THE TOTAL VALUE IS NEARLY 200 MILLION! EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE ORDERS BELONG TO CHINESE MANUFACTURERS! PARIS OLYMPIC MASCOT RELEASED!

The total value is nearly 200 million! Eighty percent of the orders belong to Chinese manufacturers! Paris Olympic mascot released!

On November 14, 2022, the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee announced the Phryges, the mascot of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. The main body of the mascot is triangular, and the color is mainly red, supplemented by blue and white, which also matches the three colors of the French flag. The Phryges take the traditional Bonnet Phrygien as a source of design inspiration, and Bonnet Phrygien is regarded as a symbol of freedom. In The Smurfs, many people are familiar with, the hat worn by the Smurfs the Bonnet Phrygien.

The Paris Olympic Organizing Committee stated that most of the mascots will be manufactured by Chinese manufacturers, and the resulting mascot origin dispute is still going on. According to French media reports on the 17th local time, the French Association of Ethical Business Owners complained about this, pointing out that 80% of the mascots are “Made in China”. This is not only a bad influence on all French companies, but also a attach to the French economy. Moreover, French government spokesman Olivier Véran said in an interview on Thursday that it is impossible for France to produce 2 million toys within a few months.

On November 14, local time, the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee announced The Phryges, the mascot for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. According to the organizing committee, Phrygia is an anthropomorphic image of the red cap Bonnet Phrygian popular during the French Revolution. On the 15th, the first offline flagship store of Paris 2024 official licensed products opened in the center of Paris and began selling licensed products related to the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, including toys, T-shirts, and key chains priced at 32 euros.

Mascot-related memorabilia is expected to bring in €127 million. Just mascot dolls, the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee plans to sell more than 2 million. CNEWS said the goal is a major economic challenge, and it doubles the sales of dolls for the London 2012 Olympic mascot or the Rio 2016 Olympic mascot. According to the Paris Olympic Committee, 80% of the mascot dolls will be outsourced to Chinese manufacturers. According to the news, the other market share is obtained by two French toy manufacturers, but the raw materials and parts also come from China, and the French manufacturers complete the assembly work in local factories. The Olympic Organizing Committee explained that their approach, like most of the toys sold in France in the past, was mainly made by Chinese manufacturers, and said that French companies are expanding their factories to ensure that they should be completed in France. The boss of one of the French companies said that they have hired more than 30 new workers, and the next factory can produce 7,000 mascot dolls a week. It will be half as expensive as Chinese production. And this news made some French politicians and practitioners in related industries very dissatisfied with this.

Gilles Attaf, chairman of the Originate France Assurance Association, complained about the disappointment of relevant departments and manufacturers, criticizing: “Since 2017, we have known about the 2024 Olympic Games. The meeting was held in Paris. We obviously had enough time to predict and plan the production.” In other words, it was possible for France to prepare these in advance. But Olivier had a somewhat bad answer. On the 17th, he said that it is impossible for France to produce 2 million toys within a few months. Olivier explained that this matter involved a structural problem, which was caused by the loss of a large number of factories in France over the years. Therefore, he pointed out a suggestion that the French manufacturing industry in China should move back to France so that France will become the most attractive country in Europe again in a few years.

According to news reports, Yves Jégo, the founder of the Origine France Garantie, also commented on the matter. He believes that it is a negative signal for Chinese manufacturers to manufacture mascot products for the Paris Olympics. However, Roland Lescure, from the French Ministry of Economy, immediately replied on the program that it is better to be satisfied with the remaining 20% for local manufacturing. It is better than nothing. He pointed out that the high cost and insufficient scale are the main reasons for choosing Chinese manufacturers. Made in China can provide consumers with the same products at a lower price.

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