Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 149 North American season begins

Chen Ran quietly opened his properties panel again.

After more than a week of high-intensity training, his physical attributes finally reached 85 points (the limit value is 92), and there are still 7 points of potential left.

The physical attributes of 85 have almost reached the standard value of a first-class tennis player.

If there were another five-set match now, Chen Ran firmly believed that he would be able to persevere with proper tactics and reasonable distribution of physical fitness.

In the month after the Australian Open, Chen Ran has been soaking in the "simulation training ground" and practicing on both the "hard court" and the "clay court".

His technical attributes finally improved a little with difficulty, reaching 83 (the limit value is 84), leaving only 1 point of potential value.

In addition, the mental attribute is 81 (limit value 83), and there are 2 potential points.

"We must push the limits of technical attributes and mental attributes to critical values ​​as soon as possible." Chen Ran thought to himself.

He is not short of money now. It is not difficult to push the limit of mental attributes and technical attributes to 85. The key is to continue to improve after 85, the only way is to defeat the "lucky boy in the tennis world."

Chen Ran defeated Agassi for the first time, and it was in a Grand Slam, so the rewards were very rich. On the basis of the physical attribute limit of 90, 2 points were added directly.

But the next time he beats Agassi, the bonus points given by the system will not be so rich.

"No matter, let's wait until 85 o'clock!"

Chen Ran silently opened his Nasdaq account.

Although he had never traded in stocks in his previous life, he had heard from hearsay that Big A had many pitfalls and was like a harvesting field for leeks. Therefore, except for Moutai stocks at the beginning, Chen Ran never had the idea of ​​Big A.

Among the technology stocks on Nasdaq, apart from Apple, the one with the largest increase is NVIDIA.

Chen Ran first spent 2 US dollars to lock in NVIDIA stocks, pushing the limits of mental attributes and technical attributes to 85.

Then he spent tens of thousands of dollars to buy some Apple and Nvidia stocks one after another.

Account supervision in this era was far less stringent than in later generations, and the flow of funds was still relatively free.

Of course, Chen Ran is very realistic.

Although he endorsed Nike, he never considered continuing to buy Nike shares except for the initial $[-] he spent symbolically to cover up publicity.

The potential for growth is too damn low!

There is only one possibility for Chen Ran to continue to increase the number of Nike shares in his hands, that is, Nike will directly send him shares.

At this time, the brokerage company called and told Chen Ran that the "Metersbonwe" press conference had been temporarily postponed.

The reason is that another contractee, Jay Chou, is too full in his schedule. His company said that it is difficult to spare time in February, and he will only have time in March.

IMG is also dissatisfied. March is the North American hard court season, and Chen Ran is in the United States and cannot attend the signing conference.

Metersbonwe can only cooperate with the schedule of both parties and delay the time again and again.

The main reason is that their boss is more ambitious and must let Chen Ran and Jay Chou attend the press conference together, hoping to cause a sensation.

"One more thing..." Xue Peng paused and continued, "Sports Weekly published an exclusive interview with you. It said that your goal is to score 720 points in this Sunshine Double Tournament. This is a bit..."

"The top four only have 360 ​​points, which means the average score of the two events is higher than the top four."

The company is worried that the Haikou that Chen Ran boasted about will not be realized.

"No, it doesn't matter." Chen Ran smiled, "Although the Masters is also a high-level competition, after all, its influence is far less than that of the Grand Slam. I have to raise the topic and let more people pay attention to me. the match of."

Xue Peng thought for a while and then said: "I have contacted C5 Sports. If you can break into the top 16, they will consider live broadcasting the game."

Chen Ran nodded as usual, without any dissatisfaction.

C5 Sports is a national TV station, and with so many sports, the allocation of broadcast resources is actually very tight.

They promised to broadcast it after Chen Ran reaches the top [-], which is actually very rare.

There will always be some basketball fans in future generations who will complain, why should dragon boat racing be broadcast and not the NBA?

First of all, dragon boat racing is a folk competition organized by the Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese festival, and national television has the responsibility to promote it; secondly, this NBA is not a World Championships or an Olympics, it is just an American game, and there are no Chinese players, so there is nothing superior about others. of.

"I thought it would be at least the top eight, but CCTV still gave me face." Chen Ran joked with a smile.

Xue Peng continued: "But the sports channel in eastern Zhejiang Province should broadcast your game live."

