Situ Jianguo, a British guy, is also a Chinese Internet celebrity, came to China in 2007 and began to contact short videos in 2012. Now, Situ has hundreds of thousands of fans, and the short videos he made about the Winter Olympics have spread from China to overseas.
My first skiing was in Beijing
"To be honest, I don't play much in ice sports, and before, most of them were only watched on TV." Although Situ has clocked in winter Olympic venues such as ice ribbons and tried Olympic sports such as curling, he said that when he was in the UK, he rarely touched ice and snow sports.
"Ice and snow sports in the UK are not doing so well. When I was a child, I would watch figure skating competitions and curling competitions with my family, but I didn't have the opportunity to learn. "When I arrived in Beijing, Situ skied for the first time.
Because of the short video shooting, Situ had the opportunity to walk into Olympic facilities such as ice ribbons, ice cubes, and Winter Olympic Villages before the opening of the Winter Olympics. He put these videos on video platforms at home and abroad, which caused onlookers and heated discussions. "The equipment and design of the venues and training bases I've been to has been fantastic. The ice ribbon is beautiful on the outside, and the inside is even more shocking to me. The Winter Olympic Village is also quite good, much like a high-class hotel. I know that when I play in the Winter Olympics, athletes don't have to worry about staying uncomfortable, because I have experienced the bed they will sleep in myself, which can guarantee that it is really comfortable. ”
I was deeply influenced by Beijing's self-confidence
When Situ first came to China in 2007, Beijing was in full swing preparing for the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the blink of an eye, Beijing has become a city of double Olympics. "I can't forget the atmosphere of 2007 and 2008, when I first arrived in Beijing, I couldn't speak a word of Chinese, I couldn't eat, I didn't understand Chinese culture at all. At that time, all the Chinese believed in their hearts that after the Beijing Olympic Games, China would become stronger and stronger, and its development would get better and better. I was particularly impressed by this particularly optimistic atmosphere! I was also affected by this atmosphere, this optimism, this confidence. ”
More than a decade has passed, and Situ has seen that there are more high-rise buildings in Beijing, transportation is becoming more and more convenient, and people's lifestyles have changed a lot. "But something hasn't changed, and Beijingers are still as enthusiastic as those in 2008, and people are still very confident that China's future will get better and better." I think it's a pity that this year's situation is very unfortunate, because of the epidemic, it is not very convenient to watch the game, but all the measures are also for everyone's safety, so I understand. ”
Situ said he would sincerely recommend the Beijing Winter Olympics to his friends, relatives and friends in his hometown, "They may not imagine that a city that can host the Summer Olympics can still host such a good Winter Olympics." ”
Image courtesy of Stuart Jianguo