Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 240 Mixed doubles invitation from Sharapova

As the top player in China's sports world today, Chen Ran's every word and deed is always watched by reporters.

It is conceivable that his speech at Dongzhou Middle School today will immediately be published in major newspapers, media and portal websites, and then it is estimated that it will cause quite a bloody storm on the Internet.

Look at this guy, he can make news even in the offseason.

In comparison, Yao Ming and Liu Xiang, who has just become popular, are too low-key.

After Chen Ran left Dongzhou Middle School, he went to another high school without stopping - Dongzhou No. [-] Middle School.

Although a long time has passed since the high school in my previous life, everything here is still so familiar.

Compared with Dongzhou Middle School, a key high school, there are not so many students in Dongzhou No. [-] Middle School who love learning, and there are also many students with sports specialties who are shouting and screaming, so the atmosphere on the scene is particularly lively.

Chen Ran was deeply impressed by several of them. They were all his seniors on the basketball team.

Some of them were his classmates in high school in his previous life, and Chen Ran recognized them at once based on his memory.

These people surrounded Chen Ran and shouted his name excitedly.

This feeling is indeed strange and somewhat interesting.

If the students of Dongzhou Middle School are a little more reserved, then the students of Dongzhou No. [-] Middle School are a little carried away.

Chen Ran even saw a rather familiar figure, a girl he had a brief relationship with in his previous life during his sophomore year of high school. It started in a hurry and ended in a hurry.

The other person stood at the entrance of the stairs, looking at him from a distance, and occasionally whispering to the girl next to him, and he seemed quite excited.

Chen Ran quickly withdrew his gaze with a calm expression.

In this life, the two of them should never meet again.

Chen Ran's speech at Dongzhou No. [-] Middle School was quite satisfactory, with no outstanding remarks. He also selected some lucky people and gave away some tennis rackets and tennis balls for free.

In order to make tennis popular on Chinese campuses, Chen Ran worked hard.

In the next few days, Chen Ran has been living at home and spending time with his parents and grandparents.

On this hot day in June, the weather has become increasingly sultry, and Wimbledon is getting closer, so traveling around is not a suitable option.

However, Chen Ran’s cousin Zhu Xiaoli, who is currently studying at Zhejiang Normal University, is studying financial management. She is about to be a senior and needs to find an internship with an employer.

Chen Ran was thinking about whether to bring her into his team.

In my previous life, my cousin and I had always played well, but after I went to college, my cousin went to other cities to work hard, and then the relationship became somewhat estranged.

Nowadays, as my performance is getting better and better, I have more and more business endorsements, and I will make some investments in the future, the members of the team really need to have a relative who they trust and is capable.

My cousin Zhu Xiaoli, who studied at a key university and majored in finance, was obviously the most suitable candidate.

Li Hongzhang and Li Zhongtang have a famous saying: I don't use nepotism, so how can I still use nepotism?
Because of this sentence, Li Zhongtang was criticized by many people. However, the fact is that those who criticized would also be "nepotistic" if they sat in Li Hongzhang's position, so this is called standing up and talking without pain.

What's more, in the teams of top foreign superstars, they will also place a relative whom they can trust.

Therefore, Chen Ran decisively "scammed and deceived" and deceived his cousin Zhu Xiaoli.

During her senior year internship, she was allowed to stay in her own team.

Of course, cousin Zhu Xiaoli does not need to follow Chen Ran around the world to accompany him to participate in competitions, just occasionally.

What Chen Ran needs is for his cousin to participate in some of his future business layout and investments. He would not trust this completely to outsiders.

For example, this time, Chen Ran planned to let his team be responsible for discussing the acquisition of shops with Sun Kai's father, a local real estate owner in Dongzhou City.

In his memory, some of the shops owned by this real estate boss will be in some good prime locations. Even during the economic downturn in the future, there will still be no worries about tenants.

Shops in this era were not expensive, and the ones in better locations only cost [-] to [-] square meters.

In order to be able to work as a tenant with peace of mind and collect rent every month after he retires, Chen Ran plans to spend tens of millions to acquire a bunch of shops in one fell swoop.

He also wanted his cousin Zhu Xiaoli to participate in this negotiation so that he could learn something and accumulate some experience.

Chen Ran felt that he was only 17 years old and had enough time to wait for his cousin to grow up.

In addition, he also plans to buy several high-end residences and even villas in Shanghai and Hangzhou. This is not for real estate speculation.After all, ordinary people will definitely not be able to afford it, and the rich will definitely take over in the future.

If you want to make money, make money from the rich!
And in this matter, it seemed that it was more appropriate for his cousin to come forward than others.

In addition, if you go to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange or Nasdaq to buy stocks in the future, you don’t always need to do these things yourself. If you let a trustworthy person do the operation, you can feel more relaxed.

