Chapter 379: Ritual
Because of Xiao Xu's kick, Shen Yiyi finally came back to his senses at the moment before the British flag was lowered. To be honest, if the British bid farewell to Hong Kong could not move Shen Yiyi too much, then the Chinese flag-raising ceremony for a while was a really exciting moment for Shen Yiyi.
At this moment, during the period when the British flag was still the last to fly over Hong Kong, Shen Yiyi knew that on the other side of the Luohu port, our troops stationed in Hong Kong were already ready to go in their own personnel carriers. At the moment when the five-star red flag was officially raised, the roadblock that had blocked Hong Kong and the mainland of the motherland for more than 100 years was about to be removed, and the Chinese garrison, which symbolized sovereignty, would set foot on this piece of land for the first time. Even though it is impossible to witness the wheels of military vehicles crossing the dividing line on TV as before, Shen Yiyi can feel his heart surging just by imagining it. Although I am a little sorry for the general secretary who is about to give a speech in a moment, Shen Yiyi really feels that our show of force will be more powerful than the long speech of the political party.
From this moment on, the TV screens of thousands of households in the land of China will officially show the scene of the handover ceremony held in the conference center. In other words, perhaps by accident, the picture of Shen Yiyi dozing off at the scene will make her the focus of discussion on the streets tomorrow.
Of course, since Shen Yiyi woke up at this time, she would naturally have enough self-control to ensure that her most beautiful side was shown to the audience in front of the TV. Sometimes she really feels emotional when she thinks about it herself. She never expected that she would become a real participant in the historical events recorded on camera. And this sense of conflict may be the benefit that the great god of crossing brings to her.
When it came time for the official ceremony to be broadcast live on TV, every participant paid close attention to their every move. At this time, what is needed is not a jumping table, but a qiē to follow the table. As long as there are no unexpected events, then it is natural that everyone will be able to happily complete the historical events that the world is paying attention to.
And the serious and solemn expression on Shen Yiyi's re-revealed face also infected Joshua, making him can't help but put away his previous absent-mindedness and start to focus on this political handover ceremony as well.
A certain atmosphere shared in a collective. In fact, it is very influential. As long as the members themselves in this context are truly open to this collective influence, then the individual can also show the same enthusiasm as the other members. In fact, this principle is explained in psychology as the psychological suggestion effect of collective fanaticism. This was the case sometime in China when everyone held up the Red Book. Of course, Western religions, including the ritual of corporate worship required by the Green Religion, are also trying to use this psychological effect to achieve the goal of making their followers more religious.
And Joshua, who was influenced by Shen Yiyi, is in such a situation at the moment. After truly experiencing the complex emotions in the hearts of other people around me with a strict mood. Joshua himself was easily like everyone else, expecting and intent on the symbolic end of the ceremony.
This change naturally made his good friend and classmate Sima Fan very happy. In fact, Sima Fan felt that his previous momentary worries were no longer necessary at this moment. Because of the series of news that was arranged before, basically every guest who participated in the ceremony knew that from now on, the time of each party was counted in seconds. Like it or hate it, bear with it and the time will pass soon.
As in Shen Yiyi's memory, the British still had to protect their own face when they were leaving. In order to clearly distinguish them from the performance of the Chinese national anthem, they deliberately played a few beats less, and as a result, the national anthem was finished. The flag is still not finished. In a quiet slice of time, everyone could only watch as the flag of Hong Kong Ying slowly fell, and was put away by the soldiers in Scottish skirts. This may be understood as Britain's reluctance to give up on this pearl of the Orient at the last moments. From tomorrow, or rather a little later, Britain will no longer have the Far East, where much wealth and prosperity it has brought to the British Empire.
Of course, it is true that it is because of the careful eye of the British that the beautiful image of the British and Chinese national anthems that was planned for the handover ceremony to be seamless, but Shen Yiyi does not think that we need to be too angry. Anyway, the little cleverness of the British can only end there. Because after a while, Hong Kong will officially return to our hands. It's us who counts here. As for the kind of false courtesy that is purely famous and has no real benefits, Shen Yiyi, a realist, doesn't feel that there is any need to pay attention to it.
