YouTuber Caoye organizes an international four-wheel drive race in conjunction with temple culture, hoping to promote Taiwanese characteristics

2026/09/09 09:00

[Reporter Fu Mingyu/Exclusive Interview] YouTuber Cao Ye has been completely crazy about four-wheel drive and Beyblade in recent years, and has also upgraded his interest to large-scale competitions. The "FAIRPACE Shenxing Cup International Four-wheel Drive Competition" that he and Ke Dabao have been preparing for half a year will be held at the Chenghuang Temple in Okayama, Kaohsiung on September 12 and 13. Players from Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, South Korea and other places are invited to come to Taiwan to drive. This time, they have invited Tainan Yonghua Palace Guangze Zunwang and Tainan Silianjing Chifu Wangye to "double gods stationed" at the venue, allowing foreign players to personally experience getting under the car to pray for blessings.

Cao Ye is preparing for the "Shenxing Cup International 4WD Competition", hoping to promote Taiwan's temple culture internationally. (Photo by reporter Fu Mingyu)

In an exclusive interview with this newspaper, Cao Ye said that most religions in foreign countries are more solemn. For example, it is relatively rare in Taiwan to combine temple culture with four-wheel drive competition. However, he believes that it is not out of the ordinary. On the contrary, it is the spirit of "cultural creativity". He hopes to add culture to creativity and let Taiwanese characteristics go global through the event.

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The Shenxing Cup is getting bigger and bigger, forcing Mr. Cao to use new skills. There is a demand for everything from competition equipment and podiums to all kinds of plastic parts. If he were to find sponsorship for everything, he bluntly said, "I might be in need of favors everywhere." So he simply taught himself 3D printing. Now he has three machines at home taking turns to work. He usually goes online to grab templates, researches values ​​by himself, and even started to mass-produce peripheral products. Including battle tops and other related equipment, more than 100,000 yuan has been spent, and the activities cost tens of millions more.

Mr. Cao used to pursue traffic blindly, but now his outlook on life is completely different. (Photo by reporter Fu Mingyu)

However, the more he played, the more films he made decreased. Looking back on his creative career in the past 10 years, Mr. Cao said frankly, "I used to be too aggressive and wanted everything." He even once "did it for traffic." It wasn't until he heard the story that his eldest brother slipped in the bathroom, hit the back of his head hard, and lay there for nearly half an hour calling for help without being heard, that made him rethink his life and realize that "people always allow themselves to rest in order to go further."

Mr. Cao has recently reduced his filming schedule and devoted more time to the things he is truly interested in. (Photo by reporter Fu Mingyu)

Now he wants to return to his original roots, readjust the pace of his life, think about how to spend time with his family, and no longer blindly chase traffic. He has finished recording a new song that he has been preparing for 2 years. It is expected to be performed publicly for the first time at the Shenxing Cup Charity Concert on September 13. He is also researching AI creation and preparing to start over and "play something different."

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