Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 157 You obviously know how to cause trouble

PS: I’ll update it later, but it should be after 12 o’clock.

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A reporter asked Chen Ran which one of the two nicknames "Asian King" and "Master Chen" he liked better.

"Master Chen?"

For some reason, when Chen Ran heard these three words, he thought of the "Master Chen" from Hong Kong who detonated the winter of 2008.

Faced with the media's criticism, Chen Ran suddenly came up with a bold idea: Should I be more high-profile?
The Masters has entered the fourth round, and the quarter-finals are about to begin.

Chen Ran felt that there should be some topics to make this competition as popular as the Australian Open a month ago.

How should I answer?
"Both nicknames are good..." Chen Ran acted calmly and smiled slightly, "You can use whichever name you like, I can accept either."

The more nicknames like this, the merrier, so go ahead!
In fact, he really wanted to say, you can also call me "Chen Dashu"...

But this term has not yet become popular on the Internet today, and everyone cannot understand the essence of it.

"what does that mean?"

The reporters' eyes lit up, and they suddenly felt that there was another topic.

So far, the title "Asia's King" has been given to Chen Ran by external media, but he himself has not given a positive response.

The Chinese media will never be stingy with their own athletes. For example, in his first year playing in the NBA, Yao Ming was almost praised by them as the number one center in the NBA, but Yao Ming would never admit it.

So by saying this, Chen Ran calmly accepted the title of "Asia's King"?
Frankly speaking, Asia is the depression of world tennis. A Grand Slam semi-final result has created an unprecedented peak for Asian tennis.

If this result were placed in Europe, America, or Oceania, it would be really mediocre.

But not every reporter cheered for Chen Ran's words, and some showed concern.

Zhou Yuan from "Sports Weekly" looked worried.

"Aren't you worried about external pressure?"

In the past, it was the media that affixed the title "Asia's King" to Chen Ran, but this time it was Chen Ran who proactively responded and was willing to accept the title.

The meaning is extraordinary.

If his condition drops slightly or his performance is somewhat unsatisfactory, he will attract ridicule from netizens.

Are you worthy of the title "Asia's King"?
But Chen Ran obviously knew how to arouse the topic.

He took the microphone, and after a brief pause, he said something: "I remember that the Taiwanese media always liked to crown the island's artists as the King of Asia and the Queen of Asia..."

"But in fact, outside of the Chinese area, even in our neighboring countries, Japan and South Korea, there may not be a splash. On the contrary, the Korean Wave and Japanese Wave have become popular in China."

"So I think the titles of Asia's King and Asia's Queen are useless! So even if I take over this title, what pressure will I feel?"

One good thing is that he is not an athlete within the system, so he really doesn't have to think ahead and behind what he says.

Boom~~
Among the reporters present were several entertainment reporters, with extremely excited eyes flashing in their eyes.

Here it comes, here it comes, the breaking news is here!

They didn't expect that Chen Ran would use the words "Asia's King" to start mocking those guys in Taiwan's entertainment industry who "do not live up to their reputation", and even ridiculed those shameless Taiwanese media.

Indeed, the Taiwanese media today control the discourse of the Chinese-speaking entertainment industry, but it does not include the Cantonese-speaking area of ​​Hong Kong.

This Asian king, that Asian queen, and the Asian diva are almost overwhelming the mainland entertainment industry, and they are inferior in every way.

"Chen Ran, can you please be more specific and who are you referring to specifically?" Those entertainment reporters were as excited as flies meeting shit, "Can you name them specifically?"

I didn’t expect that when I was sent by the boss to cover a tennis match, there would be such a hot topic!

However, Chen Ran's words stopped abruptly.

"You think about it for yourself... and you are welcome to watch the match between me and Federer the day after tomorrow." He ended today's interview and walked away decisively.

The topic is there and the popularity is there.

Tomorrow's ratings, even if they are not as good as the Australian Open match with Agassi, should be comparable to the match with Roddick, right?

"Fuck me!" Several entertainment reporters secretly cursed.

This guy was so good at rhythm, he aroused everyone's curiosity, and then took the opportunity to escape.

If the person who said this today was a newcomer who had just debuted in the mainland entertainment industry, he would probably be criticized verbally and written down by these entertainment reporters, and he would be disgraced. But facing a tennis player of Chen Ran's level, they feel that they can't write anything.

You say you are worthy of the title of Asia's King, but why do you still mock Taiwan's media and entertainment industry?

Is it just to gain attention?
There are also a group of sports reporters who are also looking at each other, looking at the now empty press conference, wondering how to write today's article?
but……

Chen Ran is more trouble-making than Yao Minghui, and everyone loves him so much.

Starting from the Auckland Tour, to the Australian Open, and now the Indian Wells Masters, he has been making news.

This is true both off and on the court.

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"Technical attributes are 84, mental attributes are 82, and physical attributes are 85!" Chen Ran closed the attribute panel silently.

He doesn't care about the distractions from the outside world and has devoted himself wholeheartedly to the upcoming match against Federer.

Federer's height is 1 meters, while Chen Ran's height is 85 meters, which is very close, but Chen Ran has some advantages in terms of wingspan.

