James again said it wasn't an interview, and Jones reluctantly agreed to continue answering his questions.

"Why is there only Mr. Jones in the registration office today? Isn't there usually at least two of them?" asked James.

"The other person has been sick for the past two days, and now it's approaching the registration deadline, and no one comes every day, so I have enough for one person. Jones replied.

"How many days are left until registration closes?" asked James.

"There are two days left, and after the registration deadline, we will not be accepting more contestants here. Jones said: "Mr. reporter, you should know very well? You still wrote the article that covered the countdown to the registration deadline, why did you still ask me?"

"I'll check again. James said, "If there is a special circumstance that changes, shouldn't I know about it?"

"It's been many years, and the registration hasn't changed, it's still like that. Jones didn't know what James was going to ask, he had a ghost in his heart, he was very worried, very irritable. But in the face of this famous reporter, he didn't dare to attack at will, so he had to be patient.

"Oh, the registration hasn't changed... Oh, after so many years, the Military Skills Competition has been held for almost ten years, isn't there any change?" James asked knowingly, with a look of regret: "It's too old-fashioned to add some new rules or anything." ”

"The rules were jointly set by the ten countries, and of course they cannot be changed at will. Jones became a little impatient: "Mr. Reporter, what do you want to ask me? I don't have much time to break at noon, and I haven't eaten yet." ”

"Hehe, don't worry. James said: "Actually, I don't have any other questions, I just want to ask you, since the rules set many years ago have not changed, why don't you let the previous champion sign up?"

Jones knew that James would definitely ask this question, and he had already figured out how to answer: "The number of applicants this time is higher than in the past, especially the applicants for the expedition team, which has long been overcrowded, and the last champion was supposed to be able to participate in the competition, but now you see, the overcrowding is so serious." ”

"Is there any direct relationship between the overcrowding and the championship's eligibility, and does it affect her registration?" asked James calmly.

"Of course, the overcrowding means that the group is difficult, and the current number of participants can not be increased, if the number of participants is increased, the qualifying round cannot be completed, will it not affect the official competition? Jones seemed to be right.

"Can't you overcrowd enough to add one person?" asked James, "so overcrowded that you can't even sign up for the last championship?"

"Yes, it's the deadline this morning, if they come early, maybe they can still sign up, and now I can't do anything, who told them to come late? Jones actually turned his words back, and he couldn't help but admire himself.

"Oh, it's all about the game?" James said, "So in that sense, as long as it's for the sake of the official game, it's okay to break the rules?"

"Uh... Pretty much. Jones suddenly felt that he was being caught up in James again, what the hell was he going to do? Didn't I already turn down that woman's application? What else do you have to ask?

Jones made up his mind not to agree with Su Qingqing's registration, and naturally he didn't intend to let go of James, he clasped his hands to his chest, showing a rather uncooperative confrontational mood.

As if he hadn't seen Jones' body language at all, James continued: "Mr. Jones, do you know the main source of funding for this tournament?"

"How do I know this?" Jones didn't expect James to ask such a question, how could he know such a question? He was just a small clerk in the brother's registration office, and the source of funds could come from wherever he wanted, as long as his salary could be paid, he didn't care where the money came from.

"You don't know, then let me tell you, the main source of funding for the World Military Skills Competition consists of three parts, one is the fixed funding of the participating countries and ticket revenue, which accounts for 15% of the total funds. ”

James continued: "The second part is the donations from major groups and individuals, which can account for 30 percent. ”

"Do you know where the remaining fifty-five percent of the money comes from?" James put the notebook in his hand on his lap and asked casually, "Do you have any idea of the rest of the money, Mr. Jones?"

"I don't know, I'm not a finance officer, and I'm not a manager of the competition. Jones felt more and more that James was out of words.

"Let me tell you, the remaining fifty-five percent of the money comes from the tickets that will be issued in the tournament!" James said, raising his voice slightly, "The revenue from these tickets is the main source of funding for the competition. ”

"Oh, I see. Jones said casually: "Guess the ticket, I'll buy a few, but it's rare to win, I don't plan to buy it this time." ”

"If you don't buy it, someone else will buy it. James said: "There are people who are willing to buy guessing tickets, there are those who like the competition, and there are also those who like the players they support, and it is these people who provide sufficient funds for the competition, so that the military skills competition can be held again and again." ”

He glanced at Jones, who was full of indifference, and said: "You also get your salary from there, so to speak, without the guessing ticket, there will be no military skills competition, and there will be no huge motivation for the world to work together to improve military skills." ”

"Oh, what are you telling me all this for?" Jones was even more puzzled.

"Don't you still understand? The sale of guessing tickets depends on the popularity and popularity of the contestants, and the guessing tickets for newcomers are not easy to sell, but the champions are the best to sell, and every time you reduce the registration of the previous champion, the guessing tickets may be sold by millions or even tens of millions. ”

James said and narrowed his eyes: "Your behavior of not letting Su Qingqing sign up has violated the foundation of the competition, do you think I should talk to your supervisor about this? Or is it up to you to bear this small amount of money?"

Before James's words were finished, Jones's cold sweat broke out, he hadn't thought about such a complicated thing, he just made a small deal with the third runner-up of the previous session. Isn't it just that Su Qingqing is not allowed to sign up? The champion of a small event does not participate, is the matter so serious?

Besides, this matter is not over yet, won't Su Qingqing go to the Expedition Military Department to find someone to help sign up? If the person who helped her is too tough, he may not be able to stop it completely.