On the morning of September 24, 2010, I received a call from the Foreign Affairs Bureau asking me to prepare for the filming of the Russian president's visit to Lushun. The condition is that my family history is innocent, politically reliable, I must be a member of the Communist Party of China, and I am more at ease when I hear that I am a secretary, but I still have to wait for the approval of my superiors.
On the 25th, in the afternoon, I was notified that I would go to Dalian Fulihua at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow morning to participate in the security check, and it was estimated that it would be loaded into the car after the security check and waited for the departure at 10 o'clock. The leader asked me how to go, I said that I took a taxi to go, do not add trouble to the organization, taxi has 100 yuan is enough, the key is a rare opportunity, this is to take pictures of the world's top few big people. In the evening, the leader of the Foreign Affairs Bureau called again to inform him that he could participate in the security check in Lushun. Tomorrow morning, you must wear a formal suit and tie to the government room 206 to get a pass, the so-called pass is a small metal sign, it is impossible to make it now, and the on-site recognition of the card does not recognize people. Before work, go to a friend to borrow a telephoto camera, which is a must, because there is a distance limit, only take a wide angle to definitely go out of the ocean. This is a politician, sloppy.
On the morning of the 26th, I got dressed in formal clothes and rushed to the government, and the staff helped me bring the signage. Taxi to the Soviet Martyrs Cemetery, there are many police on the road, according to the arrival of the president motorcade there is still 3 hours away from the mausoleum road is closed, less than 1000 meters of the road, twice blocked to inquire, turn a turn an old policeman, will stop the car, wide eyes ask who put you in front, that look is absolutely anti-terrorism. I said look at the sign, I took pictures for the government, and you are responsible for the delay. The old policeman saw that I was quite arrogant, and saw that I did have a sign that I had never seen before, and then let me go.
Security checks are the responsibility of the National Security Agency, one is to check the items carried at any time, the bag must be checked; the other is the camera to the air storm once. I said sure it's okay, and the man said, not to air storm once who knows if you're a camera or a pistol. After the prescribed actions are completed, you can enter the park. Before that, the leaders had an explanation, one was to photograph the whole process of the activity and leave it as a material; I said the second was to take as much as possible the picture of our leaders and the president. The leader said that you are so smart, worthy of being the president of the Photographers Association.
In the whole park, in addition to the Russian media, there are only a few people in the Chinese media, a large number of guards, and the Liaoning Provincial Anti-Terrorism Company has been transferred. The president himself brought a huge guard, all in civilian clothes, plus the Chinese guard personnel, it is impossible to be in the front without the main leader, because the personal bodyguards are very tall.
The media stipulates that it is outside the designated line and must not cross the mine pool one step. Many of the photos were taken from 50 meters away. Medvedev offered a bouquet of carnations in front of the Soviet Memorial Tower in the square, in silence. Then striding into the cemetery, I was running towards the park to chase the president, the nearest distance of 2 meters, just about to take a picture, the bodyguard palm out to block the camera, because I have posed a threat to the president's personal safety, did not stand in the designated position. The President laid a wreath in front of a monument in the garden and observed a moment of silence. Senior Russian officials and guards accompanied the president around the park behind the memorial tower. Then return to the exhibition room of the Soviet Military Memorial Tower to visit the exhibits and have a discussion with 20 anti-fascist veterans from China and Russia.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was 45 years old at the time, one meter tall and sixty-five, weighing one hundred and forty-five pounds, and the style and aura of a president of a big country felt very tall accompanied by many people.
After the end of the whole activity, turn over the photos, the whole process of the president's activity has been completed, and the main local leaders are also in the picture.
The next day, the General Office of the Municipal Party Committee called and said that Secretary Xia wanted a photo, and the photo washed out felt good. Taking photos at such a high-profile event is very motivating and stressful at the same time. Once the camera has a problem or does not take a good picture, the leader wants a photo, then how to explain? Fortunately, I was relatively well prepared, and there was no flaw in the whole photography, and I successfully completed this glorious and arduous political task.