Chapter 233:
Mr. Lynch had a big appetite, according to the business department of Sabin City's television station. They had proposed paying Lynch 3,000 per women's rugby match for broadcasting rights and offering a 30,000 sponsorship for the championship prize, but Lynch refused.
From the TV station's perspective, 3,000 per match was already not cheap. After all, it was for a non-professional women's rugby match with no formal league structure, something that wouldn't even be officially recognized.
"Paying 3,000 for broadcasting such a match—how could Lynch think that wasn't a good deal?" the sales manager exclaimed indignantly to his supervisor. "For that money, we could hire a group of girls, split them into two teams, and have them run around the field in minimal clothing!"
The supervisor simply looked at the salesperson and eventually shook his head, gently reminding him, "Lynch has a better relationship with those advocating for women's rights than we do. Do you understand what I mean?"
Seeing the salesperson's puzzled look, the supervisor had to elaborate further. It was both an explanation and a warning for the salesperson not to cross the line.
"Lynch has good connections with many celebrities. President Tracey herself even participated in this women's rugby event because Lynch organized it.
"If it were you or anyone else doing this, those women would likely be protesting by now. Do you understand?"
The supervisor's work exposed him to the higher echelons of society. While many outside might view women's rugby as some kind of indecent adult sport, as long as it had the support of women's rights advocates, no one could label it as indecent or inappropriate.
However, this didn't mean that anyone could replicate Lynch's actions. If someone else tried to do something similar without their support, even if the women were dressed more modestly than Lynch's athletes, the women's rights advocates would consider it a way of using women to please men—classic gender discrimination and sexual exploitation.