Rhapsody of Entertainment Rebirth

At noon on August 8, the sky in Beijing was covered with clouds and the weather was particularly muggy, which made the entire opening ceremony director team full of worry.

The weather forecast issued every half hour by the Meteorological Bureau contains bad news. It is 80% likely to rain in Beijing tonight.

Meteorological experts have already rushed to the rain relief teams in various suburbs of Beijing last night. Meteorological support and other departments will work together to use aircraft and ground rockets to continue rain relief operations.

The entire rain suppression plan is expected to involve spreading eight tons of bentonite and launching thousands of rockets to block rain showers. We will do our best to ensure that during the more than four hours of the Olympic Games opening ceremony, not a drop of rain falls over the Bird's Nest!

For the success of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, thousands of meteorological staff are fighting on the front lines, and countless Chinese people are silently paying for China's century-old glory and expectations.

Man can conquer heaven, man will surely conquer heaven!

At this time, no matter what happens, even if it is a knife from the sky, the opening ceremony must be held as scheduled.

The directing team put aside worries about weather conditions and once again summarized the specific personnel and program conditions of the entire opening ceremony process.

There were no accidents in all aspects, and each team confirmed that they had implemented their work.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, six hours before the opening ceremony, the last on-site regular meeting was held. The heads of each department sat nervously and tiredly in the audience, and several directors confirmed the situation on site again.

After confirming all the work of the ignition team, Shanhe opened his mouth to relieve everyone's pressure, "Don't be too nervous, ninety-nine percent of our work has been completed, and the remaining one percent is God's job!"

The reason why Director Zhang invited me to join the directing team was because of my luck. Didn’t the newspapers say it? I am God’s favorite and I have endless luck. He will definitely give me a face this time. Let’s Hua Hua The country is blessed with good fortune, everyone should do their own work well, we will celebrate in ten hours! "

There were low laughs and applause in the audience, and Zhang Yi took over Shanhe's words, "Shanhe is right, we are lucky enough, and our responsibility in every detail will bring us success.

We have no greater expectations. Everything remains unchanged. If we follow the process of the last rehearsal, it will be a great victory. There is no need to have too much ambition. Keep it safe, smooth and unchanged. God will bless us! Let’s take action! "

"good!"

"God bless you!"

"We will succeed!"

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All the staff stood up and shouted and applauded loudly, then walked out of the conference room and walked to their final work stations. Countless rehearsals and repetitions finally came to the moment of presentation.

Everyone is nervous and full of expectations. As long as nothing unexpected happens, we will shock the world tonight!

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the square outside the Bird's Nest was already bustling with people. All the audience had arrived early, and everyone was laughing and taking photos.

The Shanhe and Hathaway families are also among them, but they are popular figures that reporters in China and the United States are paying attention to at this time.

One is a world-famous writer and director, and a core member of the director of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. The other is a popular Hollywood actress. The two also have a legendary love history. Shanhe and Hathaway are the most famous couple in the world. couple.

Especially at the opening of the Olympic Games, this couple represents more!

The NBC TV station in M ​​country even specially arranged a three-person camera crew to follow the Hathaway and Shanhe families.

After arriving at the Bird's Nest, the reporter began an interview with Hathaway, "Annie, as Qiu's girlfriend, what do you think of the Olympics? Are you shocked by the level of Chinese people's expectations for the Olympics?"

"John, the Olympic Games are a big stage for global gatherings, symbolizing peace and cooperation, which are very important to both China and the United States. You may not know the history of China. They have been at the top of world civilization since thousands of years ago. , but fell into decline in modern times, and now they have stood up again. This emotion needs to be vented, and it is understandable that the Chinese people have great expectations for the Olympic Games!"

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"How much do you personally expect from this opening ceremony? Did Qiu reveal any inside information about the opening ceremony to you?"

"Haha... Qiu told me on the phone that I will feel the passion and romance of the Chinese people tonight, and he will give me a perfect gift!"

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On the other side, Xie Meiyu was also interviewed by Chinese media on behalf of the Shanhe family.

"Ms. Xie, it is said that you have watched the opening ceremony rehearsal performance. What is your evaluation of the opening ceremony? Are you satisfied with the results of Shanhe's work?"

"The performance at the opening ceremony is unparalleled. I am proud of my son. Our whole family has full confidence in China. We will shock the world tonight!"

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During the interview, many viewers recognized Hathaway and the Shanhe family, and people kept cheering and teasing them.

"Hathaway! Come on, conquer the mountains and rivers!"

