There were more than 80 members with voting rights, and when they learned that the two committee members with the most iron ties with China really could not leave for Morocco, Director Wu and Committee member He immediately gasped.

On such a serious occasion, everyone knew that he would never be untargeted.

Just when everyone was worried, the charter said with a solemn face: "Chief, leaders, in addition, we have also found some deficiencies in the work of the Olympic Bidding Committee. For example, they are overly optimistic about the situation and do not realize many problems, such as the questions of the committee members about transportation, communications, and environmental protection; In addition, the propaganda tactics are too old-fashioned, and only reflect the historical side of BJ, and do not reflect the modern civilization necessary for a cosmopolitan city. ”

There were two bombshells in front, and no one thought he was trying to show anything. In fact, with his status, status and wealth, there is no need to show anything in front of everyone.

More importantly, except for those present at the meeting, almost no one would think that China would fail.

They all thought that everything was under control, and the high-level reports on radio and television were full of hope that they could provoke another upsurge of nationalism and patriotism. As a principal official of the "Olympic Bidding Committee," if the Olympic bid fails at a time when the people of the whole country are looking forward to it, he will have to bear historical responsibility.

Secretary Chen didn't dare to be careless, and blurted out: "Mr. Zhang, we need your professional advice, can you be specific?" ”

"Of course, it's our job."

While instructing colleagues in the strategy group to distribute summary materials, the charter said step by step: "First of all, the promotional video for the Olympic bid shown to the committee members is too old-fashioned. Not even the bare minimum of clarity. For this. Our colleagues in the planning team have contacted six senior directors around the world. Four top studios were contacted, and more than 20 veteran musicians were contacted, and they tried to produce six promotional films in a month, and choose the best one to go to Morocco. ”

"I don't know if I don't see it, the world is really wonderful" CCTV master Hua Dan had already proposed that the promotional film would not work, but the leader spoke, and it was it, but I didn't expect the peak to turn around. With the arrival of the "Bidding Committee", all this has taken a turn for the better.

Secretary Chen is the leader, but the same words come out of different people's mouths, and the effect is different, he immediately nodded and said: "Since Mr. Zhang thinks it can't be done, let's remake it!" You will advance the funds first, and then I will reimburse you. ”

"Thank you, but we have a budget for this."

The charter bowed slightly, and continued: "Secondly, there is a big problem with the composition of the delegation and the arrangement of activities. Cities are the main body of the Olympic bid. Under normal circumstances, the mayor should be involved. Judging from the arrangement of the Olympic Bidding Committee, there is Vice Premier Li. There is Secretary Chen and Vice Mayor Zhang, but there is no mayor, which is not in line with international practice.

At the same time, there were too few bilingual delegates to do a good job of public relations. You must know that after arriving in Morocco, the mayors of all the bidding cities will have a joint press conference, and on that occasion, the mayors will show their charm and seize every opportunity to carry out public relations.

The Mayor of Sydney is very humorous, very talkative, and a master debater when he was studying in the UK. The mayor of Istanbul is a woman with an extraordinary affinity for both the way she dresses and the way she speaks. ”

In order to let them understand their opponents more intuitively, colleagues in the strategy team lost no time in playing a short video of the mayor of the city bidding for the Olympic Games, and the charter looked sideways at the TV screen and continued: "The mayor of Berlin is an old friend of mine, with a very good image and a very infectious speech. Not to mention the mayor of Manchester, I can't really think of anything left of the British other than their humor. ”

The image of the mayor is not as good as that of the secretary of the municipal party committee, is it possible to change a mayor for the Olympic bid? The old man was made laughable, but he had to admit that he did have a point.

"This is a gap, and I suggest that the Olympic Bidding Committee adjust the composition of the delegation as much as possible, and when the final list is finalized, please accept a month-long closed training from our colleagues in the press and planning teams. They have prepared more than 6,300 questions and 2,000 jokes for you, and I believe that you should be able to cope with that kind of scene after the training, at least not too nervous. ”

The old man was happy, and couldn't help but smile and ask, "What's the problem?" ”

Pointing to the mountain of information, the charter said: "There are too many examples to list them all, in short, all the problems that Western journalists can imagine." It may be a bit sensitive for you, but we need to know that Western journalists don't ask questions because they are sensitive, and if they are not prepared at all, then the rest of the members will have to stay in the hotel except for a few officials. ”

Berlin was hosted by the Olympic bidding company, Sydney and Manchester were also run on a commercial basis, and there are very few that are all done by the government, as in China. The old man suddenly found that it was not bad to introduce a little commercial element, and said with emotion: "Let me bother, please continue." ”

"The chief doesn't need to be polite, this is what we should do."

