Don't worry, Chen Long's adulation and rightful place in the eyes of badminton fans globally will come. For me, the blessing for Chen Long in Lin Dan's era with Lee CW is that Chen Long started his career being schooled by the two supreme masters and he's benefited the most learning from the Super Duo, and now Chen Long has proven himself their most outstanding student, even excelling one of the two masters, LCW be beating him often enough, even grabbing the most coveted titles from him.
Future generations, as well as many in the current young generation in their pre-twenties and early twenties aren't so fortunate. It's one thing to watch and study the greats,scrutinising the videos of their games inside out, but it's another to actually play them in a match, praxis as opposed to theory or rote learning/training.
It's normal, even natural , for Super Dan to be accorded that kind of special, privileged treatment, his accomplishments are so great, of such a magnitude, that is, his accumulated capital over the years are so huge that even if he stopped winning anything and quit after LOG'12, he will still be held in the highest esteem and revered for years and decades to come.
Chen Long, The Dragon, is only beginning to win some of the highest accolades in recent years, all the time in the shadow of Lin Dan and to a lesser extent LCW's. But now, after the Rio Olympics, I expect him to come out of their shadows completely and establish himself in his own right as the chosen one, reigning supreme in his own era.
Therefore, it is vital for Chen Long to continue in his all-conquering, all-winning ways, for as long as possible. His time will come as he takes his place in the pantheon of badminton heroes for all time. Hey, Chen Long is still in his prime,he has at least a few more years to scale greater heights. I believe The Dragon can do it.