When Jasmine took a taxi to leave the embassy, the ambulance from the hospital had not yet arrived, and Jasmine did not know what the final outcome of the young man would be.
Probably not going to be too good, unless the Southern African embassy in the United States takes the initiative to help.
However, judging from the attitude of the embassy, most likely they will not compromise.
If it were Jasmine’s parents, Jasmine’s parents would not compromise.
"Why waste time on such idiots? People in southern Africa are not that stupid." Jasmine's father Benjamin owns a trading company and has a lot of business in southern Africa: "You are not allowed to report to MIT during this period.
Go out and don't cause trouble for me. Be careful that your behavior will bring disaster to our whole family!"
Moli's father's attitude was unprecedentedly serious, and his punishment for Jasmine was unprecedented grounding.
Jasmine couldn’t help resisting: “I didn’t do anything wrong”
"Jasmine" Jasmine's mother gently held Jasmine's hand with an equally serious expression: "Listen to your father, you don't have the ability to distinguish right from wrong yet, let alone get involved in politics you don't understand. Your father is here to protect you.
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Jasmine lowered her head and said nothing. She did not accept this explanation.
"The conflict between Southern Africa and the United States is far more complicated than you think. The U.S. Marine Corps and the Southern African Defense Force have already met in Brazil, but the two governments have not declared war. You should know why." Benjamin looked haggard.
, the conflict broke out between southern Africa and the United States, and Benjamin's business was also affected.
Jasmine wanted to argue, but her mother stopped her with a serious look.
“Do you remember your friend Charlie?” Jasmine’s father suddenly mentioned Jasmine’s childhood playmate.
Molly nodded, Charlie is her best friend.
“Charlie’s father went bankrupt, and their family moved to California to start over, but it was not that easy.” Jasmine’s father was full of sadness.
“How is that possible?” Jasmine exclaimed. Charlie’s father Nicholas is also a businessman. Jasmine doesn’t know what business Charlie’s father does, but Jasmine knows that Charlie’s family is quite wealthy.
More rich than Jasmine’s family.
“Nicholas offended the Southern African government and was strongly suppressed by Southern African enterprises, and then he lost everything.” Jasmine’s father had a heavy expression. Businessmen are most afraid of these force majeures.
“How could this happen? The Southern African federal government has gone too far!” Jasmine blurted out.
"No, no, no, this has nothing to do with the Southern African federal government. I can guarantee that the Southern African federal government doesn't even know who Nicholas is. When a lion patrols its territory, it won't care if it tramples an ant to death." Jasmine
My father has lingering fears, which means destroying you has nothing to do with you.
Although Jasmine was unwilling, she could only accept her father's arrangement.
The next day Jasmine's friend Rosalin came to visit Jasmine. The two chatted about Charlie, and Rosalin knew obviously more details.
Perhaps Jasmine’s father also knew. Maybe Jasmine’s father didn’t want Jasmine to feel the cruelty of life too early, so he didn’t tell Jasmine the truth.
“Charlie’s family is in the scrap steel business. They buy obsolete ships, machines, locomotives, etc., repair them and sell them to East Asia.” Rosalind brought Jasmine a mascot from the Los Angeles Olympics, and Jasmine liked it very much.
With Pretoria’s jewels at the forefront, the Los Angeles Olympics will naturally not let go of the mascot as a money-making project.
The mascot of the Los Angeles Olympics is a brown vulture named Sam. He wears a red dress, has a pair of cute yellow feet, a hat with the American flag as the background color, and holds a white torch in his hand.
It is particularly eye-catching with the red flame.
Jasmine noticed sensitively that the Sam's eagle Rosalind brought to Jasmine was produced in southern Africa.
The reason is simple. Although there are toy companies in the United States, the best toys must be produced in southern Africa.
In terms of price, the sales price of Sam's Eagle produced by American toy companies will not exceed US$2.
However, the cheapest price for the Sam's Eagle produced by a southern African toy company is US$5.
5 U.S. dollars is roughly the daily income of a middle-class American family.
This data was actually achieved in 1925, which means that for seven years, the income of middle-class families in the United States stagnated.
"It is an open secret that Southern Africa hates Japan, so Uncle Nicholas's business has offended the interests of Southern Africa. Three months ago, a cargo ship accidentally disappeared. The ship was loaded with Uncle Nicholas's goods. Uncle Nicholas was responsible for
The goods were sent to Japan, so Uncle Nicholas will be responsible for all losses." Rosalind looked sad, she and Charlie were also good friends.
“So what does this have to do with southern Africa?” Jasmine still didn’t understand.
"It doesn't matter on the surface, but Jasmine, this world is far darker than you think. Uncle Howard and Aunt Howard protect you very well." Rosalin is not polite. Her friendship with Jasmine is still very pure.
