Sebastian sat in front of the computer, checking the comments from the media around the world on the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.
Of course, the British media said yes. The Times directly gave it a title of "Best Performance" and praised Boyle, the director of the London Olympics opening ceremony.
Other major British media, such as The Sun, The Independent, The Guardian, and Sky TV, also used the "incomparably novel Olympic opening ceremony" and "All British people have found the same spiritual destination." " and other words, praising the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.
However, foreigners are not as self-proclaimed as the British.
The Associated Press said this: Music is the biggest feature of the opening ceremony. In the opening ceremony with the theme of "Wonderful Island", the musical element runs like a river throughout. The opening was more like a music record player.
Compared with the Associated Press, the New York Times directly gave a title of "Tacky history lesson, the British traveled through time". They said that the opening ceremony of the British "Neverland" was full of weird features.
Germany's ZDF TV station criticized: In order to ensure the effect of the opening ceremony, the director did not hesitate to make the Queen an actor, and also brought in outdated James Bond and The Beatles.
"Some guys who can't eat the grapes and say the grapes are sour." Sebastian curled his lips in disdain as he looked at these criticisms.
Sebastian then opened the latest gold medal list, only to see that the first position had been occupied by the Chinese flag.
"Has the Chinese team won its first gold medal?" Sebastian looked at his watch. It was not yet 11 o'clock in the morning, and the first gold medal in the London Olympics had been won by the Chinese team.
"It should be women's air rifle. The Chinese team has always been very strong in this event. But it doesn't matter, road cycling has already started. If we can win the top three, our British team can take advantage of the gold and silver medals and stand on the top. Number one on the ranking list!" Sebastian thought silently.
At this time, the phone rang, and after Sebastian answered the phone, his expression suddenly became panicked.
The call came from Buckingham Palace. The caller was Her Majesty the Queen's Attendant. He was asking when Britain's first gold medal would be born. Obviously, it was not the attendant who wanted to know about this matter, but His Majesty who wanted to know something about it.
"Six gold medals will be decided in today's Olympic Games. In the road cycling event, we have great hope of winning, and may even win the top three! Our players include this year's Tour de France champion Wiggins, Tour de France Runner-up Fromm and Tour de France sprint champion Cavendish can be said to be the top lineup in the world." Sebastian continued: "But the game has just started an hour ago, and the entire game will not take place until 4 p.m. The results will come after you click.”
"Buckingham Palace looks forward to your good news." The other party responded politely.
After hanging up the phone, Sebastian himself felt a little nervous.
"Our lineup is so strong, we should be able to win the road cycling championship! Wiggins has just won the Tour de France and is in good form, and Fromm is also on the rise. Both of them are Sky Team riders. Since We are teammates, and we must have a tacit understanding of each other. Even if we can't win the top three, we can win the top two. At least our British team can become the first in the gold medal list!" Sebastian thought here , suddenly felt a little excited.
"It would be great if our host country can take the first place in the gold medal list on the first day of the Olympic Games!"
Sebastian thought of this, picked up the phone, and called the supervisor of the Boulevard work area.
"I'm Sebastian, tell me the results immediately after the road cycling race!"
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Not far from Buckingham Palace, there is Clarence House, where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lives.
At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was looking in the mirror and adjusting his clothes.
"Your Highness, do you really want to go to the Boulevard?" the attendant next to him asked.
"Yes, Buckingham Palace has communicated with Chairman Sebastian. Our British team's first gold medal will be born there. Of course I want to congratulate our athletes." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said. .
"I think our contestants will be very moved when they see you coming in person." The attendant said with a smile on his face.
"Haha, Wiggins won the championship in this year's Tour de France. He is the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France. He is the pride of us British! I also hope to see him continue to serve the country. Strive for glory and win the first gold medal for Britain at the London Olympics!" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said.
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Road cycling in the Olympic Games generally takes a circular route or a round-trip route, so the boulevard at the starting point is also the end point of the competition.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the 6,000 spectator seats on the boulevard were already occupied, and wherever there was space for people to stand, they were filled with people. The press area was even more crowded, 90% of them were British.
Cycling is a strong sport in the UK, and the men's road cycling competition is likely to produce the host country's first gold medal at this Olympics, so many British spectators came to the boulevard to witness the British team's first gold medal. gold medal.
There was a burst of cheers in the distance, which made the spectators at the finish line realize that the contestants were already here.
"It's coming! It's coming!" The audience stretched their necks and looked into the distance.
"Who is it? Who could it be!"
"Wiggins, it must be Wiggins!"
"Fromm can do it too!"
"Maybe it's Cavendish!"
"It would be better if Wiggins, Fromm and Cavendish take the top three spots!"
"The contestant has turned around! Who is it? Who is first?"
"I can't see clearly. Is it the blue and white competition uniform?"
The British team's competition uniform is mainly white, the pants and sleeves are dark blue, and the collar is red, which happens to be the three colors of the British flag. All spectators will call it the blue and white jersey.
"People with telescopes, take a look to see if they are our contestants!" The surrounding audience suddenly looked expectantly at an audience member with a telescope hanging around his neck.
At this time, the spectator was also pointing his telescope into the distance.
"How is it? Is it the blue and white competition uniform?"
"Is he our player?"
"It's not the blue and white competition clothes." The spectator continued: "It's red! The first place's clothes are red!"
"Red? Which country's players wear red uniforms?"
"Spain! I remember Spain's match uniforms were red!"
Spain is also a strong country in road cycling and they are also eligible to send five riders. The Spanish competition uniform is mainly red with yellow sleeves, which is also the main color of the Spanish flag.
"A Spanish player? The one in the lead is actually a Spaniard!" The surrounding audience suddenly looked disappointed.
"No, not Spanish, that man is not wearing a Spanish flag! A red flag with yellow stars on it!"
"The red flag, the yellow stars, that's the Chinese flag! That's the Chinese!"
"Chinese? Does anyone in China participate in road cycling?"
"I remembered, it was Zhang Guan! How could I have forgotten him! He was the winner of last year's Tour de France!"
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(End of chapter)