Literary Master 1983

Chapter 158 Come on, China

Excited Wang Qiang broke off his relationship with Da Bainiu. He understood what Yu Qi said: Americans respect the strong.

Although this country always promotes itself as the "Kingdom on the Mountain", the chosen country, and the country composed of more than one hundred Puritans who set out from England and finally arrived across the Atlantic Ocean, it has never needed immigrants like believers.

The Indians survived not because they converted to God, but because they were almost extinct.

No wonder Yu Qie looked down on the big white girl Lucy. Lucy seemed to believe in everything and carried the Little Red Book, but in fact she was just another kind of hippie. She was basically an American with American blood. Her kindness to other people was like her pity for cats and dogs. When the cat or dog stood up to her, she became furious.

Wang Qiang finally woke up today.

He and Yu Minhong joined the carnival at Yanda University and rushed to Yu Qie: "Yu Qie! I have figured it out. Whether I go to the United States or not will be determined by my own ability, not by others."

Yu Qie nodded at him: "You have made great progress. But you still have to go to the United States. The United States is a stage. Have you listened to the introduction of the American politics and economy in the Olympics these days?" Yu Qie read those words again, "Since the Second Industrial Revolution, the United States has been the beacon of the world. It is the most technologically advanced, culturally developed, and economically prosperous country..."

While CCTV was broadcasting the Los Angeles Olympics, it also produced a series of introductions to the United States to educate the domestic public about this strange yet familiar country.

"What a great thing to say. It's hard for us to say such things individually, but are others wrong? At this time, judging by the results, they are not wrong."

"Wang Qiang, don't say you study Spanish. Even for someone like me who studies literature... who can ignore the United States? What many people don't notice is that American literature has been much stronger than that of other countries since World War II. It is no longer a 'cultural desert' country, but these cultural achievements were created by outstanding immigrants from other countries on its land..."

"So," Yu Qie concluded, "they are like a republic of merchants, where foreigners with capital are recognized and shine, and ordinary people are just bastards who come to hitchhike, that's how they view foreigners."

Of course, Yu Qie's words were also heard by the students of Yanda University.

Under the continuous publicity during the Olympic Games, many people have developed a vague aesthetic feeling about the United States. They do not agree with Yu Qie's "cold-blooded" words.

Someone asked Yu Qie: "After all, the United States is a multi-ethnic country, and it is fully capable of accepting immigrants. We saw that after Xu Haifeng won the championship, the Americans also applauded him."

That’s because Xu Haifeng won the championship and impressed everyone else, idiot.

Some people also said: "Didn't Mr. Qian learn knowledge and culture in the United States? He was also highly valued by American society. If we go to the United States, can't we become such people?"

Yu Qie gave an analogy.

"Yenchi University is also eclectic and open to all...but it only has tens of thousands of people, and it also has a wall that blocks outsiders who fail to pass the entrance exam."

"But there are no physical walls between countries, so many people don't see the thicker walls."

The students of Yan University are not fools. They know the hidden walls that Yu Qie mentioned, but some of them think they can do it: "What do you mean? Can't we overcome them?" Yu Qie smiled and said, "What kind of difficulties will we encounter? They are all written in my book. Just go buy that book. Let's celebrate today and just talk about the Olympics!"

"Correct!"

More Yanda students were already extremely excited. No matter what kind of heaven it was today, it could not arouse their envy. From Yanda to the neighboring Shuimu University, to the Forestry University, the Agricultural University... all the students who stayed in the school walked to the street, waving red flags and shouting "Go China!"

The students' shouting attracted other young people to come out, followed by workers and young teachers strolling on the streets. Soon, news came that Zeng Guoqiang from the weightlifting team won the gold medal in the 52kg category.

Two gold medals in one night!
Who said we are the sick man of East Asia? This plaque should have been kicked to pieces long ago!

Because shooting and weightlifting events were held earlier, China, which participated in the Olympics for the first time, briefly ranked first in the gold medal table. Although the Chinese team's ranking began to decline as other countries' advantageous events began to be held, it was still an inspiring Olympics.

The masses turned slogans into the national anthem, and many sang until their voices were hoarse. At this moment, they had never been so proud of their identity. This was the direct effect brought by the Olympics.

On the morning of the 31st, the front page of Renren Daily published a report titled "Good news of "zero breakthrough" Chinese athletes won two gold medals":

"Our athletes Xu Haifeng and Wang Yifu won the first and third place respectively in the men's slow-fire pistol competition held on the afternoon of the first day of the Olympic Games. China's record of 'zero' gold medals in the Olympic Games was broken. This is also the first gold medal of this Olympic Games! That night, weightlifter Zeng Guoqiang won another gold medal!"

"This is a breakthrough of historic significance in my country's sports history, marking a new leap forward for China's sports cause!"

The latter sentence was not only an evaluation written by a reporter, but also the words spoken by IOC President Samaranch when he shook Xu Haifeng's hand.

In fact, foreigners are also worried that China will not be able to achieve good results.

This was the honeymoon period between China and the West. The first time China participated in the Olympics as a political entity was in the Los Angeles Olympics in the United States. If it ended up with nothing like the Indians, it would be a complete failure and embarrassing.

In the nearly four decades since India's independence, the country has won only five gold medals, all from men's hockey, and did not win anything at the Los Angeles Olympics. In the three subsequent Olympic Games, it won 0 gold, 0 silver, and 0 bronze medals.

Xu Haifeng said: "I didn't feel that excited at the time. When I heard these words, I suddenly felt a surge of pride in my chest. The next day, a reporter from CCTV came to interview me and said that all the newspapers across the country that reported on my winning the gold medal were sold out yesterday. Only then did I feel my scalp tingling!"

Xu Haifeng really became famous with one shot, and he instantly became a household hero.

At the age of 27, he was an older youth who had almost no professional training before systematically learning air rifles. He fits everyone's imagination of a grassroots hero.

At noon on the 31st, CCTV conducted a special report on Xu Haifeng, and invited Xu Haifeng himself and Samaranch who presented him with the gold medal.

(End of this chapter)