"Congratulations, daughter-in-law of China!"

"We might as well get engaged tonight, today is a good day!"

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Hathaway half understood what everyone meant, but she could guess what everyone meant. She smiled and waved to the audience in Chinese, "Thank you!"

This Chinese answer triggered more laughter and discussion.

"Come on! I've learned Chinese, and Shanhe's wife hasn't run away!"

"Haha... This is what I want. She has the style of a Chinese daughter-in-law!"

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At five o'clock in the afternoon, the audience began to enter in an orderly manner.

At this time, the entire opening ceremony director team was on the stand, and the on-site conductors gathered around anxiously waiting for on-site confirmation from each team.

"Everything is normal with the fireworks team!"

"Everything in the props team is normal!"

"Everything is normal with the equipment support team!"

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At 6 p.m., the warm-up performances officially began, with traditional performances from all ethnic groups across the country taking the stage one by one.

Zhao Benshan's Haicheng Yangko Team, Jackie Chan singing on stage, film and television stars' song medleys, etc. are all included.

At 7:30 p.m., the warm-up performances ended and the opening ceremony was about to begin.

Everything is ready, and all the opening ceremony teams are waiting for an order from the director team!

At this time, the weather conditions became the focus of the entire opening ceremony team.

We are just waiting for the final news from the Meteorological Bureau. Once the rain clouds cannot be stopped, the entire opening ceremony will change dramatically.

The lighting ceremony may require a backup plan!

"How's it going? Has the Meteorological Bureau confirmed the weather conditions?" Zhang Yimou was trembling even as he spoke.

"The rain clouds have been blocked in the suburbs of Beijing. Artificial rainfall is being carried out there at the moment. The Meteorological Bureau has issued a military order to us. There will be no raindrops falling over the Bird's Nest before one o'clock in the morning!"

"Okay! Great! Let's start as planned! Notify Cai Guoqiang of the countdown!"

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At 7:50, to the sound of cheerful music, the President of the Olympic Games, leaders of various countries, and relevant organizational personnel of the Olympic Committee walked onto the podium and waved to the audience, and the audience burst into continuous thunderous applause.

At 7:55, the lights in the entire Bird's Nest slowly dimmed. The 2008 Beijing Olympics were finally here!

The magical flames of the Olympics travel through historical time and space, bursting out huge energy on the ancient Eastern land. At this moment, the ancient and modern, the West and the East are closely connected.

The light waves of time push away layers of waves. Time flies, and in the flow of time, a great moment that attracts global attention has arrived.

A dazzling halo appears on the ring-shaped LED screen on the inner eaves of the Bird's Nest, illuminating the ancient sundial.

A lightning-like firework ignited from the sundial to the center of the stadium, and with powerful blows, 2,008 specially customized ancient Chinese percussion fou made a soul-stirring sound.

The white LED lights on the fou flashed in sequence, and different forms of countdown numbers were combined as the fou was beaten and sang, "Sixty, fifty, forty...", the amazing coordination of the actors and the visual impact of the scene brought the whole audience to the attention. The audience was shocked and exclaimed loudly.

Amidst the thunderous sound of the fou, the audience held up light sticks and shouted loudly as the numbers changed: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...

Amidst thunderous cheers, the moment for the official start of the opening ceremony came: at eight o'clock!

Two thousand and eight actors played fou and sang, reciting the Confucian famous saying "It is a joy to have friends come from afar" to the rhythm, expressing their welcome to Olympic athletes and guests from all over the world.

At this time, countries all over the world have also turned their attention to the Bird's Nest Stadium on the TV screen. The shocking and majestic performance of singing while singing has caused the ratings in various countries to increase rapidly.

The comments section was filled with exclamations on the Internet from all over the world.

"Wow, even though I don't understand what they are saying, it feels so oriental and wonderful!"

"Amazing creativity, amazing performance, this countdown will be recorded in the history of the Olympics!"

"The Chinese have a history of five thousand years and a population of more than one billion. Their performances are full of the aura of a great country. If I have the chance, I will go there to take a look!"

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At eight o'clock, Cai Guoqiang gave an order, and the huge fireworks show began. The Bird's Nest fireworks display positions: there are as many as 287 discharge points at the top, nearly 1,500 red flash discharge points at the top, and 20 positions in the central area. seven. There are 120,000 rounds at the top and 9,000 rounds in the center area.

Fireworks bloomed high in the sky, and the entire bird's nest felt like it was surrounded by blooming flowers.

