Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 62: It’s time to tell the lie (please read it!)

Changes in public opinion are difficult to predict.

Not long ago, this Sina Sports article with an extremely exaggerated title was ridiculed and ridiculed by countless netizens.

What kind of tennis supernova is just a clown trying to please others?

As for the Sina editor, he is even more obscene, insidious, and shameless, a high-level hacker who wrote such a shameless article even if he was scolded for the sake of traffic.

However, just two hours later, public opinion was completely reversed.

It also corresponds to that sentence, competitive sports strength speaks for itself.

Before, it was all cynicism and ridiculing the editor for bragging without a draft, but after the game, the commentary style changed and became completely different.

"Wo Cao, I really won!"

"That Li Hengze not only won the silver medal at the Asian Games, he was also a top [-] player at the US Open the year before last. Chen Ran is awesome!"

"The editor is amazing, God predicted it!"

“When did our country’s tennis have such a strong figure?”

"In short, if you can win the stick, you are awesome. You are much better than those losers in the national football team!"

After just one night, the popularity of this news continued to soar, and it has reached the first place on the Sina Sports list.

At this moment, Chen Ran didn't know that his performance had caused a small sensation on the Internet.

He returned to the hotel room with his body still a little tired.

After a perfunctory phone call with a few leaders, I took a hot bath and lay directly on the bed.

If it were more than ten years later, he would still be able to browse the news for a while with his smartphone, but today's mobile phones have no other functions except making calls and sending text messages.

As expected, the C5 Sports News in the evening devoted some space to reporting on this game instead of the previous text broadcast.

This is the first time in history that Chen Ran's picture has appeared on CCTV, and he has become a celebrity.

Many reporters from newspapers, portals, and TV stations offered to conduct exclusive interviews with Chen Ran, but he declined them all.

Although he has made it to the semi-finals, the game is far from over and it is not time to relax yet.

In addition, there is a deeper reason.

From the ITF Hope Tour to the ATP Challenger Tour, this is a huge leap.

In this quarterfinal match, Chen Ran has already defeated a player with tour strength, which also means that he will gradually enter the public eye.

Many stories that happened to me will inevitably be noticed by many people.

For example, Chen Ran fabricated a "foreign Chinese" coach. This lie may continue for a while, but sooner or later it will be discovered.

It's time for a patch!

The Internet in this era has just emerged. Unlike more than [-] years later, information has developed to a pervasive level.

Therefore, Chen Ran still has a lot of room for maneuver.

Especially the special nature of the sport of tennis allows Chen Ran to lie.

For example, in the future of professional tennis, a guy named "Kyrgios" will appear.

Although tennis is a gentleman's sport, this player from Australia regards himself as a bad boy and is often in the spotlight for various exaggerated behaviors, but he himself does not take it seriously.

This guy even proudly shows off that he favors a different female fan every week.

But what impressed Chen Ran was that this guy always believed that coaches were useless and a waste of money.

Therefore, Kyrgios never hires a coach, and the only team he brings during games is his friends and girlfriend.But I have to admit that Kyrgios does have unparalleled talent in tennis.

Without the guidance of a coach, he won six tour titles and was runner-up at Wimbledon, one of the four Grand Slams.

His sharp serve made it difficult for even Djokovic, who has the best return ability in the world, to parry for a while.

It's just his undisciplined professional attitude that caused huge damage to his career.

Chen Ran thought of the example of Kyrgios and thought that even if he didn't have a coach for the time being, he could still get by.

However, Kyrgios has friends to help train with him, and he also needs a tool man to make the transition.

In fact, in this era, as long as you are successful and make up a story about the past that is not so full of loopholes, others will not bother to find out.

People are like this, everyone will only see the flowers and applause after victory, but not the hardship and sweat behind it.

After Chen Ran entered the semi-finals, his accumulated points from this event have reached 35 points, with a bonus of US$3500.

The total ATP points is 90, and the immediate ranking is 463rd.

The victory in this game not only pushed Chen Ran's world ranking directly into the top 500 in the world, but also skyrocketed by nearly fifty places.

This is the case in tennis matches. The bonuses and points in the first few rounds are not high, but in the later rounds, the bonuses and points will be doubled every time you win a game.

Chen Ran estimated that his career cumulative bonus is now US$8000.

It has only been four months, and the money has come in very quickly, especially since I am alone and have no team and other additional expenses.

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Early the next morning, after Chen Ran washed himself, he did some restorative training.

Yesterday's game was a little more intense. Fortunately, I am young and have good physical fitness. After a good sleep, my fatigue disappeared.

At this time, Chen Ran's phone rang.

The caller turned out to be his deskmate, Young Master Sun Kai.

After not contacting him for several days, this guy finally remembered his promise to cheer him up.

But Sun Kai's first words were "Brother, have you been eliminated?"

Chen Ran's face turned dark and he replied: "No, I have entered the semi-finals."

"Brother, you are awesome. Where is the address? I'll cheer you up, brother!"

You kid finally remembered to ask for the address.

Chen Ran was helpless and said that he would send the competition address to this guy via text message later.

It's so mysterious, I don't know what kind of plane he is working on these days.

Chen Ran just felt that the way Sun Kai spoke seemed a little downcast.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Ran sat on a chair and stared at the pitifully small mobile phone screen for a while, then dialed Sun Jianye's number.

"Director Sun, I have something to tell you. My personal trainer will break up by the end of the year because of family issues."

"Yes, he is going back to the United States and probably won't be back for a few years. Next year, I may have to find a coach myself."

He deliberately set the time to the end of the year to leave himself some buffer time.

"So that's what happened... Xiao Chen, you can train with peace of mind. I will find a solution for you regarding the coaching matter." Today's Chen Ran is a hot potato in Sun Jianye's eyes.

Since the opponent can defeat South Korea's No. 1, wouldn't the men's tennis singles gold medal at the National Games three years later be guaranteed?
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(End of this chapter)