just to make those dreams come true

Chapter 293 The End of the Athens Olympics

"Come, come, Xiao Lin, this way!"

At the main Olympic Stadium in Athens, Feng Yong, who had been paying attention to the surroundings, saw Lin Mu coming from the other side, and shouted loudly from afar.

Lin Mu was looking around for someone, when he heard a voice vaguely, and hurriedly followed the sound to see that a group of coaches of the national track and field team were over there.

Lin Mu couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. He had been walking around for more than half an hour. It was speculated that the members of the national team should be on the outside, so they kept coming along the edge.Finally found it.

I have come to the Olympic Games for so many days, and I have stayed in the main stadium for 10 days, and I have never been in the stadium specifically.This was the first and last turn, and this turn caught him off guard, especially in today's stadium.

Today is August 8, the last day of the Athens Olympic Games. There are especially many people in the Olympic Stadium today.

The last few events are also all over, and by now all but the one and only marathon prize ceremonies associated with the race are over.

It is already evening, and what is about to start is the last process of this Olympic Games—the closing ceremony.

Because of the various performances at night, the stadium has already set up a stage, and specially arranged a relatively close viewing position around the stage. Here are some personnel related to the delegations. Feng Yong brought people from the national track and field team It is here too.

Early this morning, the leaders of the delegation came to give cordial condolences, encouragement, and praise. The delegation successfully concluded with the track and field team.By the way, the leaders also explained the issues regarding the athletes' entrance ceremony at the closing ceremony.

Some athletes from the track and field team will join the incoming athletes.Moreover, as the two people with the biggest breakthroughs, Lin Mu and Liu Xiang will serve as the flag bearers at the closing ceremony.But in the end Lin Mu declined.

It's not a question of wanting to be in the limelight, Lin Mu simply doesn't want to, the standard bearer is glory, but he hopes that he can be the one who holds up the glory.The leaders didn't force it, but they still asked him to take the athletes there. After some arrangements, the athletes also had to go out of the rehearsal process.

This has nothing to do with him, the main reason is that Yuan Minwei and Li Rongfu talked with him alone.

After all this tossing, when Lin Mu came to the stadium again, he could only look for the big troops.Squeezed by crowds of people, from time to time also look at the situation on the scene.

"President Feng, Director Yu..."

"How is it? Xiao Yang and the others have made arrangements?"

After Lin Mu walked up to him and greeted each other, Feng Yong asked with a smile.

"Well, just give them some details to pay attention to. The lineup of athletes for the closing ceremony doesn't need to be arranged according to the country. It doesn't matter too much, just follow the flag bearer..."

"Hehe, Xiaolin, Bureau Yuan was going to let him be the flag bearer, why didn't he agree? This is the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, and the whole world pays attention to it, but it is an honorable event. Our New China started with a flag bearer, the track and field team But the first time."

Hearing Lin Mu talk about the flag bearer, Yu Weili came up and said with a smile.

The position of the flag bearer was decided before the start of the Olympic Games, Yao Ming.It's just that the two gold medals of the track and field team are too heavy.Both domestically and internationally, the influence is huge.In the end, after consideration, the leaders also decided to temporarily replace it with one of Lin Mu and Liu Xiang.Choose one of the two, after Lin Mu withdrew, he naturally fell on Liu Xiang's head.

"Director Yu, both belong to our track and field team. It doesn't matter whether I am Liu Xiang or not. I won't steal the limelight from the athletes..."

"..."

A few people just chatted briefly and made a few jokes.

For so many days of the Olympic Games, it can be said that everyone is in a state of collapse. Regardless of whether the results are good or bad, that is something to be summarized after returning to China.

Today is the closing ceremony, everyone should relax.Once the Olympic Games are over, after they return home to sort out their trivial matters, a new round of competition planning will begin again.If you work in sports, you really don’t have much time to relax.

"here we go!"

Athens time on August 8 at 29:21

At the Olympic Stadium, the lights gradually dimmed. Accompanied by melodious and timeless ancient Greek songs, the countdown numbers on the big screen kept beating. When the number on the screen reached zero, several fireworks burst out suddenly, and the Athens Olympic Games closed. The ceremony officially begins.

During a series of dance performances, traditional Zorba music sounded in the enthusiastic atmosphere of more than 7 spectators throughout the stadium, and a group of Greek dancers held rice ears to form a five-ring shape, and the cultural performance reached its climax.

Lin Mu stood quietly, relaxing and enjoying a large-scale performance for the first time.

In his previous life, he had never watched the live broadcast of the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics, not because he didn't want to, but because Liu Xiang's victory made his heart briefly stop.Later, looking for the video and watching it again, he found that he lost a lot of interest.Except for the section in Huaxia, although many people severely criticized that section of performance.

Now that I can watch it live, I feel a very different feeling, and it also reminds me of many things.

Culture, art, athletics, and national heritage.

A couple of elements that might seem like little connections, but he really felt quite a bit of spirit connected to it all.

