 km/h.

Any faster... and he'll be a bit harder to control.

The car is too light and hasn't been tuned, yet its cornering speed is already quite impressive.

That's the level of a professional race car driver.

And Chen Jin has only tried it a few times?

It was able to reach a speed of 67 miles per hour when cornering without any body roll or frontal deviation, let alone rollover.

This shows that he was quite confident in his speed just now.

"This guy's driving skills are really impressive..."

This is the concept for ordinary people.

Even a racing driver like Holden was somewhat impressed by that cornering maneuver.

It's true that he could do it easily, but it's his profession.

Those actors are definitely amateurs, but they have near-professional skills at an amateur level, that's amazing.

"I feel... it should be around 70 or 75!"

Holden, using his professional judgment, predicted that Chen Jin would increase his speed again at the next bend.

145...150...finally reaching a straight-line distance of 160 yards!

As they approached the bend, the cornering speed was precisely 75 miles per hour. The car displayed mileage, so Chen Jin could only estimate it himself.

75 miles, 120.7 kilometers per hour.

"almost!"

Even for a normal sports car, this speed would be considered an outrageous cornering speed.

What's more, this bend is even more difficult than the previous one.

Squeak!
The tires screeched against the ground, making a loud screech.

The right side of the car body was slightly raised, and the front of the car darted out in a rather strange direction before Chen Jin forcibly grabbed it and brought it back to normal.

Finally, the front of the car plunged straight into the straight line.

"Whew...that speed...that's the limit!"

Chen Jin let out a long breath, feeling that his adrenaline had surged during that moment.

Sure enough, no man can resist the roar of a race car.

He felt that if he had gone any faster, he would have lost control.

Clearly, his strength should be in the 120-130 range.

Taking a turn at 130 mph should be about right with some practice.

"..."

But at this moment, Holden, who was looking at the bend from the outside, became more and more "calm".

The previous announcement said that a Chinese actor with excellent driving skills would be coming. Huo Deng's concept of "excellent driving skills" is roughly the same as that of Paul Walker and Vin Diesel, who were trained before.

These two actors are indeed quite skilled drivers.

Compared to ordinary people or racing enthusiasts, their driving skills are at the upper echelon of non-professionals.

However, what he didn't expect was...

Compared to Chen Jin in front of them, these two are clearly far inferior.

Frankly speaking, based on Holden's assessment of the two drivers' skills, Paul drives better than Diesel, but he would have struggled at 65 mph, let alone 75 mph, on that corner.

That's a difference of 10 yards.

With a speed of 75 yards, and a little more practice, he could compete in professional matches.

According to Huo Deng, Chen Jin's skill level is that high; he should be able to pull off many tricks with this heavily modified go-kart.

Because the car is so small, it's difficult for a stunt double to film unless the camera is very far away.

If Chen Jin needs a stunt double for filming, it will undoubtedly be Huo Deng.

However, any film crew that can shoot close-ups directly on the actors without using stunt doubles will achieve a much better portrayal of the character and a greater sense of immersion than using a stunt double. In short, if you can avoid using a stunt double, you definitely shouldn't.

Chen Jin's character is a major villain, and racing skills are an important part of the role. Using a stunt double to drive is definitely not as effective as having the actress herself perform the performance.

"Chan, it's ready!"

"Let's familiarize ourselves with the vehicles today, and tomorrow I'll call the stunt team to come over and discuss how to create even better car chase effects!"

Originally, this would have required a five-day or even week-long notice period.

But now, Chen Jin has shortened this time infinitely, which gives him many more days to film the car stunt scenes than before. This is undoubtedly beneficial for the filming of stunts and so on.

The more thorough the preparation, the faster and more efficient the filming will be, and the cooler the special effects may be.

Larry Holden's expression turned amused as he thought about the stuntman's reaction tomorrow.

That guy must have been terrified by Chan's driving skills!
Although Holden was not provoked, his original assessment of Chen Jin's driving skills was now raised to a much higher level.

Unsurprisingly, Chan is probably the most skilled driver in the entire Fast & Furious 6 crew so far.

Time slipped away quietly as Chen Jin took control of the vehicle.

At noon, the main cast of "Fast & Furious" all arrived at the training ground.

This group's fun activity was clearly to see how Chen Jin, the new lead actress, was doing in her training today.

Thinking about their own past agonizing racing training experiences, Tyrese Gibson grinned, revealing a row of white teeth: "I bet Chan is pretty devastated to see himself driving that thing in the movie right now."

