I am a Big Player
Chapter 111 - 110, Identity Uncovered (Fourth Update)_1

Chapter 111: 110, Identity Uncovered (Fourth Update)_1

In the bicycle industry, champion economics or the celebrity effect is pretty impressive. For instance, in his past life, the most expensive bicycle Ren He had seen cost up to 3.2 million RMB. It wasn’t because it was decorated with gold and studded with diamonds that it was so expensive, but because it was once the mount of a Tour de France champion. So, in the end, at an auction for cancer, it was sold at the high price of 500,000 US dollars, which was equivalent to 3.2 million RMB at the time—it was just an ordinary racing bike.

The president of TK Company’s Capital branch received the notification and immediately booked a flight to Luo City. What they needed to do now was to find the person in the video as quickly as possible, then convince them to sign with TK, and also produce a corresponding advertisement to the currently hottest video as swiftly as they could.

In the world today, it’s not like no one can perform the technique of high-speed bicycle drifting around corners. It’s just that Ren He was the first person to go viral online with it, and the others might not play it as elegantly as him, as many racers only do it occasionally outside of professional competitions.

Bicycle drifting was also suddenly elevated to a specialized freestyle bicycle event only because of Ren He’s video.

First place is always the one that gets the most attention.

At the Olympics, what people remember most are the champions, and naturally, in the college entrance examination, it’s the top scholar that becomes famous—it seems to be an expected outcome.

Humanity has long idolized and revered the word "best," always wanting to do the best in everything. Throughout history, tales of victors and vanquished are not uncommon, with battlefield leaders and national commanders being seen as kings by others—you’re only remembered if you become the king.

Moreover, mainstream media mostly focus on the final results. The media’s excessive dramatization and publicity of "first place" certainly meet the public’s psychological expectations for the "best."

More often than not, the media only cares about who comes first.

So Ren He’s first place is incredibly precious.

The CEO of TK in the China Region is An Si, very young, young enough not to seem like a CEO. He is ethnic Chinese but grew up in the US and later returned to China with his parents to reclaim his heritage and Chinese citizenship. An Si was once a professional cyclist, but had to end his career due to a cruciate ligament injury—unexpectedly, however, he made a splash in the business world.

Being a cycling enthusiast himself, he couldn’t help but scrutinize that segment of the video from a professional perspective. But he spotted an issue—the youth in the video, aside from a slight rawness while taking the first turn, executed the remaining two turns with a smoothness that surprised even this professional cyclist.

Plus, the bicycle didn’t slow down after braking around the corners, indicating the youth in the video must have leg strength so formidable it’s hard to imagine.

An Si was a professional, and so with just one look, he knew that the speed of the youth taking the turns in the video had reached close to 50 kilometers per hour. This level of control over a bicycle was simply astonishing.

And that was indeed true. Even in the drifting demonstration videos from Ren He’s previous life, the top speeds were barely over 20 kilometers per hour, with few exceeding 30.

In fact, Ren He nearly lost his balance on his first attempt due to overconfidence in raising his speed too high. But unexpectedly, he really managed to control it—an unexpected delight for Ren He! It goes without saying that his current physical condition was like having a cheat code for a middle school student.

Thus, An Si himself was quite interested in Ren He. Although many people could perform such tricks, after the video went viral, others also uploaded videos of themselves drifting around corners, yet none were as popular as Ren He’s, even though they were in high definition.

This was because quite a few professional racers commented on the video. They shared An Si’s sentiments: "Bicycle drifting isn’t difficult, but the speed is too hard to achieve."

"Incredible explosive power, there even seems to be signs of acceleration after the turn!"

"I don’t think I can reach this level now."

"Hard to imagine he’s just a mythical middle school student? I wonder if I will encounter him in next year’s race?"

"Aren’t all the clubs rushing to poach him? I think he could be the team’s ’Wind-blower’..."

That was the message from the pro athletes!

When these comments came out, the internet completely boiled over. It has to be said, Ren He really played a big one unintentionally!

And now, the only company that knew Ren He’s identity was TK Company, which also had its own clubs – a usual practice for big companies. Ren He hadn’t thought about this issue at all; otherwise, he might have been more cautious when ordering the bike from TK, at least to buy some time, regardless of whether he decided to accept the endorsement or not.

In fact, when An Si arrived at Ren He’s doorstep that evening, Ren He didn’t even realize that the video of his drifting around the corner had already spread overseas...

Ren He was taken aback when he opened the door to see a delicate-looking strange young man standing there. Recently, due to the kidnapping at Yang Xi’s family, Ren He had been on edge for a while. His ’Vomiting Skill’ was always ready to go, just in case the kidnappers had accomplices coming for revenge, right?

So when he saw a strange man standing at his doorstep, had it not been for An Si’s smart business attire and delicate appearance, the ’Vomiting Skill’ would have been put to use.

"Who are you looking for?" asked Ren He.

"I’m looking for Mr. Ren He, and that must be you," An Si said confidently upon seeing him. Being an athlete himself, he recognized the aura that Ren He exuded.

"Looking for me? What’s up?" Ren He raised an eyebrow.

"Hello, I am An Si, the President of TK’s China Region. You’ve ordered a mountain bike from us before," An Si spoke with a smile, "And through that bike, we figured out that you are the person in that viral online video of the high-speed bicycle drifting. So I’d like to discuss a potential collaboration with you, and I’ve come with the utmost sincerity."

Only then did Ren He realize that although his face wasn’t shown in the video, it was still easy for TK Company’s employees to recognize the bike, and there was sales information from various places too.

After a moment of thought, he said, "Come in, let’s talk."

As Ren He led An Si into the living room, he asked the Divine Punishment System in his mind, "This opportunity isn’t gained through experience from parallel worlds, so it won’t trigger a mission, will it?"

"It won’t," replied the Divine Punishment System.

With that assurance, Ren He felt at ease. Since it was an opportunity earned through his own perilous effort, he certainly wouldn’t turn it down – there was no reason to push money away when it was right in front of him, was there?

Following behind, An Si said with a smile, "Mr. Ren He, I too was once a cyclist, so I greatly admire your ability to achieve such explosive power and muscle strength at your age."

Ren He politely invited An Si to sit on the sofa, "What kind of cooperation do you have in mind? Let’s cut to the chase; there’s no need for pleasantries."

An Si seemed taken aback by his directness, his train of thought disrupted, "Well... Firstly, we hope to invite you to become our spokesperson and shoot a high-definition version of the video for our advertisement. Second, we hope to have a long-term partnership, like TK sponsoring every performance or competition you participate in. Of course, in return, TK would gain the naming rights."

"Talk about your sincerity?" Ren He mulled over it for quite some time – you haven’t mentioned money yet...