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3000 million.

This is the total investment amount for the Imperial Capital Olympics.

Many "knowledgeable people" who are not on the right track believe that this is a waste of time and money.

"China, please stop your running steps, wait for your people, wait for your soul, wait for your morality, wait for your conscience..."

This is a famous saying by Tong Dahan, a public intellectual from the "Gu Mu School".

This person also has a series of famous quotes.

For example, this is how “Hua Xia Zha Zha” was created.

"Listen to Zhang Weiwei's talk about the Chinese path."

"Listen to Jin Canrong talk about international relations."

"Listen to the Bureau Chief's talk on military affairs and national defense."

"Listen to Zheng Qiang talk about patriotism."

"Listen to Wen Tiejun talk about rural economy."

The public intellectuals have circled out all the elite ones.

This list is of the "national football team buying the opposite, villas by the sea" level of good stuff.

Sitting in the box, Zhang Yuan looked towards the Bird's Nest square where the final preparations before the opening were being made.

I thought to myself that this money was well spent and it made me feel that it was worth paying a little more tax!

It's better than paying compensation to foreigners like the old witch and Li Zhongtang did more than a hundred years ago.

Besides, the so-called waste of time and money does not actually exist.

Because 3000 billion is just a small amount.

This year there will be another huge expenditure of 10 times this amount, reaching 3 trillion.

Half of it was invested in railways, roads and infrastructure, forming a combination of internal and external economic stimulus measures together with the Olympics.

The other half is the part that the public intellectuals keep silent about and no longer call “wasteful spending”.

In order to compromise for the sake of development, it was forced to purchase 1.5 trillion Chinese yuan of U.S. debt.

As a result, Americans have developed a habit of turning to the Chinese to buy U.S. bonds whenever they encounter difficulties.

But in 08, the size of Lighthouse's U.S. debt was only 9 trillion U.S. dollars.

Twenty years later, in just over a decade, it had soared to nearly 20 trillion US dollars.

It has become the largest financial black hole and Ponzi scheme in 10 years of human history.

No matter who you ask for help, no one can save you.

And I don’t have a navy making dumplings to buy your government bonds.

After my navy is expanded to a large scale, I will still buy your government bonds.

Then my efforts would have been in vain?
The Hao family keeps up with the pace of the country, and every time there is a big investment, they always get some benefits.

This time, their family will have a lot to do with the "railway, highway and infrastructure" projects, including roads, electricity and water conservancy in the south.

The old man in their family once had a "nickname" in Hong Kong.

Called "Hong Kong Tsar".

During its peak period, more than 6% of the construction sand in Hong Kong was sourced from them.

Zhang Yuan just listened to their family discussing this matter quietly while waiting for the opening ceremony.

They were all legitimate businesses, and I was considered reliable, so I didn't do it behind his back.

Zhang Yuan thought that after the matter was over, he would talk to the eldest young master about this matter.

Get some work for Zhao Decai.

The profits from this kind of work are unimaginable.

If we rent a section of highway, we will have enough to eat for many years.

Zhang Yuan particularly wants his friends to be good and rich.

This way, when you need help one day, others will be able to help you.

Just like Meng Guangmei.

"Oh!!!"

Suddenly, cheers were heard in the gymnasium.

The lights in the venue dimmed.

This means that the fun is about to begin!
"please."

"please."

Everyone in the box stood up, went to the balcony together and looked out.

Zhang Yuan stood in the corner, looking quite marginal.

But in his position, no matter how many people want to stand there, it is impossible.

He glanced down and found that Brother Xiao Ming was also glancing at him in the dark.

Look, not to mention others, this person is extremely envious.

boom!
Before I could make eye contact with Brother Xiao Ming, a loud bang was heard from the inner circle of the gymnasium's roof.

Then a bright yellow and white firework circled the field, illuminating the entire venue in an instant, and then disappeared in an instant.

As soon as the fireworks fell, the image of a sundial appeared on the big screen of the Bird's Nest.

The shadow of the pointer is exactly at 8 o'clock.

The movement principle of the sundial coincides with the traditional Chinese saying "time is money".

However, this thing was not first invented by China.

