China Entertainment 1997

"Ho Baby, please talk more about your love. If you miss me, just look at me..."

Tian Wuxuan was humming the masterpiece of sweet leader Wang Xinlin, shaving in front of the mirror with a razor in the balcony pool, and twitching his butt coquettishly from time to time.

Gao Qing, who was waiting at the door of the toilet with his pants lifted, gave him a look of disdain: "You are a man who weighs almost 200 pounds. Is it disgusting to sing this song?"

"You know nothing, this is called sweetness."

The burly Xia Hu came out of the bathroom and raised an objection righteously: "Which man can refuse a sweet girl like Didi?"

"I didn't expect that, Lao Xia, you, a big guy from Shandong Province, would be so good at this."

"It's understandable that if your girlfriend is a nice old northeastern girl who is 1.77 meters tall, has practiced javelin throwing for three years in high school, is carefree, and can make people from Shandong Province vomit when she drinks, you would also be interested in this kind of girl."

Cai Que, who has a rich love history and is also from the Northeast, accurately summarized the characteristics of Xia Hu's girlfriend, and then revealed someone's little thoughts.

"But Lao Xia, although we Northeastern girls have a carefree personality, we know how to care for you, so don't act recklessly."

"Indeed, Lao Xia, you have to be careful. If you make a mistake one day, either the brothers won't help or you won't be able to defeat your sister-in-law."

"At last year's sports meeting, my sister-in-law's javelin throw was so fierce, tsk tsk. Anyway, Lao Xia, please understand the difficulties of an only child."

"Go away, your sister-in-law also likes Wang Xinlin, but I am a fan and it's a family tradition."

The brothers in the dormitory were fighting and arguing, but their men were not idle. They quickly packed their bags and left the dormitory together.

As for the corridors and stairs of the dormitory, there are many people like them in the whole dormitory moving together, and many of them have been specially dressed up.

Some were wearing clothes with the Beijing Olympics or the Chinese Olympic delegation printed on them, some had red and yellow national flag paint on their faces, some were shirtless, with red scarves on their heads, holding small national flags, and a few were carrying a big drum downstairs. run……

Compared with others, Xia Hu and his four brothers are considered normal, even a little out of place.

"It's broken, we are not prepared."

"Don't panic."

Cai Que and Xia Hu were older and had alert and steady personalities. They were able to manage the affairs of the dormitory. Among them, Cai Que was smarter, so he encountered similar situations. He is in charge of the situation.

"They must be sold at the school canteen and the store at the door. Lao Xia, Lao Tian and I will go pick them up, and Lao Gao will go shopping."

"Why?"

Gao Qing refused to accept it, and was then despised by Cai Que: "You two are picking up your girlfriends, and I'm picking up a girl. Who are you picking up?"

"I really don't think dating is boring and I want to enjoy the fun of being single..."

"Ah, yes, yes!"

Cai Que nodded perfunctorily and asked his brothers to collect money. Gao Qing cursed, but still went shopping honestly.

"Split up and meet at the pavilion next to the canteen."

The three people who wanted to pick up were not in the same place, so they had to act separately.

Xia Hu's girlfriend was the most punctual. She was waiting at the door downstairs of the dormitory before he arrived. Tian Wuxuan's elementary school girl didn't wait too long either. She got called downstairs with just one phone call.

On the other hand, Cai Que asked the girl with glasses. It took him twenty minutes to meet him. Fortunately, the girl with glasses brought her two roommates with her, so Gao Qing would not be left to eat dog food alone.

Today is August 8, 2008, the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games is broadcast live around the world.

The entire capital and even most of China want to be there in person to experience the opening of the Olympic Games in their motherland.

But it is a pity that there are only about 91,000 audience seats at the venue, and only about 60,000 tickets are sold to the public, and many of them are foreign tickets.

The number of people who want to grab tickets is far more than 6 million, so it is very simple. Tickets for the opening ceremony are all being snapped up like crazy.

The cheapest tickets on the black market cost 7,000 to 8,000 yuan, and there are rumors that the highest-selling ticket is as high as 210,000 yuan.

The key is not money. In 2008, there were many wealthy people who were willing to spend the money, no matter whether they were sincere or just to show off.

But you may not be able to buy tickets even if you have money, 90,000 tickets. It seems like a lot, but it wouldn't be worth putting it in the capital, let alone half of China.

