It took some time for the letter to go back and forth from Paris. During this time, Li Yu quickly completed the design and trial production of the drive shaft differential.
But before he could apply for a patent, another car tycoon came to the door again.
"Your Excellency, are you Academician Li Yu who has excellent driving skills?" The other party is quite young, only 27 or 28 years old.
"What driving skills are you referring to?" Li Yu asked.
The other party made a gesture of holding the steering wheel: "Of course it's a car."
Li Yu said: "Let's call it a meeting. I am Li Yu, who are you?"
"My name is Ferdinand Porsche."
Of course he is the founder of Porsche.
In Li Yu's previous life, cars like Porsche were basically super luxuries that he had when he was born. He never thought about owning one, but now seeing the Porsche in person is indeed more visual and impactful.
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"Hello, Mr. Porsche!"
Li Yu shook hands with him.
"I've brought a car, can you show me your driving skills?" Porsche is indeed a racing fanatic, and he wants to see Li Yu's level immediately.
"Are you here? Use your car?" Li Yu asked.
"Yes, this is a new model designed by me." Porsche said.
Li Yu looked at it: "Hybrid car?"
"Yes, I designed a new battery pack for it, and now this graceful beast can go further," Porsche said.
"Okay, I'll give it a try."
This car still weighs a lot, but fortunately its operating habits are not much different from other models.
Li Yu drove a few hundred meters, made a U-turn at a small angle and circled back.
Although in later generations, this would be the same as the second subject in the test, and it was far from the Akinayama car god catching shrimps or the like, but Porsche was still amazed: "It's really skillful."
Li Yu smiled and said: "It's just basic operations."
Porsche suddenly asked: "Would you be interested in participating in a rally?"
"Is there a rally now?" Li Yu asked curiously.
"Of course, this is an event that requires the highest quality of cars," Porsche said. "This event will run from Berlin to Munich."
Well, six hundred kilometers will be nothing in future generations, but it is really a test for cars now.
"Do you have any special requirements?" Li Yu asked.
"As long as it's a car and not a carriage," Porsche said.
"It's interesting," Li Yu asked again, "Is it okay for two people?"
"It's definitely no problem, rally racing, just a few people!" Porsche said.
Sure enough, the early car races were very casual, and everyone just seemed to be having fun. It was also like a grand gathering for car manufacturers to showcase their products.
Li Yu really wanted to take this opportunity to visit Munich. He had also stayed in Munich for half a year as an exchange student.
Lu Bicheng must have been bored out of her mind after staying with him in Berlin for so long.
And there is a big guy in Munich worth meeting.
"I'll find a car to participate." Li Yu agreed.
He quickly contacted Paul Daimler and businessman Jelinek.
As long as it is a car race, Jelinek will definitely participate. When he heard that Li Yu would also participate, he happily agreed to lend him a "Mercedes" car that could seat two people.
"Let's go to Munich." Li Yu said to Lu Bicheng.
"I want to go too?" Lu Bicheng was a little surprised.
"This is a very good experience, and I will show you the scenery of Germany by the way." Li Yu said.
If Li Yu left, Lu Bicheng would really have no fun staying in Berlin. In fact, she really wanted to go with Li Yu, so she said: "Then... okay."
Li Yu carefully inspected the car, and then set off in Berlin with Jelinek and Porsche.
The Porsche saw Lu Bicheng, the co-pilot, and said: "Your navigator is very beautiful!"
Paul Daimler, who was traveling with Jelinek, also said: "You are the only woman competing here today. It is really a beautiful sight."
Lu Bicheng asked Li Yu: "What is a navigator?"
Li Yu smiled and said: "Don't worry about it so much, it's just important anyway."
Lu Bicheng thought of what happened yesterday and snorted: "It's good to know!"
The race started at six o'clock in the morning. In later generations, it would have taken almost five hours to arrive, but nowadays the speed of cars is too slow. It would be great to be able to arrive tonight.
Many people who drove homemade cars arrived the next day, and there were even more people who broke down halfway and retired from the race.
Li Yu brought some documents and luggage. Anyway, he didn't care about winning or losing. As long as he arrived safely, everything would be fine.
Porsche and Jelinek take it very seriously and are bound to compete for the top spot.
Jelinek is rich and just loves racing.
Porsche, on the other hand, wants to verify the capabilities of the cars it produces. It has participated in many car competitions in the past few years, and many of its designs are based on racing purposes. For example, it attaches great importance to unsprung quality. It can be said that Porsche does have track genes.
Compared with them, Li Yu was simply on an outing.
Lu Bicheng asked worriedly: "It's so far away, can we drive there?"
Li Yuxin said: "Believe in my driving skills!"
Fortunately, Munich is an important city in Germany, and the road conditions between Munich and Berlin are good. There are densely populated towns along the way, so there will be no problems.
The two of them had a leisurely trip and arrived at the finish line at almost eleven o'clock in the evening.
Porsche and the others have arrived long ago.
