Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 347 Jay Chou is responsible for singing and dancing, and I am responsible for tennis?

In his previous life, Chen Ran had hypothesized countless times that if the Big Three were Chinese, how would Chinese fans react when they tirelessly won one Grand Slam after another.

Feeling excited, or starting to feel numb.

But this assumption is always just an assumption, because even in 2023, the overall level of Chinese tennis is still at a relatively backward stage.

Especially for men's tennis, let alone Grand Slams and year-end, even a Masters championship is so out of reach, so Wu Yibing, a mere ATP250 champion, can make headlines for several days.

But in this time and space, Chen Ran not only won three Grand Slams, but also won five Masters championships within one year, breaking the original record set by Sampras.

Fans of China may begin to become accustomed to the victories brought by Chen Ran again and again.

The response to the Australian Open champion was indeed great, and there was a lot of enthusiasm and discussion on the Internet, but Chen Ran was also sensitively aware that at the Chinese official level, the situation was actually cooling down deliberately.

One reason is that China Sports' strategy was originally developed around the Olympic Games. Even if football is known as the world's number one sport, the Sports Bureau has left it to society to fend for itself. Of course, the power is still in its hands.

Even in their eyes, the World Cup is not as important as the Yanjing Olympic team.

In addition, this year's first Chinese Super League was postponed to accommodate the men's football qualifiers for the Athens Olympics.

Of course, there is nothing to criticize. The value of the existence of the China Sports Bureau is for the Olympic strategy.

Without the Olympic strategy, the value and significance of this department will be greatly reduced.

This is like all professional sports leagues in the United States. They are all about business and making money.

Different national conditions lead to different ultimate goals.

“Officials are cooling down!”

"Although it was not stated clearly, the other party's meaning was very clear. After the Australian Open, although there are still three Grand Slam tournaments left in the year, the official level still hopes that the Athens Olympics will be the priority."

Perhaps from their perspective, three Grand Slams or four Grand Slams no longer mean much.

As for whether this is an official idea, Chen Ran is not sure, after all, he has no experience.

None of the Big Three in previous lives were from China, and Li Na herself only has two Grand Slams.

More importantly, Li Na's era environment is completely different from Chen Ran's.

It was the post-Yenjing Olympics era, and people's concepts and thoughts had undergone some changes. The Chinese people also hoped that their country's athletes could be competitive in the world's most popular sports.

But the fact is that football and basketball are getting worse and worse, and tennis is also tepid, so everything is back to the track of winning gold and silver in the Olympics.

Many of China's dominant sports projects have also embarked on the route of crazy internal friction in the rice circle.

"If I want to become a god!"

"Especially under China's system and background..."

"Then we must win the Olympics!"

"Is one enough? If not, then two!"

"Athens and Yanjing!"

"Even London is not incapable of fantasizing."

Chen Ran knows that many Chinese sports fans, especially those in this era, have a strong attachment to the Olympics.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with that!

In this country, if you can win the Olympic championship, you are a national hero. If it is still a popular sport, you are a hero among heroes.

In fact, this is not only true in China, but also in many countries.

This is a deep-rooted belief.

For example, someone as strong as Djokovic burst into tears when he lost in the Olympics.

At this time, the deputy director-general on the stage finally stopped talking and finished speaking.

However, he still applauded himself, feeling that what he said was particularly good.

The audience below also applauded enthusiastically.

"it is good!"

"Well said, Director!"

As for Chen Ran, he naturally would not play devil's advocate at this juncture, and he went with the flow and applauded along with everyone.

It's just a clap, and he won't lose anything. Finally, Chen Ran, as an athlete representative, also took the stage to speak.

The Australian Open championship is just a starting point, and there is still a long way to go. Winning the Olympic gold medal is what I dream of, and I am always ready to compete for honors for my motherland.

Chen Ran's manuscript was naturally prepared in advance, and when he finished his speech, he also received applause from the audience.

Sometimes you still have to cooperate when acting, but it doesn't hurt anyway.

In the next few days, Chen Ran stayed in Yanjing.

In addition to non-stop participation in some business activities, he occasionally appears at the National Tennis Training Center.

Because of Chen Ran as a guide, Chinese tennis players are now very enthusiastic about training.

Even though the New Year is approaching, they are still sweating profusely.

Because they also have a sense of crisis, more and more children are practicing tennis now.

To use the words of later generations to describe it, it was really too rolled up.

But Chen Ran was a little confused looking at this grand occasion.

Because tennis is an individual sport, and there is no club model or salary, but a bonus model, the number of professional players that can be supported in the entire world is only about a hundred.

Nowadays, the number of people practicing tennis in China is increasing day by day, but there are still very few people who can really eat this bowl of rice.

However, with such a huge market in China, it is also a good choice to open interest classes and become a coach in the future.

While Chen Ran was on vacation, his agent Xue Peng hurriedly found him.

"Chen Ran, there is a reply from the Spring Festival Gala."

"How do you say it?" Chen Ran also suddenly became interested.

"I was told over there that if you don't want to sing, it's okay, just show your face. In addition to you, they also invited Liu Xiang, who won the World Track and Field Championships last year."

In fact, the Spring Festival Gala also wanted to invite Yao Ming, but since he wanted to play in the United States, he definitely didn't have as much time as Chen Ran.

"That's good..." Chen Ran nodded.

"But Liu Xiang wants to sing, and he himself agrees." The manager said truthfully.

Chen Ran remembered that Liu Xiang had indeed had the experience of singing in public several times, so this was not surprising.

"If he likes to sing, he can sing. Anyway, it's lip-syncing. What about me..."

"The Spring Festival Gala gave a suggestion. For example, they also invited Jay Chou, the little king of the Chinese music scene, and they want you two to interact..."

"What kind of interaction is this?" Chen Ran's eyes widened, full of curiosity.

The manager said leisurely: "I checked the program list of the Spring Festival Gala, and Jay Chou's song "Dragon Fist" was included in the Spring Festival Gala..."

"Uh...then what?"

Chen Ran suddenly remembered a scene that he remembered deeply.

In his previous life, at the 2004 Spring Festival Gala, Jay Chou, the little Chinese king, sang a song "Dragon Fist" on the Spring Festival Gala stage.

He was singing and dancing on stage, but the audience below the stage was expressionless and watching all of this calmly. The silence was very obvious.

To be exact, the audience who could come to watch the Spring Festival Gala could not accept this style of song.

What's more, Jay Chou's fame and popularity are basically concentrated only among the student community.

"What the director means is that he is worried that his songs will not resonate with the audience and lead to a cold start, so you can interact with him if you are willing."

"Then how do you interact?"

"The director of the Spring Festival Gala means that Jay Chou will be responsible for singing and dancing, and you will be responsible for the tennis part!"

Chen Ran's eyes widened: "How can I be responsible for the tennis part?"

"While Jay Chou is singing and dancing, you use a tennis racket to hit the signed tennis balls to the audience one after another, thus creating an interaction with them!"

Singing, dancing and tennis have entered everyone's field of vision under the creative planning of the Spring Festival Gala director.

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(End of this chapter)