Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 523 Zhang Depei: Chen Ran, can’t you be gentle? (4K)

It’s been three years, and I really feel like I’ve been separated from the rest of my life.

The last time Chen Ran came to Ningzhou to participate in a competition, he secretly signed up when he was in the third grade of junior high school and took a bus over the weekend.

This time, he returned to his hometown with great honor.

In the previous life, Ningzhou actually held high-level tennis tours, but they were WTA, not ATP.

Now, with Chen Ran as their brand, they have obtained the right to host the ATP Tour at all costs.

As soon as he got out of the plane, Chen Ran was surrounded by a large number of media and enthusiastic people picking him up. It took a lot of effort to get through the crowd and get into the commercial vehicle.

"Maria, what does this mean?"

Chen Ran was sitting in the special car and learned about what happened not long ago.

The Internet is abuzz with overwhelming news.

Fans in China are madly complaining on the Internet: Trash, they are really a bunch of trash.

However, there are also some self-proclaimed warm men on the Internet who believe that Sharapova's father was just testing Chen Ran. Unexpectedly, Chen Ran turned over the table and made the Russian beauty cry.

Some people also angrily accused Chen Ran of being a "scumbag".

After changing coaches, China's No. 1 sister finally regained some of her past form, and her results in the semi-finals of the China Open were passable.

Until she stopped among the top eight, she never talked about topics related to Chen Ran again.

In this way, Chen Ran and Sharapova dated secretly, and then encountered his father's obstruction.

The majority of male netizens are envious and hateful at the same time, leaving messages on the Internet one after another.

reply? Reply with a hammer!

This vulgar worker from Siberia, Russia, dreams of his daughter marrying into the upper class of Britain and the United States.

These gossips are, at best, something for everyone to talk about after dinner, and they will disappear in a few days.

The same goes for Ivanovic, who just expressed that he is very much looking forward to the mixed doubles combination with Chen Ran.

This is Chen Ran's principle, no one can do it!
In the remaining days, his activity schedule was almost full. He was also cordially received by the Ningzhou Municipal Government and was awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen".

The reporters and media who came here were also very sensible and avoided the scandals that have been making a fuss these days.

On the men's side, due to Chen Ran's absence, all other Chinese players who participated with wild cards were stopped in the first round.

But Chen Ran is a father who doesn’t like Sharapova at all?

To live his life again, what he wants is freedom, why should he spoil your father?

Besides, he is an athlete, not an entertainment star.

As for why Chen Ran was unhappy with Sharapova's father?
The powerful Chinese media immediately found the key point.

For China Golden Flower, which had high hopes, Li Na failed to make it to the top eight, while Zheng Jie failed to make it to the semi-finals.

This should be the trigger for the unhappiness between the two of them.

As for Sharapova making such a fuss.

These experienced reporters quickly figured out the whole story.

After all, when Ningzhou City applied for the ATP Tour, Chen Ran also served as the image ambassador.

As a result, reporters with a keen sense of smell got a piece of information from it.

Apart from men's tennis, there seems to be no other similar sport.

The agent also found Chen Ran and asked him if he wanted to give a reply to the public?
After thinking for a while, Chen Ran decided to continue pretending to be dumb and replied: "No need! This is personal privacy, no comment!"

When Chen Ran saw these comments, he wanted to reply: Nuan men are ranked behind dogs, you know?
He is not like that guy Vujacic, who was humiliated by Sharapova's father time and time again just to get a soft meal, and he still had to laugh and apologize, unwilling to leave.

Although Chen Ran's conditions are outstanding, he has money, a company, a celebrity, and a high reputation in the world, but after all, he is not in the upper class circle of the West, so he put forward some things that others think are excessive, but he himself thinks are reasonable. requirements.

In comparison, the scandals in today's entertainment industry are like small shrimps.

The two beauties in the tennis world kept silent in a very tacit understanding.

Although Sharapova did not disclose specifically what happened between herself and Chen Ran, she looked tearful in front of the media and mentioned that she had a fight with her father. These messages alone were explosive enough.

One is the undisputed number one in men's tennis, and the other is the most watched female player in the WTA. Just imagine how sensational such news would be.

On the other side, the China Open continues.

