July 24, 2020, Tokyo, Japan.
The much-anticipated Tokyo Olympics will finally kick off on this day.
At 8 o'clock that evening, the grand Olympic opening ceremony will be held at the Tokyo New National Stadium, the main venue of the Olympics, officially kicking off this Tokyo Olympics.
As the flag bearer of the Chinese team at the opening ceremony, Su Zhe came with the delegation. Qiu Zhongwen, deputy director of the General Administration of Sport of China and the official in charge of the entire Olympic delegation, brought Zheng Wensheng, deputy director of the Athletics Administration Center, to talk to Su Zhe twice in advance, asking him to cheer up and show the demeanor of a young athlete of the new era.
Su Zhe naturally nodded obediently to show that he understood.
Two days ago, Zhang Minghao and Zhou Tianjue, two unlucky kids, made a bet in the shooting hall. The loser of the bet would bark on Weibo. Before they had enough time to post for two hours, they were taken back by their respective coaches and given a scolding - they are representing the country in the Olympics overseas, so what do you two guys mean by posting a bunch of barks on Weibo?
Fortunately, the bet was not spread far and was quietly deleted by the two of them.
Afterwards, Zheng Wensheng reminded all the coaches again to emphasize the importance of organizational discipline to the athletes and not to post any inexplicable nonsense even on Weibo.
Although these rules seem a bit overly cautious, it’s just like what Cheng Wensheng said to them: “You are now participating in the Olympics abroad. Your words and deeds represent the spirit of Chinese athletes and even the Chinese people. You should behave in a special way in special times. When you return to China, don’t just say “woof woof woof” on Weibo. We won’t care even if you imitate the meowing of a pig!”
After the lessons from Zheng Wensheng and Qiu Zhongwen, Zhang Minghao and Zhou Tianjue have been well behaved these past two days. Zhou Tianjue no longer jumps around in the shooting hall all day. During breaks, he just takes out the game again and continues to drag Zhang Minghao to play crazy games with him.
During these days, Su Zhe was somewhat surprised to receive messages from his former agent Chen Cheng. He noticed at a glance that Chen Cheng's WeChat nickname had changed from Lemon Entertainment Chen Cheng to Independent Agent Chen Cheng. But before he could ask, Chen Cheng sent him a series of pictures of tickets for the Olympic Opening Ceremony and a set of pictures of tickets for the airport competition he was going to participate in.
Independent agent Chen Cheng: [What do you think? Sister, I keep my word. If you are going to participate in the Olympics, I will pay for all your competitions out of my own pocket.]
Seeing these words, Su Zhe remembered that he had once jokingly told Chen Cheng that maybe after a few months of training, she would be able to see him in the National Track and Field Championships.
At that time, Chen Cheng obviously thought he was just joking, so he replied that if he could participate in the Olympics, he would pay for it out of his own pocket to watch his performance in person.
Su Zhe: [Sister Chen Cheng, thank you...]
Independent broker Chen Cheng: [Okay, what are you thanking me for? When you first joined the company, I didn't know you would be so outstanding. I actually coached an Olympic athlete, and this experience is already legendary enough. Come on, play well. I bought all the tickets from the preliminaries to the finals. Don't let me down.]
The conversation between him and Chen Cheng was very simple. In the end, Chen Cheng did not specifically explain why the title of her, a long-time contributor to Lemon Entertainment, changed from Lemon Entertainment Chen Cheng to an independent agent. Su Zhe did not ask either, but this was enough to show that things did not seem to be peaceful inside Lemon Entertainment.
As the time gradually approached 8 o'clock in the evening, the atmosphere in the Tokyo New National Stadium became more and more tense and excited.
Countless staff members were moving around in the dark like worker ants. This stadium, which could accommodate 80,000 people, was already fully occupied.
Under the starry sky, as the opening ceremony time approached, the lights in this huge stadium, which were originally as bright as day, gradually dimmed, leaving only the night sky. The stars in the audience seats seemed to merge into the galaxy with the starry sky.
