When the three major car companies plus Ford were bidding frantically, Coubertin and Latour came to Pretoria together.
Like everyone who came to Pretoria for the first time, Coubertin and Latour were also shocked by the level of urban construction in Pretoria.
Lausanne, Switzerland, where the Olympic Organizing Committee is located, is known as one of the most livable cities in the world and is known as the "International City of Culture", which shows the status of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Compared with Pretoria, which is known as the "Garden City", "Park City" and "City of Aster", Lausanne, Switzerland, loses in terms of name. Look at the prefix in front of Pretoria,
Looking at the "International City of Culture" in Lausanne, one feels like a white swan enjoying itself in the water, and the other is a mule.
There is no other meaning. The author is so cute, how could he have any evil intentions?
At the entrance to the airport expressway, a giant billboard that is 15 meters high and 50 meters wide attracts attention. On it is a family portrait of the Los Angeles Eagles and the Eagles' emblem in dark blue.
This billboard stunned Coubertin and Latour.
The Olympic Games have been held for eight times, but they have never been so heavily promoted.
"The Los Angeles Eagles are the pride of all Nyasalands. They have won the world championship for two consecutive years. Rhodesia United will always be our losers. The Los Angeles Eagles are the eternal winners!" said the taxi driver.
He is a supporter of the Los Angeles Eagles. The front of his hat is embroidered with the Eagles' team emblem. The seat cover of the taxi is also embroidered with the Eagles' team emblem. The Eagles' mascot, a fluffy black pair, is hung on the rearview mirror.
Head eagle.
"World champion?" Coubertin did not know whether the Southern African League has teams from other countries participating.
Even if there were, using the title "world champion" would be a bit arrogant.
"Yes, the Southern African Football League is the best football league in the world. If the Eagles win the Southern African Football League championship, they are naturally the world champions. Is there any problem with this?" the taxi driver said confidently.
The Southern African Football League may be the first truly influential professional league in the world.
Moreover, there is more than one football league in southern Africa. In addition to the first-level football league, there are also second-level football leagues and third-level football leagues. There are now hundreds of football teams in southern Africa. Football is more developed in Nyasaland.
Los Angeles has a total of 12 football teams in one city. These are only registered professional teams. I don’t know how many are unregistered.
"Since they are world champions, why doesn't Southern Africa exclude its football team from participating in the Olympics?" Coubertin was too late to stop it, and Latour humiliated himself.
"What are the Olympics?" Sure enough, the confused taxi driver gave Latour a fatal blow.
"Fuck Fuck——" Latour was heartbroken and inexplicable. The key was that the taxi driver's sincere face did not seem to be intentional. He really didn't know what the Olympics was about.
"You are the one who offends Fake, and your whole family is offending Fake—" the taxi driver was furious. They were chatting happily, but swearing was not allowed.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry - I guarantee with my character that Latour didn't mean it -" Coubertin smoothed things over.
"Who are you? Is your character guaranteed?" The taxi driver went crazy and struck a knowing blow.
"This is Lord Pierre de Coubertin!" Latour was uneasy. He had just seen that the taxi driver was wearing a pistol.
Damn the federal government of Southern Africa, I wonder if this will scare passengers.
Coubertin was born into a very wealthy French aristocratic family and held the title of baron. Even though France had abolished the monarchy, Coubertin's aristocratic status was still recognized.
"Oh, come on, if you were a real nobleman, you wouldn't take my taxi -" the taxi driver didn't believe it at all. There are many nobles in southern Africa, such as Rock, Xiaosi, and Henry -
—
When these three people went out, they were accompanied by more than a dozen vehicles in a convoy, with mounted police in front to clear the way. They would not be like Coubertin, who had to call a taxi when he went out.
Even Coubertin couldn't explain this matter.
Just after the Olympic Committee ruled that Pretoria wanted to compete with Amsterdam, there was no response from Pretoria.
This made Coubertin and Latour very uneasy. Intellectually, Coubertin and Latour were of course more inclined to Pretoria, but Pretoria was not enthusiastic, so Coubertin and Latour
I might as well come to Pretoria to confirm Pretoria's attitude.
The federal government of Southern Africa is indeed not very enthusiastic about the Olympics. Before leaving, Latour sent a telegram to the Pretoria city government. As a result, Coubertin and Latour actually connected after disembarking in Walvis Bay.
There was no one to pick up the boat. This was too disrespectful of the Olympics. If Coubertin hadn't insisted, Latour would have almost turned around and bought a ticket back to Switzerland.
Coubertin did not dare to return. He was worried that if he missed this opportunity, southern Africa would be shut out of the Olympic Games forever.
