Such a big scandal broke out at such a critical moment, even the waiter who parked the car outside the hotel knew that BJ's biggest competitor Sydney was out! For the BJ Olympic team, it is not yet time to celebrate, and it is necessary to take into account the series of variables that this brings.

Less than 10 minutes after the bribery scandal broke out, Secretary Chen, Director Wu, Vice Mayor Yang, and President Wu hurried to the reception room of the BJ Olympic bid at the Paris Hotel to hold a situation analysis meeting under the chairmanship of Vice Premier Li.

Although the news was first disclosed by the Deutsche News Agency, through the few words of the report just made by Committee member He and the truth of the "Yinhe incident" that the central authorities kept secret, Vice Premier Li dared to conclude that this was inseparable from the scientist Zhang Da, who was whispering to President Wu.

He suppressed his excitement and said slowly: "Comrades, this news is very sudden and shocking, and it may be very beneficial for us in tomorrow's vote, but it also brings a series of uncertainties, and the time is urgent, so everyone will tell us what we should do next." ”

The strongest opponent made a fatal mistake at the most critical moment, and when he thought that no matter whether or not he would be disqualified from bidding, Sydney would miss out on the right to host the 2000 Olympic Games, Secretary Chen couldn't help but laugh and said: "Vice Premier Li, less than 12 hours before the statement, we can't do anything, and they also have no possibility of turning the tables. This in turn leads them to vote for Manchester or Berlin. ”

Director Wu was also excited, and took over the conversation and said: "What Secretary Chen said is extremely true, the more this time, the more we must stabilize our position, as long as we don't have problems ourselves, then the right to hold can be said to be nine out of ten." ”

"Mr. Zhang, what do you see?"

Seeing that everyone looked at him in unison, he muttered: "Stabilizing and winning is the best choice in front of me, I support Secretary Chen's opinion, but at the same time, we must also pay attention to the development of the situation." In order to adjust the statement plan in a timely manner. ”

Just over two months have passed. With the assistance of the "Bidding Committee," the "Olympic Bidding Committee" formulated a total of three sets of statement plans.

If, at the 101st Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) tomorrow, the BJ Olympic bid delegation is the first to make a statement, then the "Olympic Bidding Committee" and the "Bidding Committee" will consider the best. If it's the second, third, or last statement. It is necessary to make necessary adjustments according to the content and method of the competitor's statement. To ensure that the content and manner of the statement are not too similar.

Vice Premier Li nodded slightly. Just as he was about to say something, an international Olympic staff member suddenly ran over and knocked on the door of the reception room with a panicked look. In French, he said to Committee member Ho: "Mr. Ho, for reasons known to you, Chairman Samaranch and Vice Chairman Hodler have deemed it necessary to convene an emergency Executive Committee, which will be in the conference room on the fourth floor in fifteen minutes. ”

"Okay, thanks."

It is impossible for the IOC not to react to such a big scandal, and although the statutes do not understand French, they can guess the intentions of the staff.

After sending off Committee member He, Dean Wu couldn't help but introduce the situation outside: "Vice Premier Li, Mr. Zhang, this meeting has already exploded outside. When we arrived, we saw that outside the hotel where the Australian delegation was staying, there were not only hundreds of journalists who had heard the news, but also thousands of people protesting outside the hotel, and even the police were dispatched. ”

Vice Premier Li will be suspicious: "Protest? ”

"There's nothing strange about that."

The charter blithely explains: "For tomorrow's vote, the Casino de Monte Carlo offered different odds, with some betting on us and others betting on Sydney to win, and there were many of them." Now that they haven't even started betting on Sydney, they're almost out, and it's impossible for the casino to return their bets, so I'm not reconciled to me. ”

Deputy Mayor Yang smiled and said gloatingly: "Yes, if you lose the vote, you are willing to gamble and lose, but Sydney lost in their own bribery scandal, and the gamblers are of course unwilling." ”

Upstairs, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is convening for an emergency executive committee, and the Australian delegation downstairs and another block is surrounded by journalists and protesting gamblers.

From the Ben Johnson doping scandal, to winning the Olympic gold medal in disguise, to the Olympics becoming the stage of Nazi propaganda, to the American female figure skater Harding, who was plotting against Kerrigan on the eve of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, to the American runner Lodes who won the marathon with the help of his car, to the men's 400 sprint final at the 1908 London Olympics, where there was no competition...... I reviewed everything in detail.

