Chapter 451 Global Announcement (Part 1)
The person in the stands was Mi San.
Mi San was a little confused when he heard the name "Old Man Mi" at first, but he soon remembered that only a young man would call him that. He looked over and saw Zhou Rui, and smiled.
After not seeing him for a long time, the old man had not changed much. Perhaps the years had left all the traces that could be left, leaving only the old soldier's character that could not be erased.
The old man was wearing a brand new military uniform, and the badge on his chest was almost connected. Beside him was Xiao Liu, a 50-year-old from Hongqi Village.
Zhou Rui stepped onto the stands, looked at the old man Mi, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that you were invited here."
Mi San smiled and said: "I didn't expect that the army asked me to visit our new weapons and equipment. Zhou Wawa, is this what you studied?"
Zhou Rui smiled and whispered: "It's good that you guessed it. Hush, keep a low profile."
Mi San took out the "First Class Merit in National Defense Science and Technology" medal Zhou Rui gave him from his pocket, and laughed heartily: "Good! Good! Good!"
This is probably the best gift he has received in the last few decades of his life.
This kind of ceremony, inviting veterans like Mi San to witness it, is also a tradition of the Republic, but Zhou Rui is a little surprised that only one person was invited.
"Are you alone in the row?"
Mi San was in the first row at the front, and the seats around him were empty.
As he was talking, a long line of people came up from the side. Zhou Rui looked back and saw that they were all elderly people over 80 years old.
But compared to Mi San's condition, it was much worse. Six or seven of them were in wheelchairs, and two of them were trembling and needed help.
Mi San said proudly: "I am the only one who can walk smoothly, so I came first, right?"
Mi San was the oldest among the veterans, but he was in the best physical condition. This was really a bit magical. Zhou Rui couldn't help but wonder what kind of a tough guy this senior who had walked out of countless battlefields and crawled out of the pile of dead bodies was when he was young.
I remember that Grandpa Wang Wawa said that Mi Nengwen's figure and appearance were very similar to Mi San when he was young. If he could have the figure of Mi Nengwen now in that era of hunger, he must have been gifted.
Mi San really treated Zhou Rui as his own junior. He lived alone in Hongqi Village for the rest of his life. Those plaques and those spiritual heritages finally found their sustenance in the last few years. He took Zhou Rui to introduce them one by one.
"This is Lin Xingzheng, Xiao Linzi, this is my junior, our scientist!"
"This is Feng Zhicheng, Zhicheng, can you hear me?"
"This is Bai Buyun, a former military doctor"
They were not comrades in the same team back then, and each was in his own hometown, but as medals of the times, they were often invited to participate in various activities, and gradually became familiar with each other in the last few decades.
Unfortunately, their physical condition gradually deteriorated. Mi San talked for a long time, but the old man in front of him didn't respond, and his eyes were a little distracted.
Mi San shook his head and said, "No, my brain is confused. I could still chat during the 60th anniversary celebration."
Some were hard of hearing, some were confused, and some were trembling all over.
After the excitement passed, Mi San was a little depressed. The aging faces and turbid eyes seemed to remind him.
Everyone is the legacy of the times.
Zhou Rui sat down with Mi San and said, "It's okay. Being able to come here at least means that you are in good health, otherwise you wouldn't be invited here."
Mi San shook his head: "It's only been two or three years."
He was about to ask Zhou Rui what he was busy with recently, like an elder chatting with a younger person, when he suddenly heard a call from behind.
"Mr. Zhou! This way, did you go to the wrong seat?"
Zhou Rui looked back and saw Yu Shu and the others, waving at him from behind the seventh or eighth row.
Just then, a staff member came over and said to Zhou Rui, "Hello, sir, you still have to go back to your seat."
He couldn't sit here all the time, because when the ceremony started live, it would scan the veterans in the front row, and a really sensitive scientific researcher like him had to sit in the back.
Although "Weilong" had to be made public, it didn't mean that the identity of someone like Zhou Rui had to be made public.
Zhou Rui smiled and said to Mi San, "I'll go back to my seat first, old man Mi, don't be in a hurry to leave later!"
Mi San sighed and let Zhou Rui go.
But after a while, he couldn't help turning his head to look around.
Sitting among a group of veterans, watching Zhou Rui walk up the stairs at high speed, and gathering with a group of young people, talking and laughing. ,
Full of energy, like the rising sun.
"Who is that old man? Do you know him?"
"An old senior"
In a trance, Mi San seemed to see two eras.
The corners of his eyes were a little wet
At this time, the somewhat confused veteran next to him seemed to suddenly come back to his senses, looking at Mi San and said: "Brother Mi, why are you here? What are we doing here?"
Mi San retracted his gaze and shouted: "Come and see the young people!"
As it got closer to 14:00, there were more and more people in the stands.
In the back row where they would not be photographed, there were more and more experts in related fields.
"Engineer Zhou! Why didn't I see you just now?"
Qiu Lixun, an engine expert at the 606 Institute, is also one of the builders of the "Bifang" prototype.
Around him were Wu Haimin, Tan Shiyi, Bian Hui and others, all of whom were the "Fifty Heroes" of the shipyard at the time and old acquaintances of Zhou Rui.
In the entire aviation field, even if you have never seen Zhou Rui, you have heard of his name, and there are many people who have worked with him.
This ceremony not only invited veterans of the era like Mi San, aviation experts like Zhou Rui, but also some people from the social world, such as some business people, model workers, fire heroes, etc. Zhou Rui did not know most of them, but some of them were quite familiar.
Zhou Rui even saw a representative of the Hong Kong business community, whose iconic big glasses were very recognizable. They were one of the few families in Hong Kong Island who sat upright.
In the original timeline, the first flight of the J-20 still had many shortcomings, and its power and stealth performance did not reach the leading level. The organization may not have the confidence to make such a public appearance.
Today, inviting people from all walks of life can only be said to be full of confidence.
When the J-20 was just born, there was a breath of "breath" from the wrenches of Zhou Rui, Wang De and others, which was given to the spines of many people.
And today, this breath will be given to the chests of everyone in the country.
Many people in the audience recognized Zhou Rui, after all, his current popularity is extremely high.
They couldn't recognize that the people around Zhou Rui were all scientific research experts, but it didn't stop them from being surprised that Zhou Rui was invited here at such a young age.
Obviously they thought Zhou Rui was invited as a businessman.
Although "Enlightened Intelligence" has been very popular recently, it's not that bad.
Business people who can come here are often more than just business people.
Zhou Rui and Han Ziyin sat side by side. After a few hours of intermittent sleep, Han Ziyin also recovered a little energy and physical strength, and whispered: "Aren't you tired?"
Zhou Rui slept as little as her last night, barely an hour.
And he didn't sleep all the way when driving or flying, but he looked like nothing happened.
What is this? Talented?
Zhou Rui smiled and said, "Not at all."
Just as he was about to say something else, someone with a loudspeaker shouted from below: "Everyone get ready and return to your seats."
The ceremony is about to begin.