Chapter 535: Statues and Donations
On the platform of this Spring Festival Gala, Wang Hao further deepened the impression of many non-boxing audiences on himself, and further enhanced his popularity in China.
Since Wang Hao has been in boxing for several years, from the World Youth Boxing Championships, World Championships, Olympic Champions, to the World Professional Boxing Champion, and then to the World Boxing Champion who dominates a level, it can be said that he has basically achieved groundbreaking results every year.
And because of these achievements, Wang Hao has continuously appeared on the domestic news network and other mainstream media, and last year was rated as the first sports figure of the year by high votes, plus appeared in the Spring Festival Gala for two consecutive years, last year was a video New Year's greeting, and this year was to the Spring Festival Gala scene, which made Wang Hao's popularity in China unprecedented, Wang Hao is already the most well-known athlete in China, even if he looks at Asia, he is also the most influential athlete.
In China, it can be said that there are not many people who don't know Wang Hao, especially teenagers and young and middle-aged people, whether male or female, there are almost no people who don't know Wang Hao.
After participating in the Spring Festival Gala in Beijing, Wang Hao and his parents stopped for a while, attended the banquet of Huang Yueying's father Huang Jianguo, and after a day of playing in Beijing, he left Beijing and returned to Dongyue City.
The reason why he came back so soon was because Wang Hao had activities to attend, one was the donation of the WBA super lightweight boxing championship gold belt to the National History Museum in Beijing, and the other was the fact that the East China Provincial Department of Education wanted to erect a statue of Wang Hao.
Before, when Wang Hao was still in Germany, the East China Provincial Department of Education called Wang Hao and wanted to erect a statue of Wang Hao and put it in the Provincial Sports Park.
The Provincial Department of Education asked Wang Hao's opinion mainly because it involved Wang Hao's portrait rights, but Wang Hao did not consider this matter from the perspective of portrait rights, which was a secondary issue in Wang Hao's consciousness, because after all, the East China Provincial Department of Education wanted to erect a statue of Wang Hao in the sports park, not for the purpose of profit, nor would it damage his image.
On the contrary, the East China Provincial Department of Education erected a statue of Wang Hao, which is a matter for the benefit of the people, conducive to promoting the development of mass sports in East China Province, and cultivating the sportsmanship of the masses, and for Wang Hao's image, it is also an improvement.
But Wang Hao didn't want his statue to stand in a public place like a sports park for everyone to admire, because Wang Hao felt that it was a bit too solemn, and Wang Hao never thought that his statue could stand in public and become a symbol like some famous historical celebrities.
However, in the end, Wang Hao was moved by the East China Provincial Department of Education, according to the meaning of the East China Provincial Department of Education, the statue of Wang Hao is not to commemorate and commend Wang Hao, but to enhance the sports style of East China Province, which is Wang Hao's contribution to the sports of East China Province, so Wang Hao agreed.
When Wang Hao returned home from Beijing, he received a phone call from the East China Provincial Department of Education and the National History Museum, and the two sides had a meaning on the phone, that is, the two parties learned about each other's activities, and after the two sides negotiated, they decided to hold the two activities together, and came to inform Wang Hao and ask Wang Hao's opinion.
It was the East China Provincial Department of Education that first learned that the National History Museum was going to hold a donation ceremony for Wang Hao in Dongyue City for the WBA super lightweight boxing championship gold belt, and then the senior officials in charge of education, science, culture and health contacted the director of the National History Museum.
Wang Hao was very happy when he heard the news, and immediately agreed, of course, Wang Hao did not consider that the two ceremonies would be more effective, but that they could save time.
Originally, I was going to take out two and a half days to participate in the activities, and the two activities were co-organized, Wang Hao only needed to spend one and a half days, and now Wang Hao is most lacking in time, especially when he returns to China every year, various activities are overwhelmed, which can save some time and participate in less activities, and now it is a very happy thing for Wang Hao.
Of course, on the phone, officials from the East China Provincial Department of Education also told Wang Hao that the location of the statue had been moved from the Provincial Sports Park to the Municipal Square, which is the center of Dongyue City and the East China Provincial Government, and is also close to the office halls of the provincial government and the municipal government.
