Chapter 651
The volunteers were divided into groups and took turns playing the roles of guides and audience members, practicing in simulated scenarios.
The scenario that Su Miao's group drew was "giving directions to Japanese tourists who are not good at English."
"Hello."
Su Miao greeted in the Japanese he had just learned, then slowed down and asked in English, "Can I help you?"
At the same time, use standard gestures to point in the direction of the information desk.
The boy who played the Japanese tourist pretended to be confused and said in broken English with a heavy accent: "Swimming...where"
Su Miao reacted immediately, took out the venue map, pointed to the swimming pool, and made swimming movements: "Swimming pool, this way."
She spoke deliberately slowly, making sure each word was pronounced clearly.
Coach Li, who was observing from the side, nodded with satisfaction. "Excellent! Su Miao flexibly utilized a variety of communication methods. This is exactly what we need."
The subsequent scenes became increasingly complicated: there were "elderly people suffering from sudden heart attacks", "lost children", and even "drunk and disruptive audiences".
Su Miao was a little nervous when dealing with "sensitive questions asked by media reporters", but he still completed the task smoothly.
As the training was drawing to a close, the team leader suddenly announced an additional emergency drill. A shrill alarm suddenly blared, and a calm command came over the radio:
"Emergency, all ushers immediately take their positions and prepare to evacuate the audience."
Su Miao's heart tightened and he quickly ran to the designated location.
According to the procedures in the training manual, she needs to guide the audience in her area to evacuate in an orderly manner.
"Everyone please stay calm and follow me this way!"
She raised her voice and made guiding gestures to point the audience in the direction of evacuation.
The imaginary "audience," the other volunteers, cooperated and followed her toward the emergency exit.
The entire evacuation process took only seven minutes, one minute faster than the scheduled time.
Instructor Wang recorded the performance of each group with satisfaction, and in the final summary, he especially praised the North District Group:
“Quick reactions, clear instructions, and keeping a calm and clear head amidst the chaos.
However, today's audience members are played by our volunteers, and in real life, they may not be so cooperative, so you should be mentally prepared for this."
As the sun sets, the day's training finally ends.
Su Miao's legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and his voice was a little hoarse from repeating the instructions over and over again.
But her heart was filled with a wonderful sense of satisfaction, as if this day had allowed her to touch something higher.
Most of the volunteers were sitting down to rest and preparing to take the bus back to school, but Su Miao somehow returned to the center of the venue.
The setting sun cast a golden edge on the lawn, and the empty stands looked particularly quiet in the twilight.
She turned slowly around and looked up at the magnificent building that was about to witness the Asian sporting event.
"What do you think?" A voice suddenly rang out. Su Miao turned around and saw Teacher Cheng Hui standing behind her.
"It's very shocking, and more challenging than I imagined." Su Miao answered honestly.
Cheng Hui walked over with a smile and stood shoulder to shoulder with her:
"You know what? When I first started working ten years ago, China could hardly host this kind of large-scale international event. Now, we can not only do it, but we can also do it beautifully."
She turned to look at Su Miao: "And you are the first business card to show China's image to the world."
This sentence warmed Su Miao's heart. She remembered the words on the mysterious note in the training manual, "True guidance is not only pointing the way, but also connecting the hearts."
At this moment, she seemed to understand the meaning of this sentence.
She returned to the team and went to the bathroom with Meng Linlin. As soon as she entered, she saw a girl wiping her tears.
When the girl saw someone coming in, she quickly turned her back, but Meng Linlin recognized her at a glance.
"Jiang Xiao?"
Jiang Xiao turned his head in surprise, his eyes still red.
"Meng Linlin? Why are you here?"
Meng Linlin was delighted to see someone she knew, and pulled Su Miao inside. "My roommate and I are volunteers for the Asian Games, and we're here for training today!"
Then she turned to Su Miao and said, "Miao Miao, this is my deskmate from junior high school. She is now studying Thai at Beijing Foreign Studies University."
Jiang Xiao said softly: "I am also a volunteer..."
This is what Meng Linlin noticed. She seemed to be wearing the same volunteer clothes, but they were different. She was wearing a skirt with leather shoes with small heels.
"Wow~ Xiaoxiao, you're at the etiquette post, right? Your clothes are so beautiful. Then...then why are you sad? Are you too tired to walk in these shoes?"
Meng Linlin felt her legs were sore from wearing the sneakers today, so she thought Jiang Xiao would definitely be more tired if he walked in these shoes for a whole day.
Jiang Xiao shook his head in frustration and said, "No, I was demoted to a substitute."
"Ah? Why?" Meng Linlin said in surprise.
"There are a lot of students who signed up for our class. We previously selected four students to serve as liaison officers, but today the leader said we need to reduce the number to three..."
Jiang Xiao's voice became smaller and smaller, and her fingers unconsciously twisted the hem of her skirt.
Meng Linlin and Su Miao looked at each other, not knowing how to comfort each other, because this was indeed a very sad thing.
The leader had said before that the liaison officer had been selected at the end of last year. He had been training for half a year and was looking forward to it every day. It was hard to accept that he was suddenly rejected.
Su Miao handed over a tissue: "Don't be sad, substitutes are also important. In case of an emergency, you are the most reliable backup force."
"Yes, yes!" Meng Linlin put her arm around Jiang Xiao's shoulders. "Look, if we don't know a minor language, we can't even be substitutes!"
She deliberately made an exaggerated face, which made Jiang Xiao burst into laughter.
"Alright! I know. It's an honor to be able to participate, regardless of the form. It's just that the news came a little suddenly."
Jiang Xiao slowly calmed down with the comfort of the two people. She said that she would not relax in the upcoming training and had to be prepared at all times!
Night had fallen by the time the volunteers left the gymnasium.
In the distance, workers were still working overtime to complete the final work, and the sparks of welding were flashing in the night sky like meteors.
Su Miao stopped and looked back. The venue was shining under the spotlight, like a shining pearl.
"Let's go! The bus has arrived!" Meng Linlin waved at her in front of the bus door not far away.
Su Miao jogged to catch up with her roommate. As the bus slowly drove away, she was still looking through the window at the building that was gradually moving away.
Three months later, this place will become the center of attention in all of Asia, and she will personally participate in this event as an Asian Games guide.
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