Chapter 422: The Torch Relay
Before we knew it, at around 1 p.m., when all the crew had arrived, the person in charge of the relay gathered everyone together to reiterate the precautions for the event, and then put the torchbearers and staff on a special bus to their respective posts.
Since Bada was the 16th torchbearer, Lee Hye-sook was the 20th torchbearer, Jang Sung-won was the 25th torchbearer, and Ko Yala was the 26th torchbearer, all of them were high in number and close together, so they happened to take the same bus.
After getting in the car, Zhang Chengyuan naturally sat next to Gao Yala unceremoniously and chatted with her again. Maybe it was because she felt that she had been guided by Zhang Chengyuan before, which made her understand a lot, so Gao Yala's good impression of Zhang Chengyuan couldn't help but increase a little, and when she talked to him this time, she was less respectful, but more close.
About fifteen minutes later, the bus reached the starting position of the section assigned by Jang Sung Won, and Jang Sung Won got off the bus with several staff members who wanted to work with him, while Ko Yala had to sit for a while and got off at three or four hundred meters ahead, as for Bada and Lee Hye-sook, they got off earlier.
After getting off the bus, Zhang Chengyuan was about to find a place to sit down and rest on the road, when there was still more than half an hour before the official start of the Olympic torch relay - 2 p.m., and it would take at least an hour and a half from the start of the relay to his station. For such a long time, it was naturally impossible for him to stand in the middle of the road and wait stupidly.
But as soon as he showed up, he saw a lot of reporters coming around to interview himβthey had been waiting for this point for a long time, so they had to pick up their spirits and respond to their questions.
In an interview. Zhang Chengyuan is smiling, kind, and almost always answers. Extremely cooperative with the journalists. The reporters who had long been accustomed to his cold face dealing with the media were surprised and confused, thinking that he was going to get married, or had encountered some happy event? Otherwise, why is he in such a good mood and so cooperative today?
Zhang Chengyuan naturally did this because he had his own considerations, and he thought that if he still habitually put on a face with almost no expression during the torch relay event, he was afraid that many people would think that he was not happy to participate in this activity. Even the words he once said about liking China were all lies.
Other misunderstandings are fine, but this kind of misunderstanding he never wants to see, so he has to show all kinds of emotions such as joy, excitement, and honor on his face, but fortunately he does have these feelings in his heart, so it is not against his heart, and it is easy to do.
After dealing with the media, Zhang Chengyuan began to get bored, casually glanced at the surrounding environment, and saw that he couldn't find anything that interested him, so he looked towards Gao Yala, who was more than 300 meters to the west of him. I thought that it would be good to be idle anyway for now, and it would be good to see what Goyala was doing.
This look. But he saw a surprise, only to see that there were two familiar figures beside Gao Yala, one was Xiao Crystal and the other was Song Qian, and at this time, the three of them were talking and kept looking at him. In addition, there are two little girls who he has a slight impression, one seems to be called Park Sun-pian, who is a year older than Little Crystal; The other is called Cui Xueli, who is the same age as Xiao Jing, but about half a year older than her. These two are good friends of Little Crystal, and when Zhang Chengyuan visited Little Crystal in SM Company, he met Zhang Chengyuan several times, so Zhang Chengyuan recognized them.
Zhang Chengyuan immediately beckoned to Xiao Jing and asked her to come over, he was in a panic at this time, if Xiao Jing was with him, he could happily spend the remaining nearly two hours of waiting time.
However, Xiao Jing did not immediately run over to find Zhang Chengyuan, but said to Zhang Chengyuan with her mouth: "Brother, I will talk to Sister Yara for a while, and then I will go over to find you later." "I can't see that this girl is not a person who only has a brother in her heart, and she is quite a friend.
After about five minutes, Xiao Jing pulled Song Qian to Zhang Chengyuan's side, while Park Shanlian and Cui Xueli stayed by Gao Yala's side, Xu felt that if they all came to Zhang Chengyuan's side, Gao Yala would be bored, so several girls made this distribution.
Because it was in public, Xiao Jing didn't dare to pounce on Zhang Chengyuan casually and let him hug her, so she followed Song Qian's example and bowed to Zhang Chengyuan to say hello, but after the salute, she held Zhang Chengyuan's arm and stuck to his side and talked. At her young age, she is not afraid of what the people around her will say, and in her greeting to Zhang Chengyuan, people also know that she is Zhang Chengyuan's sister, so naturally she will not talk nonsense.
