Chapter 756: Investiture Ceremony

Zhou Xuan entered the ceremony hall, and everyone present stood up to salute and saw many familiar faces.

More than 20 people including Kirby of the Antarctic scientific expedition team were present, and Colvin, who had been injured, was on crutches, which may be an incurable injury for a lifetime, but he was in excellent spirits and was reborn in that dying wait.

Professor Baldwin, who gave up his hereditary aristocracy to devote himself to education, Rist, a senior fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, Yi Sheng, the CEO of the Chinese Yicheng Group, and supermodel Philtali, etc.

One of them took off his hat to Zhou Xuan from afar, his elegant and handsome temperament was transcendent, but it made Zhou Xuan have mixed feelings in his heart, this person was Luo Yuning's husband, the most famous British essayist and poet Pedeman.

The British take pride in collecting Pederman's works, which has led to fame and fortune, and last year he surpassed the Queen of England in royalty income and topped the literary income list.

Pei Deman's eyes were hot and sincere, Zhou Xuan smiled in return, and then moved his eyes away, he couldn't be so calm as the other party.

The upper and lower floors were full, and Zhou Xuan's team boarded the hall in the center, and had already received many warm applause before the award was presented.

Another highlight of the award ceremony was the lineup of award presenters, who were the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Due to the conflict between Zhou Xuan's arrival date and the foreign visit, the Assistant Prime Minister presented the Medal of Honor on his behalf.

"Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, on behalf of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, allow me to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for coming." After the applause, the assistant to the prime minister smiled and said: "At this moment, it seems that I am speaking on stage for the first time, and I am extremely nervous. It is the excitement and respect of the team of nautical heroes, and it is also the thrilling reminiscence of the voyage of the Shengqing. I was very worried that I would forget the speech I had worked so hard to prepare, so let's start the ceremony! ”

After the light-hearted and witty speech, Zhou Xuan was awarded the Medal of Warrior and received a bonus of five million pounds. The remaining four were all awarded the Hero of the Seafaring Medal and a prize of £1 million.

After bringing the medal to Guan Qing, the assistant to the prime minister smiled and said, "Congratulations, little sailing hero!" ”

"The same medal, why do you have to add a small letter?" Guan Qing raised his face and asked, everyone laughed, and the prime minister's assistant smiled awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." Congratulations to the youngest seafaring hero, Guan Qing! ”

"Thank you!" Guan Qing smiled at this time, bowed his head and fiddled with the golden medal.

Pei Shengnan was very excited, she was the only woman in the sailing team, she followed Zhou Xuan through the test of life and death, ice and cold, she had panic, despair, longing, reluctance, but never had the idea of giving up, sailing, her thoughts have always been very simple, wherever Zhou Xuan goes, she will follow!

"Our Miss Pei is already in tears, and she must have a lot to say to everyone." The assistant to the prime minister said with a smile.

"Yes, I'm so excited, very, very happy. Mom and Dad, do you see, my daughter has been honored, you will definitely be proud of me, proud! I also get a good bonus so that my mom can live a better life and never have to worry about losing her job again. However, what makes me happiest is that in my life with Zhou Xuan, there was a time together, which was imprinted in each other's memories and would never be erased. Pei Shengnan bowed and thanked him, crying silently.

Many people were infected by her, tears welled up in their eyes, such a simple and unpretentious speech touched many people, Zhou Xuan also applauded vigorously with tears in his eyes, a memory of each other, integrated into countless words, will also make him cherish it extraordinarily.

"We can't tell the whole story in a short ceremony, and we look forward to Mr. Zhou Xuan and his team coming up with a detailed travelogue." The Prime Minister's assistant to the Prime Minister's proposal was responded to by everyone, hoping to see a book or a movie, and follow the protagonist to slowly savor the taste. The assistant to the prime minister continued: "In this team, there is also a special role, and that is Wendy!" ”

Wendy!

Kirby took the lead in standing up, and the rest of the expedition members also stood up excitedly, it was because of Wendy's perseverance and sensitivity to the instrument that the location of the trapped research ship was discovered. Wendy is no longer a sled dog in their minds, but a life-saver, a lifelong friend.

Hearing many people call her name, Wendy squatted on the ground, trying to keep her upper body straight, motionless and still like a statue, but her eyes betrayed it, nervous and shy, looking to the left and then to the right, looking up and down, maybe finally dizzy, the two eyeballs focused on the inside, becoming cross-eyed, and the audience burst into laughter. The assistant to the prime minister smiled from ear to ear, unable to even preside over the ceremony, and Wendy kept this stupid action for five minutes, and I don't know how many people covered their stomachs and yelled that their intestines hurt.

"What a quirky little cutie, can I kiss you?"

When the Medal of Honor was awarded, the assistant to the prime minister crouched down and discussed, Wendy seemed to understand, shortened the upper half of her neck and fell back, making a gesture of disgust, but reluctantly raised her front paws, don't kiss, shake hands.

Professor Baldwin and Lister, who had always valued gentlemanly manners, also laughed, and took out snow-white handkerchiefs to gently wipe the tears from laughter.

"Oh, I wonder if the Prime Minister regretted that he should change the date of his visit after watching the replay?" The assistant prime minister booed, everyone waved their hands, they couldn't laugh anymore, their intestines couldn't stand it, and the assistant prime minister smiled: "Next, we welcome our warriors, Mr. Zhou Xuan, with the warmest and most sincere applause!" ”

The applause at this time reminded Kun Yang and others of the sea under the storm, and the overwhelming momentum resounded throughout the audience and lasted for a long time.

"Wow, I'm going to really fall in love with him!" Philtali chuckled and grinned, but now everyone's attention is on Zhou Xuan, otherwise this sentence will become entertainment headlines again.

Zhou Xuan took the microphone and stepped forward, and after several thanks, the applause finally stopped, and then he spoke: "To tell everyone, the original intention of my voyage was exile. I was an ordinary student, how did I suddenly become an entrepreneur, a little famous, I can have a hot brain to build a dark matter laboratory, or I can fight robots? ”

"yes, why?" The assistant to the prime minister was fascinated by the listen, and couldn't help but ask, and he laughed after asking.

"Why? I thought about it and felt that there was only one reason, and that was the change of concept, I didn't want to waste my time, I wanted to be a useful person. There are no miracles in the world, and there are no gods and men, and one day I suddenly became a fantasy, as mediocre as me, as long as I put in the effort, I can make a career. And just when I was doubting myself, my mentor showed up, and he gave me a shot of encouragement in the usual attitude of education, "Yes, you can!" ”