2008 Olympic Games in progress

Water Cube: Not at the opening, but still at the post

Published: August 12, 2008 Edit:

w88 casino News Network (Reporter Photography Li Yingbo)2008Year8month8, the first century-old dream29The Olympic Games lit her sacred torch. As one of the venues closest to the National Stadium, the National Aquatics Center, the "Water Cube", hosted300Multiple VIP escorts. At the same time, the changing colors of the Water Cube add to the splendor of the Olympic central area. That night, although w88 casino volunteers from personnel, catering, audience services and transportation were not present at the opening ceremony, they still stuck to their posts and provided high-quality services to the VIPs accompanying the opening ceremony.

Afternoon330, there are still more days before the opening ceremony4Within an hour and a half, non-related personnel in the venue have basically left the venue, and a large number of security personnel are doing final inspections. At this time, everyone entering the venue must be a staff member who has registered in advance to stay that night. Security forces were also in place to ensure the safety of the venue that night. The personnel volunteers are carrying out the check-in and check-out work of volunteers and staff in an nervous and orderly manner.

Afternoon340, catering volunteers do the handover work. According to the arrangement of catering manager Dong Xiaoqi, stay6The person is responsible for the most important and direct work of the night - the catering and rest work of the VIP accompanying persons. In order to allow these accompanying personnel to relax between intense work without delaying the opening ceremony, which is once in a century, catering volunteers made a lot of preparations: as early as after lunch, they had changed all the tables and chairs in the rest area from the previous arrangement to north-south placement, so that they could easily watch the large TV in the rest area. At this moment, they are all mobilized, and the managers are also working together with the volunteers. They are nervously unpacking all the food. Boxes of biscuits, bags of bread, and boxes of mooncakes are neatly stacked on the dinner plates.

Afternoon447, the transportation volunteers who were resting in the dining area began to leave one after another. Some of them are volunteers in the afternoon class, and some are students in the morning class who insist on staying and continue working.20Many of the hardest-working traffic volunteers will complete the work of guiding and dispatching venue vehicles.

Afternoon500, there are still three hours before the opening ceremony, and the staff in the dining area have finished cleaning up. At this time, the audience was entering the Bird's Nest and the warm-up dance was about to begin. The host on the TV said that all the cast and crew for the opening ceremony were in place. Compared with the warm atmosphere of the Bird's Nest, the cool breeze of the air conditioner in the Water Cube was more orderly as everyone nervously took their seats. as of600, the audience service volunteers arrived at the previously assigned work location, and the concierge volunteers also came to the catering and dining area, always on standby, and the preparations for the Water Cube were ready.

About an hour before the opening ceremony, VIP escorts entered the venue in twos and threes. In the dining and rest area, some of the VIP escorts watched every program of the opening ceremony intently, some chatted and rested together, and some enjoyed the entertainment using the poker cards provided by the Water Cube. The preparation work of catering volunteers ensured a relaxed atmosphere and an uninterrupted supply of food: when an empty plate of food was taken from the buffet area, a full plate was immediately placed on the table. An accompanying person saw volunteers placing four drinks8X8's rectangle, I asked with great interest "What does this mean?"2008Year8month88hour? "When the volunteers heard that their hard work was recognized by the accompanying staff, the smiles on their faces became even brighter. Venue director Shang Heshun also made a special trip to the dining and rest area to express condolences to the staff and volunteers who were sticking to their posts.

Perhaps, compared to the Bird's Nest volunteers who can be found in the opening ceremony telecast, the Water Cube volunteers are unknown. Just like the "Water Cube" standing silently, although it is not the home venue of the opening ceremony, it still changes its colors at any time. When the fireworks bloom along the central axis of Beijing, there will be no shortage of such a beautiful background pattern as the "Water Cube" on the TV screen. Just like the lyrics of "You and Me", the theme song of this Olympic Games, "You and I are connected heart to heart...for dreams, we travel thousands of miles...".When the Olympic flame is about to be lit over the Bird's Nest, the Water Cube volunteers are already working hard at their jobs8hours. At this time, most of the VIP escorts had left, and the volunteers gathered in front of the TV to relax, waiting for the torchbearer Li Ning to complete the last leg of the torch relay. The sacred fire is lit! Fireworks burst out across the screen, and the Water Cube began to boil. Late at night, when volunteers left the Water Cube after get off work, a traffic volunteer excitedly told reporters: "I can see the fireworks blooming from the Bird's Nest outside the venue!"

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