Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 635: Five Years! Chen Ran is Angry! (4K)

What is the subtext of this statement?
The meaning is obvious: you French men are no good!
Can your honor only be won by men from other races?

Look at us Chinese, is there a single foreigner among the athletes participating in the Olympics?
No!

Of course, after hearing this, the French could do nothing but express their dissatisfaction.

They couldn't say it too obviously, because Chen Ran's words were so smooth and almost impeccable.

On the surface, Chen Ran's words were just praising French African athletes and did not contain any offensive words.

And it is a fact that your French sports rely on athletes of African descent.

So can't fault it at all.

As for the fact that this sentence will generate some further thoughts, what does that have to do with Chen Ran?

That's what you French people made up in your own imaginations. I didn't say anything.

If the French react a little too radically, those black uncles might be dissatisfied.

What? We work so hard for you Gauls, but you don’t want to acknowledge our contributions, right?
The French are also worried that those black uncles will get angry and start selling for free!

So, this can only be held back!

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Chen Ran was in a very good mood after winning the championship.

The host on site also came over and prepared a lot of questions.

But Chen Ran spoke first: "You know, I'm really holding it in."

"What do you mean?" The host on the scene was full of questions, not understanding what Chen Ran meant. "What do I know?"

Chen Ran continued, "You know, when I won the championship abroad before, I had to accept the interview in English. Today I can finally switch to Chinese."

“So I was really frustrated.”

The host suddenly realized.

That’s right, that’s what he said.

The entire audience burst into laughter at the same time.

Everyone was also amused by Chen Ran's humor.

The host wiped the sweat from his forehead, then he remembered that this man had always been good at speaking, completely different from those athletes he had interviewed before who were not good at speaking.

What hurt him most was interviewing the players of the national table tennis team.

The other party held it in for a long time, but could only say some meaningless words.

It seems that everything the national table tennis players say has to be approved by their superiors.

Be careful in what you say and what you do, and there are strict requirements on what you can say and what you cannot say.

But Chen Ran had no such concerns at all and spoke freely.

"Congratulations, and continue to defend that impressive record."

After the host recovered, he continued, "You always win the championship in every domestic tournament you participate in. I wonder how long you can keep this record?"

"You know, it's very tiring to keep this record. Several times, I almost couldn't hold on and was about to give up." Chen Ran said very frankly, "But I heard the cheers of the Chinese fans and saw the five-star red flag in the stands, and my energy came back."

very eloquent.

As an athlete outside the system, my awareness is higher than that of athletes within the system.

The Yanjing host felt that the other party's eloquence was better than his, even though he made a living by eloquence.

"Our contestant Chen Ran's patriotism is truly overflowing!" The host immediately cooperated and praised him.

He felt that Chen Ran was a cunning guy, but he was also very good at using marketing to promote himself.

Other athletes don't have this ability.

When it comes to talking skills, there is still a gap between Yao Ming and him.

Then, this guy thought in a very obscene way: Chen Ran’s good words should be able to satisfy his foreign girlfriend, right?
Stop! Why are you getting more and more off track?

He shook his head and put this somewhat erotic idea behind him.

"Why are you shaking your head for no reason?" Chen Ran looked confused.

"My head hurt a little bit just now." The host immediately found an excuse and changed the subject, "Then what do you want to say to the fans at the scene? There are also many celebrities from the entertainment industry here."

Every year at the China Open, inviting celebrities from the entertainment industry to watch the games has become a daily routine.

In fact, from Chen Ran’s perspective, there is no need for China Open to do this.

In their previous lives, they did this to increase the popularity and influence of the China Open, hoping that through the hands of these stars, more people would get to know the China Open.

But is this necessary now?
Chen Ran felt that he was the box office guarantee for China Open, and that the influence of China Open was enough to be promoted by himself.

He waved his hand towards the stands and said with a smile: "I thank all the fans who came to watch the game. Because of you, our Chinese tennis will become better."

"Now, thanks to the efforts of our generation of tennis players, the attention this sport has received in China is no longer what it used to be. It is basically the same as football and basketball."

Since table tennis had not yet started to have fan clubs in that era, although there were many people playing table tennis in China, table tennis matches could only attract attention at the Olympic Games held every four years.

Among Chinese sports events, currently only CBA and Chinese Super League can attract the attention of many sports fans on ordinary days because of their relationship as professional leagues.

Tennis has no professional league, which is an inherent disadvantage.

But compared to other individual sports, tennis has a very mature professional tour system all over the world.

Nowadays, more and more fans are starting to pay attention to the tour, not just the four Grand Slam tournaments.

In addition to Chen Ran, China's golden flowers including Li Na and Zheng Jie are also closely watched by many fans.

This is the best way to spread tennis culture.

The only regret is that the other male players in China are still too weak at the moment.

It is normal to be eliminated in the first round of the tour. If you can occasionally win a game in the tour, it is almost like celebrating the New Year.

From 2003 to 2007.

For five whole years, Chen Ran was still fighting alone in men's tennis.

When will there be a second Chinese male player who can gain a foothold in the tour?

Almost all Chinese football fans are eagerly looking forward to it.

The host also threw this question to Chen Ran.

"This question has actually been asked for several years." Chen Ran said with a wry smile.

He was also helpless.

The male players of this era are really disappointing.

Five years later, no one has managed to gain a foothold on the tour.

In the world ranking, none of them can break into the top 200.

But their days are very comfortable.

Although it is said that usually only the top 100 tennis players in the world can make money, this rule does not exist at all in front of these old men.

There are so many tours and challenge tournaments in China. Just play and you will get the prize money.

