The sound of the horn resounded in the night sky, and the China Millennium Monument located on the south side of Yuyuantan in Beijing had already become a sea of joy at this time, in fact, tens of thousands of people had poured into the place to sing and dance since the beginning of night, waiting for the arrival of the new and the old. At this moment, on the China Millennium Monument, which is illuminated by the lights around the square, next to the bronze corridor engraved with the history of 5,000 years of civilization, with the noisy gongs and drums, only lions are dancing, and dragons are flying up and down. In the crowd, cheerful smiling faces bloomed, enthusiastic carols floated, accompanied by waving red flags in their hands and flying red fans, as if sailing towards the new millennium. The square is full of passion, in the cheerful singing and dancing, people's eyes are focused on the countdown board hanging on the China Millennium Monument, the heart is full of feelings for yesterday, for today's applause, and for tomorrow's blessings.

Zhang Lexing sat in the guest seat, looked at the happy crowd in the audience, and then looked at Chen Zishan, who was a little excited next to him, and his heart felt a lot for a while. The reason why he and Chen Zishan appeared here was because they had donated millions of dollars to show their support when the construction of the China Millennium Monument began, and they had contributed a lot to the construction of the country over the years, so they were invited to participate in the ceremony held at the China Millennium Monument, on the one hand, to unveil the "China Millennium Monument" monument, and on the other hand, to celebrate the arrival of the new century.

It's not the first time Zhang Lexing has come to the China Millennium Monument, but the last time he came was about five or six years after the completion of the China Millennium Monument, and he spent about 30 yuan to buy a ticket. It's like when I go to a lot of scenic spots, I didn't think it was wonderful before I went, but when I got there, I walked around with people, and I basically didn't feel anything, and I only had the idea of leaving quickly.

But sitting here today, Zhang Lexing's feeling in his heart is still very different, maybe because the new millennium is coming, maybe because there are people he likes sitting next to him, or the atmosphere at the scene is very powerful, in short, after so many ups and downs, he has become a little excited on weekdays.

1999 is a very magical year, because many so-called prophecies reveal what the end of the world will be, for example, the famous French astrologer Nostradamus, in his "Centuries" left a passage about 1999, the original text is roughly like this: "In order to resurrect the king of Angorumoa, the king of terror will fall from the sky, and Mars will rule the world before and after, saying that it is to make people happy" Strictly speaking, there is no mention of the end of the world, but after some people with a lot of intentions, it has become the talk of the extinction of mankind in 1999, just like the headline party that will be very fashionable in the future.

Among them, the "1999 Catastrophe" fabricated by a Japanese Mantoshi Goto still has a relatively large impact, at least for the country. In the book, Goto uses an interpretation of Nostradamus's horrific prophecy to declare that on August 18, 1999, the planet will be in the Great Cross position, and the world will suffer a catastrophe. Many people who have watched "The Great Catastrophe of 1999" are convinced of this, and even a few who are too excited really started to prepare, buying a lot of instant noodles and mineral water and hoarding them at home, but with the arrival of August 19, this prophecy has become another joke in the new century.

The rumors that the so-called 1999 was the end of the world were finally confirmed to be just rumors, but another apocalypse did come, but this time it was not a horror legend that destroyed the world, but it was said to have originated from a programmer's workaround, which is the legendary "millennium bug".

"Millennium bug" is actually not a real bug, but a kind of bug in the computer system, in short, there are two main problems, one is the leap year recognition, in some computer systems for the calculation and identification of leap years have problems, can not identify the year 2000 as a leap year, that is, the computer calendar does not have February 29, 2000 this day, when February 28, 2000 has passed, the calendar will automatically jump to March 1, 2000. Another problem is the "Y2K" problem, which is often used to say, mainly in some older computer systems, because the number string 99 (or 99/99 or the like) is used in the program to indicate the end of the file, permanent expiration, deletion and other special meaning of automatic operations, so that when September 9, 1999 (or April 9, 1999, the 99th day of 1999) comes, the computer system will encounter 99 or 99/ 99 can lead to mistaken actions such as the file being expired or deleting the file, which can lead to system confusion or even crashes.

It is said that the reason for the "millennium bug" problem, the root cause is also in the 60s, when the cost of computer production was very high, and the same is true of the memory supporting the computer, not only the capacity is small but also very expensive. In order to fit more content in the limited storage space, the programmers at that time came up with a workaround, using two digits to represent the year, that is, using "61" to represent "1961". As for the confusion that could be caused by using two digits to represent the year, the programmers at the time thought that it would be more than 30 years away anyway, and that someone would naturally solve the problem before then, so this practice was followed, and the result was the current "millennium bug" problem.

From computer systems, including the BIOS and microcode of PCs, to operating systems, database software, commercial software, and application systems, as well as telephone program-controlled exchanges, bank ATMs, security systems, and factory automation systems related to computers and automatic control, and even a large number of electronic appliances, mechanical equipment, and control systems using embedded chip technology, they cannot escape the attack of the "millennium bug." Some people even say that the "millennium bug" problem will not only cause large-scale power outages, but also cause a series of disasters such as nuclear explosions and nuclear radiation, which has the potential to replace the doomsday prophecy.

