Capítulo 1739: Chapter 778: The Shit-Stirrer Is Always So Disgusting! (Part 2)
He deliberately paused, his gaze sweeping across the room of journalists, “The Indian Governnt has decided to provide each participating mber country’s sports delegation with a special sponsorship of no less than one million British Pounds for the athletes’ training, equipnt, and travel!”
One million British Pounds!
The United Kingdom has finally thrown money around!!
A BBC on-site reporter interjected with an almost ecstatic tone, “Breaking news! The United Kingdom and India have joined forces, using the Commonwealth Gas and massive sponsorship to directly counter the xican Olympics! A ‘world war’ in the realm of sports seems to have begun!”
The Tis online edition urgently updated its headline: “The One Million Pound Decision: Is World Sports Headed for a Split?”
Reuters news flash emphasized, “The sponsorship provided by India is not a loan, but a free grant. For many financially strapped small Commonwealth countries, especially in the Caribbean, Africa, and Pacific Island countries, this is undoubtedly a temptation of astronomical proportions.”
After the press conference, the British Pri Minister and Indian Pri Minister held a brief joint press Q&A session.
A reporter sharply asked, “Does this an that countries participating in the xican Olympics will be excluded from the Commonwealth Gas?”
The British Pri Minister downplayed, “The Commonwealth Gas are a sports event for Commonwealth mber countries, and we welco all mber countries to participate actively. Of course, how each country arranges its sports schedule is their sovereign right. But we firmly believe that the true spirit of sports should be most purely celebrated among partners who share history and values.”
The Indian Pri Minister’s addition was more pointed: “We respect the right of all countries to host sports events. But likewise, countries also have the right to choose which events better embody friendship and can genuinely help develop their sports endeavors. We are rely offering an additional choice, a… more advantageous choice.”
The words were grandiose, but everyone understood the subtext: it’s ti to choose sides.
Having taken India’s one million British Pounds, would you still have the face to support Victor?
News crashed like a tsunami against the Olympic Committees of various countries, especially those small Commonwealth countries with underdeveloped economies and perennial sports funding shortages.
Kingston, Jamaica, in the office of the Minister of Sports.
“Minister, the Indian Embassy has just officially sent a letter confirming that if we send a delegation to the Commonwealth Gas, the one million British Pounds sponsorship will be disbursed in three installnts…” The secretary’s voice trembled with excitent.
The Minister stared at the xican Olympics poster on the wall, which xico had sent earlier, featuring a sunny Cancun Beach with the words “Looking forward to sharing the glory with you.”
He irritably tugged at his tie.
One million British Pounds, enough for Jamaica’s entire sports bureau’s budget for two years! What can xico offer? So discounted accommodations? A few hollow words of friendship?
Cape Town, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia… Similar scenarios played out across different ti zones. The impact of the massive cash sponsorship was far beyond what xico’s promised “security assurance” and “cultural experience” could match.
Even so poor non-Commonwealth countries began to stir, inquiring through various channels, “What if we… express interest in participating in the Commonwealth Gas.”
This is an open sche.
Using real money, they drew a line across the global sports map, forcing people to pick sides.
Just like ili Soft and So Bu Lian…
The pressure was imdiately conveyed to Lausanne, the International Olympic Committee Headquarters, and also to Cancun and Belize.
Belize, La Esperanza Manor.
Rain finally fell, pattering against the palm leaves with a crackling sound.
The satellite phone in front of Victor rang again, this ti it was Casare, speaking urgently, “Boss, the news from the United Kingdom and India…”
“I heard it.” Victor interrupted him, “BBC’s shortwave broadcast, very clear, one million British Pounds, quite a big move.”
“Many small countries are already wavering, especially those island nations in the Caribbean and Commonwealth mbers in Africa. We’ve just received intelligence that people from India’s foreign affairs departnt are already contacting their embassies.”
“As expected.”
Victor walked to the window, looking at the valley shrouded in rain, “The British can’t handle direct confrontation, so they play this ga of divide and conquer. As for India… they want to take this opportunity to enhance their influence and simultaneously cause us trouble, killing two birds with one stone.”
“They’ve always claid to be the world’s third-strongest nation.”
“What should we do? Should we also raise our funding standards or offer so economic projects to countries committed to participating?” Casare asked.
Victor was silent for a mont, then shook his head, “We won’t follow their lead. If they throw money at it and we throw money at it, it just becos an auction with no end. We play our own card.”
He quickly instructed, “Imdiately contact Poland, Italy, and East University. Tell them the Commonwealth Gas are political manipulation and violate the Olympic spirit. Hope they can jointly voice support for the purity of the Olympic Gas. Poland and Italy are currently tied to us, and East University… they value long-term cooperation and our influence in North Arica. This little turmoil, they know how to balance.”
“Have the Foreign Ministry focus on stabilizing non-Commonwealth countries in Latin Arica and the Caribbean. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba… these are our foundations, subtly hinting that in the future, in energy, mineral, and agricultural cooperation, we will prioritize our steadfast supporters.”
Victor paused, “Regarding those most wavering small Commonwealth countries, have Goring, in the na of the Governor of Belize, secretly contact them. Belize is also a Commonwealth mber but is completely under our control, letting them see that following us, the actual developnt opportunities and security guarantees they gain are far more substantial than a one-ti sponsorship of one million British Pounds. Bring their representatives to see the construction in Belize, see the plans for Cancun.”
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