The IOC was unlucky, the Australian delegation was unlucky, and even South Korea was shot while lying down.

The sharp-witted Monte Carlo TV anchor actually claimed that in the entire history of the Olympic movement, the scandal that occurred at the 1988 Seoul Olympics was the most "classic"!

The first focus is on the American athlete Debby, who won two swimming relay gold medals, and his teammates, and Giessen, who also has a swimming relay gold medal in hand, when they celebrated their victory in a local nightclub in Seoul, they accidentally stole an $800 statue, causing the US delegation to protest in South Korea and have to expel the two Olympic gold medalists from the team and make a public apology.

Then, in a very witty tone, he introduced to the people of Monaco about the scandal in the men's boxing match at the Seoul Olympics, because the South Korean boxer Dow Ting, who is the favorite to win the championship, lost unexpectedly to his opponent, so after the victory was announced, his coach and assistant coach immediately jumped into the stadium and beat the New Zealand referee Wa, and even some South Korean officials and staff took the opportunity to fight.

The charter has reason to believe that it is not only Committee Member He who has a bad heart who needs a heart-saving pill now. Under the influence of overwhelming negative reports, the Australian commissioner Gospa, who is under great pressure, needs. The President of the International Olympic Games, Mr. Samaranch, needs it as well.

"Sir, wake up, there's a press conference in twenty minutes from the Olympics, it's time for you to get up."

When I woke up, it was already 7 o'clock in the morning, and I opened my eyes and yawned and asked, "Why did they have a night meeting?" ”

Jan Joseph smiled as he cleaned up the table full of presentation materials: "Yes, the meeting just ended half an hour ago. ”

"Is the morning plenary meeting going to be postponed?"

The members of the executive committee stayed up all night, and how could they have the energy to listen to the statement as originally planned, and Jan-Joseph said thoughtfully: "Commissioner He did not disclose. But I think it's possible. ”

"We'll find out later in the press center."

Charters roll over and get out of bed. I hurriedly put on my clothes, ate two bags after washing, and squeezed to the IOC press center on the first floor under the escort of four bodyguards, like most of the people in the hotel.

It is not news that there is serious corruption within the IOC. There have been numerous rumors about this over the years. Even some books that expose the inside story are published publicly. But. In the past, it failed to cause a sensation because there was no conclusive evidence, and the real parties did not dare to speak out for various reasons. As a result, all speculation has come to an end.

This time, the evidence is conclusive, and I can't rely on it.

For this reason, the media reporters who had been waiting all night were in high spirits as if they had been beaten with blood, and the news center was crowded.

As soon as President Samaranch, Vice President Hodler and IOC Executive Board Members, Australia's Gospa and Australian Olympic Committee President John Cowts stepped onto the press stage, reporters scrambled to ask: "President Samaranch, I'm a reporter from Mingjian Weekly, do you know anything about the shady scenes in the bidding activities, and the International Olympic Games?" Is there any fairness in the bidding? ”

"Mr. Couz, as a client, you are undoubtedly responsible for this matter, will you resign because of this?"

"Mr. President, the bribery of committee members in order to win the right to host the Games is undoubtedly the most shocking scandal in the history of the Olympic Movement, what kind of blow will this have on the historic Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement?"

"Ladies and gentlemen."

President Samaranch, devastated by the scandal, said with a solemn face: "First of all, allow me to express my most heartfelt thanks to the media and the people of the world for their concern and support for the Olympic Movement and the International Olympic Games, and to welcome the international community's supervision of the activities of the International Olympic Games......

In response to the media disclosures, at the just-concluded Emergency Executive Committee, we issued a series of new regulations to strengthen anti-corruption efforts, one of which is to cancel the bidding rights of cities suspected of bribery! We will also be looking at the issue of the Sydney delegation at next month's special meeting of the Executive Board and considering how to reform the system and procedures for selecting the host city for the Games. ”

The cancellation of the bidding rights of cities suspected of bribery is not insignificant, and there was an uproar in the press center.

As the charter stood on tiptoe to see what the Australian Olympic Committee President and IOC members were looking like, President Samaranch raised his fist and emphasized: "We are very aware of the negative impact of this incident, and the crisis that the IOC is facing today is more serious than the political boycott of the 80s and the doping scandals of recent years."

