Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 33: Friend’s Future Imagination

After the graduation dinner, it means that the junior high school classmates who have been together for three years will go their separate ways.

Key high schools, ordinary high schools, vocational high schools, and those who go out to work, everyone will move towards their own future.

During the dinner party, the English teacher Liang looked at Chen Ran in a particularly strange way. He obviously still remembered Chen Ran's dream in class not long ago, to become a "tennis player."

At first, he thought that Chen Ran was just talking nonsense and teasing him, but he never expected that what the other party said was actually the truth and he had already put it into action.

"Chen Ran, Teacher Liang misunderstood you." The English teacher took the initiative to toast him, and of course everyone drank.

The students were all underage, and the teachers took it upon themselves to appear teetotal.

"Chen Ran!" A guy suddenly ran up behind him, patted his shoulder, and said excitedly, "Brother, I will play football and you will play tennis. We both have a bright future."

It turned out to be Xu Mengjie, a famous football enthusiast in the class.

This guy also dreams of becoming a football star in the future. He is about to go to the imperial capital to join the echelon of an A-level team to study football. The tuition fee is [-] yuan for three years.

Chen Ran then thought about the fact that the Zhejiang Province team spent 12 to hire him to play in the National Games. The treatment of the two was very different. This was the benefit of choosing the right track.

"Classmate, I wish you can be selected for the national football team as soon as possible!" Chen Ran raised the cup and said very against his will.

But these words really touched Xu Mengjie's heart, and he immediately beamed.

What a simple boy!

Frankly speaking, 2002 is different from 2023 more than twenty years later.In this era, there are too many young people in China who love football, and football is far more popular than basketball.

It's just that the national football team has refreshed the lower limit again and again, which hurt these football-loving teenagers. Yao Ming's landing in the NBA, coupled with the NBA's crazy marketing in China, made basketball more popular than football.

But do you think the performance of Chinese basketball has improved?Not necessarily.

In the past, the best performance was the top eight, and it was also the top eight in Yao Ming's era. At the time of Chen Ran's rebirth, basketball was very popular, but his performance was almost the same as that of the national football team.

Chen Ran looked at the somewhat naive classmate and couldn't bear it. He thought it was better to wake up a little: "Let me tell you, the water in China Football is very deep, very deep. Of course, I heard what others said... "

"If you can't grasp it, you'd better find another way out as soon as possible."

However, this guy who had failed all the papers in the high school entrance examination obviously couldn't understand the meaning behind Chen Ran's words. He replied blankly: "Isn't the water in tennis not deep?"

Chen Ran was amused and said with a smile: "I am self-employed, it doesn't matter! Can I be self-employed by playing football?"

Xu Mengjie obviously didn't take Chen Ran's heartfelt words to heart, and patted his chest to express that he would have no problem.

Well, that's all for now.

Chen Ran glanced at his friend Hu Jie again. This guy was completely relaxed and ate happily, not missing any of the hot dishes.

In the days after the high school entrance examination, this guy completely let go and worked hard in the Internet cafe day and night. Now he still has obvious dark circles on his face.

Chen Ran felt that if this guy continued to attend high school for three years, it would be a complete waste of time. He thought about it and said, "I mean Hu Jie... you like playing games so much, have you ever thought about making a living out of this?"

According to the original timeline, next year, in 2003, the State Sports General Administration officially approved e-sports as the 99th official sports competition.Of course, it will take more than ten years for e-sports to officially become popular.

"Brother, can playing games be a meal?" Hu Jie put down the food in his hand and stared at Chen Ran with wide eyes.

"Why not? Games are just like tennis. You can make a living by playing to the extreme!" Chen Ran shrugged and said calmly.

Of course there are differences between the two, and they are huge, but there is no need to point them out here.

"That's right! I'm playing "Legend" now, and I can sell some equipment for money!" Hu Jie was obviously wrong.

Chen Ran shook his head and said, "I'm not referring to this, not to role-playing games, but to e-sports."

"E-sports!" Hu Jie also came to his senses.

He's played StarWorld and Warcraft, but since Legends came out, his main focus has been on that game.

Chen Ran thought carefully in his heart, "Interstellar World" is all about the sticks, and there is really no need to go to a foreign country where he is unfamiliar with the muddy waters.

"You can play "Warcraft" and study it carefully. It will definitely have a better future than playing "Legend"!" Chen Ran knew very well that the popularity of "Legend" would not last for a few years, especially when private servers would become popular in a few years.

To be precise, the gap between role-playing RPG online games and multiplayer online competitive games is too big. It is not only a matter of game longevity and popularity, but also market attention and development prospects.

Hu Jie seemed to remember something and said: "There are competitions in "Warcraft". I read in the news that China seems to have formed a team as well."

"I don't think you have any intention of studying in the next three years of high school. Since you decide to hang out in Internet cafes every day, you have to pursue something."

Chen Ran rubbed his head and tried to recall some information about the "Human King SKY" in his previous life, and continued: "I have seen a piece of news before. There was a player who was beaten and scolded by his parents because of his love for games. He left home many times. Run away.”

"Later, he joined a gaming team and won the championship. He was finally proud and gained his parents' understanding."

"Aren't you envious?"

"You don't want to prove your ability in front of your parents?"

Hu Jie also fell into silence listening to Chen Ran's words, but his friend's words seemed to arouse some desire hidden deep in his heart.

Indeed, not everyone is suitable for studying, which is why students are diverted after completing nine-year compulsory education.

This is why Chen Ran said these things to Hu Jie.

During the three years of junior high school, the teachers forced you to study every day. He was already suffering so much that he found ways to be lazy.By the time he reached high school, and it was an ordinary high school, how could this guy even have the slightest inclination to study?
The result must be a complete freedom of self.

For example, Chen Ran in his previous life had made up his mind to study hard in high school and try to get into a better university after his results in the high school entrance examination were unsatisfactory.

But everyone knows the learning atmosphere of ordinary high schools. Chen Ran only persisted for a few months before he started to mess up.

He is already like this, and Hu Jie, a guy who naturally hates reading, will only go further.

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(End of this chapter)