Moreover, there are also a bunch of unscrupulous scalpers selling fake tickets, and you may not be able to buy real ones even if you spend money.

Just like the unit played by Uncle Ge in "My Motherland and Me" in later generations, being able to get live tickets for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is really awesome. With the tickets, you can fill the whole capital with excitement...

Cai Que tried countless methods in this dormitory, and Tian Wuxuan almost knelt down to his mother, but it was all useless.

The Taimiao Concert was organized by CCTV and there were not many external ticket sales. Tian Ma tried her best to find a favor and was able to get two tickets. If that didn't work, she could pretend to be a staff member and go in to watch the opening ceremony. There was really nothing she could do about the opening ceremony.

Not to mention Tian Wuxuan, even Tian's mother, his wife, and even their leaders couldn't get tickets if they wanted to go.

The four brothers struggled with it for two months and finally gave up. However, since we couldn't go there, someone in the school organized a group to watch the live broadcast together.

The cafeteria was one of them, but a few people thought the TV was too small and ran to the food stall next door to the school.

The owner of this food stall is a smart man. He set up one or two 120-inch screens early, connected the projectors to computers, and installed one on each side of the store.

The definition is definitely not as good as LCD TVs, but it is better because the screen is bigger, and everyone is watching the fun together. Countless students and people from the public immediately gathered, and nearly fifty tables at the food stall were packed to the brim.

Gao Qing had worked at a food stall before and had a good relationship with his boss.

Even when the boss started this business, HD was very helpful. He and another classmate worked hard to overcome the technical problems of computer live broadcast projection.

The two had agreed long ago, so even though countless customers asked, the boss was very particular about leaving two tables for Gao Qing.

Gao Qing greeted the boss familiarly, and even helped run the hall, then brought two bundles of beer and several plates of cooked food and cold dishes.

"Today is too busy. Chuan'er will have to wait for a while, but we have prepared cold dishes here. Let's all eat together first."

They were all college students who had not yet left school, so they didn’t worry about it. They just ate some. After introducing each other, they started changing glasses.

The opening ceremony started on time at 8pm, and there is still more than half an hour left, but some related behind-the-scenes interview programs have been going on, and everyone occasionally glanced at it while chatting.

"I'm a little panicked for some reason."

"Me too, I'm excited and looking forward to it, but I'm also afraid that I might be embarrassed in the world."

"I believe it should be fine."

"Believe in the country, and also believe in the director team of Lao Mouzi, Cao Xuan and other cast and crew members."

Many people born after 2000 or even after 1995 who don’t remember much can find it difficult to understand everyone’s uneasiness and anxiety at this time.

This is the answer to the world that China has been waiting for for a long time. Before the strong rise of national power and economy, most Chinese people are very unconfident.

Even though the opening ceremony received widespread international acclaim, everyone maintained an almost humble attitude and did not feel how great the opening ceremony was.

Until London in 2012, Rio in 2016, and the eerie Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Everyone gradually realized how awesome our Olympic Games were, and how classic and great this opening ceremony was...

In the midst of everyone’s anticipation, excitement, nervousness and anxiety,

At about 7:50, the countdown to the opening ceremony began.

The TV broadcast also came from the backstage and studio to the Bird's Nest scene. Countless spectators in the stands around the Bird's Nest happily and excitedly greeted the camera.

Amidst the cheerful music, the leaders, distinguished guests from various countries who came to watch the ceremony, and relevant organization personnel of the Olympic Committee walked onto the rostrum, and the more than 90,000 spectators present gave thunderous applause and cheers.

The atmosphere in the entire Bird's Nest was so lively and exciting that even Cai Que and others who were across the screen couldn't help but cheer and celebrate.

At 7:59, the lights at the venue were dimmed, and a halo of dazzling sparks suddenly appeared in the sky, illuminating the ancient sundial.

In the center of the Bird's Nest, powerful blows were heard, and the two thousand and eight fou, which meant "2008", made a soul-stirring sound that was not covered up even by the cheers of 90,000 people present.

Along with the deafening blows, the white lights on the fou flashed one after another, and the countdown numbers were combined in the center of the bird's nest. Two square formations, with uppercase Chinese numerals and lowercase Arabic numerals.

