Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 293 Arrival in the Magic City, extreme control of the competition plan

Although Chen Ran has not yet won the agency rights for "World of Warcraft", he has already thought of the reasons for selling the company to Tencent in 2008.

In order to better prepare for the Yanjing Olympics, to compete for the precious men's singles gold medal, and to avoid being too involved in my energy, I could only sell the company with tears, and only retain part of the dividend rights in the future.

However, it is still early now, and there is no rush to do this.

Chen Ran also secretly warned himself that he must stick to his original intention.

Going to be an agent for online games today is definitely not for the lofty ideal of starting a company, but to sell it at a high price in two or three years, and then make money while sitting still. This is the ultimate goal.

and also……

"Did I open it too much?"

After Chen Ran came out of Nike, this thought suddenly occurred to him.

Then he shook his head and muttered to himself: "Just do this job. Once you finish this job, you will stop. I won't be an agent for other online games."

Chen Ran knows the truth of biting off more than he can chew.

By the way, more than 10 days have passed since the end of the US Open.

During these days, Chen Ran had not even touched a tennis racket and was completely relaxed.

Whether you win a Grand Slam for the first time, a second Grand Slam, or even more Grand Slams, the "Grand Slam Syndrome" will still exist.

Feelings of boredom, decadence, lack of motivation, and reluctance to touch tennis will fill your body.

Chen Ran also clearly felt that the familiar emotions appeared again after winning the US Open, just like after winning the French Open that day.

So at this point, Chen Ran admired the Big Three very much for being able to win glory so persistently, each of them having a bottom of 20.

"Hungry, I need horny!"

Chen Ran whispered.

However, this plan seems to be good. After the US Open, he did not touch tennis for more than ten days, which really made Chen Ran's hands itchy.

At this moment, it is less than a week since the opening of the Heineken Open in the Magic City.

Many participating players have arrived in the Magic City one after another, but Chen Ran is still wandering around Yanjing and has not yet left.

Frankly speaking, from Chen Ran's perspective, a mere 250-meter event is nothing in the eyes of the world's No. player and a two-time Grand Slam winner.

But the key is that the Magic City Heineken Open is Chen Ran’s first show in his hometown, or to be precise, his debut on the tour. After all, he also played in the Challenger League in Shanghai last year.

The competition is actually secondary. There will be a lot of business activities waiting for Chen Ran to participate.

Fans across the country are also looking forward to Chen Ran's performance in the local tour. In addition to CCTV, provincial and municipal sports TV stations have also finalized broadcast plans in advance.

To be precise, how many games Chen Ran will play will be broadcast by these TV stations.

Even though the wealthy Magic City Organizing Committee invited famous players such as Roddick and Federer this year, there is no doubt that Chen Ran is still the biggest guarantee of ratings.

Perhaps because Agassi was cheated at the last Heineken Open, this time the Magic City Organizing Committee also hinted in their words and deeds that Chen Ran's professionalism is definitely fine and he can at least reach the finals.

However, they are now also beginning to worry about whether the new winner of the US Open is really in trouble.

The Magic City Organizing Committee is also actively contacting Chen Ran's agency, suggesting that he should have had enough rest and it's time to report to Magic City.

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On September 9, when the Chinese men's basketball team was united and packed up to go to Harbin to participate in the Asian Championships, Chen Ran also packed up and saluted and prepared to go to the magic city.

Although Chen Ran has no idea of ​​setting up a joint venture with Yao Ming for the time being, he has put forward another suggestion. They can each form a charity, and then the two parties can become close partners and work together on China's charities.

It is also possible to increase the interaction between the tennis hoop and the basketball hoop.

As for Yao Ming, he does have the idea of ​​establishing a charity organization and said he would seriously discuss it with his agency.

As China's urbanization progresses, places suitable for playing football will become increasingly scarce, and there will be fewer and fewer children playing football. On the contrary, there will be more and more children playing basketball. This is an inevitable result.

Even if there is the factor of Chen Ran's sudden emergence, the most popular and popular sport in China will probably still be basketball, but tennis also has a great chance to maintain its popularity in the top three.

Therefore, if Chen Ran and Yao Ming continue to cooperate, they can also increase the exposure of tennis for a long time in the future, and even attract many teenagers to participate.

In fact, to be precise, Chen Ran himself switched from basketball to tennis.

"Brother Yao, I wish you win the Asian Championships."

"Thank you very much, and I wish you win the championship in the Magic City."

"Haha, see you in Athens next year!"

"Well, see you in Athens!"

