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Chapter 203: Interview with the author of "The Prince of Tennis" (4K)

"Does anyone talk like that?" Chen Ran smiled bitterly while browsing the web.

Today, before smartphones appeared, if you want to get information, you have to watch TV or turn on your computer to surf the Internet.

But to be honest, once young people like Chen Ran get used to the Internet, they rarely use TV anymore.

Because the Internet spreads the fastest and has social attributes.

However, the Chinese audience liked this topic, and their enthusiasm was instantly ignited.

CCTV, which has always been rigorous and careful, actually said such words for the first time. This was unexpected by everyone, although the reporter from Dongda University did look a bit touching.

"Crow's Mouth! Maybe I could have won the championship, but without your words, I felt more pressure!"

Some netizens did not understand the characteristics of Dongda University reporters, so they raised such questions.

They thought that this Dongda University reporter who was "non-startling" was deliberately arranged by CCTV.

Chen Ran silently closed the web page.

He did have an agreement with Liu Xiang that the two would cheer for each other in Paris.

Chen Ran suddenly thought of something. Because of his butterfly effect, the China Tennis Open had been upgraded from 5 matches to 250 matches five years in advance.

It also cost Agassi what was likely the last Grand Slam in his career, as well as Hewitt's last Masters championship.

So is there a possibility that my butterfly effect will gradually spread out of the tennis circle in the future, and then affect other circles?
For example, now, Chen Ran will be interviewed by a small media after the Madrid Masters as previously agreed.

But after Chen Ran won the Madrid Masters, the reporter interviewing Chen Ran turned out to be Xu Feigang, the author of "The Prince of Tennis".

"Prince of Tennis" has been serialized since 1999 and is now in its fourth year. This comic craze has also spread to China since childhood.

According to rumors, Xu Feigang admires Chen Ran very much and even excitedly said that all his dreams about Asian tennis have come true with Chen Ran.

He also hopes to add a character based on Chen Ran to his work.

So this time, when the media in Xiaozhi asked Chen Ran for an exclusive interview, Xu Feigang volunteered to come in person.

This exclusive interview also gave Xu Feigang an honest reason to stop updating: Dear comic fans, I am going to interview the real Asian tennis king!
In fact, this interaction was also fueled by IMG. They hoped to increase Chen Ran's popularity in his childhood.

Just like Korean female artist Jang Nara said, if you are short of money one day, you should go to China for a walk. It is also the same reason that if Chen Ran wants to make some quick money in the future, he will go for a walk.

However, when Chen Rangang heard the name Xu Feigang, his first thought was whether the author was of Chinese or Korean descent who lived in Xiaoli. Later, after asking about it, he discovered that the other person's surname was Xu Feigang, and he was a native of Osaka.

What surprised Chen Ran was that when Xu Fei first arrived, in addition to a beautiful female assistant, he also brought with him a 14-year-old boy, who turned out to be the future tennis king Kei Nishikori.

In the time and space when Chen Ran did not become a professional tennis player, Kei Nishikori occupied the top ten in the world rankings for a long time and became a banner figure in Asian tennis.

But if you look closely at his honors, he has a Grand Slam runner-up, four Masters runner-ups, and several 500 and 250 championships.

It can only be said that the level of Asian tennis is indeed the low point of world tennis.

Chen Ran deliberately pretended not to recognize this person, but Xu Feigang introduced Nishikori Kei very proactively and enthusiastically.

"Chen Ranjun, he is currently training at the Nick Online School. I believe he will become our country's real-world Echizen Ryoma in the future."

"Senior, please give me your advice!" Kei Nishikori immediately bowed respectfully to Chen Ran.

This guy from a young age is so respectful when facing a strong person, bowing to you at every turn, and not afraid of embarrassing you.

However, at the age of 14, he has already shown his prominence in the ITF Hope Competition and performed well. He can indeed be hailed as a promising new star.

"What's wrong with senior? I'm 3 years older than you. We are of the same generation." Chen Ran waved his hand and said unexpectedly, "Young man, you don't need to bow and don't call me senior. There's no such thing. necessary."