It is generally believed that Babylon, one of the four ancient civilizations, was the first to invent the earliest sundial.

However, of the four ancient civilizations, only one remains.

Ding... The sundial disappeared, and countless small white squares lit up in sequence on the field.

With darkness as the backdrop, these small squares appear one by one like pixels.

This is the opening program, singing and beating drums.

The source of this activity is the old Qin people.

Qin was located in the western frontier and was not good at music, so after getting drunk he would beat a clay pot and slap his thighs to keep the rhythm while singing.

The First Emperor came from the Qin Dynasty, and because it conforms to the principles of nature and simplicity, this is the voice of the great way of the Chinese ancestors.

"Beep!"

Bright spots flash by like waves, creating various patterns that are dazzling.

Afterwards, the lights in the venue came on, and thousands of drummers stood up, cheered, and beat the drums together.

"Tsk!" Zhang Yuan felt his blood boiling when he saw this scene.

"The sound of metal and stone" is the concept proposed by Zhang Yimou during the design process.

So this drum is not the common leather drum, but a drum covered with leather on a bronze jar.

Seven parts drum sound, three parts sound of metal and stone.

Only then can the profound heritage be revealed.

It must have the sound of metal and stone.

Because the Chinese people did not achieve unification and development through "non-violent non-cooperation."

It is through the striking of metal and the wars of one day after another that the current world situation has been formed.

Therefore, national affairs must be handled forcefully and neither humble nor arrogant.

Lao Mouzi is still very good.

Especially his understanding of Chinese culture, no one among his peers can match him!
The artistic directors of this event are Mr. Ji Xianlin and Mr. Tang Yijie.

Mr. Ji will pass away next year, and this can be considered his "last work".

Mr. Tang Yijie's father, Tang Yongtong, went to study in the United States in 1917 and was known as one of the three heroes of Harvard along with Chen Yinke and Wu Mi.

Mr. Tang inherited his family tradition and conducted in-depth research on Buddhism and Confucianism.

It is only with the support and advice of these two old gentlemen that we have been able to achieve the current results.

Of course, there is a third person in the art consultant column.

It is the poet Chen...

Putting these three together, it feels like there is a husky mixed in with a wolf pack.

It’s easier to get things done if you have a background!
Even if he was kicked out for "reciting poetry" during the initial election, he can still leave his name in such a big event.

I don’t know what he taught.

I haven’t seen the live version of “The Promise” either…

Of course, there is more than one person with connections at this event.

After the drums were beaten, it was the turn of Lin Miaoke, who lip-synced the song.

Her connections are much more powerful than those of Guan Xiaotong, who is known as the "Princess of the Imperial Circle".

Her grandfather was a student of the Chinese painting master Huang Binhong.

Otherwise, why would such a revealing job fall on a little girl like her whose looks, singing voice, and nothing else are particularly outstanding?

Before this singer sang, there was a famous fireworks scene.

One after another huge footprints rose into the air and rushed towards the main venue.

Just this kind of creativity is enough for foreigners to learn for decades.

Ink painting, the four great inventions.

After a video showing papermaking and traditional Chinese painting, a giant scroll slowly unfolded in the center of the venue.

This is accomplished using entity plus projection technology.

That was 08!
This is not bad!
Lao Mouzi not only has the ability, but also the courage to use such technology.

If it were a conservative old expert, he wouldn't take this risk.

Immediately, several dancers used their bodies as pens to paint the "Picture of Mountains, Rivers, Sun and Moon" on the giant scroll.

"Ha ha……"

The scene was quite shocking.

The foreigners present were all stunned.

What I want is to open the eyes of you foreigners.

But the eldest young master of the Huo family heard a burst of laughter coming from beside him.

"Ok?"

"Nothing, I'm just happy and proud, so I smiled." Zhang Yuan replied.

"Oh." The other party didn't take it seriously.

Zhang Yuan didn't tell the truth.

Because he saw the dancers using their bodies as pens, he suddenly thought of the scene in Stephen Chow's "Flirting Scholar", where Chen Baixiang's character Zhu Zhishan was manipulated by Tang Bohu to paint with his body...

Then, 3000 singers dressed in Spring and Autumn costumes entered the venue.