"Sister, this is my notebook. Your English is also good, and you can understand Nasdaq stocks." After Chen Ran made up his mind, he called his cousin Zhu Xiaoli over alone, "I bought some. If you are interested, you can follow me and buy some."

After Zhu Xiaoli received the invitation from her cousin, she hesitated for a while before making up her mind to join Chen Ran's team.

It’s so troublesome to find a job and do an internship on your own. You have to listen to your boss and be bossed around by senior employees. I’ve heard these social experiences mentioned by my former seniors.

By following his cousin, at least he doesn't have to suffer, and he seems to have more "prospects" and "money paths".

"You actually bought so much. Do you know, my aunt and uncle?" Zhu Xiaoli was shocked when she saw the amount, which was a million dollars.how?

Chen Ran felt that he had to add at least a zero, after all, he was too insecure.

"My parents don't understand. It's useless to tell them."

"Why don't you invest in our own A-shares?"

"..." Chen Ran was speechless, "If you are patriotic, you should do some charity. The purpose of investing is to make money, so I want to make American money."

"Can these stocks go up? Apple, Nvidia, Coca-Cola, Nike, and NetEase."

"Some of them are products that I endorse, and they give me stocks, such as Coca-Cola and Nike." Chen Ran slowly explained, "Some of them are invested by me myself, mainly Internet companies."

"My sixth sense tells me that it will definitely rise. If you believe your brother, you can invest some, but you have to be patient and not rush for short-term returns."

Baidu is not listed on Nasdaq yet, otherwise Chen Ran would have to invest in it.

As for Hong Kong stocks, Chen Ran is waiting for Tencent to go public, because in his memory, Alibaba’s first listing in Hong Kong did not seem to be ideal, and it seemed to have deceived a lot of people.

Jack Ma is an old liar.

"Okay! You are the French Open champion and have seen the outside world! I believe in you!" Zhu Xiaoli said seriously.

Chen Ran thought for a while and then said: "Sister, you studied financial management, so your professional level should be passable."

"Of course, sister, I get a scholarship every semester!"

"Well...that means I still lack the accumulation of work experience." Chen Ran nodded and said with a smile, "Take more certificates in the future, and the position of financial director will be reserved for you in the future."

"Okay, that's what you said, it's final!"

At this time, Chen Ran's cell phone ringtone suddenly rang.

He has two mobile phones, one is a work phone and the other is a personal phone, and this time it was the personal phone that rang.

"Maria?"

"What does she want from me?"

In the professional tennis world, there are two women and one man who have Chen Ran’s personal number.

The women are Sharapova and Ivanovic, and the man is Roddick.

So far, Roddick and Federer have practiced with Chen Ran the most, but Chen Ran’s private number was only given to Roddick, not Federer.

The reason is simple. In Chen Ran's subconscious, he regards Federer as a competitor, but Roddick is not.

But Roddick is a real treasure here. He often sends himself some MMS photos from Los Angeles nightclubs, including various blond girls with big boobs.

This guy was still shouting: "Chen Ran, come on, let's come to a nightclub in Los Angeles to have fun!"

Many times, Chen Ran was so angry that he wanted to block this guy directly, but occasionally he looked at these nightclub photos that were quite eye-catching, so he followed him.

So, Chen Ran answered the phone in front of his cousin, and then blurted out in fluent English.

"Hi, Chen Ran, what are you doing?"

"Female? Or a foreign girl?" Cousin Chen Ran's eyes suddenly flashed with gossip.

"I'm on vacation in China." Chen Ran said calmly, "What about you, Maria? Why did you think of calling me?"

"We are both professional players and have met several times. Can't I give you a call?"

"No, I'm more than welcome."

"That's pretty much it!" Sharapova said leisurely, "I'm so envious that you can still take a vacation. I'm training hard every day for Wimbledon."

"I played seven games in France. You have to let me rest." Chen Ran joked with a smile, "But in a few days, I will also go to the UK."

"Congratulations on winning the French Open!" Sharapova said with some frustration, "But I only played one round in the French Open and Australian Open. This is too bad!"

"I believe in your strength. When you adapt to the Grand Slam level competition, everything will get better." Chen Ran had to start to comfort the beauty.

"Chen, I want to discuss something with you." Sharapova seemed to muster up the courage.

"What's going on?" Chen Ran asked curiously, listening to Sharapova's tone.

"This time at Wimbledon, I want to sign up for two events to earn more prize money."

"That's great!" Chen Ran said without thinking, "Women's singles plus women's doubles?"

"No, it's women's singles plus mixed doubles. I want to team up with you in mixed doubles!" Sharapova said quite unexpectedly.

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(End of this chapter)