The current situation looks bright. Who would have thought that a dark wave is flowing below, and Xu Le fell into silence after hearing Mr. President's words.
The military god Lipif is an anomaly in the federal political system. Even if he has been hidden in Philadelphia for many years and does not ask about political affairs, no one dares to ignore his existence.
The unparalleled lofty status in the hearts of hundreds of millions of people, although not deliberately, actually controls the countless subordinate generals who represent the voice of the military. Let this old man say a word at will by the lake, and he can destroy all the noise in the federation. If the clouds dissipate.
Even those who have inherited the legacy of the imperial dynasty and have a strong influence in the shadow of history, they have to politely retreat to him during these decades, and retreat again and again.
From this point of view, it is natural for the President to hope to obtain the support of the Lee family in Philadelphia through him to complete the plan of the Federation to attack the mainland of the Empire.
But I don't know why, Xu Le always felt that something was wrong, probably because the president said too much in this dinner at the official residence, but ended up asking too little
In fact, in his opinion, to invite the old man by the lakeside in Philadelphia, Mr. President should be able to find a better middleman, such as his political partner, Mrs. Tai, who is not worried about the back mountain.
Xu Le looked at Mr. President across the dining table, and his mind drifted to other places.
The most common and complex political affairs in human history are indeed a bit too complicated for him. Up to this moment, he still cannot clearly understand many clues of this dinner conversation, and cannot draw his own judgment. However, he is still very Want to help the big man across the table.
Shi Qinghai said a few days ago that he has a charismatic personality, but in his opinion, Mr. President has some kind of real charisma.
Perhaps it was because of the Donglin Stones in each other's spiritual world, perhaps because of what happened in the general election that year, or because of the way he behaved that was absolutely different from that of ordinary politicians since he took office, making Xu Le rational and rational. Emotionally, they are absolutely inclined to Mr. President.
"Actually... My relationship with the old man is not as close as everyone thinks. At least, I will definitely not be his illegitimate child."
Xu Le himself didn't find it funny, he touched the back of his head a little embarrassedly, then his expression calmed down, looked at President Pabble and said seriously: "I will find a way to convey your thoughts to the Lord of the Army."
"Very good." Mr. President has a deep voice and a sincere smile, "I have another thing to ask you to do next."
Xu Le calmed down and said solemnly, "Please instruct me."
"It's not an instruction, it's just a request from a father." President Pabble laughed, took a piece of vegetable fiber paper and an ink pen, pushed it in front of Xu Le, and said with great interest, "My daughter really wants to Has the autograph of a federal fighting hero, but she was too embarrassed to ask for it in person."
Xu Le took the pen and paper in surprise, feeling a little hot on his cheeks, bowed his head and signed his name seriously, wishing the silent first daughter of the Federation a happy life with a smile.
"How's Miss Padre doing recently?" he asked with concern, as everyone knew that the president's biological daughter had autism as a child.
"It's much better, but I'm still reluctant to talk. Every day I'm in front of the TV screen." President Pabble said with a smile: "I've been fascinated by the documentary "Seven Groups" recently."
victory! victory!
All the inhabited planets in the Federation are echoing these two powerful words, and even on those remote mining stars, the mining engineers who endured the cruel space environment are painted on the huge and heavy engineering mecha. This word, let alone those young students who travel happily in the bright spring, repeat everything that happened on the front line with what frequency, looking forward to the greater victory to come.
Being in different positions, the angle of thinking about things is naturally completely different. The common people of the Federation yearn for one victory after another, and the big figures who can really influence the direction of the Federation will stand on their own positions and make decisions that suit their own interests. .
The war will cost a lot of resources and money, and it will bring great pressure on the federal economic system. If we continue to attack the mainland of the empire, how long can the federal production capacity withstand the wartime logistics supply? How long can the military industry keep the zero added to the government's debt bill? Can the terrifying order-of-magnitude energy quota advanced in advance be rewarded in war? Is there any real benefit to the federation if the war continues, or in other words... is it good for oneself
However, what President Pabble worried about during the banquet at the official residence did not happen.
Although the old man by the lakeside of Philadelphia was still silent, in the current frenetic atmosphere, those families who had the opposite opinion on attacking the mainland of the empire, those wealthy capitalists and the politicians and congressmen they supported, have also been silent all the time, only silence.
