On January 1, 2024, on a pedestrian street in Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, many people released videos saying that the Chinese New Year's Eve drone show did not fly because of equipment failure, and some people knelt down on the spot to apologize, and the relevant news caused heated discussions.
The video shows that the ground is densely packed with drones, and in the middle of the drones, a man kneels on the ground and then bows his head. The voiceover said: "I've been waiting for hours, and I'm saying an apology", "Forget it, forget it", "Shame", ...... There was also a woman's voice: "Kneel down, not kneel alone."
The man knelt. Screenshot of the video
A video publisher said that after waiting for two or three hours to watch the Chinese New Year's Eve drone show, the result was not flying, and after that, telling everyone that they could not fly, everyone was quite angry, "In fact, there is no need to kneel, there may be coaxing on the opposite side, and it is sad to see the eldest brother kneeling." The reporter contacted the publisher of the video, and she said that she was at the scene, and in the end, the drone still did not fly.
Another video publisher also said that the drone continued to malfunction, and after one o'clock in the morning, it still could not take off. Another tourist also told reporters that he was at the scene, and it seemed that several private drones had not been able to get down, and there was interference, "We were frozen for more than 1 hour, and we couldn't stand it anymore and left, and we didn't fly in the end." She also said that she didn't spend any money, and she didn't have much resentment, "At first, she said that she was afraid of people releasing balloons, and she said that she would take off at 11:58, but it didn't work after 12 o'clock, and she said that in the end, there were still two private drones that didn't come down." If you are angry, you are also angry with those private drones, do not complain about the organizers, and do not kneel. ”
Screenshot of the video
According to the information provided by the interviewee, the upstream news reporter called the hotline of Wanli Temple Pedestrian Street. The staff who answered the phone said that there were indeed drone-related activities that day, and she did not know about the specific drone show, but she did not receive any injuries.
The reporter noticed that previously, the official public account of Wanli Temple Pedestrian Street had released the news of relevant New Year's Eve activities, which stated that there were 300 drone shows in front of the Zhengtai Hotel, divided into 4 time periods, from the afternoon of December 31 last year to 0:00 the next day.
Screenshot of the video
The reporter called the neighborhood's propaganda department, but no one answered. After that, the reporter contacted a staff member of the operating company of the block. The other party said that the company's official response shall prevail, as far as it knows, the drone did not take off in the end, and no one was injured, "Many customers released balloons, and there have been balloons that cannot be flown at the scene, and there are personal drones that have been flying." It also said that as far as it knows, the man who apologized was not a member of the company.
Subsequently, the reporter also called the police station in the jurisdiction. The staff said that they had not received any relevant police information. In this regard, the Xinhua District Fire Department also said that if there is an accident, it will issue a relevant notice, but there is no relevant news now.
Source: Comprehensive upstream news, surging news, etc
Editor: Yang Liya
Editor-in-charge: Niu Dong