However, because tennis is so popular, they occasionally open training classes and teach kids how to play, and the tuition fees will flow into their pockets. More importantly, these people are all players in the system and receive various subsidies from the Sports Bureau.

A group of guys ranked 100 or in the world live a much more comfortable life than the foreign players ranked around .

Chen Ran was helpless about this group of guys who were content with their current situation and had no ambition.

He has sparked an unprecedented craze for tennis in China, benefiting almost all practitioners.

This has also caused many national team players with some potential to lose their ambition and sense of crisis.

Life is so comfortable.

If you can be admired by thousands of people in your own country, why would you go to a cruel tour abroad to be tortured?

As for going solo, will you bear all the team expenses by yourself?
Only a fool would do that!
The country is willing to help you bear the costs, why do you want to make it more difficult for yourself?

Why not take the money that you can get for free?
Fortunately, Tik Tok has not yet been released, otherwise these guys would have become internet celebrities with millions of fans after a wave of marketing.

Tik Tok has a huge number of low-end users, and it is not impossible that those fans may even boast that these guys are as strong as Grand Slam champions.

"It's hopeless anyway." Chen Ran's tone was unusually sharp. "I'm very disappointed with the players on the national team!"

"Five years. Almost five years."

He began to count, "2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. Now it's the end of the year, almost five years."

"In these five years, I have waited for Zheng Jie and Li Na."

"Zheng Jie won the French Open, Li Na won the Cincinnati Open, and now she's in the China Open final, but where are our male players?"

"I've been waiting for five years, but still haven't seen male players from our country stand on the tour stage, except for wildcards."

He deliberately emphasized the word "wild card", making it full of sarcasm.

It's like saying, you bunch of losers, without a wild card, you can't even step onto the tour.

"Don't even mention the 1000 or 500 races. You guys won't even be in the 250 races."

The host opened his mouth wide; the development of the matter was somewhat unexpected.

He originally just wanted Chen Ran to give some advice.

As a result, the other party got angry.

At this time, CCTV also hesitated, struggling over whether to cut off the live broadcast.

But soon, they received a notice from their superiors asking them to continue the live broadcast.

The higher-ups seemed happy to see Chen Ran broadcast these harsh criticisms across the country via CCTV's live broadcast.

"There are so many tours in the Huaxia season."

"Wild cards are being sent out one after another!"

"The Chinese season started in 2004, I don't know how many wild cards have been given out in the past four years."

"As a result, there was no splash, just like skipping stones on water."

"If this continues, I don't think there's any need to continue sending wild cards."

Chen Ran was also helpless.

Does he really have to wait more than ten years until Zhang Zhizhen and his group have grown up before he can see other Chinese players on the tour?

The Yanjing host didn't know how to respond for a moment.

But the Chinese fans at the scene were excited, clapping their hands and shouting, "Good, well said!"

The applause was endless and resounded through the sky.

They are also annoyed.

In the past few years of the China Open, these fans have always spared no effort to cheer for the players from their country.

The result was naturally disappointing to them.

These players had no ambition at all and did not treasure the precious wild card opportunity at all, so they were easily swept away by foreign players.

There is no desire to win at all.

Was our refueling in vain?
Is China a tennis powerhouse?

If you only look at Chen Ran, or several other female tennis stars, it is true.

But looking at the performance of other male players, no one dared to admit it.

At present, even the Sports Bureau has given up the idea of ​​letting Chen Ran compete in the men's doubles at the Yanjing Olympics, because even these officials can't stand the performance of other male tennis players.

The Chinese national football team played poorly and fans all over the country were cursing.

These male tennis players also enjoyed the country's resources, but no one blamed them even though they played badly, because Chen Ran alone achieved extremely brilliant results for Chinese tennis.

"Today was supposed to be a great day for winning the championship. Of course...what you said makes a lot of sense." The Yanjing host was also speechless.

Chen Ran spoke very harshly.

Because he was really disappointed.

Although on the surface, he did not give money to those Chinese male tennis players.

But because of him, tennis became very popular in China, and the sponsorship amount of the national team is increasing every year.

What's more, Chen Ran took the initiative to request that while he participated in the Olympics for the country, he would not take a single cent of subsidy from the national team.

Because he doesn't need that little money.

But this means that other players will receive more and more subsidies. Moreover, the popularity of tennis also allows them to make a lot of money by running private training courses.

After all, for kids learning tennis, if they don’t aim to become professional players, having people ranked 300 or 400 in the world to teach them is more than enough.

However, from Chen Ran's perspective, you can make money and achieve financial freedom. Although he is not directly involved, it is also because of the effect of his influence.

So, I am going to criticize you. If you don’t agree, just keep it to yourself.

If these guys dare to refute, they will soon be denounced by many fans.

Then their reputation will be ruined in the coaching circle.

“I suggest that wild cards should not be given out casually. It is better to set some requirements. If they cannot be met, the wild cards should be cancelled.” Chen Ran said bluntly.

Today, he finally vented his dissatisfaction.

"Okay, that's all I have to say today. I've also expressed all the unhappiness in my heart." Chen Ran sighed lightly, "In the future, I won't talk about this issue anymore. I hope some of the players can be more motivated and fight for their reputation."

He created an unprecedented golden age of Chinese tennis.

As a result, a group of guys are busy enjoying the benefits but have no intention of continuing to climb to the top.

This made Chen Ran very unhappy.

Just like last year's Asian Games, I was absent and the men's tennis team had nothing to show for it, it was simply a joke.

Those from ordinary places, South Korea, and Thailand, none of them can beat me.

Finally, Chen Ran sighed and said in a mocking tone: "It's only been five years now. I estimate that in the next six, seven, eight, nine, or even ten years, I will be fighting alone."

"I am very sure!"

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(End of this chapter)