Here, on behalf of the Ethics Committee of the Olympic Committee, I would like to announce that all members suspected of taking bribes will be suspended from their posts without exception, and all members who are found to have taken bribes will be disqualified without exception! In short, for the sake of the historic Olympic Movement, if there is a need for purge, we will purge it, and then the IOC will be stronger! ”

The Sydney exit and the suspension of two African commissioners show how determined Savon is to salvage the IOC's reputation.

To the surprise of the charter, before ceding the press table to the two protagonists of the bribery scandal, he also announced that the 101st National Olympic Committee in half an hour would not be affected by this.

Australia's attitude in handling the crisis also surprised Vice Premier Li and others, who were watching the live broadcast on the sixth floor, and Australian Olympic Committee President John Cowts admitted in front of so many reporters that he did give cash checks totaling $70,000 to two African members of the International Olympic Committee the day before yesterday.

"I think we should convey to these commissioners our desire to win. Personally, I think this will encourage them to vote for Sydney. But I don't think it's bribery. Rather, it is to provide assistance to the sports industry in Kenya and Uganda as much as possible. ”

As soon as John Couz's words fell, there was another uproar in the hall.

In contrast, IOC Executive Board member Gospa was much more sincere, saying bitterly: "Ladies and gentlemen, as an IOC Executive Board, I think that what President Kauz has done 'goes beyond the boundaries of friendship'. He tried to influence the selection of IOC members, and if Sydney continued to participate in the bid in this situation, the final percentage of the vote would most likely be related to Mr Coetze's behaviour, which happened the day before the vote.

This is a very serious act. It would greatly damage Sydney's reputation. Many will be investigated for this. Here, I request that the Sydney delegation's bid file be made public to coincide with the IOC's forthcoming comprehensive investigation. ”

Right is right, wrong is wrong. His sincere attitude for Sydney. It won a round of applause for Australia.

At this time. Outside, it suddenly began to rain in a downpour that was rare in Monte Carlo.

Under the reminder of Vice Mayor Yang, the charter hurried back to the room and picked up the carefully prepared materials. Together with the members of the delegation, they arrived at the plenary meeting venue where the city of the 2000 Olympic Games was finally decided.

The venue was divided into two parts, with more than 80 members inside, and a small press center outside that could be broadcast live. As is customary at the International Olympics, they can only wait outside as if they were passing through the hall until the staff tells them to come in and make a statement.

"Here we go." Vice Premier Li put down the statement materials that had been memorized backwards and reminded everyone to watch the live broadcast inside.

President Samaranch announced the order of presentations, starting with Berlin, followed by BJ, and last in the morning with Manchester.

Mr. Trogel, one of the two German IOC Commissioners, introduced the Berlin delegation to all the members, followed by a speech by the Mayor of Berlin, Dipgen.

As anticipated by the "Sponsor Bid" strategy group, Mayor Dipgen's entire speech highlighted Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the significance of the Games in a reunited Berlin. The TV clip that followed also began with the separation of East and West Berlin, the erection and tearing down of the Berlin Wall, and then introduced the city, which was very political.

Subsequently, Navroki, general manager of the Berlin Olympic Games bidding company, and the president of Mercedes-Benz Motors made speeches successively, introducing Berlin's culture, sports and other facilities. After a short speech by the famous female tennis player Graff, a TV film about the facilities of the venue is played.

Another German commissioner, Bach, a former Olympic gold medalist in fencing, spoke specifically about Berlin's good conditions for athletes. The final speaker was a 15-year-old athlete Almsik, a gold medalist in swimming at last year's Barcelona Olympics, who welcomed athletes from all over the world to Berlin in German and then in English.

The final part of the presentation was a short film on the theme of the joy after the victory, and the whole presentation was very successful in its design because it was closely related to the theme of the division and reunification of East and West Germany and the great significance of the Olympic Games in such a country.

Vice Premier Li is very glad that without the assistance of the "Bidding Committee" and the old-fashioned way of presentation before, BJ would definitely lose points in such an important link.

As soon as the staff of the Olympic Games pushed open the door, the charter pretended to smile lightly: "Vice Premier Li, Secretary Chen, colleagues, it's time for us to enter the examination room." Plan No. 1, which has been rehearsed countless times, is definitely fine. ”

"Plan No. 1!"

