The welcome party began.
The host went on stage to give a speech, "Dear leaders, distinguished guests, hello everyone …"
Several Japanese reporters and cameramen set up their equipment and began filming.
The Chinese reporters looked at them and were full of complaints. Looking at the Japanese reporters, it was likely that they had eaten with the delegation. All of them had greasy faces, but what about them? After waiting for hours on an empty stomach, it would be strange if he was in a good mood.
A few reporters whispered among themselves.
"This is the first time I've seen someone so late for such a big event."
"Me too."
"Is it written in this manuscript?"
"Heh, what's the use of writing it? The newspapers won't publish it. "
"Yes, it's all about Sino-Japanese friendship now. The Prime Minister is here to visit China again and hasn't left yet. At this time, we can't let any negative news appear."
"Stop complaining and get to work."
"Yeah, there are some things that we can't change."
When Zhang Ye saw that the opening ceremony was about to begin, and a Peking University leader came up to give an opening speech, he did not continue listening. He was not in the mood to listen, so he stood up and went backstage to smoke. When the others saw him leave, they all thought that he was going backstage to prepare for his speech later, so they didn't say anything. As he smoked, he heard a poem being recited in the hall. It was probably a small program prepared for the welcome party, and it was performed by a female Peking University student.
"Ne ne ne ne hua ne la ne ne ne ne."
The sound of footsteps rang out, and the sound of his footsteps rang out.
Following that, a Japanese student went onstage. It was still the same Japanese poem, but he recited the translated version in Chinese.
"The pitiful petals are falling down."
"The petals are scattered on the shoulder of the beauty."
"A young girl's gentle whispers."
"The sound of wooden clogs echoes in the air."
…
Not many people present could understand the meaning and mood. However, when the poem ended, there was still a round of applause. This wasn't a competition. If you didn't speak well, there might not be a single applause. This was a welcoming ceremony, and it was a political event. Even if the person on the stage didn't say a word or fart, the audience would still applaud thunderously.
There was a leader.
There were also teachers who led their students to applaud.
Zhang Ye leaned against the wall and smoked. He shook his head slightly. In his previous world, the way the sun was facing the sun was similar to this world, but only in a small way. The overall trend and environment were clearly different from this world. Why was there such a difference? Although the history of the two worlds was similar, the time period was different. Some political signals were different, resulting in different attitudes towards Japan. Therefore, Zhang Ye, who came from Earth where there was deep conflict with the Japanese, was clearly incompatible with this world's "anti-Japanese environment." He could not bear to see this, so he decided to just hide and let them do whatever they wanted.
Then came the speech.
First, the teacher from Peking University's Sociology Department gave a speech. He mainly pointed out the key projects of the Sino-Japanese exchange program, such as the environmental protection research project. He gave examples of how well Japan was doing and how much more advanced they were in this field — from Zhang Ye's understanding, this speech was to tell everyone how much worse their China was compared to Japan!
Following that, a Japanese professor from Tokyo University gave a speech. The entire speech was in Japanese, with a teacher from Peking University's Japanese department translating. The gist of it was that in this cooperation, Tokyo University would provide guidance and equipment assistance to Peking University on some projects, helping Peking University to improve the research of some projects, etc. Of course, it was also mentioned that Peking University would also absorb and learn from some of the leading research projects.
It gave Zhang Ye the feeling of a victor speaking to a loser. I will help you, I will help you improve. Oh right, actually you also have some strengths that I want to learn from — he did not know if it was subjective, but that was the general feeling.
The meeting was in progress.
About half an hour later, Professor Yan went on stage to speak. His first sentence made the venue quiet down, "Hello everyone, the topic of my speech today is' What is Patriotism '. Some of my words might make some people uncomfortable, but I still have to say it. Nowadays, many people have a very one-sided understanding of patriotism. In China,' Japan 'is a very sensitive term. It's as if when this term is mentioned, if everyone does not show their resistance, or do not express their attitude, then they are not patriotic!"
Su Na raised her eyebrows.
Professor Zeng raised his head and looked towards the stage.