Took Xiao Jing and Song Qian to the shade of a tree on the side of the road in order to slightly block out some direct sunlight, and then Zhang Chengyuan asked, "Why are you here?" And you know that Yara and I are here? β
Xiao Jing said: "Of course I came here to see you, brother, you can participate in such a meaningful event, wouldn't it be a pity if I didn't come to see it?" And it's Sunday, so I have plenty of time to spend with you. As for how to know that you are here, this is very simple, I asked Sister Jixiu and Sister Yara, and I didn't expect that the place where you want to run is not only close to each other, but also so close to the company, which saves us a lot of trouble. β
The section that Zhang Chengyuan and Gao Yala are going to run today is between the Gangnam/District Qingtan intersection and the Hedong intersection, which is quite close to the SM company, and it can be reached by walking for ten minutes, so Xiao Jing said so.
Song Qian said: "I came to watch the Yanjing Olympic torch relay, and it is rare to encounter such a meaningful scene abroad, so I want to support it." Just as Crystal said you were going to pass the torch here, I followed. β
Zhang Chengyuan nodded and said, "As a Chinese, you should support this activity, and you did it right." β
Song Qian was stunned for a moment, and she felt that Zhang Chengyuan said this sentence in a tone as if he was also a Chinese.
Zhang Chengyuan then asked: "Song Qian, have you ever thought about going back to Yanjing to watch the Olympics in August?" β
Song Qian muttered: "Of course it would be good if I could go back to Yanjing to watch the Olympic Games, but my current situation is not that I can go back if I want to, and after I go back." I don't necessarily get a ticket. β
Zhang Chengyuan bowed slightly: "Maybe I can help you say hello to SM Company." I'm taking a leave of absence for you. And then get a few tickets for you. β
Song Qian couldn't help but ask curiously: "Oppa, do you have a ticket to the Olympic Games?" β
Zhang Chengyuan said: "Not now, but I think I should be able to get it, maybe even a ticket for the opening ceremony." β
"How did you get it? Do you know the people at the Korean Olympic Committee? β
Zhang Chengyuan shook his head and said: "No, I don't know them well, and the votes in their hands are estimated to have been booked or even assigned." However, I can use Brother Cheng Long or Brother Li Lianjie, they have a good relationship with me, and I think with their energy in China, they should be able to easily help me get a few tickets. After all, it's much easier to buy a ticket in China. β
Song Qian said enviously: "Oh, yes, you filmed "The King of Kung Fu" with Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, no wonder you will become friends!" Well, I went to see this movie with Crystal yesterday. β
Xiao Jing interjected: "Yes, yes, I watched "The King of Kung Fu" with Sister Song Qian yesterday, brother, you acted very well in it, better than Cheng Long and Li Lianjie." It's just that the character you played was so bad and ruthless that I almost got scared when I saw it. "In the eyes of Little Crystal. Her brother Zhang Chengyuan naturally plays better than Cheng Long and Li Lianjie.
Then, she continued: "Also, brother, you asked Sister Song Qian if she wanted to go back to Yanjing to watch the Olympics, is it because you also want to go to Yanjing to watch the Olympics?" With her understanding of Zhang Chengyuan, she can naturally guess his mind from his words.
Zhang Chengyuan responded with a smile: "Well, yes, it is very rare for Yanjing to hold an Olympic Games, I really want to go and see it!" Crystal, do you want to go? β
Xiao Jing said without thinking: "I want to go!" Of course I want to go! I can go to Yanjing, China with my brother, and watch the Olympics by the way, why don't you go? However, brother, aren't you about to start filming a new drama, how can you have time to go? For her, going to play with Jang Sung-won is the right thing, and watching the Olympics is just a passing thing.
Zhang Chengyuan said disapprerovingly: "It's good to take two or three days off then!" β
With his current status, it is naturally easy to get the crew to approve a fake. In addition, Song Qian and Xiao Jing are just trainees now, and with Zhang Chengyuan's face, it is easy to ask SM Company for a few days of vacation for them!
