Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 734 The Grand Opening Ceremony
Guan Xuqing was in a very good mood today. Seeing that Zaiyi and Zaijin had also come, he waved at them and ordered them to give each a seat.After the two sat down, Zaiyi smiled and said to Churchill: "Your Excellency, why are you here? It's really unexpected."

When Churchill heard this, the expression on his face changed suddenly, the smile he had been flattering before disappeared, and he seemed a little embarrassed and caught off guard.

Guan Xuqing, on the other hand, always looked calm and composed.

"Such a lively sports event, of course I want to come and see it. Hehe, I don't like going abroad, and I'm usually busy with work, so this is probably the only chance in my life to be lucky enough to participate in the Olympic Games live. I can't miss it. Churchill said with a quick smile.

Although Zaiyi and Churchill did not meet privately, they once led Chinese business people to visit the UK, and talked with Churchill on formal diplomatic occasions, so they were not formal when speaking, and said with a smile: "You come here By the way, take a look at the situation and ostentation of the Beijing Olympics, I guarantee you will never see it in your life."

Guan Xuqing said: "Zaiyi, don't say that, the scale of the Commonwealth Games is also very large, and the empire has to learn from Britain in many ways."

Churchill blushed and said unnaturally: "The fact is just the opposite. China's economy is on the rise. With money, you can do everything well. Sports are only a small part of the country's development. This Olympic Games proves that China's ability to host large-scale international events is very strong."

Guan Xuqing said: "The Olympic Games is just the beginning. After this grand event is over, we will carry out a large-scale plan, the national fitness plan!"

Churchill's eyes lit up, and he asked with great interest, "What kind of plan is this?"

"National fitness is related to the health of the people and the happiness of life, and is an important symbol of comprehensive national strength and social civilization and progress. Through this plan, the idea of ​​physical fitness among urban and rural residents in the empire has been further strengthened, the number of people participating in physical exercise has greatly increased, and their physical fitness has been greatly improved. , the sports and fitness facilities will be more complete, and a national fitness service system covering the cities and villages of the empire will be formed. At that time, the empire will make full use of the radio, set up a national fitness column, hold scientific fitness lectures, make national fitness advertisements and posters, and publish national fitness books , improve citizens' scientific fitness literacy. With the help of 'National Fitness Day', major sports events and various festival sports activities, strengthen social publicity of national fitness, advocate healthy lifestyle, carry out lifelong physical education, popularize scientific fitness knowledge, and form a love in the whole society Physical fitness, and the social ethos of actively participating in physical fitness." Guan Xuqing talked about the idea of ​​the national fitness program incessantly, which Churchill appreciated very much and nodded his head in agreement.

Zaiyi followed suit and said, "Your Majesty, just now, my minister went to visit our country's athletes and found that many martial artists were also among the athletes' teams. What's going on?"

Guan Xuqing glanced at Churchill and said with a smile: "They are all athletes, what are the grades, as long as they have a skill, they can go on the field."

"Guests, please come in, please come in." From the loudspeaker in the VIP room came the beautiful voice of the hostess.

Zai Yi looked down at his watch, it was 10:[-], and the opening ceremony was about to start in [-] minutes.Immediately, he said goodbye to the emperor first, said goodbye to Churchill, left the VIP room with Zai Jin, and walked onto the VIP platform.As soon as I got to the top, my eyes suddenly lit up!
I saw a Zunhuang Stadium in Nuoda, crowded with people, flags of various countries fluttering in the wind, cheers and shouts one after another, as if it had become a sea of ​​joy!

"Second brother, what's the matter, just follow me to watch the opening ceremony, this kind of scene is absolutely rare in a hundred years." Zaijin laughed.

Different from the lively scene in the auditorium, the stadium looked very solemn. The police stood on the edge of the stadium to maintain order, with a high platform in the middle, and only some etiquette personnel were busy shuttling.

The hour hand quickly pointed to nine o'clock, and with a ringing of the bell, the scene suddenly fell silent.A foreigner walked out not far from Zaiyi, and walked to the speech platform in the center of the arena with his speech.

"Second brother, this is Coubertin from the International Olympic Committee." Zaijin was like a loyal commentator chattering and explaining to his brother.

Zaiyi stared at the center of the arena, nodded and said nothing.

