Chapter 551: 550 [Spending a Lot of Money]

Nanjing, Yangtze Hotel.

This is a very peculiar building. Although the boss is British, it was designed and built by the French, so it was originally named "French Mansion".

Judging from the overall appearance, the hotel has the taste of a European-style castle. However, the materials used for its exterior walls all come from the wall bricks of Nanjing Ming City Wall, and these bricks were dismantled from Pukou Point. Not only that, the roof of the hotel is made of wooden trusses and iron roofs, and the interior is also made of wooden stairs, wooden floors, and even the carved railings are in Chinese style.

Therefore, in the architectural circles of later generations, the Yangtze Hotel is called "Chinese and Western architecture", or "modern Chinese architecture".

The Yangtze Hotel in Nanjing was the most famous during the Republic of China, and Mrs. Sun stayed here for a long time. As soon as Mrs. Sun arrives in Nanjing, she will definitely stay at the Yangtze Hotel and rescue progressives at home and abroad.

For example, Chen Geng, Tan Tongfu, Luo Dengxian, Niu Lan and his wife were arrested. Mrs. Sun's final action was to go to Nanjing in person and negotiate with the KMT politicians at the Yangtze Hotel. Some people were rescued, some people saved their lives because of this, but some people were brutally killed.

In any case, this is a hotel that has witnessed history.

Today, more than 200 sports representatives from all over the country and overseas were invited by Zhou Hexuan to gather in the restaurant of the Yangtze Hotel.

There are more than 2,000 athletes participating in the National Games this time. Those who can be invited to dinner by Zhou Hexuan are basically the team leaders and representatives from various provinces, as well as those athletes who have achieved excellent results on the field. Everyone arranged the seats according to the division of regions, and there were two tables specially reserved for overseas Chinese delegations.

The 400 men's sprint champion Zeng Zhongrong asked curiously: "I heard that today is Mr. Zhou's treat. He invited all the athletes from all over the country. What is the purpose?"

"Of course it's a celebration banquet for us." Gao Gu, the men's high jump champion, said with a smile.

Both of them are athletes of the Shanghai representative team, and they usually have a good relationship. In this National Games, the Shanghai team has the best results and the most championships. There is no other reason, just because the Shanghai team has the best food and the most scientific training methods.

Zeng Zhongrong looked around, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not a celebration banquet. You see, some provincial teams don't have a single winner, but their team leaders and athletes have also been invited."

Gao Gu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's true. Never mind, anyway, if someone invites you to dinner, everyone just eats with open arms."

Those who practice sports these days don't have the concept of scientific diet. Everyone agrees that it is good to eat meat, and eat more fatty meat, because fatty meat is heavy in oil, and eating a lot will give you physical strength and good results in competitions. Even after the reform and opening up, many athletes in China still retain the fine tradition of eating fat.

To put it bluntly, the country is too poor, the food for the athletes is too poor, and they need to rely on eating fat to maintain a huge calorie consumption.

"I'm coming!"

"Not only Mr. Zhou, Secretary-General Chu and Chairman Wang are also here!"

"..."

Everyone stood up and looked around, only to see Zhou Hexuan, Chu Minyi and Wang Zhengting entering hand in hand.

As the secretary-general of the Executive Yuan, Chu Minyi raised his hand with a smile and said, "All athletes, please sit down. Today is a celebration banquet organized by Mr. Zhou at his expense. At the same time, there are still some things to announce." He said with a smile, "Mr. Zhou, please take a seat!"

Zhou Hexuan laughed and said, "Mr. Chu is an elder, please invite him first!"

Chu Minyi didn't refuse anymore, and said with a smile: "Then I'd rather be respectful than obedient."

Zhou Hexuan said to Wang Zhengting again: "Chairman Wang please!"

"Let's sit together." Wang Zhengting pulled Zhou Hexuan to sit down.

Chu Minyi belonged to Wang Zhaoming's confidant, and was Wang Zhaoming's number one counselor, and later became a traitor with Wang Zhaoming.