If it were them, even if they were unwilling to give up half of their property, they would still impress the other party with their sincerity.

Ivanovic's results were better than Sharapova's, stopping in the semi-finals, and the final winner was another Russian star Kuznetsova.

Chen Ran didn't mean to blame her too much, but this hairy girl was a mother's baby... a father's baby.

In the second round of the competition held in China, all the athletes were foreign athletes and there was not a single Chinese athlete.

Regarding personal relationship issues, he can choose to announce them or not. What can you do to me?

However, Sharapova may have been reminded by her agency after her impulsive press conference that day, and she kept silent about Chen Ran in subsequent games.

After this year's Sunshine Double Tournament, Sharapova's father spoke wildly in interviews with the American media, saying that he would only allow Chen Ran to date his daughter unless he gave them half of his assets.

Sharapova has been dependent on her father since she was a child, so even if she is very independent, it is impossible to blame her father.

Without Chen Ran, China Open has set up its own stage and let a group of foreigners perform.

Although Chen Ran is very strong, on the ATP Tour stage, he is still fighting alone in China.

Tennis can never become like table tennis.

……

At this moment, Chen Ran looked at the list in his hand, and his heart beat faster.

He is very familiar with Ningzhou City.

Compared with the modern cities of Shanghai and Hangzhou, where every inch of land is at a premium, shops in Ningzhou are not that expensive. In addition, he worked in this city for a long time in his previous life and has a special affection for it, so he has been investing in it. With funds, many shops in prime locations were purchased without warning.

Unconsciously, the capital he invested had exceeded 100 million.

More than ten years later, the prices of these shops have increased by at least seven or eight times.

What's more, with the rapid development of China's economy, the rent alone can almost be recovered in about ten years.

"Sister, here in Ningzhou... these shops are enough."

Chen Ran decisively asked her cousin Zhu Xiaoli to stop her plan to purchase a store.

These shops are all under the name of Chen Ran's "Jinmangan Commercial Real Estate Company Ningzhou Branch".

Then, Chen Ran used this company to sign a sponsorship advertisement with the ATP Ningjiang Tour at a very favorable price.

Because of his presence, the price is only a fraction of that of other brands.

Every year at the ATP Ningzhou Tour, the company’s billboards promoting investment and rentals will appear in prominent locations on the court.

Major online platforms and CCTV will broadcast the ATP Ningzhou Tour, which will also increase the exposure of this company.

It can also attract more businesses to settle in.

However, does this count as using power for personal gain?

Or should we say that first comes first, near water and tower?

Anyway, Chen Ran has this ability now, why not make more use of it. As the saying goes, if there is one, then there are two.

After completing this sponsorship, he even thought about the year-end finals to be held in Shanghai in November.

Game companies, commercial real estate companies in Magic City, and even Penguin Company, which cooperates with them, can appear as sponsors on the advertising boards of the year-end finals.

Well...then we can have a good talk with the organizing committee of the Magic City and bring Mr. Ma over.

Today's Chen Ran is not only a box office draw for the Magic City's year-end finals, but may even become one of the financial backers.

After all this busy work, Chen Ran finally remembered his old profession.

Since arriving in Ningzhou, he hasn't even picked up a tennis racket.

Even when he was in Yanjing before, Chen Ran only trained with other Chinese players and did not conduct individual targeted training.

In the past few days, he didn't even use the "simulation training ground".

Glancing at the system panel, he found that the attributes had really dropped, from the previous average of 96 to 94.

When his strength reaches his level, it is already difficult to continue to improve, and it is more about ups and downs.

A few days before the start of the Ningzhou Tour, Chen Ran finally put his thoughts aside and resumed training.

But in the training ground, Chen Ran met an unexpected person.

……

"Michael, didn't you go to the little life next door? Why are you here!"

Chen Ran was very surprised when he saw Zhang Depei appear at the training ground in Ningzhou.

When Zhang Depei saw Chen Nan, he also said hello happily.

"I went to Ningzhou in my childhood, but this time I came to Ningzhou because the players I coached were coming to compete."

"Ah, who?"

This was Chen Ran's first reaction: "Is it Kei Nishikori whom you coach?"

I am only sixteen years old this little day!

