"If the brand sponsors withdraw, and those initially in discussions switch to a wait-and-see approach, it will greatly impact us," said the Secretary General. "If Hearth Nation's market doesn't accept it and our Cooking Competition secedes from Hearth Nation, the International Culinary Competition will simply become a farce."
Hearth Nation is a culinary powerhouse.
In the realm of gastronomy, you cannot overlook or downplay its significance.
Without such a powerful culinary nation participating, how can it still be called a Cooking Competition?
"Also, there is one point that we have overlooked before," said the Secretary General.
"Pingla has sent us a complaint letter. Although Adrian Zhekova, the CEO of Pingla, hasn't expressed his opinion, the complaint letter sent in the name of the entire Pingla Group must have been made at Adrian's behest," the Secretary General said.
"We are still unclear about the stance of Adrian in this matter," mentioned the Secretary General.