"Everyone exercises, goes to the playground every day, works healthily for the motherland for 50 years!"

Chen Qiang looked at the new slogan that had just been posted, and a smile appeared on his face.

On the playground in front of Chen Qiang, hundreds of workers had already stood in line, under the leadership of the leader, doing radio gymnastics.

"Comrade Chen Qiang, in order to promote radio gymnastics, our factory has set up a radio gymnastics implementation group to teach workers to learn radio gymnastics, and our workers' enthusiasm for learning is also very high. In their spare time, many comrades will also spontaneously use radio gymnastics to exercise. Next, we will also organize a radio gymnastics competition......" the director of the factory gushed.

Not long ago, a number of departments jointly issued the "Notice on the Implementation of Radio Gymnastics Activities", and the promotion of radio gymnastics was officially put on the agenda.

As soon as the broadcast gymnastics was launched, it was highly valued by leaders at all levels, and various departments organized "radio gymnastics promotion committees" one after another, and a large number of "radio gymnastics backbone training classes", "radio gymnastics teaching stations", and "radio gymnastics promotion groups" suddenly emerged from all parts of the country. Not far behind, the Central People's Radio Station and local people's radio stations have made use of broadcasting resources to vigorously promote radio gymnastics.

In just half a year, the promotion of radio gymnastics has yielded fruitful results. There are more than 40 people's radio stations throughout the country that broadcast gymnastics programs, which occupy 52 wavelengths every day, totaling more than 1,200 minutes. In order to meet the needs of areas where listening is inconvenient or the listening equipment is not perfect, the broadcasting equipment factory has also specially recorded thousands of records of "radio gymnastics" and sent them to remote areas.

The masses of the people are also full of enthusiasm for radio gymnastics, which has become a daily necessity in institutions, schools and factories. In many places, it is not enough to do it once or twice a day, but three or four times. After some people learn radio gymnastics, they will also spontaneously use radio gymnastics to exercise.

In the future, ordinary people will take the initiative to engage in physical exercise, nine times out of ten, for their own health. Older aunts want to live a long life, and square dancing has become one of the most popular folk activities; Office workers usually don't have time to exercise, so they spend money to go to the gym to work iron.

In that era of dedication, the phrase "50 years of healthy work for the motherland" was the best reason for the masses to participate in physical exercise, and many people went to practice radio gymnastics, not for their own physical health, but for the sake of better building the motherland.

As the inventor of radio gymnastics, Chen Qiang has been busy with the promotion of radio gymnastics for most of the past six months. From Northeast China to North China, from South China to Southwest China, Chen Qiang has traveled almost all over the country's big cities, going to various institutions, factories and schools to promote radio gymnastics.

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The All-China Sports Federation, Chen Qiang met with Director Wang and other leaders of the Sports Federation, and then reported on the promotion of radio gymnastics in the past six months.

"Comrade Chen Qiang has worked hard, and he has traveled to so many cities in such a short period of time." Director Wang paused in his voice and continued; "Originally, I was supposed to let you rest in Beijing for a while, but there is a mission that belongs to you, and you may have to go far away."

"Where to go?" Chen Qiang asked.

"Lausanne, Switzerland, the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee." Director Wang replied.

Chen Qiang thought for a while and asked, "Is there any difficulty that we have encountered in striving for the recognition of the International Olympic Committee?" ”

Director Wang nodded: "You guessed it, the resistance is greater than we imagined." ”

"It should be those imperialist countries in the West who don't want our new China to participate in international affairs." Chen Qiang said.

"Yes, imperialism does not want us to be on the international stage! As a member of the International Olympic Committee, Comrade Dong Shouyi has already made a lot of efforts in Switzerland, and I sent you there this time in the hope of using your influence and your connections in the IOC to let our National Sports Federation be recognized by the IOC as soon as possible. Director Wang said.

"Okay, get the job done!" Chen Qiang said without hesitation.

