Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 450 Two Americans started fighting!
Consumption level issue?
Chen Ran thinks this is okay.

Tickets for tennis matches are not expensive, and the cities hosting tournaments are basically first- and second-tier cities, so tickets will not be a burden.

Not long ago, for the Asian Cup football match held in China, major cities burst out with great enthusiasm, and the attendance rate can be regarded as the highest in the history of the Asian Cup.

Obviously, the Chinese people's passion for football is unparalleled. Even if the national football team falls into a trough in the future, the Chinese Super League will still maintain a very high attendance rate.

As for tennis, the market still needs to be cultivated slowly.

A fifth Grand Slam comparable to the Sunshine Double? It really can't be done overnight.

Even though Chen Ran is a reborn person and a "Golden Slam" winner, he is not omnipotent. There are many things that he cannot change at once.

However, when he appeared as a central figure, he was immediately surrounded by countless media.

The popularity is so high that it far surpasses those artists in the entertainment industry.

Among the many contestants, besides Chen Ran, the most watched players are Zheng Jie, who is also from China, and the Russian beauty Sharapova.

Especially the new Wimbledon champion Sharapova, her popularity far exceeds that of compatriot Safin, who is also a Grand Slam winner, as well as the world's No. 1 Henin and No. 2 Williams.

Even Sharapova herself didn't know that she was so popular in China. She thought she had a mixed doubles relationship with Chen Ran.

"Chen Ran, let me ask you, Sharapova or Fan Binbin, who is more beautiful?" Some Chinese reporters asked a sharp question without any hesitation.

Because the latter also came to the China Open as a guest.

Who is Fan Binbin?
The young Russian girl looked confused after passing the translator, and then looked around curiously. What she saw was an extremely beautiful woman.

Then, Sharapova stared at Chen Ran, wanting to hear what his answer was.

How should I answer this?

Seventeen-year-old Sharapova's skin was okay, but after a few years, her skin became a bit unbearable to look at.

As for this model, Chen Ran described it as "the reincarnation of the vixen". A few years later, without this figure in the entertainment industry, the entertainment industry has actually become a lot eclipsed.

Although she was criticized by the media as a carpet star, she was still the "goat" among carpet stars. Later, cats and dogs followed her example. Even female boxers like Zhang Yuqi learned to go abroad and walk red carpets. The draft has been bought.

But who among these people can compare to the one in front of me?
As for Fan Binbin, at least netizens are still interested in taking a look. For other carpet stars, no one is even interested in taking a look. They can only buy fake reviews to entertain themselves.

As for tax evasion, there are so many people in the entertainment industry, who wouldn’t do it? It's just that she was caught and used as a model.

"Athletes and entertainers each have their own beauty."

"One is the beauty of movement, very natural, and the other is..."

After Chen Ran thought for a while, he added: "It is a very recognizable beauty in the entertainment industry."

His answer was watertight.

It's not just this female artist. In fact, female artists of this era are quite recognizable. Many of them can leave an impression on you at a glance.

In the future, all Internet celebrity faces will look like they came from the same hospital. Even after looking at them several times, I still can’t figure out who is who.

Of course, is there any difference between entertainment stars and Internet celebrities in 20 years? There is no difference at all!

"The beauty of recognition?"

The reporter who asked the question pondered the question, but couldn't grasp it for a moment.

It is right not to be able to grasp it.

After all, female celebrities in this era are all recognizable, so if you think about the meaning of this sentence more than ten years later, you will only lament that Chen Ran was too prescient.

Immediately afterwards, an American reporter asked a question with a somewhat provocative tone.

"Chen Ran, you have lost your ranking as the world's number one, what do you think about this?"

"Do you regret giving up the US Open to prepare for the China Open?"

"Now that you've decided, there's no need to regret it." Chen Ran glanced at the American reporter and then smiled: "Michael Jordan's score is not the first in NBA history."

He had only mentioned this to Chinese reporters before, but this time he told American reporters that they also understood it.