Don't take the Olympics too seriously. For many countries, the Olympics are just a tool for manipulation. Although Coubertin and Latour knew this, they had nothing to do.
National strength is still more reflected in strong industry and military. What's the use of good sports performance? If a world war breaks out, we can't send a group of long-distance runners to participate.
The only advantage of sending long-distance runners to participate in the world war is probably that no one can catch the long-distance runners if they want to escape.
This is of no use. The snipers looked at the sniper rifles in their hands without saying a word. The tanker sat on the tank and laughed. The military dog handler had an aunt's smile on his face. I can't catch you, but I only have two legs.
can still outrun those with four legs——
So don’t take sports too seriously. The federal government of Southern Africa organized a team to participate in the Olympic Games. It didn’t even send professional athletes from major clubs. Instead, it found a few football enthusiasts to form a team to participate in the Olympic Games. As a result, it defeated the United Kingdom in the finals.
The team went 6-0.
People in southern Africa have become accustomed to such results. In order to save the face of the British team, the newspapers did not even report a word of news.
It's not like Rhodesia United defeated the Eagles, so it has no reporting value.
As the taxi entered the city of Pretoria, there were more and more billboards on the roadside. Coubertin and Latour finally discovered the billboard for the Commonwealth Games.
"Pretoria is going to host the Commonwealth Games?" Coubertin was surprised. Among the major countries in the world, Russia has been excluded from the Olympic Games. The remaining major countries, except the United States, are basically Commonwealth countries.
If the Commonwealth holds the Games, other countries outside the Commonwealth will not even be eligible to participate, and the Olympic Games may really become useless.
"Yes, we in the Commonwealth want to hold our own sports games. This is our Lord's proposal. I heard that just selling sponsors has cost more than 20 million yuan. Your Lord is really wise in making money, and all the money will be used.
By building sports venues, all of us Pretorians will benefit -" The taxi driver thought Coubertin was chatting with him again.
"Oh, oh, more than 20 million pounds?" Coubertin was almost stunned by a series of shocks. The currency used in southern Africa is definitely not the franc.
France: MMP, if you don’t criticize me, you don’t have to write every chapter, right?
Mark: Fortunately, I was not mentioned in this chapter.
Sterling: I still want MMP, even my own son doesn’t want me——
"Rand! More valuable than the pound -" the taxi driver looked proud.
After the World War, the British government once re-bound the pound to gold in order to stabilize the value of the pound.
However, the British government soon discovered that it was now unable to stabilize the value of the pound, so just a year later, the British government quietly untied the pound from gold.
Of all the countries in the world, the rand is the only currency that is still tied to gold. If the federal government of Southern Africa had not taken the initiative to devalue the rand, the rand's value would have been extremely strong.
"How does the organizing committee of the Commonwealth Games operate?" Coubertin was puzzled. If the Olympics could also sell sponsorships for 20 million——
It’s really exciting just thinking about it.
"Wow hahahaha, the director of the organizing committee of the Commonwealth Games is Marshal Kitchener. The two deputy directors are Prime Minister Milner and Prime Minister Philip. The Lord is the only member of the organizing committee. This combination wants to sell sponsors.
That’s not just asking for as much as you want—” In the eyes of the taxi driver, Rock’s selling of sponsorship fees was robbing the rich to give to the poor.
"Oh——" Latour's "oh" means a lot.
That's right, that fool would spend 20 million to buy a sponsor status for a startup sports event.
But if there are a lot of fools, then maybe.
Latour would probably shed tears after knowing the truth, but he didn't expect that the clown was actually me.
"Normally, we have always ignored the promotional role of the Olympic Games." Coubertin vaguely felt that the truth was not that simple.
Thinking of the conspicuous sign on the chest of the Eagles players on the billboard he just saw, Coubertin suddenly saw a huge door of light in front of his eyes.
Coubertin now firmly believed that even if Pretoria was no longer interested in the Olympics, he had come to the right place.
None of this can be described as “learning from scriptures”.
This is a pilgrimage!
"So we can also do this?" Latour still trusts Coubertin. Regarding the Olympic Games, Latour certainly does not know as much as Coubertin, the founder.
Thinking of this, Latour couldn't help but feel excited -
That’s twenty million rand!
"Of course, but before that, we have to make sure that the game is exciting and exciting enough, so that we can attract audiences to watch, and sponsors will obediently pay for it." Coubertin is in a good mood, and the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee can be like this.
If it does, then the Olympic Organizing Committee can certainly follow suit.
If this doesn't look right, the Olympic Games Organizing Committee should simply disband.