With a knowing smile, the charter continued: "We noticed that there was a choir of secondary school students in the delegation, and judging from the photos and videos, they were very well-behaved and cute, everyone looked like dolls, and they moved neatly and performed very well. I can even imagine the composition of the rival delegations, some of whom must be fat and thin, tall and short, and some who wear glasses, which is a kind of display of the image of the citizens.

And our mass movement method will be separated from the Western people, and some people will even ask, do so many children come out with guardian consent? Rest assured? Did they rehearse hard? Since we want to bid for such an international event, we should learn from other people's ways of thinking and expression, and show an attitude of learning and communicating with the world, and not stick to the rules. ”

Among all the people, Committee member He has the best knowledge of foreign countries, and he agreed: "Western countries value underage children more than anything else, and parents may go to jail if they beat their children. ”

"Thank you."

The opinion was accepted, and the charter was very pleased, and took the summary materials of last night and looked at it. He continued: "We note that the schedule of activities for the members of the delegation is almost blank. It's simply unimaginable. I dare to conclude that after arriving in Morocco. You will find that other members of the delegation will put their little flags in various bars and open-air restaurants, and when they meet people, they will say that we are Sydney, we are Berlin, we are Manchester is a sunny city, you should all come!

So we also have to go out and promote ourselves and show ourselves in a proactive way. Reflecting our passion, we can't be deterred from showing up for fear of a pervasive journalist. It is necessary to understand the world and take the initiative to communicate with the world, so as to benefit ourselves and the world to understand China. ”

Chen Zhenghuai, who had been silent, did not want to miss this opportunity to cook "raw rice to maturity", and lost no time in saying: "Mr. Zhang, I think that after the delegation receives your training, it should not have much problem facing Western media reporters, the key is the language barrier. ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't speak English well. The key is to be honest and not so difficult to learn a few everyday phrases. I'm sure you can do that. ”

After a pause, he looked at his colleagues in the executive team and said: "In view of the fact that it is difficult for the Olympic Bidding Committee to find so many talents who understand Arabic, English and French for a period of time, our 'Bidding Committee' will recruit Chinese volunteers from all over the world, and with the assistance of the local Chinese Chamber of Commerce, we will launch publicity activities a month in advance to make up for this shortcoming." ”

As he talked eloquently, no one thought that the symbolic significance of the "Bidding Committee" was greater than the practical significance, but found that his preparatory work was simply useless.

"Just as the chief just said downstairs, it is not easy for China to bid for the Olympic Games, so that the difficult and historic first Olympic bid, which lasted two and a half years, will not become useless, and in order to be responsible for the 4.5 million Hong Kong citizens who are full of expectations for the Olympic bid, I will not go to heaven to say good deeds and go down to the earth to ensure safety like Lord Stove.

In addition to the above-mentioned deficiencies caused by objective factors, we have also found some subjective problems in our understanding over the past three days. For example, a foreign friend wanted to help China do some work in its bid for the Olympic Games, and he sent three faxes to the Olympic Bidding Committee, but a year has passed, and he has not received any reply. ”

The charter took a copy of the fax from Song Jia's hand, and said with a solemn face: "A colleague from our liaison group contacted him yesterday afternoon and was ready to sincerely apologize to him. Failure to report faxes and letters from abroad and not to give feedback to the other party is undoubtedly an extremely serious and irresponsible bureaucratic style. It has seriously affected the image of the government and greatly reduced the work efficiency.

You must know that the Olympic bid is the biggest competition in the world, and if these bad styles are brought to the Olympic Bidding Committee and brought to the world, how can the Olympic bid be successful? I sincerely hope that this will arouse the attention of all leaders and will not affect the overall situation of the Olympic bid. ”

Looking at Tieqing's faces, the charter held up the fax copy in his hand and pointed to the colleagues in the news team who were taking pictures, and continued with great seriousness: "You leaders may not know that before boarding the plane at Kai Tak Airport, we, the 'Bidding Committee' colleagues who went to BJ, passed a resolution, that is, after arriving at BJ, every word we say, every opinion we put forward, everything we do, especially every major decision, must be recorded and video data must be left.

