Chapter 81 Olympic bid
“On the 13th, write it down first.”
Old Dou marked it on the calendar card, and then told the old lady: “Uncle, please remember Remind me to watch TV on the 13th. Don’t forget it.”
My mother asked in confusion: “What’s the matter? Ayao Rui also told me what program was on that day. Huh? ”
“Sports lottery draw? ”
Ah Yao just came back from get off work and went to the room to change clothes. After changing clothes, he heard his mother's guess and replied: "It's more important than the sports lottery results. July 13th is the last day for our capital to bid for the 2008 Olympic Games." On the day of decision, every one of us in China hopes that her bid will be successful. "
"What are you fighting for? Didn't we give it up to them last time?" Mom said angrily.
"Why give in? They took it hard last time." Boss Guang was equally indignant. Eight years ago, Beijing made its first bid to host the Olympics. After leading in the first few rounds of voting, it unexpectedly lost in the final round. It wasn't until many years later that the secret was discovered.
“Having said that, are the Olympic Games really that important to us?” The old lady was confused, why are everyone so enthusiastic?
A Yao originally wanted to answer, but when he saw Kang Qirui coming out of the living room at this time, he motioned to Kang Qirui to answer the question. "Of course it is very important. If the bid is successful, this will not only be a grand event for the capital, but also a great opportunity for China."
"First of all, foreigners can better understand China. Many people's understanding of us still remains many years ago. Although the economy continues to develop, it is not generally paid attention to and respected by the international community."
"We used to We have been focusing on construction and have limited participation in international affairs. By bidding for the Olympic Games and hosting the Olympics, we will stand in the spotlight of the world and open a new chapter of development."
Lao Dou nodded, very pleased. Agreeing with Kang Qirui's view, he said: "Yes, we want foreigners to understand our China and see how powerful we are now. Only when they see it with their own eyes will they believe it."
"Who believes it?" Uncle Liang walked in wearing a brand new Tang suit.
The second brother saw Uncle Liang dressed like this and joked: "Uncle Liang, are you going to shoot a martial arts movie dressed like this?"
"I'm not making a movie, I'm going abroad." Uncle Liang said with a formal expression.
“Going abroad?” Lao Dou laughed and said, “It’s not that I look down on you. The farthest you can go abroad is to Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.”
Liang Bo immediately retorted: “Such a young man I won’t go anywhere, I’ll go somewhere farther away. I’m going to Moscow.”
“Isn’t that right?” Everyone in the Kang family became curious.
Liang Bo said seriously: "Haven't you heard? I was selected as the ambassador for the Olympic bid and I will go to Moscow to join the support group."
Naturally, everyone in the Kang family did not believe it. Ayao took the newspaper and said, "Uncle Liang, I saw that there is no one named Liang in the list of Olympic bid representatives in the newspaper?"
Uncle Liang was not embarrassed either. He smiled and said, "I'm just here to tell you. After many studies, the application committee believes that young people alone cannot shoulder this important task. They need to add an older person to hold them back."< br>
What he said made Lao Dou almost believe it, and his face became more and more solemn. Uncle Liang laughed when he saw Lao Dou's face, "I'm joking with you, there's no need to be jealous even if it's true. Such a look, hahahaha."
After being exposed, Lao Dou said stiffly: "Is it true that there is no one in China to send you?"
"I really want to go? I'm traveling in Moscow, I want to see the suburbs of Moscow at night, and look for Vasily by the way," Liang Bo explained with a smile.
Xianglan asked innocently: "Who is Vasily? Is he your friend?" "Your father-in-law also knows him, he is the one who 'has bread'." Uncle Liang was holding a special meeting today. Funny, right?
There will be bread, there will be milk, everything will be fine... This is a Russian drama in which a soldier named Vasily comforts the hungry before going to the countryside to collect food. What he said when he lost his half-dead wife.
"Uncle Liang, you don't understand foreign languages, and you can't speak Mandarin well. How will you communicate with others in Moscow?" Ayao asked curiously.
“Who said I don’t know foreign languages? I learned it in the Russian crash course.” Liang Bo didn’t forget to show off his learning results, “Ula. This is what victory means. When the time comes, our bid will be announced. When I succeed, I will pull it”
After showing his learning achievements, Uncle Liang said again: "I am here to find company now. How about Lao Kang? Let's go together?"
Lao Dou was proud of being said and said: "I'll accompany you." You don’t care, but how about you buy a ticket for me?”
“Are you too old-fashioned?” Uncle Liang said with a smile.
Lao Dou thought for a while and asked: "How much does it cost?"
"It's very cheap." Uncle Liang counted his fingers and said, "Now one Huaxia coin can be exchanged for three Five rubles and more than 10,000 Chinese coins will suffice.”
"Wow? More than ten thousand? Then I won't go." Lao Dou wanted to go but was reluctant to spend money.
"Old Dou, if you want to go, I will pay for you and Mom to go with Uncle Liang." Kang Qirui said. If it were not inconvenient for him to go abroad, he would have gone with him.
When Lao Dou was about to agree, the old lady said first: "Oh no, it's so far away and you can't see. It's better to watch the live TV broadcast at home." She felt sorry for her son, and the two of them joined in It was almost 30,000 yuan, and she was not willing to spend so much money on her son.
"You guys should think about it again. If you want to go, tell me before tomorrow. We will set off the day after tomorrow." Uncle Liang left after saying that. Kang Qirui also advised: "Mother Dou, are you really not going? This opportunity is rare."
A Yao disagreed, saying: "Uncle Liang is too exaggerated. , as my mother said, if you go to Moscow and you can’t enter the venue, and you can’t see it outside, it’s really better to watch it live on TV at home.”
"That's right, I don't know how many times I can drink tea with 30,000 yuan." Lao Dou didn't want to go either. Kang Qirui shrugged. He didn't care. It didn't matter whether he went or not. What A Yao said was not unreasonable.
In the next few days, Lao Dou and his mother said that in order to reflect the Kang family’s enthusiasm for the Olympic bid, the entire Kang family was dressed up like the Olympic bid committee. There were leaflets for the Olympic bid everywhere, and some neat A countdown.
On July 13th, the Kang family prepared dinner early. After dinner, the whole family gathered in front of the TV to wait for the live broadcast. At ten o'clock in the evening, the live broadcast officially started, and the whole family slowly became nervous.
"Now I want to announce the voting results, the 29th Olympic Games..." The voice of simultaneous translators came from the TV. At this moment, the entire land of China held its breath. In such an environment . Even Kang Qirui, who had known the result for a long time, became nervous at this time.
"Chinese Capital."
At this moment, the Kang family was boiling, Guangfu was boiling, the capital was boiling, and the whole of China was boiling. Countless people took to the streets to celebrate, and countless Chinese expressed their love for the motherland and their expectations for the Olympics in their own way.
Kang Qirui was also very emotional at this moment. He was proud that he could experience this great moment in his lifetime. The memory of the Olympic Games has a far greater meaning in our lives. A sports meeting itself.
(End of this chapter)