Professor Yan said, "What kind of mentality is this? In the end, it's just to find some psychological comfort and to feel good. It's as if after resisting, even falling behind will feel at ease! "
Falling behind?
Who's falling behind? Us??
Many of the students could no longer sit still!
Professor Yan knew that his words had struck a soft spot in many people's hearts. He wanted this effect. He could not stand the thoughts of many young people these days. He looked at the crowd and said, "You can say that you are doing it out of patriotism. Then please boycott Japanese products and throw out all the Japanese electrical appliances in your home. Some of the electrical appliances are made in China, so please remove the Japanese parts from them. If there comes a day when China and Japan go to war again, please carry a gun into the battlefield and kill the enemy for everyone to see! You can boycott Japan. That is your freedom, but please do not use the name of patriotism. Being quick with your tongue is not a virtue of our countrymen! " With a pause, he said angrily, "It's even to the extent that I know of some teachers who have made similar remarks. In a country, if the teachers do not teach love and warmth to their students, but teach them cruelty and coldness, what will become of this nation in the future?"
Upstairs.
When the people from the Japanese delegation heard the translation, one of the people in charge could not help but nod his head. Well said! This is the biggest problem of your country!
Some of the Japanese students also had looks of agreement. During this trip to China, they had already seen the resistance from the people here. They were very angry, very angry, and Professor Yan's words were exactly what they were thinking. That's right, all you know how to do is to boycott us, boycott Japanese. If you have the ability, then throw away all your electrical appliances! Do you dare? You don't dare! You are the ones who are falling behind, yet you keep saying that you are boycotting us, but in the end? It's always you who buy our goods. Don't you even know the most basic manners and friendliness?
The Japanese reporters were all snapping pictures and recording videos. They were also very happy to hear such a speech. It looked like there were still reasonable people in China!
Professor Yan's speech was echoing today's incident with Peking University. He said loudly, "Insulting others has always been an uncivilized behavior, but when such behavior is elevated to collective behavior, does that make it reasonable? The Republic follows collectivism, as if what the collective does is definitely correct. When the collective does something wrong, they don't realize what direction they're heading in. Their thoughts are unable to change, and they don't think that they're wrong. They don't reflect on themselves! "
Some of the Peking University students were stunned.
"Reflect?"
"We reflect?"
"Why! Why should we be the ones reflecting? "
At the end of the speech, Professor Yan said, "I love my country, so I also respect other ethnic groups. I am proud to be a descendant of China, so I will not be cruel in the name of patriotism, nor will I commit evil in the name of the collective. I know that my personal strength is insignificant, but I also know not to do evil because it is small, and not to do good because it is small. A small change can make a big difference. This is what I understand as patriotism! Thank you, that's all for my speech. "
Putting away his script, he got off the stage.
Immediately, the Japanese delegation upstairs gave a very warm round of applause. Everyone clapped very loudly.
In contrast, the Peking University students downstairs were clapping sparsely. Some of the students could not understand the content of Professor Yan's speech at all!
A few Peking University teachers, including Bai Yi, felt that what Professor Yan said was very right. Although it was uncomfortable to hear, it made a lot of sense. A ethnic group must learn to respect and reflect on themselves. Blindly insulting others did not have any meaning or positive impact. It was just a matter of speaking quickly. Unfortunately, this simple logic was not understood by many people.
Zhang Ye's expression turned cold when he heard that. He turned around, stamped out his cigarette, and walked out from backstage.
At this moment, Bai Yi was already on stage. He took the microphone and began his speech, "My speech today is about respect and forgiveness."
When the Peking University students heard that, they immediately guessed that this was probably another "enlightening" speech like Professor Yan's!
As expected, Bai Yi faced the thousands of teachers, students, and representatives in the auditorium and said, "Our understanding of Japan's history is only partial. I feel that there's a big problem with our people's understanding of Japan, and that is that we use Zhong Kui to beat ghosts. When our people are praising or scolding Japan, they are actually talking about China and ourselves in their hearts. That's why they do not view Japan normally. If they think that Japan is good, they praise it to the heavens and push it to the ground when it's bad … "
"Wait a minute!"
A voice suddenly interrupted the speech!
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