"I saw that Agassi always calls me by my first name. You should also call me by my first name."

"Ah..." Nishikori Kei just sat down and immediately stood up, shaking his hand in panic, "Senior, this is impossible."

When I was little, I had a lot of rules and was very verbose.

"I compete with European and American players. There are so many rules in the tennis world." Chen Ran continued to insist on his own ideas.

He estimated that he would have to deal with Kei Nishikori in the future. Every time he met, he would bow and shout "Senior, please give me your advice." Chen Ran estimated that his head would explode.

Xu Feigang felt helpless when he looked at this Chinese man who was somewhat different from his impression.

Under normal circumstances, those Chinese people who met Xiaoli bowed and greeted politely. They were already grinning from ear to ear. They would also give a thumbs up and say: "The people of Xiaoli are indeed civilized and quality."

But Chen Ran didn't like this. He didn't seem to like others bowing to him.

"You are about to sign a contract with IMG. Chen Ranjun will be considered your senior. You can just call him senior from now on."

"Okay, senior, please give me your advice!" Kei Nishikori responded immediately.

He wanted to bow again, but suddenly remembered that Chen Ran didn't seem to like this. After hesitation, he had to stand straight and say it again.

"Young man, sit down! Don't be so formal." Chen Ran immediately signaled, "Relax and say whatever you want. There are no seniors or juniors here."

Kei Nishikori, who has never seen the world, is just curious. Is it possible that the cultural gap between the Chinese people from the Eastern countries and their childhood is so huge.

A famous speaker in later generations once described it this way: Even though the Chinese and the Xiaotians both belong to East Asian countries, the difference between the Chinese and the Xiaotians is greater than the difference between the Chinese and the Americans.

There is some truth to this.But from another perspective, China is so big, but the differences between various provinces are also very large, just like we people in eastern Zhejiang cannot understand why the bride price in Jiangxi next door is so high.

For example, Hidetoshi Nakata, the football superstar who has been in Europe for a long time, said that he doesn't like the repressive and hierarchical culture of Japan, and he likes the freedom of Europe.

"In the small days, seniority is the most important. You have to constantly show respect to the people above you. I hated this when I was a child. Leaving the small days made me feel free." Hidetoshi Nakata said this more than once.

He is also known as an outlier among young athletes.

"My personality is very similar to Hidetoshi Nakata from your country!" Chen Ran emphasized seriously, "The one who plays football is the most valuable in Asia."

"Oh..." The young Kei Nishikori didn't understand yet, but Xu Feigang quickly reacted.

It turns out that Mr. Nakata is an outlier in our country, and Mr. Chen Ran is an outlier in China.

Facing the camera, Chen Ran spoke eloquently: "Tennis is a free sport, but it is also lonely. If you have to compete all over the world, wouldn't it be too tiring if there are so many rules to follow?"

"I'm not in politics or business. I like tennis, and I don't have so many constraints and particularities."

"Although tennis is a gentleman's sport, but only for players, the audience will always boo you or even abuse you. You must have a strong heart."

Xu Fei just remembered something and said with emotion: "Chen Ranjun, I have watched the final of the Madrid Masters, and I am impressed by your strong mental power. If it were a player like ours when we were young, under the overwhelming boos, he might collapse and die. Cried bitterly.”

Because young tennis players attach great importance to learning tennis etiquette in order to maintain a good image.

"So Chen Ranjun thinks that in order for Asian players to gain a foothold in professional tennis, they must have strong mental strength?" Xu Feigang asked with concern.

This guy also asked the female assistant to take notes at the same time, as if he wanted to incorporate the insights from today's interview into future comic creation.

In fact, Chen Ran's memory of "The Prince of Tennis" only stayed in the early part. Because the later stages became more and more outrageous, he stopped paying attention.

However, Chen Ran was not interested in making any suggestions such as "your comics should not be too exaggerated" because it had nothing to do with him.