"The route and the ticket to Switzerland are already prepared for you, you are a person returning from overseas, and you don't need training in foreign affairs. As for funding, you also know that the country's foreign exchange is very tight now, so the state can provide you with very limited funds. Director Wang said.

"In terms of funding, I don't have to worry about the state, I can find my own way, and it is also to reduce the burden on the country." Chen Qiang said.

The funding problem was solved, and Director Wang also breathed a sigh of relief: "Comrade Chen Qiang, the country will not forget your contribution to the country. In addition, if you have any other requirements, put them forward as soon as possible, and if they can be met, the state will try to meet you. ”

"I really have a reluctant request, I want to send a telegram to the United States. My wife has always been in the United States, so I wanted to let her go to Switzerland and take this opportunity to meet her. It is also hoped that the organization will be able to approve. Chen Qiang said.

"In principle, there is no problem with family reunions, and I think the organization should approve it." Director Wang spoke.

Chen Qiang originally planned to add another sentence that his own funds would require Esther to go over from the United States, but with this reason, he was not afraid that Director Wang would not agree, but now that Director Wang happily agreed, Chen Qiang did not say more.

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Esther arrived in Switzerland earlier than Chen Qiang, but Chen Qiang did not indulge in his children's personal affairs, he still had to complete the tasks given by the state first.

Chen Qiang found Dong Shouyi and learned about the specific situation.

"We are recognized by the IOC, who is for us and who is against us?" Chen Qiang said.

"The Soviet Union is definitely in favor of us, but the Soviet Union has no say in the IOC. It was mainly the Americans who opposed us, headed by the vice-president of the IOC, Brundage. Dong Shouyi replied.

In the past few Olympic Games, the Soviet Union did not participate, so naturally it did not have much say in the IOC. On the contrary, the United States, as the world's largest sports power and the world's largest power, has the most voice within the IOC.

The current vice president of the IOC, Brundage, is an American, and he will succeed the IOC president in a few years. Brundage is a person with a very serious ideology, and after he became the president of the International Olympic Committee, he made various stumbling blocks for China, and since then New China has been excluded from the Olympic Games, and it was not until Samaranch became the president of the International Olympic Committee that China returned to the Olympic stage. Now that Brundezzi is the vanguard of the anti-China rush in the International Olympic Committee, it is not surprising that Chen Qiang is not surprised.

"What about the European Olympic Committee? Are they for us or against us? Chen Qiang asked again.

"Most of the European commissioners are neutral, and the president of the IOC, Mr. Edström, is biased in our side." Dong Shouyi replied.

"Edstron wants to expand the influence of the IOC, and he certainly wants China, with a population of 400 million, to participate in the IOC. After the sports association fled to Taipei, it was impossible to contact it at all, and Edstron also hoped that our sports association could replace the sports association. Chen Qiang said.

"Your analysis makes a lot of sense, but Brundage is also the vice president of the IOC, and he may succeed him as president in the future, so even Edstron will take Brundage's opinion into account, and if Brundage refuses to let go, things will be stuck here. That's what makes it the hardest part of my days these days. Dong Shouyi replied.

Chen Qiang smiled slightly: "Obviously, the IOC is not monolithic, and this is also our breakthrough point. ”

"Have you figured it out?" Dong Shouyi asked.

"You just said that most Europeans are neutral, and the president of the IAAF, Rod Burleigh, should be British, right? I need to meet him," Chen responded.

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Rod Boehly began to serve as president of the IAAF in 1946, and during the 1948 London Olympics, Chen Qiang and Rod Boehly had several encounters, and they were also old acquaintances. After a few years, Chen Qiang met Rod Burleigh again.

"Mr. Chen, we have met again since the London Olympics!" Burleigh stepped forward and gave Chen Qiang a big hug.

"Chairman Burleigh, you are still in style!" Chen Qiang responded with a smile.

After the guests and hosts sat down, the two exchanged a few words of greeting, and then they got to the point.