"Local sports stations, it's not easy for them to get some good competition resources." Chen Ran said thoughtfully.

Basically, sports stations in various provinces and cities cannot get good event resources because of their low funds and very limited audience.

In Chen Ran's memory, most of the sports channels in eastern Zhejiang Province were either showing bridge or various advertisements for selling medicines. There were very few sports competitions. In the later period, they were modified into people's livelihood leisure channels.

By the way, the famous "1818 Golden Eye" came from this channel, and later became a source of joy for many netizens.

In the remaining days, Chen Ran attended some business activities arranged by the company. After all, IMG Brokerage's business spans the fields of sports and entertainment.

When Chen Ran attended these events, he met some young artists who were signed under IMG.

However, these guys didn't care how many years older they were than Chen Ran. They always called each other "brother", which made Chen Ran feel a little embarrassed.

He also had to admit that all of these people who could work in the entertainment industry were talented people with active and exquisite minds, and they were much better than him.

In fact, many young artists have similar abilities. If you meet a "noble person", get an opportunity, and seize the opportunity, you may soar into the sky and leap over the dragon's gate.

Anyway, in China's future entertainment industry, business ability is not the first requirement.

For capital, praising you is the same as praising others. What is required is to be obedient.

"Brother Ran, you are an athlete, just drink tea! I'll drink this glass of wine!"

During this short dinner, these handsome men and women who signed contracts with IMG came one after another to toast Chen Ran.

The three words "I want to be red" are written nakedly in those little eyes.

Especially those female artists, they would raise their eyebrows from time to time, as if they were expecting something to happen...

If there is a scandal, then the popularity and exposure will skyrocket.

Chen Ran shook his head secretly, the ambition of these young people was written on their faces.

Maybe the competition in the entertainment industry is so cruel. I don’t know how many of these people will be able to make it in a few years.

……

Indian Wells, a small town located near the border of California and Arizona, is surrounded by the desert, like a blooming rose.

With less precipitation and more sunshine, the dry environment and open landform are like a paradise, and it is a real oasis in the middle of the desert.

For a long, long time, it was inaccessible because of the desert climate.Obviously, few people want to live in an isolated wilderness.

This city has a permanent population of only about 5. It is unknown and very inconspicuous, but it is famous all over the world because of tennis.

In early March every year, the famous Indian Wells Masters (also known as the BNP Paribas Open) is held here.

The best male and female tennis players in the world will come here one after another.

Starting in 1990, the ATP established the Championship Series for the first time.

As the highest level professional tournament after the Grand Slams, Indian Wells was one of the first series members and has never left this ranks, maintaining the top level of hosting for more than ten years.

Likewise for Zhang Depei, this city is all too familiar to him.

Zhang Depei is one of the few players in the history of professional tennis who has won the Sunshine Double Championship. This achievement has not been achieved even by Nadal, one of the "Big Three".

"Chen Ran, even though this city only has a population of 5, it is not even comparable to the fifth-tier small counties in China, but because it is based in the desert, it has developed desert adventure tourism routes."

“We can see tourists from all over the world coming here all year round to experience the unique charm of the desert!”

"Of course, tennis takes the greatest credit for all this!"

Zhang Depei explained to Chen Ran.

Indian Wells has always called itself "Tennis Paradise" and welcomes players and tennis fans from all over the world with open arms.

"Heaven?"

Chen Ran carried large and small bags and quietly observed the surrounding environment.

This oasis-like city is located in the middle of the vast desert. It is indeed sunny and has a pleasant climate now.

But on the other hand, it is often disturbed by strong winds, which are even more severe than those in Dubai and Doha.

For example, during a game, you may encounter such a situation.

When you stand on the baseline, your steps are in place and you are ready to hit the ball, the moment the racket is about to touch the ball, the tennis ball is suddenly blown back by the wind and flies back toward the net, so that the player is caught off guard and misses the return ball. Best time.

Of course, these situations will only happen sporadically. If you really encounter them, you can consider buying a lottery ticket that day to try your luck.

"Coach, heaven can only be said to be in March. If it were June or July, this place would be no different from hell." Chen Ran thought for a while and gave his opinion in a joking tone.

"June and July are the quietest times in this city." Zhang Depei nodded in agreement, "Of course, I have never been to this city in June and July."

Thinking about June and July in the desert makes people shudder.

So, the group called a taxi and went to the hotel designated by the organizing committee.

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(End of this chapter)