1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 31 Arena Competition

By mid-to-late June, the news had spread among young people in the east and west districts.

The "One Punch Match between Children from the Compounds and Children from the Hutongs" that everyone has been looking forward to is about to officially begin.

To be fair, the location was set outside Yongding Gate, which is all the way south along the central axis of the Forbidden City, neither biased nor east or west.

And nowadays, apart from the Second Ring Road, there are vast tracts of farmland.

There are few people and no one is in charge!

Right near a railroad track!
Three days before the game, Xia secretly distributed dozens of handwritten flyers.

Friends of the same age from East and West Districts:

According to the spirit of the meeting from above, we should fight with words instead of with fists, and seek harmony instead of violence.

The time and location of the "Competition between the Children of the Compounds and the Children of the Hutongs: The End of Enmity Cup" are now arranged as follows...

Friendship comes first, competition comes second. In the spirit of reconciling conflicts between the two sides, eliminating group misunderstandings, and resolving past grudges in one battle...

This tournament will be held in the form of a champion defending the ring, and will accept challenges from all parties. Confident friends are welcome to participate, and other friends are also welcome to watch in a civilized manner. Please be informed.

There is no entrance fee for this competition; please bring your own soda, melon seeds and small stools; let’s have some fun - summer, June 78, 6.

I was thinking of posting it, but it's too high profile.

Stop making trouble yourself.

Just spread it in private. Those who can get the news and those who want to get the news will naturally know - Qin Hui has three more bad friends!

Those who don’t get the news are all good kids, so just don’t get involved.

But what Xia Tian didn't expect was that Uncle Liu from the Hat actually discovered the clue!

As expected of an old hand for more than ten years, his sense of smell is really sharp.

Brother Liu: "No! I won't let you mess around! Do you know how many people are gathered here?"

The movement has just ended, and you are doing this? You are messing with me!
Xia Tian asked Brother Liu to sit down quickly: Don't be angry, just listen to my quibbling. No, listen to my explanation.

"Brother Liu, I really don't mean to cause trouble. Dayu's flood control is better to drain than to block. These young people are now unmanaged and very angry. Why don't I gather them together and let them vent their anger in a controllable situation? Do you think this makes sense?"

Brother Liu slapped his thigh and said, "That's bullshit!"

But in the end, he acquiesced.

Just like what summer said, there is a lot of work to be done these days, and we don’t know what will happen next, so we really don’t have time to care about these things.

Besides, it’s normal for young people to get into fights, and no one will take it seriously unless they go to the hospital.

Besides, just like Xia Tian said, this is not a fight, this is a competition organized by a non-governmental organization.
This competition is held to promote communication and understanding among young people, based on the principle of friendship first and competition second, and to strengthen the country... Brother Liu: You are really a good candidate for an official position! I have been a public security officer for so many years, and I have not met many leaders who can talk more high-soundingly than you...

The reason why this ring match is held in the summer is to compress the uncontrollable factors of a group fight of hundreds of people into a controllable risk range.

In a 1V1 situation, you are not allowed to use weapons, so nothing will happen.

……

At noon, Xia Tian ate only half full and started standing.

Before I knew it, the time had come. “Knock, knock, knock,” Dachun knocked on the door: “Tian’er, is it almost time?”

He stuck his head in the door. Although Xia's father and mother had gone to work, he felt guilty about going to a fight and did not dare to go in.

"Yeah." Xia Tian took out a wet towel from the red and white enameled peony washbasin next to her, wrung it dry and began to wipe her body.

He has adjusted his condition, and there will be a fierce battle today!
He put on a shirt, carried a military green canvas bag, pushed his bicycle and went out with Dachun.

At the entrance of the alley, Yan Jing, Xiao Dong and other kids from the alley were so agitated that they couldn't wait any longer.

"Let's go!" Xia Tian waved his hand, and one car took the lead. He rode in front and headed towards Yongding Gate.

Along the way, many boys around fifteen or sixteen years old joined the team. As the number of bicycles grew, everyone couldn't help but become agitated.

An old man was enjoying the cool air in a doorway when he suddenly saw a large group of young men speeding past. He was startled: "Hey, it's so late in the afternoon, there must be about a hundred people here, right?"

This scene is a bit like getting off work in a factory!
There are hardly any high-rise buildings these days. Four or five floors are considered tall, and two or three-story buildings are everywhere on the streets. It's a bit like a remote small county town!

If you continue to push out from the second ring, you will see a vast expanse of land. The vast cornfield is an endless green tent.
By the time we reached Yongding Gate, there were even more people.

There were more than 200 bicycles and people in the two groups outside Yongdingmen, plus more than 100 people who came with Xia Tian.

Damn, there must be about three or four hundred of them, right?

The two sides were clearly divided and glared at each other.

Further away there were a few dozen people scattered around, just there to watch the fun.

"Everyone, the purpose of your coming here today is very clear, but don't be in a hurry. Let's talk about the rules first, and then we can get started." Xia Tian shouted.

He mobilized the Qi in his Dantian and used vocalization techniques, his voice was as resonant as the sound of gold and jade, and it could be heard from a distance. "Is this Xia Tian? Hey, he looks pretty good." Someone watching the fun began to comment on him.

A few girls couldn't help but curl their lips - he was indeed good-looking, tall, and fair! More importantly, he was very impressive!
It is truly fascinating to see him standing in front of three or four hundred people, talking eloquently and controlling the situation with ease.

