Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang of the Democratic Progressive Party held the inaugural meeting of the general election today. It was a grand event, with an on-site announcement and an influx of 120,000 people. In his speech, Shen defined the "ocean current" with warmth, direction, and courage, emphasizing that the courage given by supporters to each other is the strength for him to continue moving forward. The team reminded him that he might get emotional and forget his lyrics after taking the stage. He originally thought it would be impossible, but he didn't expect to hear the Fire Extinguisher Band singing "Confidence and Brave Our Name" and other songs backstage. He couldn't help but cry. He forgot his lyrics and performed off-script, making the audience laugh.
The event invited the Tiantuan Fire Extinguisher Band to sing former President Tsai Ing-wen's 2020 campaign song "Confident and Brave in Our Name", as well as "Island Adventure King" and "People on the Sea", calling on supporters to use today as a starting point and accompany Shen Boyang to complete the arduous task of winning the election. Along with the enthusiastic singing on the stage, the public passed a huge "Taipei Ocean Current" banner and held up silver foil cards, showing the visual effect of the "Ocean Current" on the sea surface, which was a spectacular scene.
Shen Boyang gave a speech and showed off 28 works created by the painters. He said that listening, independence, progress, tolerance and criticality are the spirit of the ocean. Everyone is an important drop. He joked that the team had warned him early that he might get emotional and forget his words after taking the stage. He originally thought that it would be impossible for him to be so calm. Unexpectedly, he heard the Fire Extinguisher Band perform the first song backstage and couldn't help crying.
Everyone is discussing the source of ocean currents. Shen Boyang used his status as a scholar to summarize three characteristics of ocean currents, that is, ocean currents are warm. In the face of online disputes and opponents' slander, he responds in a kind way, and once again quoted the Japanese comic "JOJO's Bizarre Adventure" famously said, "The shortest shortcut is to take the long way around." Many people say that elections are just negative elections and attacking the other party, but he insists on not taking such shortcuts. Instead, he chooses to take the long way around to discuss policies, which is also the direction of the ocean current.
Shen Boyang mentioned that the current courage actually comes from the social community software. The words of support from everyone are of great significance. Because the ocean current gives courage, we can continue to move forward. Although we have encountered dirty water recently, the ocean current is not afraid of dirty water. Maybe opponents will also use dirty water to discuss municipal affairs.
He further appealed to supporters that while voting and canvassing, it is more important for everyone to protect themselves. They are not sure whether their opponents want to take shortcuts, but they must be fully prepared. In the future, they may encounter various challenges. The currents will only be stronger and more solid due to the slander against him and the slander against everyone. Courage, hope for the future and desire for victory will only increase but not decrease. If you encounter it, please don't bear it alone. Only by joining together can you have the courage.
