Chapter 1493 - The Lavish Island (1/2)

In North America, ” St. Regis” and “Four Seasons” were equally well-known.

As the first St. Regis to be built, the St. Regis Nouveau York opened in 1904. The European classical Baroque landmarks still stood tall on Fifth Avenue and acted as the symbol of the city’s luxury hotels. The upper part of the building was designed with complex lines and gorgeous shapes. In its dignified appearance revealed the luxury of the “old world”, and the hotel was the darling of the entire country, and even so among the upper class in North America.

At six o’clock in the evening, people walked in on the red carpet of St. Regis.

Gentlemen in tuxedos, ladies in long evening gowns, and everyone here all had polite smiles on their faces. They were led into the magnificent hall by the waiters. Just from this dazzling appearance of this corner of Fifth Avenue, it was hard to imagine that this place was close to the front line of the war.

It was no exaggeration to say that the red carpet was far more extravagant compared to the Oscars. Although the people here were not celebrities, the string of zeros behind everyone’s net worth could make all the Hollywood “big names” feel ashamed.

It was rumored that all the rich people fought hard for tickets to this evening.

For tonight’s banquet, the entire hotel had been reserved by the wealthy B City Consortium.

The feelings of the capitalists on the Island were quite complicated towards Jiang Chen’s arrival. Due to the aircraft carrier that pushed to the Wall Street Copper Bull, almost everyone suffered heavy losses, and now Celestial Trade took all the gold from the reserve, which detonated a debt crisis for many large companies. The role of many changed from the hunter on the financial market to the fish on the chopping board.

Theoretically, their reaction would have been hatred.

But in fact, everyone greeted him with a smile at this moment, and the smile did not look fake at all. It was not because of their great acting skill, but rather, the smile came from the bottom of the heart.

There was no other reason.

First of all, the Future Bank, which arrived in North America with Celestial Trade, had almost become a life-saving straw for many of them. The second reason, the UA had to be rebuilt after the war, and everyone wanted a slice of the cake worth more than hundreds of billions of dollars.

As for the defeat, it was not enough reason for them to hate him.

Never expect the capitalists to have any morals. They would cheer for their own interests and encourage the patriots to charge forward, but they would not shed even a single tear for this country after its fall.

In the center of the banquet, Jiang Chen slightly raised the glass in his hand and said softly in a pleasant tone.

“Let us toast to peace.”

“Cheers!”

Everyone raised their glasses and downed the red wine.

After Loki, representing the B City Consortium, gave a speech, the melodious symphony signaled the prelude to the banquet.

There was nothing special about the banquet. Like most banquets Jiang Chen attended before, the first course was an appetizer, then a cold dish, then the main course, and finally dessert. When people ate, rarely anyone focused on the food. The majority of them were chatted with the people that sat around them.

Although Jiang Chen could feel that many people turned their eager gazes to him, both openly and secretively, almost no one left the table during the meal.

When the last dessert plate was taken away, the elegant waltz played in the banquet, and the host Loki, announced the beginning of the dance. After the host and the guest of honor left, the rest of the people got up. Champagnes were placed on the long table, and the lighting in the venue became much softer.