The 90,000 spectators at the scene and even countless Chinese people in front of the screen followed the countdown in unison.

Ten…10

Nine…9

…

Two…2

One 1

At this moment, all the audience at the Bird's Nest, Cai Que and other food stall guests, as well as countless Chinese people from all over the world, on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, couldn't help but burst into tears.

China's century-old Olympic dream has finally come true today...

…

When the countdown ended, flowers bloomed on the Bird's Nest, and the 2008 soldiers sang with their fou and chanted loudly.

"Have friends come from afar!"

This is the Beijing Olympic Games in China, a welcome to Olympic athletes, guests and spectators from all over the world.

The uniform movements, the shouts of unity, the majestic momentum, and the heritage of ancient civilization. The whole picture makes people feel in only two words -

Shocking!

Then came the welcoming fireworks. The Bird's Nest was as dazzling as a blooming flower. The colorful fireworks were in the shape of huge footprints. A total of 29 footprints bloomed sequentially along the north-south central axis of Beijing, symbolizing that the 2008 Beijing Olympics is the 29th Olympic Games. .

The drumming is shocking and the fireworks are gorgeous, then the flying fairies and the slowly floating dreamy rings can be called romantic.

The national flag came into the scene, and 56 ethnic groups were present in costumes. Two girls under little age, one with appearance and one with voice, collaborated on a song "Singing the Motherland".

Everyone stands up, raises the national flag and plays the national anthem!

At this point, the beginning of the opening ceremony is completed, and the next step is the artistic performance part.

The huge scroll gave all the audience another surprise. The magnificent and prosperous Chinese culture was accompanied by programs and pictures one after another, showing a glorious scene in front of the people of the world.

At around 9:05, the last program ended, and a high platform appeared in the field, surrounded by sparkling waves and twinkling stars, like a galaxy.

When Cao Xuan, wearing a simple black T-shirt, appeared alone on a high platform, the audience, which had been numbed by each wonderful show, still gave China's best singer thunderous support.

The soft prelude sounded, and the entire bird's nest fell into silence. At this moment, there were billions of eyes all over the world staring at this face that was no stranger to them.

Cao Xuan has experienced many big scenes in his life, but if he had to make a comparison, the influence of the 2002 World Cup final may be barely equal to that of today.

But compared with 2002, the solo performance at the Olympic opening ceremony this time is a hundred times more important to him and the entire country.

If Cao Xuan were to choose, he would not hesitate to rate today's performance as the most important performance in his career or even his life.

This is not a performance by him alone, but a performance that carries the expectations of 1.3 billion Chinese people.

Cao Xuan thought he was mentally prepared, but when he was actually standing on this stage, he couldn't help but hide his face and run away to escape.

However, in just a moment, Cao Xuan put this idea behind him and concentrated on it. Cao Xuan picked up the microphone, pinched the prelude, and almost instinctively sang the lyrics that he had sung thousands of times.

"Be persistent and brave and never look back."

Passed through the night and crossed the border

Pass by the rain, pass by the wind and keep moving forward

I will always stand by your side one day

…”

On the LED screen under the high platform, several flashbacks appeared, with a total of four protagonists.

One is a tall yellow boy who shoots shots again and again in the small basketball hall.

One was a black boy, sprinting wildly on the sandy road with bare feet.

A mother who had retired for many years due to her son's illness retrained and wanted to return to the competition.

An athlete who lost his left leg never gave up on himself and was still active in the swimming pool he loved.

"Let the light reflect the tear-stained pupils

Reflect the rainbow that I most want to have

Take me to the sky with you

Because you are my dream

my dream

…”

The yellow boy Yao grew up day by day, kept getting taller, became a Chinese giant, participated in the NBA, and led the Chinese men's basketball team to compete for the Olympics.

Bolt, a black boy, became faster and faster and became a flying man in Jamaica, flying from Athens to Beijing.

For the sake of her children, Chusovitina returned to the Olympics at the age of 33 and became a legend in sports and life.

South African athlete Natalie is still shining brightly. She won five consecutive gold medals at the Athens Paralympic Games. Now she has come to the capital again, becoming the only athlete to participate in both the Olympics and Paralympics this year.

When the Chinese song was finished, Cao Xuan sang the English version again. The inspirational lyrics and the passionate and powerful melody were the best praise and encouragement for the Olympic athletes.

