At 8 o'clock in the evening on August 8, 2008, 91,000 spectators, organizers, and guests stood up at the BJ Bird's Nest Stadium, played the national anthem, and raised the flag. After the national flag was raised, the BJ Olympics opening ceremony began!

First, a series of performances were performed to showcase Chinese traditional culture, and then the prosperity and development after reform and opening up... Finally, the famous singer Liu Huan and the famous British singer Sarah Brightman sang "You and Me", and the opening ceremony ended with the artistic performance.

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Immediately afterwards, starting from the Greek Olympic delegation, the host country of the last Olympic Games, Olympic teams from various countries entered the venue one after another.

Unlike other countries hosting the Olympic Games, the entry order for this Olympics, starting from the second country, is sorted according to the number of simplified Chinese strokes of the country's name.

The second one is Guinea…

A total of 205 countries participated in the Olympic Games, and when the 139th-ranked U.S. Olympic delegation entered the venue, it reached the first climax of the entrance ceremony.

The United States has the most athletes in the world, and the most popular one in China is that guy - Kobe Bryant!

The live broadcast footage was given to Kobe for a full 10 seconds. The large screen was connected to the live broadcast footage, and the pictures were synchronized. The fans cheered like a mountain and a tsunami.

The other players on the Dream Team were stunned. James thought he was already popular enough in China. What's going on with this guy?

Kobe Bryant, who was wearing a white beret, was dumbfounded for 5 seconds. Oh my god! How come he seems to be more popular in China than in Los Angeles?

But I still had 5 seconds to show him a smile and salute excitedly.

Then the camera scanned the Silver Horn King of the German Olympic team. He looked at the big screen and cheered crazily. He was so excited that tears fell out - our great master has competed in the Olympics!

Then he didn't expect that the camera suddenly cut to him. He was so embarrassed that he quickly turned around and covered his face with his hat.

In terms of shot duration, although it is not as consistent as Kobe Bryant's, the total duration is no less than that of Silver Horn King, who is very popular in China, and is eight or nine seconds long.

Delegations from various countries and people from other countries in front of the TV were shocked by Kobe's popularity in China. No one in the next dozens of countries could reach that high popularity. Everyone felt that Kobe was the most popular tonight.

China's most popular athletes... When the 203rd-ranked Zambian Olympic delegation entered the venue, the atmosphere became increasingly restless.

Not all the Zambian Olympic delegation has entered the venue yet, and MVP calls are already starting to ring out!

Athletes from other countries were confused. Who has an MVP in Zambia? When they saw the figure of the Little Giant appearing on the sidelines, they realized that it was that man entering the stadium!

The MVP call quickly spread and quickly resounded throughout the stadium!

The director upheld the "spirit of a big country" and did not end the footage of the Zambian Olympic delegation early, but the Zambian athletes consciously accelerated their pace...

The last country, Yao Ming held the national flag and led the Chinese Olympic delegation, the host of the largest Olympic delegation in Olympic history of 639 people, to enter the venue!

Yao Ming's expression was serious, but he was looking at the big screen out of the corner of his eye. A sound of "horse riding" was drowned in the crazy cheers at the scene.

The camera stopped on him for less than two seconds, then scanned all the people for more than ten seconds, and finally stopped on Liu Xiu!

With his usual smile, Liu Xiu walked forward slowly at the same speed as everyone else. On the way, he punched the national flag on his chest with a small fist towards the camera, nodded towards the camera, and continued walking... The camera lingered on him for a long time.

A full half minute!

MVP shouts, Liu Xiu’s various nicknames... the enthusiastic audience at the scene also shouted for a full half minute!

The teammates were extremely envious, but they waited until the camera moved away from them before they dared to look at the captain with envious eyes... As a result, they saw the captain smiling gradually proudly after the camera left, which made them even more envious!

Especially Yao Ming, because Liu Xiu patted his waist and said: "Sure enough, the fans still like me more! Who said that the whole world loves big centers, hahahahaha..."

Yao Ming wanted to say, "I'll give you the flag to see if you can hold it up," but he didn't move his hand.

Not to mention violating the rules of the Olympic team, he believes that once the flag is handed over, it will never come back! This guy will never give in!

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This is not the first time I have worn the uniform of a national team, nor is it the first time I have participated in an Olympic Games entrance ceremony.

But this time, Liu Xiu felt particularly different.

He couldn't tell what the specific difference was. It wasn't just that his country hosted the Olympics, it was very different.

After the entrance ceremony, eight landmark figures in domestic sports history entered the venue holding the Olympic flag.

Then, the Chinese table tennis team athletes and the Chinese Referees Association took the oath on behalf of all athletes and referees respectively.

Liu Xiu looked at the eight sports celebrities and the national table tennis players, and said to Yao Ming next to him: "I really hope it's us above!"

"Even if we fail to stand up, as long as we succeed, when we host the Olympics again in the future, future men's basketball players can also stand up!" Yao Ming was full of pride.

Liu Xiu thought of the new generation of successors to the Blue Association and Blue Tube Center that he came into contact with this year... Dayao has a long way to go...

