Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 45: Take me a ride!

At 06:30 in the morning, the sky in Dongzhou City is already bright and sunny, and the sky is blue. Today is obviously a good day.

Chen Ran had just woken up. He put his hands on the back of his head and stared at the ceiling with his eyes wide open.

Yesterday, when he was on the bus back to Dongzhou from Shanghai, Director Sun sent him a message, expressing his willingness to help him get a passport so that he could go to the United States to participate in some ITF Hope Games to gain points, quickly improve his ranking, and also Reimbursement for round-trip air tickets is limited to economy class.

Chen Ran was a little tempted and said that he would go back and discuss with his parents before making a decision.

However, he just had a dream. He dreamed that when he was going to participate in a competition, a shooting occurred nearby, and panicked people fled in all directions.

As for Chen Ran himself, he stood there blankly looking at those frightened faces, a little at a loss.

What is this?Free America, shooting every day?
It turned out that it was the remaining memories from the previous life that played a role in my dreams.

There are various large and small tennis competitions in the United States, including the US Open, one of the four Grand Slams, three Masters tournaments in Cincinnati, Miami and Indianapolis, as well as various tours such as ATP500 and 250.

In these high-level competitions, there will naturally be no problems with security.

In his previous life, although Chen Ran heard about shootings in Beautiful Country every now and then, he never had any problems in high-level sports competitions.

However, a competition of this level like the ITF Hope Competition is considered a pure pheasant competition in the United States. If there is any oversight in the security, or if there is someone in a nearby supermarket or shopping mall who is not sane and rushes in with an AK47.

This is...

As the saying goes, it's better to be careful than God.

My life is at stake, so I'd better decline Director Sun's kindness.

In fact, most Chinese people in this era will light up with envy when they hear that they can go to the United States.

But Chen Ran's vision transcends this era, and he will not lose his reason or judgment just because he hears the words "can go to the United States."

To increase your points, Asia-Pacific countries are the main ones for the time being. Australia and New Zealand are also good places to increase your points.

Especially Australia, because of its vast land, sparse population, rich resources, and beautiful scenery, almost all of it is occupied by the Chinese.

Every time, whether the Chinese basketball team or football team goes to Australia to compete, the local Chinese audience can turn the tables and occupy an absolute numerical advantage.

Chen Ran stretched and got up from the bed, feeling full of energy.

Today is the reporting day at Dongzhou Middle School. Chen Ran also has to show his face, get to know his new classmates, and take a look at which class he is assigned to.

Although Chen Ran's parents play mahjong and bridge every night, they still prepare breakfast for him on time every day.

He ate milk, eggs, and steamed buns with relish, and picked up a copy of Dongzhou Evening News from the table and started reading.

The newspaper was from last week, and my father threw it on the table after reading it.

Chen Ran was flipping through the newspaper and unknowingly read the sports section, and then his face moved slightly.

It's not his news. A mere 25K Hope Race champion is not enough to make it into the newspapers.

The sports news Chen Ran saw was about Yao Ming, the future leader of Chinese sports.

Two months ago, Yao Ming was selected by the Houston Rockets as the NBA's No. [-] pick.

According to current labor regulations, Yao Ming can sign a four-year, $800 million contract with the Rockets.

In the Chinese sports world of this era, this amount is definitely an astronomical figure, and many guys are tempted.

The Lions of the Magic City basketball team asked for a buyout of US$1000 million. The Chinese Basketball Association asked for 50% of the salary share after tax, and also listed a series of more stringent requirements. In some insignificant games in the future, you must Commit to attend.

So, the little giant who took the trouble went all out and said, "If you keep forcing me, I will retire."

It has to be said that this move of retreating to advance did scare many leaders, and there may be higher-level interference. In short, the other party made some concessions. Yao Ming will also officially go to the Asian Games in Busan, South Korea after playing in it. U.S.Chen Ran read the news carefully and admired the reporter's vivid description.This news was not written by a reporter from Dongzhou Evening News. Generally, sports news is reprinted directly.

"It's interesting!" Chen Ran patted his forehead gently, decisively took out the newspaper and put it into his schoolbag.

This is good news. Let’s keep it as a souvenir.

After Chen Ran finished breakfast, he picked up his schoolbag and went downstairs. He happened to see his friend Hu Jie coming down from another building.

The other party also saw Chen Ran, said hello, and complained: "We agreed to go to No. [-] Middle School together, but you went to a key high school by yourself."

Today is also the day to report the start of school at Dongzhou No. [-] Middle School.

"After school, I will come to the Internet cafe to see you to see if your skills have improved?" Chen Ran waved and said.

Hu Jie asked curiously: "Brother, you didn't come to the Internet cafe this summer vacation. You have been practicing ball?"

"Well... I have to control myself and come to the Internet cafe less often. It will be bad if I am short-sighted. Wearing a pair of glasses during the game will damage my Yushu Linfeng image."

"Get out of here!"

Hu Jie carried his schoolbag and left angrily on his bicycle.

Because Dongzhou No. [-] Middle School is some distance away from here, Hu Jie's family had to buy him a bicycle.

In fact, Dongzhou Middle School is not close to Chen Ran's home, but during the summer vacation, he was so busy training that he forgot to buy a bicycle for transportation.

It seems the only option is to squeeze into the bus...

"Chen Ran, morning!" At this moment, a clear and pleasant voice came from behind.

Chen Ran was very familiar with this voice. When he turned around, what came into his sight was a bright smiling face. The person in front of him was Zhou Jing, his classmate in the third grade of junior high school, sitting on the orange bicycle.

After graduating from junior high school, the two of them didn't see each other for almost two months.

"Ah, didn't you buy a bicycle?" Zhou Jing said in surprise.

Chen Ran said helplessly: "I just came back from Magic City yesterday. I went to participate in the competition."

"Tennis match?"

"Yes, and I also won the championship!"

"That's awesome, I won the championship again!" The girl covered her mouth with envy.

Chen Ran added: "It's a pity that we have to take the bus to school today. Dongzhou Middle School is much further away than our previous second grade."

"How about... you ride my bike and take me with you." Zhou Jing lowered her head and whispered, as if these words had exhausted all her courage.

Chen Ran was stunned for a moment, then replied: "Okay, then I'll take you! I'm in good physical condition, so this distance is no big deal."

He took the orange bicycle from Zhou Jing, who sat obediently on the back seat.

"Let's go!" Chen Ran shouted when he felt a pair of hands hugging his waist.

Although he hasn't ridden a bicycle for a while, his muscle memory is still there, and Chen Ran gets started easily.

While riding on the road, a thought suddenly flashed through Chen Ran's mind: In the last life, we didn't see each other again after graduating from junior high school, but today is the first time we met after graduating from junior high school.

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(End of this chapter)