Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 306 Post-match interview, Master Chen’s pattern

"No matter what the outcome of the year-end finals in Houston, the men's professional tennis world in 2003 must belong to Chen Ran. There is no doubt about this."

"Agassi's time has passed!"

"Roddick is obviously not as good as Chen Ran in this year's competition, even if this guy lowers his worth to participate in the 500-level event."

When the game was over, the host on the scene said this when he pulled Chen Ran to his side, not forgetting to make some sarcasm.

Although this is related to the fact that the French are deliberately giving eye drops to the Americans.

They were happy to see the dominance of American tennis begin to crumble in 2003.

Without Chen Ran's relationship, Americans' dominance of professional tennis should continue, and Roddick is likely to win two Grand Slams and the year-end No. 1 ranking.

From the independence of the United States, to the Statue of Liberty, and Napoleon selling a lot of colonial land to the United States at what today is considered cabbage prices, this group of cowboy upstarts took too much wool from our elegant French people.

So the host at the scene used rainbow farts to blow Chen Ran wildly.

"In addition, Chen Ran's state stability is also unique. When other high-seeded players were eliminated one after another, he maintained his excellent form as always and persisted until the end."

This is almost a direct praise of Chen Ran's professionalism, both overtly and covertly.

However, the host's words made Chen Ran smile bitterly.

If it weren't for the record of the number of championships won in that Masters tournament, Chen Ran would have really thought about just patting his ass and leaving.

After working so hard and playing so many games, how much is the prize money?

It was only 50 euros, but Chen Ran received only 27 euros after tax.

This is an important honor like the Masters Championship championship, but if this bonus is placed in China, how many shops can it buy?

If you put it in a better area of ​​the city, you can't even buy a set.

I hope that I will participate in the Paris Masters again in the future. If my condition is not good and I stop early, I hope these picky and arrogant French people will not yell.

"Paris is my lucky place!" No matter how much Chen Ran complained in his heart, he still had a gentle smile on his face. "A Grand Slam and a Masters. I don't think there is a place in the world like Paris that provides so many opportunities." I brought with me such wonderful and precious memories.”

"I love Paris!"

When Chen Ran spoke, he waved to the audience from time to time.

He even saw the little French queen Ellie looking at him in the distance and clapping her hands happily.

The other party kept their original promise and came to the scene to cheer Chen Ran in person after he broke into the Paris Masters.

It's just this beautiful French lady... could you please pick out a female night elf dance in front of me?

Chen Ran suddenly had a bold idea in his heart.

The entire Paris audience was obviously excited by Chen Ran's sincere speech and gave him warm applause.

"Many high-ranking players are complaining that the prize money of the Paris Masters is too low and the competition schedule is too cumbersome. What do you think about this?" In order to attract attention and find some topic, the host congratulated Chen Ran for winning the championship. We will not let go of some slightly sensitive issues.

"I am a player. Some things are hard to say clearly and I must abide by the rules of the game. But I want to say..."

"France has the best union in the world! People all over the world know your protest spirit!"

At this time, Chen Ran said very movingly: "Every time you strike, you are so vigorous. As for the reasons, there are only two points...working hours and salary. In fact, our tennis players are also dissatisfied with these two points."

"I don't know if you can relate to that."

"Um...that's all I can say."

Is this kid really only 17 years and a few months old? He is so good at talking!

The French host couldn't help but touch the sweat on his forehead. He originally wanted to find some topics. It would be better for Chen Ran to criticize the ATP or the organizing committee of the Paris Masters to make this interview more interesting.

In his impression, this Chinese player was completely different from the Chinese players he remembered before.

The other person seems happy to air his or her views in public.

Not long ago, Chen Ran also expressed his dissatisfaction with the competition system and bonuses.

But he never dreamed that Chen Ran would speak like this, and he wanted to find resonance with the French audience.

"Actually, it's no secret that many tennis players are not rich." Chen Ran still talked eloquently, "I think most of the audience here today may be richer than many players outside the TOP50."

"So I think the players' complaints are not the hypocrisy of the rich."

He spoke almost flawlessly, but he did not criticize the ATP or the Paris organizing committee. He obviously knew how to exercise discretion.

The French audience at the scene really resonated with what Chen Ran said.    This person is a bit interesting!

After all, the French who have not gone on strike are not truly French.

Bang bang bang~

Applause came again.

"What you said makes sense, so do you also agree with the view that the Paris Masters championship prize is too low?" The host still hopes to find some exciting topics.

Chen Ran paused, and then asked the other party seriously: "Is this really allowed to be said?"

"It doesn't matter what you say! We French value freedom of speech!"

"Yes..." Chen Ran nodded, and then murmured silently in his heart, "You French people are indeed reckless in order to defend freedom of speech. Even those terrible and terrorist attacks have to support them."

He cleared his throat and continued leisurely: "First of all, I am the champion, so I am not very good at evaluating the champion's prize money."

"Cunning!" the French host cursed secretly.

"Then..." Chen Ran smiled and pointed at Henman, who was holding a plate. "The runner-up is also a very good result. I hope the bonus for the runner-up can be higher."

"Although I have not won the runner-up so far, I will definitely win the runner-up in the future."

Hearing this, Henman smiled silly.

The runner-up prize is only 28 euros, about 16 euros after tax.

Even if this money is transferred to the UK, it is still a lot of money, but my expenses are high, and after working hard for so long, the bonus is really a drop in the bucket.

"In addition, I hope to increase the players' bonuses for the first two rounds."

"This is the Masters, and Paris is a place where land is at a premium. Players who only play one round may have to pay extra to compete."

"This is not good..."

As expected of Chen Ran, who is about to become the executive committee member of the ATP Players Association, the pattern is here.

Chen Ran did not talk about his bonus, and chose to speak for other players.

"well said!"

Some of the more enthusiastic young French people waved their fists excitedly, as if they had found someone who shared the same ideals.

This was 2003. If it had been 1903, they might have wanted to draw Chen Ran over to become their comrade.

"Listening to what you said, it seems to make sense. Well... there's nothing wrong with it!"

The host said thoughtfully that as a Frenchman, he agreed with Chen Ran's words from the bottom of his heart.

Although various "law-insulting jokes" are popular on the Internet in later generations, Chen Ran has to admit one thing.

Among migrant workers all over the world, there is no doubt that French migrant workers have always been at the forefront and set an example for migrant workers all over the world.

"Last question, let's get back to sports!"

The French host continued slowly: "Retired American player Sampras, his number of annual Masters championships has completely become history, and you are the player who broke this record."

"So what I want to ask is, have you ever thought about breaking Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slams in the future?"

Another hot topic.

Chen Ran scratched his forehead and said very seriously: "My idol is Michael Jordan, so let's reach the same 6 championships as him first."

This answer was a bit unexpected, but then I remembered that Chen Ran, like Jordan, is now a signature figure of Nike, so it is obviously normal to say this.

However, there is only one NBA championship a year, while there are four Grand Slams a year. In fact, if Chen Ran really wants to be on par with Jordan, then the number of Grand Slams should be 4, not 24.

This is his true inner thought, but he will not reveal it at this point in time.

At the end of the interview, Chen Ran officially raised the championship trophy.

However, a small episode occurred during this period.

When the host was interviewing Chen Ran and talking about the labor union, C5 Sports decisively cut off the live broadcast, and after the award ceremony started, it cut the scene back...

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(End of this chapter)