The Olympic spirit, sportsmanship, higher, faster and stronger competitive spirit, as well as the inheritance spirit endowed by all participating countries, political systems and athletes.

Every country has its own unique humanistic spirit. China has been here for 5000 years and has never really left these things behind.

As the most ordinary member of Huaxia, he knew very well what he needed most.I also understand that while society is progressing, what things need to be improved, and what things should never be lost.

The country's economy has developed, and people's lives have indeed improved a lot.However, people after the change of the times have less and less self-confidence that has been hit by the bitter history of hundreds of years, and even more and more foreign cultures are constantly eroding.

No matter how high or large the GDP is, ordinary people need this kind of self-confidence, and they cannot abandon the spirit of China.

Military, political, and sports need to work hard to regain self-confidence, and it is even more necessary to pass on this spiritual effort.

This requires the efforts of countless people, and of course we are indispensable!

Lin Mu smiled slightly, how lucky to be able to contribute to the development and progress of China, how lucky to be able to work hard with all those who love China!
"Hey, look, Kobayashi!"

Huge cheers erupted in the stadium.

On the runway, the national flag entrance ceremony began. Flag bearers from various countries rushed into the field holding their national flags high. Under the background sound of strong percussion music, athletes from all continents entered the field regardless of their nationality.

At the same time, some wonderful pictures from the Olympic Games began to be played on the big screen at the scene.

Greeks, Italians, Americans, Russians and Chinese.

Just dozens of sets of jumping pictures, three scenes appeared in Huaxia.

The women's volleyball team that has reached the pinnacle again, the Chinese hurdler who broke the world record, and Lin Mu, the first gold medalist in the Asian yellow sprint.The scene of athletes holding high the five-star red flag appeared in people's sight.

In the noisy stadium, the Chinese people were excited!The slogans passed through the noisy crowd, struck the hearts of every Chinese person, and excited everyone's heart.

"very nice!"

Feng Yong was very excited. Among the three pictures of Huaxia, the track and field team had the second one. Only those with enough representative consciousness were eligible to appear in the closing ceremony display sequence.

Lin Mu looked at the big screen with a calm expression, but his vision was a little divergent.He seemed indifferent to the joy and excitement around him.In fact, his heart was beating very fast.

In fact, he was moved by every exciting scene, even when he saw the scene of himself on the podium, he was also moved.I don't remember who said that only what you do can move you, and you are really moved.He believes that because of him, because of this group of athletes, the Chinese people will be more moved.

Now, Lin Mu felt a little satisfied in his heart.It's just that he knows that it's not enough, there is a long way to go, and there is a long way to go!
The jumping pictures from time to time made the atmosphere of the whole stadium lively to a peak.

The artistic performances in the venue were still going on, after an elegant song and dance ended.On the stadium's big screen, the picture changed again.

A deep and thick red door with rivets slowly opened...

"it is good!"

"Clap clap clap~"

There was a sudden applause, and the people around applauded one after another, and Lin Mu applauded vigorously.

The sound of flute and drum, the vast wilderness, the boundless green water and green mountains, the streets and alleys, the market and the field, the same skin color, different people, they all have a common name - Huaxia!
Suddenly, the big screen went dark, the spotlight hit the center of the stadium, and a series of women with strong ethnic characteristics cheered.

The lights were shining brightly, and the women's national orchestra from Huaxia appeared on the stage.

Martial arts, folk dances, operas, and performances with unique Chinese style appeared on the stage one after another. Greater China showed their long and splendid civilization to the world.

There was thunderous applause in the Olympic Stadium. It was the first time for countless Western audiences to see such a performance with Chinese traditional characteristics. They cheered all the performers with great enthusiasm.

"what a beautiful Jasmine Flower!"

"what a beautiful Jasmine Flower!"

"..."

As the lights dimmed and brightened, a huge lantern printed with Chinese red fell down, and a little girl in school uniform held a small lantern in her hand. In the tender and crisp voice of a child, a Chinese folk song that had already been sung all over the world sang. out.

“velcome to yanjing!”

When the little girl said "Yanjing, welcome!" in a green voice, all the Chinese people present stood up, feeling a sense of pride spontaneously.

Lin Mu clapped desperately, as warm currents flowed through his body, making him tremble a little from the stimulation.

8 minutes and 49 seconds.He remembers the time very clearly.

"From Olympia to the Great Wall", a theatrical performance that introduces Yanjing to the world and shows Chinese people's understanding of the Olympic spirit.

Every time he watched these videos in his previous life, he was very moved, and felt the preciousness of all of them, and the feeling was even stronger when he watched them live.Many people have criticized it, saying it is earthy and vulgar, but Lin Mu never agrees.

Because in these 8 minutes, we are interpreting China's 5000-year culture and history to the world.

The phrase "Welcome to Yanjing" declares to the whole world that the Olympics, the time for China, is coming soon!

……

"... Please read the Olympic news below!"