However, Kei Nishikori has already won several challenge championships, so it would not be surprising to show his face on the tour stage.

"Chen...that's what happened."

Zhang Depei and Chen Ran gave a rough explanation.

Xiaoli is indeed cunning and cunning, and also very shrewd.

They spent a lot of money to invite Zhang Depei, so they thought of making the best use of it.

After all, Kei Nishikori is too young, so while coaching Kei Nishikori, Zhang Depei also coached the current young brother Soeda Go.

Soeda Hao is ranked around 100 in the world, and he also broke into the top 50 in the world at the peak of his previous life.

Even Tian Tianhao's current ranking can beat all Chinese men's tennis players except Chen Ran.

Tian Tianhao signed up for the Ningzhou Tour and entered the main draw.

But this time the young players participating in the Ningzhou Tour are not only Soeda Go, but also Nishikori Kei.

Sony, the financial backer behind Kei Nishikori, spent a large sum of money to sponsor the Ningzhou Tour, and their request was to give Kei Nishikori a wild card for the tour, so that this star of hope would be watched by the entire RB. You can come to Ningzhou to compete.

Kei Nishikori, now sixteen years old, is currently participating in challenge tournaments in East Asia or Southeast Asia.

This time, it is Kei Nishikori’s first time on the tour stage.

Only then did Chen Ran realize that he had forgotten to inquire about the entry list for this Ningzhou Tour.

Of course, he didn't care who came.

After the US Open, Chen Ran has rested for more than half a month. After returning to training, his condition has begun to gradually recover. No opponent can stop his determination to win the championship in his hometown.

"Wild card for the main game?" Chen Ran raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, Kei Nishikori got the wild card for the main draw." Zhang Depei nodded.

Sony was so generous that it actually bought Kei Nishikori a wild card for the main draw instead of a wild card for the qualifying round.

He is indeed a talented player who has high hopes from the whole country in his childhood.

If the level of the China Open was not too high, it would not be impossible for Xiaozhi's company to spend a lot of money to send Kei Nishikori into the main draw.

Kei Nishikori's treatment really made other players in his childhood jealous.

"Michael, I'm really looking forward to playing against your little disciple." Chen Ran joked.

Zhang Depei smiled bitterly: "Chen, stop joking. Do you want to undermine their confidence?"

"No..." Chen Ran said very grandly, "You know... in the world of professional tennis, there are very few Asian players, especially East Asian players."

"That's right!" Zhang Depei suddenly said.

"So, I hope to help them... Michael, your disciple." Chen Ran smiled meaningfully.

There is one in South Korea next door, but it is almost retired.

The same is true for Thailand's Sri Chaphan, who has almost faded out of the game.

Generally speaking, the peak period of Asian players is too short, and their glory lasts only a few years, but Chen Ran is an alternative.

Of course, Zhang Depei is also considered an alternative like Chen Ran.

With 17% Chinese ancestry, from the age of 30 to , he has always maintained an excellent competitive ability and has never suffered serious injuries. He is also very durable.

From Zhang Depei to Chen Ran, are players of Chinese descent more durable than other Asian players?

……

One day later, the draw for the Ningzhou Tour was officially announced.

In the first round, the top seed Chen Ran played against the super star Kei Nishikori from his childhood.

After Zhang Depei learned about this, he secretly scolded Ningzhou for deliberately making the lottery to embarrass his disciples.

Was it because he and Zheng Jie parted ways that the vengeful Chinese took revenge?
Kei Nishikori beats Chen Ran?

How to fight this?
If it were Tian Tianhao, he could still fight a dozen times.

Zhang Depei didn't know that this was actually Chen Ran's request.

He immediately found Chen Ran, hoping that this former disciple would be a little merciful and at least let Nishikori Kei win a few more games.

Chen Ran immediately stated that he would not go all out in the first round and would definitely have some reservations.

The naive Zhang Depei believed it.

However, when the game started, the scene was completely beyond Zhang Depei's expectation.

40 minutes, two 6-0!

Chen Ran showed no mercy at all and fought very aggressively.

Under Zhang Depei's gaze, Chen Ran actually beat Nishikori Kei to tears in public!

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(End of this chapter)