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Chapter 449 China Open cannot just rely on throwing money!

After Chen Ran announced his withdrawal from the "Hong Kong and Macao Tour", it indeed caused quite a stir.

Especially those Hong Kong media who have always been picky and petty. They were originally looking forward to Chen Ran's arrival, but after being let go, they began to cynicize without politeness.

These Hong Kong media used all the words they usually use to ridicule artists on Chen Ran. In short, the words were full of sourness.

What are you talking about, being a big name, being self-righteous, being arrogant, I wish you will never regain the number one spot in the world, etc.

Here are a few more words about "regional discrimination" to highlight the superiority of these paparazzi as Hong Kong people.

In short, it is so sour.

However, since Chen Ran has made the decision not to go to Hong Kong, he naturally doesn't care what the Hong Kong paparazzi think.

He didn't even care about the British paparazzi, the master of the Hong Kong paparazzi, let alone these guys.

Of course, the majority of netizens who hoped that Chen Ran could show off her singing voice had to be disappointed.

While the remaining Olympic champions were competing in Hong Kong, Chen Ran, who was in Yanjing, had already started recovery training and attended some commercial activities related to the China Open.

After all, Chen Ran's identity as the image ambassador is still there.

Many of the sponsors of the China Open are high-end luxury brands, so the goals are very loud.

The fifth Grand Slam!
This is the resounding slogan shouted by the China Open Organizing Committee.

After all, since the character of the Chinese people is hosting this competition, they must be held to the highest standards.

Indeed, if you only look at the configuration of the central court of the Guangcai Tennis Center, it is indeed built according to Grand Slam standards.

Not only can it accommodate 1 spectators, but the various hardware and software facilities of the venue are also on par with the four Grand Slams.

This is currently the largest tennis stadium in China and Asia.

However, there are two larger tennis stadiums under construction in China, namely the National Tennis Center in Yanjing and the Qizhong Center in Shanghai, which are among the best in the world.

The former will be the venue for the Yanjing Olympics tennis competition, and the China Open will also be held here in the future, while the latter will host the year-end and Masters tournaments and will be officially opened next year.

In addition, other first- and second-tier cities in China are also preparing to build new tennis courts for the upcoming ATP and WTA tours.

Although football is still the most watched sport in China today, it seems that the number of professional tennis courts has begun to exceed that of professional football courts, and the popularity of tennis has begun to spread throughout China and become popular among millions of people. It is widely loved by young people on campus.

On September 2004, 9, China Open held a grand opening ceremony. Celebrities from all walks of life gathered here, including many well-known entertainment stars.

This can be regarded as an old tradition of China Open. In previous lives, every year when it was held, popular artists would be invited to support it.

On this day, hundreds of reporters and media gathered here, and the entire hall was packed to the brim.

Perhaps it was because Chen Ran had been lying before, saying that he withdrew from the US Open in order to prepare for the China Open.

It can be regarded as an indirect advertisement for China Net on a global scale, which can be regarded as a small amount of fame.

So not only Chinese reporters, but also many reporters from abroad flocked here.

Chen Ran was amazed when he looked at this grand scene. At least in terms of the number of reporters, it was no less than that of the four Grand Slam tournaments.

Roddick, Safin, Hewitt and other famous players all attended the unveiling ceremony wearing Chinese tunic suits.

It seems that the organizing committee has really spent a lot of money on this.

A fifth Grand Slam?

Hope so!
Chen Ran also hopes that the China Open will have such a scale in the future, but the problem is that even if the Masters only has nine stops a year, it is difficult to add another stop. The quota in Shanghai is obtained by squeezing out Hamburg. Then it is unlikely that the four Grand Slams will become five Grand Slams, which involves very complicated factors.

Such as history, heritage and inheritance.

The Australian Open, the youngest of the four Grand Slams, was first held in 1905 and is now almost a century old.

A new event wants to become the fifth Grand Slam immediately, even if the ATP, WTA, or ITF support it, it is powerless.

What's more, if there is a fifth Grand Slam, the biggest impact will actually be on the ATP and WTA. The appeal and value of their Masters, Crown Tournament, and year-end tournaments will decrease.

This is what they don't want to see.

Of course, it is not that the China Open cannot become the fifth Grand Slam, but to be precise, it should compete with the Sunshine Double Tournament in the United States, Indian Wells and the Miami Masters.

The history of these two events has exceeded 20 years, and they also occupy an extremely important position in the minds of many top players.

Sometimes to enhance the influence of an event, you need to do more than just throw money, because just throwing money is useless. Many details, various cultural heritages, and community interactions must be taken into account.

Just throwing money at it is the stupidest way.

Just like the CBA and Chinese Super League, after burning money like crazy, what is left is nothing but chicken feathers.

So regardless of the loud slogans of the China Open, the current goal should be to surpass the Tokyo 500 and become the number one event in Asia.

However, after Chen Ran attended the China Open event, he discovered that even if he has to surpass the small days next door, there is still a long way to go.

I have to say that the kid next door does have the habit of watching and consuming sports events.

In the Tokyo 500, even if there are no domestic players and no top five players in the world, even in the first round, you can still get a 5% to % ranking.

But what about China Open?

Chen Ran inquired about it and found that the tickets for his game were indeed selling well, but except for a few top players, the ticket sales for other games were actually not ideal.

So the organizing committee has already begun to prepare for a rainy day.

In order to prevent the scene from being too ugly, we plan to have people from various enterprises and institutions, or students from major schools come in with complimentary tickets to gather the number of people.

That's it?

Chen Ran also smiled bitterly after learning about this situation.

The road is very long, not to mention the Grand Slam, the Masters is far behind, and there is even a gap with the 500 tournament at the same level.

You must know that in the four major championships, starting from the first round, all major venues are overcrowded.

Not only that, but the squares, shops, and restaurants outside the stadium are full of people gathering to watch the game.

Many people brought their families and sat on the lawn to watch the game on the big screen while eating.

This is the culture and heritage of tennis.

Thinking about the spectators who came in with additional tickets, Chen Ran could even imagine that during the game, people would make phone calls, chat, and go to the toilet. Then the players could only keep protesting against the spectators' influence on their return of serve.

China Open obviously still has a long way to go.

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(End of this chapter)