The federal states have organized huge welcome ceremonies to welcome the heroic soldiers who have returned from bloody battles on the front lines. The programs of federal and private television stations are full of interviews with officers and soldiers, real and brutal field records, and various entertainment channels. Here, a large number of TV dramas with military themes began to be broadcast, and Federal Channel 23 directly began to rebroadcast "Full Metal Frenzy" from the first episode. A certain world... all of them.
However, none of this can stop the federal people from pointing their remotes at the federal news channel on this night, because it is the time for the annual Nebula Awards, and this evening is the live broadcast of the award ceremony for literary and art awards. .
The Nebula Award is an official federal award that covers all aspects of society. In the usual years, the most eye-catching literary and artistic awards are undoubtedly the stars, but they are only eye-catching. In terms of importance, they are definitely not as good as the academic awards that have been awarded three days ago.
However, the atmosphere this evening is obviously different. Those cynics who are usually indifferent to TV dramas that anesthetize the foolish people, those scholars who only know how to bury their heads in the laboratory, and those who are immersed in the virtual life of the Internet have all put down the things at hand. , with excitement and excitement, sat in front of the TV light curtain.
Because they all want to know an answer, they want to know how many awards the documentary that has moved the entire Federation can win, and whether it can break the record set in the first year of "Full Metal Frenzy".
More importantly, they really wanted to see whether the soldiers in the documentary would come to the award ceremony, and to see the real appearance of those roaring, angry, silent and sad characters after returning to their hometowns.
The documentary "Seven Groups", produced by the Ministry of Defense's Gold Star Documentary Factory and exclusively premiered on the Federal News Channel, was shortlisted for all the awards it could be shortlisted this time, including the best cinematography, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Movie Song, Best Soundtrack, Best Female Singer, Best Director…
The documentary was not shortlisted for Best Original Screenplay or Adapted Screenplay because it was a true story, and no one else could have written a screenplay so real. "Seven Groups" was also not shortlisted for any performance awards, because there are no actors in it, some are just real soldiers.
Including almost all the nomination honors, "Seven Groups" was rightfully shortlisted for the Best Documentary Feature Film Award, but the entire Federation was shocked, and more than 3,000 jury members themselves were moved that "Seven Groups" actually Nominated for Best Film!
The fact that a documentary has been nominated for the best film award is something that has never happened in the long history of the Nebula Awards.
After the shortlist came out, the federal press was in an uproar, but strangely, there were no sharp criticisms and ridicules, just amazement and puzzlement.
A member of the jury admitted in an anonymous interview with the official broadcast agency according to the system that he did fill in the name of "Seven Groups" on the shortlist for the best film, but at that time it was only because he was moved by the documentary and suddenly had a strong feeling. Impulsive, but did not expect more committee members to make the same action as him.
The George Carlin Foundation Art Center in the Southern District of the Capital has officially become the venue of the Federal Nebula Award Ceremony since the previous year. This decision made by President Pabble was originally to appease the angry students who marched, but now it has been It has become the shortest "historical tradition" in the Federation, and no one will feel unaccustomed to it.
On the periphery of the large building of the Foundation's Literature and Art Center, thousands of people are excitedly guarding the cordon, their eyes collectively falling on the huge light curtain above the building. Those fiery eyes seem to melt the picture on the light curtain. Burned.
The red carpet ceremony is over, they have already fainted with excitement for their favorite star, but they are still here at the moment, happily waiting for the result of the award, it seems that this night, the entire Federation is looking forward to that result. Appear.
Inside the central building, light blue soft three-dimensional lights shrouded the large stage. It was empty. There were no award-winning actors or enthusiastic hosts. There was only a beam of light condensed by blue lights, which slowly emerged impressively. profound text.
These words are the speeches written by Admiral Miles himself in the final episode of the documentary "Seven Groups".
The art gallery, which can accommodate thousands of people, is already full, and the gorgeous, brightly dressed federal stars and film and television giants on the seats are not smiling and leaning over to say hello as in the past, but looking at the stage seriously. superior.
There was silence on and off the stage, only the breathing of thousands of people could be heard.
In this silence and waiting, the melodious sound of the violin does not know when it will come.
Amidst the sound of the piano, a beautiful girl that no one had thought of appeared in the blue beam of light. She lightly clenched her fists and looked at the light in the sky, as if looking into the distance, and began to sing softly. .
After a long absence from the stage, the national girl Jian Shuier, who disappeared from the public for a long time, sang the ending song of the documentary "Seven Groups", which was a mixture of sadness and sunshine, which opened the prelude to the Nebula Awards.