Chapter 254 The underestimated influence
The audience looked at the passage with anticipation. Just when their necks were almost sore, Batisian finally came out in anger.
Seeing Batisian, the audience looked back, hoping to find Tang Hao's figure behind him.
But after watching for several seconds, I didn't see anyone coming out from behind, and the scene couldn't help but fall into agitation again.
Tang Hao didn't come out in the end.
At this time, even Prince William in the stands couldn't help frowning and said a few words to Earl Louis beside him, who left his seat and walked straight towards the Olympic Organizing Committee on the sidelines.
"Start the award ceremony directly!" After Batisian came back, he immediately issued an order.
"But Tang..." Some staff members were full of doubts.
"Don't worry about him!" Batisian felt that his majesty was challenged, and immediately replied angrily.
"This..." The staff member was still stunned. It was not that he didn't want to listen to Batisian, but that there was no precedent in the history of the Olympic Games that the players started the flag-raising ceremony before they arrived!
"Go!" Batisian was about to get angry.
The staff nodded helplessly and had to bite the bullet and signal the others to prepare for the flag-raising ceremony.
Seeing the actions of the staff on the field, an uproar came from the scene.
This is to ignore Tang Hao and raise the national flag!
Tang Hao is extremely powerful and has a tall image. The Olympic Organizing Committee actually chose to ignore him and start the flag-raising ceremony?
The audience immediately stopped. Although Tang Hao is not a British man, Tang Hao is now a city hero in London and the winner of the official medal. In the hearts of most British audiences, he is no less than a British athlete!
"Shh~"
So, there were boos everywhere.
The booing came unexpectedly, and Batisian was stunned.
This is in the UK!
He seemed to be underestimating the influence of Tang Hao, a city hero.
The staff listened to the booing sounds everywhere, and they dared not continue, so they had to retreat.
At this moment, Earl Louis arrived on the sidelines and asked Batisian directly: "What happened? Why didn't Don attend the award ceremony?"
Why? You have to ask Tang Hao about this!
Batis cursed in his heart, but he didn't dare to say that. In front of him was the earl of the royal family. Even if he became the president of the International Olympic Committee, as long as he was still in England, the earl would be several levels higher than him.
"Sir Earl, this is because Tang himself refused to attend the flag-raising ceremony, not because we did not allow him to attend." Batisian explained immediately.
"Refused to participate? Why?" Earl Louis was also surprised.
"He said that the national flag should not be placed like that, but the rules are like this. Our flagpole is not long enough, and the championship flag can only be placed like this. Whether it is the country or the name, the United States must be in front of the Chinese team." Batisian said aggrievedly.
As Batisian spoke, Earl Louis also looked at the national flag.
He was just chatting with the prince in front of him, and then he noticed the way the national flag was hung on the other side of the flagpole.
Earl Louis is a typical noble who changes his powers. He followed Duke Campbell before, because Duke Campbell was very close to the prince. After the last archery incident, the duke and the prince had a gap. He jumped over the duke and became the prince's right-hand man.
Of course he knew the prince's attitude towards Tang Hao, which was an attitude of infinite appreciation besides his friends. This can be seen from the prince's constant appearance at Tang Hao's competition site.
His face immediately changed, and he asked, "Who made you hang the national flag like this? According to what you said, is it that the British Empire player who won the tie for the championship and should also be placed under the United States team?!"
"This..." Batisian was speechless for a moment. He could not answer this question at all!
"The flagpole is not enough. This is because your Olympic Organizing Committee is not considering it well. If you don't do it well, you have to review it, instead of making excuses for yourself." Louis ignored the other staff members next to him and directly scolded him.
"I don't care what method you use to get the flagpole for me, otherwise, you know what the consequences will be for annoy the prince!" Earl Louis relied entirely on Prince William's momentum, but he was full of momentum when scolding him.
When he was scolding him, he snorted coldly, then turned around and left.
Batisian almost got angry on the spot, but he didn't dare to let go of half of his fart.
Prince William has too much influence in Britain. Not to mention that power, if he really annoys the prince, he probably will have to resign tomorrow.
What he felt most depressed now was how Tang Hao made the prince pay so much attention to it.
"Chairman, what do we do now?" the staff asked tentatively.
"What else can I do if I change the flagpole!" Batisian burst into anger.
"Ah? But we don't have a spare flagpole?" the staff member said.
"You are a pig, you won't go to other stadiums to change! The entire Olympic stadium is tied for the championship?!" Batisian was really angry.
The staff member nodded quickly and asked other staff to change the flagpole.
At this time, the audience knew what was going on. Seeing the staff running out hurriedly, they were not in a hurry and started chatting while waiting.
"This bad Olympic Organizing Committee, no wonder the Internet is full of people who hacked our British Empire. These idiots are all unable to do good things!"
"Battisian, what else to talk about saving the Olympics is really throwing away our British Empire's face!"
"I hope I can see Tang Hao in the end. I really want to see him again. He is my idol."
"It's mine too."
"It's mine too!"
...
Just as the audience was talking, the staff finally found the flagpole and replaced the two national flags, and they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Tang Hao in the locker room saw the national flag hanging side by side, and after the staff apologized nicely, he walked out of the locker room.
When Tang Hao appeared again, there was a burst of cheers coming from the scene.
Instead of disagreeing with his refusal to attend, the audience cheered his appearance even more enthusiastically.
Batisian wanted to hit the table now.
The host already knew Tang Hao's position among the audience at this time, and did not ask Batisian again. After Roger gave Tang Hao and Phelps the gold medal, he then spoke: "Gentlemen, ladies, please stand up and play the national anthem of the People's Republic of China."
The audience members stood up and looked at the flagpole with the national flag flying.
And at this moment, accompanied by a passionate prelude, the Volunteer March was played in the swimming venue.
As the national flag slowly rose, the proud singing of Chinese people also came from the scene.
Chapter completed!