Colorful fireworks bloomed one after another along the north-south central axis of Beijing, and the twenty-nine huge footprints symbolizing the 29th Olympic Games appeared one after another in the night sky of the capital.

A giant has stood up and is walking towards the bird's nest step by step!

Shanhe looked up at the gorgeous fireworks over the Bird's Nest, and his heart suddenly filled with pride. In this life, he participated in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, witnessed the convening of an iconic event, and wrote his name in it. He silently Said to myself: After all, I have lived up to the favor of fate and have not missed this exciting era!

For him, at this moment, the success of the opening ceremony has been settled! And it will be even more perfect!

As the ratings of the opening ceremony continue to rise, there are more and more exclamations on the Internet.

"Wow! How did you do this? It's incredible!"

"Playing with fireworks is the specialty of the Chinese people. This is their invention. No one is better than them!"

"Are Zhang and Qiu going to give us an epic movie? This opening is so amazing!"

"I'm really looking forward to the next performance, Qiu never disappoints!"

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They certainly weren't disappointed!

“The east wind blooms flowers on thousands of trees at night, and blows them down like stars like rain.”

The footprints composed of fireworks pass through the central axis of the capital, heading north towards the Bird's Nest.

The huge footprints turned into stars falling in the sky above the bird's nest, gathering into five glittering dreamy rings. Fairies floated down from the sky, and their names were "Feitian".

Then this "Dream Five Rings" slowly rose up magically amidst the exclamations of the audience, and the entire stadium was immersed in a blue dream!

From the majestic singing of beating the gou to the delicate and romantic dreamy five rings, the balance of hardness and softness in Chinese culture can be seen at a glance!

This is the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, a perfect start!

The director team shook their fists in celebration in the stands!

The opening ceremony shocked audiences around the world in just ten minutes. In this life, the chaos of mountains and rivers made more people turn their attention to China. People from all over the world marveled at China more than in previous lives.

Many people have re-examined the rise of China because of this opening ceremony, and China's image has been substantially improved around the world.

"The five-star red flag is fluttering in the wind, and the victory songs are so loud..." The clear children's voice echoed in the stadium, and fifty-six children wearing different national costumes entered the stadium holding national flags in their hands.

Amid the majestic national anthem, the national flag rose slowly. The entire audience stood up to watch and sang loudly. Many people were even filled with tears.

The pride and excitement brought by the Olympic Games stirs in the hearts of 1.3 billion Chinese people. We have passed the period of weakness and are about to gather strength to run. Once we run, the whole world will follow!

At 8:20 Beijing time, the opening ceremony was successfully completed, and the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games entered the stage of artistic performance.

Under the guidance of a short video framed with calligraphy and painting, the 147-meter LED scroll in the center of the Bird's Nest slowly unfolded amidst the exclamations of the audience, emitting the light of Chinese civilization.

The entire art performance is writing this gorgeous picture!

The one-hour cultural performance will be divided into two chapters to perform and narrate. The first chapter is a review of the splendid civilization, and the second chapter is to carry forward the past and open up the future.

In the center of the scroll, there is a piece of white paper. Papermaking is one of the four great inventions of ancient China. The damask surrounding the paper is filled with patterns of the origin and development of Chinese culture, including rock paintings, pottery and bronzes...

The unique body language of the dancers contains the interest and charm of Chinese ink painting. They used their bodies to draw auspicious clouds on paper, as well as mountains, rivers and the sun. The auspicious clouds magically dissipated, leaving only the mountains, rivers and the sun.

Next, words and printing were performed by thousands of actors in the scroll. Confucius's "three thousand disciples" and nearly a thousand movable type printing plates transformed the word "和" in different fonts, showing the evolution of Chinese characters. The process also expresses Confucius's humanistic philosophy: "Harmony is the most precious thing."

The Great Wall and the blossoming peach blossoms are expressed in the form of lines, which are romantic and freehand and fully express the Chinese people's beautiful wish to love peace.

Opera, Silk Road, Zheng He's voyages to the West, ritual music and other programs were performed one by one. The scenes were grand but not cluttered, constantly arousing exclamations and applause from the audience.

At 8:50, the first half of the artistic performance ended. Shanhe and the members of the directing team cheered and celebrated, passing another level!

So far, the entire opening ceremony has been extremely smooth. Although in the opinion of the director team, there are still some minor glitches in the performance, this is inevitable.

With nearly ten thousand people on stage, it is normal for individual actors and props to make mistakes. The audience will not notice it and it will not affect the performance at all!

