Chapter 119: Closing Ceremony

The fierce competition is over, and the deafening cheers are still echoing. The 3rd Donghai Provincial Middle School Student Sports Meeting lasted for six days and came to an end on May 6. It's been a thrilling 6 days, and it's been a bloody 6 days. As outstanding representatives of more than 2 million middle school students in Donghai Province, nearly 2,000 athletes fought bravely and tenaciously to illuminate their youthful faces with sweat and tears. A total of 32 people broke the record in this year's Chinese Games, and a group of outstanding sports reserve talents emerged. Of course, one of the most eye-catching is naturally Chen Feng, a genius legendary teenager, he participated in five competitions this time, including four individual competitions and one team competition, two of which broke the Asian record, and the other three broke the national middle school student record. Undoubtedly, Chen Feng is the biggest winner of the third Donghai Provincial Middle School Games. Chen Feng himself obviously didn't care much about his achievements and honors in this middle school sports meeting, but others didn't think so.

On the evening of the 5th, Dai Liqiang, director of the organizing committee of the Donghai Provincial Middle School Games and director of the Donghai Provincial Department of Education, and the rest of the leaders of the organizing committee, of course, including the deputy mayor of Xiuzhou City, Xu Guanghua, the general leader of the Xiuzhou middle school athlete delegation, Zhang Chunyou, the deputy leader, and others, this group of no less than a dozen people came to Chen Feng's bedroom in Xingfa Hotel together, trying to meet Chen Feng, of course, Chen Feng was not there at the time. And they waited until about nine o'clock in the evening before they finally let them meet Chen Feng, who came back from the Shangri-La Hotel. In fact, they could have called Chen Feng or Chen Dayong directly before this, but it just so happened that the director of the Donghai Provincial Department of Education was an old subordinate of Chen Feng's grandfather Wang Zhaoxiang, and he knew the relationship between Chen Feng and his old leader, and he had a request for someone this time, so he was willing to wait at the Xingfa Hotel, which was more than two hours. The rest of the people saw that Dai Liqiang, the biggest leader, was waiting, so naturally they could only wait, as for whether there was resentment in their hearts, of course, it was difficult to say, after all, most of them had always been waiting for their share.

When Chen Feng returned to Xingfa Hotel, he was naturally very surprised to see so many people waiting for him in the room. However, I immediately understood that these officials had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, not to mention that so many people came at once.

"Hehe, Chen Feng, hello, hello, I am Dai Liqiang from the Provincial Department of Education, and I am also the director of the Organizing Committee of our Donghai Provincial Middle School Games. Dai Liqiang took the initiative to step forward and stretched out his hand to Chen Feng, and deliberately leaned forward affectionately and whispered, "In addition, I used to have the honor to work with your godfather for a few years." ”

Chen Feng heard him say that he knew his godfather, but it was rare to show him a smile, shook hands with him, and said humbly and politely: "Director Dai, hello, it's a pleasure to know you, my grandfather also mentioned you to me." Chen Feng's words are not false, just before, his godfather called him, praised his achievements in the sports meeting this time, and chatted with Chen Feng for almost half an hour, which is very rare for him, a central leader who is busy with state affairs, but Chen Feng was making love with Hongye at the time, and he didn't appreciate it at all. In the space of Wang Zhaoxiang's speech, he casually mentioned that Dai Liqiang, the director of the Provincial Department of Education and the director of the organizing committee of the competition, was his "old friend".

When Dai Liqiang heard Vice Premier Wang mention him, whether he believed it or not, his face naturally blossomed, and he said with a smile: "I didn't expect the old leader to remember me, hehe." He's been in good health lately. I haven't said hello to him in a while. ”

"Thanks, he's in good health. Chen Feng politely returned the salute.

"That's good, that's good, the old leader's body has always been very healthy, I remember the typhoon that year, he and I went down to the grassroots level to inspect, but three days and three nights did not close the eyes, after coming back, only a few hours of rest, and then normal work. This is not as good as the people who make us feel ashamed!" Dai Liqiang said "old leader", but in fact, he himself was a few months older than Wang Zhaoxiang.

The two were a little evasive at first, but after a few sentences, they naturally chatted. The people around him, listening to the two of them talking, gradually understood what they meant, how could it be a simple role to make Dai Liqiang, the director of the Provincial Department of Education, call him "old leader" with great respect? In particular, Xu Guanghua and other officials from Xiuzhou vaguely knew that Chen Dayong had the background of the central leadership behind him, and Xu Guanghua knew clearly that Vice Premier Wang Zhaoxiang recognized Chen Feng as his godgrandson because of the relationship between levels, and he heard that he was very loved by him. Although this rumor is hearsay and has not been approved by both parties, it is groundless, not to mention Chen Dayong's influence in the local political arena in Xiuzhou, there is no doubt. Now that he heard it with his own eyes, he saw Dai Liqiang greeting and greeting Chen Feng's elders, and it seemed that this rumor was true.

After the two finally finished talking about their homework, Chen Feng asked straight to the point: "Director Dai, do you have anything to do with coming to me this time?"

