Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 79 Return, family love

Later, Chen Ran also watched the year-end Masters Cup opening match of "Federer VS Agassi" in the audience.

He knows better than anyone that this is a showdown between the new king and the old king.

Almost all the audience were Agassi fans, cheering for him.

But maybe it was because Federer had just discussed with Chen Ran that he entered the state early, or maybe it was because Agassi was not in good condition today and felt bad.

Throughout the game, Agassi was completely suppressed by Federer.

Just over an hour later, Federer defeated Agassi in straight sets, 7:5, 6:4.

Except for Chen Ran, most of the audience present were surprised by this result.

But Agassi will not be eliminated because of this.

The difference between the year-end finals and all other tennis competitions is that there is no "win" or "go home" format.

8 people will be divided into groups of 4 for a group tour, and the top two in the group will advance to the semi-finals.

However, after watching the opening ceremony, Chen Ran had no intention of staying in the Magic City anymore. After buying the ticket, he took the bus back to Dongzhou City.

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For Chen Ran, this trip to the Magic City was a dream-like experience, and he was featured on CCTV C5 Sports’ live broadcast twice.

One was the final of the Shanghai ATP Challenger Tour, and the other was the "break 5" match with Federer in the opening match of the year-end Masters Cup.

When Chen Ran left Dongzhou City half a month ago, he was still an unknown person. When he came back, he became a moderate celebrity.

Dongzhou City is just a small third-tier county with a slow pace of life and many tourist destinations. It is a place suitable for eating, drinking and having fun.

Over the years, perhaps Chen Ran is the first Dongzhou City athlete to appear on CCTV C5 live broadcast.

As soon as he returned to Dongzhou City, he learned from his parents that the TV station in his hometown had come to interview him.

However, the reporter of the TV station was an amateur, and his parents were also amateurs. He basically had nothing to talk about, and could only tell some interesting things about Chen Ran's childhood.

Early the next morning, the leaders of the Sports Bureau and the deputy mayor in charge of sports cordially received Chen Ran in an exhibition hall.

These big leaders, who usually live in seclusion and never see the end of their lives, looked kind and kind, and patiently taught and encouraged Chen Ran to carry forward his tenacious fighting spirit and win glory for the country and his hometown.

Chen Ran smiled and nodded from time to time as he dealt with these leaders, and said that it was his dream to bring glory to his hometown and motherland.

In fact, he was suffering a bit and prayed that time would pass quickly.

At the same time, Chen Ran also sighed in his heart. It seemed that he was really not suitable for politics. He felt uncomfortable just standing here.

If you switch to doing business, it doesn't seem to work, because you have to deal with these people every day, and it is not easy to meet them.

You don’t even know which part of what the other person says is true and which part is false. Leaders like to make their words ambiguous and let you think about it.

So I'd better be a tennis player with peace of mind, just keep it simple and don't think about any messy things.

During this period, many hometown companies invited Chen Ran to the platform, but he decisively refused them all.

Chen Ran knew very well that he was far from reaching the point of floating, and he also warned himself that he should not make any money, but should focus on his own improvement.There is still more than a month left before next year's Australian Open qualifying tournament, and I should make a good plan for the future.

Although there are still some ITF Hope Tours and ATP Challenger Tours around the world, the high-level tours have come to an end.

Tennis players fly around the world to participate in various competitions, with little chance to rest.

At the end of the year, in late November, there is still a chance to rest in December.

However, for those top athletes, some optional competitions can be given up. Even the Masters can be played selectively, as long as they can guarantee participation in the four Grand Slams and the year-end finals.

Therefore, tennis players who can enter the top ten in the world, especially the top five in the world, can fully arrange their time.

Although top football players have high salaries and numerous endorsements, they are often packed with various games throughout the year and have to frequently fly back and forth between the national team and their clubs.

Relatively speaking, top tennis players have a much higher degree of freedom.

Chen Ran was not interested in flying abroad to participate in some low-level competitions to gain points, even though Nike promised to help him bear part of the participation costs.

By the way, Nike's first-year endorsement fee of 50 yuan has been deposited into Chen Ran's personal account. Together with bonuses from various previous competitions, Chen Ran's savings have exceeded 60 yuan.

This is still money that he has not locked up and can use at will.

However, you still have to carefully consider how to spend this money.

First of all, all of this money cannot be used to use prophetic information to lock in investment projects that will skyrocket in the future. Some of it must be left for yourself.

What’s wrong with enjoying the game after working hard for half a year?
First, Chen Ran thought of his grandparents.

The two old people have been living frugally, which is too hard. They are already very old, and they are always worried about their grandchildren, such as going to college, finding a job, getting a wife, etc.

He was too playful when he was young. When he was in his 30s, his grandfather passed away due to illness, so he became more sensible and spent more time visiting his grandma.

The memories of his past life were still vivid in his mind, and Chen Ran felt a little uncomfortable when he thought about it.

After returning this time, the grandparents saw that their grandson was promising, and their faces were filled with extremely happy smiles. They told everyone that their grandson had won the championship and won a lot of bonuses.

In the eyes of the two old men, Chen Ran's challenge championship may be no different from the Olympics or the four Grand Slams. In short, his grandson is the most powerful.

Especially grandma, she spent her whole life chanting sutras and chanting Buddha's name. After seeing her grandson come back, she went to kowtow to the Bodhisattva again, hoping to bless her grandson.

Chen Ran was very moved when he watched this first scene. Even though his mental age is over 30 years old, he still had the urge to burst into tears.

He immediately decided to move to a bigger house and bring his grandparents over to live with his parents so that they could be taken care of and make up for the regrets of his previous life.

Houses in this era are still cheap. For 10,000+, you can buy a duplex commercial house with an area of ​​more than 100 square meters and a good location.

Chen Ran decisively withdrew 20 from his deposit.

He didn't interfere with the money and let his parents and grandparents discuss where to sell the house and how to decorate it.

Chen Ran only hopes that he can see his grandparents for the first time every time he comes home from a competition in the future.

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　Thanks to book friend 20220618221410430, I still have a dream when I return, and Long Teng ツKIsS for the reward!
　　
　
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