Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 207: Men must rely on their inner qualities

The Chinese men's volleyball team has never won the world championship, but has won the Asian championship.

In 1979, the Chinese men's and women's volleyball teams, which had just been formed for three years, defeated the Japanese team in the Asian Volleyball Championships, both won the Asian championship, and qualified for the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

But unfortunately, due to political reasons, China did not participate in the Moscow Olympics, which also caused the men's and women's volleyball teams to lose the opportunity to compete for the world championship.

Two years later, on March 1981, 3, the Chinese men's volleyball team faced the South Korean men's volleyball team at the Victoria Stadium in Hong Kong and defeated the South Korean men's volleyball team with a score of 20:3, advancing to the Volleyball World Cup. This time, the Chinese men's volleyball team could finally stand on the world stage.

This was also the core reason why the students and the public were so excited and proud at that time.

On the night when the men's volleyball team won, Yan University students held a grand parade to celebrate the victory, shouting the slogan "Unite and Revitalize China".

After being disseminated by the People's Daily, this slogan quickly spread across the country, arousing enthusiastic response from the general public and further boosting the public's pride in the men's volleyball team's advancement to the World Cup.

Today, the Chinese men's volleyball team was invited by Yanda University to come to the school to communicate with the students. As soon as the players entered the Yanda campus, they were welcomed like heroes.

The men's volleyball team members took the initiative to shout out the slogan "Unite and Revitalize China", and the students responded one after another. The deafening slogans resounded throughout Yanjing University.

Lin Chaoyang watched the excitement from a distance for a while, and when he saw the crowd surrounding the men's volleyball team and stopping at the triangle, he returned to the library.

Unexpectedly, after a few minutes, Du Rong suddenly ran back.

"Chaoyang, follow me!"

"Why go?"

"The men's volleyball team's coaches and players want to meet the comrades who shouted the slogan 'Unite and Revitalize China.'"

"If he wants to see me, then he can see me!"

Lin Chaoyang wanted to take a Qiaoer, but Du Rong urged him to go to the triangle area.

"You said you are a scholar after all, how come you don't know how to be reserved?"

"Stop talking nonsense." Du Rong rolled her eyes at him. "The principal asked me to ask you to go."

"Principal? Which principal?"

"Principal Zhang."

Hearing this name, Lin Chaoyang ran faster than a rabbit without Du Rong urging him.

"Hey, slow down, wait for me!" Du Rong shouted after him.

The exchange between the men's volleyball team members and Yan University students was not held in the classroom or auditorium, but in the open space of the triangle.

The men's volleyball team members stood in the middle, and the Yan University students in the outer circle sat or stood around them.

At this time, Wang Jiawei from the men's volleyball team was sharing with the students the fierce battle of the previous few days. Lin Chaoyang listened to his voice through the crowd.

"We haven't played an international match in more than ten months, and haven't played against South Korea in nearly a year and a half. Based on past results, we had a wrong estimate and optimistic mentality before the game.

Our insufficient understanding of the South Korean team's personnel situation and our lack of preparation for the difficulties of the game contributed to our underestimation of the enemy, our complacency, and our relaxed and optimistic mentality.

......"

Du Rong led him into the inner circle of the crowd and said to Zhang Longxiang who was standing next to the men's volleyball team, "Principal Zhang, I called Chaoyang over."

Lin Chaoyang looked at Zhang Longxiang with a smile, "Principal Zhang, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Looking at the meaningful smile on Lin Chaoyang's face, Zhang Longxiang's expression was a little awkward. Fortunately, he was a veteran and said calmly: "The men's volleyball team wants to meet you."

"Isn't this inappropriate?" Lin Chaoyang pretended to be embarrassed, "I am a person who has been punished..."

Hearing this, Zhang Longxiang's face immediately turned green, but after all, he was still an experienced person, so he laughed it off.

"Whether there will be any punishment or not is completely groundless. The slogans that night expressed the patriotic enthusiasm of our Yan University students and the spirit of the Chinese people. It is a great thing!"

After saying these words, Zhang Longxiang did not give Lin Chaoyang a chance to speak and pulled him to the men's volleyball team members.

"Coach Dai, let me introduce you to this person. This is Comrade Lin Chaoyang, who was the first to shout out the slogan 'Unite and Revitalize China' on the night of March 3. Comrade Chaoyang is a rare young writer in our Chinese literary world!"

In front of the men's volleyball coach and athletes, Lin Chaoyang could no longer be sarcastic and shook hands with Dai Tingbin with a smile.

"Comrade Chaoyang, your slogan is great! It captures the spirit of Chinese volleyball!"

Men's volleyball coach Dai Tingbin held Lin Chaoyang's hand and excitedly talked about what happened after the game.

After the game ended and the Chinese team won, they first accepted an interview and then were arranged to play a friendly match with the Hong Kong team.

Two days later, when they were about to leave Hong Kong, the leaders of the Xinhua News Agency's Hong Kong branch told team leader Sun Zhian and head coach Dai Tingbin about the domestic response to their game.

The focus was on the spontaneous actions of Yan University students on the night after the March 3 game. At that time, the People's Daily had just published a report titled "Unite and Revitalize China!" and advised them to be mentally prepared after returning home.

