Chapter 370 National Anniversary
Chapter 370: th National Anniversary
Time flies, and within two days it was the day before National Day.
Tomorrow is the first grand military parade in ten years, which is worth everyone's witnessing in person. Li Kailang will naturally not be absent on such a grand occasion.
"This is the tenth anniversary, I have to go and see it no matter what, and I have to be in the front row so I can take as many photos as possible."
In order to watch the military parade up close, Li Kailang returned home in the evening, had dinner, and then went straight to the outside of Tiananmen Square to wait.
There were many people who had the same idea as Li Kailang. They wore military coats, carried a bunch of dry food, and guarded the periphery just to grab a position in the front row.
As time got closer to the early morning, more and more people came, and everyone had the same idea.
In the early hours of the morning, everyone finally couldn't stand the sleepiness anymore and would rather sleep on the floor and enjoy the cool breeze than go home to sleep.
Li Kailang looked around in the bright moonlight. There were crowds of people as far as the eye could see. If he went home at this time, he would be at a great loss.
"Ahh~" Li Kailang couldn't stand the sleepiness either, so he also fell asleep on the floor.
You can tell how long you've been squinting just by looking at it.
"Pap-ta-ta-ta-"
"Rumble--"
A loud and orderly sound was heard, and everyone was instantly awakened. They looked up and found that not far away, a formation of soldiers was coming towards them.
Everyone looked straight ahead solemnly. The noisy noise was not made intentionally by them. They were just walking normally, but it was already deafening.
That's it. Not only did it not make anyone complain, but it was like listening to heavenly music and making everyone's ears clear.
"Listen, listen to this sound, so uniform and deafening. When the child grows up, I will definitely send him to join the army." said a man holding a child.
"That's true. Which country's soldiers are as good as ours? Take a good look, kid. You should join the army in the future."
"Well, when I grow up I want to join the army too."
Everyone looked at the soldiers marching in unison with admiration in their eyes and felt proud of them.
Afterwards, a group of soldiers were seen reorganizing their troops under the orders of their leader, and the whole process was completely silent.
"Take a break!"
"stand at attention!"
Watch the soldiers follow orders and make moves.
Looking at the soldiers standing at attention with their bodies straight and upright, the impact made everyone feel a sense of pride.
Look, these are their people's soldiers.
As time passed, the sun gradually rose and all the troops to be reviewed gathered near Tiananmen Square on time and stood by.
Under the sunlight, everyone could finally see everything around them clearly.
Outside Tiananmen Square, there were huge crowds of people, red flags flying, and people from all walks of life pouring in to participate in the military parade.
There are more people than the army. Not to mention one glance, even ten glances would not be enough to see the end.
According to statistics, there were more than 70 people who came to the parade that day, which is the largest in the history of world military parades.
I guess now the streets of the whole city are deserted, all coming to participate in this grand 10th anniversary military parade.
The sun came out and shone on the soldiers, but there was nothing unusual about them. They all stood upright for several hours.
The people watching felt both proud and distressed. Even when they were standing, they had to move from time to time, but none of the soldiers moved.
That's it, it makes everyone feel more proud. With such an army, there is no need to worry about not being able to win the battle.
Time passes by little by little, and the weather is good.
The sun gradually came directly above us, and the weather was fine with no clouds in the sky.
At 10 o'clock sharp, the ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the National Day began.
As soon as the words fell, the majestic national anthem sounded, the five-star red flag rose slowly, salutes rang, and 400 Young Pioneers presented flowers to the Monument to the People's Heroes.
At this point, the military parade officially began, and the crowd erupted in cheers that resounded through the sky and were endless.
The part that everyone has been looking forward to has arrived.
The officers and soldiers on parade wore new military uniforms improved on the basis of the "55" style uniforms and wore military ranks, which made them look even more heroic in the sun.
At this point, the military parade that everyone had been looking forward to began.
The parade troops marched across Tiananmen Square in turn to be reviewed.
They marched in step, chest held high, solemnly and confidently. The sound of each step hitting the ground was resounding. This is the goose-stepping that everyone is familiar with.