I don't know why the location of the statue suddenly changed, Wang Hao asked, and the other party's answer was that the province decided that the statue needed to be placed in a higher position.
In this regard, Wang Hao did not express any objections, although it is more appropriate to put it in the sports park, but the municipal square is also a public place where people come and go, and there is nothing inappropriate to place the statue, Wang Hao did not think about it again, because this is not what Wang Hao is most concerned about, in contrast, it is Wang Hao who can save half a day's time, which is what Wang Hao values the most.
On the morning of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, it was a warm winter and early spring, and at ten o'clock, the donation ceremony of Wang Hao's statue and the WBA super lightweight boxing champion gold belt officially began in the municipal squares of East China Province and Dongyue City.
The unveiling of the statue and the donation of the gold belt were attended by senior officials of East China Province, senior officials in charge of education, science, culture and health, the mayor of Dongyue City, and the director of the Modern Museum of the National History Museum.
In addition to these leaders, the scene was also crowded, gathering thousands of well-informed people who came to see the style of the boxing champion, as well as many staff and security guards.
A huge red banner hangs five or six meters high, below is a statue more than three meters high, covered by a huge red cloth, next to a golden table, in a tray above, also covered with a golden cloth, and below is Wang Hao's WBA super lightweight boxing champion belt.
The statue program activities began first, first the senior officials of East China Province spoke, and the senior officials of East China Province spoke highly of Wang Hao's contribution to China's sports cause in East China Province, described Wang Hao as the best athlete and the best youth in East China Province, and called on the people of the province to learn from Wang Hao.
Immediately followed by senior officials of East China Province and senior officials of East China Province's subjective education, science, culture and health, they also made speeches, describing Wang Hao's contributions to the provincial sports cause from a more detailed perspective.
Immediately afterwards, senior officials of East China Province and the deputy director of the National History Museum unveiled the statue of Wang Hao together.
When the bright red cloth was uncovered, a bronze statue of Wang Hao was revealed, Wang Hao's statue was wearing fist gloves, taking boxing steps, and making a right-handed punch action, the green tendons on his face were exposed, and sweat droplets fell.
The whole statue is very powerful.
Syllable! Syllable! Syllable!
The onlookers applauded warmly.
"This statue is good! Very vivid! ”
"The town hall is empty, there should have been a statue a long time ago!"
"Next time I bring my child to see this statue and tell him Wang Hao's inspirational story."
The mood of the masses was high, and there was a lot of discussion.
At this time, Wang Hao also stood with the provincial leaders, applauding, looking up at the statue, Wang Hao was also quite satisfied with the artistry and sense of power of the statue.
After the statue was unveiled, it was the donation ceremony of the WBA World Boxing Champion Gold Belt.
The director of the National History Museum and the Modern Museum spoke, saying: "The Chinese civilization has a long history, dazzling and brilliant, with a long history of 5,000 years, from the Stone Age, to the slave society, to the Chunqiao Warring States, to the Qin, Han, Tang and Song dynasties. ”
"Our National History Museum has collected tens of thousands of civilization tokens, from bronzes of the Shang Dynasty, to stirrups of the Yuan Dynasty, from pottery from Hemudu, to celadon from the Song Dynasty, from bamboo slips of the Qin Dynasty to rice paper of the Tang Dynasty, each of which is the progress of civilization and the memory of the nation."
"And today, I am honored to announce that the National History Museum will collect a unique gift, which is the first world boxing championship gold belt from the famous world boxing champion Mr. Wang Hao, which represents the progress and outstanding achievements of this nation in the sport of boxing.
In the cheers and applause of the audience, Wang Hao donated the first professional boxing champion gold belt to the National History Museum, which will become a major symbol of the progress of national sports and be admired by future generations in the National History Museum.
After the unveiling of the statue and the donation of the gold belt, Wang Hao's big activities after returning to China were basically over, and Wang Hao's vacation was less than a few days left, and Wang Hao was mainly at home with his parents these days.
A few days later, at Beijing International Airport, Wang Hao and Huang Yueying boarded the plane to Berlin, Wang Hao was about to start the new year, and it was also a very critical year of struggle and conquest for Wang Hao's professional boxing.