Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 344 Next stop, Spring Festival Gala

Chen Ran is a kind person, so after he won his third Grand Slam and slapped the American media in the face, he did not deliberately mention the topic "I will not become the next Hewitt". He did not want to Hurt an innocent person.

After all, everyone has no grievances and no grudges.

But many Chinese media reporters are just as proud and proud, and they are also reporting on this topic crazily in order to gain attention.

"Three Grand Slams, one fight to surpass Hewitt!"

"Chen Ran used facts to prove to the world that he is not the next Hewitt!"

"Both the curse of one crown and the curse of two crowns have been overcome. Chen Ran is currently tied for second among active players."

Among today's active players, Agassi still stands out with 7 Grand Slams, followed by Chen Ran and Brazilian star Kuerten's three Grand Slams.

However, Kuerten has reached the end of his career and his form is no longer what it used to be. It is almost impossible to win another Grand Slam, but Chen Ran has a great chance.

As long as no major injuries occur, a fourth, fifth... or even more Grand Slams are possible.

In addition, as Chen Ran wins the gold-rich Australian Open championship, his world number one ranking is very likely to remain for several months.

Now, Chen Ran has been ranked No. 33 in the world for 43 weeks, surpassing Kuerten's weeks is a sure thing.

What everyone is curious about is how long Chen Ran can maintain the number one ranking in the world for several weeks.

When the reporter asked this question to Chen Ran, the latter just smiled and said very modestly: "I set a small goal. First, accumulate the number of weeks in the first place to 50."

50 weeks?

It's now the end of January, and Chen Ran is under a lot of pressure to maintain this ranking.

His current lead over Federer is only over 1200 points, and the gap is not huge.

Theoretically, as long as he ensures to break into the semi-finals at the French Open in early June, he is very likely to continue to maintain his world No. 6 ranking.

However, because the time gap between the Australian Open and the French Open is too long, and there are too many ATP Tour stops in between, Chen Ran is under a lot of pressure to maintain points.

The ATP points rule requires points from the same week last year to be deducted, and Chen Ran's first tour season started in 2003.

So in 2004, Chen Ran was under pressure to maintain points. This was the biggest difference from 2003.

Although Chen Ran won this Australian Open, his points were not the 2000 points of the champion, but the 720 points of last year's semi-finalists were deducted, which means that the points he scored at the Australian Open were actually 1280 points.

After the Australian Open, it’s a doubleheader in the sunshine.

Chen Ran won the Sunshine Double Championship last year, so he faced the task of maintaining a huge 2000 points.

Of course, given that he is more than 1200 points ahead of second-place Federer and more than 2100 points ahead of third-place Roddick, he only needs to score 800 points in the Sunshine Double. Even if Federer wins the Sunshine Double, he will not be able to overtake him.

As for those 500 and 250 races, at least this year it is impossible for Chen Ran to register.

This will be the case no matter how much the other party pays for appearance.

The Chinese Spring Festival is approaching, and after he has experienced such a difficult season at the Australian Open, how can he make sense to fly all over the world to participate in competitions?

It’s time to enjoy it!

By the way, on the eve of the finals, Chen Ran did receive an invitation to the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

The other party also showed a lot of sincerity. Regardless of whether Chen Ran won the championship or not, he was invited to the Spring Festival Gala stage to show his face.

Chen Ran did not agree on the spot, but made it clear that he would give an answer after the finals.

What a joke, if I lose and lose my No. 1 spot in the world, how can I be in the mood to attend the Spring Festival Gala?

You are singing and dancing, am I the only one feeling lonely and sad?

Now that the Australian Open final has come to an end, and Chen Ran has won the championship as he wished, it would be a bit embarrassing for him to decline again.

I had already declined once last year, but this year I was kindly invited, and I had already won the championship, so it would be meaningless to reject someone thousands of miles away.

What's more, the relationship between him and CCTV is quite harmonious, and the other party respects him very much, so there is no need for a stalemate. Chen Ran generously expressed his willingness to participate in this Spring Festival Gala.

After Chen Ran gave a clear answer, CCTV was also very enthusiastic.

It's just that they are also caught in a difficult choice.

Should Chen Ran greet the people across the country on the Spring Festival Gala stage, or should he sing a song?

In fact, everyone in the industry knows that on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, in order to present the program effect most perfectly, lip-syncing is basically done.

All Chen Ran has to do is hold the microphone and stand on the stage to lip-sync.

What's more, Chen Ran also has a "temporary" singer with representative works.

The song "Running" he sang with Faye Wong has already become popular all over the country and became the golden song of the year in the Chinese music scene in 2003.

Even because of his status as a tennis superstar, this song spread through the Internet and went abroad and to the world in piracy mode.

Especially in this Australian Open competition, Chen Ran's "Run" was heard in many stadiums.

Many tennis players also joked: "Oh, I know this is a song, sung by Chen Ran. He raps this song not for money, but to better promote China in China. I am proud of him."

However, when Chen Ran learned about CCTV's idea from his agent, he originally refused.

I'm not a singer!

Releasing a single and singing on stage are two different things.

Even on the Spring Festival Gala stage, I don’t want to sing.

Although he said he was just standing there lip-syncing, Chen Ran was a little unhappy after all.

"I just want to stand there and say New Year greetings to everyone, say some blessings, and then chat with the host. There is no need to sing."

"This precedent must not be set."

Chen Ran still insisted on his idea.

Using the Spring Festival Gala stage to promote "Running"?

The song was already a hit, so it didn't need promotion, and it wasn't his job.

"Continue to talk to the Spring Festival Gala and give me feedback in a timely manner."

Chen Ran felt that if he had to go on stage to perform a show, he would not go. It would only depend on whether CCTV would give him the honor.

Others wanted to watch CCTV's expression, but Chen Ran didn't.

He was willing to appear at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, but it was too late for the other party to be happy.

You see, after Li Na won the Australian Open in her previous life, she declined CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala invitation without any dissatisfaction from the other party.

At this time, Chen Ran's personal cell phone beeped.

After thinking for a moment, he took out his cell phone from his pocket.

"Brother Chen Ran, first of all, congratulations on winning the Australian Open. Then...you want to come and play mahjong together, San Que Yi! Sister, I want to learn the mahjong skills of a Grand Slam champion." Chen Ran opened the text message on his mobile phone, and unexpectedly I saw a message from Queen Faye Wong.

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(End of this chapter)