When the time entered June, the various warm-ups for the 2002 World Cup in China had reached a level where the whole country talked about football. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 As the start date of the World Cup is approaching, many people, especially those who live in the venues where the World Cup will be held, such as Suncheonfu, Yingtianfu, Songjiang, and Chengdu, have suddenly found that there are more and more foreigners on the streets and alleys.

Many, many businesses have hung a smaller national flag at the door of their shop.

There are shrewd merchants, and referring to the local competition teams to be held, they hang small national flags of several countries in front of the store, and some also write "special offers" in English, Spanish, Portuguese, etc.

At this time, foreign-related airports across the country, especially the three most important airports of Shuntianfu, Songjiang and Guangzhou, suddenly increased the flow of foreign people after entering June 9.

Foreigners of all nationalities, all kinds of dresses, all colors of skin, and all kinds of languages came to China in droves, looking curiously at this hot land of the East, and the cities, buildings, Chinese characters, billboards and smiling people of this land.

The heat of football is rolling in.

The whole world is gradually focusing on China and Shuntianfu.

It was under such a rolling craze that the plane that Isabel and her friends took from Paris, France to Suncheonfu landed at Suncheon Airport on June 10, Chinese time.

At three o'clock in the morning, a large group of them followed the tour guide out of the exit passage of the airport, and then took the bus arranged by the travel agency in advance, all the way to look at the bright lights of the Oriental metropolis, entered the big city, and when they came to the door of the hotel, it was already more than four o'clock in the morning - Isabel came with her four friends, including her, a total of three boys, two girls, they were allocated two rooms in the hotel arranged by the travel agency that did not look like the decoration facilities were very high-end!

No way, none of them understand Chinese, but one of them knows some English, but it is limited to the most basic communication, so follow the travel agency, which is responsible for round-trip tickets, accommodation and tickets for several games they want to see, but the cheapest plane vote, the cheapest hotel, the best one to share a room - this is already the cheapest way they can think of to go to China to watch the World Cup.

At the very least, it should be safe.

Many French people who have been to China have left messages on some online communities and encouraged fans who want to go to China to watch football during the World Cup, according to them, China is a very fascinating country, and the security there is the country where they feel the best and feel the most comfortable to live in after traveling to many countries around the world.

It is also said that the people there are very kind and welcoming to foreign tourists.

However, a mysterious and vast country thousands of miles away, on the other side of the earth...... It is said that the people there are all good at kung fu, they can jump on the three-meter-high window sill with a single jump, and they can even step on the weak branches between the trees!

Oh my God, don't you think you're really going to be weak when you go to a place like this?

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The rooms are simple, even basic.

But in the eyes of a few young people who are full of football, the World Cup, or a legendary Oriental band, as long as they can sleep soundly, it is enough.

Though...... It's really expensive!

Such a hotel, in Paris and Marseille, is fifty or eighty francs, and it will not exceed a hundred francs a night at most, but here, such a room costs one hundred and eighty dollars a night, which is more than seven hundred francs!

It's sky-high!

But there's no need to complain!

The main reason why they were able to fly over on time before the start of the World Cup, and that they still have a place to live and have tickets in hand, is mainly because they started early and signed up early, and there are still many people who want to come and watch the game, but they can no longer get the booking service of travel agencies! There are still many people who want to save money and fly here by plane, and the result is ...... Look at them in the domestic online community that the house they live in is not good, but they still offer 250 US dollars a night!

No way, it's not just China, where the World Cup is held, the price of hotel rooms will at least skyrocket several times - for fans who like to watch football but have limited money, this is not only a thrilling football trip, but also a tragic trip to empty your wallet!

But the good thing is that, according to many online posts from people who have been to China before, Chinese food is cheap and delicious, especially the daily breakfast, which can be eaten beautifully and full without even a single franc!

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Several people slept on the plane for different lengths of time, and they were not sleepy at this time, plus they had just arrived in a strange place, and the freshness and a hint of nervousness made several young people not sleepy.

So, their exploration of a strange city in this strange country began.

Despite repeated warnings from the tour guide not to go out, especially not alone, they bravely walked out of the door, even though they didn't know a single Chinese character.

Eating, watching the street scene, watching the people coming and going on the street, looking at the many Chinese-style goods in the windows of roadside shops, occasionally encountering some strange snacks on the street with an attractive aroma, they try to communicate in English with half a bucket of water, meet enthusiastic young people, and take the initiative to help them translate, and then, buy things, but eat a few bites...... It's so delicious to death with!

