Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 468 Blizzard regrets it!
I will definitely not engage in CP!

Not now and not in the future!

Chen Ran thought very clearly. All his glory and popularity should come from tennis. At most, he could do some work by himself.

Engaging in CP is too low for a public figure of his level! .

Therefore, Chen Ran was not prepared to announce his relationship with Alijie from beginning to end. Now that the relationship has ended without any problem, there is no need to mention it to others.

There is nothing better than starting quietly and ending quietly.

As for the future, whether Chen Ran will experience such a relationship again.

Anyway, he is still young and adheres to the principle of not being responsible, refusing, and not taking the initiative.

As for some of Chen Ran's fans, they have been making noises, asking him to find a first-line actress in the entertainment industry.

Even Wang Liqin of the national table tennis team has found national-level actress Zhao Wei. You can't lose to him, right?
However, Chen Ran sneered at this view.

Because your understanding of an actress comes entirely from the inherent impression of the outside world and her performance on the screen. You have no idea who she is in private.

Not only that, you also have to consider the paparazzi in the entertainment industry, which are much more disgusting than those in the sports industry. You may not even have any privacy at all.

For example, if you meet or have dinner with friends of the opposite sex in private, these entertainment paparazzi will probably list "Chen Ran Suspected of Cheating" as a headline on the front page to attract attention.

Then, those crazy fans of the actress will chase her around, abuse her in all kinds of ways, and even describe herself as the best scumbag in the world on the Internet.

As the saying goes, even if it is false, it can make you look like it is absolutely true.

At least the sports circle has not yet begun to follow the fandom route, but the entertainment industry has a long tradition of fandom, especially when those fans go crazy.

What are public figures most afraid of? It’s those crazy fans who have no lower limit.

But you are helpless against those people, and if you really get serious with them, people will say that you, a big star, care about an amateur, and you have no tolerance at all.

If you don't want to engage in CP or make your relationship public, people will say that you are a grown man and have no responsibility.

And if the actress filmed some intimate scenes, fans will advise you to be generous and support her career.

In short, for an athlete of Chen Ran's level, if he finds a popular actress, he will not get much benefit and will have endless troubles, so why bother?

What's more, the entertainment industry is much deeper than the sports industry.

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Chen Ran stayed with his parents in his hometown for a while. After a few pleasant days, and because he couldn't stand the enthusiasm of his fellow villagers, he attended several public events and then returned to the Magic City.

Before this, the leaders of the Zhejiang Provincial Sports Bureau had approached Chen Ran and confirmed that the tennis superstar would participate in the National Games to be held in Nanjing next year before leaving with great satisfaction.

Since Chen Ran really decided to participate, the National Games gold medal is basically guaranteed.

After all, Chen Ran's advantage in this project is too obvious, almost overwhelming.

Of course, due to the long and intense tennis season, the leaders of the Zhejiang Provincial Sports Bureau can only pray that Chen Ran will not be injured and can participate in next year's National Games in good health.

In addition, even the Nanjing organizing committee also prays that Chen Ran can successfully participate in the National Games next year.

In previous National Games, tickets for tennis matches were not popular, and most of the seats in the stands were often empty.

Now, because Chen Ran announced that he would participate in the Nanjing National Games more than half a year in advance, tickets for tennis matches related to him have suddenly become extremely popular.

Even though all of Chen Ran's games were arranged at the center court, which can accommodate 1 people, there was still a hot scene where tickets were hard to come by.

Of course, as long as tickets are popular, scalpers are inevitable.

In private channels, Chen Ran's ticket price has been raised several times. Nowadays, the tennis market in China is extremely hot.

Time quickly came to the end of December, when Chen Ran's winter training was coming to an end, "World of Warcraft", which millions of players in China were looking forward to, finally ushered in the open beta.

In this era, everyone’s ideas are relatively simple.

It won't be like those game companies in later generations that engage in "sinister soldiers crossing the border", so the data is reliable.

The number of people online in the open beta of "Warcraft" is as high as 50.

Because the butterfly effect caused by Chen Ran was much higher than when Nine Cities was operating in the previous life.

This achievement has amazed countless people in the industry. Is it possible that another dark horse will suddenly emerge among Chinese Internet companies?

The open beta of "Warcraft" is really hot.

Many players in China have never been exposed to such a game before.

One week after the open beta, the number of people online exceeded 60, setting an incredible new record. The game operator also continued to add servers, and then just a few hours later it was full again and queues began to form.

The enthusiasm of Chinese players for "Warcraft" is completely beyond Blizzard's expectations.

After all, many high-quality European and American game masterpieces have failed in China.

They originally thought that there would be around 40 online users, which was already a very optimistic figure.

The number of people online now is actually 50% higher than they previously expected.

Even looking around the world, the number of Chinese players already accounts for more than half of the total.

“Our asking price seems cheap?”

Blizzard's management seems to realize something.

"Damn it, let this cunning Chinese boy take advantage of you!"

"What's the length of the contract?"

"Five years!"

"God, he's going to be an agent for five years for almost nothing."

"This is too long!"

Twenty days later, when the public beta came to an end, the number of people online reached an incredible 20.

This was almost an unbelievable figure on the Internet in 2004.

Especially when there is no data moisture.

The popular open beta of "Warcraft" in China has also attracted the attention of the American media.

The first reaction of these American reporters was: "According to this trend, will Chen Ran's wealth accumulation speed soon surpass that of Michael Jordan and become the richest athlete in the world?"

A conservative estimate is that even if the number of people paying for "Warcraft" is only 50, Chen Ran's annual income after excluding the share and agency fees will exceed the US$ million mark, which is enough to dwarf the entire world of sports.

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PS: Except for a few key matches, I am going to briefly mention some of the tennis events in 2005. Try not to be too lazy and try to push the timeline to 2008 as early as possible.

(End of this chapter)