At the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the guide sisters who held up signs to lead athletes from all over the world to enter were a beautiful landscape. Recently, the Yangtze Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter contacted Shen Chengwei, the guide of the Winter Olympics, to listen to her story from the audition to the big screen of the audience around the world. Shen Chengwei introduced that the training process of the guide is very arduous, and even in the final stage of entering the bird's nest, there are still people who continue to withdraw. "At the moment of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, I was so nervous that my whole body was trembling as I waited offstage, and when I stood up and saw the enthusiastic smiles of the athletes, I suddenly felt very warm and not nervous at all."
Through layers of selection, he once served as a substitute
Shen Chengwei is a sophomore majoring in choreography at the Central Academy of Drama. "Last September, the counselor informed the group of the winter Olympics recruiting guides, and I went with the mentality of trying it out." Shen Chengwei introduced that the requirements for the primary election are relatively high, only recruiting people with a height of more than 1.7 meters, "there are many people who have signed up, there are more than 100 people in our school alone, and there are 50 people after the initial interview." "After the early october election last year, Shen Chengwei entered a gymnasium and began semi-closed training." In fact, there are two actions, one is the action of holding the sign at the moment of waiting, and the other is the action of holding the sign. Shen Chengwei told reporters that although they only had four or five minutes on the field, they had to hold up the sign for more than 45 minutes when training.
Since it was not yet confirmed whether they wore a mask when they appeared, the young ladies also had to practice facial expressions, "To have a natural kind of laughter, we bit the small wooden pole to practice, and the muscles on the face were very sore." "In addition to this, there are exercises of steps, shapes, manners, and so on. Two or three days after entering the gymnasium, director Zhang Yimou personally came to the scene and screened another round. "At that time, there were still a lot of people, so we stood in a row and walked in front of Zhang Dao's rounds of school after school and walked in front of him." At the end of November last year, after layers of selection, Shen Chengwei and the little sister who stayed behind came to the opening ceremony venue of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Bird's Nest, to make final preparations.
During this time, Shen Chengwei could feel that the atmosphere of the Winter Olympics was becoming more and more intense, "At the beginning, the streets and alleys were gradually plastered with Winter Olympic symbols, and then the ice piers and snow rongrong could not be bought, and usually we took the winter Olympic line by car, and the roads were all kinds of signs and slogans, that is, the joyful atmosphere of the Approaching Winter Olympics was getting stronger and stronger." ”
"Every day there will be buses to pick us up and drop us back and forth, to and from the nest and school, the food at the nest is good, but eat a little more, there will be someone to remind you of the figure." Shen Chengwei said, "When we first entered the bird's nest, some parts of it were still dirty and messy. As the time of the Winter Olympics approaches, the inside has been renewed and various Winter Olympic symbols have been hung. "The intensity of the daily practice and the pressure of the Approaching Winter Olympics are great, and from the primary to the final stage of the Nest, there are people who quit." At that time, I thought, I have put so much effort into it, I must go to the end, I said to myself that I can't give up no matter what. Shen Chengwei admitted that he was once demoted to a substitute, but he finally withstood the pressure. Originally, it was intended to be the guide for Kazakhstan No. 53, but in the last league, the director felt that I was doing well and moved me to the front as the guide for Jamaica No. 8. ”
At the end of the last joint row, Shen Chengwei inadvertently raised his head at the mouth of the Bird's Nest passage, "I saw the flags of 91 countries fluttering with the wind, and I was really impressed at that moment, I felt that the country was getting stronger and stronger, and my future was bright." ”
The opening ceremony was tense to the point of trembling, and the instant warmth after seeing the athletes' smiles
"On the day of the opening ceremony, I sat offstage and watched the performance, waiting for the athletes to appear after the performance." Shen Chengwei recalled that the live program was very shocking, "while feeling wonderful, the pressure came up, the front is so good, in case the back is messed up when it comes on, it will be really finished." At that time, I was excited and nervously watched the whole performance until the ice cube rose and the national door opened for athletes to appear. Shen Chengwei told reporters that when preparing, he did not know whether it was because of coldness or nervousness, and his whole body had been trembling.
"I was still shaking until the director called for Guide 7, and then I was called, and I went up and saw the Jamaican athletes next to me, they were tall and big, and everyone had a warm smile on their faces, and at that moment I felt warm and not trembling." Shen Chengwei said that his heart was fixed, and he felt that every step he took was more stable than when he practiced, "At that time, I was fully engaged, and my mind was full of efforts to complete this link, and even I couldn't hear the cheers of the audience." Shen Chengwei did not live up to the efforts of the past four months, and she and other guides and sisters became a beautiful landscape at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
After the opening ceremony, Shen Chengwei's work ended, and she is currently in the hotel isolation, "I will sleep these days, watch movies, cut videos, and let myself return to the previous state as soon as possible." Shen Chengwei is also a B station UP master, she introduced, "My first video on the B station was the unboxing video when I received the admission letter from the Central Academy of Drama, I found too many interesting things after entering the school, I used the video to record it and send it to the B station." Because I studied choreography and directing, this has exercised my photography, editing, and choreography skills to a certain extent. ”
"When we usually train, we are not allowed to bring mobile phones. On the day of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, we were allowed to bring mobile phones, and everyone was very happy at that time and wanted to record this highlight moment. I also recorded this moment, which is a summary of these four months of life, and I went back to cut it for about three or four days, and it was posted on the Internet. Shen Chengwei said that he felt very happy to see everyone's recognition of his work in the comments.
Will return to normal university life, I believe there will be a higher moment of light in the future
"These four months have brought great changes to my life, and I am now more upright, more natural in my smile, and more confident in my whole person." Talking about the experience of this Winter Olympics, Shen Chengwei believes that the improvement of self is all-round, My ability to resist pressure has also increased, I have been a substitute for a period of time, I have experienced various changes in mentality, and I once doubted my ability, worried about whether I could finally appear at the opening ceremony, worried about whether I could perform well under the eyes of the world, and many times I could only go the scalp. Shen Chengwei smiled and said that this experience will become a valuable asset for her life.
As a choreographer major, Shen Chengwei felt very honored to be able to observe the highest level of art feast in China, "I often watch how the lighting is made on the spot, although all I can see is some fur, which also benefits me a lot." When watching the section of the red flag, Shen Chengwei was moved to tears, "On the one hand, this moment made me feel that the cohesion of the Chinese was really strong, on the other hand, I saw how the director cut the picture and expressed the shocking scene in front of the camera, which was really a great honor." ”
Speaking of the future, Shen Chengwei said that she will definitely return to university life as soon as possible, "I will continue to complete my school assignments, shoot films, cut videos, study well, and improve every day." Being a Winter Olympic facilitator was a highlight of my life, but it's over, and there will definitely be people who will mention it when I get back to school, I won't use it as a show off capital, and I believe I can have a higher moment in the future. ”
Yangzi Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Jiang Tiansheng
Proofread by Faye Wong
Source: Purple Cow News