Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 571: News that Detonated the Tennis World

"Chen Ran, you are indeed my role model!"

"Not only did he hook up with the goddess of tennis, but he even asked her to practice yoga in order to unlock more poses."

"Aaaahhh, I'm so jealous!"

"He's so sexy!"

As expected by Chen Ran, at the signing ceremony for the chocolate endorsement, reporters on the scene were the first to report in great detail that Ivanovic was practicing yoga at Chen Ran's request.

The cleverness of these reporters lies in that their words are clearly describing the news normally, but the deeper meaning of the words is to guide netizens to think in that direction.

Especially the editors of some portal websites, all of them are masters of driving in a subtle way, and they can easily handle this kind of topic.

Chen Ran suddenly felt that he had been wronged, and that he could not wash it away even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

Forget it, I don’t care about these things anymore.

Anyway, they are in an open boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, so no matter what the purpose of practicing yoga is, whether it is to avoid injuries or to unlock more postures, it is all justified and there is nothing to worry about.

After staying in Yanjing for a few days, the two of them returned to the Magic City.

……

More than six months have passed in 2006.

As Chen Ran expected, his close partner Penguin's business exploded that year and became a truly first-tier Chinese Internet company.

Don't forget that Chen Ran had chosen journalism as his major in college.

He understood the importance of controlling public opinion better than many people of this era.

So the propaganda machine started to work.

Many press releases appeared everywhere on major portals and QQ spaces.

Yes, QQ Space is now also an important place for publishing promotional releases.

Don’t forget, in his previous life, all kinds of outrageous rumors about Jay Chou refusing to donate money during the earthquake, claiming to be living a simple life, and even stealing instant noodles from people in the disaster area, also became popular on QQ space, which shows how much traffic this platform has.

In addition, it also reflects from the side that netizens of this era are still very simple and honest. They believe whatever others say.

So the content of this press release is roughly that Chen Ran and his company played a crucial role in the rapid development of Penguin's business in 2006.

Whether it was Q coins being used to recharge World of Warcraft at a discount, several popular web games being able to log into QQ Space, or Qianqian Jingting being incorporated into Penguin Music, all of this was under the strategic planning of Chen Ran, helping Penguin Company to soar to success.

"Chen Ran is Xiao Ma Ge's benefactor!"

"The most wise decision made by Penguin was to cooperate with Chen Ran's company."

"The Penguin Soars, and Chen Ran Has Made Great Contributions."

Various marketing press releases are emerging on the Internet, and netizens, who have witnessed these experiences, believe them without a doubt.

Everyone believed this wave of propaganda.

What's more, Chen Ran now has a position as the nominal vice president of Penguin Company.

Everyone had a preconceived notion that it was Chen Ran who had made great contributions and was able to obtain this senior position, and even became a person second only to Xiao Ma Ge.

But if this is the case, the possibility of Chen Ran becoming a hands-off boss becomes increasingly lower.

He even suspected that as the company grew bigger, it would be difficult for him to sell it at a high price in the future.

For example, the new game "Zhu Xian" that Xiao Ma Ge gave him is being developed by the programmers in the company in full swing, preparing to make it the best domestic 3D game currently available.

This made Chen Ran feel that he would be sorry for his brothers if he really sold the company.

Yes, at least at this moment, he, like Brother Dong from JD.com, treats all the company's employees as brothers.

We can't let our brothers be sad.

So, Chen Ran sent an email to Xiao Ma Ge: Mr. Ma, if you have any free manpower, please come and support the brothers. The development progress of the game here needs to be accelerated.

Xiao Ma Ge also responded immediately: Okay, brother, I will send the best R&D personnel to help you right away.

Uh...are you sure he is the best R&D personnel and not the best plagiarist?

However, Chen Ran is somewhat skeptical. Has this overwhelming wave of press releases also misled Brother Ma and made him think that he has made great contributions?

Sure enough, Xiao Ma Ge sent another email, asking Chen Ran a question.

It turned out that he had taken a fancy to two online games from neighboring South Korea and wanted to become their agent. Although the endorsement fee was not as much as that of "World of Warcraft", it was not low at all.