Afterwards, the two parted ways.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether Chen Ran can win the Heineken Open in Shanghai, but the Chinese Men's Basketball Team has issued a military order and must win.

Two hours later, Chen Ran and his team landed in Magic City on a plane for a few games.

"I really miss it!"

Zhang Depei couldn't help but sigh as he looked at this familiar scene. Five years ago, he was still the second-ranked star in the world, and his form was still at its peak.

In order to get a good start at the first Shanghai Heineken Open, the organizing committee spent millions of dollars to invite this popular Chinese star.

But Zhang Depei is an American after all. He didn't even speak Chinese very well at the time. There was still a natural gap between him and local Chinese fans, reporters and media.

But Chen Ran was born and raised in this land, so this problem does not exist.

Ma'am.

After coming back to his senses, Zhang Depei joked: "Chen, you can talk and laugh with American media reporters, but I can't do that with Chinese media, and I'm not as good as you in this regard."

Chen Ran smiled faintly and did not answer.

This is actually due to the arrogance of Americans. Many Americans do not understand China at all, and can even be described as knowing nothing. On the contrary, many Chinese people know the United States very well, and can even be said to understand the United States better than some Americans. , such as numerous family treasures.

"But now the Chinese media should not be interested in me, an old guy. All their attention is on you." Zhang Depei said mockingly.

Perhaps to verify Zhang Depei's words, when Chen Ran walked out of the lobby of Shanghai Airport, he was immediately surrounded by reporters, media and fans who came to pick him up.

Screams and cheers mingled together and filled the hall.

"Chen Ran, tell me how you feel about your debut in your country?"

"How do you feel about playing a tour match in front of fans in your home country for the first time?"

"You can easily win the 250 race!"

"You should definitely be number one at the end of the year, right?"

"It is said that you have bought a house in Shanghai. Are you planning to live there permanently in the future?"

A group of reporters surrounded Chen Ran, and various questions came one after another.

The security personnel at the airport had to surround Chen Ran and isolate the excited reporters and fans.

Some tourists looked up curiously as they passed by, wondering which big star was coming.

Faced with this huge crowd, the experienced Chen Ran was already at ease.

"I'm very excited, it's my first time competing in my home country."

"I'm also very happy to see so many fans picking up the plane today."

"I hope tennis will become more and more popular in China."

"And you little fat guy... don't keep pushing forward by taking advantage of your size! It's amazing how fat you are!"

As Chen Ran spoke, he also mentioned it implicitly: "It has always been my dream to play ball in front of my parents and fellow villagers. For this reason, I also turned down some invitations, including the 500 tournament."

"500 race?" A reporter immediately asked, "Is it the Tokyo 500 race?"

The closest match time to the Heineken Open is the ATP Tokyo 500.

"Yes." Chen Ran nodded with certainty.

Xiaoli did invite Chen Ran, and the appearance fee was not low, but the Tokyo Open and the Heineken Open were too close in time, and Chen Ran declined without any pressure to maintain points.

Not only because Chen Ran wanted to make his 500 debut at the China Open, but more importantly, he wanted to see if he could maintain quality and quantity and achieve his points goal while limiting the number of entries.

Over the past year, there have been too many ATP Tour events. Even the top 20 players have to compete all over the world in order to maintain points.

For example, most of the players participating in the Magic City Helix Race this time will rush to Tokyo non-stop to continue participating in the race after finishing this race.

The 500-meter race is also considered a top-level race. Except for the top five players, it is still very attractive to most players, whether it is points or bonuses.

However, from Chen Ran's perspective, he still has a long and long career, so he plans to control the number of entries while improving the quality of the competition so that he does not have to travel around to maintain points in the future.

It can also reduce the physical load.

The example of Andy Murray in his previous life taught him that he must not overload his body in order to compete for a year-end No. 1 ranking. In the end, the gain outweighs the loss.

Only with a healthy body can you extend your career, and wealth and honors will come rolling in.

"What about your future competition plans?"

"After Tokyo there are the Vienna 500 and Basel 500, which are also key races to maintain points."

"I won't go. I will fly directly to the Paris Masters. I need a good rest."

Chen Ran replied firmly.

Although he has not publicly announced it, he has already quietly made plans for his future participation.

Select seven of the nine Masters events, plus the four Grand Slams, for a total of eleven events;

There are two tournaments in China, the Heineken Open and the China Open;

Finally, there is the year-end finals in November;

A total of 14 races.

Chen Ran will choose to compete in 11 tournaments within a year, or to be precise within 14 months. This is already the maximum number of entries that he has controlled after careful planning.

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(End of this chapter)