Xu Le knew it was Lan Xiaolong talking nonsense the moment he heard the voice. He did not turn around to look for his companions. Instead, he lowered his head and rubbed between his eyebrows.
This action was not to hide his inner awkwardness, or to pretend not to know this person as often described in novels to avoid embarrassment. It was just that he was thinking about something interesting.
Major Lan Xiaolong's sarcastic and sarcastic tone was something Xu Le and the members of Group 7 were already familiar with. They would not be surprised even if he appeared at the Federation's grandest award ceremony. However, his sudden speech attracted the attention of the audience and the cameras, pushing Group 7 into the spotlight. Naturally, it made it difficult for the guests and the TV audience to feel disgusted by him …
Xu Le felt that other than the guy's personality, there was something else behind that shout. It was a very skillful publicity tactic. The Ministry of Defense transferred Lan Xiaolong to Group 7 in order to prepare for the reconstruction of the new 17th Division. It seemed that the Ministry of Defense had given him a new mission this time?
The audience cheered. Only he, who was wearing sunglasses, was quietly thinking about this question. After a long time, a smile appeared on his face. He realized with mixed feelings that he, an orphan of Donglin, was no longer as innocent as he used to be after so many years on the capital ring.
On the stage, Bai Zeming, who was in high spirits and felt like crying, shouted at Major Lan Xiaolong, who was below the stage. Laughter rang out in the spacious venue from time to time. It wasn't until the host reminded them that the award ceremony could continue.
When Xu Le looked up, the guests for the grand finale — the president of the Federation's Academy of Arts and Letters and the president of the Federation's TV station — were already on the stage. They began to introduce the list of finalists on the huge screen that occupied the entire wall of the building.
It was extremely quiet on and off the stage. Hundreds of millions of people were waiting excitedly on and off the television. The white-haired Dean of the Federal Academy of Arts and Letters smiled and said nothing more. He began to slowly recite the speech he had just drafted an hour ago.
After the award ceremony, the Federation's news media found out that the speech that left a deep impression on many people was actually written by Mr. Bob, the chief editor of the Capital Special District Daily and a famous independent journalist of the Federation.
"This is a great era where a great fleet is on an expedition to the brilliant universe. Countless brave warriors are advancing one after another. Their strong survival and glorious sacrifice reflect each other.
"Behind the great era, the price of protein meat rises again, the uncle next door loses his job, the business of the underground casino deteriorates, the guard yawns increase, the aunt next door gets a raise, and the daughter worries about her poor results in the spring exam and her pocket money.
"Whether it is a great era or a small time, there are brave people and cowards... they are happy because of victory, sad because of failure, and angry because of many things.. The only difference between the two is the attitude in the face of difficulties and power. "
"When the brave are enraged, they cast their own flesh and blood into a sharp sword, unsheathing it and facing a stronger opponent. When the cowards are angry, they build a black brick of their emotions and sneak behind the weak.
"In an incorrigible society, there must be many heroes who stare at the children, and these children grow up under the stare, stare at other children, and then hold the black brick behind their backs tightly." (Note 1)
"The selection committee chose this film with great courage because this film tells us how lucky we are. This society is not incorrigible, because there are many truly brave angry people like these warriors around us.
"Whether it is the film maker or the actors, they have all achieved true bravery. Perhaps some people think that these warriors are not actors, but I insist that life itself is a drama in a sense. What we need to do is to play our roles and live carefully but with great courage.
"The drama of life cannot be rehearsed, so we must have no regrets."
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After the director finished reading the speech, he closed the script and smiled at the quiet crowd below the stage. He said, "I did not write the speech, but I think there is no need to open this envelope. Let us give our warmest applause to the documentary 'Team 7' and the soldiers of the Federation who are fighting a bloody battle for the peace of the Federation. "
From the middle of the speech, everyone in the venue and the audience in front of the TV knew the final result. No one was surprised by this. Although it should have been surprising for a documentary to win the most important award in the film category, everything had already been submerged in the collective expectations of society.
In the building hall, the sound of chairs being moved rang out. Thousands of guests started to applaud like a tide. The applause was also like a tide that shook the roof. The enthusiastic applause continued until the co-producers of 'Team 7', the highest executives of the Venus Documentary Studio and the Federation News Channel went on stage.
After they, Bai Zeming and the three producers excitedly finished reading the speech, they did not immediately leave the stage. Instead, they smiled and retreated to the back. The thousands of guests who had all stood up to show their respect did not sit down. The applause that had stopped not long ago rang out again. Countless pairs of eyes looked in a certain direction.
The female host, Ke Yining, looked in the direction of the members of Team 7 in the audience and excitedly invited them to go on stage. The camera of the television station quickly aimed in that direction and captured the faces of the dozens of Federation soldiers with strange expressions. Then, it was broadcasted to various star regions of the Federation.
