Just as the IOC members were discussing like this on the plane. I saw that everyone suddenly found that at the apron of the airport, at some point, heavily armed black armored cars drove up. Look at the magnificent appearance, and at a glance you can see that it is a vehicle of the Russian special services.

"Why is the Russian military also involved? Shouldn't it be the municipal government that sends a car to pick it up?" The IOC members looked out the window at the car in confusion.

They went to London, England, Paris, France, and New York, USA, and they were never entertained on such a "scale".

"Why don't you go down first and see what happens?" said Anthony, the vice president of the International Olympic Committee. Although he does not know what the Russian government is doing. But I believe it shouldn't be messed around.

Be among the hundreds of IOC members and step off the plane. I saw an officer in a black combat uniform, accompanied by the mayor of Sochi, Balkos, and a young Russian, appear in front of everyone.

To talk about this Russian officer, the origin is not small. He belongs neither to the Russian military, nor to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Police. Rather, it is the Federal Security Service of Russia, abbreviated as FSB.

Specialized in counterintelligence work on the territory of the Russian Federation. At the same time, it is also responsible for combating large-scale organized crime, terrorist activities, etc. Its nature is similar to that of the FBI and CIA in the United States.

IOC Vice President, Anthony, saw at a glance the FSB logo on the officer's chest. This made him instantly realize that the other party was not the Russian military, but the National Security Agency.

After a brief greeting, Vice Chairman Anthony asked Mayor Balcos with questions, "Mayor Balcos, why did your government dispatch the National Security Bureau for this reception? ”

After hearing this, Balcos did not rush to answer the question of the vice president of the IOC. Instead, he turned his head and looked at the Russian youth beside him. The reason is that although he is the mayor, he cannot mobilize the people of the Russian Federal Security Service unless there is an emergency. After all, the departments are different.

can have such ability and such a big face, and the only one who is close to him is the Russian young man next to him. After all, in the Chechen War and the Afghan War, Ma Weike had a lot of dealings with the National Security Bureau. Make deep friendships.

IOC Vice President, Anthony, saw Mayor Balcos and looked at the young man next to him without answering. So his eyes followed, and he looked at Ma Wei in a suit.

"That's right, Vice President Anthony. In order to ensure your safety, we have brought in the National Security Service as a special operations team to be responsible for the safety of all of you throughout the process. As the plan says, if once Sochi, Russia, becomes the 2012 Olympic city. Then the Russian government will send 50,000 special armed personnel to ensure the order and security of the Summer Olympics. ”

Ma Wei spoke eloquently, in front of the IOC members. The safety of the Olympic Games and the degree of government support have always been the two major criteria for the evaluation of the members of the Olympic Committee.

Needless to say, almost every Olympic Games is accompanied by picking quarrels and provoking troubles, violent clashes and other things. This affects both the reputation of the Olympics and the reputation of the host city. There are even some thugs who will attack athletes from other countries. This nature is even worse, and the Olympic Committee has been struggling with this problem.

As for the level of government support, it is closely related to security issues and funding issues. After all, if the government strongly supports the Olympics, it will definitely do its best in terms of investment in funds and the delivery of security personnel. This attitude problem is not visible in the plan. Be sure to go out and see it for yourself.

For example, the Russian Federal Security Service transferred by Mavi can well reflect the Russian government's supportive attitude. It left a good first impression on the members of the Olympic Committee.

"50,000 special armed personnel? Mr. Mavi, thank your government for its favor and support for the Olympic Games. Anthony, vice president of the Olympic Committee, said to Ma Wei with a smile.

The other four candidate cities, such as Paris, New York, and London, are only willing to send 20,000 to 30,000 security personnel. Maintain the safety of the Olympic Games. And on the Russian side, it is clearly twice as much. The key is the combat strength of the fighting nation, represented by 50,000 special armed personnel, which can be said to be absolutely safe.

I remember when a certain country hosted the World Cup, Russia's football hooligans, with a disadvantage of 200 people, beat the 600-member football hooligan team of Britain to run around the streets...... Just from the combat effectiveness of the civilian population, you can see how strong the Russians are. That's not to mention his special forces......

After listening to the words of the vice president of the International Olympic Committee, Ma Wei knew that the "safety factor" of one of the 12 assessments should be almost in place. Combined with the proposal submitted by Sochi, I believe that the members of the Olympic Committee will have their own considerations.

Of course, in addition to security, it is not enough to bid for the Olympic Games. In the case of previous Olympic Games, for example, in 20 days, millions of spectators, tourists, and thousands of athletes from all over the world will flood into the Olympic city.

This is a very big test for the city's transportation planning and infrastructure construction. IOC members, we need to see that Sochi has a direction for development. The simple summary is how much money the Russian government intends to spend to host the 2012 Summer Olympics.

"Mr. Mavi, Mayor Balcos, I think both of you also know that hosting the Olympics is a very big project. So I would like to take the liberty of asking you how much money your government is willing to spend on bidding for the Olympic Games?" asked Anthony, vice president of the Olympic Committee, to Ma Wei and others.

This question, they have also asked London, Paris, New York, and the numbers they get vary. In terms of amount, the Olympic Committee can also indirectly see the attitude of governments towards the Olympic Games. It's just that these figures are only a preliminary consensus between the two sides. By the time the Olympics open, how much money will actually be spent, that is the real data.

For example, at the London Olympics, the British government's maximum investment in the 2012 London Olympics will not exceed $14.56 billion. This is what the British Olympic Secretary of State said to the media after the successful bid. It is currently confidential.

Hearing that the vice president of the Olympic Committee was concerned about the budget of the Sochi Olympics, Ma Wei replied lightly, "Regarding the total investment in the 2012 Summer Olympics, our Russian government is willing to contribute at least 60 billion US dollars." ”