Because in the sports comics of my childhood, it’s not just “The Prince of Tennis” that’s outrageous, but “The Kid” is equally outrageous, and the only one that’s more realistic is “Slam Dunk”.

"Yes, mental strength is very important!" Chen Ran nodded, "Because this is an individual sport. No matter good times, bad times, or desperate times, you have to bear it alone."

"Especially a tennis match is a long process, it can take at least two hours and can take up to four or five hours. During this long period, your mentality is constantly fluctuating. This situation is very important in adult games. Especially obvious.”

"Chen Ranjun has such a profound understanding of tennis, which has benefited me a lot." Xu Feigang said very excitedly, "Will Chen Ranjun come to participate in this year's Tennis Open in Tokyo?"

"I believe you will inspire many young people in our country."

"This year? There should be no chance!" Chen Ran shook his head and then said, "Maybe next year. Because I promised that my 500 debut will be next year's China Open. The Tokyo Open is also a 500, maybe This will be my second 500 race."

The reason why I use the word "possible" is because the appearance fee must be paid. If the appearance fee is not paid, I will not bother to come!

Of course, I have a professional spirit. As long as the appearance fee is paid, I will try my best to win the championship.

"Is this pressure from the Chinese official? My 500 debut must be at the China Open." Xu Feigang thought in his heart, but did not say it out loud. He also knew that this was human nature. "Then I am very much looking forward to playing with Chen Ranjun in Tokyo next year. Meeting, you must have won the Grand Slam by then.”

Regardless of what Xu Feigang really thinks in his heart, on the surface he still pays great attention to taking pictures of some rainbow farts.

"Grand Slams are difficult. Of course, I shoulder the hope of Asian tennis, and I will definitely work hard." Chen Ran also said righteously.

During the chat, Xu Feigang's beautiful female assistant served tea to Chen Ran and Xu Feigang from time to time, and then bowed and said softly: "Sir, please use it slowly."

This made Kei Nishikori very speechless. Senior Chen Ran, you seem to find it useful for beautiful women to bow to you. Why can't I do the same?Double standards, right?
"Chen Ranjun, I have such an idea."

Xu Feigang said very seriously and carefully: "In "Prince of Tennis", I am conceiving the U17 World Championship. Originally, there were not many scenes about the Chinese team, but now I am planning to increase the scenes about the Chinese team, and the Chinese team's The core characters are going to be based on you.”

"Is that all? What about my specific strength?" Chen Ran asked.

When Xu Fei heard this, he was overjoyed and immediately replied: "You are less than 17 years old and have already won three masters championships. So the prototype in the comic world must be the world No. 17 in U1, like a big devil. The presence!"

"I believe all readers will be able to accept this setting."

This is the benefit of the real world influencing the comic book world.

Without the emergence of Chen Ran, China Tennis would still be weak.Then Xu Feigang suddenly added a 17-year-old high school student from China in "The Prince of Tennis", who is the biggest devil in the U17 World Championship. Readers will definitely not accept it and will even curse. Why?

But now because of Chen Ran's achievements, it makes sense for Xu Feigang to add such a character to "The Prince of Tennis". After all, such a person exists in the real world.

Perhaps in this way, the sales of "Prince of Tennis" in China will also surge.

"So this requires my authorization?"

"Yes, I need this character. Of course, the company and I will pay the licensing fee." Xu Feigang said expectantly.

"Okay, but what about my image?" Chen Ran raised his eyebrows, "You can't paint me as a bad guy, otherwise I have the power to terminate it."

"Don't worry, it won't be!" Xu Feigang also lamented that such a young Chen Ran could be so careful.

"Okay!" Chen Ran nodded and said with a smile, "I agree, but you need to negotiate the specific terms with my agency."

"Okay, Mr. Chen Ran, you can rest assured." Xu Fei just saw that Chen Ran agreed, and immediately promised happily.

Don't worry, I don't know how many "killing skills" you, an old boy, will design on me.

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(End of this chapter)