"Ahem, Chen Feng is like this. Zhang Chunyou, as Chen Feng's principal, took over the conversation at this time and said, "Chen Feng, this year's middle school student games in our province were held very successfully, and have been unanimously recognized by the leaders of the provincial party committee, so the decision of the organizing committee of the competition will award you a special honor at the closing ceremony tomorrow, and I would like to invite you to serve as a representative of the athletes and deliver a speech at the scene, in addition, this ...... I also hope that you can sing a song to draw a perfect end to this sports meeting in our Donghai Province. ”

Chen Feng faintly felt that they would make this request at the beginning, and as expected, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

"Chen Feng, this Games is related to the face of our province, if there is no big star like you at the closing ceremony, it will be much inferior. So, please do us a favor. Dai Liqiang said sincerely.

Although Chen Feng disdains to serve these politicians, he also knows that he is really not good at refusing this matter, this middle school student sports meeting that the major media were too lazy to report has not only attracted widespread attention in China, but also abroad. After all, they have great righteousness, which is related to the face of the people of Donghai Province, Chen Feng hesitated, and finally considered agreeing, but he still said unhappily: "It would be good if you said to me earlier, let me prepare early, now there is only less than a day before tomorrow's closing ceremony, in a hurry, I don't know what kind of song to sing?"

Dai Liqiang said slightly apologetically: "Chen Feng, this time it was our organizing committee that did not think about it. However, your performance at this Games is really too dazzling to surprise us all. Therefore, the organizing committee of the competition can only make some changes to the arrangement of the closing ceremony temporarily, and we believe that you will definitely be able to sing the finale tomorrow. ”

Seeing that Dai Liqiang's attitude was very good, and he was his grandfather's old subordinate no matter how he said it, Chen Feng couldn't embarrass him too much, so he nodded formally and said, "Okay then." I agreed, I will try to come up with a song to be sung at the closing ceremony tomorrow, and then inform you as soon as possible to prepare. ”

"Okay, okay, I'm really bothering you this time. Dai Liqiang saw that Chen Feng finally agreed, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, the organizers of this competition did not expect Chen Feng to have such a wonderful and miraculous performance at this Games, of course, even Chen Feng himself did not expect it, so although they knew the importance of Chen Feng to this Games, they did not specially arrange Chen Feng to perform at the opening or closing ceremonies. But now Chen Feng's performance on the field in the past few days is too shocking, if Chen Feng is not arranged at the closing ceremony, it will inevitably cause great dissatisfaction with public opinion at home and abroad. Therefore, under the personal interrogation of the leaders of the provincial party committee, Dai Liqiang could only bring people to find Chen Feng.

"Director Dai, I also understand your arrangement, and I will try my best. Well, if nothing else, I want to quietly think about what song should be sung at the closing ceremony tomorrow?"

"Well, let's stop bothering, you don't have to put too much pressure on yourself, if you really can't think of any particularly suitable songs, you can completely replace them with your old songs, of course, it's better not to be love songs. Dai Liqiang smiled and said, "Well, then we'll leave first, you think slowly." ”

Under the leadership of Dai Liqiang, more than a dozen leaders of this line came out of the room.

After a while, Chen Feng found that there was no shadow of Fang Yongxu in the room, and he didn't go to the toilet to take a look.

After a while, Xu Guanghua and Zhang Chunyou came to knock on the door again after seeing off the provincial leaders. After Chen Feng gave permission, they opened the door and came in.

As soon as Zhang Chunyou opened his mouth, he said earnestly: "Chen Feng, you have to make a good speech and sing at the closing ceremony tomorrow, this is directly related to the face and honor of the people of our province, you must pay attention to it." ”

Xu Guanghua said again and again: "Chen Feng, come on, we are all optimistic about you!"

After Chen Feng nodded in acceptance, he asked rhetorically, "By the way, where is my roommate Fang Yongxu in the same dormitory?"

Zhang Chunyou explained: "Oh, that's right, we consider that you may have to meditate on your speech and repertoire at the closing ceremony tomorrow, so we let him move to another dormitory. ”

After Chen Feng frowned slightly when he heard this, he didn't say anything else. It's okay to live alone.

The next day, at 8 o'clock in the evening on May 6, the closing ceremony of the third Donghai Provincial Middle School Games was officially held at the Donghai Provincial People's Gymnasium.

