F1: I was born to be useful, and you are all destined for greatness.
Chapter 50 Behind the Podium
Tang Che's three consecutive performances deserve a big toast!
Pop the champagne!
Verstappen/Leclerc: What are we drinking? Champagne is for shooting! Let's shoot together!
Verstappen shoots Leclerc, Leclerc shoots Tontatta, Tontatta shoots Verstappen.
Before long, all three of them were soaked in champagne.
Those who frequently stand on the podium know that it's not just about going up there to open champagne; it's also about taking the trophy down to the sidelines and celebrating with your team members, family, and friends.
At this point, the podium drivers can become a popular spot for taking photos, and spectators watching the awards ceremony in the front row can come over and take pictures with the drivers on the podium.
Guess who came to take a photo with Tang Che?
Gu Ailing? Yes, she was there. She was also watching the race from the Alfa Romeo team's pit garage.
Are there any more?
Yes! And it's a very high-end brand!
Everyone stand! Please welcome the King of Cleveland, the man who lives a life of luxury, the founder of Brothers Basketball, the Lakers' star player, and the NBA's Executive Vice President of Basketball—LeBron James!
LBJ: "You know, Tom, I have a great relationship with Yao Ming. I love China and I always pay close attention to the performance of Chinese athletes in their respective sports. It makes me very happy to see Chinese drivers on the F1 podium."
Tang Che: Listening to LeBron talk is like drinking fine wine, it's intoxicating! (crossed out)
Tang Che: If you take these kinds of polite words seriously, you'll lose.
So how should we respond to situations where a big-name audience member actively asks for a photo and says a string of polite things?
"In today's media environment, boomerangs fly everywhere. Someone can be hailed as a god today and trampled into dust tomorrow. Figures like LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi, who carry immense controversy, are extremely vulnerable to these boomerangs. Once they are, anyone who interacts with them is easily implicated. Therefore, it's best to avoid any public interaction with such people. If you absolutely cannot avoid it, don't actively seek it out. For example, don't ask for photos, don't proactively post anything about them, and when you are passively involved, don't show any intimacy; just maintain the polite formalities of business interactions." — Tang Jingqing
Tang Jingqing has already handed over the Burning Technique to Tang Che, how could Tang Che not be able to handle this kind of situation?
Tang Che: I don't actively interact with any big-name audience members. If you want to interact with me, then I'll give you a standard set of social niceties.
You have some nerve! You really think that player wants to have a long, exciting chat with you? Do you even deserve it? (scratch that)
The player was just there for show; after taking a photo and exchanging a few polite words, he left.
The player had just left when Beckham arrived with his son.
The process is pretty much the same: polite words + group photo.
Following Beckham, other big-name spectators arrived one after another.
The number of tournament spectators seeking photos with Tangche was no less than those seeking photos with Verstappen or Leclerc... They probably all wanted to get some exposure from the Greater China region...
In the end, it was the staff who rescued Tang Che from the wave of people taking photos.
Staff: Excuse me, Tang has to go to the press conference.
One downside to being on the podium is that you have far more post-race work than drivers who don't make it.
By the time Tang Che finished all the post-match work, it was already completely dark.
After leaving the paddock, different drivers have different nightlife.
Verstappen was going to a nightclub to celebrate and invited Taunter, but Taunter declined.
Tang Che: I don't like noisy, chaotic occasions.
There were no other drivers who were on good terms with Tanger tonight.
Leclerc has to spend time with his girlfriend, Albon has to spend time with his girlfriend...
Tang Che: Back to the hotel to play video games.
Tang Jingqing: Back at the hotel to handle work.
An agent's job is 24/7; they may receive calls of all kinds at any time and may need to handle public relations issues at any time...
When you scroll through social media, don't just scroll through other things, scroll through news related to Tang Che's matches.
Guess what? Hey! Tang Jingqing stumbled upon a Tang Che support song!
As F1 drivers often know, popular drivers usually receive cheering songs made by fans.
These support songs are generally poorly arranged, have simple melodies, and the lyrics often directly contain the singer's name.
The artistic merit may not be that high, and its popularity... it generally only circulates among racing fans, but it truly represents the fans' recognition and support for the drivers.
The song Tang Jingqing found to support Tang Che is called "Incredible Tang". It is simply produced, but it has some clever ideas.
The fans who created the support song replaced the eight piano accents of the Symphony No. 5 with the word "soup" and made it into a loop—it keeps looping "soup soup soup soup, soup soup soup soup".
The song also features a powerful DJ drum beat, making it sound like you're dancing in a nightclub.
The entire song has no lyrics; it's all sampling, sampling various famous moments from Tang Che's debut to the present.
For example, in the 21 Abu Dhabi leg, Verstappen's famous quote was: "Tang is a legend!"
For example, in the 21 season, at the Abu Dhabi meet, Tom Che said in a telemarketing comment: "Tell Max, no risk, full push."
For example, Sky Sports' renowned commentator David Croft's passionate commentary on the Tang Che game: "Tang Che…cut inside line! That's an incredible move! He takes the lead!"
……
The song has a really high-energy atmosphere!
Tang Jingqing's hand trembled slightly, and the entire platform reposted it.
It didn't cause much of a stir.
Although Tang Che's popularity is no longer in the category of rising stars, it has not reached the level of superstars either. A Tang Che support song can't really make a splash, at most it will only excite Tang Che's fans.
Tang Jingqing didn't expect the song to become a hit. Sharing the support song was just a normal social media operation for a race car driver, without any expectation of breaking into the mainstream.
Tang Jingqing continued browsing F1 news on social media and came across a piece of news that could be related to Tang Che or not.
Marko and Horner expressed their appreciation for Perez after the Miami Grand Prix.
Marko: "Checo lost 0.4 seconds per lap on the straights, otherwise we could have had both cars on the podium."
Horner: "Checo had a really bad day. He had a sensor problem very early on, losing about 30 horsepower. After we changed his tires and gave him a tire advantage, he played really hard; if it weren't for this problem, he could have even come back in P2."
Perez clearly delivered the value he expected from Sainz's fight.
Tang Jingqing: "The old hand from Weichang is indeed quite something."
Tang Che, who was playing games next to Tang Jingqing, asked, "Eating fried dough sticks? Can we buy them here?"
Tang Jingqing laughed: "If you have the means, you can buy anything, or you don't even need to buy anything."
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Bonus Chapter: F1 Anecdotes (10)
At 00:23, James officially announced that he will bring his talents to the Mercedes team and team up with Hamilton to compete in the 2022 season.
It turns out that the Timberwolves were very dissatisfied with Russell's performance and had been wanting to replace him. Just then, LeBron James, who had no playoffs this season, also wanted to try F1, so the two sides hit it off.
This incident instantly became a trending topic on F1 social media, with Mercedes fans overjoyed and beaming with delight, exclaiming, "Not one, not two, not three..."
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