"Haha, I've driven that car before. The accelerator is too fast, and it's really hard to turn!"

Another little black man, Ludacris, chimed in.

Actually, several people knew about Chen Jin's car in "Fast & Furious 6". After all, with the car there, no one would ignore this "protagonist".

Vin Diesel asked Justin Lin directly at the time.

The result was that Chen Jin's character's main vehicle was quite enviable, to be honest, Paul and the others were quite envious at the time.

Damn, who wouldn't want an F1 racing car?

But after a few days of training, their curiosity got the better of them, and after they tried driving around a few times, Paul Walker and the others immediately advised them to quit.

This car is just too hard to drive.

Not only does it lack power steering, but the throttle is also very responsive.

These two things cannot actually happen at the same time.

Because cars with poor steering are definitely old relics and have terrible throttle; while cars with sensitive throttle are usually supercars, and their steering and other aspects are also very good.

Therefore, driving this car was very uncomfortable for them.

The main problem is... it can't go fast!

You must brake when going around a bend, otherwise you and your car will fly off the road.

This is why Vin Diesel and the others were already gloating even before Chen Jin had started training him.

In their view, Chen Jin must be uncomfortable and kept in the dark, and her expression today must be quite interesting.

They said they had to come and see it even after filming was finished.

The morning scenes had just finished filming when Paul and the others arrived, along with several female leads and Sung Kang, the Asian actor who plays Han.

"I can already hear that strange car!"

Diesel heard the roar of a temporary race car not far away. The modified F1 engine was indeed exaggerated, so the sound of the throttle acceleration was also quite loud.

It's just that it's very unpleasant to listen to.

"Chan is still practicing!"

As soon as Paul finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter, including several female celebrities.

In their view, this car must be very difficult to master, so Chen Jin had no choice but to practice even in the middle of the day.

"gogogo!"

Little Black Luda couldn't contain himself and waved, then took the lead and walked towards the temporary arena.

Sure enough, the roar grew closer and closer, and they saw Chen Jin driving his car at a leisurely pace from one end of the track to the group in front of them.

Now that time is of the essence, Chen Jin is not driving fast, and Huo Deng has already returned to the lounge, leaving Chen Jin to play by herself.

A few staff members are around to keep an eye on things and make sure there are no problems.

squeak!
The car eventually stopped next to Vin Diesel and his group, and Chen Jin had, of course, already seen them.

"Hey, have you finished lunch?"

Chen Jin, sitting in the driver's seat and wearing a helmet, spoke to Diesel and the others.

"Hahaha!"

The group burst into laughter for no apparent reason. Diesel covered his mouth and said, "Chan, are you alright? I have a feeling you definitely didn't eat lunch!"

"Of course, I'll practice a little longer before I go eat..."

"Didn't you finish throwing up?"

Old Tyrese shrugged and joked, while Paul next to him shook his head: "Chan, if you need our help, just say so!"

These guys didn't seem to have any ill intentions; they were just there for fun, displaying the arrogance of some white and black Hollywood stars.

Of course, it wasn't so outrageous as to be discriminatory.

Chen Jin could tell that these guys just wanted to see her make a fool of herself; perhaps they had made a fool of themselves before.

"I feel fine!"

"It's actually pretty good..."

Chen Jin spoke calmly, while Diesel observed his car and couldn't help but ask, "Don't you find this car difficult to drive? Especially when cornering?"

"good!"

"You...have all driven them?"

Chen Jin seemed to understand something.

"Haha, I'm the first one!"

Tyrese raised his hand and said, "To be honest, on my first day here, I was immediately drawn to this car and kept asking which character it belonged to!"

"They told me it was for the new character Xiao, and I couldn't sleep all night!"

"until……"

"Hahaha!"

The audience seemed to have their sense of humor struck, and they laughed again.

"You should be able to understand how I felt at that time, right?"

Tyrese spread his hands, looking completely innocent, while Chen Jin smiled and said, "It seems... I understand a little!"

"So...you are all victims of this car?"

Chen Jin asked.

Paul and the others nodded in unison, their faces showing pity, as if they were grieving for Chen Jin.

"Chan, don't be sad. You can borrow my Pagani!"

"My LaFerrari will do too!"

"..."

Several people tried to comfort her, and Chen Jin was quite moved by their words. Finally, she smiled knowingly and said, "Actually, I think this car... is alright!"

"Ok?"

"what?"

Everyone stared at each other, their eyes wide as they all looked at Chen Jin, who was about to continue driving.

They all wondered if they had misheard.

This car... is alright?!

(End of this chapter)