"What is that?" the audience exclaimed.
Even the emperor and the officials couldn't help but squint their eyes and look at it carefully.
This thing looks like a wooden box standing upright...with words on it.
But soon everyone understood. When all the \u0027boxes\u0027were put together, they immediately realized what this thing was.
Movable type printing!
Aren’t these wooden movable type used for printing?
The wooden movable types were neatly spelled out to form a sage article.
Then the grand music sounded again all around, and the performers holding wooden movable type below recited in unison and moved up and down to the rhythm.
Sometimes it spreads from the center, and sometimes it surges like waves.
This kind of creativity obviously ignited the excitement of all the readers present, and they discussed it fiercely.
Some people even started to recite aloud along with the poem, expressing their feelings.
The sound waves rolled up, and Dajing’s profound historical and cultural heritage directly covered the entire venue!
Emperor Jing's heart was beating wildly, his throat was rolling, and he muttered to himself: "Good... Zhengyi, this is great, you should be the first to make the contribution this time!"
Fang Zheng said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. The people below should be rewarded first. They work the hardest. I think the court should personally reward them. I just provided some ideas."
This wooden movable type ceremony performance is good, but it is a bit tedious to say whether or not to say it....
The programs I watched in my previous life all had electric wooden movable type, but his was purely human-powered.
A large number of performers of similar height were recruited from the public and they practiced squats every day in order to withstand such high-intensity performances.
On the first day of rehearsal, many people vomited.
Holding a wooden box, doing squats like crazy, and reciting articles...
This kind of difficulty was unbearable at first, even for the common people in Dajing who had been living a hard life.
If it was a young man from later generations, I'm afraid that wooden movable type box could be used as a coffin directly...
Now that the show is a huge success, these people should certainly take the credit.
Emperor Jing nodded and said with emotion: "The court should issue an order to reward you. Zhengyi, you don't have to be as humble in front of me as before."
"I will definitely correct my shortcomings in the future."
The wood movable type show ended, followed by the martial arts performances of the Imperial Guards, women's dances, folk acrobatics, and finally the opening ceremony ended with "Wall of the Heart" arranged by Fang Zhengyi and performed by Master Wu himself.
Almost every performance received thunderous applause from the audience.
For a full hour and a half, the senses were continuously bombarded with modern performances, and everyone's scalps felt tingling.
Although tired, but still want to continue!
Especially Chen Hong, he felt so comfortable all over that he almost screamed.
Profit! He definitely made a lot of money this time!
Not only did he not ask the Ministry of Revenue for money, he also accommodated the envoys from various countries. This is definitely a great achievement!
Such activities may be recorded in history in the future, and this time we really owe it to Fang Zhengyi.
...
When Fang Zheng and his party arrived at the envoys' seats, they saw Father Soljie standing there in a trance. He asked with a smile, "Father, how do you feel about these performances?"
Father Solger came back to his senses and breathed a sigh of relief: "This is the most beautiful, grand and touching ceremony I have ever seen. I have to say that such a performance has surpassed language and imagination!"
Fang Zhengyi whispered, "The opening ceremony is over, and the teams from various countries will enter the official competition. Father, the casino outside is opening the odds for winning or losing. All the missionaries in Feika will each put up ten taels of silver to bet on our Dajing to win, so watch carefully."
Placed a bet for us?
Father Soljie was stunned. "It's not good to take your money for nothing, Master Fang. I know there's a saying that goes, 'No merit, no reward.'"
"Hey~, you have worked in Taoyuan County for so long and done so many things. I should give you some benefits. Labor is the most glorious! Besides, we are friends. It just so happens that I have a little money in my hand. This is nothing."
"Well...thank you very much, Master Fang." Father Soljie said with some emotion, "By the way, when will our Dajing team come out?"
"Right away, don't rush."
Fang Zheng patted him on the shoulder and walked back to Emperor Jing.
"Now, please invite the welcoming team from Dongjiao University and the contestants from various countries to enter the venue."
The host, who was on high alert at this moment, saw the teams starting to come in from outside the venue. He immediately picked up the manuscript given by Fang Zhengyi and said in a rhythmic manner using the elementary school recitation method that Fang Zhengyi specially taught:
"Look~~! Holding colorful flags and walking briskly, the team from Dongjiao College is coming towards us. The fluttering colorful flags show that the college talents are full of youth and vitality! The colorful flags are fluttering in the wind, and the college people are facing the sun and tomorrow, always consistent, carrying forward the past and forging ahead!"
"Listen~~! The drumbeats are full of the vitality of spring, and the gorgeous costumes are set off by the smiling faces of youth. The women's college team of Dongda University is walking across the rostrum with graceful postures and neat steps. They desire to have both beautiful appearance and rich connotations. They show the spirit of women being as good as men, and they are heading towards a new future and new glory!"
All the officials looked at each other in bewilderment, feeling goosebumps all over their bodies.
Especially when I heard the host's weird accent...are they all eunuchs?
A group of suspicious eyes were directed at Fang Zhengyi.
What's going on? You were performing so well just now, but now you're acting awkward, right?
This smell is too strong, where did you learn this from?
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Fang Zheng raised his chin as he walked out of the audience.
It's not that he hadn't asked scholars to write the introduction for the appearance, but the results were all very awkward and pedantic, lacking passion.
Finally, I had to cook it myself to get the taste right!
The cultural level of these foreigners is just so-so. Besides, there is a group of ordinary people here, so it would be best to introduce it in plain language so that everyone can understand it.
Obviously, this set of introductions on the level of the primary school sports meet is effective.
When the subsequent teams from various countries came out, each team introduction would cause loud cheers from the overseas delegations.
All national athletes have walked in and people begin to appear in the venue to prepare for the competition.
Seeing that the competition was coming to an end, Fang Zheng said, "Your Majesty, the next step is the official competition. If you have something else to deal with, you can go back to the palace directly. After all, this competition lasts for three days."
"Three days? That long?"
Fang Zhengyi smiled bitterly: "Three days is already very short. There are still many aspects of our Dajing culture that can be promoted but have not been displayed. The main reason is that we are not familiar with the procedures and rules for the first time, and there are not many participants. When we are fully prepared in the future, we can hold it for more than ten days at a time. That's the formal way."
Emperor Jing said, "Does it take so long? Since I'm here, I'll finish reading it today before leaving."
Guo Tianyang's legs went limp and he almost cried out.
He was twisting the fan left and right, feeling hot and tired!
If I go back home at night, I will probably be paralyzed...
How come Fang Zhengyi, this grandson, always manages to cheat our family no matter what he does?
"Your Majesty, please enjoy the view. I have some things to take care of, so I will take my leave now."
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