Confucius had 3000 disciples and 72 sages.

Every detail and every action in today's scene can be traced back to historical origins.

This is called cultural heritage, which cannot be compared with those newly born countries that have only lived for a hundred years and have never experienced national destruction.

Three thousand disciples held bamboo slips in their hands and recited passages from The Analects of Confucius in a majestic manner.

At the same time, ancient music sounded throughout the venue.

It is a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar.

Surrounded by three thousand disciples, the ground in the center of the venue opened up, revealing seals engraved with words.

Zhang Yuan believes that "Movable Type Printing" is the most shocking and representative program of the entire show.

Watching it on TV is one thing.

Now it’s even more amazing to experience it on site!

It’s like the difference between watching a concert at home and watching it in person.

After all, humans are easily influenced by the atmosphere.

As soon as the movable type printing appeared, the atmosphere in the whole venue was so strong that it seemed as if it could turn into a physical entity, and the atmosphere was so intense that it reached the sky!
The West respects God, while the Chinese respect heaven and earth.

Apart from heaven and earth, what Chinese people respect most are their ancestors.

In fact, respecting ancestors is respecting people.

The Chinese have always respected themselves.

If our ancestors could see the grandeur we have today, they would probably be pleased.

What is movable type printing?

Then you have to live!

The characters move in sequence, forming various patterns and forms like computer special effects.

Eventually, four types of the character "和" were formed in different eras.

This program should be called "Four Ways of Writing the Word "和".

What is harmony?

No killing, there is peace... This is a line from "Wulin Waijiao".

When the Chinese elders talk to you about "peace", you'd better cooperate.

Because when there is no harmony, the sound of metal and stone will come out.

Uniform and mechanically precise.

But that's not the most shocking thing.

The audience only realized it when the show ended and a person emerged from under the characters.

This is not a mechanical device or special effect, it is human-powered!
Zhang Yuan remembered that one of the brothers had a problem with his device because he used his finger as a pin and pushed it into the device.

After the show, my fingers were almost torn apart.

Just stood there like that!

What does it mean that man can conquer nature?

The power of spiritual force is strong enough to change the world.

This is why the Chinese respect people.

Dayu's flood control and Yugong's moving of mountains were all the result of human effort.

Compared with the Noah's Ark in the West, this spirit of resistance is the backbone of the nation.

The music for this show is the guqin.

Zhang Yuan remembered that the ancient zither used for music was called "Jiuxiao Huanpei".

Performed by guqin master Li Xiangting.

This zither is the legendary "Fuxi style" guqin.

It was first created in the Tang Dynasty!
It is the treasure of the Palace Museum in the imperial capital.

The "Tang style Leiqin" mentioned in "Dongpo Zhilin" written by Su Shi refers to this kind of guqin.

On the body of this zither, there are ten characters written in Huang Tingjian's running script: "Lingran is as ancient as it is now, a treasure of Shimengzhai" and twenty-three characters written in Su Shi's regular script: "The spring breeze is gentle and misty, and the sound of pendants and jade pendants are clear. The new swallows chirp behind the curtains, and the tigers and dragons roar in the sea. Written by Su Shi."

Inside the body of the zither there is the inscription "Made in the third year of the Kaiyuan period" in regular script.

The pegs on the head of the zither are made of rosewood and were installed during the reign of Emperor Kangxi.

This zither has python patterns on its body and has a history of more than 1200 years.

For this grand event, please bring out this guqin and play it.

True Tang Dynasty elegant music.

This piano is valued at 4 million!
It is actually a priceless treasure.

Every note has come from thousands of years ago.

Zhang Yuan looked at the movable type printing team who were packing up and evacuating, and suddenly thought of the scene about the human computer in Liu Cixin's "The Three-Body Problem".

same!
This is probably the romance that is unique to the Chinese people.

Only a Chinese like Liu Cixin can write such a science fiction plot.

In the "atomized" Western society, people cannot imagine such a scene of cooperation and unity.

Huh... Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little excited.

It's as if the blood in my body has awakened.

This kind of grand scene seems to awaken the fighting gene in the Chinese people.

At this point, the ancient charm has fully demonstrated to the world the profound inner strength of the only survivor of the four ancient civilizations.