It was completely different from the marching in military training, as if two were in heaven and earth. Compared with them, the marching in military training was as ridiculous as a child's kicking.
受阅部队方队共有35个，其中有15个徒步方队、14个车辆方队、6个空中梯队，合计11018人。
The biggest difference between today's military parade and previous ones is the huge changes in our weapons and equipment.
At the founding ceremony parade 10 years ago, the various armies had more than 110 types of weapons and equipment, with more than 80 models or calibers.
These captured weapons came from more than 24 factories in 90 countries, and could be described as "international brands." Some people therefore jokingly called the military parade the "International Weapons Exhibition."
But today, things are very different. When you meet someone after three days, you should look at him with new eyes.
Today, we are basically able to independently develop, produce and manufacture weapons and equipment, and the vast majority of the light and heavy weapons and equipment on review have been domestically produced.
Batches of new domestically-made weapons and equipment have made their debut, and the number of equipment has greatly increased. The three armed forces have thus embarked on the solemn and glorious chariot of "weapons and equipment taking their own development path."
We have had a hard time over the past 10 years, but all the hard work is worth it. In this parade, we can finally vent our emotions.
Li Kailang and the others looked at the teams passing by and the new equipment.
From the perspective of later generations, these new equipment may not be considered very powerful, but it is a manifestation of progress. If there is progress, even if it is slow, it is still progress.
In a few years, when we have the two bombs and one satellite, we will no longer lag behind any country.
Soon, the entire military parade ended. The entire parade lasted 58 minutes, and the viewers were still not satisfied and wanted to continue watching.
This parade took less time and was larger in scale than previous ones, which shows that the organization of this parade was more thorough, detailed and mature.
Just as everyone was immersed in the joy of this grand ceremony, they left Tiananmen Square with joy and excitement and went home to tell their friends about their feelings.
But there was one person who was unhappy, and that was the uncle.
On the Tiananmen Gate Tower, the leaders of the hungry country finally told the uncle that they were going to withdraw their experts in China and would no longer provide nuclear technology assistance.
In response to this, I was prepared early in the morning and replied calmly: "That's fine."
Then he said nothing more, as if nothing had happened.
If the old man said this before Li Kailang tipped off the secret, he was deliberately pretending to be calm and composed.
But now it is completely different. He is not pretending, but really remains calm and composed, as if he heard a joke and it is extremely funny.
If you prepare about half a year in advance, there is nothing you cannot prepare for.
Even if the experts are withdrawn now, it will not have any major impact on the city.
On the contrary, Yi Ye's calm performance made the leader of the hungry country look at him with a shaky eye, unable to figure out Yi Ye's specific attitude. After watching the grand ceremony, everyone returned home.
For everyone, apart from the most important military parade, this National Day also means a three-day holiday.
"I can finally have a good rest." After squatting in Tiananmen Square all night, everyone was tired and went straight to bed when they got home.
"Lying in the square all night is too much for my body."
Having said that, if it happens again, everyone would rather suffer and go early.
After leaving Tiananmen Square, Li Kailang did not go home first, but went to a photo studio.
"How could I take some photos of the 10th anniversary military parade? It's a pity that I couldn't take photos of the leaders. If I could take a photo with them, I would have something to brag about when I'm old."
Li Kailang took his camera to the photo studio to develop photos.
For this day, Li Kailang went to the trust store and bought two cameras and a dozen rolls of film.
This is to ensure that if the camera breaks down when you need it, there is another camera to replace it.
I have a dozen rolls of film to ensure that I can take enough photos at one time, so I don’t have to buy more after they run out.
Two cameras plus a dozen other items only cost about 350 yuan, which is still quite expensive, but Li Kailang can afford it.
Besides, you won’t just use it this time, you can use it again in the future.
“I wonder if the master will vomit when he sees all this film.”
A roll of film can take 36 photos. Li Kailang directly used 3 rolls, which is more than photos. It was also very troublesome to develop them.
But it's all worth it.
As soon as Li Kailang stepped into the photo studio, he asked, "Master, could you please help me develop some film?"