The moment the lights dimmed, the audience felt the enthusiasm of the event, and the 80,000 audience members shouted excitedly. The excitement became more intense as the final countdown on the largest screen in the venue began.
As the TV station responsible for the live broadcast of the 32nd Tokyo Summer Olympics in Japan, Fuji TV naturally selected the most experienced host for this live broadcast.
Amid the noisy and enthusiastic cheers from the audience, the host from Fuji TV was announcing the opening of this grand event in an enthusiastic tone.
After 56 years, the Olympic Games, this grand event for mankind, has returned to the land of Tokyo, Japan.
In the center of the venue, as if enveloped in the starry sky, a ball of light suddenly exploded, and then the ball of light turned into a sky full of starlight, forming the Japanese Olympic mascot Miraitowa in mid-air, a symbol of the future and eternity.
This blue mascot gathered the stars around it. Under the gazes of the crowd, I waved my hands and cast countless rays of light around me. These rays of light transformed into countless Miraitowas, representing athletes from different sports. They surrounded the scene and even spread out throughout the venue.
In the darkness, each of the scattered little people brought out a brand new virtual venue.
Japan's advanced technology in holographic projection was clearly demonstrated at the event. The scattered Miraitowas re-formed the word 1964, and finally turned into feathers of light and meteors that converged towards the original Miraitowa in the center, symbolizing the 56-year Olympic spirit inheritance from 1964 to 2020.
Finally, these light spots turned into rays of light in Miraitowa's hands and surged toward the sky above the entire venue.
The audience watched the dots of light rise into the sky, and finally merged with the real gorgeous fireworks. Above the venue, a dazzling rain of flowers shone, and the Miraitowa on the scene also faded away. A new performer appeared, a Japanese national treasure singer wearing a costume specially made for him. Under the projection of the black technology on the scene, his clothes also changed into different shapes with every word he sang...
On the main stage, the opening ceremony performance, which embodies the hard work of countless Japanese people, is underway. In other venues, athletes from various countries are standing quietly in designated team areas according to the guidance of the staff, waiting for their time to play.
At the front of the Chinese delegation, Su Zhe was wearing a brand new uniform of the Chinese national team sponsored and designed by the Bian Group.
This formal attire continued the Chinese team's consistent pattern of red and white casual suits. All male athletes wore pure white suit pants, while female athletes wore white skirts. Everyone wore a red suit jacket with a white shirt inside and a red tie decorated with yellow stars.
For the Bian Group, which carefully designed this suit according to tradition, the only innovation this time is to add a waistline to the suit jacket and design a waist button on the jacket, making the whole suit more figure-enhancing when worn.
Su Zhe, wearing the uniform, with his back straight and one hand on the flagpole, stood right in front of everyone. Even those who couldn't see his face would be involuntarily attracted by his back.
Occasionally, his face would turn to one side, with his eyes focused on nowhere. At this time, looking at him from behind, one could see his perfect profile, broad shoulders, his thin waist highlighted by his waist-hugging suit and waist buckle, and even his thin and straight legs below...
All of this makes the Olympic uniforms, which originally don't look that outstanding, look like high-end couture.
Most of the athletes on the national team did not notice the little details that the Pulse Group put into the clothes, such as the waist buttons, but after seeing Su Zhe wearing such an outfit, everyone would subconsciously look for a mirror to see what it would look like on themselves.
Behind Su Zhe, team leader Qiu Zhongwen also looked at Su Zhe with admiration, turned around and said to Zheng Wensheng with a smile: "Oh, Su Zhe is a really good kid, and he looks good too. He looks especially handsome in our uniform!"
Zheng Wensheng was of course very happy to hear Qiu Zhongwen praising Su Zhe, so he also nodded in agreement with a smile.
While speaking, Qiu Zhongwen sighed again: "It's a pity that the actual performance is still a little bit behind. This time, let him be our flag bearer, and your old grandson from the Athletics Management Center really spent a lot of time and effort to persuade him."
Zheng Wensheng certainly knew what Qiu Zhongwen said. According to usual practice, the athlete who serves as the flag bearer must either be extremely well-known internationally or at least an Olympic champion.
