Dominate the Super Bowl
Chapter 1202: 1201: Beloved by All

Chapter 1202: Chapter 1201: Beloved by All

Cool, distant, indifferent, an aura that keeps strangers at bay, a natural skill of the Nordic, taken to the extreme in Raikkonen.

Without a word, Raikkonen turned and led Li Wei down the stairs, heading towards the repair bays and pit stations on the first floor.

The crowd behind them was restless but no one dared to easily step forward—

That area was special, requiring specific credentials to enter, and their steps had to be halted.

Raikkonen only remembered this when he saw the black-suited security at the entrance to the repair station, realizing that without credentials, Li Wei might also be barred from entry.

Raikkonen was considering whether to ask the security for a favor, maybe have Li Wei wait at the entrance for a while, or ask the Netflix filming crew to mediate the situation on behalf of Li Wei, but he was utterly surprised when the security stood at attention, respectfully and politely nodding towards Li Wei.

“Professor.”

Raikkonen was slightly taken aback.

Li Wei flashed a broad smile, showing the credentials on his chest, “Is it this one? They told me last night that I must wear this credential properly.”

The black-suited security scanned it with a machine, and the green light turned on, “Yes, this is the credential. Welcome to the Formula One pit station, Professor.”

Li Wei rubbed his hands, “Thanks for the invitation.”

The expression on the black-suited security was slightly hesitant, as if wanting to say more.

Noticing this, Li Wei stopped and gave an inquiring look, “What’s wrong, do I need any other paperwork? I wouldn’t want to affect your work.”

The black-suited security waved his hands repeatedly, showing a restrained smile, “No. I just wanted to say, I’m a Crimson Tide Storm. Congrats on the London Bowl victory.”

Li Wei showed a set of neat teeth and bumped fists with the security, “Crimson Tide!”

Both said in unison, “Storm!”

Then, Li Wei pounded his chest with his fist, “The team faced some difficulties this year, but I believe we’ll still find a solution.”

The black-suited security’s expression showed some excitement, “I hope the Chieftain is the same. Shh, please keep this a secret, here, I’m a Dallas fan.”

“Haha.” Li Wei laughed heartily, “If Dallas gets eliminated early in the playoffs, you’re welcome to join us in continuing the challenge to the peak.”

After the brief exchange, Li Wei quickly caught up with Raikkonen, and it was obvious that Raikkonen was showing some confusion—

Without living on the North American continent, it’s hard to comprehend the passion for football here.

To be exact, the NCAA has a broader and deeper fanbase, and the fans are even more loyal.

Raikkonen, “I thought you were a Kansas player.”

Li Wei nodded, “Yes, but I was part of the Crimson Tide Storm in college. Can you believe it? Over the years traveling to different away games, I’ve met far more Crimson Tide Storm fans than Chieftain fans; in their eyes, I’m always number twenty-three from the University of Alabama.”

Raikkonen nodded slightly as if understanding, “You seemed at ease with them, but why were you in a predicament earlier?”

Li Wei spread his hands, “I don’t understand the language of the Spider Demons.”

Raikkonen: ???

With a slightly furrowed brow, Ice Man looked at Li Wei with a puzzled expression.

Li Wei added, “I honestly thought I was Tang Seng before.”

One second, two seconds—

Ha ha ha.

Without any warning, Raikkonen burst out laughing. Literally, laughing out loud, Raikkonen was quite embarrassed, frantically wiping the corner of his mouth.

The usually expressionless Raikkonen who always kept strangers away broke character completely.

Li Wei looked at Raikkonen with concern, “Kimi, are you okay?”

Raikkonen was amused by Li Wei’s calm expression and laughed even more brilliantly, choking on his own saliva and starting to cough.

It’s not that Li Wei hadn’t faced large crowds before, whether surrounded by reporters at a premiere or fans after training, he’s experienced even bigger scenes.

But just now, was definitely a first.

A complete surround of models, layers upon layers, the scene was overwhelming, with the high-pitched voices and enthusiastic laughs amidst engine roars causing a headache.

Raikkonen finally composed himself, “You should learn to get used to such scenes, they’ll become more frequent in the future.”

Li Wei looked at Raikkonen in confusion.

Raikkonen shrugged slightly, “No one likes those unwritten rules, but the funniest thing about reality is, there’s always someone who likes shortcuts. If they can reach their goal quickly through those unwritten rules, there’s always someone willing to risk it. You’re now the target, everyone craves a piece of Li Wei.”

“A piece”, the phrase Raikkonen used, was quite vivid.

Li Wei realized, “Oh, so I really am Tang Seng.”

Raikkonen once again choked on his own saliva, his mouth curling up, “Don’t worry, you’ll get used to it.”

Li Wei took a deep breath, “I think this is more complicated than running the ball.”

Raikkonen shook his head, “No, that’s because you have boundaries and persistence, things get complicated. Otherwise, you’d just need to lie down, couldn’t be simpler.”

Quite straightforward, quite candid.

This time, it was Li Wei’s turn to smile, laughing openly.

Just then, a handsome blond boy in a red racing suit could be seen approaching—

Literally a boy, looking like he’s just about twenty.

The boy was walking towards them, preparing to wave and greet Li Wei, but seeing Raikkonen next, he hesitated, and his expression turned a bit awkward.

If Li Wei wasn’t mistaken, the boy in front was Charles Leclerc, a rookie driver in this year’s Formula One.

Equivalent to a freshman.

Leclerc joined Ferrari, replacing Raikkonen’s position.

Raikkonen aged, making way for newcomers, eventually joining the Alfa Romeo Racing Team.

In Formula One, without an outstanding car, no matter how personally skilled you are, you’re ultimately uncompetitive, so Raikkonen’s driver ranking plummeted this year, a hero aging; meanwhile, Leclerc was rising rapidly, their fates swapped.

Raikkonen also noticed Leclerc, Li Wei observed that Raikkonen was about to greet him, but finally closed his mouth, returning to his usual Ice Man demeanor.

Although Li Wei just met Raikkonen, it’s obvious that Raikkonen is warm-hearted beneath a cold exterior, it’s just a façade.

Thinking a bit, Li Wei took the initiative to greet and break the silence, “Hey, Charles Leclerc? Please tell me I didn’t get that wrong?”

Before Leclerc could speak, Raikkonen chimed in, “Charles. He’s from Morocco, where they speak French, so the name should be Charles. You can tell you’re from the United States, knowing nothing but English.”

The second half of the sentence was clearly making fun of Americans for lacking culture.

In Europe, on average everyone knows five or six languages; but in North America, they only know English and refuse to learn others, even those who must take a second language in school, mostly Spanish, their second language is still atrocious.

Unfortunately, Raikkonen met Li Wei.

Li Wei turned to look at Raikkonen, “You probably don’t know I also speak Chinese? And very fluently.”

Raikkonen: …