Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 22 Future Plans
Zhou Jing was confused and muttered again: "ITF10K Hope Competition?"

Her knowledge of tennis is limited to the four Grand Slams and various tours she has seen on TV.

China's major sports channels love tennis second only to football. Even if China's top players are not available, they will still live broadcast and report on various competitions.

"Yes." Chen Ran decisively borrowed the name of the deputy director of the Sports Bureau, "I have talked with Director Sun. He hopes that I will participate in the competition and achieve good results, so that I can have confidence in speaking in the future."

"After all, the championship of a mere youth competition in Ningzhou City is insignificant."

"This is insignificant, they are all provincial champions!" Hu Jie interjected with some confusion.

Zhou Jing asked curiously: "Is there any difference between this 10K race and previous races?"

"Of course!" Chen Ran replied affirmatively, "The former is under the name of the International Tennis Federation, and the latter is under the name of the Chinese Tennis Association. If I can enter the top [-] of this event, I will have an ATP point .”

"If I want to advance to the top 2, I have to win [-] games including the qualifying rounds."

Hu Jie only cares about one thing: "Well, Chen Ran, what's the bonus for winning the championship?"

"$1500!"

"Damn it, it's still US dollars! I'll cheer you up! Then, treat me to a star-rated hotel for a big meal!"

As soon as the guy heard about the money, he became really excited.

"They are all masters, and there are foreign players. You think it is so easy. Maybe I will lose the qualifying round." Chen Ran looked at this guy and spread his hands helplessly.

In the eyes of the other party, the championship seems to be his own.

In fact, without the 1000 yuan bonus from the last competition, Chen Ran would not dare to go to Hangzhou to compete.

Qualifying contestants have to pay for their accommodation and meals at their own expense. The organizing committee will only be responsible for entering the main competition.

"It's okay, we have a holiday soon! We don't have to go to school for a few days before the high school entrance examination!" Hu Jie still wanted to go eat and drink.

"Go away, you're about to take the fucking high school entrance exam. If you keep running around with me, I'm afraid your parents will come to settle the score with me." Chen Ran saw that this guy was still ready to make a move, so he immediately moved his parents out.

You kid doesn’t have to study, but you must stay at home and appear in the sight of your parents.Otherwise, your parents will say that my son's performance in the high school entrance examination will be affected because he runs around with you because he has very good grades.

Hu Jie was immediately speechless.

Zhou Jing couldn't help but find it funny while listening to the conversation between the two boys.

But something suddenly happened to her and she said, "Chen Ran, you used to play basketball all the time, but now you stop playing basketball and suddenly start playing tennis. I always feel like I can't see through you lately."

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"There is no future in playing basketball!" Chen Ran joked: "Sir, class leader, could you have seen through me before?"

Zhou Jing's face blushed slightly, and then she smiled brightly: "My deskmate has been admitted to a key high school, so I have to work hard!"

She clenched her fists out of habit to cheer herself up.

Chen Ran looked at this beautiful girl at the same table, and a thought flashed in his mind: Does she really hope that we can be in the same high school, but she has always hidden it well before.

"The bus is coming!"

Zhou Jing shouted, lowered her head and walked up quickly.

At that moment, there was indeed a somewhat ambiguous atmosphere in the air.

"Everyone is already on the bus, and you're still in a daze!" Hu Jie yelled, "Brother, you're so excited."

"I'm going to kill you!" Chen Ran also got into the car with a curse.After getting on the bus, Hu Jie also started chirping: "It's all your fault, you moron, there are no seats now. You can get a seat and get excited again."

This guy has a broken voice, and his speaking voice is really not low.

However, the passengers seemed to have long been accustomed to the junior high school students who spoke freely and did not take it seriously.

Chen Ran's heart moved slightly and he turned his head to look to the other side. Zhou Jing happened to be sitting quietly in the corner. Their eyes met unexpectedly, but then they instinctively looked away at the same time.

Speechless all the way.

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Graduating from junior high school also means the end of nine years of compulsory education.

This is the first fork in life.

Some people go to key high schools, some go to ordinary high schools, some go to vocational high schools, and some people really don't like studying and simply go out to work.

Since then, the classmates who once got along day and night have embarked on completely different paths.

While Chen Ran's classmates were preparing for the upcoming high school entrance examination and were tense, he was sweating profusely in the simulation training ground.

He has decided to take a completely different path, but he knows very well that in front of his family and relatives, the chips in his hand are not enough.

As for my class teacher, he is indeed a very conscientious teacher, but to be honest, after graduating from junior high school, there will be no intersection between them.

Chen Ran has been certified as a "provincial athlete" and has obtained a place recommended to a key high school, which means that even though he is still a student of the other party in name, he is no longer bound by the other party.

There is also Sun Jianye, the deputy director of the Sports Bureau. He only has one provincial youth championship in his hands, so his bargaining chip is still too weak.

After he returned to reality from the system, he immediately opened the drawer, took out a black pen and a piece of white paper, and wrote down some of the information he had obtained on the paper one by one.

In China today, there are five ITF Hope Tours a year, which is completely incomparable to the dozens or hundreds of stops a year in the United States and Europe.

These five hope races are in Imperial Capital, Magic Capital, Wuhan, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou.

The game in Hangcheng will be next week, that is, in early June. The only other games that have not been held this year are Imperial City and Magic City.

Chen Ran's funds are really limited. He doesn't have to think about going abroad for the time being. His English can't cope with it. Even to a distant imperial capital, the cost of traveling back and forth will make him feel stressed.

But it was impossible for him to join the provincial team just for five buckets of rice, which would restrict his future actions.

With systematic assistance, freedom is the reason why he chose tennis, and it is also his bottom line.

Therefore, in these competitions held in China, we must seize the opportunity.

"In the 10K Hope Race in Hangzhou, the top 1 will get 2 point, the top eight will get 6 points, the top four will get 10 points, the runner-up will get 18 points, and the champion will get [-] points."

"I have to at least reach the finals this time, so I guarantee 10 ATP points."

"The next step is the 8K Hope Tournament in Shanghai in August. As long as we reach the semi-finals, we will gain 25 ATP points."

"This is the minimum goal. It would be the best if we can win the championship."

With 20 ATP points, which is enough to enter the top 900 rankings, it also means that Chen Ran can hold his head high and confident in future negotiations.

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(End of this chapter)