If there is a past, there must be a present.

Lang Lang came on stage and played the piano with a little girl.

The piano prince's strength and fame are indeed recognized.

This person basically has the world-wide status of "Chen Long of the piano world".

What's amazing about this person is not only his skill, but also his performance style, which can sell tickets, and at high prices at that.

His shortcomings also include his performance style and personality. Because he is too down-to-earth and speaks with a strong flavor of corn, he is often looked down upon by domestic and foreign artists.

Ordinary audiences think that those who are always pretentious and act like human beings are masters.

There are even many girls who say that Gina is marrying down by marrying Lang Lang...

The people they want to marry into are Kunling and Yang Tianbao.

Zhang Yuan was very suspicious whether they thought that Guo Jingjing was marrying down.

Being uneducated is really terrible. If a woman has a bad brain, it can really affect the genes of several generations of a family.

So Zhang Yuan would only keep smart women around him.

Not long after, Mr. Liu Huan, who was no longer able to endorse brands such as Jiujiuya and Zhou Hei Ya, came on stage and sang "You and Me" with Sarah Brightman.

You know what, in terms of level and popularity, it would be really hard to find a replacement for Mr. Liu Huan for this job.

After that, athletes from various countries entered the venue.

When they saw Guo Jingjing appear, the entire Huo family stood up and applauded.

This is called the card face.

People like Kun Ling and Yang Tianbao will never receive such treatment in their husband's family.

The finale was the performance by the veterans of Chinese sports, who sent off the torch relay for the final leg.

The main axis was already prepared, with Mr. Li Ning hanging on a wire behind him.

What is a trapeze artist?

That's Kuafu chasing the sun!

Li Ning pretended to run in the air and circled around the sky.

Like Teacher Liu Huan, this job was given to him not only because Brother Li has a very high historical status, but also because his own company is quite successful and can serve as a signboard for the Chinese sports industry.

At the same time, he comes from a gymnastics background and his core strength is basically at the peak of human capabilities.

Even if he has retired for many years, it is not something that ordinary people can get involved in.

You have to perform actions even when you are dozens of meters in the air.

First, you need courage, and second, you need strength. It would be difficult to get it done by replacing someone else.

coax!
When he reached the finish line, he used the torch in his hand to light the fuse of the main torch.

A streak of light passed by.

The main torch on the dome roared and the flames rose.

This flame is the proof of China's return to the world stage.

It also brought in over 40% domestic viewership ratings, and even in North America it had an 18% viewership rating!

In the following sessions, no one was his rival.

It makes those who come later become a laughing stock.

However, guess where the worst performing region is in Asia?

The island nation accounts for 37% and the Korean nation accounts for 40%.

But in Formosa, it’s only 7%.

It is lower than places as far away as Mexico, Egypt, and Spain.

During the broadcast, the part where the national anthem and flag were raised were deliberately cut out.

As for this shabby place, Zhang Yuan took the attitude of making money if he could and not getting involved in anything else.

One day I’ll make a list and there will be something interesting.

The opening ceremony officially ended and the time has passed 0 o'clock.

But there were still a large number of audiences at the scene who were reluctant to leave and cheered.

At this time, there was a financial tsunami in the West, and there was a lot of noise here.

Zhang Yuan suddenly remembered Uncle Benshan’s lines in the sketch "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow".

The situation abroad is quite chaotic, with people scheming against each other all the time.

The cabinet resigns today and the prime minister is fired tomorrow.

After the financial crisis, they are now trying to impeach the leader.

Looking at what’s happening in the world, the scenery is better here!
One word, absolutely!

An artist who came from a peasant family can see through the nature and trends of the world. What do we have to worry about?

Zhang Yuan is full of confidence.

If the country is good, the market will be good.

If the market is good, the scale of the cultural industry will be large.

And the share I can get is even higher.

The enthusiasm brought by the Olympics not only infected him and other spectators, but also everyone on this ancient continent.

It seems that everyone is more confident and happier.

Happiness and confidence can promote consumption.

This has resulted in many more audiences willing to go to the cinema to watch movies than before.

Zhang Yuan has several more works lined up for release... (End of this chapter)