How long has Su Zhe officially become an athlete? In terms of qualifications, how can he be an Olympic champion? But since he became an athlete, he has repeatedly boosted the performance of China's track and field sprints and 110-meter hurdles.
In just one year, this kid helped the track and field team, which had no hope at the time, to qualify for the men's 100m at the World Championships, and later also qualified for the 110m hurdles. He also set a new record for the Chinese team at the World Championships, which had never been achieved before.
Not only that, after the World Championships, Su Zhe's performance in this year's World Indoor Athletics Championships, Diamond League and other major competitions has greatly honored Chinese track and field athletes.
He is an athlete who can run at the world's top level in both the men's 100m and 110m events. Even the IAAF official website gave him a huge headline report on the front page. This has a crucial impact on increasing the popularity of Chinese track and field events around the world.
In just one year, Su Zhe has achieved such great results. During internal meetings and discussions at their Athletics Management Center, they have expressed their admiration countless times that Su Zhe is truly a lucky star sent by God to them.
Seeing Zheng Wensheng trying to praise Su Zhe again, Qiu Zhongwen immediately smiled and waved his hands: "Hey, come on, you guys, we at the Sports Federation know as much as you do about Su Zhe's achievements this year. We at the Sports Federation know how much these achievements have contributed to our country's sports influence and how much they have improved our international reputation."
"If you don't know these things, do you think Su Zhe will be on the list of flag bearers submitted by the Sports Federation in the end?"
Qiu Zhongwen's words made Zheng Wensheng feel a little embarrassed, but since they were praising their own child, their Athletics Management Center was of course wholeheartedly supporting Su Zhe.
Amid the intermittent chatting, the performance in the main venue has come to an end, and it is time for the athletes from various countries to enter the venue!
The Olympics is a grand event that has been watched by the whole world. Television stations in countless countries around the world are simultaneously participating in the live broadcast of this grand event.
The domestic situation is no exception.
On the sports channel, the official live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is underway. Under the strong bombardment of the official media, even viewers who pay the least attention to sports can now clearly tell the time and live broadcast platform of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
At this moment, when the event officially kicked off, countless domestic audiences turned on their TVs at the same time, or clicked on the live broadcast website to watch this quadrennial summer event together.
On Weibo, there is no longer a distinction between official media, sports bloggers or ordinary internet celebrity content accounts. Including gossip bloggers in the entertainment industry, everyone is watching the opening ceremony in Tokyo with the same purpose, looking for every possible meme, and then quickly transforming them into Weibo content that can attract the audience's attention, and then pushing them in real time.
Behind every internet celebrity blogger, almost all the studio staff will start working together to try to come up with the best and most interesting ideas, taking advantage of this summer craze to attract more traffic and fans for themselves.
Comparable to the attention that the jokes on Weibo receive every year during the Spring Festival Gala, the topic #日本東京奥运会# has long been at the top of the Weibo topic list, with a deep red word "爆" following it. If you look at a dozen or twenty hot topics, you will find that among the hot topics, those related to the Olympics account for at least 50%.
Driven by this atmosphere, not only internet celebrities but also ordinary audiences reached their climax in their desire to express themselves at this moment. Many people even started a hashtag named #Live on Weibo and watch the Olympics#, saying that they want to live on Weibo together and watch the opening ceremony of the Olympics together with the jokes on Weibo, which would be more interesting.
After the opening, various Olympic-related topics were changed every three minutes. If you blinked, you might have the illusion that your information was seriously delayed.
【#JapanTokyoOlympics##BlackTechOpening# I'm so sad. The holographic projection at the opening was really awesome. The lifelike starry sky creations looked like the stars came together to form the Tokyo Olympic mascots. The scattered projected stadiums, plus the mascots of countless sports... This is simply impossible!】
【#Japan Tokyo Olympics##Black Technology Opening#… I just asked about the holographic projection at the opening. If only one of them or one venue was used, it would be fine. The real difficulty is to make all the people dynamic + diffuse the whole scene. The Japanese are really crazy. The diffusion range of those projections is so large that it is outrageous. How did they do it… People in the relevant industry said their brains have exploded.】
【#JapanTokyoOlympics##Real-timeClothes#Oops, did anyone notice the clothes that Chiyo Sakurai was wearing? I didn’t know until I read the subtitles that the real-time costume change was achieved through light and shadow effects, but the control of this effect is too fine, isn’t it? Every movement looks seamless, and the texture of the costumes projected by light and shadow can be simulated? I was stunned...】
In addition to these expressions of admiration for the high-tech aspects of Japan's opening ceremony, there were also naturally people voting the next day to speculate whether China could successfully win its first gold medal.
