8month9日, in the International Liaison Department of the Beijing Olympics Building, a rapid phone ringing sounded. At this time, the volunteers in the office were still somewhat sleepy. Because8month8日At the opening ceremony, they were temporarily loaned to the "Bird's Nest" to help. They did not return to their residence until three or four in the morning. After just a few hours of rest, they hurried to the Beijing Olympic Building to work. But after picking up the phone, what was said on the other end of the phone woke up everyone in the office.
She successfully arranged the presidential schedule
The call was from the assistant accompanying US President Bush, who spoke standard American English. He said: President Bush is now on his way to the Chaoyang Park beach volleyball court. He wants to watch a beach volleyball match involving American players. There will be about 100 more.30You can reach the competition venue in minutes, please make arrangements. 30minutes!There is only a little time left. The venues ahead do not know the news yet, so they have not made any preparations. Green channels, reception staff, seating arrangements, etc., everything needs to be confirmed by phone within this half hour. Is it too late??This sudden incident left everyone unable to react for a moment.
At this time, Wang Yanqing, a girl from Suzhou who was in charge of concierge in the International Liaison Department, immediately calmed down. She thought about it for a moment, and then immediately called back Bush's accompanying assistant, asking in detail the number of people there, the time of arrival, and whether there were any requirements. Bush's accompanying assistant said,President LianIncluding sir, they have a total12Individual, I'll be there in about half an hour. But they only4VIP tickets, additional8These are ordinary spectator tickets, and the seats are not together. So if you can, please arrange12Individuals sit together. The most important thing is to send an advance team to the beach volleyball court to make sure the VIP passage is smooth and ensure food safety.
After asking clearly, Wang Yanqing immediately called the person in charge of the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Hall and told the venue ahead of him the information. On the phone, Wang Yanqing told Bush the number of people in his party, their arrival time, and the special "12Individuals must sit together" the request was conveyed to the person in charge. At the same time, manpower was immediately organized to conduct a survey at the sand volleyball hall and a green channel was temporarily opened to ensure nothing went wrong.
After receiving the news, the person in charge of the venue immediately started preparations. And next nearly30Within minutes, the office of the International Liaison Department of the Beijing Olympic Building fell into silence. At this point, all everyone can do is wait. Half an hour later, the phone rang again, and Bush's accompanying assistant called again. He said: Thank you very much for your arrangement. Mr. President is already cheering for the American players,12Everyone also sat together. At this time, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Suzhou girl’s international job
Wang Yanqing, a tall and thin girl, is a second-year student at the w88 casino in Beijing. Because she is very tall, many people think she is from the north. But in fact, she is an authentic Suzhou native. She graduated from Suzhou Middle w88 casino and lives in the High-tech Zone.
Although Wang Yanqing majored in insurance, her English is very good. When she was only a freshman in college, she signed up to be a professional volunteer for the Beijing Olympic Games. After written examination and interview, Wang Yanqing quickly stood out from many applicants and was assigned to work in the International Liaison Department.
Wang Yanqing said that her main job is to be responsible for meetings with national leaders, leaders above the level of assistant to the chairman of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, and foreign heads of state, including contacts, meetings and banquets. Unlike other volunteers, Wang Yanqing said that her work is mainly before the start of the Olympic Games. For example, sports delegations from many countries will come to visit the venues in advance. Because of this, Wang Yanqing hurried home for a few days last summer and then rushed back to Beijing to start work. For nearly a year, Wang Yanqing traveled between the w88 casino and the Beijing Olympics Building. Since they have to devote a lot of time to volunteer work, some universities in Beijing will provide certain preferential policies to volunteer students in their studies, such as exemption from exams for some subjects. But Wang Yanqing said that although she worked very hard, she never fell behind academically. She received first-class scholarships in both her freshman and sophomore years.
“There is really a lot of work. For example, last time the Italian sports officials said they wanted to eat Peking duck, we had to arrange a vehicle to send them there immediately. ”Wang Yanqing said that officials from the Olympic Organizing Committee and sports officials from various countries basically came to China in advance before the games started, so the previous few months were her busiest months. After the competition started, many officials would return to China. She originally thought she would have some free time, but unexpectedly some new things came up and she started to be busy again.
The most difficult thing is making phone calls
“What I do most now is call various embassies and decline their invitations to meet. " Wang Yanqing said that because the Olympic Games were held in China for the first time, many national leaders also came to China for the first time. So many embassies sent invitations, saying that they wanted to make an appointment to have dinner with my country’s national leaders. But there are so many people who want to date, and there is simply no time to spare, so most invitations need to be declined.
The declined calls were made by volunteers from the International Liaison Department to various embassies.
Countdown to the first anniversary, Wang Yanqing serves on site as a professional volunteer
Photograph of the opening ceremony inside the Bird's Nest, with the fou performer pushing the fou into the arena behind him
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