Chapter 843 Bet Five Francs!
When the time entered June, the various warm-ups for the 2002 World Cup in China had already reached the level of a whole country talking about football. As the start date of the World Cup draws closer, many people, especially those living in Shuntian Prefecture, Yingtian Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture, Chengdu. more and more.
Many, many businesses have hung a smaller national flag at the door of their stores.
Some shrewd merchants also referred to the participating teams of the local competitions to be held, hung small national flags of several countries at the door of the store, and some even wrote "special offers", "dollars" in English, Spanish, Portuguese, etc. Pay and enjoy 5% off" and other colorful paper signs.
At this time, the foreign-related airports all over the country, especially the three most important airports in Shuntianfu, Songjiangfu, and Guangzhoufu, saw a sudden increase in the flow of foreign tourists after entering June 9.
Foreigners of various nationalities, various dresses, various skin colors, and various languages have come to China in droves, looking curiously at this piece of oriental hot land, and its cities, Buildings, Chinese characters, billboards and smiling people.
The heat of football is rolling in.
The whole world is gradually focusing on China and Shuntianfu.
It was under such an upsurge that Isabel and her friends took the plane from Paris, France to Suncheon, and when it landed at Suncheon Airport, it was already June 10th, China time.
At three o'clock in the morning, a large group of them walked out of the exit passage of the airport together with the tour guide, and then took the bus arranged by the travel agency in advance, looked at this brightly lit oriental metropolis all the way, entered this big city, When I arrived at the entrance of the hotel, it was already past four o'clock in the morning - Isabel came with her four friends, including her, a total of three boys and two girls, they arranged in the travel agency to look like decoration In a hotel with not very high-end facilities, I got two rooms!
No way, none of them understand Chinese, and one of them knows some English, but it is limited to the most basic communication. Therefore, following the travel agency, the travel agency is responsible for arranging round-trip air tickets, accommodation and purchasing the games they want to watch. Tickets, but the cheapest air ticket, the cheapest hotel, it is best to share a room with multiple people - this is already the cheapest way they can think of to watch the World Cup in China.
At least, it should be safe.
Many French people who have been to China leave messages on some online communities and encourage fans who want to go to China to watch football during the World Cup. According to them, China is a very charming country, and the security there is that they are traveling. After many countries in the world, I feel the best and live in the most at ease country.
And it is said that the people there treat foreign tourists with a very good attitude and enthusiasm.
However, a mysterious and huge country on the other side of the earth thousands of miles away... who dares to be completely at ease? It is said that everyone there knows kung fu, they can jump up to the windowsill of the third floor ten meters high with a single jump, and they can even walk like flying on the thin branches between trees!
God! Going to such a place, don't you think you will be really weak?
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The rooms are simple, even shabby.
But in the eyes of a few young people whose eyes are full of football, the World Cup, or some legendary oriental band, as long as they can sleep soundly, it is enough.
Although...it's really expensive!
Such a hotel in Paris or Marseille costs fifty or eighty francs, at most no more than one hundred francs a night, but here, such a room costs one hundred and eighty dollars a night, equivalent to francs More than seven hundred!
It is simply sky-high!
But, no complaints!
The reason why they were able to fly over on time before the start of the World Cup, and they still have a place to live and have tickets in hand is mainly because they started early and registered early. Up to now, there are still many people who want to come to watch the game, but they have already won the tickets. There is no booking service for travel agencies! There are also a lot of people trying to save money and flying here by themselves. As a result... they said in domestic online communities that the houses they lived in were not good, but they still quoted $250 a night!
No way, it’s not just China. Where the World Cup is held, the price of hotel rooms will be at least several times higher. For fans who like to watch football but have limited money, this is not just a thrilling football trip The trip is a tragic trip to empty the wallet!
But the good thing is, according to many posts posted on the Internet by people who have been to China before, the food in China is cheap and delicious, especially the daily breakfast, which can be delicious and full for less than one franc. !
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Several people slept on the plane for different lengths of time, and they were not considered sleepy at this time. In addition, they had just arrived in a strange place, and the freshness and a sense of tension made the young people feel sleepy.
So, their exploration of a strange city in this strange country began.
Although the tour guide of the travel agency repeatedly warned not to go out, especially not to go out alone, even though they did not know a single Chinese character, they still bravely went out.
Eat, look at the street scene, look at the people coming and going on the street, look at the many Chinese-style goods in the window of the roadside shop, and occasionally encounter some strange snacks on the street exuding a tempting aroma. Just try to communicate in English with half a bucket of water, and when you meet enthusiastic young people, you will take the initiative to translate for them. Then, you buy something, but eat it in a few bites...it's so delicious!
