Dominate the Super Bowl
Chapter 1203: 1202: In High Spirits

Chapter 1203: Chapter 1202: In High Spirits

Li Wei: “You probably didn’t know that I speak Chinese, did you? And I’m quite fluent.”

Raikkonen: …

Li Wei blinked, “You probably still don’t like seeing Chinese faces at the racetrack, but don’t worry, you’ll gradually get used to it.”

Raikkonen immediately caught the sarcasm and teasing in Li Wei’s words, never expecting to make such a common mistake of bias, he was momentarily dumbfounded and looked at Li Wei with an impassive expression, unable to hide the surprise in his eyes.

The next second, Raikkonen realized he had made a mistake this time, so how should he apologize?

However, Li Wei was already one step ahead, “If you’re planning to apologize, a tour of the pit stop will do. Of course, if you’d like to invite me to dinner and then take a yacht cruise, I might reluctantly accept.”

Raikkonen: … Have I been extorted?

Poof.

Leclerc, standing nearby, couldn’t hold back any longer. He turned his head to shift his gaze and hide his expression, his shoulders gently shook, but despite trying to hold it in, the corners of his mouth still curled upward.

Li Wei turned to look at Leclerc, “Charles… Leclerc… Please tell me, my pronunciation didn’t offend you or your family.”

Leclerc struggled to contain his laughter, nodding repeatedly, “No, your pronunciation is very good, very good.” He paused for a moment, his expression slightly hesitant.

“Li… Wei…?”

From the elongated tone and awkward intonation, it was clear that Leclerc wasn’t confident—

Li Wei’s eyes were clear, “I think we don’t need to hurt each other, right?”

Leclerc chuckled softly.

Li Wei proactively extended his right hand, “I believe you haven’t watched a football game before, but you can recognize me, thanks to them.”

Li Wei gestured with his chin toward the nearby Netflix filming crew. Here, it wasn’t specifically referring to Netflix, but to the media in general.

Raikkonen finally snapped out of it and quietly spoke from the side, “After arriving in New York, your face is everywhere, it’s hard not to recognize.”

This was clearly a tease, but Li Wei shrugged lightly, “Thank you for the compliment, I’ll keep working hard, hoping to perfectly cover everyone’s life for twenty-four hours.”

Leclerc was shaking hands with Li Wei, and suddenly couldn’t hold back, burst into laughter.

At this moment, two figures walked towards them, happening to see a back-and-forth commotion ahead, including the filming crew. The person in front paused slightly, and the figure behind also stopped.

The person in front scanned Li Wei and the group, then his expression didn’t change, as if he hadn’t seen them at all, he walked straight through, ignoring Li Wei and the Netflix crew, treating them purely as a puff of air.

The person behind, however, smiled and nodded amicably, acknowledging Li Wei and the trio individually, but his steps did not halt, continuing leisurely without haste—

Even though the person behind greeted them, there’s a sense of arrogance and disdain from his condescending posture, as if watching a circus performance, more offensively than the person in front’s indifference.

The person in front should be Max Verstappen of the Red Bull Team, even though the season has already excluded him from competing for the annual driver championship; he’s the only driver capable of threatening the Mercedes-Benz Team, relentlessly pursuing Hamilton, while competing with Leclerc for the annual driver third place.

The person behind is Lando Norris of the McLaren Team, like Leclerc, he’s also a rookie in Formula One this year, not yet twenty years old, even younger than Leclerc; but Leclerc driving for Ferrari has entered the competition for annual driver top three, while Norris wanders among mid-to-lower tier drivers.

With just a glance, you could sense the tension in the air.

Leclerc, Raikkonen, and those two drivers exchanged glances, but none spoke, the brief moment of silence quickly filled by engine roars, without close examination you’d hardly notice, given the constant roar on the Formula One track.

Li Wei raised his chin and said sincerely, “I guess you’re not from the same team.”

Raikkonen still looked impassively at Li Wei: Is that even necessary to say? Please, everyone’s uniforms are different, even the colors are different, okay?

Raikkonen didn’t believe Li Wei couldn’t see that.

Nonetheless, Leclerc answered with a cute face, “Yes, Max is Red Bull, Lando is McLaren.” Weirdly sincere in his explanation.

Raikkonen looked speechlessly at Leclerc, this silly kid.

Li Wei didn’t continue speaking but directly looked at the Netflix filming crew’s camera lens: staring.

The photographer noticed Li Wei’s persistent gaze, nearly choked on his own saliva, using all his strength to maintain the camera’s stability.

In movie or TV filming, actors generally don’t stare at the camera lens, as it breaks the fourth wall, disturbs the audience’s immersion, a basic entry rule for actors, the simplest and most fundamental thing experienced actors wouldn’t err.

But occasionally, there are special circumstances when the director requires actors to intentionally break the fourth wall and communicate directly with them, using this as a unique filming expression method.

Right now, Li Wei’s direct look at the camera lens… This was clearly no accident.

Li Wei did it on purpose.

The calm gaze carried a hint of profundity, communicating with the audience: Wow, is the Formula One world so turbulent behind the scenes?

One look, no words needed, Li Wei and the audience formed a bridge, establishing Li Wei’s outsider identity, he represents the audience entering the pit stop, entering Formula One’s behind-the-scenes, highlighting the immersion and engagement of the audience.

Admittedly, impressive!

The Netflix production team members secretly exchanged glances.

Originally, they were just taking a chance, capturing all possible footage; though the final series runtime might be only about ten hours, the production team may record over three hundred hours of footage or more, needing a vast array of materials for editing.

Li Wei? The first NFL crossover with Formula One.

Sounded like a good idea, so they didn’t have any particular plans, just rolled up their sleeves and went for it.

But now it seems, Li Wei truly brings sparks to the off-track highlights of this documentary, providing viewing points everywhere he goes, exciting the entire production team—

An unexpected delight, truly unexpected!

Previously, there were rumors that Li Wei was well-received on “Saturday Night Live,” insiders in Hollywood found it unbelievable, the rumors weren’t credible, simply a smoke bomb from Li Wei’s agent; but now, the rumors and reality mirror each other, the Netflix production team began to anticipate.

Maybe, they are indeed filming something exciting.