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Chapter 35 crazy circus

The circus is here. In February of the Xinhai Year, the circus came to Guangzhou.This is not an ordinary grass troupe circus, it has an international standard, a super luxurious performance lineup, and super first-class stage lighting.There are dozens of containers for the performance props alone, and the scale is really big enough. The huge billboard reads: Do you want to see high-tech large-scale mirage magic transforming people into living people?Want to watch a thrilling live animal taming show?Come here, here can satisfy all your sensory needs.There is nothing you can't think of, only you dare not think, let us witness the miracle together.

Is it so exaggerated? It is no exaggeration at all. The circus was born in America on the other side of the ocean. Its full name is "Americas imaginary technique circus mixed skill group".Now it has traveled across the oceans, thousands of mountains and rivers, with the enthusiasm and exoticism of the American people, and has come to China. This is the first stop of the world tour in China.Its arrival will surely build a bridge of friendship between the people of China and the United States, and promote the exchange of circus culture between the people of China and the United States.

But a closer look, a little disappointed.The name is international, but all members of the circus are Chinese with black hair and yellow skin. Is there anything wrong?They are overseas Chinese who have legally obtained US green cards, and they are still international friends.Besides, everyone came to see the circus, not the skin color. The circus is always a favorite of children, and of course adults are not against it.In the past few days, adults and children have come together and poured into the performance hall of the East School Field together. How was the show?Wonderful, that is quite wonderful!

How popular is it?Hot, that is quite hot! How is the attendance?Full, that is quite full! There were too many people to sit indoors, so the performance was performed at the outdoor Yantang playground. When the business is good, it is inevitable that some people will be jealous, and all kinds of extortion will follow.The circus is not familiar with the place, so it is necessary to appease the head snake.Who is the boss of the local snakes?Naturally, it is the Guangzhou general who is responsible for maintaining law and order.So the owner of the circus wrote a sincere letter: "Dear General: We are an overseas Chinese circus thousands of miles away. Although we are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, we are all Chinese with black hair and yellow skin. , connected by blood. The rivers and mountains are only in my dreams. The motherland has not been close to me for many years, but no matter what, I can’t change my Chinese heart. Now, the wandering wanderer has finally returned, and I will present you with the most beautiful and exciting , The most thrilling visual feast, waiting for you and your family to come, let us overseas travelers feel the warmth of home." Attached: program list, VIP package.

The general looked at it, just this show, lions, tigers, we have grown up playing this since we were young, and we just shot and killed them, so why do we tame them?Tomorrow I will go to the forest to find South China tigers for fun, that is truly exciting.It's not enough to want me to join in the show. Not coming?The circus still has a way. It had been expected that officials of this level would not be able to invite them once. The circus has finally spent all its money and launched a well-prepared grand finale.They have full confidence in predicting that the general will definitely come this time, because the performance is absolutely exciting and the actors are absolutely superstars.

The circus owner wrote a second letter: Dear General, have you ever imagined the pleasure of overlooking everything from above?Have you ever imagined the comfort of flying freely in the blue sky with your wings on?Have you ever imagined whispering softly with Baiyun in the breeze?Do you want to realize the aerospace dream in the hearts of generations?Do you want to make it all come true?Anything is possible, maybe in a circus.The circus will fulfill your dream.The most exciting grand finale is waiting for you, and the most famous superstar will have intimate contact with you.There will be only one performance, and we promise that there will never be additional performances.On the tenth day of the lunar calendar, blue sky and white clouds, I have an appointment with you; Yantang playground, trapeze people, see you there or be square.

The general is tempted, anyone can be tempted, who doesn't have curiosity? It would have been better to have written it like this earlier. What kind of black hair and yellow skin are connected by blood, which makes people not interested in reading it.Watching a circus is all about excitement, not patriotism. On the tenth day of the lunar calendar, the general came early in the morning with great enthusiasm.The playground is already crowded with people, those who watch the excitement, those who set up street stalls, and those who want to fulfill their aerospace dreams, all dragging their sons and daughters, just to witness a legend, the legend of Chinese people flying into the blue sky.

The performance started, everyone held their breath and looked up at the sky, anxiously waiting for the living person in the sky. A hundred years ago, was it possible to fly people?Or flying in the air? Of course you can, it's actually very simple.It has a technical term: hydrogen balloon manned flight. The prop is a balloon, which is filled with hydrogen gas made from sulfuric acid and zinc flakes.The hydrogen balloon is six feet wide and twenty-five feet high, with a canvas seat suspended under the ball.Three bamboo poles are erected in the open space of the large playground, and the balloons are fastened to the bamboo poles with ropes, and people sit on chairs to control them.

The audience was angry, and the general couldn't sit still.Get a balloon fluttering, is this also called realizing the aerospace dream of several generations?It is too underestimating the aesthetic level of the audience. The audience protested one after another: "It's too insulting to our IQ, the ticket will be refunded." The great dream in my heart is about to be ruined by a balloon. Don't be in a hurry to refund tickets, this is just a warm-up for the active atmosphere, and the official performance has not yet started.The circus can insult the IQ of ordinary audiences, but never dare to insult the superior IQ of generals.

The legend begins, and the superstar appears. The giant star is in the sky, and a "monster" with wings roars towards it with an ear-piercing roar.Suddenly, the monster swooped down, and the crowd screamed and closed their eyes.As soon as the eyes are closed and opened, the legend is born, and the dream of spaceflight is realized. The person driving the "monster" is named Feng Ru. Feng Ru, a Chinese with pure blood; Wright of the East, the manufacturer, tester, and pilot of China's first aircraft; a world-renowned super pilot and the founder of high-altitude performances.

So many "ones" are enough to show that the show is definitely worth the money. The general enjoyed watching it absolutely. If he knew that he would need a few more VIP tickets, it would open the eyes of his colleagues. He suddenly thought like a spring, and said: What I see is not a balloon, but a legend. On the way back, the general had a big plan in mind.In the next few years, we will import and manufacture this flying thing on a large scale; we will set up a national pilot training base in Yantang, so that more Chinese people can realize their dream of flying into the blue sky as soon as possible.By the way, I also take time to practice, and it is best to go to heaven, so that foreign girls can say a few words "I love you" to me. Just thinking about it, an uninvited guest suddenly rushed to the sedan chair, armed with a five-shot gun, and fired at him indiscriminately.The general shot each in the temple, forehead, neck, and body, but the last shot failed because it jammed. This assassin is a bit ruthless, his strikes are ruthless, and his marksmanship is accurate enough. The assassin's name is Wen Shengcai, a Malaysian overseas Chinese, a watch repairer; the general's name is Fu Qi, a Manchurian. After killing the man, Wen Sheng took a pistol and wiped Fu Qi's body slowly, then brought the barrel of the gun to his mouth gracefully, and blew lightly. After blowing, Wen Shengcai slowly patted the dust off his body again, and sneered contemptuously at Fu Qi's corpse: "I told you about the thrills, but I didn't believe it, but I ran here, so I can't blame others." Quickly withdraw, this is not the time to memorize lines for acting, go back and chat with your comrades slowly. But Wen Shengcai couldn't go back, the delay was too long. You should know by now that everything is a show, a show by a circus director. The circus is full of revolutionaries, and they have long wanted to rehearse a big show: assassination. One game and one dream, Fu Qi left with her unfinished aerospace dream.He can finally go to the sky and roam freely in the blue sky and white clouds. This was another gunshot in the year of 1911, and Fu Qi "gloriously" became the first ministerial-level official to fall under the gun.
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