He has not been affected at all. Although he will not fight against those people head-on, he will do what he should do and contribute to the basketball industry he loves - play well and win.

This is the greatest help he can bring to Yao Ming.

If the results are good enough to become a representative of the country's sports image around the world, the people above should take it seriously, right?

Even if not, he has tried hard and has a clear conscience!

The opening ceremony has come to an end here, and the torchbearers enter.

Finally, the former gymnastics prince Li Ning lit the sacred flame, and the fireworks were set off. More than 40,000 customized fireworks were launched into the sky across the imperial capital. From the Bird's Nest, to Yongding Gate, to Juyong Pass... the entire imperial capital was like daylight.

At this moment, Liu Xiu's national pride arose spontaneously, and his thoughts that were originally thinking about this and that suddenly became simpler.

There are so many "things that require hard work". Now he only needs to play the game with all his strength and strive to win more victories. That is enough!

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The opening ceremony of this Olympic Games has been a hot topic, and without any suspense, it has been rated as "the best in history".

Liu Xiu's super popularity has triggered heated discussions and attracted countless fans. Of course, in the more than four hours of wonderful opening ceremony, it was just a flash of surprise. There were countless other highlights. It was the best opening of the Olympic Games in history.

The evaluation of the style is not obtained casually.

Liu Xiu didn't pay attention to these things. On the morning of the 9th, he went home for a gathering and gave the tickets that his father had obtained through connections to his family members.

Every athlete has family tickets, but the number is limited, and it is not easy for the athletes themselves to get tickets. This is a 'rule'.

But for non-participating athletes, it is very easy to get tickets through connections.

Liu Xiu doesn't understand this situation very well, but that's just the way it is.

But fortunately, they also have a good relationship.

Lao Zhang, who lives in the compound next door, is in the imported seafood business and was once a substitute for the military basketball team. Lao Zhang's eldest son is in Los Angeles and is also in the seafood industry. He studied abroad in the 1990s and also played in the California High School League.

A teammate named Pierce.

Liu Xiu didn't know if it was the Pierce he knew.

The old Zhang family has a cousin who is the former No. 1 power forward in Asia, the former World Championship scoring champion, a current basketball commentator and a CCTV Olympic basketball special guest expert.

Originally, the old Zhang family had no contact with this cousin, but Liu Xiu became very popular in the NBA, and relatives of the old Zhang family who were engaged in the basketball industry came to visit and establish a relationship... Of course, because they are real relatives, after a few years,

The relationship that had been broken for a generation has become better again.

Liu Xiu originally wanted to get tickets from Bill Duffy this time, and he would definitely be able to get them.

But if your neighbor next door can get tickets, ask him for help.

With neighbors next door, you help me and I help you, so that the relationship can be maintained. People come back every year, and the relationship between neighbors must be maintained.

I didn’t eat lunch. The team stipulates that except for the food provided in the Olympic Village and the food that has been inspected and approved by each team, no other food is allowed.

In principle, he was not even allowed to buy a bottle of water outside. The water he drank when he came back was a thermos cup given by the national team.

The requirements are much stricter than four years ago, and they have become even stricter since the Olympic Games started.

In the afternoon, Liu Xiu went directly to Wukesong Stadium to prepare for tomorrow's game against the Spanish team.

Arriving at Wukesong Gymnasium, Liu Xiu found the Chinese men's basketball preparation area. The coaching staff and teammates had already arrived.

He looked around and saw that it was just an ordinary training venue, a single-court venue with a small locker room and toilet, and the rest area was only about the size of two benches.

Liu Xiu complained: "There is no difference between the preparation areas of other countries. What is the advantage of the host country?"

When he just passed by the U.S. team's preparation area, there was no one there... The U.S. team didn't live in the Olympic Village, nor did they train in the arranged area. The place was empty, so he went in and walked around.

Yao Ming explained: "Although we are the host country, the Sports Bureau does not give us special treatment, which will make other countries gossip."

Liu Xiu retorted on the spot: "Four years ago, did we in Greece look down on the Greek team because the Greek team was treated better than other countries?"

"It seems not..."

"Yes, it didn't happen in the first place. We were only envious. Now that we are the organizers, we don't get any preferential treatment. They just treat us as fools."

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Yao Ming's mood suddenly became less beautiful, and he became resentful, which provided Liu Xiu with a wave of healing value.

In fact, everyone knows about this kind of thing. Only some people sitting in that position will think that this kind of operation has the spirit of a great country.

Stormtroopers like them who are running on the front line only feel stupid about formalism.

They can't understand why some people think that this can reflect a "big country".

But what can be done about this? They can only accept it, they can only hint that they are really a 'big country', and they can only pretend to be an ostrich.

This guy actually said it straight!

Disgusting!(〝▼plate▼)

In addition to this, Yao Ming also thought about what he experienced in the club when he first entered the NBA, and Liu Xiu's treatment when he first entered the NBA. Comparing it, it made him even more depressed.
To be continued...