Vice Premier Li took a deep breath and raised his index finger at Committee Member He who came out to pick up everyone, and Committee Member He smiled heartily and made a gesture of invitation sideways.

As a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in China, Mr. He would like to be the first to speak.

His opening remarks were very emotional, first bowing slightly to the members who were listening to the presentation, and then said in a low voice: "Honorable President Samaranch, distinguished members, in 1981, when I was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee and solemnly swore that I would do my best to serve the Olympic Movement, a wish arose in my heart to see the Olympic Games held in my motherland, China!"

I am confident that all the bidding cities are equally capable of hosting the 2000 Olympic Games, but if this honour is awarded to BJ, we will do everything in our power to spread the Olympic ideal on an unprecedented scale and to fully embody the universal principles of Olympism. And together we will reach a new Olympic horizon. ”

Immediately afterwards, he introduced the representatives who participated in the presentation one by one.

The charter noted that when he said that his fate was closely linked to the fate of the motherland, there were tears in his eyes. At the same time, I feel extremely honored to be able to participate in such a meaningful event, to be able to participate in BJ's Olympic bid, and to be able to contribute to BJ's Olympic bid.

A good start is half the battle, before only planning to appear in the promotional video, but was asked by the "Bidding Committee" to come to the scene, Vice Premier Li, while signaling the staff to play a short film with strong Chinese characteristics and modern BJ, while saying in fluent English:

"Honorable President Samaranch, distinguished members of the Olympic Committee. On behalf of the Chinese Government, I solemnly pledge it. If BJ can win the honor of hosting the 2000 Olympic Games, we will financially guarantee that BJ will successfully host the 27th Olympic Games, and the Chinese government is willing to pay for the Olympic Games in advance. If there is a surplus in the revenue and expenditure of the Olympic Games, it will be used to develop Chinese and international sports undertakings. If there is a loss. to be borne by the Chinese government. ”

With his solemn promise. The scenery film became a BJ planning short film carefully produced by the "Bidding Committee", and Secretary Chen spoke on behalf of the bidding city, pointing to the short film and introducing it in English for more than a month: "...... Thanks to the guarantee of sufficient funds from the central government and the BJ city government. We are in full swing to modernize, and by 2000 BJ will spend $7.5 billion to improve the city's infrastructure, expand and modernize the subway network, new train stations, and airports.

We are aware of our environmental concerns and we have relocated more than 300 factories outside the city. The new power plant will be fueled by natural gas, replacing coal, we will strengthen the control of vehicle exhaust emission standards, and we will plant new forest areas and urban green belts.

Although China already has the world's 10th largest telecommunications network, we will still spend US$3.4 billion to focus on BJ's telecommunications network. At that time, BJ will have a fully digital program-controlled telephone system with 5.5 million connections to 200 countries and regions, 11 satellite ground stations, 60 satellite channels, and data processing technology......"

After rehearsals again and again, Secretary Chen was calm and full of confidence. The propaganda videos, which are very modern and high-tech, made his statements more intuitive and made a deep impression on the committee members.

The third speaker was the well-known Olympic women's table tennis champion in Chinese, who walked up to the stage generously and said in English: "Dear Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, we know that the Olympic Games have been held in more than 20 cities around the world, and Chinese athletes have been welcomed and received in friendly reception by many Olympic host cities. I myself have personally experienced a friendly welcome in Barcelona, and I dream that the Olympic Games will be held in BJ and give Chinese athletes the opportunity to warmly welcome and receive friends from all over the world......"

As soon as she introduced her statement, a 11-year-old and extremely cute little girl stepped onto the stage with the encouragement of the charter, expressing in a childish tone the desire of Chinese children to see the Olympic Games held in the motherland, and stressing that for the sake of the future of the world, the holding of the Olympic Games should be conducive to environmental protection and scientific development.

This is an ingenious trick of the "Bidding Committee", and due to language reasons, almost all BJ's elementary schools have been searched.

Although she has taken great pains to do so, whether she can come to power before that depends on the situation, and if Sydney is not out, if Sydney has similar statements, then she can only be a "cheerleader" like the vast majority of the delegation members.

The effect is amazing, because the committee members who have stayed up all night because of the bribery scandal suddenly have the spirit, and even sent a round of applause to the little girl for the first time.