Then, more than a day, just like that, it just flickered.

On June 11, 2002, when the time came to China, Isabel and her friends, some yawning, some were having diarrhea, and some were holding the albums, vinyl records, and promotional posters of the four beautiful bands Liao Liao and Li Qian collected from the record stores and bookstores in Shuntianfu.

But no matter what, as long as they have a ticket in hand, they will definitely not miss the opening ceremony of the World Cup this afternoon!

So, after a hasty lunch two hours in advance, when the leader of the travel agency blew a small whistle and waved a small flag, even the people who were having diarrhea bravely climbed up.

Get on the bus and head to the stadium.

In the car, the men and boys chatted with great interest about the stars of their national teams, the obstacles they faced on the way to qualify, the superstars who unfortunately did not make it to this World Cup, and the favorites to win this World Cup, etc., etc., etc., and the number of women seemed to be a little small - in fact, it is not a problem that there are many less, there are more than 40 people in the whole bus, and there are only seven women.

Excluding the three women who had apparently come with their husbands or boyfriends, and who were also enthusiastically engaged in discussions about football and the World Cup, Isabel found that only about three other girls in the carriage were about her own age.

That is to say, in addition to his own companions, there are two.

Even though they both had their own companions, Isabel couldn't hold back, and when the car was driving relatively smoothly, she stood up and walked over, holding the seat behind them, and asked, "Are you here to watch football?" or are you here to listen to music?

“YEAH！F-B！”

"F-B" means "Four-Beauty".

Four beauties.

It was such an active conversation that made them, who were thousands of miles away in their own country, become the closest friends in the world within half an hour.

When it came time to queue up for tickets and security checks, because the four young girls got together and chattered, constantly exchanging information they had gathered, such as it was said that "F-B" would appear at the opening ceremony and sing the theme song of this World Cup, and for example, there was even more exciting gossip, saying that they would not only appear, but also sing two songs!

Then, they began to exchange records, CDs, tapes, posters, magazines, and newspapers that they had collected since their arrival in Suncheonfu...... Isabel suddenly said that she had bought a book of poems that had just been put on the market, and according to the owner of the bookstore, it was the work of Li, whose pen name was "Haize", and that the book had been out of stock some time ago and had just been restocked the day before yesterday.

Everyone asked her, do you understand?

She replied that I was going to learn Chinese when I went back.

Wow!

I don't know when, anyway, the queue, and tens of thousands of people queuing up to enter, must be long and boring, so, after chatting about football for so long, someone finally noticed the combination of the four little girls here, and listened to them talk about the recent fire "F-B", and a middle-aged uncle with a full beard actually joined the discussion very excitedly.

Wow, it's said he's a fan of "Cao"!

This is so rare—— although "CAO" fans are not without fans, but certainly not as many fans as "LI", not to mention, this is thousands of miles away!

As a result, everyone soon chatted more and more hotly!

Then, more and more people joined in, and even in the other row, which was slowly squirming forward, two girls who spoke broken English began to try to join the discussion, asking them if they were discussing "F-B", and when they got the affirmative answer, their eyes clearly showed excitement!

Both sides exchanged a few words of broken English, and Isabel learned that they were German.

Of course, when they get together and excitedly discuss everything related to idols and exchange information about the more and cheaper idol-related goods that can be bought here, there are still people who don't like their beloved "F-B".

So, at last, someone said, "I don't know why so many people like that band!" In my opinion, our French trickle band, the chimney band, and some British and American bands are all better than this band, I don't know how much!"

Well, the quarrel begins, the argument begins.

From one or two people against a group of people, to a group of people against a group of people.

And until the entrance.

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This stadium is big, super big.

Find your seat, sit down, look around, and you'll feel very small.

A tiny fraction among tens of thousands.

The argument is over, but the matter is not.

The two sides bet that Isabel and the others asked each other not to be prejudiced in the slightest, and then went to watch the opening performance later in a normal state of mind, of course, the focus was on the performance of their beloved "F-B", and then, Isabelle, they thought that the other party would be completely conquered by their "F-B" performance, and the other party said that they would not - they only bet 5 francs!

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June 11, 2002, 4:00 p.m. China time.

The opening ceremony of the World Cup in China has officially begun.

