Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2545: Stay true to your original aspiration and forge ahead

On the stage, Li Hongfeng looked at the last name, and then said softly in front of the microphone, "Ninth Ministry of Industry, Women's Volleyball Team."

As soon as the words were spoken, the scene suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Even the winning women's volleyball team was a little unbelievable.

The purpose of Luo Zhen, Wang Zhenzhen and others coming here today is to perform on stage at the last moment and then broaden their horizons here.

After all, they are just a volleyball team, far inferior to these factories and research institutes.

But who could have thought that the Outstanding Group Award would be given to them.

It's really unexpected.

Bang bang bang bang
Applause broke out, and then the entire venue was filled with applause.

Shen Tao, Wu Zhe and others were a little puzzled, and more people looked at Mr. Ye. Isn't this a reward from the research institute?

Could it be that this volleyball team has also become a research institute?

Everyone was puzzled and suspicious, but they could not change the result.

Some people even thought of the performance of the women's volleyball team in the Olympics, and then associated it with what Li Hongfeng had said before, and a term instantly appeared in their minds.

Women's volleyball spirit.

The spirit of never giving up, never admitting defeat, working hard and being united.

Isn’t this what the Nine Departments advocate and need?
This Outstanding Team Award was given to the women's volleyball team, and no one had much to say.

If someone else were to judge the award, they would also give it to them.

Bang bang bang bang
Amidst the applause, Bai Jingshu and Gong Xiangjun walked onto the stage, and then Luo Zhen and Wang Zhenzhen were also pushed onto the stage by the girls.

"Thank you Secretary Li, thank you Department Director Yang, thank you for the recognition of our Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory, and thank you for the support given to us by Department Director Yang"

Bai Jingshu looked very excited and spoke incoherently. It seemed that all the manuscripts he had prepared earlier were wasted.

Fortunately, Bai Jingshu knew that given the occasion today, he only needed to say thank you and then say a few words about continuing to work hard in the future, and it was finally over.

It was even easier when it was Luo Zhen and the others' turn. They first imitated Bai Jingshu and listed the people they wanted to thank. Of course, they had to specifically add Yang Youning. After all, he was the 'noble man' of their team. Yang Youning in the audience was also very happy.

Later, Luo Zhen expressed on behalf of the women's volleyball team that they would continue to strive for honors for the nine departments.

Then he walked off the stage.

When the four people walked down happily, everyone thought that the performance was over, and Li Jun walked towards the stage.

The eyes of the people who were waiting for the end suddenly lit up.

Because according to the last process, the host should go on stage and perform the last show, so that after the cheerful ending, they can wait until the New Year is over and continue to work hard.

But now, it was Li Jun who came to power.

Could it be that it’s not over yet?
The people in the back row all turned their eyes to the first row, where several big men from the nine departments were sitting quietly.

Thinking back to the fact that Yang Xiaotao and Old Chen were not present during the award ceremony, everyone immediately realized that there was something wrong.

So everyone quickly turned their eyes to Li Jun on the stage.

"Comrades, let us welcome Chief Chen with warm applause. Comrade Yang Xiaotao from our Ninth Department will come to the stage to present the special award."

The voice fell, and there was an uproar.

"Commander, please!"

Below, Yang Xiaotao stood up and invited Mr. Chen.

Li Hongfeng, Liu Huaimin and others around him stood up while applauding.

Mr. Chen took a deep breath, then stood up calmly and walked towards the stage amid applause.

Yang Xiaotao followed closely behind.

The whole hall was filled with applause.

Special reward.

Some people are looking forward to it.

An idea came to the mind of Mr. Ye, Shu Xingbei and others, but it was a little unbelievable.

"Teacher Shu, will it be us?"

Wang Li spoke excitedly at the side. Not long ago, their research institute had achieved nothing, which made her eyes red and her heart full of grievances.

Looking back on the hard work over the past year, their institute is no worse than other institutes.

As for the achievements, the production of high-purity silicon, the research and development of solar cells, and the calculator that earns foreign exchange for nine departments, which one is worse than the others?

Even the Ordnance Research Institute that manufactured the tank received an award, so why didn’t they get one?

She couldn't understand it, but had no way to seek justice.

Not only her, but also Teacher Shu, Mr. Ye, Xu Ning and other people in the institute were equally dissatisfied.

only…

This is the decision made by the leaders of the nine ministries.

Facing Yang Xiaotao, they didn't have the courage to question him.

So, when the final grand prize fell on the women's volleyball team, they could only show happy expressions and keep their tears in their hearts.

"Yes, I think it must be us."

Shu Xingbei didn't say anything, but Wang Kun next to him was extremely excited.

I thought the same thing as Wang Li and the others.

If you want to contribute, you have the contributions; if you want to be qualified, you have the qualifications; and you can also make money.

Why not give them a big prize?
A group of people stood in their seats, their eyes full of anxiety.

Old Master Ye also stood up. He could be indifferent to fame and fortune, but he hoped that all nine departments would be treated equally, so that the younger generations would be full of fighting spirit and continue to move forward.