The members of Team 7 sat in their seats without moving, as if they were not at all moved by the waves of applause around them. In fact, people who knew their personalities would definitely be able to see that they were extremely satisfied with the vanity in their hearts. They would also be able to see the discomfort they felt when they tried to hold back their laughter. However … they were currently under the gaze of hundreds of millions of people in the Federation. They were a little nervous and did not dare to move. Perhaps they did not even think that Chief Editor Bob had said that they would have no regrets. They simply did not want to embarrass themselves.
The host smiled like a flower and did not say anything. The gradually passionate background music and the increasingly rhythmic, drum-like applause of the guests worked together to send out invitations and goodwill to the team members. Gradually, the guests who were standing even began to stomp their feet, pushing the atmosphere of the venue to its peak.
Bai Zeming walked to the side of the female host and waved at the team members below the stage. However, he found that these hooligans whom he had known for a long time had actually become somewhat unfamiliar to him. Their military postures were standard, and their discipline was so strict that it was as if they had become Division Commander Du Shaoqing's subordinates …
After being slightly stunned, he finally thought of something. He looked at Xu Le's seat with a big laugh and waved his arms furiously.
Xu Le did not wear the sunglasses because he wanted to play the role of a famous ice general like Division Commander Du Shaoqing. Under such circumstances, he had long been mentally prepared to go on stage. However, the thickest nerves in the universe in his body were about to be burned out by the blazing gazes of the female celebrities and celebrities around him. As a result, his movements were so sluggish that it was as if he could not walk properly …
In the midst of these seemingly tangible gazes and deafening applause, he finally stood up with difficulty and finally took off his sunglasses in front of the public for the first time.
Seeing the familiar back of their leader appear in front of them, the members of Team 7 who had persisted for a long time heaved a sigh of relief. With a bang, they collectively stood up and began to line up on stage.
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At the end of the corridor of the Army general hospital, there was a quiet and luxurious special ward. When the glass window was pushed open, one could see the trees in the deep spring just like in the past. Every spring, the trees would grow almost the same green leaves, and finally turn into a familiar forest. There were no visible changes at all, and no onlookers could detect that they had aged.
Bai Yulan glanced at the dense leaves illuminated by the street lights outside the window. He turned around and looked at his parents who had been sleeping on the hospital bed for many years. His parents had been poisoned by a gas leak many years ago. They had been in a coma and had never woken up. There were no changes, just like the trees outside the window.
Usually, when Bai Yulan came to the hospital to watch over his parents, his mood would always be a little gloomy. However, he was in a good mood today. The scene on the TV screen made him smile from time to time.
Of course, if the uninvited guest in front of him could leave earlier, that would be even better.
"Mr. Bai Yulan, I really want to know why you refused the long-term medical assistance provided by the Air Route Medical Foundation. It seems that your parents really need this assistance." A slightly chubby middle-aged man wiped the sweat on his forehead and asked with a smile.
"The Tai family really has a lot of foundations."
Bai Yulan took out a cigarette and lit it. He used his thumb to push away the thin hair in front of his forehead and said softly, "Since you are used to speaking in this obscure way, then I can explain it again."
"I am very rich now."
He raised his head, looked at the man and said expressionlessly, "The first time the boss met me, he gave me 20 million RMB. Although I spend a lot of money, and the boss doesn't count the money he spends, but after these two years, I still have more than 10 million RMB left. If I use it sparingly, it should be enough in the future. "
The slightly chubby middle-aged man's eyes were slightly cold. He immediately smiled and said, "It is indeed a lot of money, but I still have the authority to issue this kind of amount. You must know that I am in charge of the account signing, and I directly serve Secretary Shen. You still refuse to sign this account, I am under a lot of pressure. "
"Can you tell me who your boss is?"
From the beginning to the end, this foundation's agent didn't have any threatening words or strong actions, but his understatement revealed that the power he served was absolutely superior and powerful in the Federation.
Bai Yulan's thin eyebrows slightly raised. Her face was covered with smoke. She smiled and asked, "You are new, right?"
The slightly chubby middle-aged man was stunned.
"The lieutenant colonel hiding behind the crowd is my boss."
Bai Yulan pointed at the award ceremony on the TV and said, "My human relations is with the 17th division, which used to be the 7th division."
It was quiet in the ward. Only the sound of the thick leaves rustling in the night wind could be heard. The fund agent took out a silk handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his forehead again. He said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry, I just took over the business last month. There might be some mistakes in the connection."
"Sorry to disturb you."
The man neatly walked to the door of the ward. When he was about to leave, he politely said, "I don't have the authority to deal with your business. It may be handled by Secretary Shen himself."
Bai Yulan didn't pay attention to him. She turned around and looked out of the window. She flicked the cigarette ash onto the thick green leaves that stretched towards the window lattice.
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