This year's Chinese Games lasted for 6 days, and 6 competitions were held: track and field, swimming, basketball, volleyball, football, and table tennis

More than 2,500 athletes from 15 delegations from more than a dozen prefecture-level cities under the jurisdiction of Donghai Province participated in the competition. This year's China Games is the largest number of participants in the history of the East China Sea Provincial Games, and the sports performance and level are significantly higher than those of previous years. As of the afternoon of the 6th, a total of 32 athletes in the track and field competition have broken 18 "track and field records of the Chinese Games" 57 times, and a total of 5 people have reached the international athlete standard. A total of 15 athletes have reached the national athlete standard and 296 athletes have reached the national first-class athlete standard. The players who participated in the basketball, volleyball and football competitions of this year's Chinese Games have reached a high level in terms of physical condition, skills and tactics compared with previous years. Throughout the arena, the competition is fierce and exciting. The delegations of Qiantang, Xiuzhou, Yongzhou, and Hezhou respectively won the top 10 in the total score of the group. In order to encourage all delegations to consciously abide by the discipline of the conference, show good qualities, learn from each other, and improve together, the organizing committee of the competition has set up a special sportsmanship award. After extensive listening to opinions and repeated research, a total of 10 "Sports Ethics Award Sports Teams", 320 "Sports Ethics Award Athletes", 6 "Sports Ethics Award Delegations", and 25 "Sports Ethics Award Referees" were selected.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the closing ceremony began with the majestic national anthem.

Dai Liqiang, director of the Donghai Provincial Middle School Games and director of the Donghai Provincial Department of Education, delivered a closing speech. On behalf of the Provincial Department of Education, the Provincial Sports Bureau, the Provincial Youth League Committee and the Organizing Committee of the Games, he extended warm congratulations to the teams and athletes who won the Sports Ethics Award and achieved excellent results in the Games, and expressed his heartfelt thanks to the Qiantang Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal Government, the Municipal Education Bureau and all the staff who have made unremitting efforts to ensure the success of the Chinese Games. He said: The holding of this Games will certainly further promote educational administrative departments and schools at all levels to conscientiously implement the educational policy of all-round development of morality, intelligence, physique, and aesthetics, and earnestly strengthen school physical education work and improve students' physical and mental health with the guiding ideology of "health first." The participating athletes are not afraid of difficulties, challenge themselves, work tenaciously and pursue the strongest spirit, which reflects the good spirit of middle school athletes.

On behalf of the provincial government and the organizing committee of the competition, he first expressed his gratitude to the many news media at home and abroad who rushed to cover the Donghai Provincial Middle School Games. He pointed out that the health of young people is the wealth of the country, and it is also the foundation for the healthy growth and realization of a happy life for every person, and that today's middle school students will be the new force in the motherland's socialist modernization drive tomorrow. It is hoped that the vast number of young students will actively respond to the call of "exercising for one hour a day, working healthily for 50 years, and living happily for a lifetime," temper themselves for the motherland and a better life with practical actions, and become builders and successors of the socialist cause with all-round development in morality, intelligence, physique, and beauty.

He stressed that all localities should take the successful holding of this Games as an opportunity to continue to study and practice the scientific concept of development, fully implement the party's education policy, solidly promote the implementation of the central government and the extensive development of sunshine sports for hundreds of millions of students across the country, and effectively strengthen school sports work, so that the majority of young students can grow up healthily and happily under the sun!

Finally, he also focused on praising Chen Feng, a talented young man in this sports, praised him for winning glory for Donghai Province and won honor for the country, and announced that after repeated negotiations by the organizing committee of the competition, as well as the recognition of the provincial government, Chen Feng was specially awarded the title of "Most Outstanding Athlete", and he also personally awarded the trophy symbolizing this honor to Chen Feng's hands, and let Chen Feng speak on the rostrum.

It took Chen Feng half an hour last night to write this speech, and naturally received the trophy from Governor Liu, who was smiling cordially, and then stood on the rostrum calmly and made a speech.

"First of all, I am very grateful to the organizing committee and the provincial government for awarding me this rare honor, and thank them for giving me the opportunity to speak. What I want to say is that I am a middle school student -- a middle school student from Donghai Province of China, and I have made certain achievements in participating in the Middle School Games held in Donghai Province this time, which is not only an honor for me personally, but also an honor for all Donghai middle school students, and even for middle school students across the country...... As the descendants of Yanhuang, the descendants of the dragon, in recent years, our domestic men's track and field level has been far behind Western countries, I feel disappointed and feel a little ashamed, we Chinese often say shame and courage, I hope that China's men's track and field level can do its best to achieve qualitative improvement and leap, and have its own place in the world sports arena, I broke two Asian men's track and field records this time, this is just a table of my shame and courage or a new attempt, in the future, I hope my results can be improved, this Games is just a beginning, I hope I can achieve greater achievements in the field in the future。 Thank you!"

Chen Feng's short, powerful and confident speech naturally won the applause of the audience. The leaders on the rostrum also applauded Chen Feng's speech from the bottom of his heart.

Next, the leaders of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China spoke one after another, and they all focused on Chen Feng's personal public performance.

After the speeches of the leaders of the rostrum were over, the theatrical performance of the closing ceremony began. First of all, the Donghai Provincial Education and Art Troupe performed a symphony concert, with repertoire such as "Ode to the Red Flag", "Yellow River", "Red Women's Army" and "Harbor". The grand and atmospheric symphony shows the achievements of Su zhì education, shows the rich heritage of Central Plains culture, and embodies the vigorous and positive spirit of modern middle school students.

There were more than 20,000 viewers at the scene, and at least more than a billion TV viewers in front of the TV, although listening to the symphony was also a little enjoyable, but the most anticipated by everyone was naturally Chen Feng's singing.