Of course, theoretically speaking, if left unchecked, these problems are not impossible, but governments are not fools, there is no reason to sit on the crater and ignore it, in fact, a few years ago, when the "millennium bug" problem was first shaken out, those developed countries began to deal with this problem. Of course, the "millennium bug" problem is not an unsolvable problem, like the VisualSystem Group, because Zhang Lexing has developed good habits from the beginning, so it has become the least affected enterprises in this "millennium bug" crisis, and those countries and enterprises that need to face the "millennium bug" problem are actually willing to spend some money and manpower to update the system or fix those problematic code, a safe transition to the new millennium is not a luxury.

"Lexing, look over there, there are so many people!" Chen Zishan hadn't seen such a large-scale event for a long time, and it was approaching the new millennium, so she was very excited.

Zhang Lexing looked in the direction of her finger, and there were many people standing densely on the front lawn of the China Millennium Monument, still cheering or waving the red flag in their hands. The middle of the venue is separated for passage and performance, and there is a group of dancers dancing merrily.

After a while, the welcome song suddenly sounded in the venue, and surrounded by a large group of people, the current national leadership group waved its hands and slowly ascended the China Millennium Monument along the passage set aside for realization. Subsequently, the current secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee stood on the rostrum and announced: "...... The festivities begin now!"

As soon as the words of the secretary of the municipal party committee fell, the national flag guard squad walked to the flagpole in the field with neat steps, and then hung up the national flag. The majestic national anthem sounded, and the audience stood up, and their eyes focused on the flag in the hands of the national flag guards. The national flag guards shook the flag in their hands, and with the passionate national anthem, the national flag slowly rose.

Zhang Lexing held Chen Zishan's hand and followed the rising national flag. Maybe in normal times, he has a lot of thoughts in his heart, but at this moment, there is only this banner in his heart that many people have fought for all their lives, not for any person, not for any organization, but for this land.

When the national flag was raised to the peak, the majestic national anthem was also played to the last note, and the flag-raising ceremony came to an end. At this moment, a young man holding a torch ran into the venue from the front of the Millennium Monument through the bronze corridor, surrounded by eight young girls holding garlands. Before coming, Zhang Lexing had heard that the young man holding the torch was a student of Peking University, Dabena, 22 years old this year, still of Mongolian nationality, and the torch in his hand came from the "Peking Man Ruins" in Zhoukoudian, and it seems that it was collected by drilling wood to make fire.

Surrounded by the girls, Dabena came to the Chinese cauldron and carefully stretched out the torch in his hand to the ignition platform on the side, and with a "whew", the tinder pot was lit. Subsequently, at the southernmost entrance of the Millennium Monument, a red curtain covering an inscription tablet 9 meters long, 1.05 meters high, and weighing about 35 tons was lifted, revealing five large characters written by the current president of the country - "China Millennium Monument".

The time on the countdown board slowly walked to 23:59:50 on December 31, 1999, and there were only ten seconds left before the new year, and tens of thousands of people at the scene shouted the countdown in unison with the change of numbers. Zhang Lexing held Chen Zishan's hand, and the two also counted down together: "10...... 9…… 8…… 7…… 6…… 5…… 4…… 3…… 2…… 1……”

With the last count, the countdown on the countdown board turned to zero, and the time became 0:00 on January 1, 2000, and the stadium resounded with cheers. At the same time, the incumbent president pressed the button on the central platform of the China Millennium Monument, and a raging fire ignited on the Chinese cauldron and even the night sky seemed to light up.

At the same moment, 20 delegates from all walks of life rang the century bell and "bang...... ......Twenty-one majestic bells rang in the night sky, as if conveying heartfelt wishes for world peace and development. Colorful ceremonial flowers rose into the air, like thousands of flowers blooming, thousands of balloons floated into the night sky, like a thousand sails racing, the drum music of the audience sounded at this moment, accompanied by people's cheers and blessings, gathered into a jubilant ocean.

In the sound of the bell, Chen Zishan arched her hands and closed her eyes, silently blessing. Although Zhang Lexing couldn't hear what she was talking about, he thought that it should be nothing more than the health of his family and the happiness of his life.

After a while, Chen Zishan opened her eyes, opened her hands towards Zhang Lexing, and whispered: "Lexing, I love you!"

Zhang Lexing stretched out his hand to hug her into his arms and whispered in her ear: "Shanshan, I love you too!"

"For a lifetime?"

"For a lifetime!"

Under the bright fireworks in the sky, the two people hugged each other tightly, feeling each other's familiar breath, feeling the happiness of this moment, and feeling each other's hearts close together......

On the 1.5-kilometer road from the China Millennium Monument to Beijing West Railway Station, tens of thousands of people celebrated the arrival of the new millennium with the singing of "Hello, 2000". Among the celebratory crowd, several children from Beijing, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan were leading the singing of the familiar "Same Song," and many of them spontaneously echoed the song, as if expressing their desire for the reunification of the motherland and their beautiful vision for the future of the nation. At this moment, the whole city of Beijing seems to have fallen into a whirlpool of joy and becomes vivid.

The final climax of the celebration came in the group dance of "Singing the Motherland", countless people, whether they can dance or can't dance, involuntarily gathered together, using skilled or unfamiliar movements to express the same excitement, even Zhang Lexing and Chen Zishan couldn't help but join the joyful crowd and dance together.

With the arrival of the end of the group dance, the celebration has also come to an end, but the passionate people are still immersed in joy and festivity, and they are reluctant to leave for a long time. It is like the Chinese flame on the Millennium Monument, burning forever.

The New Year has arrived, and the year 2000 has arrived......

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