Xueba's Sea of ​​Stars

Chapter 166 Opening Ceremony
Beijing time 21:00, Amsterdam time 15:00
Wu Bin and his team came to the Netherlands, a country of tulips and windmills.

"Wu Bin, tie your tie, what does it look like?"

While everyone was waiting for their luggage, Song Nanfeng walked up to Wu Bin and said while helping him straighten his tie.

Because of the relationship of representing the country, Wu Bin and his five team members all got a set of tailor-made custom suits. This was the first time Wu Bin wore a suit, and it didn't feel as awkward as imagined.

Song Nanfeng is one of the leaders of the national team this time. He will be responsible for answering the competition questions and participating in the discussion and scoring of the competition papers. At the same time, Wu Bin only knew that this professor is proficient in English, French and German, and also has a little knowledge of Russian. .

Of course, "a little knowledge of superficiality" is what Professor Song Nanfeng himself said. God knows how thick this superficiality is.

Wu Bin was also relieved when he learned that Professor Song Nanfeng was the leader. If it had been a professor from Peking University, he would probably be wanted to death.

And Song Nanfeng also said immediately after meeting Wu Bin that he had fought hard for this position, in order not to embarrass Wu Bin on the road.

Wu Bin was greatly moved by what he said.

After that, Song Nanfeng also cared for Wu Bin in various ways. When sleeping on the plane, he bought him an extra blanket because he was afraid that Wu Bin would get cold. Now, Wu Bin felt that his tie was pretty good, but Song Nanfeng insisted on helping him tie it again.

However, Song Nanfeng loves Wu Bin so much, it's not all because Wu Bin chose the University of Science and Technology of China among so many olive branches, but also because... well, it's because he chose the University of Science and Technology of China!

Song Nanfeng really likes Wu Bin, a child who looks like he is going to dedicate himself to scientific research.

When they left the airport, they were received by an enthusiastic graduate student from Delft University of Technology.

While on the plane, Song Nanfeng had already given Wu Bin and the others popular science. The host country of each IPhO will provide a translator and tour guide for the team students. This is quite a burden for the host country, and it is difficult for some countries to undertake it. The reason for the IPhO is also due to this.

But in Wu Bin's view, the main reason is that the competition really doesn't attract much attention. Without attention, it means that it can't make a profit. The money used is entirely from the government appropriation, so each team is equipped with a translator and a tour guide. This small matter can stump many countries.

After introducing themselves to each other, Wu Bin knew that the senior wearing glasses was named Wang Gaojie, his graduate program was electrical engineering, and he had also participated in Wujing in high school, so he came to help as soon as he heard about it.

After reporting for duty on the first day, everyone went to bed early because of the long flight.

After waking up the next morning, Wu Bin put on his suit and tie, and went to the conference hall with everyone to attend the grand opening ceremony of the competition.

As the representative of the Chinese national team, Wu Bin was responsible for holding the national flag before entering the stadium, so he held the national flag and asked Gong Chengwei to help take a few photos before entering the stadium so that he could take it back to his grandfather.

This time IPhO, a total of 55 national teams participated. The one in front of Wu Bin was a Romanian brother. He greeted Wu Bin enthusiastically in English and said that he had heard that the physics competition in Huaguo is very strong. If you have a chance, please ask.

Wu Bin also replied modestly immediately, "You are also very strong, just communicate with each other, not to mention asking for advice."

During the chat, the staff came out and told them that they could enter the venue.

So everyone lifted their spirits and walked slowly into the venue holding the national flag high.

After entering the venue, Wu Bin found that many people on both sides of the aisle were taking pictures with mobile phones or cameras, which made him a little nervous as he represented the image of the country for the first time, and he didn’t know whether to smile or be serious, but he hadn’t After making a decision, he has already walked to the position where he should stand.

Then came the stage of raising the national flag, but I don’t know whether it is to save trouble or the organizer is really poor... The way to raise the national flag is to make the flags of various countries appear on the projection screen in turn.

But complaints are complaints. When the five-star national flag slowly rose on the screen, Wu Bin couldn't help but stand up straight and sing the national anthem softly.

After the flag-raising ceremony is over, players from all countries stand up and take the oath.

"As IPhO contestants, we promise to be honest, be responsible for the questions we answer, and compete fairly!"

Then there were several special guests invited by the contest to give speeches respectively. The one who impressed Wu Bin the most was an astronaut named Armand, because his speech had the same ambition as his own, and he believed that all human beings should work together for the stars and the sea. effort.

As soon as the opening ceremony was over, the organizer organized a practical activity. Wu Bin originally thought why the organizer suddenly had money, but he understood it as soon as he arrived at the practice site.

The organizer brought them to a local garbage treatment plant named van gansewinkel, intending to educate them to explore ways to use resources and think about how to better deal with garbage and other issues.

It can be said to be relatively deep.

After the visit, even if the opening ceremony is completely over, the team leader will be separated from the students temporarily, because they have to be responsible for translating the test questions. Of course, there will be no communication between the team leader and the students during the period, and the translator will be used for urgent matters to convey the message.

The teacher went to translate, and the students visited various scenic spots under the guidance of the tour guide.

During the visit, Wu Bin found that the Netherlands is really an idyllic country.
There are picturesque pastoral scenery and various iconic windmills everywhere, all in all, it is a feast for the eyes of players from all over the world.

In the evening, when players from various countries eat the buffet together, it is more interesting. In terms of language, everyone is good at English and can communicate smoothly, but the topics are completely different. For example, students from European countries are talking about climbing, partying, surfing and other experiences. I was taken aback for a while, and couldn't help thinking.

"Is Western happiness education so crude?"

The Singaporeans at the other table are also very good. They are talking about the political and economic issues of their country. The one on the left is absolute surplus value, and the other is on variable capital. high school students.

"How about... let's talk about how to calculate the speed of light using the wood erosion of Io I?" Zhang Fu, who had just finished eating a portion of mashed potatoes, looked at Wu Bin and the others and asked.

After hearing this, Wu Bin shook his head: "What's the comparison? It would be nice if we beat them in the competition."

"Evil American imperialism, the girlfriends who can come to IPhO have changed three batches..." After listening to the chat of American students at the next table, Zhang Fu's expression was very dissatisfied.

Then when they were about to finish eating, a few Nordic kids with an average height of 1.9 meters... Well, brother, they came to ask Wu Bin very enthusiastically if they would like to go out and find a bar to have fun, but Wu Bin and the others were dumbfounded Alright, the theory test is coming up tomorrow, so go to the bar and have fun.

So after politely rejecting several Nordic guys, Wu Bin and the others quickly returned to their hotel, with only one thought in their hearts.

'Xipi's... If I lose to these happy education buddies tomorrow, I will swim back! '

(End of this chapter)