Zhang Xue and Chen Guangbiao are at odds! He revealed that too many capital interests are coming his way, asking them to support the development of domestically-made aircraft.

Zhang Xue and Chen Guangbiao went head-to-head: one wanted to give away a multi-million-yuan luxury car, while the other insisted on selling the car to donate it to charity—and even threw out the words “raising a middle finger.” While the entire internet watched this off-site exchange in fascination, Zhang Xue suddenly exposed something.

He said that too many capitals had come looking for him, leaving him overwhelmed. So, he simply pushed all that capital to his own master—the man who is currently burying himself in making domestically produced airplanes. This contest that flared from the motorcycle racing track into the sky was far more精彩 than anyone imagined.

By Xiao Mei (This article is published only on Toutiao; articles on other platforms are unauthorized reposts)

At the end of March, at the Portuguese round of the World Superbike Championship, Zhang Xue’s factory team won two consecutive races in the SSP category.

You have to know, this is something that used to be unthinkable. On the podium, the teams that stood there were always old powerhouses like Ducati, Yamaha, and Kawasaki. In the past, Chinese brands could at most go “to accompany the race.”

With this blowout win, Zhang Xue held an advantage of nearly 4 seconds, firmly planting the banner of “Made in China” on a world-class racing track. Zhang Xue himself, when watching the live broadcast, cried his eyes out—an emotion of pent-up resentment and surging passion that had been held in for twenty years, exploding all at once.

But precisely because it became so hot, trouble and excitement also followed. Just as the whole internet was cheering for domestic motorcycles, “Charity No. 1” Chen Guangbiao suddenly showed up.

When Brother Biao made his move, the scale was indeed impressive. He publicly said he would give Zhang Xue a luxury car—claiming it was China’s only 2026 extended-wheelbase Rolls-Royce Phantom, with an estimated market value of about 13 million yuan, to honor “those who bring glory to the nation.”

Zhang Xue replied on a social platform: “Since Brother Biao said he’s going to give it, then I’ll take it. But I like picking up clients in a van. I don’t want to drive this luxury car. I plan to directly hire a used-car dealer, give this car a discount of 20%, sell it, and then, turn around, donate this money to the Yanran Angel Foundation.”

Once those words came out, the comments section immediately blew up. Some people said Zhang Xue doesn’t understand the ways of human情; he was giving Brother Biao no face at all. Others said Zhang Xue’s take is “clear-eyed”—he saw through the capital’s hype.

At the time, a netizen made a near-prophetic guess: Chen Guangbiao probably just wanted to donate a “right to use,” and wouldn’t truly transfer ownership. Zhang Xue’s response was even sharper: he said that if the other party really did that, he would directly “raise a middle finger.”

When a netizen told Zhang Xue that Chen Guangbiao was hyping things up and advised him not to take the car, Zhang Xue replied: “Take the money from people you don’t like and go help the people you want to help. Think about it—doesn’t that feel pretty爽?”

And it really turned out the netizen was right. Chen Guangbiao’s focus was to donate the right to use a luxury car—donated only for Zhang Xue’s personal use, not allowing Zhang Xue to sell the car and donate the proceeds. He also hoped Zhang Xue wouldn’t misunderstand his original intention.

Amid all this noise, Zhang Xue then threw out another “big move” that no one expected. On April 2, Zhang Xue posted a video on social media, saying that in the past few days all kinds of capital had come flooding over through all sorts of channels to find him, leaving him completely baffled. He said he couldn’t take them all on for now, so he simply recommended that the capital go look for his master—A-Ya Ge, who is busy making domestically produced airplanes.

A-Ya Ge and Zhang Xue have always been studying the use of Zhang Xue’s 820 engines to build aviation engines. This master-and-disciple pair: one chases the wind on the ground, and the other chases clouds in the sky—extreme love for domestic manufacturing etched into the bones.

Facing all the capital coming knocking, Zhang Xue showed an unusually clear head and broad perspective. He didn’t reject the capital directly. Instead, he pointed them toward a more appropriate path: the master who builds airplanes with his own hands needs the capital more than he does.

Chen Guangbiao had previously publicly said he wanted to give Zhang Xue a luxury car worth 13 million yuan—China’s only 2026 extended-wheelbase Rolls-Royce Phantom—an iconic model from the British brand.

And Zhang Xue has always insisted on independently developing and building domestic motorcycles. After decades of hard work, he finally achieved results. Suddenly receiving a European and American luxury car like this would obviously be a bit awkward. Zhang Xue didn’t respond further to the luxury-car donation; he only asked the public to support his master, A-Ya Ge, in building domestically produced airplanes.

In fact, Zhang Xue’s strength and seriousness had already been seen long before he caught fire. Before Zhang Xue’s motorcycles became a hit, Zhechuang Venture Capital—under Zhejiang State-owned Assets—invested 90 million yuan into Zhang Xue’s motorcycle business. Netizens straight up said his vision was ruthless, and that he really won big.

Back then, Zhang Xue’s motorcycle business was still in a loss-making stage. The products hadn’t yet been proven, and the company had only been established for a short time. Even more controversial was that Zhang Xue had previously left from Qirui (“Qing jing chu hu,” leaving with nothing—i.e., cleanly walking away with no assets).

In most investment frameworks, this isn’t an easy project to get approved. But Zhechuang Venture Capital’s general manager Cheng Junhua chose to go in. He believed that the essence of an investment project is investing in the controlling person who actually runs it, so all judgments must be based on face-to-face contact.

At the first meeting, Zhang Xue didn’t provide a “standard answer.” In the office corridor, he loudly arranged the work. The pace was very fast, even a bit rough. But after two rounds of in-depth交流, the assessment changed: “Strong personality, but with cohesion.” That was the final judgment.

The development of an industry cannot be separated from innovators, and even more cannot be separated from doers who get things done. Zhang Xue’s “off-site exchange” with Chen Guangbiao ultimately landed somewhere no one expected: not a luxury car, not traffic, but a grassroots entrepreneur who came out of a repair shop—redirecting the incoming capital toward the dream of domestically produced airplanes.