Jelinek said: "You are so slow!"
Li Yu smiled and said: "I'm carrying a heavy load, so of course I'm slow."
Lu Bicheng said dissatisfied: "Am I heavy?"
Paul Daimler, who was in a car with Jelinek, said: "We are heavier than the two of you."
"I still have luggage," Li Yu said, "but this Mercedes is really good. It's much faster than the one I drove in the UK."
Paul Daimler said: "Of course, this car uses the latest engine technology."
In fact, after such a long journey, the condition of the car has deteriorated, and most of it needs "major maintenance".
So many of them will not drive their cars back to Berlin immediately.
In terms of stability, early cars were indeed not that good, or there was still a lot of room for improvement.
Paul Daimler said: "Mr. Porsche has booked a hotel for you. Have a good rest tonight. Hey, if I had known, I would also take the girl to compete."
When Li Yu and Lu Bicheng arrived at the hotel, they discovered that Porsche had only reserved one room for them.
Fortunately, it is a suite, with a bedroom and a living room.
"I, I, we want two rooms!" Lu Bicheng said immediately.
Porsche was surprised: "Aren't you a couple? Why do you want two rooms?"
"I, we are not..." Lu Bicheng said, "Anyway, you have to find another room."
Porsche spread his hands: "I can't help it, there are too many people here today."
After all, he grew up in China, and some traditional ideas cannot be changed. Li Yu had no choice but to say, "I'll just sleep on the sofa in the living room."
Lu Bicheng tightened his collar: "You can't peek!"
The sofa in this suite was not long enough for Li Yu to stretch his legs, but there was nothing he could do.
After Porsche left, Li Yu found a quilt and went to the sofa. He was really tired today.
Lu Bicheng suddenly said: "Why can't the bedroom door be locked?"
Li Yu laughed and said, "Just close the door. It doesn't matter if you can't lock it."
"This is not possible, if...if..."
Li Yu asked: "What if it is?"
Lu Bicheng bit her lip: "What if you break in? I'm just a young girl..."
Li Yu could only say: "Don't worry, I am Liu Xiahui today, I will never do it!"
Speaking of which, I am not as good as Liu Xiahui, and Liu Xiahui is still hugging her.
"You swear!" Lu Bicheng was still worried.
Li Yu had no choice but to raise his hand: "I swear to Deng, if I break in without permission, I will be struck by five thunderbolts from the sky and my descendants will be cut off..."
"Okay, okay!" Lu Bicheng quickly interrupted him, "There's no need to...swear such a vicious oath."
Li Yu had been driving for a day, and it was not a high-speed cruise. He was really tired and didn't care about anything. He fell down on the sofa, covered himself with a quilt, and fell asleep in a few dozen seconds.
Lu Bicheng did not dare to take off his clothes, lying on the bed unable to sleep. After a while, he sneaked to the door again, opened a crack and looked over, and found that Li Yu was sleeping soundly, but he had not taken off his shoes. Moreover, the sofa was very small.
Most of the quilt slipped down.
She thought about it for a while, and finally had the courage to go over and take off Li Yu's shoes, then put the quilt back on and stuffed it inside to prevent it from slipping off again.
His eyes slid over Li Yu's peacefully sleeping face, and he noticed that the corner of his mouth seemed to be smiling. Lu Bicheng did not dare to take a closer look, and quickly ran back to the bedroom and got under the quilt to cover his head.
Li Yu was actually a little awake just now, but when he found out it was Lu Bicheng, he curled his lips and fell asleep again.
The next morning, after waking up, Li Yu stretched hard and found that Lu Bicheng had already prepared breakfast.
"There are only bread, ham and eggs here. I fried them and then ate them," Lu Bicheng said.
Li Yu asked: "Did you sleep well yesterday?"
"Okay, of course, great!" Lu Bicheng said "yes" three times in a row.
Li Yu said: "It's strange. I always thought sleeping on the sofa would be uncomfortable, but I didn't expect it to be quite comfortable. But when I woke up in the morning, I found that my shoes had been taken off for some reason and were placed neatly."
Lu Bicheng's face turned red and she quickly turned away: "Maybe you did it yourself and forgot about it in your sleep." Then she quickly changed the subject: "Are you going back to Berlin today?"
Li Yu took a bite of eggs and said, "Don't worry, let's go to Munich University first."
This is the biggest purpose of Li Yu coming here.
Lu Bicheng tilted her head and said, "Let's go quickly after we finish eating."
Li Yu asked: "Why do you keep looking in that direction?"
Lu Bicheng said randomly: "I'm looking at the scenery outside the window."
"But the window isn't over there," Li Yu said.
"Oh, are you bothered?" Lu Bicheng ran to the window, "Isn't that okay?"
Li Yu felt happy and quickly finished his breakfast: "Let's go."
Munich's lazy sunshine shines in, and against the slightly thinner Lu Bicheng's back by the window, she really has a different kind of style.