Watching Yang Xiaotao walk up to the stage step by step and wave his hand in thanks with Mr. Chen, Mr. Ye's heart suddenly calmed down.

Because he saw Yang Xiaotao smiling at him, he felt inexplicably at ease.

The old Taoist said at this time, "Old Ye, get ready. How are you going to speak when you go on stage?"

Mr. Ye was stunned for a moment, then he became conflicted again. He had never experienced such a situation before.

The applause continued. Yang Xiaotao followed Mr. Chen to the stage and the two stood in the center of the stage.

Afterwards, Li Jun saluted the two of them and then handed the final list of winners to Mr. Chen.

Mr. Chen came to the podium with a happy look on his face.

The applause around suddenly quieted down.

"Good evening, comrades."

"This is my second time coming here to attend the Spring Festival Gala."

“This is also the second time I stand here and present certificates to the winners.”

Elder Chen spoke in a calm voice, looking at everyone present, and there was silence all around.

“I’m very happy here!”

"Because from you, I see the progress of revolutionary construction, which is a kind of progress that can be seen with the naked eye."

"Comrades, the road of revolutionary construction is not a game of house. It is not that if you say yes and I say yes, then everyone will be fine. So we must seek truth from facts and base ourselves on the fundamentals..."

Mr. Chen's voice became sonorous, and everyone in the hall became excited.

“Comrades, do you still remember the slogan you left behind when you first became a worker?”

"Comrades, do you still remember the duties of a worker and the mission you shoulder?"

"no!"

Below, Yang Youning suddenly started shouting loudly, and everyone around him stood up.

Then there was a uniform shout.

"Build the revolution, build the motherland."

"Strive to the end for the prosperity of our motherland!"

The terrifying yet uniform sound waves, like the warm sun in winter, scorched everyone in the venue.

Yang Xiaotao was no exception. He stood on the stage, waving his fists and roaring.

At this moment, he is a worker.

He is not a worker!
It took a long time for Mr. Chen to calm down, his eyes full of admiration.

With such a group of people acting as the seeds of revolution, there will be tens of millions of workers who will become the cornerstone of building the revolution.

In the future, the road of revolutionary construction will surely be long.

"Comrades, as the country with the largest population in the world, as the country with the largest number of workers in the world, as long as we unite together, the whole world will be afraid!"

At this moment, Mr. Chen was full of passion.

At this moment, Yang Xiaotao was excited.

At this moment, the people below were filled with strength.

Bang bang bang bang
After Mr. Chen finished speaking, the applause continued.

It was not until Mr. Chen opened the list of winners that he stopped. He looked ahead and saw the crowd waiting excitedly.

"Next, I announce."

"Given the Ninth Industrial Machinery Department, the Research Institute, the High Purity Silicon Research Institute and its collaborative research departments."

"In the past year, you have performed well, made outstanding contributions and achieved excellent results."

"With unanimous consent from our superiors."

"Awarded to the national collective, second-class merit!"

There was silence in the conference hall.

When Mr. Chen first mentioned high-purity silicon, Mr. Ye and the people in the surrounding research institute smiled. At the same time, Liu Xiangdong, Wang Guangmei and others also looked over, and many of them smiled congratulations.

However, what no one expected was that the final grand prize was actually the second-class collective merit!
Happiness comes too suddenly.

Shu Xingbei was so excited that he pressed the seat, feeling as if he was about to fly.

At the same time, I feel a sense of security.

Wang Li at the side burst into tears, and Zhao Yan beside her patted her back with tears in her eyes as well.

"Kunzi, Kunzi, it's us, right? It's us, right?"

Liu Yongqiang grabbed Wang Kun's arm and kept asking.

Wang Kun was stunned and felt uncertain.

Two years ago, they sat here and looked at the people receiving honors on the stage with great envy.

At that time, the two of them shouted that they must fight for their dignity.

Now, they have really done it.

Feeling the shaking in his arm, Wang Kun came to his senses and grabbed his brother's arm tightly.

"Qiangzi, it's us!"

"Qiangzi, it's us, that's right!"

Papapa

Yang Xiaotao took the lead in applauding, and Mr. Chen was also smiling.

Then, Mr. Ye, Shu Xingbei, Wang Kun, Liu Yongqiang…

More than a dozen people walked onto the stage one after another.

There were a lot of people, but no one felt it was too many.

Mr. Chen personally presented the certificate of honor to Mr. Ye.

The old man was very excited. He held Mr. Chen's hand tightly, his voice choked.

"Old man, take good care of yourself."

Mr. Chen patted Mr. Ye on the back of his hand with a casual tone.

Mr. Ye nodded, "Thank you, Chief, thank you."

Shu Xingbei took the banner given by Yang Xiaotao, then excitedly stroked the tassels on it and looked at the words on it, one by one, without blinking.

'Don't forget your original intention and keep moving forward! '

Xu Hua and Wang Kun beside them couldn't wait to take it, and then handed it to the people next to them.

Mr. Ye walked to the podium with the help of Yang Xiaotao. He had something to say.

Everyone looked over. Elder Ye was excited and pressed his hands hard on the desk. "Thank you, Chief, thank you, Department Yang, and thank you to the leaders of Department Nine for giving us this honor."