[On the morning of July 25, the first gold medal event, women's 10m air rifle, will begin. The entire schedule will be completed in the morning, and the first gold medal of this Summer Olympics will be decided! Can we win the first gold medal again this time? ? ? ]
In this kind of vote, the only answer from the public is of course "yes"!
Under this vote, 93% of the votes bet that the female shooter of the national shooting team can win the first Olympic gold medal. Another 4% voted for uncertainty but expectation, and only less than 3% believed that the first gold medal was in danger.
In various inexplicable votes, the number of times Su Zhe's name appeared has been rising steadily.
For example: [Vote for the most handsome athlete in this Olympics], [The most anticipated athlete in this Olympics], etc., all kinds of titles are available.
Of all the votes regarding Su Zhe, the most serious ones are probably the award predictions about Su Zhe initiated by track and field fans.
Poll 1: [What place do you think Su Zhe can get in the men's 100m event in this Olympics? a. Champion, b. Runner-up, c. Third place, d. No medal]
Poll 2: [What do you think Su Zhe can achieve in the 110-meter hurdles...]
Poll 3: [What upgrades do you think the men's relay team can achieve in the 4x100m event...]
These voting items are undoubtedly the issues that track and field fans are really concerned about and worried about. Even before the first Olympic Games have even started, their hearts are already looking forward to August 1st.
Amid the inane and serious discussions, as the opening ceremony entered the stage where the national delegations appeared, the topics on Weibo underwent new changes.
#Olympic Games uniforms from various countries compete#
#The most handsome flag bearer#
#Looking forward to Su Zhe#
From the changes in these topics, we can see how fluently and familiarly the KOLs on Weibo are in controlling and switching topics and public opinion.
At the opening ceremony of the Olympics, Su Zhe followed the mascot doll sent by the organizers, which was dressed in Chinese clothing, raised the flag in his hand, and began to walk with the upright posture that he had trained for some time.
His eyes were looking straight ahead, his expression was calm, and occasionally he would smile after hearing the cheers from the surroundings. In this posture, he stood at the front of all the Chinese team members, and after entering the wide gray circular track, he waved the red flag every 15 to 30 seconds according to the standard set during previous training.
It should be said that the Japanese live broadcast camera, including many Japanese citizens, have an unusual preference for Su Zhe. They have long known that Su Zhe would be the flag bearer of the Chinese team. Therefore, after the Chinese team came on the court, the live broadcast camera simply focused directly on Su Zhe's face.
A delicate young man in red clothes and white pants with a stern face was marching forward waving a red flag.
When this scene was displayed on the big screen by the camera with a sullen face, the audience at the scene shouted even louder.
In the picture, this delicate boy seems to have no expression on his face, but when his gaze sweeps towards the camera, the sharpness hidden in his eyes and the confidence representing a great country can penetrate people's hearts at any time.
In the audience, a few people who did not know Su Zhe began to scream excitedly and asked the audience around them who this flag bearer from the Chinese team was. At the same time, many people covered their mouths and whispered endlessly in their hearts, thanking themselves for coming to the scene and seeing such a treasure on earth.
Behind Su Zhe, the Chinese players who were named or registered to join the formation waved their small flags happily and looked around joyfully. Some, like Zhou Tianjue, even took out their mobile phones to record this precious moment for themselves and their teammates.
Since the Chinese team's lineup took the stage, the attention on the domestic Internet to the opening ceremony of the Olympics has reached a new peak. After everyone saw Su Zhe's appearance, they couldn't help but sigh "I'm so ashamed" to express their most direct thoughts.
