[Infrastructure] Rose kissed Barcelona

Seeing that the voting for the World Expo bid was imminent, such a high-level scandal suddenly broke out, and the major newspapers in Paris were caught up in the news, following up and reporting overwhelmingly.

"François, Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the World Expo, was involved in a bribery scandal and sadly resigned on the eve of the final presentation!"

"Ivanov, the head of the Russian delegation, refused to be interviewed, angrily scolding reporters for 'violating journalistic ethics'."

Under the siege of the media, the Russian delegation and the World Expo Executive Committee remained silent.

Joey asked Philip in the mood of watching a play: "What do you think they will do?"

She really felt that the timing of the Russian incident was a bit subtle, and the method was vaguely familiar with the formula.

Bribery is of course wrong, and it is hard to say that you are innocent if you are caught.

But to be honest, as far as she knew, the so-called under-the-table deal was not just done by the Russian delegation.

If you really want to get to the bottom of it, I'm afraid no one can escape—except Barcelona, ​​which has already defaulted out.

But who said that they are the ones who are caught for evidence now?

Philip shrugged. "Who knows? The Russians never fail to surprise."

"Compared to this...Miss Gordy, are you really sure you can complete the qualification review for the convention within the last week?"

He originally thought that Joey would have some way to push the Executive Committee to pass special qualification requirements.

As for what method?

... Then you still have to start with people, just like some hapless delegation did.

But to his surprise, Joey seemed to have a lot of free time, visiting exhibitions and salons every day, and always liked to look at works of art that were not recognized by the mainstream art world in Paris.

The more Philip thought about it, the more uncertain he felt.

"Oh, don't worry." Joey replied with a smile, "Not only the Russians will surprise people, but the Spaniards will too."

The surprise of the Russians really came soon.

The scandal grew until, a week before the final presentation, the Russian delegation issued a statement in Le Monde.

"The World Expo was originally supposed to be a grand event for countries to showcase their economies and cultures, rather than a political arena."

Ivanov, the head of the delegation, spoke strongly, "The Moscow delegation is deeply indignant at the unfair treatment and self-evident political interference encountered in the bidding process."

"In the name of Emperor Alexander II, Russia solemnly declares that it will withdraw from the bid to host the World Expo and hold the Expo itself."

Joey silently put down the newspaper.

It is indeed a fighting nation.In a word, I won't play with you anymore, we will do it ourselves!

Although in the end of the investigation, there is a high probability that Moscow will be out, but such a straightforward decision is indeed unexpected.

In a way, it's even a little enviable.

European countries are integrated with each other and form a cultural circle of their own.Although Russia was excluded from this cultural circle, it also had more freedom accordingly.

If they were placed in the same situation, Spain would not be able to be so hard-headed - after all, they still have to do business in the future.

Thinking of this, Joey sighed with a headache, why is there still no movement in Madrid?

If Alfonso doesn't ascend the throne, she will suffer a blood loss.

She originally just wanted to buy some lottery tickets for fun. If she hadn't been stimulated by the lottery station, she wouldn't have bet 500 million francs all at once.

Smelly brother, don't let your sister lose money!

At present, the odds of London and San Francisco in the guessing lottery have increased, while the odds of Barcelona have dropped from 800 to 300. Although it also aroused some curiosity, it was quickly overshadowed by the big news in Moscow.

There are still five days before the final presentation, and in such a noisy atmosphere, Paris ushered in Barcelona's Voice of Spain performance.

For the people of Paris, this is a unique performance.

Sarasate's opening solo alone was enough to attract celebrities to attend.And this time there is a special show for the performance, even if you are not aristocratic and wealthy, you may still be able to buy a valuable ticket.

The violinist premiered his latest Spanish Dances and Carmen Fantasia at the show - the latter based on the just-written opera by his brother at the Paris Conservatoire, Georges Bizet. Carmen.

"There was only one person on stage, but we saw two musical geniuses perform together. Sarasate, as always, delivered a stunning musical feast, and anyone who sat in the audience would be overwhelmed by his magic.More What's more, his repertoire this time almost shows the Iberian style of our dear southern neighbor Spain to the fullest!"

The flamenco that followed was also widely acclaimed, and the two clips of "Carmen" pushed the performance to a climax.

"The response was overwhelming. That's normal—anyone with ears can hear how passionate and powerful these two passages are, as if there is a fire burning in your chest. After listening to it, I now I just want to buy a ticket to go to the south to watch a bullfight!"

Even Bizet's classmate, the pianist Saint-Saëns, commented: "Although there are only two fragments, I already foresee that "Carmen" will be an incredible great work—perhaps the greatest A part of it. Looking forward to its official performance."

The enthusiastic response brought by the performance quickly sparked a wave of Barcelona fever in Paris.

