At the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, pacesetter volunteers warmly welcomed the athletes. The enthusiasm of a pink volunteer impressed American athlete Tessa Maud and became popular on the Internet.
The reporter contacted the "pink brother", Sun Zeyu, a student at Tsinghua University, who said that he had become friends with Tessa, exchanged emails, and greeted and encouraged each other.
When American snowboarder Tessa Maud entered, she recorded a video with her mobile phone: the pacesetter volunteers warmly welcomed, and one of the pink volunteers was emotionally excited, dancing his hands and shouting to her: "Welcome to China!" "Every time I [watch this video], I have tears in my eyes. Tessa said on social networks.
Tessa's short video quickly became popular on the Internet. Under the search of netizens, the atmosphere group pink brother appeared. He is a junior in the Department of Energy and Power Engineering at Tsinghua University, Sun Zeyu.
"Tessa was probably three or four meters away from us. The background music was quite loud at the time, so my phrase "Welcome to China" was almost shouted out. Sun Zeyu recalled. The whole entrance ceremony lasted more than 1 hour, but Tessa also impressed herself. Tessa and her friends kept waving hello and responding to us in Chinese: Hello!"
The day after the opening ceremony, Sun Zeyu saw this video on the Internet for the first time. "In the vast bird's nest, every pacesetter volunteer is like a small pixel. But Tessa shot me so clearly, and it was still the first point of view. I'm especially excited to be recorded in this way. ”
At that time, Sun Zeyu saw this video on the B station, and the owner of the up was a Canadian student. On the night of February 5, Sun Zeyu left a comment under the video, thanking Tessa for helping her record this highlight moment and wishing her good results. Sun Zeyu also invited Tessa to come to China to see after the epidemic was over, and he would take off his mask and say the words "Welcome to China!" to his face. ”
Sun Zeyu finished writing the message and went to rest.
When he woke up, his comments actually had more than 20,000 likes. The Canadian student also helped find Tessa's email address, and now, Sun Zeyu and Tessa often communicate by email to wish and encourage each other. This experience was called "Frozen" by Sun Zeyu.
Since October last year, 145 students from Tsinghua University have participated in the training of the volunteers of the opening ceremony, with a total training time of more than 260 hours. Most of them have no foundation in dance, starting with simple rhythms, practicing various movements with music, and then slowly adding physical training.
Sun Zeyu told reporters that at the end of January this year, when the fixed movements had been practiced relatively skillfully, the director team suddenly told everyone that the movements were not so important. "The director team said that when athletes come to you, you can freely show the most authentic state, and naturally show your enthusiasm and welcome." It is this free and open concept that allows the pacesetter volunteers to jump out of the routine and express their true feelings.
(Courtesy of the interviewee)