"The 17-day Athens Olympic Games came to an end. In the early hours of Yanjing time, the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympic Games ended. After the magnificent Chinese national performance of "From Olympia to the Great Wall" at 8 minutes and 49 minutes. Yanjing, the host city of the next Olympic Games, Liu Qi took over the Olympic flag from Rogge, the chairman of the International Olympic Committee. Heading towards 2008, the footsteps of Huaxia Yanjing officially started..."

On August 8, Yanjing time, the evening simulcast news broadcast the last information about the 30th Olympic Games.The vigorous 28 days ended with the excitement and feelings of all Chinese audiences.

Seeing the host's introduction on TV, the Huaxia audience couldn't help feeling a little regretful.As if that wasn't enough!Because of honor and glory, they have been given too many exciting moments.

But after all, it was over, and they could only sort out their emotions.

No gold medal news, no competition, and there will be no more competitions, just like that, one day passed.Many people really feel a little uncomfortable in their hearts.

In Luzhou, Hui Province, Lin Mu's family members are also doing the same at this moment.

At seven o'clock in the evening, a family of four, sitting in the living room and facing the TV, seemed to suddenly realize that today they would never see news about the Olympic Games.

They don't know much about the Olympics, but they also like those exciting and proud things.Of course, what's more important is that I can hear news from my relatives almost every other day or two recently.

"It's gone?! Is Xiao Er coming back soon?!"

Father Lin looked at the TV with a little regret, thinking that his son should be back.

"Well, Dad, it should be about the same, but I guess they won't be able to go home in a short time. I checked recently, and it seems that they are going to participate in the report performance across the country when they come back. Lin Mu won the championship, and it must be a must."

"Oh~"

Father Lin nodded noncommittally.

In the past, my son rarely went home throughout the year. Maybe he was busy with work and didn't make up his mind to think about it.But now that I have some free time, I often think about it.Especially since I can often see it on TV recently.

"Dad, the leader of our unit told me two days ago that he will come to visit Lin Mu when he returns home!"

Lin Wei looked at his father and said cautiously.

The leader said hello, that is to say, let him pass a message. The leader has always taken care of him, and he can't really refute the leader's face.But before that, he still had to explain to his father.

"Visiting, visiting for what? Are you here to send money again? What's going on with these people?!"

Father Lin couldn't help being a little annoyed when he heard his son say this.

In recent days, several waves of people have come, offering condolences, interviewing, and especially sending money.He got a big envelope and came with a bunch of reporters. It was a big, thick envelope, and he had no interest in knowing how much it was.

Does he love money?Of course love, after decades of hard life, who doesn't love money, but how could he know what was going on when it was sent for nothing, and he couldn't stretch out his hand.He can't make trouble for his son.

"Father, I don't know about that. But I've heard people say that there have been many cases like this before."

"There are quite a few of them too... Forget it, wait for Xiaoer to come back and let him see, I don't understand these things!" Father Lin shook his head helplessly.

"Dad...uh, Lin Mu has returned home!"

I was about to say something more, but when I saw the broadcast on TV, Lin Wei stopped.

"Yanjing time this morning, the athletes, coaches and officials of the Chinese Olympic delegation returned to Yanjing from Athens by flight. The special plane landed at the Capital Airport at 10:35 am...

The Chinese delegation won 34 gold medals, 19 silver medals and 14 bronze medals in the Athens Olympics. The total number of gold medals and medals have created a record high since participating in the Summer Olympics.

Arriving at the Capital Airport today includes the last batch of athletes, coaches, and delegation staff participating in the Athens Olympics, as well as staff from Yanjing City and the Olympic Organizing Committee who went to Athens to participate in the closing ceremony of the flag reception...

The Olympic delegation was greeted at the airport by people from all walks of life in the capital waving national flags and bouquets of flowers...

After a relatively brief welcoming ceremony, the athletes return to…

After returning to China, some sports teams will conduct an in-depth review of the Athens Olympics in Beijing, and will then take a break...

"

On the TV, images of leaders, delegation leaders, and some athletes and coaches flashed from time to time.

Lin's father couldn't help but feel warm. He saw his son again.He was even more moved by the fact that in just a few years, it seemed that his son's success had surprised him!

At the same time, in many parts of the country, many Chinese viewers also saw this scene. Compared with Lin's father, who was simply excited when he saw his son come back and appeared on TV again.Many viewers can analyze a lot of things.

They couldn't help but feel that the athletes and coaches are very hard and tired, but if they can get to this point, the situation may be different.

Many people can see that in the welcome ceremony of the simulcast news broadcast, the athletes who have won important awards in the Olympics can have positive shots.For example, the group of people in the women's volleyball team, such as Liu Xiang, and Lin Mu and the boys in the relay team under him.

It is conceivable that the Olympic champions, especially the Olympic champions of the weaker sports, will have a huge change in their lives after such a trip.

The salary will get higher, life will get better, and even one person will achieve enlightenment, and chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven. This is a reward for their hard work.These people deserve it too.

But many people who like to think more, after feeling a little bit, they are unavoidably worried, can it continue as before?
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(End of this chapter)