Chapter 1507 - Diamond Princess (1/2)
A cruise ship set sail from the Island at the port of Upper Bay.
The dazzling neon gleamed on the ship, with the lights of Nouveau York as the backdrop, the ship slowly sailed towards the estuary.
Not far away, the torch was held high in the hands of the Statue of Freedom with a copper-yellow flame “reignited” and faintly glowed in the night. This flame was a gift from Xin to the Trump administration, which symbolized the long-term and hard-won peace between the two countries. Because the flame was mixed with special fluorescent materials, the torch could even be vaguely seen in the dark night.
As one of the top fifteen most luxurious cruise ships in the world, “Diamond Princess” was the largest luxury cruise ship with the most complete facilities in the world-famous cruise brand “Princess” series fleet. It was just like a five-star hotel floating on the sea. The cruise ship was built with a total of 1,337 cabins, of which 748 cabins included private balconies. Visitors could directly enjoy the beautiful sea without leaving the comfort of their room.
At this moment, on the deck of the cruise ship, guests in formal or evening dress held champagne in their hands. They gathered in large and small circles while they chattered with each other. From the luxury of the banquet, it seemed to be higher than the one held by the B City Consortium, but in terms of the quality of the participants, it was much inferior.
“That person is the chairman of the Princeton Group, one of the top 500 global companies with a market value of hundreds of billions of dollars. The person over there is Jelinek, the major shareholder and CEO of Costco Group, and he is also a shareholder in several tech startups.” Leslie noticed Jiang Chen yawn, she grinned and then chuckled, “Of course, none can compare to you.”
“They can’t even compare with your father.” Jiang Chen smiled.
Jiang Chen didn’t use his real name this time, but rather boarded the cruise ship as Leslie’s guest, and half of his face was covered by a pair of sunglasses. Because the surname Garcia weighed enough, the security did not check his identity and his presence did not attract anyone’s attention.
“Not exactly,” Leslie’s bright red lips closed, then she smiled. “Five billion is the threshold for this party, but there are also billionaires worth hundreds of billions. This kind of banquet is not formal at all. You can see that people are not here to do business, but mainly for…”
“For?” Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow.
“For pleasure,” Leslie smiled slightly, raised her chin and pointed at the man with a girl on each arm, “In other words, to alleviate their physical needs.”
Jiang Chen laughed and did not answer.
But the meaning in his eyes was very clear. If this banquet was just that, it was not enough to attract him.
“If you are not interested in these appetizers, there will be an auction soon. I bet there will be something you like in it.”
“For example?” Jiang Chen asked with a smile.
“Arts, cultural relics, deeds to mansions, company shares, even people…”
“People?” Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows.
“This is an open secret of the upper class… Generally, this kind of auction will be set up for banquets with a capital threshold of more than five billion dollars. Of course, if you dislike it…”
“Just curious.” With a light smile, Jiang Chen said, “By the way, I always wanted to ask, what are they celebrating?”
“The Sundax Group won the bid for the Bering Strait Expressway project. It’s a huge project worth hundreds of billions of dollars. It is indeed worth celebrating.” Leslie smiled.
As early as more than a century ago, a French engineer first proposed the bold idea of building an undersea tunnel under the Bering Strait. However, the plan was difficult to implement, not to mention the tense diplomatic relations between Russia and the UA.