Lin Yu stood in front of the window of the International Cultural Festival preparation office, looking out at the bustling streets outside. His brow was furrowed, and his heart was heavy with anxiety. With less than two months left before the opening of the International Cultural Festival, this should have been the critical period when preparations progressed steadily. Instead, problems were erupting everywhere, and each issue loomed like a massive mountain before him, bringing unprecedented pressure.
The problem of funding shortages exploded first in the preparation process, acting like a ticking time bomb. The budget for the International Cultural Festival was already tight, and every expense had been meticulously calculated, yet it still relied heavily on the support of sponsors to be held successfully. However, recent shifts in the economic climate had caused some sponsors to get cold feet. One enterprise that had originally promised a large sponsorship suddenly called to say that due to business adjustments and tight cash flow, it could no longer provide funding as planned. Immediately afterward, two more sponsors successively announced their withdrawal, making the already strained funding gap even wider.
"Director Lin, what are we going to do? With so many sponsors suddenly pulling out, our budget gap is at least hundreds of thousands. Can this cultural festival even go on?" asked Xiao Zhang from the preparation team anxiously.
Chapter 189