Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 71 Nike executives visit again
PS: Some readers in the comment area said that the protagonist is in a dream.Don’t worry, everyone, this is real and not just a dream!
As for Chapter 1, the voice the protagonist heard while sleeping on the bus was a call from parallel time and space!
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Liu Xiang was a little envious of the influence of tennis. The final of a mere ATP Challenger Tournament was not only broadcast live on CCTV, but also had nearly 1 spectators at the scene, which was almost full.

The crowds of spectators beat gongs and drums, and the noise echoed through the sky.

After Chen Ran won the championship, so many people in the audience shouted his name in unison, which was really heart-warming.

Liu Xiang doesn't know much about the classification of tennis competitions, but he also knows that there are several levels of tennis competitions on top of the ATP Challenger League.

If you want to gain such attention, you should at least win a medal at the World Athletics Championships or the Olympics. An Asian Championship is far from enough.

At this time, Chen Ran had already walked up to Liu Xiang.

"Hello... do you know me?" Liu Xiang asked with some uncertainty.

Chen Ran smiled slightly: "Of course, you are the best track and field athlete in China... To be precise, you should be in the running event."

The scope of track and field is relatively wide, and Chen Ran is not sure if any athlete has won a medal in the long jump, high jump, javelin, discus, shot put and other events. But if it is limited to men's running events, Liu Xiang is indeed the standout at present.

Liu Xiang also appeared very calm and confident and did not deny Chen Ran's words.

He also firmly believes that at least in running events, he is currently the best in China.

"You are so young, three years younger than me." Liu Xiang shook hands with Chen Ran.

He considered himself to be a young hero, having already won numerous honors at a young age, but Chen Ran in front of him was even more youthful.

"Fortunately... In fact, in tennis, it is relatively early for people to become professional." Chen Ran explained.

Hearing the word "career" in Liu Xiang's ears, he suddenly felt a variety of feelings in his heart, showing a bit of yearning.

He also discovered the difference between Chen Ran and those traditional Chinese sports athletes. He had a lot of freedom and could make his own decisions on many things.

Unlike himself, many things must be reported to the organization and approved by the leader.

"Are you planning to go abroad to play games next?"

"Let's take a look first. Anyway, we got the wild card for next year's Australian Open qualifying tournament."

The two young men chatted for a while, and soon became familiar with each other, and even exchanged mobile phone numbers.

"Chen Ran, who is he?" Dong Ri came over holding a microphone, thanking the cameraman who was following closely behind.

"Liu Xiang, the best hurdler in our country."

Chen Ran introduced very enthusiastically: "He is not yet 20 years old. He will definitely become a world champion in the future."

When Dongri was in a trance and hesitating whether to do an interview, Chen Ran decisively waved to Liu Xiang, left the words "call me later", and walked quickly to the corridor.

Liu Xiang was stunned for a moment, and his mind was filled with the words that Chen Ran left before leaving, "I will definitely become a world champion in the future."

Chen Ran actually thinks so highly of himself.

Liu Xiang is now the national champion and the Asian champion. Although he is full of confidence in himself, he still feels that the world championship is far away from him.

Liu Xiang's current goal is to win a medal at next year's World Athletics Championships.

Chen Ran went directly to the bathroom and took a shower, and then the masseur arranged by the event organizing committee helped massage his body to restore his physical fitness.

By the way, I called my parents in Dongzhou City. The parents on the other end of the phone also seemed excited and were talking incoherently.

For their son's live broadcast of today's game, it's rare for the old couple to go without a partner who can play cards and mahjong.

As for Chen Ran’s grandma, after learning that her grandson won the championship, she excitedly kowtowed to the Bodhisattva to thank him.

Maybe the game was too long, and some of his relatives, such as uncles, aunts, uncles, and aunts, even fell asleep on the sofa while watching the game.

This made Chen Ran smile bitterly.There is also the uncle's daughter, Zhu Xiaoli, who is also Chen Ran's cousin. Now she is studying in college. With a mobile phone, she called Chen Ran specifically and asked her cousin to treat her.

Chen Ran naturally promised to invite him next time we meet.

After hanging up the phone, he took advantage of his free time and silently opened the properties panel.

The technical attributes are 74 points and the mental attributes are 75 points.

After this game in which his physical strength was almost exhausted and his willpower reached its limit, Chen Ran's technical and mental values ​​improved a little.

The technical attribute of 74 points means that it is only a little short of the threshold of 75 points.

It is now the end of October, and there are only more than two months left before the start of next year's Australian Open.

So far, no Chinese men's player has participated in the main draw of a Grand Slam.

The most they can do is take the qualifying wild card given by the organizing committee to see the world, and then go home after a round of travel.

As long as Chen Ran breaks into the main competition, it means making history.

Of course, the results in the first round were far from enough for Chen Ran.

Set a small goal first, such as winning your first Grand Slam main draw.

After achieving this goal, you can consider going further.

After the massage, Chen Ran stretched comfortably.

Until this moment, Chen Ran still felt like a dream or an illusion in his heart.

He just went all the way and won a professional championship.

Today, Chen Ran's total points are 153, and his immediate ranking has reached 312nd, showing a rocket-like soaring speed.

Tennis is indeed a winner-takes-all sport. There is a huge difference in points and bonuses between the champion and the runner-up.

There is also a huge gap between the top four and the runner-up, and so on in every previous round.

This time for the championship, Chen Ran received a lump sum of 1 US dollars. After deducting 2% ​​personal income tax, he still had more than 20 US dollars left.

At this time, a staff member came to Chen Ran and told him that an executive who called himself Nike wanted to see him.

Chen Ran hesitated for a while, then nodded in agreement.

Soon the door was opened, and what came in was a middle-aged woman who looked very capable. She was Dong Bing, the vice president of Nike in China.

Wearing work clothes and glasses, she looks majestic and looks like a strong woman.

Dong Bing first introduced himself and said with a smile: "Congratulations on winning the championship. I watched today's game. You played very well and was perfect. I believe you will have a wonderful career in the future."

Chen Ran didn't show any restraint, on the contrary, he looked very calm.

"It's not perfect. I didn't complete a break of serve, but the opponent had a break of serve. It's just luck on my side."

"I still have a lot to improve on."

Dong Bing glanced at Chen Ran in surprise.

After the opponent won the championship at such a young age, not only did he not show a trace of pride and complacency, but on the contrary, he also showed himself to be very humble and calm.

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