Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 386 The Pleasant Life in Corsica

The summer of 2004 was extremely hot.

Not only Wimbledon and the European Cup, but also the Asian Cup held for the first time in China, the America's Cup held in Peru, and finally the finale of the Athens Olympics in August.

Many Chinese sports fans are eager for the men's football team to be proud and win the Asian Cup in their home country.

The enthusiastic and positive CCTV even found Chen Ran and asked him to record a video cheering for the national football team.

In a daze, Chen Ran suddenly remembered the agreement between himself and the national football team.

He already has three Grand Slams, and he has been ranked No. 1 in the world for a year.

You see, I have fulfilled these promises, so now it is the national football team's turn to fulfill them.

In fact, after a year of busy work, Chen Ran had almost forgotten all about this agreement, until he was reminded by these reporters who love to secretly keep notebooks.

In 2004, it was also the Asian Cup.

The "Qidian Chinese Network" he had previously invested in, due to his unexpected intervention, the popularity of this novel website increased several times in just a few days, and it also became famous on the Internet for a while.

Chen Ran's butterfly effect has begun to ferment in the Internet field.

In fact, the online novel market in this era is not big to begin with, but the competition is very fierce.

"I really didn't expect that because of my interference, the fate between Qidian and Shanda would probably be gone."

However, before Chen Ran left China for Europe, he learned some surprising news from his agency.

"Qidian" can stand out from the fiercely competitive but small-scale online novel market. This group of management really has a skill.

After Chen Ran left these words to his agent, he boarded the plane to Europe.

After all, no entrepreneur likes to have a big mountain weighing on his head. As for Chen Ran, he can only be regarded as an angel investor. He has to participate in competitions and has no energy to participate in the company's operations.

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After all, the unknown is more exciting.

In fact, it is the turning point of the Chinese men's football team's decline from its peak.

"But it's an invitation from an Internet company. Don't refuse it yet. Let me take a look at it first."

The management of "Qidian Chinese Network" also seized this golden opportunity. After successfully completing several rounds of financing, they resolutely rejected Shanda's acquisition proposal.

This group of people felt that their wings were strong and they no longer needed to be tied under the big tree of Shanda.

While many Chinese sports fans are full of longing for the future, Chen Ran, who is well aware of all this, can only sigh helplessly.

"I already have many endorsement contracts, and generally I won't consider adding more."

There are some things he can't change, no matter how huge the butterfly effect he causes is.

During Wimbledon, no player is allowed to discuss topics related to the European Cup in public.

Also in the year 2004, China's Internet market showed explosive growth, which also had an extremely profound impression on the future.

Because of his relationship, the "starting point" of this time and space will obviously have a different development trajectory from the previous life, and he feels a little more expectant in his heart.

Chen Ran's reaction to this was very calm.

The arrogant British organizing committee issued such a commanding "notice" to every player who signed up for the competition.

Of course, if you really can't help but want to talk about the "European Cup", it's not impossible, just pay a fine.

The British are obviously very good at finding ways to generate income for themselves.

At this moment, Chen Ran, who was still preparing for the competition on the French island of Corsica, secretly invested 20,000 euros in a gambling company in an anonymous way for the Greek champion.

With odds of up to 50 times, Greece's ranking is almost at the bottom of the sixteen participating teams.

2 euros, with a return of almost 100 million euros on principal, but for Chen Ran, it was just a small gamble for fun.

The European Cup in this era still had sixteen teams, not the twenty-four in later generations. The so-called concentration is the essence, and every game is a wonderful matchup.

欧洲杯的时间比较漫长，从6月12日到7月4日，足足大半个月，而温布尔登的时间是从6月21日到7月4日，少了差不多十天。

So Chen Ran did not rush to England in a hurry.

His days in Corsica were very pleasant, training during the day and watching European Cup games in the company of beautiful women at night.

It seems that his butterfly effect has not affected European football. In the opening game, the Greeks defeated the host Portugal 2-1, causing a big upset.

French little queen Alijie naturally supports the French team and firmly believes that they can win the final championship and make up for the regrets from two years ago. "At least in this tournament, Zidane has no injuries and can play from the first game."

"Look Chen Ran, Portugal, the other favorite to win the championship, is in very bad shape."

"We definitely have the best chance to win the final championship!"

she said with absolute certainty, jumping up and down like a little girl with excitement.

"Yes, I am also optimistic about France winning the championship. There is no doubt that they are the strongest team in this European Cup." Chen Ran naturally followed the beauty's wishes and smiled.

The battle between England and France is the focus of the first round of the European Cup group stage.

After conceding a goal first, the French team scored two goals in the second half and completed a shocking comeback.

On another battlefield, Chen Ran also paid tribute to the French team and scored twice against the French queen.

The two of them had made an agreement before. In this highly anticipated battle between England and France, they would score as many goals as the French team could score.

Chen Ran had thought that even if the French team paid tribute to the score between Germany and Brazil in the 2014 World Cup, he was looking forward to trying the limit of "seven times a night".

It's a pity that the French team did not give him this opportunity, and scoring twice was just a piece of cake for him.

During the group stage, the French team was in hot form and unstoppable, and the odds of winning the championship have been soaring.

Greece, which was upset in the opening game, actually performed poorly in the subsequent two group matches, with only one draw and one loss.

However, as Portugal defeated Spain, Greece, with the same points and goal difference as Spain, luckily eliminated Spain with a goal advantage and entered the quarterfinals of the European Cup.

The French team's opponent in the quarter-finals was the Greek team.

The whole world thinks that Greece's team is ugly in offense, can only defend, and does not have any stars. It is impossible to pose a threat to the French.

No one thought the Greek team could go on and their luck stopped there.

However, Chen Ran was an exception. He even started to vaccinate Alijie very considerately.

On the evening of game day, in a chic little villa on the island of Corsica.

Two young people were sitting on the sofa hugging each other.

"Dear, of course I hope your motherland can move on, but the atmosphere before the game seems a little weird..."

"We Chinese people have a proverb: A hot game will lead to death...that is, when the whole world is optimistic about one side, things often turn out unexpectedly."

"What's more, competitive sports, especially football, are always full of uncertainties."

Chen Ran showed an enigmatic look.

This also made the French little queen feel a little uneasy.

In her heart, her boyfriend is very powerful and will never act aimlessly.

With this worried mentality, the two watched the quarter-finals of the European Cup, which was hailed as the "most disparity in strength" by the outside world.

Facts have proved that the whole world was wrong, and Chen Ran was right.

In this game, the French superstars were sleepwalking throughout the game, and were even hit by a sharp header from the Greeks.

1 is better than 0!

The Greeks created Greek myths, eliminated the biggest favorites, and entered the semi-finals of the European Cup.

The little queen Alijie burst into tears and admired Chen Ran's analysis and judgment before the game, but Chen Ran could only "comfort" him in his own way.

Stayed up all night, my waist hurts a little...

The opening time of Wimbledon is similar to the quarter-finals of the European Cup.

After the French team was eliminated, Chen Ran embarked on his second Wimbledon journey.

"My dear, you can't underestimate the enemy like the people on the football team. I'm waiting for good news from you."

"No, you wait for my good news."

Chen Ran is now only one Wimbledon away from the Grand Slam.

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(End of this chapter)