"Are you comparing yourself to Michael Jordan in the tennis world?" The American reporter continued to ask, "But you only have four Grand Slams, so you are not qualified to describe it like this."

"Although you have an Olympic gold medal, the standard by which we judge a great basketball player also does not include an Olympic gold medal."

"Yes, it seems that it is not difficult for American players to win Olympic gold medals, but it is not easy to win gold medals in tennis because there are so many strong players. But it seems..." Chen Ran paused and replied, "This Olympics I won the gold medal, but you didn't." The American reporter was speechless.

The surrounding reporters also burst into laughter.

Roddick, who was not far away, saw this scene and complained mercilessly: "These idiot reporters have made a fool of themselves again. Get out of here, it's so fucking embarrassing."

Ever since Roddick lost to the Swedish teenager unexpectedly at the US Open and stopped in the quarterfinals, he has been ridiculed by those harsh American reporters. This period of time has not been easy for him.

At the same time, the relationship between Roddick and American journalists seems to have reached a historical freezing point.

Even these American journalists prefer Federer to him.

The Swiss' gentlemanly smile and elegant playing style impressed these arrogant and picky American reporters.

Of course, this also caused Chen Ran to irritate their relationship.

Who can quit the US Open and prepare for the China Open like him?

The arrogance of American sports reporters is actually the same.

In the previous Basketball World Championships, when Yugoslavia easily defeated the American Dream Team, the first question asked by American reporters was that since you are so good, why don't you come and play in the NBA?

The Yugoslav players said that I could make money playing in Europe, so why did I have to leave my hometown and come to the NBA? Then the American reporter was very surprised that there were such outstanding players who were unwilling to come to the NBA?

So many times, you are talking about chicken and duck.

Chen Ran knew this very well, so he liked to tease them.

"There is no Olympics next year. I will definitely participate in the US Open, and of course the Cincinnati and Rogers Cup before the US Open."

"Does this mean you will withdraw from the US Open again during the 2008 Yanjing Olympics?"

Reporters from Beautiful Country followed closely and asked.

"Four years later is too long and I can't answer it." Chen Ran shook his head.

"So back to the game itself." The reporter from Beautiful Country continued to ask, "Although there are many good players coming to the first China Open, there must be no problem for you to win the championship at home."

"After all, most of them have just participated in the US Open and flew to China from the United States. They must be in poor physical condition."

In fact, if you look back at past history, you will find that it is not possible to say all, but it is true that many first-class players will always lose some games inexplicably in some tours they participate in after the Grand Slam.

This is caused by the fact that after experiencing the Grand Slam tournament, the physical feeling and excitement of the game have dropped a lot.

Chen Ran has never participated in the US Open, so he has an obvious advantage, but he will never admit it.

"No, Safin and Roddick are both very good players. I don't think there is a guarantee of winning against them." He said very humbly.

Safin's results at the US Open were not very satisfactory, and he failed in the first round.

But he had just played in the Olympic finals, so this result was not surprising.

Chen Ran remembers clearly that Safin's strong rebound started at the first China Open.

Then he won the China Open, Paris Masters, and Australian Open.

As for Roddick, although he never won the second Grand Slam in his career, he still won many championships on the tour, including many Masters championships, and he is still very competitive.

But in any case, Roddick is indeed inferior to his predecessors Sampras and Agassi.

So the reporter from the beautiful country said very directly: "No, no, no! In Andy's current situation, there is no chance of beating you. I even think he may be eliminated in the first round."

After all, there are only 500 lottery spots in the 32 tournament, unlike the 128 in the Grand Slam. The first round is a fierce battle, and it is common for top players to be upset in the first round.

"asshole!"

When Roddick heard that he was being scolded by a fellow reporter, he couldn't hold back his anger and finally cursed.

"Listen, I'm the second seed. I can definitely make it to the finals, you bastard!"

As expected of a happy American young man who grew up under a happy education, he actually rushed up and started fighting with the reporter.

what's the situation?
At the China Open press conference, two Americans actually staged a full-scale show of force. It is indeed an act of American imperialism!
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(End of this chapter)