"Okay, how much do you want to rinse?" The master asked without raising his head as he was busy with some work.
"Not much, just these." Li Kailang took out three rolls of film and placed them in front of the master.
"Huh?" The master was obviously stunned for a moment, then looked up at Li Kailang with an incredible look.
"Comrade, are you kidding?" The master said in disbelief. You know, people nowadays only take a few photos at most.
Li Kailang took over a hundred photos at once. Even if he excluded the duplicate ones, there would still be over 50 photos. Is this going to tire him to death?
"What? Can't you do it? If you can't do it, I'll find someone else to do it." Li Kailang turned around and was about to leave.
"Hey, no, no, no." The master quickly grabbed Li Kailang and said, jokingly, he could make a lot of money just by taking 50 photos, so how could he let the duck fly away.
"I can do it."
"How long will it take?" Li Kailang asked.
"It will take quite some time. It won't be that quick. You know what day it is today. There are many people taking pictures. And it will take a while to get this picture."
"It's okay. I can wait. How long do you want to wait?"
There are many steps to develop film into photos.
Cut film strips, pre-soak, develop, fix, bleach, wash, and finally dry.
This whole process takes about an hour and a half, but Li Kailang has a lot of films, and there are also other people's films.
The master thought about it and gave a conservative estimate of the time, "About a week."
"A week? Okay." Li Kailang nodded.
At that time, taking a photo required 6 or 7 steps. Li Kailang only had to go through 2 steps at most when taking the photo himself. The most troublesome part came after that.
Seeing Li Kailang agreed, the master was very happy and asked quickly: "What about the fee?"
"Money is not a problem. How much do you want?" This was the second time Li Kailang said this. He still felt so good. No wonder everyone wanted to make a lot of money.
Just so that one day I can have enough courage and strength to say such words.
"The deposit is 10 yuan, and it will be calculated based on the specific number of photos after completion."
"Okay." Li Kailang nodded and took out the money from his pocket.
Suddenly, the master thought of something, "By the way, comrade, do you want black and white or color?"
"Of course it's in color. What do I need in black and white?" Li Kailang said without hesitation.
The master explained: "Comrade, color is not cheap. What I just told you was black and white. If it is color, it will take at least a month."
This one month is also a conservative estimate made by the master.
Color photos are different from black and white photos. Nowadays, color photos are all colored manually, unlike black and white photos, which can be quickly developed and handed in.
The master was glad that he had mentioned it at the last minute. If he had assumed it was black and white, it would have been troublesome and he would have wasted at least thirty or forty dollars.
"It doesn't matter if it takes longer. Half a month or a month won't make a difference."
What Li Kailang wanted was color. For such a grand occasion, color would make it more solemn.
"Okay, but the fee is not cheap, we have to add some extra money."
"money is not a problem."
"Comrade, you are so generous. The deposit is 50 yuan."
Li Kailang took out the money without saying anything and said, "I'll come back on the weekend of one month later. You can color as much as you can, and I'll take the remaining money later."
"Sure, sure." The master responded happily.
I will do it again for the first time in a month, and by then I should be able to finish coloring about forty or fifty pictures, which will be enough for the task.
This is just his estimate, there may be more by then.
After finishing everything, I can earn about 100 yuan. After deducting the costs and the fee for hiring a colorist, I will have at least or yuan, which is one month's salary.
"Okay, here's a 50 yuan deposit." The master shouted, took the money and issued a certificate to Li Kailang.
"Comrade, when the time comes, just bring this certificate with you."
Li Kailang nodded, took the things and left the photo studio.
After the work was done, there was nothing else to do, so Li Kailang went back to the yard.
After returning to the yard, Li Kailang was still unable to calm down.
He lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling, his mind constantly picturing the grandeur of the future ceremony and every wonderful moment that might appear in the color photos.
At the same time, changes in the yard were quietly brewing.
Bang Geng returned from the hospital, and Xu Damao also recovered.
As we all know, once these two "big names" recover, it will not be easy to keep the courtyard peaceful.
Look, Banggeng is up to some evil ideas.
(End of this chapter)