Coubertin was in a particularly excited mood today, his slightly bald forehead was shining brightly under the illumination of countless spotlights, he looked around the auditorium for a week, and put the manuscript upright on the speech platform, at this time the audience was silent, Coubertin seemed to be able to hear his own heartbeat clearly. On such an occasion, he felt nervous for the first time, so he took a deep breath, cleared his voice and began to speak: "Respected His Majesty the Great Emperor of the Chinese Empire, respected Mr. Wu Tingfang, Minister of Foreign Affairs, respected members of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, dear Chinese friends, dear athletes, and the most lovely Chinese people." Immediately afterwards, he said in the Chinese he was learning and selling: "Hello!"

The audience immediately burst into warm applause. Coubertin opened the show in such a way and immediately won the favor of the Chinese people. Most of his nervousness disappeared at once, and he continued: "For a long time, China has always dreamed of opening its doors. Invite athletes from all over the world to Beijing to participate in the Olympic Games. Tonight, dreams have become reality. Congratulations to Beijing! You have chosen 'peace, development, and common prosperity' as the theme of this Olympic Games, and tonight is the embodiment of this theme. Tonight China Through the Olympic Games, the desire of 'peace, development, and common prosperity' has been shown to the world. This wish is beautiful and sincere. On behalf of all members of the Olympic family, I thank China!"

"We will not forget that 10 years ago, representatives from all over the world gathered in Paris, the place where the resumption of the Olympic Games was announced in 1894. In the past 10 years, the world has collapsed. Although the Olympic spirit has gone through all these 10 years What happened, however, she had no fear, no rebuke, and no victim of this catastrophe. The prospect that suddenly opened up proved that a new and important role was waiting for her, and this role was China! Facing a need based on the Considered to be utopian, but now ripe for use in a whole new world of principles, human beings must absorb all the forces handed down from antiquity to build the future. The Olympic spirit is one of these forces, because the fact is that only the Olympic The spirit is not sufficient to ensure social peace and to distribute more evenly the rights of human beings to produce and consume material necessities. The Olympic spirit will legally provide for the needs of human beings in their pursuit of strong muscles. Strong muscles are the source of joy, vitality, calm and purity. Olympic The spirit must be enjoyed by the least privileged citizens in every form given by the development of modern industry. This is the complete and democratic Olympic spirit. Today we are laying the foundation for her through this grand Olympic Games."

"This celebration ceremony was held in an atmosphere of great auspiciousness and joy. The ancient great country of the East and its respected His Majesty the Great Emperor, the senior representative of the Beijing area loved by God and mankind, the most generous and hospitable city People, representatives of world-renowned entrepreneurs and a carefully selected vigorous sports team gathered here to establish a fivefold reputation for history, civic spirit, naturalness, youth and artistry for this grand event. May the love of the brave The god of luck favors the Chinese people. Please keep in mind that the Olympic Games is not only about competition results. The Olympic Games is also a peaceful gathering. 34 national and regional Olympic committees gather here, crossing the boundaries of ethnicity, gender, religion and political system. Please dedicate yourself to the competition with the Olympic values ​​and spirits of excellence, friendship and respect. As we turn the Olympic dream into reality, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee for their tireless work. We Special thanks also go to the tens of thousands of Olympians, without whom none of this would have been possible. Beijing, you are the master of today and the gateway to tomorrow. Thank you! Now, it is my honor to invite the Chinese His Majesty the Great Emperor declares open the Tenth Modern Olympiad."

Under the attention of everyone, Guan Xuqing, accompanied by Wu Tingfang, walked through the long red carpet, came to the podium, and said in a deep and solemn voice: "I announce that the Tenth Modern Olympic Games will open!"

All of a sudden, there was an uproar of voices and colorful flags fluttering. I don't know who was shouting: "Long live the Chinese Empire! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!" Soon one voice became two, two became four, and four became eight countless Chinas. The roars of people gathered together, as if the earth would shake, "The delegation of the Tenth Olympic Games is invited to enter!" Coubertin announced into the microphone.

Immediately afterwards, warm applause and a majestic march sounded in the stadium. Amid the applause and musical instruments, the athletes' entrance ceremony began.

The first to enter the venue, as usual, is the Greek team.As the birthplace of the Olympics, Greeks are always in for a treat at this sporting event.They sent about dozens of people, holding a Greek national flag, passed by the stage, and the audience responded with thunderous applause.

Next, the British delegation.As a veteran capitalist power and also as a sports power, the British will achieve good results in every Olympic Games, and their delegation is also very large.When the Mi Ziqi flag appeared on the stadium, the people gave them warm applause, basically from Western audiences and reporters. For this flag, Chinese people can't lift it up at any time. Spirit.

(End of this chapter)