Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 502 The Crazy British (4K)

"We can look at this issue in the long term, but at this stage we hope that all athletes who come to compete will comply with the British tax system."

The British government also responded.

Modu has signed a four-year contract with ATP and will host the ATP Year-End Finals for the next four years.

London will host the ATP Year-End Finals starting in 2009, for an astonishing 12 years until 2020.

Of course, the ATP and the UK are currently negotiating.

If the British side does not make concessions, most of these players may have to pay to go to London to attend the year-end.

Isn’t this still a boycott?
By doing this, players including Chen Ran are also putting pressure on the ATP and they must firmly adhere to their principles during negotiations.

But now, should we boycott Wimbledon?
At least most current players don't have the courage.

After all, the prize money of the four Grand Slam Opens occupies an important part for the players.

What's more, of the 128 players participating in the Wimbledon main draw this time, very few can actually get global endorsements, only a few of them.

Therefore, these players must have their own calculations and cannot be united.

But in any case, the gesture was made and the British side knew the determination of the players.

If they insist on going their own way and are boycotted by some giant players, the appeal of this event will be greatly reduced.

As a result, rumors soon spread.

Chen Ran withdrew from this year's Wimbledon Championships. Physical injuries were only part of the reason. The main reason was that he did not want to pay taxes to the UK and chose this silent protest.

With him taking the lead, perhaps other players will follow suit in the next few years.

"Chen Ran, will you participate in Wimbledon next year?"

Even when he reached out to the Magic City of China, foreign reporters still asked with concern.

"It's too early to discuss next year." Chen Ran avoided the question as expected. "I already have a Wimbledon championship, so I'm not very interested in winning a second Wimbledon."

"What about the title of King of Grass?" the foreign reporter continued to ask, "Are you willing to give it up to Federer?"

"If you haven't defeated me, how can you be called the true king of grass?"

Chen Ran raised his eyebrows slightly, and then gave an unexpected answer: "I am considering participating in the grass court season next year. The tentative plan is the Mallorca Open in Spain and the Halle Open in Germany."

"I have no other plans at the moment."

Over the course of the year, there are indeed very few grass-court tournaments, but they are not only held in the UK, but also in Germany and Spain.

Compared with the British tax system, the tax systems in Spain and Germany are much friendlier.

The Mallorca Open is a grass 250 race, while the Halle Open is a grass 500 race.

So far, Chen Ran has won championships on both clay and hard courts, from Grand Slams to ATP1000, ATP500, and ATP250 events.

He has also reached the top of the grass-court Grand Slam Wimbledon.

If there are still tour events that he has not touched in his career, they are only the grass 500 and the grass 250, because there is no 1000 on grass.

The UK has the Queen's Cup, which has a 500-race event, and Eastbourne, which has a 250-race event.

But Chen Ran chose not to sign up for the competition in the UK, but chose to sign up for the competition in Spain and Germany.

By doing this, Chen Ran was simply insulting the British.

Especially if he wins these two grass-court tournament championships with an absolute advantage and then withdraws from Wimbledon, the finale, it will stimulate these arrogant British guys to the extreme.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" One of the reporters from the UK opened his eyes in disbelief.

This Chinese athlete is not at all in line with the gentle and elegant image in their impressions.

"God, do I need approval from the British when I go to Germany or Spain to participate in a competition?" Chen Ran spread his hands and showed the same surprise.

Immediately, he passed through the crowd and entered the tennis court.

"Please step aside, thank you!"

After nearly half a month of rest, Chen Ran's body has recovered more than half and he has started training with the ball.

The training ground is the one downstairs of his company.

This is the first time Chen Ran has appeared on the training court since he won the French Open for the second time.

The area was crowded with onlookers and reporters. As for maintaining order at the scene, it was the security guards of Chen Ran's company.

If a reporter stands not far away and deliberately stretches the camera lens, a very interesting picture will appear.