At this moment, accompanied by the TV satellite signal provided by Huaxia TV, in addition to the Chinese, In addition to foreign language channels, as well as all provincial satellite TV stations in China, and almost all provincial satellite TVs, there are more than 400 TV channels in more than 160 countries around the world to broadcast the opening ceremony of the World Cup live, and 47 foreign radio and television stations are currently in the commentary center in the stadium, and they will use the TV signals and pictures provided by Huaxia TV to explain to their own audiences.

The festival of fans all over the world, the only super-large global event in the whole world that can go hand in hand with the Olympic Games, and the most lively event in the whole world every two years, has officially begun!

Isabel and her old friends, new friends, looked down and looked up at the sprawling sports complex from the stands, talking and excited, and waited until the opening ceremony officially began, before finally recovering their energy and looking at the center of the stadium.

All kinds of routine things, there must be.

But the attraction is definitely the next opening ceremony theatrical performance.

In the previous World Cups over the years, the host countries from all over the world will try their best to bring together their country's outstanding literary and artistic works and performing artists, and China is naturally no exception.

Of course, the so-called convergence must be the best to rub a little edge with "football".

The opening ceremony was not gradual, because the first program came up, and it directly shocked the foreign audience of at least 30,000 people who were present today!

A drum corps of up to 360 people!

The sound of the drum is earth-shattering and shocking!

There is no way, it is not easy to organize 360 professional drum performers to get together to perform a show, but in China, it is very easy - China just has no shortage of people!

Then, all kinds of oriental art appeared one by one.

Oriental Kung Fu, Chinese Theatre, Qin with more than 3,000 years of history, and so on.

Of course, there will be some songs sung by Chinese singers.

Two of them are in English, and the tunes sound okay, but unfortunately I've never heard them before, and of course, after listening to them, I don't have a particularly strong urge to listen to them again.

Or maybe there seems to be something missing in their music that can impress a French girl like Isabel, or ...... Idiosyncrasy?

But it is conceivable that they should already be relatively influential singers in China.

So much so that after listening to two or three groups of such songs, the people who made bets with Isabel couldn't help but laugh and say, "They can't move me when they sing! I'm a fan of the Chimney Band! I've seen mountains and rivers, and I've even seen the ocean in their songs!"

Isabel and the others were angry, and they didn't know how to refute it.

The group laughed and were very proud.

Seeing that the performance had begun for almost half an hour, suddenly three girls dressed fresh and sexy entered the center of the performance venue.

Isabel and the others were sulking at the time, and they didn't care at first, but soon, the music that sounded in the room, and the subsequent singing of the three girls, grabbed her ears at once—

“Ha -ha –ha- ha –ha！

Yo，I'll -tell -you -what -I -want，what -I –really，really –want，

So -tell -me -what -you –want，what- you- really，really- want，

I'll -tell -you -what -I –want，what- I –really，really –want，

So -tell -me -what -you –want，what- you –really，-really –want，

I –wanna，(ha) I –wanna，(ha) I –wanna，(ha) I –wanna，(ha)！

I -wanna –really，really，really -wanna -zigazig –ah！

If -you –want- my –future，forget- my –past，

If -you -wanna -get -with –me，better- make- it –fast，

Now -don't -go -wasting -my -precious –time，

Get –your- act –together- we- could -be –just- fine。

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Isabel looked in amazement at the three dancing girls in the center of the field.

The distance is too far away, I can hardly see anything, I can only roughly see their youthful and beautiful figures, which seem to have the kind of delicacy and agility unique to Orientals.

And then...... This song is so good!

It doesn't seem to be the same style as the songs of the previous Chinese singers.

After staring at the middle of the venue for a long time, Isabel reacted and picked up the telescope in her hand - it was a boy they had come with, but Isabel had told him in advance that he would lend the telescope to the two girls at the opening ceremony, so that they could see "B-F" clearly!

After shaking it several times, I found it, and in the telescope, there was a beautiful oriental face!

Wow!

Isabel couldn't help but cry out in surprise.

Their moving songs, accompanied by the dances full of youthful dynamics, give them a strange charm that is inexplicable.

Fascinating!

Putting down the binoculars, she turned her head to look at her partner next to her, wanting to say something, but suddenly found that the stadium at this time seemed to be much quieter than in other shows just now?

Looking left and right, everyone was looking seriously at the center of the field.

Isabel clenched her fists excitedly, "yes, I knew I wasn't going to be the only one who liked this song...... They're amazing!"

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