At the port of Upper Bay, a cruise ship set sail from Manhattan Island.
The dazzling neon lights on the ship, with the lights of New York City and New Jersey as the background, slowly moved in the direction of the estuary.
Not far away, the torch held high in the hands of the Statue of Liberty had been "reignited". The copper-yellow flame flickered in the night. This flame was a gift from Xin to the Trump administration, symbolizing the long-term and hard-won peace between the two countries. Because it was mixed with special fluorescent materials, it could be vaguely seen even in the middle of the night.
As one of the fifteen most luxurious cruise ships in the world, "Diamond Princess" was the world's largest and most well-equipped luxury cruise ship in the "Princess" series of cruise brands. It was like a five-star hotel floating on the sea. The cruise ship had a total of 1,337 cabins, of which 748 cabins had private open-air balconies. Tourists could directly enjoy the beautiful scenery of the sea from the balcony without leaving the room.
At this moment, on the deck of the cruise ship, guests dressed in formal or evening gowns held champagne in their hands. They gathered in small and large circles and chatted with each other. From the degree of luxury of the banquet, it seemed to be higher than the banquet held by the B City Consortium, but the style of the participants was much inferior.
"That is the chairman of the Princeton Group, one of the top 500 companies in the world with a market value of hundreds of billions of dollars. The one over there is Jelinek, the major shareholder and CEO of Costco Group, and also a shareholder of many Internet startups … "Leslie noticed Jiang Chen yawning and smiled." Of course, they can't be compared to you. "
"Not to mention compared to me, it would be difficult to compare to your father." Jiang Chen smiled.
He didn't use his real name. Jiang Chen boarded the ship as Leslie's male companion, and he wore sunglasses that almost covered half of his face. Because the surname Garcia carried enough weight, the security guards in charge of security on the cruise did not check his identity, and he did not attract anyone's attention.
"Not exactly." Leslie licked her bright red lips and smiled. "Five billion is the threshold to participate, but there are also billionaires worth hundreds of billions. This is not a serious banquet. You can notice that the demand for people to find business partners here is relatively low, mainly for … "
"For?" Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow.
"For relaxation." Leslie smiled and raised her chin at the man who was hugging two beauties not far away. "In other words, to solve your physical needs."
Jiang Chen laughed and didn't respond.
However, the meaning in his eyes was very clear. If that was all, this banquet was not enough to attract him.
"If you're not interested in these appetizers, there will be an auction in a while. I bet there will be something you like up there."
"For example?" Jiang Chen asked with a smile.
"Works of art, relics, mansion deeds, company shares, and even people …"
"People?" Jiang Chen's eyebrows twitched.
"This is an open secret of the upper class … Generally, banquets with a capital threshold of more than 5 billion USD will have this kind of auction. Of course, if you don't like it … "
"Just curious." Jiang Chen smiled. "Also, I've always wanted to ask, what are they celebrating?"
"The Sundax Group has won the bid for the Bering Strait Highway project. It's a big project with hundreds of billions of dollars in investment. It's indeed worth celebrating." Leslie smiled.
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 relationship between Russia and the UA.
Of course, today, this project was not difficult. The breakthroughs in graphene materials and nanoceramic technology had made this century project possible. Since the new Trump government joined the Earth Defense Alliance, it had also actively repaired diplomatic relations with other member states. 80% of the world's geopolitical crises seemed to have been resolved with the decline of the UA hegemony.
Therefore, the grand plan to connect Eurasia and the American continent was put on the agenda. This 103-kilometer undersea tunnel across the Bering Strait, after the recent diplomatic meeting between the UA and Russia, the leaders of the two countries hit it off and jointly issued an announcement to jointly build this "century project".
More than 500 companies would participate in the bidding of this project, and more than 50 companies would win the bid to participate in the project.
Speaking of which, Jiang Chen also had some impression of this matter. Xia Shiyu mentioned to him a few days ago that Future Heavy Industries would provide steel, corrosion-resistant cement, and graphene building materials for this undersea tunnel. And in the most recent meeting with Trump, he also heard him mention this matter.
As for the problem of money, it was easy to solve. Not long ago, Future Bank increased its holdings of UA Treasury bonds by 600 billion US dollars, and the Supreme Court's judgment on Morgan and Rockefeller also brought the Trump administration trillions of dollars in assets.
The ill-fated president also gained a blessing in disguise. It was no exaggeration to say that the position he took over was definitely the most financially well-funded in UA history.
There had never been a president who could carry out such a large-scale project without having to worry about the budget.
Jiang Chen chatted with Leslie while tasting the red wine in the goblet. Suddenly, he seemed to see a familiar figure in the crowd, but just when he wanted to take a closer look, it was already gone.
He frowned slightly, but at this moment, a discordant voice came from the side.
"Leslie, is this your boyfriend? Native American? Or Mexican? Oh, God, don't tell me he's Asian, "the woman said in an exaggerated voice with a hint of mockery.
Jiang Chen tilted his head slightly and looked to the side.
He saw a woman in a silver-white dress, holding the arm of a male guest, walking towards him and Leslie. The hem of the skirt was dotted with specks of silver light. It looked like a diamond or something, and it seemed to be very expensive. The male guest looked familiar, but Jiang Chen couldn't remember who he was … But that wasn't the problem.
Jiang Chen understood something in an instant and gave Leslie a meaningful look.
The latter glanced at him with a guilty conscience and quickly explained in a whisper.
"Elsa Griffin, the youngest daughter of the Griffin family. Her father is the chairman of Wachovia Bank …"
"If I didn't guess wrong, you and her have a grudge, am I right?" Jiang Chen said with a half-smile.
"Sorry, I … I really didn't know she would be here. Her father and my father have a business conflict. It's not wrong that our relationship is not good …" Leslie looked at Jiang Chen cautiously and said nervously, "I, I just …"
Leslie still wanted to explain something, but Elsa had already walked over.
Judging from the way she stared at Leslie, the meaning in her eyes was obvious …
She obviously didn't come here with friendly intentions.
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