Chen Ran was swinging a racket on the training ground, and the three characters "Golden Slam" were prominently written on the company building behind him.

When Chen Ran named his company "Golden Slam Co., Ltd.", countless netizens complained that he was too narcissistic.

But now that times have changed and I have achieved the glory of the Golden Slam, everyone will no longer complain about this company name.

When Chen Ran trains here, he seems to be reminding others all the time that I am a Golden Slam.

"God!"

"He's in very good condition, and he doesn't look injured at all."

"Even if you don't participate in the previous grass court tournament, you can just fly to Wimbledon."

The reporter from "The Sun" cursed secretly, feeling very dissatisfied.

He got the order from his boss and flew all the way from London to Shanghai, just to see if he could find any gossip about Chen Ran.

Although "The Sun" is a gossip newspaper, all the "irregular news" they report have great credibility and are never without aim.

Back then, The Sun was the first to expose Beckham's scandal, which immediately caused a sensation in the world and caused the loving image of Beckham and Victoria to collapse overnight.

Chen Ran can be regarded as setting a record.

As a Chinese athlete, he was able to get the "Sun News" to send reporters to China for follow-up interviews.

From another perspective, if it were Yao Ming, the reporter from "The Sun" would have no interest in following him.

"I don't believe that he has no scandals. I must dig them out." The reporter from "The Sun" thought confidently.

Of course, to be on the safe side, the British paparazzi used their clever deception methods and deliberately obtained a BBC interview pass, claiming to be a BBC reporter to lower the other party's awareness of precautions.

Unlike later generations, the BBC in this era still enjoyed a high reputation in China. After all, it was a world-renowned media.

"I'm sure this Chinese guy is not injured. He will not attend Wimbledon. He must want to resist our British tax system in this way."

"The championship bonus of 100 million pounds? It may be less than 50 pounds after getting it. This is not attractive to him."

"2000 points for the champion? Come on, his current points are already ahead. Even if these 2000 points are deducted, it will have no effect." "Do you know how profitable "World of Warcraft" is? This is the most popular game in the world. It can bring him at least 1 million US dollars in income every year.”

"Those cunning and shrewd Americans have obviously made a mistake and underestimated the value of this game."

"He is not short of money or points, so he deliberately disgusts us British people."

"I believe that when the North American season starts, Chen Ran will be resurrected with full health."

"Compared with the North American market, the British market is too small, and Chen Ran is very popular in North America, has a large fan base, and has many endorsement contracts from North America, so he will definitely participate in the North American season."

Indeed, since Chen Ran joined the professional tour, he has never missed the Sunshine Double Tournament in March or the North American season in August. The only exception was that he had to miss the US Open last year because of the Olympic Games and the China Open.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that in addition to the Chinese season and Grand Slam tournaments, Chen Ran attaches great importance to events in North America. After all, Americans give more money, and the tax rate is not as bad as the British.

This paparazzi from "The Sun" wrote these words with an indignant mood.

Can Wimbledon ban Chen Ran?

This is impossible!

The four Grand Slam tournaments are completely voluntary for players. If you want to participate, you can participate. It is not mandatory if you don’t want to participate.

After all, in people's common perception, who can refuse a Grand Slam event?

For the remaining few days, Chen Ran stayed in a nearby apartment.

His life is very simple. Except for occasionally attending some business activities in the Magic City, he actually declined all social activities. Then he showed up at the training ground almost every day and never missed a day.

The paparazzi from "The Sun" didn't find any valuable news.

In the past period, as long as a young and beautiful woman entered or left the building where the company was located, or the apartment building where Chen Ran lived, the British paparazzi would be extremely focused, but in the end they found nothing.

But to take a step back, even if a beautiful woman went to Chen Ran's apartment, you wouldn't be able to say anything.

Isn’t it okay for someone to find a girlfriend?
He is not married like Beckham.

Unless you can prove that these beautiful women made a mistake, then it is newsworthy.

