383: Chapter 382 Each with their own agenda!

After the welcome ceremony ended, everyone stood up one after another, preparing to head to the State Banquet Hall in the second hall of the Black Palace to share the evening banquet.

This banquet was jointly hosted by the eight major states in the eastern part of North America. The scale was extremely high, even higher than the state banquets the former US used to host for heads of state.

When Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan and his party entered the State Banquet Hall, the venue was already filled with 330 celebrities from all walks of life on the North American continent, including financial tycoons, senior politicians, and famous scientists.

On the stage, a popular dance troupe was dancing gracefully. In the very front, 30 of the most famous international stars and singers in North America, including Leonardo, Cruise, Jolie, Scarlett, and Taylor, were seated.

Seeing everyone walking over, they stood up one after another to greet the new Chief Executive. This scene made Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan feel a bit flattered.

It must be said that in order to curry favor with the new Chief Executive, the fifty states of North America had gone to extreme lengths. After learning that this new Chief Executive liked US stars, they even demanded that these international stars rush over to attend the banquet overnight.

There was no other way. You have to know that the current Chief Executive of the North American Special Administrative Region of China wielded immense power on the North American continent, even greater than that of the former US presidents.

To use four words to vividly describe it, that would be "unification of the three powers." It could be said that, apart from having to accept the vertical leadership of the Pan-Chinese Union Supreme Council, the Special Administrative Region Chief Executive was completely a local emperor on the North American continent.

Precisely because of this, the methods of the former Chief Executive, Deputy Secretary-General Cao Tongguang, were both radical and ruthless, and his governance of the North American continent was comparable to military rule. The senior officials of the fifty states of North America lived in constant fear every day, yet they had no way to do anything about it.

"Mr. Evans, come and sit beside me." Before taking his seat, Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan suddenly turned around and spoke to Mr. Evans, who was not far away. Because of this sentence, everyone's eyes gathered on the young controller of the multinational financial group.

"Oh!" Mr. Evans's eyes were filled with shock. "Respected Chief Executive Tan, is… is this appropriate?"

Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan laughed heartily. "Mr. Evans, although this is our first meeting, we talked very happily before and can be said to be old friends at first sight, so how could it not be appropriate? Come, sit on my right. Taking advantage of this banquet, we can just chat more about how to promote the long-standing Chinese culture to the one billion people in the North American region."

Once these words were spoken, everyone present immediately understood Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan's specific intention. Seeing this, Mr. Evans no longer stood on ceremony and came to sit beside Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan.

As everyone at the main table took their seats, the President of the Republic of California, Schwarzenegger, walked onto the stage. Under his hosting, the banquet officially began.

As the banquet progressed, a crowd of North American celebrities came to toast Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan. Amidst the clinking of glasses and brief conversations, everyone increasingly felt the approachability of this new Chief Executive.

In particular, this Chief Executive Tan seemed very familiar with the folk customs of the former US. His words had the meticulous rigor unique to Chinese people, yet he did not lose the wit and humor of the former US people at all. Communicating with him was like communicating with a native-born American; there was absolutely no communication barrier, making everyone feel very close to him.

Not long after, Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan completely took control of the banquet scene, attracting all the spotlight that was originally split between him and the former Chief Executive, Deputy Secretary-General Cao Tongguang. For a moment, Deputy Secretary-General Cao Tongguang, sitting on the left hand side of Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan, actually felt a hint of long-lost neglect.

Watching this incredibly harmonious scene, Deputy Secretary-General Cao Tongguang couldn't help but feel a hint of worry in his heart. This Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan coming to the former US was just like returning home. Sending such a person to be the Chief Executive, could he suppress this group of blood-sucking elites? He didn't know what the higher-ups were thinking…

Although he was worried in his heart, Deputy Secretary-General Cao Tongguang was very deep and composed. He just frowned calmly, and then a smile reappeared on the corner of his mouth.

It wasn't until late at night that this grand banquet, held specifically for Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan's appointment, finally ended. The celebrities from all walks of life in the North American Special Administrative Region left one after another. Mr. Evans walked at the end and chatted with Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan for a long time.

"Chief Executive Tan, I highly approve of your suggestion." In front of the gold-rimmed gate of the State Banquet Hall, Mr. Evans looked at Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan and said seriously.

"How about this. I, representing the Henry Group, will contribute 2 billion Chinese currency as a promotional fund for Chinese culture on the North American continent."

Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan nodded, very satisfied with this. "I believe that with our joint efforts, Chinese culture will definitely become the mainstream for the people of the North American continent."

Mr. Evans said his final farewell. "Then I won't disturb you this time." "Good, we will meet again next time." Mr. Evans smiled, bowed slightly, and turned to leave.

Watching Mr. Evans's back, Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan turned to ask Deputy Secretary-General Cao Tongguang, who was beside him. "Deputy Secretary-General Cao. This Mr. Evans might be the key to our assimilation of the North American continent with Chinese culture."

Deputy Secretary-General Cao Tongguang nodded, indicating his approval. But at the same time, he also offered another opinion. "Chief Executive Tan. I hope you remain vigilant. The Henry Group is a famous multinational financial tycoon of the old US, ostensibly doing multinational oil business."

"Behind the scenes, according to reliable sources, they are also backed by the military industry belonging to the Pentagon of the old US, doing arms business on the international black market. Those US-made weapons in the hands of the armed organizations and terrorist organizations in the Camel region… perhaps have the Henry Group's contribution to thank."

"It can be said that none of their capital accumulation is clean. For such financial tycoons, I do not recommend deep association."

Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan nodded seriously. "Deputy Secretary-General Cao's words are very true. However, fortunately, Mr. Evans has been obsessed with Chinese culture and archaeological research in the past and has not participated in the actual operations of the Henry Group. He was only forced to inherit the family business recently because of his father's death."

"Perhaps this new generation of financial controller will be a bit different. Moreover, now that the US has disintegrated, we in China have completely militarily controlled the countries of North America; these financial tycoons shouldn't be able to stir up any big waves. Thank you for your reminder; I will be vigilant."

Deputy Secretary-General Cao Tongguang nodded and said nothing more.

On the other side, Mr. Evans walked out of the gate of the Black Palace. After smiling and greeting a few celebrities who had not yet left, he got into the exclusive car that the Henry Group had waiting on the side of the road—a stretched Rolls-Royce Phantom.

Sitting in the back row, he turned on the privacy sound shield. Mr. Evans spoke softly. "Supreme Lord…"

Soon, a line of text appeared before Mr. Evans's eyes. [Chief Designer Tan Wenxuan, threat level to the Three-Body Problem ≤ 1%.] [Shepherd Envoy Smith, you are now authorized to conduct preliminary ideological corruption on him.]