Xiao Ma asked Chen Ran if this was possible.

Could it be that the two South Korean online games that the other party was talking about were "Cross Fire" and "Dungeon & Fighter"?

Chen Ran quickly replied to the email: If their gameplay is novel and rare, Mr. Ma can definitely give it a try.

This was a hint from him, and it made Xiao Ma Ge determined to get these two games.

Chen Ran is the penguin's lucky star, so his vision must be correct.

However, Chen Ran was a little dazed at the moment, and even felt a little bit amused. In the previous email exchanges between the two, Chen Ran had confirmed that the two South Korean games mentioned by Mr. Ma were indeed "Cross Fire" and "Dungeon & Fighter".

Two games that bring huge cash flow to Penguin.

Although Penguin still represented these two games as in the previous life, Chen Ran inexplicably got involved this time and gave important opinions.

Then, when rewards are given out in the future, I will definitely be there, and I may even be able to be enshrined in the Taimiao?

It's impossible to keep a low profile.

……

Chen Ran stayed in the Magic City for a few more days.

In the hot summer, summer training began.

Fortunately, most fields are equipped with air conditioning, which makes training very comfortable.

He also played the role of a coach for once, guiding his girlfriend on the shortcomings in her technical movements.

Time flies, and it is August soon. The North American season is about to begin.

Chen Ran's plan was to only participate in the Cincinnati Cup and then fly to New York to participate in the US Open.

As for the Rogers Cup in Toronto in early August, he chose to withdraw.

So Ivanovic will go to Canada first to participate in the Rogers Cup, and the two will meet in Cincinnati later.

As the saying goes, a short absence is better than a new one. You will get bored if you stay together every day.

Another week passed and the Rogers Cup officially opened, but Chen Ran, the world's number one player, missed the event.

At the same time, Federer also announced his withdrawal from the Rogers Cup.

Obviously, he was not willing to waste too much energy on this.

Due to the absence of these two players, other top players are eyeing this event and trying their best.

In the end, the young Djokovic defeated all the famous players and surprisingly won the Rogers Cup championship trophy.

This is also Djokovic's first Masters title in his career.

In the women's competition, Ivanovic was eliminated in the semi-finals, which is a decent result.

But at this moment, a piece of important news came from China.

The tennis movie centered around Chen Ran has finally taken shape, and most of the plot has been finalized.

The plot content is actually a bit exaggerated.

Rumor has it that there are three types of tennis courts on Earth: hard court, clay, and grass.

Since ancient times, no one has been invincible in these three types of courts; at most, they can only be invincible in two types of courts.

Until one day, a Chinese player named Chen Ran appeared.

At present, the film has only revealed this part of the plot, but it still caused an uproar in the entire professional tennis world.

This is too crazy.

The content of the movie naturally brings people from the virtual world into reality.

This design must have been intentional by Chen Ran and the team behind him.

But by doing this, does it mean that we are treating all the heroes in the world as nothing?
Suddenly, many people expressed their dissatisfaction.

For example, Federer said sourly: I remember someone seemed to have just lost the French Open not long ago, at least he didn't dominate the clay court.

However, Chen Ran's team also has sufficient reasons.

5 hard court Grand Slam titles, 2 clay court Grand Slam titles, and 2 grass court Grand Slam titles, doesn't this suppress anyone?
No matter how strong Nadal is, at least at present, he has less French Open titles than Chen Ran.

With this rebuttal, it would be difficult for some people to refute even if they have objections in their hearts.

However, many players also expressed their support.

Such as Wawrinka and Roddick.

They think Chen Ran is the goat of tennis, there is no doubt about it.

With nine Grand Slams, a double Grand Slam and an Olympic gold medal, they were convinced.

The Swiss guy even said righteously: "I think those who have never defeated Chen Ran in the Grand Slam have no right to say anything."

His words were clearly a reference to his nominal big brother Federer.

You haven't even beaten Chen Ran in a Grand Slam tournament, what are you talking about?

……

PS: I ate too much watermelon tonight. I feel like I’m sick and not feeling well. I can’t get the 4K resolution for the update.

(End of this chapter)