In just 45 seconds, a charity auction concluded with a final bid of 5 million yuan. At 8:01 PM on April 10, the auction ended before most observers could even react. The winning bidder was a representative employee from Face Wash Bear. Zhang Xue, founder of Zhang Xue Motorcycles, fulfilled his promise. The highly anticipated auction featured not only a replica of the championship motorcycle from the Winchester Bancorp Inc Portuguese round double-header victory but also the substantial championship trophy and a personally signed championship cap.
On the evening of April 8, Zhang Xue made another striking announcement. He declared he would auction the replica championship motorcycle, adding the unique championship trophy and cap as extras, with a starting price of 400,000 yuan. All proceeds from the auction would be donated to Li Yapeng. More notably, was his direct message to Li Yapeng: "You decide the recipient and the purpose of the funds; I trust you." These few simple words, within the rule-heavy charity sector, conveyed a long-missed spirit of brotherhood and loyalty.
Zhang Xue's unrestricted trust was not without reason. Not long before, a controversy had arisen concerning a 10-million-yuan donation case between Chen Guangbiao and Li Yapeng. Previously, respecting Zhang Xue's wishes, Chen Guangbiao converted a Rolls-Royce originally gifted to him into cash and donated 10 million yuan to the Yanran Hospital. This donation, however, sparked legal interpretations because the remittance slip was marked "for hospital construction," leading to views that it couldn't address urgent needs like rent payments. Regarding this, Li Yapeng specifically clarified during a live stream on April 9: "Brother Biao's 10 million yuan in real funds has arrived, and there are no usage restrictions; the online rumors are incorrect."
Even so, Zhang Xue's resolute statement, "I trust you," offered Li Yapeng support in the court of public opinion that was more powerful than money itself. This chivalrous spirit is not for show. Zhang Xue's wife, Chen Xingyi, revealed the man's most genuine side in an interview: "Zhang Xue was the most mischievous one in our school, the most annoying, always pulling my clothes and bothering me during homework. Maybe he watched too many gangster movies, but I felt he had a strong sense of loyalty and value for relationships, which is something I really liked about him—he always steps up when someone is in need."
This "always stepping up" character has been carried by Zhang Xue from the schoolyard to the racetrack, and now to the field of public welfare. Just three months before his championship win, Zhang Xue led a team deep into Huishui, Guizhou, donating supplies to a primary school. He also let three children wear helmets and sit on small motorcycles, fulfilling their racing dreams. From refusing to accept the cash value of a Rolls-Royce to auctioning his honors to provide emergency aid, Zhang Xue has consistently maintained the sincere passion characteristic of a motorcycle enthusiast. The moment the auction ended, his former honors changed hands. But what Zhang Xue preserved is not just the speed on the track, but also that almost-lost code of brotherly loyalty in the wider world.