So far in the opening ceremony, this 50-minute performance has brought phenomenal shock to audiences around the world!

Not to mention the exclamations from netizens from various countries on the Internet, various online media also gave timely reports and evaluations.

"An unparalleled opening! Beijing brings a miracle to the world!"

"Yimou Zhang will use his unique colors and artistic sense to bring a classic event to the Olympics!"

"Humanities and technology, history and civilization are all vividly displayed in this half of the program. We are looking forward to the second half!"

"How will London take over in four years? How about we invite Hua Guoqiu?"

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The opening ceremony continued. After a brief pause, a light fell in the center of the venue, and the famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang and a child appeared in the center of the stadium.

The silver-white piano played a beautiful and romantic melody, and the ancient scrolls stretched in the starlight. More than a thousand performers in green clothes flocked to the venue, and the modern part of the performance began.

The ancient scroll stretches out in the boundless starlight, implying that today’s road is more beautiful and broader.

The performance in the modern part jumps from black and white to color, with a gorgeous style. More than a thousand actors built a "bird's nest", and a cute kite flew in the sky.

Heaven and earth coexist with me, and all things are one with me.

Human beings’ dream of flying, their desire to get close to nature, and the wind of Tai Chi fill the universe.

The performance of Tai Chi embodies the blend of tradition and future, the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, and the unity of nature and man.

Two thousand and eight Tai Chi actors formed a circular formation. In traditional Chinese concepts, a circle represents greatness and perfection. This formation is called "the sky is round and the earth is round".

Pictures of the sun, moon, mountains and rivers painted by ancient people were dyed green by children, expressing the concept of environmental protection. This is also the core concept of Chinese Tai Chi: "Unity of nature and man"!

More than two thousand actors ran back and forth in the venue without any clutter, always forming a circle.

The group orderliness of the Chinese people was vividly demonstrated in this program, which once again aroused bursts of exclamation and applause from the audience.

Audiences from all over the world were also shocked in front of the television by the orderly cooperation of the Chinese people and the unity of nature and man in Tai Chi.

"How is this done? It's a miracle that so many people in China can keep a circle all the time!"

"Holy crap! Is this Chinese Kung Fu? It's incredible!"

"So cool! Tai Chi, this is so cool. I want to learn it. Does anyone know where I can learn it?"

"Is this the concept of the Chinese people? The harmonious coexistence of man and nature, the unity of man and nature, it is so oriental philosophy!"

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While the whole world was in awe, the largest, heaviest and latest high-tech Earth model in the history of the Olympic Games slowly rose from the ground.

A liquid crystal planet with a diameter of 18 meters and a weight of 16 tons appears in the center of the scroll. It took more than a year to design, manufacture and install this multimedia "earth".

The planet in the sky changes colors and patterns, and many actors walk on the "Earth", seemingly out of gravity and full of fantasy; sports competitions interpret "faster, higher, stronger" on the "Earth" the Olympic spirit.

British London female singer Sarah Brightman and Chinese singer Liu Huan appeared on top of the earth model and sang the theme song of the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing "Me and You" affectionately.

This not only reflects the "internationalization" of the combination of China and foreign countries, but also makes the Beijing Olympics and the London Olympics join hands.

Then 2,008 smiling faces of children from all over the world were displayed on the stadium, and the smiling faces of children were also displayed on the projection screen above the stadium.

The sincere theme song and the smiling faces of children of different skin colors vividly interpret the theme of the Beijing Olympics "One World, One Dream".

At 9:10 Beijing time, the artistic performance part of the Olympic opening ceremony came to a successful conclusion. The entire director team and actor team cheered loudly and hugged each other in celebration.

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games has been more than half completed. There will be no surprises when the athletes enter the stadium. Only the most important lighting ceremony is left.

As long as this finishing touch is successful, the entire Olympic opening ceremony can be declared a complete success!

Zhang Yimou and Shanhe hugged each other vigorously for a moment, "Shanhe, there are still more than two hours of time buffer. Let's confirm the various procedures of the lighting ceremony again. There must be no mistakes in this link. Once an accident occurs, the previous performance will not Perfect, the opening ceremony was still a smash!”

"Okay!" Shanhe nodded in agreement, "I'll confirm the implementation of each group's work again. Senior brother, we won't mess up, don't worry!"

"You and Guoqiang both have the ignition button. Once there is an accident in the ignition, you must light the main torch on time. We can lose, but the torch must be lit!" Zhang Yimou said in a deep voice.

Shanhe replied categorically: "This situation is impossible!"