He was far from satisfied with the top eight results.Chen Ran felt that he was sure to win this match against Federer.

Today's Federer has not yet reached the peak of his career, but he himself has played against the peak Federer several times in the "simulated training ground".

Federer doesn't understand Chen Ran, but Chen Ran understands Federer.

"Roger's skills are so comprehensive. If you want to beat him, you have to be better than him in all aspects!"

Chen Ran thought, "And his SLR is both an advantage and a disadvantage."

Federer's single-handed backhand can often hit incredible shots and win with one shot, but because he uses one hand to exert force, there is definitely a shortcoming in power.

However, this situation will be magnified on clay courts, but it is difficult to see on hard courts.

Chen Ran has also dabbled in SLR technology, which is practiced by almost all top tennis players, but he only uses SLR as a sneak attack method, and his main shots are still double reverse.

In this regard, he is exactly the same as Tsonga, Kyrgios, Kei Nishikori and other future famous players.

While Chen Ran was thinking, he suddenly flashed into the "simulation training ground" again, called out "Peak Federer", and prepared for another duel...

"Good morning, dear viewers!" Zhan Jun's voice came slowly from the C5 Sports Channel, "Welcome to the quarter-finals of the Indiana Wells Masters. Today we are facing Chinese players Chen Ranhe Federer of Switzerland.”

"The world rankings of both sides are No. 31 and No. 3."

After Chen Ran broke into the top 8, his world ranking rose by four places.

"I watched the ATP standings. If Chen Ran can win this 4/1 match, the total ATP points will reach 1583 points, and he will break into the top 20 in the world!"

In competitions like Grand Slams and Masters, in the later rounds, the points rewards you get for each win are amazing, and your ranking can rise rapidly. However, if you really want to move forward one round, It's extremely difficult.

"I checked the information and found that the best result currently achieved by Asian players in the Masters is the quarterfinals."

"This also means that Chen Ran only needs to take one step forward to create Asian tennis history again!"

As Zhan Jun spoke, he seemed to think of some news on the Internet, and then said with a smile: "If this is true, it seems that the four words 'Asia's King' are indeed worthy of the name."

Today, the guest commentator invited by CCTV is still Wang Liangzuo, the head coach of the Huaxia Tennis Team.

But he looked like he was hesitating to speak, so after thinking about it, he decided not to speak.

If Chen Ran were one of his team members, Wang Liangzuo would definitely scold him not to talk nonsense to reporters and media, because they just want to make some big news.

In the national team, his disciples have long been told what to say and what not to say when being interviewed by media reporters.

Once someone says something that crosses the line, they must write a long letter of apology after they go back.

What the hell are you doing messing with those entertainment reporters?
Nowadays, the city is full of uproar.

But Wang Liangzuo didn't dare to rebuke Chen Ran, even if it wasn't in person but in the live broadcast room.

Chen Ran now has a huge fan base.

Tour champion, Grand Slam semi-finals, Masters semi-finals.

This shining result cannot be matched by all the male and female players in the history of Chinese tennis combined and multiplied by two.

What qualifications do you have to criticize the other party?Don't you know how to look yourself in the mirror?

The national team can't restrain Chen Ran at all. He is now the freest athlete in China. As long as Chen Ran doesn't say something sensitive or treasonous, no one can control him.

Of course, from the perspective of reporters, media, or fans and audiences, I like Chen Ran very much.

Only such athletes have individuality. Like other Olympic champions and world champions, you are like a uniform template that has been arranged in an interview and is boring.

"Chen Ran has personality!"

"Chen Ran is awesome, you really dare to say it!"

"The titles of Asia's King and Asia's Queen have long been deprecated. Those bad actors can be, why can't Chen Ran?"

"Hey, those Taiwanese media must be sour, but I just like the way they can't stand you and can't kill you!"

In fact, mainland netizens in this era are already a little disgusted with Taiwan's crazy dumping of low-quality idol dramas on them, and they always like to put the title of Asian superstar on their artists' heads to increase their popularity.

No one from Mainland China dared to speak out, but Chen Ran, who has always been quiet and nonchalant, pointed it out.

During this period, there was a lot of noise on the Chinese Internet.

In mainland China today, there are a huge number of fans of Taiwanese entertainment, mainly young girls in school.

They were also very dissatisfied with Chen Ran's words.

We have no problem with you accepting the title of "Asian King", but why do you say those "cynical" words about "Asian King"? "Asian Queen" has long been ruined.
Do you have any objections to our idol?

But Chen Ran has many fans and is a boy in school.

So the boy and the girl formed two camps and began to confront each other.

At this moment, not only sports fans, but also those Taiwanese entertainment fans also turned on the C5 channel, hoping that Chen Ran would lose the game so that they could take the opportunity to add insult to injury.

Zhan Jun said thoughtfully: "I think the ratings of today's game will be very high."

"The heat has gone to heaven." Wang Liangzuo also muttered, is this kid not afraid of pressure at all?
At this time, the match between Chen Ran and Federer is about to begin.

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　Thanks to Maxim Xiaomianqiu for the tip

　　
　
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