Chapter 166 Opening Ceremony

21:00 Beijing time, 15:00 Amsterdam time

Wu Bin and his national team came to the Netherlands, a country of tulips and windmills.

"Wu Bin, tie your tie. How does it look like?"

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

Because they represented the country, Wu Bin and his five team members all received a tailor-made suit. This was also Wu Bin's first time wearing a suit, and it didn't feel as awkward as he imagined.

Song Nanfeng is one of the leaders of the national team this time and will be responsible for answering competition questions and participating in the discussion and scoring of competition papers. At the same time, Wu Bin also found out that this professor was proficient in English, French and German, and he also had a basic knowledge of Russian. .

Of course, Professor Song Nanfeng said that he only had “a superficial understanding”, and God knows how thick this superficial knowledge 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, so as not to embarrass Wu Bin on the road.

Wu Bin was greatly moved by what he said.

After that, Song Nanfeng also showed great care to Wu Bin. When he was sleeping on the plane, he brought him an extra blanket because he was afraid that Wu Bin would get cold. When eating, he was afraid that Wu Bin would not have enough to eat, so he bought him an extra blanket with his own money. For example, Now, Wu Bin felt that he tied his tie very well, but Song Nanfeng insisted on tying it for him again.

However, Song Nanfeng loves Wu Bin so much, not entirely because Wu Bin chose their Chinese University of Science and Technology among so many olive branches, but more because... well, just because he chose the University of Science and Technology of China!

Song Nanfeng liked Wu Bin from the bottom of his heart as he saw the child who wanted to devote himself to scientific research.

When leaving the airport, they were greeted by an enthusiastic graduate student from TU Delft.

When they were on the plane, Song Nanfeng had already informed Wu Bin and others that the host country of every IPhO would provide a translator and tour guide for the team students. This is a considerable burden for the host country, and some countries have difficulty hosting it. This is also the reason for IPhO.

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

After introducing themselves to each other, Wu Bin found out that the senior student wearing glasses was named Wang Gaojie. His graduate program was electrical engineering. He also participated in sports competitions when he was in high school, so he came to help as soon as he heard about it.

After checking in on the first day, everyone went to bed early because they had been flying for a long time.

When he woke up the next morning, Wu Bin put on a 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 before entering the stadium, he held the national flag and asked Gong Chengwei to help take some photos so that he could take them back to his grandfather.

This time IPhO, a total of 55 national teams participated. The guy in front of Wu Bin was a Romanian guy. He greeted Wu Bin enthusiastically in English and expressed that he had heard that China’s physics competition was very strong and hoped that If you have the chance, you can ask for advice.

Wu Bin immediately replied humbly, "You are also very strong. Just communicate with each other, not ask for advice."

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

So everyone was refreshed and slowly walked into the venue holding the national flag high.

After entering the venue, Wu Bin found that there were many people on both sides of the passage taking pictures with their mobile phones or cameras. This made him a little nervous when he represented the country for the first time. He didn't know whether to smile or be serious, but before he could After making the decision, he had already reached where he should stand.

Then came the stage of raising the national flag, but I don’t know whether it was to save trouble or if the organizer was really poor... The way of raising the national flag was to have the flags of each country appear on the projection screen in sequence.

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.

When the flag-raising ceremony was over, the players from all countries stood up and took the oath.

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

Then several special guests invited by the competition took the stage to give speeches. The one who impressed Wu Bin the most was an astronaut named Armand, because his speech had the same ambition as his own and believed that all mankind should work together for the stars and the sea. effort.

As soon as the opening ceremony ended, the organizer organized a practical activity. Wu Bin originally thought that the organizer would suddenly have money, but as soon as he arrived at the practice location, he understood.

The organizer brought them to a local garbage treatment plant called van gansewinkel, with the intention of educating them to explore more ways to utilize resources and think about how to better handle garbage and other issues.

It can be said that it is quite in-depth.

After the visit, even if the opening ceremony is completely over, the team leader will be temporarily separated from the students, 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 this period. If there is an emergency, the interpreter will be used to convey the message.

The teacher translated, and the students visited various scenic spots under the guidance of tour guides.

During the visit, Wu Bin discovered that the Netherlands is really a very pastoral country.

There are picturesque pastoral scenery and various iconic windmills everywhere, which is a feast for the eyes for players from all over the world.

It’s more interesting in the evening when players from different countries eat a buffet together. In terms of language, everyone speaks good English and can communicate smoothly, but the topics are completely different. For example, students from European countries talk about their experiences such as mountain climbing, party surfing, etc. Wu Bin listened to I was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but think.

“Is Western Happy Education really so awesome?”

The Singaporean guys at the other table were also very good. They were talking about political and economic issues in their country. The one on the left was about absolute surplus value, and the one on the right was about variable capital. They were so showy that Wu Bin and the others wondered if they were fake. High school student.

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

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

"What an evil U.S. imperialist. The girlfriends who can come to IPhO have changed in three batches..." Zhang Fu looked very dissatisfied after listening to the conversation between the American students at the next table.

Then when they were about to finish eating, a few Nordic kids with an average height of 1.9 meters...well, brother, came to ask Wu Bin very enthusiastically if they wanted to go out to a bar to have fun, and immediately told Wu Bin and others I'm confused. I have a theory test tomorrow. Now let's 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.

‘Sippi’s… If I lose to these happy education buddies tomorrow, I will swim back! ’