Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 317 Training on the small island, unexpected encounter

As a superstar in Chinese sports, every training session by Chen Ran can attract a large number of fans to watch, especially since his training is free and open to the public.

You must know that when foreign stars come to China, the organizers charge a fee even for training that is open to the outside world. Cut as many leeks as possible.

Chen Ran is obviously destroying the market by doing this.

But also because he was so grand, he attracted too many people.

Some enthusiastic football-savvy players will even "coach" Chen Ran from the sidelines: "Hey, next time you play against Federer, you have to keep an eye on his backhand! Listen to me, you're right!"

When the first player who understands football takes the lead, others will follow.

"Chen Ran, Roddick is very talented, but his technique is very rough. Don't fight with him in the future, just grind with him! Just do it like this next time, and you will definitely win!"

The fans watching nearby also laughed and cheered, and the atmosphere was very lively.

"You're talking so enthusiastically, why don't you come down and compete with me?" Chen Ran handed the racket out with a smile, obviously he was also good at stirring up the atmosphere.

The crowd of onlookers immediately let out screams of howling like ghosts and wolves.

Faced with this great opportunity to make a name for himself, the football-savvy emperor flinched and immediately shook his hand: "No, no, no, I only have rich theoretical knowledge, but not in actual combat!"

Suddenly the whole audience burst into laughter.

The training ended in a joyful atmosphere, and the scene that just happened was also recorded by the reporters who came to watch.

"The so-called balance between work and rest, Chen Ran's mentality is very good. During the winter training, he has always maintained a very calm attitude, without the appearance of being burdened."

"We believe this winter training will have good results."

Of course, not everyone thinks so.

Some experts also believe that Chen Ran's reporters did not dare to tell the truth to make the other party unhappy and had to say something against their will. They believed that Chen Ran was too undisciplined during this winter training and did not have much sense of urgency.

Perhaps the excellent results in the 2003 season made him feel complacent.

In short, just like the knowledgeable football player who directed the scene just now, some reporters and media also seized the opportunity to express their opinions in order to attract attention.

"Chen Ran doesn't have to listen to the fans' opinions, they know nothing!"

"But we, the professional journalists, must be heard."

"My football colleagues have told me that the national football team often loses because the coach is unwilling to listen to the opinions of reporters."

As a result, fans and reporters on the Internet were quarreling.

They both believed that the other did not understand football, was self-righteous, and was extremely confident. They both disliked each other, but Chen Ran stayed out of the matter perfectly.

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In mid-December, Zhang Depei returned to China from the United States.

At this time, Chen Ran had quietly raised his technical attributes to 92 points, his physical attributes to 90 points, and his mental attributes to 88 points.

In addition to training on the real court, Chen Ran did not miss practicing in the "simulated training ground".

It can be said that other players basically practiced alone during winter training, but he was the only one who was accompanied by several high-level training partners. This is Chen Ran's biggest advantage.

He can even compete with these top players in a competitive manner.

Unfortunately, the potential value of his technical attributes has reached the upper limit, and he can no longer realize his potential value for the time being.

After Zhang Depei arrived, he continued to make a winter training plan for Chen Ran for the last half month.

However, as the weather in the Magic City gets colder and colder, outdoor winter training is no longer appropriate.

This is not like in previous lives, when Chinese tennis players could choose to go to Sanya for winter training, where December was as warm as spring.

In addition, considering that there are too many fans and reporters watching the training camp in China, and the stadium itself is not closed, it is not easy to drive people away. After careful discussion between Chen Ran and Zhang Depei, they decided to go abroad for a half-month closed period, and then go directly to Australia.

As for the choice of location, Zhang Depei’s suggestion is to go to Spain.

Later generations of netizens once jokingly called Spain the "European Sanya", and people from Nordic countries especially like to go to Spain for vacation in winter. There is sunshine and beaches there, which makes people linger, just like the veterans from the three northeastern provinces of China are very fond of going to Spain during the Chinese New Year. I generally like going to Sanya.

But after careful consideration, Chen Ran chose another place—Corsica, France.

Yes, it is the island where the great emperor Napoleon was born.

This is also a beautiful island located in the south of France with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. It is called "Beautiful Island"

However, Corsica cannot be said to be too small, ranking fourth in the entire Mediterranean region.

This should be a good training place.

It is almost isolated from the world and is not easily disturbed.

Even though the Chinese are spread all over the world, they still have no footprints on Corsica.

Even in terms of cost, the cost of spending half a month in Corsica is far less than in Barcelona, ​​Spain.

A few days later, Chen Ran arrived in Corsica with his team, and Ajaccio, the place he chose for training, is the largest city on Corsica.

This is also the birthplace of the famous Napoleon, and the ancestral home where he was born has been set up as the Napoleon Memorial Hall. A statue of Napoleon stands in the center of the town, and there is a Napoleon monument not far away.

The residents of the island live a very comfortable and relaxed life.

It seems that the people living on this land are enjoying a vacation every day.

Chen Ran admired the name of Corsica for a long time in his previous life, so he started his last two weeks of winter training on this island.

His agency did not announce Chen Ran's itinerary, but said that he would need to conduct a closed training abroad for the last period of time to prepare for his final sprint.

……

The time soon came to December 12th. Chen Ran had been training hard on the tennis court in Corsica for a week.

In this short period of time, he has gained a lot.

Although his technical attributes are still stuck at 92 points, they cannot be improved for the time being.

But the key is that with targeted training, he can maintain his 92-point technical level for a longer period of time.

Because the attribute values ​​given by the system are the scores when Chen Ran was in his best condition.

But he is a human being after all, not a robot, and he cannot remain at this level for a long time.

After a tennis match, whether it is the best of three sets or the best of five sets, the players' competitive state will inevitably continue to rise and fall.

After the training, Chen Ran and his team members walked comfortably on the street, admiring the surrounding scenery and enjoying the warm breeze of the Mediterranean.

"Hi, Chen! Why are you here?" A familiar female voice came over, and it also had a less than standard English pronunciation.

Chen Ran turned around and saw a pretty girl standing not far away, waving towards him.

"I came here for training, why are you here too?"

"Don't you know that my hometown is Corsica?" It was the French little queen Alijie who spoke.

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(End of this chapter)