“At the same time, I would like to thank my fellow comrades, because without your support, we would not be where we are today.”

"Here, I, an old man who has come from the old times, would like to share with you my life experience."

In the conference hall, everyone listened attentively.

"When I was young, my country was not a country, and my family was not a family."

"With powerful enemies outside and Tartars inside, our ambitions are not realized and the world is in turmoil."

"How many heroic sons and daughters have sacrificed their lives and shed their blood in pursuit of a strong country and a strong people."

"At that time, like thousands of other students, I studied culture and science to strengthen the country."

Mr. Ye seemed to be lost in memories, his eyes were far away, then he lowered his head, two tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, and then he raised his head again, "I returned to my country after completing my studies, but found that I had no place to use my skills."

"Because this is a divided country, this is a country at war."

"The turbulent times and the invasion of jackals have left us without a table to conduct experiments."

When Master Ye said this, Master Chen, Shu Xingbei, and the old Taoist priests below all had tears in their eyes.

The smoke of gunpowder has not yet dissipated, and the pain is still irritating their nerves. They cannot forget it.

"Comrades, at that time, I understood that if we want to become stronger, we must unite."

"As long as the whole country unites, we are not afraid of him no matter what he does."

"As long as we work together, there is no difficulty that we cannot overcome."

When he was moved, Mr. Ye stretched out his withered arms, his body trembling with excitement.
The award ceremony ended quickly. Mr. Chen, Mr. Ye and others walked off the stage excitedly, but Yang Xiaotao stayed on the stage, standing alone in front of the microphone, trying to calm down.

The venue became quiet again.

Everyone's eyes were once again focused on Yang Xiaotao.

"Comrades."

Yang Xiaotao faced everyone's gaze, raised his head, looked relaxed, yet suppressed his inner excitement.

"I want to say thank you for all your dedication, hard work and hard work."

"Thanks to those comrades like Zhang Shan, who have used their lives to interpret what dedication means."

"I am also grateful to women like Wang Qing, who really hold up half the sky."

"But here, I want to say something to everyone present."

Yang Xiaotao's face turned serious. "Don't be proud, don't be complacent, and don't complain about yourself."

“Our road has just begun, our journey has just started, and I hope that everyone here can enjoy the scenery along the way and move forward together.”

Bang bang bang bang
Below, there was thunderous applause.

Yang Xiaotao bowed in thanks.

Just as the nine departments were performing the Spring Festival Gala, in the Defense Office on the Japanese island.

An old man in a kimono was reviewing documents.

At this moment, looking at the contents of the document, the old man's forehead twitched from time to time, suppressing his inner anger.

Ever since the women's volleyball team lost to China at the Mexico City Olympics, the entire island has been filled with a pessimistic atmosphere.

Moreover, with the continuous increase in the number of suicides, the entire society has been filled with an atmosphere of failure during this period. The elderly are depressed and fearful, the young people cannot see the future, men have become unmotivated at work, and women can only be thrifty at home.

Shops on the streets closed one after another, schools also stopped classes, and factories could no longer operate.

The various changes in Japan were completely beyond the control of their cabinet.

Originally, in their plan, with the help of the United States, they could achieve the Five-Year Plan, improve the country's production capacity, and then step into an advanced civilized society step by step.

But who would have thought that two plagues would break out first, which directly wiped out Japan's image in the international arena and reminded people of their brutality in the past, so that the country's image was damaged and fewer people did business with them.

Then he met his nemesis, his neighbor.

This thing is developing very fast now, especially its airplanes, which fly very high and very fast. Not to mention these rag pickers, even the fathers of the United States can't do anything about it.

Then this guy became stronger and stronger, and even their traditional strong event, women's volleyball, was defeated by the opponent. If this is not the nemesis, then what is it?
Since losing that game, the morale of the entire Japanese island has been greatly reduced.

Then the other party successfully launched the second artificial satellite.

This directly touched the fragile heart of the Civil Affairs Bureau, and someone couldn't bear the pressure and chose to jump off the building that day.

Let the "corpse falling from the sky" once again become a wonder of Edo.

Now, if we want to change this pessimistic atmosphere, we need to come up with something that can inspire people.

First, the mushroom eggs.

Let’s forget about this. What will the United States think if this thing is created?
"Oh, you want revenge."

Just thinking about it gives me a chill down my spine.

Then there is the recent widely reported successful launch of China's two satellites, which has made people on the island afraid to speak loudly, for fear that the satellites overhead would hear them and cause trouble.

So, in this situation, they had no choice but to fight.

After reading the report, the old man picked up the phone on the table and heard a voice from the other end. The old man hummed twice before speaking, "Morita-kun, this time we must succeed."

"Only in this way can we boost the confidence of the people of the Empire and restore their morale."

The old man spoke very seriously, and Morita answered with the same determination.

"Hey, Master Toyota, please rest assured. We are fully confident that we can successfully launch the Osumi into space and restore our country's prestige."

After hearing the assurance, the old man nodded in satisfaction, "Then, please."

"Hi!"

(End of this chapter)