Then, more than a day passed by like this.
When the time came to China on June 11, 2002, Isabel and her friends, some were yawning, some were having diarrhea, and some were hugging the record store and bookstore in Congshuntianfu. I am very excited about the albums, vinyl records, and promotional posters of the Four Great Beauties, Liao Liao, and Li Qian collected here.
But no matter what, as long as they have tickets in hand, they will never miss the opening ceremony of the World Cup this afternoon!
So, I had a hasty lunch two hours in advance, when the tour leader of the travel agency blew a small whistle and waved a small flag, even the person who was suffering from diarrhea bravely got up.
Get on the bus and go to the stadium.
In the car, the men and boys chatted enthusiastically about the stars of the national team, the obstacles faced on the way to qualifying, the stars who unfortunately did not make it to this World Cup, and the favorites to win this World Cup, etc. Wait, and the number of women seems to be a little small-in fact, it is not a problem that there are a lot of people. There are more than forty people in the entire bus, and there are only seven women.
Excluding the three women who obviously came with their husbands or boyfriends and who were also taking part in the discussions about football and the World Cup with incredible enthusiasm, in fact, Isabel found that there were only about three other girls in the whole car. It's about the same age as myself.
That is to say, besides his own companion, there are two more.
Even though they all had their own companions, Isabel couldn't hold back. When the car was driving relatively smoothly, she stood up and walked over, supported the seat behind them, and asked, "Are you here to watch football?" ? Or to listen to music? F-B?"
"YEAH! F-B!"
The so-called "F-B" refers to "Four-Beauty".
Four beauties.
It was such an active conversation that allowed them, who were thousands of miles away from their own country, to become the closest friends in the world within half an hour.
When queuing up for ticket checks and security checks, because the four young girls gathered together and twittered, they kept exchanging information they had collected. For example, it is said that "F-B" will appear at the opening ceremony and sing this World Cup The theme song of the show, and for another example, there is even more explosive gossip, saying that not only will they appear on stage, but they will also sing two songs!
Then, they began to exchange the records, CDs, tapes, posters, magazines, newspapers they collected after they came to Shuntianfu... Isabel suddenly said that she bought a collection of poems that had just been released, according to the owner of the bookstore told her , This collection of poems is the work of Li, whose pen name is "Haize". This book was out of stock some time ago, and it was replenished just the day before yesterday.
Everyone asked her, can you understand?
She replied that I will learn Chinese after I plan to go back.
Wow!
I don’t know when, anyway, queuing up, and there are tens of thousands of people queuing up to enter, it must be long and boring, so, after the people in the same company chatted about football for so long, someone finally noticed the four little girls here Listening to them chatting about the recent popular "F-B", a middle-aged man with a beard actually joined the discussion very excitedly.
Wow, it is said that he is a fan of "Cao"!
This is so rare! ——Although "CAO" does not have no fans, it is certainly not as many as "LI", not to mention, this is a place thousands of miles away! They actually met one!
So, everyone chatted more and more quickly!
And then, more and more people joined in, and even in the other queue, which was slowly creeping forward, two girls who spoke poor English also began to try to join the discussion , and asked them if they were discussing "F-B", when they got an affirmative answer, their eyes were obviously excited!
Both sides exchanged a few words in broken English, and Isabel knew that they were German.
Of course, when they get together to discuss everything related to idols excitedly, and exchange information about more and cheaper idol-related products that can be bought here, after all, there are still people who don't like their beloved The "F-B".
So, someone finally said: "I don't know why so many people like that band! In my opinion, our French trickle band, chimney band, and some bands in the United Kingdom and the United States are better than this band." It’s amazing, I don’t know how much!”
Well, the bickering begins, the argument begins.
From one or two people to a group of people, to a group of people to a group of people.
And continue until admission.
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The stadium is huge, huge.
Find your own seat, sit down, look around, and you will feel so small.
A small one among tens of thousands.
The debate is over, but the matter is not over.
The two sides bet, Isabel and the others asked the other party not to have the slightest prejudice, and then watched the opening performance later with a normal state of mind. Of course, the focus was on their beloved "F-B" performance, and then, Isabel and the others thought that the other party must Will be completely conquered by their "F-B" performance, but the other party said they would never - they only bet 5 francs!
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June 11, 2002, at 4:00 pm China time.
The opening ceremony of the World Cup in China officially began.
