Outside a room in the mixed passage area of Yongjing Stadium, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng, and Wen Yongyi were waiting at the door boredly.

I just finished receiving the award, and according to the plan of several people, I wanted to go to the restaurant that had been booked in advance to have a big meal and enjoy the local Japanese food.

The performance of the relay team was very good, and the coach of the team had no objection to this, and let go of the restraints on the athletes.

In the past, everyone was under a lot of pressure because of the competition, and before the official end of the competition, they didn't dare to eat anything outside the hotel, but now, you can experience it with confidence.

However, after receiving the award, before they could wait for their plan to be implemented, Su Zu was stopped by Feng Shuyong, the leader of the Chinese Legion, and another man with glasses who everyone didn't know, and had a conversation alone.

"Su Zu, this is Mr. Zheng Qiu Liang Zheng."

In the room, Feng Shuyong introduced the man wearing gold wire glasses next to him to Su Zu.

"Hello Mr. Zheng!"

Su Zu stretched out his hand and shook hands with the other party, although he didn't know the identity of the other party, and he didn't know the other party's intentions, but he could let Feng Shuyong accompany him, and he came over after he received the award, thinking that there must be something.

"Suzu, I watched your 200m and 4×100m races, your performance was fantastic. It's a pity I came late and didn't catch your world-record 100m race. ”

Zheng Qiuliang was smiling, his tone was gentle, and he was very enthusiastic when he shook hands with Su Zu.

"Mr. Zheng is the assistant of Director Zhang at the opening ceremony of our Olympic Games, and he came from China to see you this time."

After the two shook hands, Feng Shuyong then briefly explained Zheng Qiuliang's identity.

Su Zu was a little surprised, the 08 Olympic Games was the leading director Zhang in China in charge of the opening ceremony, at this stage, his team and assistants basically have official status.

"Trouble Feng Gui." Zheng Qiuliang first politely said to Feng Shuyong, and then said to Su Zu, "Originally, Director Zhang wanted to come to Osaka in person, but the preparations are still very tense at present, and he can't get out, so I specially asked me to come to Osaka to invite you to participate in the ignition ceremony of the Bird's Nest for next year's Olympic Games." ”

"What?!"

Su Zu was almost stunned when he heard this, in his memory, the last ignition ceremony of the opening ceremony of the 08 Olympic Games was the former prince of gymnastics, and this kind of thing should not have happened to him.

Of course, Su Zu also knows that his current results are definitely enough to participate in the ignition ceremony, but it is not suitable as an active athlete.

The opening ceremony of a large-scale competition usually requires a long period of rehearsal, but now in September 2007, the Olympic director team began to prepare for this project almost 11 months in advance, and it is conceivable that there will be many rehearsals back and forth, which will inevitably affect his systematic training.

After the World Championships in Osaka, the most important event for Suzu is the Grand Prix and the IAAF Finals, and then winter training will begin in preparation for the 2008 season.

As things stand, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the Olympics are already scheduled, and there are a number of other Grand Prix events on the IAAF Tour that may be considered at their discretion.

In this way, it is basically impossible for Su Zu to participate in the ignition ceremony of the opening ceremony in 08, basically all kinds of large-scale and important sports meetings, basically there are few active athletes, one of the most important reasons, in fact, is that the time arrangement can not be taken care of at all.

"Mr. Zheng, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Su Zu looked at Zheng Qiu Liang, asked with a puzzled face, and then looked at Feng Shuyong on the side, "Director Feng, I still need to prepare for the competition, I shouldn't have time to participate in the ignition ceremony of this opening ceremony." ”

Feng Shuyong, as the head coach of the track and field team and the leader of the Osaka World Championships, should be relatively clear about Su Zu's training and competition arrangements, and Su Zu does not believe that Feng Shuyong will not know the importance of this.

If Su Zu is now a retired athlete, it is naturally a matter of course. But as an active athlete and a strong contender for the men's 1200m championship at the 2008 Olympic Games, his most important task is to prove himself on the field, to compete for the championship and honor for his country and himself, not to participate in any opening ceremony.

"This time should be arranged, Su Zu, this is a very important task."

Feng Shuyong saw Su Zu's gaze on him, and unexpectedly nodded, and directly demanded in the tone of a political task.

"Coach Feng, I'm an athlete, and I still have to compete."

As soon as he heard Feng Shuyong's words, Su Zu suddenly became a little angry.