“When your dreams come alive you are unstoppable

When your dreams come true you are unstoppable

take a shot chase the sun, find the beautiful

Wave your wings and follow the sun to find beauty

We will glow in the dark turning dust to gold

We will shine brightly in the darkness and turn stones into gold

…”

For most viewers, they may not be able to tap into the full charm of this song in a short period of time, but the pleasant melody and singing voice, as well as the positive and relevant lyrics, are enough to make everyone intoxicated and surprised.

Cao Xuan is Cao Xuan and will never let everyone down!

After singing the song, Cao Xuan left the stage. The audience gave him long-lasting and deafening applause, and countless Cao Xuan fans and audiences in front of the screen cheered.

"Cao Xuan is awesome!"

Jumping from the mechanism on the high platform, the relevant person in charge happily came over and hugged: "A perfect performance, great."

Cao Xuan breathed a long sigh of relief at this time. He did not dare to say that this song was comparable to the previous classics, but at least it would not become the weak point of the entire event like the original time and space.

Taking off the earphones, Cao Xuan smiled easily: "My mission is completed, let's go watch the show."

Without disturbing other staff, we found a place with a good viewing angle, greeted the enthusiastic audience, gave a few autographs, and then continued to watch the opening ceremony.

Cao Xuan's program was the last one in the theatrical performance. After his program ended, around 9:10, the athletes entered the venue. .

In fact, he has watched many of the rehearsal programs for the opening ceremony, even more than once. He has even participated in the creation and discussion of some programs as a consultant, but rehearsal and formality are two different things.

For example, when athletes enter the stadium, there is no way to rehearse this in advance. They can only imitate it, but after all, it is not the real one.

The first one to appear is the Greek team, which is also the tradition of the Olympic Games. After all, the Olympic Games originated from Greece, and Greece is basically the first to appear in every Olympic Games.

One by one, the Olympic delegations appeared, including some familiar athletes, which aroused everyone's cheers.

For example, the flag bearer of the Japanese delegation is Ai Fukuhara, the flag bearer of the American delegation is NBA superstars such as Kobe Bryant, and the flag bearer of Argentina is Manu Ginobili of the NBA Spurs. Cao Xuan glanced inside a few times, but did not see Messi. He did not know where he was coming from. Didn't come to the opening ceremony.

When the Chinese Taipei delegation came on stage, the audience shouted "Welcome home."

One of the more interesting ones is that several protagonists appeared in Cao Xuan's theme song "My Dream" before.

Bolt from the Jamaican delegation, Natalie from the South African delegation, and Chusovitina, who represented Germany, received the focus of the television broadcast and received warm cheers from the audience.

Bolt, who has a more unrestrained personality, blew a kiss to the stands, and the other two athletes also touched their chests and nodded in greeting.

CCTV's broadcast camera also found Cao Xuan in the corner holding a small national flag given by the audience and waving it. He was given two seconds of footage during the busy schedule of athletes entering the stadium and observing the reactions of leaders of various countries.

The last one to appear was the Chinese delegation. The flag bearer was Dayao, who was holding a little boy beside him. He was the young hero of Sichuan Province who heroically rescued his classmates three months ago.

Pain and glory filled the hearts of all Chinese people at this time. There was continuous applause at the scene, and everyone shouted in unison: "Come on, China!"

After that, the leaders gave speeches, the Olympic flag was raised, everyone took an oath, and Li Ning flew into the sky to light the torch.

Accompanied by fireworks all over the sky, the entire opening ceremony ended. The four-hour opening ceremony did not dampen everyone's passion. Everyone enthusiastically discussed the shock and satisfaction of this opening ceremony.

The owner of the food stall, perhaps infected by the atmosphere, gritted his teeth and stamped his feet: "Today, the drinks are free, and the beer is free to drink."

“The boss is awesome.”

The guests cheered, and under the leadership of someone unknown, the guests at the food stalls sang "Singing the Motherland".

Then it spread to the entire street market and even the nearby university campus, and everyone's wanton and proud voices echoed throughout this hot night.

"The five-star red flag is fluttering in the wind

How loud the victory song is

Sing our dear motherland

From now on, we will become prosperous and powerful

…”

I haven’t written much about this one. I’ll make it up tomorrow. I was fascinated by the opening ceremony. Lao Mouzi is really awesome.