But even though they were mentally prepared, these coaches and athletes were still shocked by the scene before them after they flew back to Yanjing.

When they walked out of the airport corridor holding the trophy, the airport was packed with people, including not only enthusiastic volleyball fans, but also several leaders of the State Sports Commission and major news media in the capital. The huge crowds and the warm and solemn scene made the men's volleyball coaches and athletes a little overwhelmed, and they accepted the warm welcome ceremony in a confused state.

The leader of the Sports Commission gave an enthusiastic speech on the spot, praising the performance of the Chinese men's volleyball team in the game. The players also accepted interviews from CCTV and other news media in the capital.

Flowers, honors, and applause came flooding in in an instant, making everyone feel like they were in a dream.

In the blink of an eye, they have been back home for several days. In addition to congratulations on their victory and entry into the World Cup, the most common comments we heard were about the slogan "Unite and Revitalize China" on the night of March 3.

The fact that the Chinese men's volleyball team is now popular among the whole nation in China is inseparable from the blessing of this slogan that has been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Therefore, the coaches and athletes of the men's volleyball team were also grateful to Lin Chaoyang and insisted on taking a photo with him.

After taking the group photo, the men's volleyball coach and athletes continued to communicate with the students, while Lin Chaoyang was pulled out of the crowd by Zhang Longxiang.

"Chaoyang, the school was afraid that the March 3 incident would have some negative impact and did not consider the issue of public opinion fermentation. Now it seems that your actions have a positive effect.

In this matter, I was not thoughtful enough and caused you to suffer."

Just now, Du Rong called Lin Chaoyang over. He was planning to say something sarcastic in his mind, but was blocked by Zhang Longxiang in front of the men's volleyball team.

At this moment, Zhang Longxiang suddenly apologized again, catching him off guard.

As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. After his statement, Lin Chaoyang really didn't know what to say. Besides, the school's punishment had long been silent after the report in the People's Daily came out.

"Principal Zhang, you school leaders cannot discriminate against our faculty and students!" Lin Chaoyang finally said unwillingly.

"There is no such thing as differential treatment. However, these college students are indeed the treasures of the school. You are also a faculty member, and it is your responsibility to take care of these students, don't you think?"

He is really cunning and treacherous. He has to kidnap himself even to apologize. Does that mean I have to help the students take the blame?
"My tone was a little harsh in the office that day. I solemnly apologize to you here."

Zhang Longxiang's attitude was very strong, so Lin Chaoyang couldn't say anything else. "Principal Zhang, you are too serious. Let the past be the past."

While the two were talking, something happened in the crowd not far away. The students suddenly cheered, and then the two saw athletes in team uniforms being thrown high into the air by the students.

Looking at the scene in front of them, the two couldn't help but smile with ease and joy.

After the noise, the students took out their notebooks, student ID cards, textbooks and books that they had prepared and asked the athletes to sign them.

After a while, two male volleyball players in team uniforms suddenly ran out of the crowd, each holding a book in their hands. They ran to Lin Chaoyang and asked him for an autograph.

Speaking of which, this was the first time that Lin Chaoyang was asked for an autograph, and he felt a little flattered for a moment.

His life has always been mainly between school and home. He has many readers in Yanda University, but these people are proud of their status and no one has ever asked him for an autograph.

When Lin Chaoyang goes out, he mainly attends events and meets people in the same field. He occasionally goes out to play or do business, but he doesn't make it public, and no one knows that he is a nationally famous writer.

After signing his name, Lin Chaoyang said hello to Zhang Longxiang and returned to the library.

When I walked to the front desk of the library, I saw a short man waiting there.

"Haisheng!" Lin Chaoyang shouted.

Cha Haisheng turned around and saw him, his face full of joy, "Brother Lin!"

"What are you so happy about?"

"My poems are going to be published. I received a letter of acceptance and payment from Yenching Literature."

"Good thing!"

Cha Haisheng's face was full of excitement. This was the first time in his life that a work of his was to be published and printed in lead type.

"Thanks to your recommendation. I just received my royalties. I'll treat you to lunch."

"No need for that. The poem can be published because you wrote it well. I'm just helping you deliver the manuscript." Lin Chaoyang said modestly.

"That won't work. Come on, come on, it's already noon, I'll treat you! Let's go to the Long March Restaurant!"

Cha Haisheng pulled Lin Chaoyang. Although he was not tall, he was extremely enthusiastic, which made it difficult for Lin Chaoyang to refuse.

When they passed the triangle area, the conversation between the men's volleyball team and the students was still going on. Lin Chaoyang asked, "Are you going to join in the fun?"

"There's nothing to get excited about. Just be happy when you win the game. If you do this now, what will you do if you lose in the future?"

Lin Chaoyang smiled and said, "At such a young age, you can see things clearly."

"It's not that I see things clearly, but I just don't pay much attention to sports. Since I was a child, my classmates were older than me, and I was small, so I had no affinity with sports," Cha Haisheng said self-deprecatingly.

Lin Chaoyang joked, "If you are not tall enough, you can make up for it with talent. For men, height and looks are just external things, you still have to rely on your inner qualities."

Cha Haisheng looked at Lin Chaoyang and found his words particularly convincing.

That’s right, a man must rely on his inner qualities!

(End of this chapter)