Chapter 548 547【National Games】
The editorial department of "Fei Gong" magazine is almost becoming the underground party base in Tianjin.
Nan Hanchen found out Yu Peichen's Communist Party status easily after going through many tests in secret, and he was also a Communist Party that had lost contact with the organization. On a certain weekend, Nan Hanchen had a secret conversation with Yu Peichen, and Yu Peichen became Nan Hanchen's assistant ever since.
At the same time, Luyin has also become the key development target of Nanhan Chen. Because Lu Yin was very close to the Left League and had always shown a revolutionary tendency, such patriotic female writers could easily develop into party members.
As for Zhu Xiang, Nan Hanchen has full confidence in developing him into a party member. After all, Zhu Xiang is a patriotic and angry youth.
But when facing Zhu Xiang, Nan Hanchen flinched. Because Zhu Xiang's character is too fierce, he can easily act out of control, and a little carelessness will bring great harm to the party organization.
"Fei Gong" is now the most famous anti-Japanese patriotic magazine in the country, and it seems that it has received special favors, and the Nanjing government has not stepped forward to ban it.
This is very commendable. Other slightly influential anti-Japanese magazines will all be suppressed by the authorities, or even directly blocked. Historically, Nan Hanchen was about to start an Anti-Japanese War magazine in Tianjin, but it could only exist as an underground publication, and its influence was far from comparable to that of "Fei Gong".
Nan Hanchen wanted to gradually change "Fei Gong" into a publication that sympathized with the Communist Party, and sometimes even brought some private goods and added support for the Communist Party in the articles.
Once successful, it may become Nan Hanchen's biggest work achievement in Tianjin.
Nan Hanchen plans to spend at least one year developing at least three party members or probationary party members in the editorial department.
Of course Zhou Hexuan was aware of this, but he still pretended not to know. Even in order to avoid suspicion and facilitate Nan Hanchen's operation, Zhou Hexuan took his wife and children directly to Nanjing to attend the "Fifth National Games" as a guest.
This National Games should have been held two years ago.
At first, the date was delayed by the great flood, and then the "September 18" and "January 28" incidents, and it was delayed again and again until now.
A total of 30 units participated in the "National Games", including overseas Chinese groups and overseas Chinese athletes. There were more than 60,000 spectators and a total of 2,243 male and female athletes. It was the largest sports meeting in China since the late Qing Dynasty.
As a world-renowned university student, Zhou Hexuan was not only invited to be the guest of honor at the opening ceremony, but also to present awards to the athletes.
This is a super face project, Chang Kaishen wants to use the sports to gain prestige for himself.
As early as 1930, when the 4th National Games closed in Hangzhou, Chang Kaishen decided that the 5th National Games must be held in Nanjing. To this end, the Nanjing government established the National Games Preparatory Committee, whose members included Lin Sen, He Yingqin, Zhu Peide, Song Ziwen, Wang Zhengting, Jiang Menglin, Wu Tiecheng, Liu Ruiheng and other politicians and celebrities.
Not only that, but the central stadium was specially built on the east side of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum. It covers an area of 1,200 mu, and has various venues and facilities. The cost of the main project alone is 850,000 yuan.
Why is a national sport so grand?
Because the Chinese have the title of "the sick man of East Asia", the Chinese people feel inferior and angry, eager to prove themselves in terms of physical fitness, and there are many calls for the development of sports from all walks of life.
At the foundation laying ceremony of the Central Stadium, Chang Kaishen directly elevated sports to the level of a nation-state. He said: "To restore the status and spirit of a nation, you must first develop a sound physique. Therefore, sports are more important than moral and intellectual education. "
October 10th is the Double Tenth National Day.
Zhou Hexuan took Zhang Leyi, Meng Xiaodong, Vivien Leigh, daughter Zhou Lingjun, and son Zhou Weilie to the Central Stadium early. As for Wanrong and Liao Yaquan, they stayed in Tianjin to take care of their children, and their sons were not weaned yet.
The front row of the auditorium was full of celebrities and dignitaries. Chang Kaishen was busy directing the "suppression of bandits", so he only sent Song Meiling to attend the opening ceremony. In addition, State President Lin Sen, Executive Premier Wang Zhaoming, Legislative President Sun Ke, Examination President Dai Jitao, Minister of Communications Zhu Jiahua, Minister of Industry Chen Gongbo, Minister of Education Wang Shijie, etc., as well as British, Soviet, Belgium, Poland, Germany, Japan and other countries Ministers and their family members and librarians participated.
When Zhou Hexuan brought his wife and children to the scene, Song Meiling, Wang Zhaoming, Lin Sen and others had not yet appeared. As for the top leader, naturally he can't come too early, otherwise he won't show his lofty status.
Just when Zhou Hexuan came to the front row of the auditorium, Zhu Jiahua, Wang Shijie and ministers from various countries stood up and shook hands in greeting. Dai Jitao and Chen Gongbo moved a little slower, and when Zhou Hexuan walked up to them, they stood up symbolically and exchanged greetings.
Sun Ke was the last to stand up, but he was very enthusiastic, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, I have known you for a long time, and I have long wanted to meet you, a great scholar!"
"Dean Sun is polite." Zhou Hexuan also smiled.
The communication between the two ends here, there is really nothing much to say.
Zhou Hexuan's seat was on the side of the first row, surrounded by staff from diplomatic embassies from various countries. Zhou Hexuan has no official status, no matter how famous he is, he can only sit with ordinary foreign diplomats.
As for local snakes like Du Yuesheng and Huang Jinrong from Shanghai, after they arrived in Nanjing, they would be coiled up like a dragon or lying down like a tiger, and they definitely didn't have the strength to act wildly. No, although the two famous youth gang bosses spent a lot of money to buy high-priced tickets, their seats were already in the third row.
Shortly thereafter, Soong Meiling, Wang Zhaoming, Lin Sen and others arrived one after another.
At 10 o'clock on October 10, led by the navy military band, referees and athletes from all provinces entered the arena from the main entrance, circled the arena for a week, and lined up in front of the rostrum.
The opening ceremony of the entire sports meeting is similar to that of later generations. The male and female hosts read out the situation of each delegation through the microphone, among which the overseas Chinese delegation is more special.
Immediately afterwards, the chairman of the conference, Wang Shijie, respectfully read the "Prime Minister's Legacy" and delivered an opening speech. Immediately afterwards, Chu Minyi came to the stage to give a report on the preparations for the sports meeting and gave a speech. Then Song Meiling came to the stage and read out the congratulatory message from Chang Kaishen from the front line of "suppressing bandits".
Next came the speeches by the representatives of the contestants from each province. When Liu Changchun spoke on behalf of the Northeast contestants, he said hoarsely: "The Northeast has been reduced to a foreign land for two years. We have only heard the government's call for long-term resistance, but we have not seen the recovery of the lost land." As a matter of fact, tens of millions of compatriots in the Northeast, who are mourning under the iron heels of Japanese imperialism, yearn for liberation day by day, and compatriots in China are all leading the way and looking forward to the early recovery of the Northeast. Self-encouragement, it will be safe for a few years, and the recovery of the Northeast cannot become a reality... Take the national humiliation of the fall of the Northeast!"
"Crack, clap, clap!"
There was thunderous applause, and the audience of 60,000 spectators and athletes clapped wildly.
Wang Zhaoming and the Japanese ambassador to China looked ugly, Lin Senzai smiled and said nothing, and Soong Meiling's face was cloudy. They were obviously disappointed. It was a good National Games, but as soon as it opened, someone brought up the topic of the fall of the Northeast.