What especially made the arrogant British paparazzi angry was that Chen Ran did not have any injuries, at least not the kind that could affect the game.

When I watched him training, he was walking like flying and in great condition, but he just missed this year's Wimbledon.

“The summer in Shanghai is so damn hot!”

"I'm almost burnt!"

The British paparazzi started complaining continuously and began to miss the cool weather in the UK.

Just when he was about to return home and return to London, Chen Ran's team announced a piece of news, which also caused quite a stir in the media.

Chen Ran has signed three-year contracts with Mallorca, Spain, and Harley-Davidson, Germany.

In the next three years, after the French Open, he will go to Mallorca, Spain, and then to Halle, Germany, to participate in grass-court tournaments in these two places.

According to insiders, the original price offered by Chen Ran's team was an appearance fee of 60 euros.

After all, grass-turf tournaments are very rare, and the cost of turf maintenance is very high. The organizing committee is not the kind of person who spends a lot of money, so it cannot pay too high an appearance fee.

The appearance fee of 60 euros is not high, and Chen Ran's team is also very sincere.

After all, he is currently the well-deserved number one in professional tennis.

However, the organizing committees of Spain and Germany, after careful consideration, said that if it was only one year, the time was too short and the money might not be able to be recovered, so they put forward a compromise condition.

Three-year contract, €50 per year.

Chen Ran’s team readily agreed.

As Chen Ran said, in his book of honors, in addition to winning the year-end finals, he also lacks the grassland 500 and grassland 250 championships.

On the other hand, if Chen Ran only participates in the competition for one year, there may be times when he stumbles.

The three-year contract not only allows Chen Ran to receive a large appearance fee, but also fills the gap in championship glory. It is simply killing two birds with one stone.

What makes the British even more crazy is that Chen Ran's team also deliberately announced that Mallorca and Halle will be Chen Ran's top priority in the grassland season.

The tax rates in Germany and Spain are both low, with both appearance fees and bonuses being less than 30%.

This means that once Chen Ran wins these two tournaments, the money he can get is almost the same as if he reached the Wimbledon finals.

There is no appearance fee at Wimbledon, and the Queen's Cup, which is also a 500-meter event like Halle, is known as the weather vane of Wimbledon. The appearance fee is very small, not much at all, and the tax rate is Extraordinarily high.

"This Chinese must have done it on purpose."

"There are also the Germans and Spanish, they will not miss the opportunity to make trouble for us British."

Not only the paparazzi of The Sun, but also other British journalists were convinced of this.

Spain and Germany got the opportunity for the "world's number one" tennis player to compete in their countries. Chen Ran got ATP points and considerable bonuses, and was even very likely to win the grass-court championship.

After Chen Ran signed the contract, there was an additional supplementary clause.

If Chen Ran can continue to remain No. 60 in the world after three years, his appearance fee will increase to euros and will be renewed for another three years.

This means that even if the British government makes concessions on tax rates in the future, Chen Ran is unlikely to participate in the historic Queen's Cup.

There is even a possibility that this guy will continue to miss Wimbledon.

"Spain's Mallorca and Germany's Halle may be Chen Ran's entire grassland season in the future!"

Chen Ran's team gave such a hint.

crazy!

No tennis player in history lived as well as he did.

This seems to be saying, I only play Mallorca and Halle, Queen's Cup, Wimbledon, go to hell.

This is a naked mockery of the British Empire.

But Chen Ran had the capital, but these British people were helpless.

They can even think of the proud faces of those Germans and Spanish.

Public enemy, this Chinese must be the public enemy of all of us in Britain!
British journalists and fans were outraged.

At this time, Roddick, who had not yet participated in the game but had just paid a tax of up to 5 pounds, burst into laughter after learning about this: "My buddy is really amazing. If I had his strength, I would definitely do it." Do this."

He estimated that he had to reach the top 32 to get back his money, and he hated these British people who were plucking their feathers.

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(End of this chapter)