Having achieved her goal, especially with so many witnesses present, Miranda decided not to provoke Abel any further and changed the subject, asking, "Has the Vatican made any move yet?"

Abel's expression darkened further when the Vatican was mentioned.

By this point, he had already realized that something was wrong. Logically, the Vatican should have issued a statement two days ago, criticizing Fusheng's blasphemous behavior and calling on believers to unite and boycott Fusheng.

But so far, the Vatican has not taken any action, which makes him vaguely realize that this time it seems to have been hasty!

However, he did not give up and still harbored illusions about the Papacy.

"Minister, please take a look at this fax."

At that moment, Granger walked over with a document in his hand.

"Is this news from the Vatican?"

Abel looked expectant. Whether it was good news or bad news, as long as it was related to the Vatican, it was a good thing for him!

"It is indeed a message from the Vatican."

"Bring it here quickly!"

Abel's behavior was slightly out of control. He snatched the documents from Granger's hands, glanced at them briefly, and then looked suspicious: "Religious exchange meeting?"

"Minister, please continue reading."

Granger looked somewhat embarrassed.

Miranda and the others also showed curiosity. To be honest, the religious exchange had nothing to do with them. Everyone has their own expertise, and even if the field of theology had anything to do with them, who were artists, it wouldn't be very deep.

The problem is, since this document concerning the religious exchange meeting has appeared here, there must be something fishy going on.

Of course, even a fool could guess that this matter is related to Fusheng.

Sure enough, the group found a name on the second page of the document.

Life is fleeting!

"Is Fusheng invited to participate in a religious exchange meeting?"

"Did the spot come from Xinzhou, or was it recommended?"

Abel was furious!

If it weren't for his image, he probably would have torn the document in his hand to shreds long ago.

Are you kidding me?!

Just because Fusheng was an invited guest at the religious exchange conference, you condoned his blasphemous behavior?

What kind of utter nonsense logic is that?!

The representative from Hibiscus Kingdom complained, "It's just participating in some religious exchange meeting, isn't it? Compared to attacking Shenzhou artists and competing for the Best Contribution Award, it's incomparable! The Vatican handled this matter too hastily. Even if they don't care about Minister Abel, they should know that this was at the behest of Luo Kingdom."

After a pause, the representative from the Kingdom of Hibiscus continued, "What benefit does this bring to the Holy See? They really can't tell what's important!"

Shut up!

Is it something you can say out loud?

The representative from the Floating Island Kingdom moved away again. He thought the representative from the Hibiscus Kingdom was a madman who dared to say anything!

Seeing Abel's increasingly grim expression, many of the delegates present began to gloat. This was a case of trying to curry favor with someone who had backfired.

"You've reminded me."

Abel snorted coldly at the representative of the Hibiscus Kingdom.

What benefit would this bring to the Vatican?

He hadn't thought much about it before, but now he suddenly realized it!

Whether there are any benefits or not, I don't know, but at least there are no drawbacks!

He had previously viewed the issue of China from an artistic perspective, so he instinctively overlooked the Vatican's attitude towards China.

Belief!

Everyone's goal is actually the same!

Seize the market!

Whether it's Fusheng or the official Shenzhou, they can't afford to offend either of them during this sensitive period when Shenzhou is about to open up this trillion-dollar market!

Having figured this out, Abel looked at Miranda: "How much of a lead are you in the votes?"

"We've already been overtaken."

Miranda wasn't stupid either. Perhaps she hadn't thought of this before, but seeing Abel's gradually becoming more rational, she realized the key point.

Not only her, but also representatives from countries like Gaul and Georgia noticed this.

What is life but fleeting existence?!

What does the official Shenzhou government even count for?!

They may not care about the fleeting nature of life, they may not care about the official authorities of China, but they cannot ignore the massive, billion-dollar market of China!

Unlike Lizhou and Sangzhou, this is a super cake that has not yet been divided up by various countries!

Going against the official Shenzhou government at this time would be an extremely foolish thing to do!

Now, not only can we not offend the Chinese government, but we must also do our best to please them!

If they're in a good mood, they might open this huge market ahead of schedule!

As the darling of the Shenzhou government, isn't Fusheng aiming for the Best Contribution Award?

Give it to him!

Who can guarantee that this isn't the official intention of the Chinese government?

Otherwise, why would they decide to let Fusheng compete for this award without any warning?

There's definitely something fishy going on!

Could it be that internally, there's a concern about not having a strong brand image after opening up this huge market? Is this award needed to serve as a facade, to reassure them?

Fuck!

You should have said so earlier!

Just say what you want! You almost ruined everything for me!

Abel grew increasingly fearful as he thought about it. What if his rashness displeased the Chinese government and caused a delay in opening this multi-billion dollar market? If Congress found out later, he would have to bear full responsibility!

Abel had no doubt that those cold-blooded and ruthless members of Congress would push him out as a scapegoat!

How many votes do we have left?

Abel took a deep breath and looked at Granger.

After thinking for a moment, Granger said, "It's less than 10 billion."

"Give it all to life."

"minister?!"

Granger was taken aback at first, but after seeing Abel's unquestionable gaze, he vaguely realized that something was wrong. Suddenly, he thought of something and hurriedly nodded, saying, "I will arrange it as soon as possible and distribute all the tickets in the next two days."

Miranda and the others looked at Abel and Granger with suspicion. Suddenly, they realized something, and although they didn't say it, they clearly had new ideas.

Not only for the Best Contribution Award, Abel is now even more eager for China to win more medals.

Looking at China, who were fifth on the medal table, Abel thought to himself, "We can't control the events, but you guys need to step up your game and try to catch up with us as soon as possible, taking first place on this medal table. That way you'll be happy, and then we can..."

Thinking of this, Abel licked his lips, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.

Tianrui, conference room.

While Zhou Rongze, Chen Tianye, and others were still analyzing Shen Yun's brilliant performance, Lu Ye suddenly laughed loudly, "We just won another gold medal, and we're currently tied for fourth place with that country."

"Unfortunately, it's a niche instrument award, so it's not very prestigious."

Lu Ye disagreed with Uncle Qiao's sentiments: "But it's still a gold medal, and that's the most important thing."

"That's true."

Uncle Qiao nodded, then pointed to the huge screen in front of him: "Look, it's Youlin's turn to go on stage."

"I've been waiting for this moment for ages, and now he's finally on stage. I'm curious to see what kind of scene it will be when President Chen praises the progress of the sky."

Lu Ye and Uncle Qiao glanced at Chen Tianye, clearly still resentful of his bad behavior of leaving things unfinished.

At the same time, the giant screen at the venue also displayed Sun Youlin's performance.

—Not Afraid