Xiao Jing said: "Only two or three days?" So little! Brother, why don't you take a few more days off and spend a few more days with me? β
Zhang Chengyuan said: "If you take too long of leave, it will affect the filming process of the entire crew, so you can't take too many days off." Then he looked at Song Qian and said: "If nothing else, on the day of the opening of the Olympic Games or the day before, I will take you to Yanjing to watch the Olympics, and you have to keep this in mind." β
Song Qian nodded in response, "Well, I'll remember it." oppa, thank you! β
Next, Zhang Chengyuan chatted with Xiao Jing and Song Qian casually, asking them about some trivial things in life, and asking them about their practice in dance, vocal music, acting skills, etc., although they were just some small things, he seemed to be very interested.
Xiao Jing also asked Zhang Chengyuan about his recent work and recent work arrangements from time to time, as if he wanted to calculate whether Zhang Chengyuan had time to accompany her. And Song Qian was a little more restrained, only answering Zhang Chengyuan's questions, and basically did not ask Zhang Chengyuan questions, not because she was not interested in Zhang Chengyuan's affairs at all, but because she felt that the relationship between the two was not enough that she could ask Zhang Chengyuan at will.
When chatting, it seemed that time passed very quickly, and it was half past three in the afternoon, and at this time, the Olympic flame was about to be passed to Zhang Chengyuan. After receiving the notice from the staff, Zhang Chengyuan immediately stopped talking, let Xiao Jing and Song Qian stay on the side of the road, and then walked to the middle of the street, facing the direction of the flame, raised the torch, and prepared to meet the flame. At this time, his expression was quite serious and serious, and at the same time slightly excited.
After waiting for about three minutes, the torchbearer on the previous stick held the burning torch high, surrounded by a group of volunteers and policemen, calmly ran to Zhang Chengyuan's side, and after clapping his hands to greet him, he used the torch in his hand to light the torch in Zhang Chengyuan's hand, and after a while, the torch in Zhang Chengyuan's hand also burned.
Jang held it high for a few seconds, let some reporters on the side of the street take a few pictures, and then slowly ran forward, as he ran. Hundreds of volunteers wearing sports caps and the same style of clothing lined up in a column also ran in his footsteps. And quickly overtook him somewhat. He was guarded in the middle, and on the outskirts were police cars and police guards, which were quite tightly guarded, as if they were afraid that someone would make trouble.
However, such protective measures are also necessary, because some time ago the South Korean people were very dissatisfied with China's forced repatriation of North Korean defectors, and there were protests and demonstrations, and some people even secretly rumored to destroy the Yenching Olympic flame relay ceremony. Therefore, the South Korean government has to be cautious and strengthen security protection.
Of course, this has nothing to do with Zhang Chengyuan, all he has to do now is to run forward slowly with the torch, and no one will hit him with a stone at this time.
While Zhang Chengyuan was jogging, Xiao Jing also pulled Song Qian on the sidewalk next to the road, ran with Zhang Chengyuan, and shouted loudly in Chinese: "Come on China, come on Yanjing, come on Olympics!" β
At this time, there are many Chinese working and studying in Korea gathered next to this street. No less than three or four hundred people, they shouted loudly. Waving the five-star red flag and cheering for the Olympic torch relay, so in their passionate shouts, the cheering voices of Xiao Jing and Song Qian did not seem abrupt, but their beautiful appearance and vigorous running posture attracted the attention of many people. But at this time, they don't care whether others pay attention or not, they just want to shout happily.
For Song Qian, the foreign life in the past few months has made her miss her hometown and motherland very much, and at this moment she wants to vent her emotions in her heart through this cheering and shouting.
And for Xiao Jing, China originally did not have any special significance, just because Zhang Chengyuan likes China, she also likes China, plus Song Qian, a Chinese, is one of her favorite sisters at present, because she subconsciously thinks that cheering for China is a very normal thing, cheering for China is equivalent to cheering for Zhang Chengyuan and cheering for Song Qian. That's why it's called hard. Perhaps, she thought it was more fun and interesting to do so.
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Although Zhang Chengyuan was already running very slowly, because the distance was only more than 300 meters, so after more than two minutes, he ran to Gao Yala, first smiled at her gently, said hello, and then lit the torch in her hand, and then gently grabbed her palm and raised it high. After seeing this eye-catching pose, the reporters took pictures one after another.