[Wow wow wow, absolutely amazing, today is also the day I am overwhelmed by Su Zhe's stunning beauty. How can someone be so good-looking and also such an awesome athlete? ]
【#The most beautiful flag bearer of the Chinese team# Ahhh, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games today was so popular that I just watched it casually. But!! Now I feel like I'm in love. Can anyone tell me who this flag bearer is? He looks familiar, but I know nothing about athletes. I want all the information about this flag bearer within 5 minutes! 】
【#Looking forward to Su Zhe##China Team Olympic Uniform#Oh my god, Su Zhe is really a fairy brother, I declare that I love him! By the way, do you think our Chinese team's Olympic uniforms are pretty good-looking? They also have a special waist design and waist buckles, which looks particularly charming! 】
【_(:з」∠)_No, sister, wake up, let's cover Su Zhe's face and body and see how the other athletes behind him look wearing this outfit, okay?】
Amid this heated discussion, at the Olympic venue, in the viewing area for Chinese team athletes, Zhou Shoufu was chatting idly with Su Yinsheng.
Both of them are coaches of the national team and are experts in their respective fields. Although they are not very familiar with each other, they have actually known each other for a long time.
Zhou Shoufu looked at Su Zhe on the big screen and said to Su Yinsheng with emotion: "Oh, your A-Zhe is really good. Look, this opening is just like the style of our national team athletes!"
Although he didn't know why Zhou Shoufu suddenly praised his own son, Su Yinsheng was not alert about it. He just continued chatting with Zhou Shoufu until Zhou Shoufu asked him whether Su Zhe had ever learned to shoot a gun before, and told him that he could let Su Zhe go to the shooting training base more often when he had time in the future. He even invited Su Zhe to watch the 10-meter air rifle competition the next morning. Only then did Su Yinsheng look at Zhou Shoufu with suspicion.
"Lao Zhou, what do you mean? Are you trying to dig up the wall?"
"Oh, how is that possible?" Zhou Shoufu shook his head and laughed, "Let's not talk about anything else. Su Zhe is your son. How can I poach him? Besides, everyone knows that Su Zhe is a track and field genius. My shooting team won't poach someone from your track and field team, right?"
"As for me, I just like your Su Zhe. He is well-known, so I want him to watch my shooting competition to increase the attention to our shooting!"
This is completely reasonable. Shooting is the country's traditional advantage. Even Olympic gold medals are definitely not lacking. No matter how hard Zhou Shoufu tries to recruit people, he will not be able to recruit them from his track and field team.
After complaining in his heart about his paranoia, Su Yinsheng nodded, saying that the recent training plan was not heavy, and he would be allowed to move on his own tomorrow morning and go watch the game.
Hearing this, Zhou Shoufu also nodded with a smile.
In fact, he and Su Yinsheng did not lie. As the head coach of the national shooting team, he would not really poach players from the track and field team. It was just that the results Su Zhe had left in their training hall before made him a little surprised and curious, so he went to Su Yinsheng to chat.
Although I am somewhat attracted by Su Zhe's talent, judging from the shooting team's full participation in all events in the Olympics, they are indeed not short of talented athletes. Of course, it would be a good thing to invite Su Zhe to watch the competition and increase his interest in shooting!
In the center of the arena, Su Zhe had no idea what the shooting team coach and his father were chatting about. After he led the Chinese team to the designated position, the most important part of his mission today was basically over.
Within the designated area, the national team members who were able to move freely were taking photos with their teammates.
Zhang Minghao pulled Zhou Tianjue, Ye Jun, Chen Zhi and other teammates from the track and field team to Su Zhe's side. Everyone left commemorative images of the opening ceremony in the center of the new Tokyo National Stadium.
After the exciting opening ceremony came to an end, Su Zhe and his companions looked around the arena in the center of the arena.
Looking at the stadium under the hot and bright lights, Su Zhe couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in his heart.
Right here, on this stadium, soon, this land will stage one miraculous battle after another that will surpass the limits of humankind.
Starting tomorrow, July 25th, this world's top sporting event will truly begin!