Just as the clock was ringing at zero o'clock. The national anthem, which commanded the military band, sounded exactly as it was. And the guard of honor of the three services also raised the national and regional flags at this moment.
Compared with the British who played tricks and did not cooperate well with the flag-lowering ceremony, the flag-raising ceremony of our Great China was quite good. Almost to the beat, our flag came to the top of the flagpole, and was blown by the mouth of the blower reserved on the pole, which was still very beautiful.
Look at the time when the flag, which symbolizes sovereignty, is raised. All the Chinese at home and abroad were overjoyed. This is the greatest joy of the Chinese community since 1840. In the past, the situation of being bullied and beaten by the group of our own people has undergone a fundamental change. This can be said to be the beginning of washing away the shame of the past.
After the flag was raised, according to that symmetrical arrangement, it was natural for our President to make a speech. Although the speeches prepared by China's leading secretary have always been unsounding, in terms of the historical significance of this ceremony at this moment. Your Excellency, he will have a historical position in the future.
Shen Yiyi knew it. As soon as the ceremony of the chairman and his old man here is over, he will take a special plane back to Beijing. Because he is going to attend a large-scale theatrical performance to celebrate Hong Kong's return to the motherland tomorrow at the All-Beijing Students' Federation. At this point, CCTV should have begun to broadcast various performances in the square and on Chang'an Avenue.
And there is a question here, can I continue to stay in Hong Kong, or should I listen to their opinions and go back to Beijing with the general secretary?
Shen Yiyi was a little undecided. She wanted to meet Zhu Eva before leaving. This is an agreement between the two before. But if his grandfather is going to follow the special plane back to Beijing, then in any way, he should follow back to Beijing.
At this time, one of the biggest problems of participating in this kind of government delegation is that you do not have the freedom of movement. You have to coordinate your own travel plans with the itinerary of the rest of the group. And in many cases, it is necessary to accommodate the collective itinerary.
Shen Yiyi decided to go back today for a while and inquire about his grandfather's arrangements. If grandpa really wants to go back to Beijing, then he can just talk to the chairman's wife. She didn't believe that the chairman's wife or anyone in the group would ask her not to go back.
As Shen Yiyi expected, not only was the president in a hurry, but even the president's wife immediately received instructions to go back to Beijing with the chairman.
Shen Yiyi then went to his grandfather and asked about his travel plan. However, what made Shen Yiyi very happy was that Shen Haijiang told his granddaughter that he would not take a plane back with the chairman. On the contrary, he and a few of his old fellows who watched the ceremony had already felt that this time they must stay well and see this place that the old chief could not forget.
Since grandpa and his comrades-in-arms are so sure, Shen Yiyi also happened to use this reason to negotiate with the chairman's wife.
When the chairman's wife heard that Shen Yiyi was going to stay and not go back to Beijing with her, she felt a little regretful. She has been in love with Shen Yiyi since the last time they met, and she really moved her mind to transfer Shen Yiyi to her office. But after thinking about it, this Shen Yiyi is still at the age of studying, and it is impossible for him to come to his side to work part-time. Thinking about it like this, I don't know when I started to help my husband and wanted to contact Shen Haijiang's family more. Isn't that really emotional?
"Yiyi, I originally wanted you to go back to Beijing with me. Chairman, there are still a lot of seats on his plane anyway. But since you said that your grandfather didn't want to go back in a hurry, I didn't look at it in a hurry. You will be a guide for your grandfather, and you will have a good look at the beautiful scenery of Hong Kong that the old chief has not been able to see with his own eyes until he passed away, which can be regarded as a dream that the old chief has always wanted. ”
Shen Yi nodded. In fact, the higher the leaders, the more they do not understand the level of speech of themselves and their families. They also have their own logic. As long as you grasp the logic of their speech, then there is nothing difficult about communicating with them.
Since everything is done, Shen Yiyi is really not in a hurry. As for whether she would be Old Man Shen's guide, she really had never thought about it like this. When she thought about this before she came, she had already thought of a good person to do it. Because he still remembers very well the situation when he came to Hong Kong with Peng Weining at that time, Shen Yiyi couldn't help but have the same plan for this trip. (To be continued......)