Why I'm glad my prediction was wrong
<p><span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hates">hates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prediction">prediction</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="am">am</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Yimou">Yimou</span>-<span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="extravaganza">extravaganza</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="incapable">incapable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unwilling">unwilling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="brow">brow</span> - <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CCTV">CCTV</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="gala">gala</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="benchmark">benchmark</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risky">risky</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="please">please</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="senses">senses</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="movable">movable</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="printing">printing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="archaic">archaic</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subject">subject</span>. <span word="Hey">Hey</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="ingenious">ingenious</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ink">ink</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="dare">dare</span> <span word="choose">choose</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="distilled">distilled</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="rigueur">rigueur</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withstand">withstand</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="convince">convince</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dancers">dancers</span> <span word="clad">clad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="imitating">imitating</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="strokes">strokes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tai">tai</span> <span word="chi">chi</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2004 <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="sculpture">sculpture</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manifestation">manifestation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="resorted">resorted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="painting">painting</span>, <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="abstract">abstract</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="Peking">Peking</span> <span word="Opera">Opera</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> "<span word="Ritual">Ritual</span> <span word="Music">Music</span>", <span word="where">where</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regal">regal</span> <span word="styles">styles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>.</p>
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