Admittedly, it was a huge honour to be able to light the opening ceremony in the global spotlight, but he was a sprinter by profession and was going to compete, so how could he have so much time to go to rehearsals.

In later life, he once heard a lot that in order to prepare for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, all kinds of rehearsals took up to several months or even more than half a year, but for him, he couldn't do it at all.

And now, he is actually asked to participate in the ignition ceremony of the opening ceremony, how much time will be sacrificed and how much energy will be consumed?!

Thinking that this might be some kind of leader patting his head, or some people's great achievements, and proposing to let him light the fire, Su Zu was a little helpless and annoyed.

It's not that Su Zu is not willing to participate in the ignition ceremony, if he has spare energy, he is willing to contribute. It is a great honor for an athlete to hold such a grand event in his own country.

But he hopes to participate in such an event with his own strength and performance on the field, and win championships and honors for himself and his country.

Athletes need to stay in shape, they need to train and compete, and it is simply impossible to have free time for long rehearsals.

Now facing the upcoming 2008, even if Su Zu won the men's 100m world record, he does not have enough confidence.

At the starting line of the men's 100m final at the Bird's Nest, he may have to face a tougher challenge than all the previous races combined.

Even though he defended the 1200m championship at the World Championships and just won the bronze medal in the men's 4×100m relay, the joy in his heart did not last long.

Holding back the unhappiness in his heart, Su Zu spoke again: "Coach Feng, Mr. Zheng, I heard that when the time comes, you need to hang Weiya or something, if you are accidentally injured, it may affect my game." ”

"Huh? Wia? What Wia?! ”

Feng Shuyong and Zheng Qiuliang glanced at each other, both showing puzzled expressions.

"When the time comes, Su Zu, you only need to hand over the torch to the gunner who lit the last flame, and you don't need to use Weiya." Zheng Qiuliang followed up and explained simply.

"Isn't it?"

Su Zu was stunned when he saw the expressions of the two.

He watched the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games live on television, and despite all the years that have passed, he still remembers the lighting of the flame very well.

The gymnastics prince held the torch in his hand and walked parallel to the bird's nest by hanging Weiya before lighting the flame, which seemed to be different from what the two said now.

"Mr. Zheng, can you tell me more about the form of the ignition ceremony for the opening ceremony that we have selected now?" Su Zu woke up and did not continue to delve into this topic, but instead asked what the ignition ceremony of the opening ceremony was.

"This is ......" Zheng Qiuliang groaned slightly, "Strictly speaking, I can't reveal it to outsiders, but you and Director Feng are naturally different, so I'll talk about it roughly."

When the ignition ceremony of the opening ceremony was named at the National Stadium, our team designed a plan called "Phoenix Homecoming", and you are responsible for this part as long as the last torchbearer runs into the Bird's Nest venue, and after going around the field, the torch is handed over to another athlete, and the two of you shoot the torch together to light the flame. Well, there are a lot of people here talking about the specific details, so I won't talk about them. Of course, if there is a better ignition scheme in the future, it is not ruled out that Perfect will be replaced. ”

"The Return of the Phoenix?"

When Su Zu heard this ignition ceremony, he was stunned again for a while.

There is no doubt that these four words had a greater impact on him than letting him participate in the ignition ceremony of the final opening ceremony.

This life focuses on sports competition, it can be said that there have been many things, his memory has been a little blurred, and this time after suddenly hearing the words "Phoenix Homecoming", he only felt as if he had been woken up, remembering a lot of things that he didn't remember.

In another time and space, he was still a college student in '08, and after the summer vacation, he returned to school to talk to his roommates about the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

At that time, several people in the dormitory were saying that the whole opening ceremony was really perfect, except for the ignition ceremony, which felt a little mediocre.

And at that time, one of the roommates inadvertently said that the opening ceremony that was originally planned was not the one that everyone saw as the prince of gymnastics. Instead, there is a scene where the phoenix flies into the bird's nest, and the bird's nest is naturally perfect to attract the king of birds.

It was only later that a TV station in South Korea filmed the opening ceremony at that time, especially the footage of the ignition ceremony, during the rehearsal, which led to the leakage of information in advance and lost the biggest suspense.

So much so that I had to change the ignition scheme in advance, and it became the one you see, which is a relatively less amazing ignition method.

At that time, Su Zu was just an ordinary student, and he didn't know much about this, so he just listened to it as a joke, but now after suddenly hearing the content of "Phoenix Homecoming", he suddenly remembered it.

Don't...... Could it be that the original opening ceremony lighting ceremony is really this?!