Now that I've been reborn, I have to play tennis!

Chapter 79 Trip to Yanjing
P.S.: Some readers might worry that the protagonist will lose the little green ball, but there's no need to worry, right? Han Paopao didn't lose the little green bottle either!

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Meng Hao also understands that competitive sports do need to create stars.

As for the outcome, there are only two possibilities: success or failure.

Currently, the most famous player under the "Baby Power" racket brand is undoubtedly Rafael Nadal, the King of Clay.

After Nadal, they also heavily invested in Spain's rising star Alcaraz, hoping he would succeed Nadal.

As it turns out, Babboris's judgment was spot on; Alcaraz lived up to expectations and became another Spanish sports superstar after Nadal.

However, in the current context, Babbo's actions are indeed somewhat perplexing.

Because Meng Hao is a male tennis player, and Li Na is a female tennis player. But the record of Chinese men's tennis is really too embarrassing.

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Shortly after the signing, many tennis bloggers on Weibo, as if they had received a unified instruction, released the news in unison.

Breaking news! Meng Hao has become the spokesperson for Babolat tennis rackets!

"This is also the first time that Baboli has chosen a domestic male tennis player as its spokesperson!"

"What a surprise! I really didn't expect it! After Na Jie, the new spokesperson for Babaoli wasn't a female player, but a male player!"

"What Baboli is doing is actually very risky!"

"They're a professional company; they must have done the analysis!"

One football expert analyzed it this way: "At the age of 18, Meng Hao not only won the 100K Challenge, but also defeated Zverev in the final!"

“When Zverev is in good form, he can beat the top 20 players, and he is in pretty good form in this Challenger tournament.”

"Meng Hao beat Zverev, which means he has the ability to beat a top 20 player!"

Although Zverev is young and has unlimited potential, Meng Hao is only half a year older than him.

The difference of six months is almost negligible.

Another netizen claiming to be a local from Yanjing said: "According to my exclusive information, Babaoli was originally planning to sign Zhang Ze, the current number one male tennis player. But then Meng Hao won the Shanghai Challenger and even beat Zverev, so they immediately shifted their target!"

"Oh, I see! That means I've offended some of the senior players on the national team!" some fans said worriedly.

"No problem! Tennis is an individual sport, and everyone competes independently, so what's there to be afraid of!" Many of Meng Hao's fans were arrogant. "In competitive sports, strength speaks for itself!"

"Who told him he didn't win the Asian Games? He's already had his chance!"

"Since Zverev has the potential to become a giant, then Meng Shen, who defeated Ziwei, naturally also has the potential to become a giant!"

So you're already bragging about it?

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A few days later, Meng Hao arrived in Yanjing by plane.

The plane ticket was naturally reimbursed by Baibaoli.

"I thought I wouldn't be able to get to Yanjing until next year at the earliest, but plans can't keep up with changes!" He got into the car arranged by the sponsor as soon as he left the airport.

Li Na's retirement ceremony will be held at the Diamond Court, the center court of the China Open.

The guest list was drafted by the Chinese Tennis Association, the WTA, and the sponsors.

Meng Hao actually had some recollection of this retirement ceremony.

As a fellow Nike and Bausch & Lomb ambassador, Rafael Nadal presented Nadal with a bouquet of flowers, a gesture of respect befitting one of the Big Three.

Then, a group of WTA stars also attended the retirement ceremony.

The speaker was Czech star Petra Kvitova, a blonde beauty, but she's too muscular, which might make her a bit fuel-guzzler.

Meng Hao stayed at the Yanjing Hotel, arranged by the sponsor.

The hotel also happened to have a tennis court, which was convenient for training. Around 6 p.m. the next day, Meng Hao arrived at the magnificent and unique Diamond Court in a private car.

In terms of both facilities and equipment, this court is better than the Qizhong Tennis Center.

After all, this was built to Grand Slam standards.

Wow, that's quite a sight!
The large lounge was already filled with many people, all of whom were now top players in the Chinese tennis world, both men and women.

The lounge next door is probably full of foreign female players.

If you go in, you'll be walking right into a pile of foreign horses.

A young and handsome guy like Meng Hao is probably in grave danger.

As for Nadal, given his status, he definitely has a private lounge all to himself.

At this moment, Meng Hao felt a little embarrassed.

After all, he has always been a loner, and he is not very familiar with the famous players in the domestic tennis world, whether male or female.

Meng Hao waved politely, then chose a chair in the corner and sat down.

As a tennis fan, he knows most of the famous players in the Chinese tennis world.

In women's tennis today, apart from veteran Zheng Jie, the most outstanding players in the middle generation are Wang Qiang and Zhang Shuai.

It is well known that when two players from the same country have similar results, they will naturally regard each other as rivals and secretly compete with each other.

These two were sitting next to each other, but one was facing left and the other right, each playing with their phones, acting as if they didn't know each other at all.

This reminded Meng Hao of the classic scene in the WTA year-end group photo that fans jokingly called a "battleground".

(The expressions of the three people on the right in this photo are so classic: Ivanovic, Sharapova, and Bouchard, three of the WTA's most beautiful women, all with an expression that says, "I don't want to talk to you.")
Meng Hao observed secretly that "Shuai Jie" was indeed plain-looking, while "Qiang Jie" was quite pretty, which is why she had more fans and was hailed as the "first generation of Chinese Sharapova".

Later, there was another one named Wang Xinyu, who was hailed as the "second-generation Chinese Sharapova." They both shared the surname Wang.

Male tennis fans in China have a particular characteristic: when watching beautiful female tennis players, they love to shout, "Go, wife!"

Neither of the two generations of imperial concubines escaped this fate.

"Huh, is there another person playing stocks?"

Meng Hao looked closely and recognized the person.

Isn't this Han Xinyun, whom Chinese fans jokingly call "Wo Yun"?

This person has mediocre tennis record, but is extremely popular online. Playing tennis is a side job; his main job is stock trading.

Meng Hao sat upright and solemnly.

Shortly after, Li Na, accompanied by staff, entered the lounge.

She first thanked everyone for coming despite their busy schedules, and then, under the somewhat puzzled gazes of the crowd, Meng Hao was called out by the staff.

The group walked down a long corridor, turning left and right, and arrived at a media room.

At this moment, dozens of media outlets were already lined up in front of them, all of whom were naturally arranged by Baibaoli Company.

Li Na shook hands with Meng Hao and smiled, "I watched your final match against Zverev; you played exceptionally well. Since you were able to beat Zverev, it's clear you have a bright future!"

Well, the benefits of winning Ziwei are still growing...

"We still need to keep working hard!" Meng Hao said modestly.

Then, under the arrangement of the "Baby Power" staff, Li Na and Meng Hao each held one end of the tennis racket, allowing reporters from various media outlets to take photos.

Perhaps this will be a historic moment.

The legacy of Chinese tennis begins now.

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(End of this chapter)