Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 356 Press Conference Before Leaving

The cost of learning tennis in China is still too high. If you are interested, it is okay, but if you want to achieve something, the initial financial investment and expenses required are huge, except for Chen Ran, who is cheating.

On the contrary, in North America, Europe and Australia, the cost for people to learn tennis will be much lower.

But what really concerned Chen Ran was not this point, but another point.

Whether it is North America, Australia or most countries in Europe, they are all developed countries, and it is unrealistic to compare them with China at the moment.

But in Latin America, Russia or those Eastern European countries, children have much easier access to tennis than in China, and it is easier to discover outstanding talents.

So it still lacks popularity.

In addition, football, known as a "workers' sport", is actually no less expensive to learn in China than tennis, a "middle-class sport". Many families sell houses and cars for their children to learn football, but they get nothing.

This is also one of the reasons why Chinese football is getting worse and worse. It blocks the children from poor families who really love this sport from the door.

As for tennis...

Chen Ran thought of Tian Liang and Lin Dan just now, but he always felt that something was missing.

He felt that he could not pin his hopes only on the descendants of those athletes.

"Among the general public, there may not be those without athletic talent, it's just that they don't have the opportunity to realize it."

"The story of a son born from a poor family is always the most touching!"

Chen Ran quickly thought of someone—Quan Hongchan.

Diving was originally a relatively unpopular event, but it is because of such a touching story of "a rich man comes from a poor family" that the name has become almost a household name in China.

As a result, a plan began to vaguely form in his mind.

……

Before Chen Ran left for North America, a press conference was held.

After today, he will officially go to the United States to participate in the new "Sunshine Double Tournament".

In order to hold on to the throne of "No. 1 in the world", Chen Ran must face an endless stream of challenges from masters from all over the world.

"I won the Sunshine Double last year and faced huge pressure to maintain points."

Chen Ran explained all this simply and clearly in the face of hundreds of reporters' criticism.

However, in addition to being concerned about the upcoming North American season, some people also took the initiative to ask Chen Ran about the "Forbes List" not long ago.

What everyone is mainly interested in is whether this income data is true.

After all, Chen Ran has remained silent since he came out of the "Forbes" list and did not deny it outright like others.

“Are Forbes’ numbers real?”

Chen Ran just chuckled lightly, "Is this issue important? Anyway, I paid taxes legally and did charity, and the remaining money will not be distributed to you."

The reporter below gave a knowing smile.

This is the style of a superstar, unlike those artists in the entertainment industry who are secretive and so petty.

"So this is considered acquiescence?" someone whispered.

Chen Ran paused and actually joked: "If this is fake, then I hope you take it seriously. At least this will allow more people to join the sport of tennis in the future, whether as athletes or in peripheral industries. "

When everyone heard what Chen Ran said, they suddenly realized.

It turns out that Chen Ran wanted to attract more people to participate in tennis.

He did not come out to deny that this was the original idea.

Indeed, regardless of those false claims, whether an industry can attract people, economic returns are always the first factor.

Chen Ran obviously knew this well. He took advantage of the hot topic of the "Forbes" list and cleverly moved it to another topic. He is a master of conversation.

It is difficult to believe that he is still a teenager under the age of eighteen.

In addition, it is Chen Ran's calmness.

I am number one in the world and have won three Grand Slams and five Masters titles.

So when his astronomical income was exposed, he could face it very calmly.

It seems that no one dares to raise objections, or that he is not worthy of his reputation and does not deserve the income.

"No matter how much money it is, it was all earned through my hard work, shot by shot, so there is nothing to hide." Chen Ran said very calmly.

When the topic of "Forbes Celebrity List" ended, the reporters returned to the tennis itself.

"Sunshine Double Tournament, what is your goal? How many points are you planning to score? I remember the goal you shouted before the start of the game last year was 720 points."

"1000 points!" Chen Ran thought for a while and gave such a number. "In addition, after the Sunshine Double Tournament, I will go directly to Europe to prepare for the clay court season. When will I return to China? Maybe after the French Open, I will return to China to adjust. a period of time."

1000 points is the theoretical minimum requirement to maintain points.

As long as Chen Ran gets this score, he will continue to be number one in the world.

"Then there's Wimbledon and the much-anticipated Olympics in Athens."

When he talked about the Olympics, his eyes started to shine.

For giant-level players, the most difficult thing in the Golden Slam is actually the Olympic gold medal.

After all, it happens once every four years and is full of countless variables.

Various factors such as injuries, condition, weather, venue, etc. will affect the player's condition.

Although Chen Ran only has three Grand Slams in his hand, he has already set himself standards according to the standards of giant players.

As long as they win this year's Athens Olympics, the Golden Slam will be indispensable.

After all, he is currently only one Wimbledon away from the Grand Slam.

"Then you can still defend the Sunshine Double Crown, right?"

"It's difficult." Chen Ran replied frankly, "What I'm thinking about right now is not defending the title, but how to maintain full attendance this season."

"Perfect attendance?"

“My goal this year is to compete in all nine Masters events!”

"So exaggerated?" Many reporters looked in disbelief.

"Yes." Chen Ran smiled lightly, "I want to challenge my limits this season. Of course, I will not play with injuries."

Of course, Chen Ran would not guarantee where he could hit.

The most real reason is that Chen Ran actually wants to receive the full year-end dividend.

He worked hard to win five Masters last year, but the dividends were only so small, which made him very unwilling.

The day after the press conference, Chen Ran and his team flew directly from Yanjing to the United States.

Fortunately, this time he was not alone.

Two female tennis players, Li Na and Zheng Jie, secured seats in the main draw, while male tennis player Zeng Shaoxuan also qualified for the qualifying rounds.

……

PS: The Sunshine Double Competition has been dealt with in one go, so try not to get too wet.

(End of this chapter)