Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 74 Perfect solution, unexpected invitation

Chen Ran was very satisfied with this, and the interview effect had been achieved.

The episode that happened today will be followed up with follow-up news reports. No one cares who the "Chinese coach" before Chen Ran was.

"This comrade..." Chen Ran paused and continued to ask, "What will you write in the news when you go back?"

Zhou Yuan from "Sports Weekly" said confidently: "Of course I will write it truthfully. Chen Ran, I have reported on international tennis for many years, and I know very well that it is impossible for Chinese coaches to cultivate world-class players, and you have the skills to become a world-class player." The potential of the players!”

Tell me, do you think I don’t know?
However, Chen Ran was very grateful to this Zhou Da reporter, thanks to him jumping out to muddy the waters.

"Well... I know you have good intentions." Chen Ran had a look of helplessness on his face, "But high-level foreign coaches not only cost a lot, but I also have no connections here."

“That may be something that my sponsors have to sort out.”

"Who is your sponsor?" Zhou Yuan asked doubtfully.

"I have reached a verbal agreement with Nike."

Zhou Yuan nodded excitedly and said: "Signed with Nike? That's great. Tennis is a global sport, and Nike has deep connections in the professional tennis world, which will be helpful to your future career."

Chen Ran did not continue the discussion on this issue and changed the subject: "I have always been interested in Sports Weekly. Can you lend me a copy?"

"No need to borrow it, this is the latest issue, just take it." Zhou Yuan was stunned for a moment, then took out a copy from his backpack and gave it to Chen Ran.

A newspaper has four pages, and each issue of today's newspapers has six pages and 24 pages, and the price is 1 yuan and 5 cents.

The first time Chen Ran purchased "Sports Weekly" in his previous life was in 2004, by which time it had expanded to 32 pages.

This was the first time he had seen the 24th edition of "Sports Weekly" and he read it with great interest.

In this era when football is the hottest, most of the pages of "Sports Weekly" are about football.

There is one page for NBA, one page for CBA, and two pages for comprehensive sports. The remaining twenty pages are all about football, either A-level or international football. This is the 2002 "Sports Weekly"

Zhou Yuan noticed that Chen Ran was staring at the comprehensive sports page, so he explained: "It is a sports newspaper after all. Although other items receive less attention during non-competition periods, they still have to write more or less. Recently, it is because tennis is relatively popular. , a special section has been added to the comprehensive sports category.”

"Look...this issue is on the front page because you entered the finals. Now that you have won the championship, you will definitely have a place on the front page next time."

Chen Ran smiled and joked: "Will there be a dedicated section for tennis reports in the future?"

"Definitely, if your grades are good, we may even give you more than one page." Zhou Yuan said with certainty.

Chen Ran nodded with satisfaction.

In her previous life, when she was in high school, she liked to buy Sports Weekly. She especially liked to watch the commentators constantly ridiculing the officials of the Football Association in sharp sentences, which made Chen Ran feel very relieved.

But looking back now, it makes no difference if you change batch after batch.

During the remaining period, Chen Ran happily accepted an exclusive interview with "Sports Weekly" and had a great time chatting with this senior reporter in the international tennis world.

……

The follow-up effects of this news interview are still brewing, especially the episode at the press conference, which was captured by the editors of portal websites with extremely sensitive sense of smell.

These editors decisively added fuel to the posts on the sports section, vividly describing how after Chen Ran broke up with his Chinese-American coach, the leaders of the sports bureau used their power to install their cronies to serve as Chen Ran's boss. coach.

As soon as these news came out, netizens immediately started to get angry.

We in China have finally produced such a potential new star, and you are here to manage this new star with a layman and an expert!
Isn’t the lesson learned from Chinese football profound enough?

In the comment area, netizens began to criticize.In the Internet age, these news spread very quickly.

From the Internet to print media, word spread in just a few hours.

Suddenly, the curses were overwhelming.

In this era, although the number of tennis fans is not as large as that of football fans and basketball fans, the number is not small either.

Basically, they are fans of the Big Three: Sampras, Agassi, and Zhang Depei.

They know very well the level of local Chinese coaches.

The shameful record of "zero medals" in the Asian Games is still fresh in our minds.

Amid the turbulent public opinion, Dong Bing, Nike's vice president of China, also took the initiative to find Chen Ran and expressed his concerns in a subtle way.

From her perspective, she is actually not optimistic about local Chinese coaches coaching Chen Ran.

This will greatly lower Nike's expectations for Chen Ran.

Chen Ran also said that he would consider it carefully.

The atmosphere has been heightened to this point, and it's almost a matter of course.

Chen Ran called the phone and said that it was not because of his own intentions that he was dishonest, but because of the pressure of external public opinion and his own worries.

After all, if you change a coach, your playing style and tactics will change dramatically.

Of course this is just a rhetoric.

Chen Ran only regarded the "coach" he had never met as a tool in his heart and could not affect him.

The only worry is whether that guy will use his name to hold training courses in the future. Today, he just used this wave of public opinion to solve his worries.

"Okay, everything is up to you." Now, facing pressure from the outside world, Sun Jianye had to give up his little plan.

For him, it would be enough for Chen Ran to help compete in the National Games three years later.

"Then how do you solve your coaching problem?"

"You can rest assured that the 2002 tennis season is over, and there is only one year-end Masters Cup left."

"I don't have any competition obligations at the moment. I'll find a partner first, continue training as before, and wait until next year to make plans."

After Chen Ran hung up the phone, he packed up his clothes and prepared to take the bus the next day to leave the Magic City and return to Dongzhou City.

However, the next day, Chen Ran received an unexpected call.

The organizing committee of the ATP Magic City Year-End Masters Cup invited Chen Ran to participate in some related activities and got the opportunity to interact with those top players.

……

Many readers have a lot of objections to the previously arranged coaching plot, saying that even if the protagonist treats him as a tool, he can use this name to open training courses in the future, which will damage the reputation of the protagonist.

This time, through the hands of sports reporters, this problem was solved perfectly.With this episode, no one cares about the "Chinese-American coach" who didn't exist before. It can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

When Zhang Depei officially retires next year, the link will be seamless.

(End of this chapter)