After finishing speaking, he used the intercom to communicate with the staff of each ignition link again for implementation.

"The main torch is ready!"

"The torch relay team is ready!"

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"Shanhe, Li Ning is too nervous now. We can't talk to him. Why don't you come over and have a chat with him?"

"Okay, I'll be there right away!" Shanhe put down the walkie-talkie and walked towards the Bird's Nest preparation area.

"What's going on?" The entire director team's eyes were focused on Shan He.

Shanhe smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay. Li Ning's feet are a little weak now. I'll go talk to him! Let him relieve his stress!"

"Okay, go quickly, he can't be soft now!"

Shanhe walked quickly to the preparation area and saw Li Ning sitting in the corner with a pale face. Several ignition team members stood aside, not knowing how to communicate with him.

Li Ning was not in the right state, so Shanhe was going to give Li Ning some verbal stimulation, which was what he was good at.

"Li Ning!" Shanhe walked up to Li Ning and called him by his first name, "Are you scared? You were also like this at the 1988 Seoul Olympics?"

The defeat of Seoul in 1988 was a lifelong regret and pain for Li Ning. Shanhe's words immediately touched his pain point.

Li Ning raised his head and stared at the mountains and rivers. No one dared to advance the Seoul Olympics in front of him for a long time!

Shanhe paid no attention to Li Ning's gaze and continued: "Why, you still want to give yourself another life-long regretful experience. With your mental capacity, you still want to be a shitty chairman! After the Olympics, I stopped by Let’s change the name of Li Ning Group! Shanhe Group is not bad either!”

Shanhe's venomous tongue made Li Ning laugh angrily. No one has ever dared to be so arrogant in front of him. How dare this kid say,

"you try!"

Shanhe looked at Li Ning and smiled, "I thought you were mute. What are you afraid of? Why don't you just run a few steps in the air? I have been practicing for two or three months, and anyone can do it!"

Li Ning gave Shan He a stern look, "That's easy to say. Three to four billion people around the world are watching. China's century-old Olympic dream is in my hands. How can I not be afraid?"

Shanhe stepped forward and pulled Li Ning up, "Activate, don't sit there and think about it. When you are with me, you don't have to think about luck. I'm not bragging. If I'm short of money, I can buy a lottery ticket and make millions. If I buy lottery tickets every day, the sports lottery will go bankrupt!"

Shanhe's words made the staff on the side cover their mouths and laugh.

Li Ning looked at Shan He angrily and said, "You're awesome, let's do it!"

Shanhe's gag made Li Ning relax a little. Shanhe's poisonous tongue really had an effect, releasing Li Ning's tension, and he started to do leg press preparations.

"Let you move, don't be so strenuous. What if you get stretched? I'll take over for you later?" Shanhe said, looking at Li Ning worriedly.

Li Ning glanced at Shanhe disdainfully, "What do you know? I have been practicing gymnastics for more than ten years, and I still don't understand that this set of movements is to prevent joint stiffness. I used to do this before playing in competitions!"

"You said it was in the past. My Li Dongye, you are not young anymore. Take it easy!"

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With Shanhe chatting with him, Li Ning's pale cheeks gradually returned to rosy. He was still nervous, but his hands and feet were no longer weak because of random thoughts.

Li Ning looked at Shanhe beside him. Shanhe had a really vicious mouth, but his luck was really against the heavens. God is on my side today!

After spending more than half an hour with Li Ning, Shanhe saw that he was ready.

"Is it okay? I said you are already an old man, and it's so embarrassing that I, a young man, have to worry about you!"

Li Ning looked at the smiling Shan He and waved to him, "Get out of here quickly. I'll settle the score with you after I finish lighting the fire!"

"Haha... OK, I'll get Yang Rui over when the time comes, and I've agreed to treat him to roast duck!"

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When Shanhe returned to the stands, it was the Chinese delegation's turn to appear. Seeing Yao Ming holding the national flag and walking out of the passage with the little hero beside him under the cheers of the audience, Shanhe put down his worries.

"How is Li Ning?" Zhang Yi asked as soon as he saw Shanhe.

Shanhe smiled and replied: "It's okay, I just had pre-match syndrome and thought too much! Now I'm back to normal!"

Zhang Yimou let out a long breath, "I'm so worried and scared right now, I just trembled like this!"

"Relax! Senior brother, wait for your name to go down in history!"

"What you said is so awkward!" Zhang Yi glanced at Shanhe, "I'm only fifty-eight, and that day is still far away!"