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“I’m not a child anymore” Jasmine was dissatisfied, only children need protection.
“But you behave like a child, just like you went to parade in front of the embassy in southern Africa. That is so stupid!” Rosalind is not a good girl like Jasmine, and her understanding of society is far deeper than Jasmine.
An equally knowledgeable person is Adrian Jenkins, director of the Los Angeles Olympic Games Organizing Committee.
Before the conflict broke out in southern Africa and the United States, everything was going well according to the established rhythm.
The economic strength of the United States is still good. Although the Los Angeles Olympics did not receive as much attention as the Pretoria Olympics, it attracted a lot of sponsorships. By the end of May, it had exceeded 15 million US dollars.
Although the US$15 million is a little less than the 35 million rand for the Pretoria Olympics, it is still much more than the 4 million francs for the Paris Olympics and the 1.5 million Dutch guilders prepared by Amsterdam. Therefore, in southern Africa
Before the conflict with the United States broke out, Adrian Jenkins was confident of hosting a successful Olympics.
However, things took a turn for the worse with the outbreak of conflict between southern Africa and the United States.
At first, some sponsors were willing to give up their deposits and decisively canceled their sponsorship.
At this time, Adrian Jenkins has not yet raised his alarm. Anyway, there are many American companies willing to sponsor the Olympic Games. Just find another one.
After the U.S. Marine Corps detained the staff of the Southern African embassy in Brazil, a piece of news that shocked Adrian Jenkins suddenly came out: Southern Africa intends to withdraw from this Olympics!
Southern Africa was the double champion in the gold medal and medal table at the last Olympic Games.
If Southern Africa withdraws from the Los Angeles Olympics, it may be huge good news for the U.S. Olympic team, because the U.S. Olympic team has lost its biggest competitor, which is more conducive to the U.S. Olympic team achieving better results.
But Adrian Jenkins shudders to think about the impact of federal governments in southern Africa.
"Southern Africa has a huge influence. If Southern Africa does not participate in the Los Angeles Olympics, it may lead to the Southern African Union countries collectively not participating. No, not maybe, but definitely! And it is not non-participation. Now there is news that the Southern African federal government is calling for
Relevant countries are boycotting the Los Angeles Olympics on the grounds that the United States is suffering sanctions from the League of Nations, and other countries should respond to the League of Nations’ call!” US Olympic Committee Chairman Paul Gary took the initiative to come to Adrian Jenkins early in the morning, if there were rumors
If it is true, then it will be a disaster for the Los Angeles Olympics.
The influence of Southern Africa far exceeds that of the United States. It is not just the Southern African Union countries. Although Southern Africa has withdrawn from the Commonwealth, it still maintains good relations with many Commonwealth countries.
Leaving aside the United Kingdom, if Southern Africa launches an initiative to boycott the Los Angeles Olympics, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand will definitely respond immediately.
At the last Pretoria Olympics, a total of 46 countries participated, of which more than 15 countries had good relations with Southern Africa and were deeply influenced by Southern Africa.
If the number of countries participating in the Los Angeles Olympics drops sharply from 46 to only 30, the Los Angeles Olympics will become a complete laughing stock.
“No, it’s impossible, the Olympic Committee will not allow this to happen.” Adrian Jenkins looked livid.
"How capable do you think the Olympic Committee is? The Olympic Committee is a non-governmental organization without any strength. Believe it or not, if Southern Africa really issues such an initiative, the Olympic Committee will not only dare not oppose it, but will find suitable candidates for Southern Africa."
Reasons, now we still have time, we need to take action immediately." Paul Garry was worried, the League of Nations did not have much deterrence in southern Africa, and the Olympic Committee still had to keep a low profile.
“What are we going to do?” Adrian Jenkins has realized the seriousness of the situation.
“We contacted the sponsors separately and told them the seriousness of the matter. If Southern Africa calls for a boycott of the Los Angeles Olympics, the sponsors’ interests will suffer irreparable losses.” Paul Garry is good at grasping contradictions. What businessmen care about most is profits.
“But will the federal government of Southern Africa be affected by sponsors?” Adrian Jenkins is very skeptical. The sponsors of the Los Angeles Olympics are all American companies, which is indeed a bit far away from Southern Africa.
"It is true that sponsors cannot influence the federal government of Southern Africa, but they can lobby Washington. This is not only an Olympic Games, but also about the honor of the United States." Paul Garry was heartbroken, why did he choose such a guy to be the director of the organizing committee?
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“Great, let’s contact the sponsors separately. If they don’t want to see the sponsorship fees go down the drain, it’s better to lobby Washington.” Adrian Jenkins is not stupid, he just cares about it.