At this moment, with the TV satellite signal provided by Huaxia TV, in addition to the Chinese and foreign channels of Huaxia TV, as well as all domestic provincial-level satellite TVs, and almost all government-level satellite TVs, there are more than 160 TV stations around the world. More than 400 TV channels in the country are broadcasting the opening ceremony of the World Cup live, and 47 foreign radio and TV stations are currently in the commentary center in the stadium. They will use the TV signals and pictures provided by Huaxia TV to Conduct commentary for national audiences.
The festival for fans all over the world, the only super-large global event in the whole world that can keep pace with the Olympic Games, and the most lively event in the whole world every two years, has officially begun!
Isabel and her old and new friends were overlooking and looking up at this huge sports center from the stands, discussing and excited, and finally regained their energy and looked at the stadium when the opening ceremony officially started. central.
All kinds of routine things must be there.
But the most attractive thing is definitely the following opening ceremony theatrical performance.
Over the years, the host countries of the previous World Cups have tried their best to bring together their own country's outstanding literary works and performing artists, and China is no exception.
Of course, the so-called convergence is definitely the best way to avoid "football".
This opening ceremony did not proceed step by step, because the first program came up, which directly shocked the foreign audience of at least 30,000 people present today!
A drum team of up to 360 people!
That drum sound is earth-shattering and shocking!
No way, it is quite difficult to organize 360 professional drum performers abroad to perform a show, but in China, it is very easy-China just has no shortage of people!
Then, all kinds of arts with oriental characteristics appeared one by one.
Oriental Kung Fu, Chinese drama, music with a history of more than 3,000 years - Qin, and so on and so on.
Of course, some songs sung by Chinese singers will be interspersed in the middle.
Two of them are in English, and the tune seems to be okay, but it's a pity that I have never heard it before. Of course, after listening to it, I don't have a particularly strong urge to listen to it again.
In other words, it seems that their music lacks something that can impress a French girl like Isabelle, or it is called... traits?
But it is conceivable that they should already be relatively influential singers in China.
So much so that after listening to two or three sets of such singing, those who bet with Isabel and the others couldn't help laughing and said: "Their singing can't impress me! I'm a fan of the chimney band! I've seen Gao Shan and Great rivers, I have even seen the ocean in their songs!"
Isabel and the others were furious, but they didn't know how to refute.
The group of people laughed and were very proud.
Seeing that the performance had already started for almost half an hour, suddenly three freshly dressed and sexy girls entered the center of the performance venue.
Isabel and the others were sulking at the time, and they didn't pay attention to it at first, but soon, the prelude to the music in the arena and the subsequent singing of the three girls caught her ears——
"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Yo, I'll -tell -you -what -I -want, what -I –really, really –want,
So -tell -me -what -you –want, what-you-really, really-want,
I'll -tell -you -what -I –want, what-I –really, really –want,
So -tell -me -what -you –want, what-you –really, -really –want,
I –wanna, (ha) I –wanna, (ha) I –wanna, (ha) I –wanna, (ha)!
I-wanna-really, really, really-wanna-zigazig-ah!
If -you -want- my -future, forget- my -past,
If-you-wanna-get-with-me, better-make-it-fast,
Now -don't -go -wasting -my -precious –time,
Get –your-act –together-we-could-be –just-fine.
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Isabel looked at the three dancing girls in the middle of the field in surprise.
The distance was too far, and it was almost impossible to see anything clearly, only their youthful and beautiful figures could be seen roughly, which seemed to have the delicate and agility unique to oriental people.
And then... this song is so good!
It doesn't seem to be the same style as the songs of the previous Chinese singers.
After staring blankly at the center of the venue for a long while, Isabel finally came to her senses and picked up the binoculars in her hands—it belonged to a boy who came with them, but Isabel had told him in advance that the opening ceremony He wants to lend this telescope to the two girls so that they can see "B-F" clearly!
After shaking it a few times, I finally found it. In the telescope, there is a beautiful oriental face!
Wow!
Isabel couldn't help being surprised.
Their moving songs, accompanied by the youthful and dynamic dance, endow them with an inexplicable strange charm.
Fascinating!
Putting down the binoculars, she turned her head to look at the partner beside her, wanting to say something, but suddenly found that the stadium at this time seemed to be much quieter than during the other shows just now?
Looking left and right, everyone was looking at the center of the field seriously.
Isabel clenched her fist excitedly, "Yeah! I knew I wouldn't be the only one who likes this song! ... They are so good!"
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