Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 535: I was fooled by Xiao Sheng!

Roddick was excited and laughed, "Haha, it seems that Nike, although it appears to not care about Roger's job-hopping, actually cares a lot about it. They even set up such an incentive clause for you and me!"

"and many more……"

Chen Ran was speechless: "Why didn't Nike give me this kind of incentive clause? This is so unfair, it's just double standards."

I can also talk about it, I can also beat Federer.

Chen Ran decisively deducted a few points from Nike in his heart.

At this moment, he obviously forgot that the endorsement fee he received from Nike was greater than the sum of Roddick and Wawrinka.

"You?" Roddick said disapprovingly, "It's not unusual for you to beat Federer. It's not news. Then for Nike, there will be no pleasure of revenge."

What this means is that only if he or Wawrinka defeats Federer in an important tournament will Nike feel vented, or even have the pleasure of slapping Uniqlo in the face.

As for Chen Ran, he has already beaten Federer so many times, isn't it normal to win a few more times?
"Haha, Andy is right! Nike has money, but they are not stupid. If the same terms are given to you, 50 US dollars for winning once, what's the difference between that and giving money away?" Wawrinka also replied happily.

It seems that in this time and space, because of Chen Ran, the relationship between the second Swiss brother and the first Swiss brother is not harmonious, even a little bad, and intrigue is everywhere.

"..." Chen Ran was speechless, but it seemed that what they said made sense.

"Chen...listen to me, you have to participate in Wimbledon next year. Only you can stop that guy!" Wawrinka continued to emphasize, "I know the British tax system is disgusting, but you just need to participate in Wimbledon. The competition and training will only take 20 days."

"Let me think about it...I should probably participate." Chen Ran replied.

After all, in the contract renewal negotiations with Nike, it was also mentioned that they did not want Chen Ran to miss the Wimbledon Championships. After all, this is the Grand Slam event with the longest history and greatest influence.

Chen Ran could understand Nike's position. Even if he switched jobs and signed a contract with Anta in the future, the other party would definitely add this clause.

As long as you are not injured, there is no reason for you to miss the four Grand Slam tournaments.

There was no such clause in the previous contract because no one thought that Chen Ran would actually boycott Wimbledon because of the British tax issues, which was beyond Nike's expectations.

After all, Agassi and Sampras had protested against Britain's tax policies before and called for a boycott, but when the competition approached, they just gave in.

They thought Chen Ran would do the same and just bluff, but they didn't expect this guy to really dare to do it.

"Hey, just join us!" Roddick said excitedly, "I'd rather lose to the No. 1 player over and over again than to the No. 2 player all the time!"

Chen Ran suddenly thought that among all types of tennis courts so far, the most suspenseful match between him and Federer was on the grass.

Since Nike is so angry about Federer's job-hopping, he can indeed have a good talk with them by using "Wimbledon" as the condition.

……

When the Tokyo 500 tournament came to an end, the Asian tennis season finally ended.

For many top players, many people are complaining about the heavy competition schedule of ATP and WTA.

The Asian season only appeared in the late 90s, and was squeezed in between the US Open and the European Indoor Season.

But the emergence of the Asian season has given many quasi-first-rate and second-rate players the opportunity to win more bonuses.

So there are pros and cons to this.

Although Chen Ran did not participate, he also closely observed the event.

Federer, who played almost at home, showed a completely different competitive state from the Shenzhen Masters, sweeping all the top players and finally winning the championship. Kei Nishikori, the "real-life version" of Ma Long Echizen, who is a wild card participant, finally made a breakthrough in the tour.

Although he still lost in the first round, he still won his first set of the tour against a British player and fought to a tiebreak in the final set.

This game also gave Kei Nishikori confidence.

It seems that the opponents on the tour are not so out of reach. After all, big demons like Chen Ran are a minority.

Kei Nishikori is confident that his first tour victory is not far away.

The 16-year-old Kei Nishikori is indeed a super star that the whole country is looking forward to. His popularity is explosive and he is attracting much attention.

At his first tour in his small life, even the author of "The Prince of Tennis" Takeshi Konomi was in attendance.

In the U17 World Championship of "The Prince of Tennis", Takeshi Konomi set up two super demons, based on Chen Ran and Federer respectively.

These two guys are invincible and rule the tennis world in comics.

However, after seeing Kei Nishikori, Konomi Tsuyoshi said excitedly: "Believe me, in the future, Echizen Malone will definitely defeat those two big demons!"

Then a group of comic book geeks cheered for it.

Since it is difficult for the "real version" of Ma Long Echizen to defeat Chen Ran and Federer, we can only place our hopes in the comics.

Yes, the reason why Konomi Tsuyoshi was preparing to make adjustments to "The Prince of Tennis" was because he himself believed that it would be difficult for Kei Nishikori to defeat those two guys in reality.

Especially Chen Ran, that guy is really scary.

The 16-year-old Kei Nishikori had difficulty winning a single game in the tour, while the 16-and-a-half-year-old Chen Ran defeated Agassi and reached the Australian Open semi-finals.

The difference is too big!
But it’s okay, we still have comics in our daily life, and we can realize our dream of defeating a big devil like Chen Ran in the comics!

In the women's competition, Zheng Jie and Li Na both made it to the semi-finals, which is also a commendable result.

However, Chen Ran, who was far away in the Magic City, was at a loss whether to laugh or cry after hearing what Xu Feigang said.

What did you say at the beginning?

Chen Ran found out that he had been fooled by his superior.

At the beginning, Xu Feigang kept saying that he would create an invincible devil role for himself, and I actually believed that cunning little guy.

You authorized it to Takeshi Konomi and "The Prince of Tennis" yourself, but you ended up giving it to Malone Echizen to play as the BOSS?

Of course, the ultimate prototype of the invincible devil is two people, one is Chen Ran and the other is Federer.

According to Konomi Takeshi's arrangement, Echizen Malone will fight against both BOSSes, and the prototype of the devil Federer has also been authorized by Federer himself.

So theoretically, Takeshi Konomi also screwed Federer.

But Federer got a lot of money from Uniqlo, but Chen Ran didn’t.

These days, I am really cunning.

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(End of this chapter)