Of course, although the hutong kids all follow your lead, can the kids from the big compounds still watch you show off in front of them?
"Stop talking nonsense and quickly make way." A man in army green pants and a white shirt stood up.

Xia Tian was not annoyed. "My name is Xia Tian, ​​I live in East City. Haven't you asked for my advice yet?"

"Ge Nanzheng, from the Equipment Department." The Equipment Department is the L Division of the Armored Forces Department.

I heard that the food in their cafeteria is the best!
In an era of material scarcity, many families did not have the taste of meat for three months, but the children of Zhuangsi could eat stewed hairtail fish and braised meatballs in the canteen in the courtyard every now and then.

At the New Year’s Eve dinner, you can also eat sweet and sour spare ribs, braised pork and braised pig’s trotters.

Lighted stadiums, roller skating rinks, swimming pools, these are facilities that outsiders envy, but they are standard in military yards like the Armament Division.
When Ge Nanzheng introduced himself, he was filled with an arrogance that was subtle yet conspicuous.

Before Xia Tian could say anything, another group of people not far from him spoke up.

"Ge Nanzheng, why are you going up to join in the fun? What does it have to do with you?" The person who spoke was Ye Jing.

As mentioned before, his elder brother who had joined the army was quite famous in several compounds and was known as the king of the kids, so he was also arrogant since he was young.

As soon as he finished speaking, someone else started to confront him: "Hey, Ye Jing, if you guys hadn't been beaten up and embarrassed the veterans, would we have come to join in the fun? Don't you think so?"

He turned around and shouted loudly to his brothers, and the group of people behind him immediately started to make a noise.

"Liu Huiyuan, are you here to make sarcastic remarks?" Ye Jing was angry.

The three parties started to curse at each other and took out the short sticks, car locks and bricks in their hands.

This is also well prepared!
Xia Tian and the group of hutong kids behind him looked at each other, a little confused - it felt like they could do it on their own? They didn't need us?
Speaking of which, it’s really hard to describe these kids from the big courtyards.

The relatively complete social system and certain privileges they enjoy make the lives of the children of the compound different from those of ordinary people outside.

Within the strict walls, there are canteens, auditoriums, swimming pools, service centers, hospitals, clinics, kindergartens, and even primary and secondary schools.

It is very different from the life in the old Beijing city which is full of alleys and courtyards.

The children of the compound have a very strong "old-fashioned sense of superiority" and they look down on everyone when they open their mouths.

The fathers of the gangsters living in the various compounds were mostly from "poor peasant" families, but by their generation they had become "sexual aristocrats", generally arrogant and looking down on everything.

The compound is a glorious symbol of identity authentication. It not only distinguishes oneself from ordinary civilian children, but also distinguishes "the children of our compound" from "the children of other compounds."

You see, they all look down on each other, and when facing people who are not from the big courtyards, it is even more of a "J-level discrimination".

Seeing that the three parties were about to engage in a melee, Xia Tian shouted, "Enough! Are you here to put on a circus?"

"I say, if you guys don't agree, we'll wait until you're done fighting, then we'll do it? Or what?"

"It really opened my eyes that such a small group of people could start fighting among themselves."

Ye Jing was about to explode with anger, "Stop talking nonsense! Whatever you want to do, just carve out a path!"

Xia Tian waved his hand, and Dachun and Xiaodong took out two small cans from their bags. They were white ash.

The two of them skillfully drew a 7*7 meter square on an open space.

"The conditions are simple, this is the arena. If you admit defeat, lose your fighting ability, or leave this box, you lose."

"No weapons allowed, just go bare-handed. No hitting the back of the head, groin, or eyes. No chasing after someone who's fallen to the ground... I'm the champion, and I'll accept everyone's challenge!"

"Come on, revenge is enough, anyone who wants to test their skills can come on! I'll take it all!"

"As I said before, whatever hatred or grudges you have, they will all be resolved on the ring. We'll talk about the future later. How about it? Who goes first?!"

Xia Tian took off his shirt, took out the bandages and started wrapping them around his hands.

At noon when the sun was shining brightly, Xia Tian's muscles rose and fell as he tied his hands.

Although not as huge as a bodybuilder, it has sharp edges and clear contours and is extremely tough!

Like a leopard!
There are almost no people with this body shape these days.

Even soldiers have low body fat and well-developed muscles, but they are definitely not like Xia Tian, ​​whose body is sculpted by all-round boxing training and has no flaws or weaknesses.

This is an innate condition that cannot be prayed for, and it was created with the guidance of twenty or thirty famous teachers and hard training with ten times the efficiency of ordinary people!

Xia Tian skillfully tied the bandages and then stretched his muscles in the ring.

His muscles undulated like mountains, his whole aura continued to rise, and he looked down on everyone else.

A group of junior students from the martial arts class of the Children's Palace immediately became excited: The senior brother is getting serious, he is going to beat someone up~
The young men from the opposite compound were a little intimidated for a moment, but that’s the good thing about young people: a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger.

Even though summer seems a bit scary now, there are still young people who are so excited by the atmosphere that they are not afraid.

"I'll do it!" The one who shouted was Zhuo Yue, the good friend that Fang Yan and Ye Jing had called, and the best fighter in the hospital.

(End of this chapter)