As interest grew further, newspapers soon featured another of Barcelona's great features - its graceful architecture.

Especially the one that was just completed a few weeks ago.

That is the latest work of the talented architect Antonio Gaudí, who became famous not long ago with the design of the Fernandez House, Park Güell.

"What an astonishing design that is! I must say that for the first time in terms of architecture we are behind in art in Paris—have you ever seen a dream come true? Have you ever seen a Garden courtyard? Taking the exclusive slow tram in the park is like going through a colorful fairy tale!"

In fact, as early as a year ago, the designer of this residential area had already become famous in Paris with his debut work.This is, after all, an artistic city.

And this time, the newspapers in Paris, relying on a keener sense of smell than a dog's nose, picked out a romantic story that is more eye-catching than the work itself.

"The architect Mr Gaudi was unfortunately seriously injured a few weeks ago."

"I believe everyone still remembers that this newspaper reported the news of the engagement of Mr. Gaudi and the famous entrepreneur, developer and inventor Miss Fernandez a month ago-according to the Barcelona newspaper, this marriage turned into a marriage with Miss Fernandez's rejection. A heartbreaking bubble."

"According to gossip, it was precisely because Ms. Fernandez rejected the marriage that Mr. Gaudi shot himself in grief and anger, but was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment after he failed."

While people read the news in horror, a new newspaper soon had something to say: "A certain newspaper irresponsibly claimed that Mr. Architect shot himself - how is that possible! According to our reliable sources The source, the reason why the two can't be together is actually the obstruction of the family. What a poor pair of lovers!"

Joey: "..."

What a mouthful of rumors.Although the publicity effect of gossip stories is visible to the naked eye, do the people of Paris have too much imagination?

Although she was speechless, she really couldn't go to the media to clarify at this juncture, so she could only roll her eyes at one newspaper that was more boldly edited than the other—fake news is indeed a fine tradition that has been passed down in one continuous line.

For Parisians, this [-]th-century version of Romeo and Juliet's sadomasochistic tale is the hottest gossip story of the summer.

What story is romantic and touching?

A talented young genius who is frustrated in love.

What story is romantic, touching and thrilling?

A lovelorn young genius who escaped death.

While lamenting this love tragedy, more people learned that the previous year Barcelona's bid to host the World Expo was defeated by Paris.

Human nature is always so unpredictable - envious of those who are much stronger than themselves, jealous of those who are only a little stronger than themselves, but often have friendship and sympathy for the weak who almost lost to them.

As a result, people seem to have lost their memory collectively, completely forgetting that half a year ago the newspapers were still ridiculing Barcelona as "the defeat of Paris".

Today, caring and sympathetic newspapers are shouting: "Don't you think it's unfair that such a lovely city loses its candidacy because of the actions of politicians in those countries?"

With the help of the newspapers, more and more people actually bet on Barcelona when they bought quiz lottery tickets.

Seeing that Barcelona's odds are getting lower and lower, and the voice is getting louder, the other two candidate delegations finally feel the crisis.

So, when the rotating pointer came to the day of the final presentation on July 7, Brown, the representative of the London Organizing Committee, after finishing his bid presentation with the theme of "Light of Industrial Civilization", coughed reservedly and looked at the vote with a smile All members of the executive committee.

"Everyone, our European countries are all cities that emerged amidst trade and exchanges - rules and contracts are the principles we have always abided by. I believe that everyone will vote fairly in accordance with the purpose and spirit of the Convention and choose the most suitable one for hosting the 1879 World Expo city ​​of."

Presentations are half an hour long, so each city presentation will be followed by a short tea break of 5 minutes.

When Philip found Joy, she had just comfortably taken a bite of the crispy light blue macaron with black tea.

Oh, God.

He couldn't help but frown: "Miss Gordy, the deadline for submitting the qualification documents is one hour away. But you still don't seem worried at all...Frankly speaking, I suspect that you are hiding something from me."

Philip gave it all. "So, if you find out later that I've been hiding something from you too... please believe that we just did the same thing."

He thought it was nothing at first, but as the comments in Paris newspapers became more and more exaggerated these days, he began to feel that when this rich lady learned the truth, she might be angry at his concealment.

We all know that if you want to live in Barcelona, ​​don't mess with the owners of Montjuic.

At this moment, Joey put down his teacup and smiled: "Mr. Philip, please turn around now."

The sound of the door sounded, accompanied by her leisurely voice: "I believe that Apollo's messenger is pushing the door in."

In fact, everyone at the tea break table turned around.

Walking in was Baron de Coubertin, vice chairman of the executive committee.

Holding the letter in his hand, he gave Joey a subtle look on his face.

Afterwards, he put on a somewhat reluctant official smile at everyone: "Everyone, I just received news from Spain."

"Coup d'état in Madrid, Alfonso XII ascends the throne."