"Mr. Chen, you have come all the way to Europe, and you don't know why?" Burleigh asked with a smile.

In fact, Burleigh had already guessed Chen Qiang's intention, after all, in recent times, Dong Shouyi has also made frequent moves, and he has been running hard for the sports federation to be recognized by the International Olympic Committee, and Boehly must have received the news.

However, Chen Qiang gave an answer that surprised Boehly: "I came to the IAAF this time to represent China and pay the IAAF membership dues. ”

"Pay your dues?" Burleigh was obviously a little caught off guard, he didn't expect someone to rush up to pay the money.

International organizations are not empty gloves white wolves can join, after joining also need to pay a certain dues, such as the United Nations, member states to share the membership dues proportionally, the same is true of other international organizations, without the membership fees paid by member states, international organizations are not able to operate.

"China is a responsible country, and as a member of the IAAF, we cannot default on our dues." Chen Qiang paused and said: "It is said that since 1946, after the resumption of the IAAF conference affairs, we should pay the membership dues, but the situation in China is relatively special, we have been in the middle of the war, so we have not paid the membership dues, I came this time to pay this year's membership dues, and make up for the arrears of our China in the past four years." ”

Chen Qiang's words immediately made Burleigh happy, someone came to pay the dues, Burleigh was naturally very welcome, not to mention that people also made up for the dues in the past few years, this is simply a big pie falling from the sky!

If it were placed in the future generations, the broadcast rights of various track and field competitions would be enough for the IAAF to sell a lot of money. However, sports in this era have not yet been commercialized, and the IAAF is also short of money, and now the IAAF's funding sources are mainly three parts, one is the membership fees of member countries, the second is the donations of the rich, and the third is the ticket money for the competition. Among them, member state dues are naturally the most stable source of income for the IAAF.

Boehly's look of seeing money made Chen Qiang very satisfied, and he continued: "Chairman Boehly, I have brought a cashier's check, but I don't know in what capacity I should pay my dues to the IAAF. ”

Burleigh was slightly stunned, and then asked, "Mr. Chen, didn't you just say that you are paying the membership dues on behalf of China?" ”

"That's right, President Boehly, the Chinese sports organization recognized by the IOC before is the Chinese Sports Association, and we in China also joined the IAAF as a sports association. But now the Sports Association is in a state of disconnection, so we have reorganized another sports organization in China, called the Chinese Sports Federation, to replace the lost Zhao Sports Association. This time I was sent by the Chinese Sports Federation, so I hope to pay my membership fee to the IAAF in the name of the Chinese Sports Federation. Chen Qiang explained slowly.

"No problem at all! Your country is a member of the IAAF and it is your country's freedom to pay its membership in whatever name you want. "Boehly doesn't care if it's the sports association or the sports association that pays the money, as long as he can get the money.

Chen Qiang went on to explain: "It's just that our Chinese Sports Federation has not been recognized by the International Olympic Committee. ”

"I see! What Mr. Chen means is that as long as the IOC can recognize the Chinese Sports Federation, then there is no problem for your country to pay membership fees to the IAAF, right? Burleigh asked.

"Of course. China is a responsible country, and we are willing to undertake our obligations in international organizations, and of course this obligation must be our responsibility. If it weren't for the obligations we were required to undertake, there would be no need for us to step in the crosshairs. Chen Qiang said with a smile.

Chen Qiang's subtext is very clear, only if the sports federation is recognized by the International Olympic Committee, then the sports association has the obligation to pay membership dues, otherwise the payment of membership dues is the obligation of the sports association, and there is no need for the sports association to pay membership dues.

Boehly, of course, Chen Qiang meant, he immediately spoke: "Mr. Chen, please rest assured. I will do my best to get you recognized by the IOC! ”

On the one hand, the Chinese Sports Association has not paid its dues, and now it is still missing; On the other side is the Chinese Sports Federation rushing to send money with a cashier's check, and fools know how to choose!

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