Zhang Chengyuan's move was originally a temporary idea, and he did not discuss it with Gao Yala in advance. Gao Yala was caught off guard, a little surprised, and a little shy, but almost instantly, she reacted, and cooperated with Zhang Chengyuan's movements with a smile on her face. At the same time, his eyes subconsciously glanced at Zhang Chengyuan, and saw that his face was full of solemnity, and he didn't seem to have any other thoughts, so he put his mind at ease and thought: "Maybe he treats me as a junior who can be approached, so he will hold my hand, instead of trying to take advantage of me." β
She thought well, Zhang Chengyuan really just regarded her as a lovely sister at this time, and wanted to get close to her, and had no other superfluous thoughts. After all, Gao Yala is still young, and she is only nineteen years old this year.
After a few seconds, Jang Sung-won let go of Gao Yala's hand and nodded to her, reminding her that she could run. Then Goara bowed to him slightly, and began to run forward. And when Gao Yala began to run forward, the volunteers and police officers who had been running with Zhang Chengyuan quickly followed Gao Yara and protected her in the middle. After all, their mission is to protect the Olympic flame, not to protect someone.
At this time, there were only a few staff members, some reporters and onlookers around Zhang Chengyuan, well, there were also Xiao Jing and Song Qian, as well as Park Sun-pyun and Cui Xueli, who did not run forward with Gao Yala. After Zhang Chengyuan finished coping with another interview with reporters, Xiao Jing, Song Qian, Park Shanlian, and Cui Xueli surrounded him, and Park Shanlian and Cui Xueli also respectfully saluted him.
For Park Shanlian and Cui Xueli, Zhang Chengyuan is not very familiar with them, but they are also friends of Xiao Crystal, and they are very docile and cute, so Zhang Chengyuan's attitude towards them has always been good. Maybe when he gets more familiar with them in the future, he will be kinder and closer to them, just like he did with the girls of "Girls' Generation" in the first place.
While chatting casually, everyone walked briskly forward, ready to meet Gao Yala in front. And Gao Yala seemed to have similar thoughts, and after running the torch, she stood there waiting for Zhang Chengyuan and others. After a few words, Xiao Jingjing, Song Qian and others left, while Zhang Chengyuan and Gao Yala got on a big bus arranged by the Olympic Committee and followed the route of the torch relay to pick up some torchbearers who had completed or were about to complete their tasks. At this time, Lee Hye-sook and Bada, who had completed the torch relay earlier, were already sitting on the big bus.
Originally, Zhang Chengyuan and several other artists could leave for the time being, and when the entire Olympic torch relay was about to end, it was not too late to rush to the end of the torch relay to participate in the remaining activities. However, everyone seemed to feel that leaving halfway would be contrary to the glorious status of the torchbearer and that it would affect their public image, so they did not leave, but patiently sat on the bus and followed behind, just to visit Seoul and relax.
In addition, for a busy person like Zhang Chengyuan, it is not bad to be busy for a few hours, and there is Gao Yala, a beautiful and cute little girl to talk to him, which makes him feel more comfortable.
After chatting with Ko Yala, Lee Hye-sook, Bada and others, Jang Sung Won's bus arrived at the Seoul City Hall Square, the final stop of the torch relay, at around 7 p.m. After that, everyone got out of the car and arrived at the square to participate in the ceremony of lighting the cauldron at the end of the day, and listened to the speeches of the Executive Vice Chairman of the Yenching Olympic Organizing Committee, the President of the Korean Olympic Committee, and the Mayor of Seoul, South Korea.
After that, the entire Olympic torch relay ceremony ended, and the next celebrations had nothing to do with Zhang Chengyuan and others. Later, I don't know who proposed it first, and several artist torchbearers got together for dinner, as if to commemorate their rare common experience and enhance their friendship by the way. Maybe it was because he had a good impression of everyone, or maybe he wanted to have a conversation with Gao Yalardo, so Zhang Chengyuan, who had never eaten with people he didn't know well, also agreed to this proposal this time, and shared a barbecue meal with everyone quite happily, and also took the initiative to pay the bill, which made everyone's impression of him much better, and he felt that he was not as indifferent as the legend. (To be continued......)