Zhou Hexuan originally didn't want to deal with this kind of traitor, but if he wanted to support the sports cause, he couldn't bypass Chu Minyi at all. Chu Minyi is not only the secretary-general of the Executive Yuan, but also the person in charge of the National Games, nominally in charge of sports in China.

As for Wang Zhengting, he was a diplomat. He refused to sign the traitorous treaty at the Paris Peace Conference. He also took over the administrative power of the leased land of Jiaozhou on behalf of the Chinese government. Wang Zhengting was personally responsible for many of the concessions recovered by the Nanjing government, and he became the Minister of Foreign Affairs because of this.

However, now Wang Zhengting has taken the blame and resigned. He is the biggest blamer for the "September 18th Incident".

The "non-resistance" policy promoted by Chang Kaishen aroused the indignation of the people all over the country. As the foreign minister, Wang Zhengting was the first to bear the blame. If he is not responsible, who will be responsible?

It is very difficult to be a Chinese diplomat these days!

Take 13 years ago as an example, Wang Zhengting spent five months negotiating 71 times with the Japanese side, and finally took back the administrative power of the leased land in Jiaozhou. This is already the limit of what he can do. However, although Shandong’s rights and interests have been taken back, Japan still has various privileges. As a result, Wang Zhengting was scolded by countless Chinese people, and he almost didn’t call him a “traitor”.

But what is the actual situation?

The Japanese ambassador to China Yukichi Kohata, who presided over the negotiations at the time, was also severely criticized in Japan, and was even accused of pursuing "humiliating diplomacy." It can be seen that Wang Zhengting really tried his best and did not let all Japan's intentions succeed, but he should be scolded or scolded.

Why did Zhou Hexuan invite a foreign minister who has stepped down today?

Because Wang Zhengting has another identity - the father of the Chinese Olympic Games!

Wang Zhengting has been serving as the chairman and chairman of the "All-China Sports Association". Internally, this association is in charge of national sports, and externally it represents the "Chinese Olympic Committee".

To put it more generally, Wang Zhengting is a Chinese sports official and the chairman of the Chinese Olympic Committee. At the same time, Wang Zhengting is also a member of the International Olympic Committee, the first in China and the second in the Far East.

Now Wang Zhengting has resigned from his diplomatic post and gradually turned his energy to sports. If nothing else, in the next two international Olympic Games, Wang Zhengting will definitely serve as the general leader of the Chinese team.

The celebration banquet officially began soon, and the restaurant waiter brought up dishes one by one. In order to cater to the eating habits of athletes, these dishes are full of heavy oil and salt, and have a lot of fat, which makes the athletes smile with joy.

As the highest official at the scene, Chu Minyi got up and said some official words, and then toasted the audience.

Immediately after that, Wang Zhengting spoke. He said: "I have been a diplomat for 20 years, and all I speak are diplomatic rhetoric. Everyone here today is my own, so I will cut to the chase and stop talking about polite words. The All-China Sports Association ( The Chinese Olympic Committee) formally invited Mr. Zhou to be the honorary president and director. Mr. Zhou loves sports very much. He decided to make a personal contribution and donate 10,000 yuan to the provincial sports teams every year. Note that each provincial team donates 10,000 yuan The money will be used to purchase sports training equipment and improve the living conditions of athletes. At the same time, Mr. Zhou also decided to donate 100,000 yuan for the formation of the national team! This national team is formed one year before the opening of each international Olympic Games , to select sports elites from various provinces to train intensively. During the Olympic Games, all the expenses of all athletes will be settled by Mr. Zhou. Here, on behalf of all Chinese athletes, I would like to thank Mr. Zhou for his generosity!"

Each provincial team donates 10,000 oceans every year?

Do you want to donate 100,000 oceans to form the national team?

All expenses for athletes during the Olympic Games?

The provincial team leaders, coaches, and athletes present at the scene looked at each other. After a moment of silence, everyone collectively roared: "Long live Mr. Zhou! Long live Chinese sports!"