If it succeeds, it can be edited into a documentary, so that our children and grandchildren can see that we have contributed to the Olympic bid, let them be proud of us, and leave it for future generations to refer to when they bid for the Olympic Games for the second time; If it fails, then these materials will be used as a basis for accountability, in other words, we will be held historically responsible for our actions! ”

These words showed the professionalism of the "Bidding Committee", and the old man immediately stood up and gave him the first applause after the meeting began.

In the next three and a half hours, the six team leaders successively pointed out 12 major problems and nearly 100 small problems, and came up with nearly 100 sets of rectification plans.

After the meeting ended, the old man invited the charter to the VIP lounge alone, held his hand and asked: "Mr. Zhang, tell me the truth, do you think there will be any drama after the rectification, and what is the chance of winning?" ”

The charter pondered for a moment, and said in his ear: "If the Olympic Bidding Committee can work together with us, I think there should be a 60% chance of winning, after all, the opponent's advantage is too obvious, and we can only go sideways." ”

The old man asked again: "Is the shipping company's business related to the Olympic bid?" ”

"It doesn't matter much, exactly, but once our news is true, it is likely to be a more serious blow to national self-confidence than the failure of the Olympic bid."

"What do you mean?"

There were only two in the room, and there was nothing to hide from him, and he said worriedly: "You always know that the news network is actually no different from the intelligence network, and if you want to grab the headlines, if you want to grab the first-hand news, you must have your own sources." One of our sources revealed that U.S. intelligence agencies had identified the Guangdu Ocean Shipping Company's 'Yinhe' freighter carrying embargoed materials specified by the United Nations.

destined for Iran, and those supplies will be used to make chemical weapons. The U.S. Navy may take action, and when the time comes, do you always let them board the ship for inspection or don't you let them? It's a different kind of thing when we take over, and we can change the incident from a sovereign state to a company. ”

Once the United States decides that it will never give up, it has nothing to do in China's coastal waters, but once the freighter sails to the high seas, sails to the Gulf region, which is beyond the reach of the whip, it will not let people board the ship for inspection.

The old man realized the seriousness of the problem, nodded again and again: "Thank you, thank you for everything you have done for the country." ”

"No thanks."

The charter shook his head and said bluntly: "If it weren't for Mr. Gu coming to me, if it weren't for his old man who has been running around for sports all his life, if he failed to bid for the Olympics this time, it is very likely that he would not see China hosting the Olympic Games, and I would never have accepted this hot potato." Because in my opinion, such a thing can be avoided once, but not a second time, I can help once, but I can't help a second time, and only when the country is truly strong and has a navy that can safeguard overseas interests can we fundamentally avoid possible shame and humiliation. ”

Although he didn't like to listen to it, the old man clearly understood that these were his heartfelt words, and he was silent for a while before he spoke: "The affairs of the shipping company are handled by you, you are prepared and experienced, I can rest assured." It's the same with the Olympic bid, I'll say hello to them when I go back, and the last two months will be led by you. ”

The old man's words are only half of what he said, how can the charter not hear the meaning of his words, that is, NB Electric's business in China, and NB Laboratory's scientific research activities in China don't need you to worry about anymore.

"Thank you, thank you for your trust in me, NB Electric and NB Labs."

The old man sighed secretly, looked at Vice Premier Li and the others who were looking over this side outside the VIP room, and said earnestly: "Charter, you are the most outstanding young man I have ever met, but you are too suspicious. How many years can I live, and you won't be going to deal with Marx after I meet them? ”

The charter asked quietly: "You have been keeping it a secret for me?" ”

"You trust me so much, of course I can't live up to your trust in me."

"Thank you."

"Don't thank you, get down to business."

The charter weighed it and said sincerely: "Elder D, you are my most respected leader, and I can trust you unreservedly. But other people, especially those whose children are abroad, I can't believe it easily. You must know that it is not easy for NB Lab to have what it is today, and I hope that it can develop for another twenty years without interruption. ”

Only persistent people can succeed, and there is indeed the problem he said in China, the old man didn't want to make it difficult for others, so he walked outside the VIP room and said casually: "Okay, when you change your mind one day, let the Teng family girl tell Zheng Ming." (To be continued......)