"Thank you, DYP, thank you, little friend Li Mei."

Chen Lan, who is tall and has the charm of oriental women, lost no time in taking the stage and said with a smile in fluent English: "Dear Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Before I tell you about our cultural arrangements, I would like to tell you that you will have a great time in Beijing in 2000. I'm sure many of you here have applauded the Chinese movie "Farewell My Concubine", which is only a small part of our culture, and there are many more cultural treasures waiting for you to excavate.

BJ is a vibrant modern city where 3,000 years of history and culture are intertwined with the city's prosperity. In addition to the iconic buildings of the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and the Great Wall, BJ has countless theaters, museums, and a variety of restaurants and shopping venues, all of which will surprise and delight you.

BJ has always been a gathering place for all nationalities and cultures, and the citizens of BJ believe that hosting the 2000 Olympic Games in BJ will promote cultural exchanges between China and the world, and at the same time express gratitude to the Olympic Movement you lead.

Education and exchange will be our focus in our cultural education, and we look forward to promoting the Olympic ideals and inspiring their love of sports throughout the country, especially among millions of young people, in order to leave a legacy of spiritual legacy......"

"Thank you, Chen Lan."

There is no need for committee member He to remind him, he dressed up in a suit and leather shoes, deliberately "dressed up" the charter, and walked up to the podium gracefully, first smiled at the CCTV beauty who had just finished the statement, and then turned around and smiled like a student class: "Dear Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, I believe you must be very curious, what kind of era will the 21st century be?" ”

Compared with Chen Lan's emotional cultural statements, his statements are more like a science fiction film.

He looked at the promotional videos made by Hong Kong filmmakers that were being played, and predicted in a tone of frustration: "According to the current trend of scientific and technological development, my scientist friends and I have reason to believe that the 21st century will be an Internet era." Computer networks will be widely used.

For example, you don't need to go to the ticket office, you don't need to make a reservation by phone, you can order tickets for a match on your computer or mobile phone. For example, you can get the latest information about the competition anytime and anywhere through computers, laptops, mobile phones and other terminals......

Here, on behalf of the Hong Kong NB Lab and all my colleagues, I pledge that we will fully cooperate with BJ to host a high-tech Olympic Games. From the Internet network, multimedia, to energy conservation and environmental protection, from intelligent transportation and conference management, to fingerprints, iris, faces, signatures, palm prints, speech prints and other biological identity authentication on security and security, from anti-doping actions to sports injury technology actions, we will fully participate in and make the Green Olympics and the Science and Technology Olympics a reality! ”

If someone else had made such a statement, the committee members would have directly dismissed it as a conceptual manipulation.

But the person in front of him is none other than the founder of the famous Hong Kong NB Laboratory, the discoverer of the giant magnetoresistive effect, the youngest scientist in Asia and even the world, and like the legendary inventor Edison, he has built a multinational company with a market value of nearly 10 billion US dollars by relying on scientific and technological inventions and innovations.

His pledge is so weighty that it can almost be compared to Vice Premier Lee's pledge on financial guarantees.

The scientific community's support for the Olympia movement has been numerous in history, but the full support of such an iconic figure as him has been so small and significant that everyone, including President Samaranch, has received another round of applause.

The following statement from the corporate world surprised everyone.

The first person to come to power was a little-known Chinese private entrepreneur, in his 40s, who looked like a farmer and could not speak English, and needed a sentence by sentence translation from Committee member He.

After CPPCC National Committee member He introduced his personal experience and the relationship with China's reform and opening up, the committee members learned that this peasant entrepreneur was the founder of the famous "stupid melon seeds," who had been imprisoned several times and released several times.

The content of his speech is not important, and his standing here in itself represents China's positive attitude towards opening up.

Several committees, who have always been very concerned about China, came to the stage, shook hands with him one by one, and asked the staff to take a group photo with them. And the biggest decision made by Xu Xi'an after taking over the BJ team of the "Bidding Committee" is obviously a great success.

The other two entrepreneurs, the president of Coca-Cola (China) and the general manager of PetroChina, are the president of NB Electric, and although Wu Jinhua, president of NB Electric, does not appear, this combination is already able to represent the three major components of China's future economy: private enterprises, joint ventures and state-owned enterprises. (To be continued......)