April 20th.

Night falls at the Beijing Hua Country Hotel.

At this moment, in the grand banquet hall originally meant for a state banquet, dozens of waiters are bustling in and out, busy with their tasks.

A total of nine gigantic banquet tables are neatly arranged.

The general manager of the Beijing Hua Country Hotel is holding a walkie-talkie, directing the waiters. You must know, tonight is a rare capital banquet organized by the Ministry of Commerce, gathering domestic political and business elites.

At one of the tables, international stars like Zhang Ziyi, Li Yin Yin, Chen Long, and Li Lianjie are seated. Also present are top domestic stars like Yang Function and Zhao Yingbao, who are transitioning from ordinary stars to entertainment capitalists.

For a typical banquet, with their stature, they would be the finale. But today, the main figures of the entire banquet hall have not yet appeared, so they arrived early, not daring to take it lightly at all.

In the vast and luxurious banquet hall, their table is the only one not fully occupied.

"Brother, you have more insider information. Do you know who all are coming to tonight's banquet?"

Li Lianjie has been active in Xiangjiang all these years, while Chen Long has long shifted his focus to the mainland, not only getting close to Huayi's Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei but also holding some influence in front of many business capital tycoons.

Hearing Li Lianjie's words, Chen Long hesitated for a moment and slowly shook his head.

"This banquet is an official event organized by the Ministry of Commerce. I heard it's for reaching a cooperation with a Duke from Eagle Country. At such a level of capital banquet, anyone invited must have an extraordinary status and position."

Hearing Chen Long's words, everyone nodded thoughtfully.

After a while, Zhao Yingbao couldn't resist interjecting, "Then why were we invited to such a banquet?"

Just a couple of months ago, Zhao Yingbao and Li Yin Yin co-registered Heshuo Media. Now barely making it to a small capital in the entertainment circle, it was her first time attending a capital banquet of this magnitude, appearing a bit restrained.

Yang Function, sitting next to her, heard Zhao Yingbao's words and grinned.

Both regarded as part of the four contemporaneous starlets with a good relationship, Yang Function then slowly remarked, "Do you know why only people like us arrived early while those truly invited big shots haven't arrived yet?"

Zhao Yingbao looked at her puzzled.

"Just remember one thing: we're here tonight to act as foils and to liven up the atmosphere. This is a common practice not only domestically but also in capital countries like the Beautiful Country and Europe. Even Hollywood stars being invited as foils is not uncommon."

After Yang Function finished explaining, Zhao Yingbao glanced at everyone, realizing their silence amounted to agreement.

She truly rose to fame starting in 2011. Before that, she worked in a factory, seriously transitioning from a factory girl to the pinnacle of life. Now just beginning to transition into entertainment capital, she was not well-versed in the upper-level details of the circle, but she grasped it from Yang Function's remarks.

Even stars like them, who are idolized by tens of thousands, are merely tools used to set the stage and enhance the atmosphere in front of real capital giants.

Yet no one at the table expressed any complaints; instead, each harbored a sense of excitement.

If they could build a connection with any big shot in this setting, it would certainly be an opportunity. Why has Chen Long thrived so well in the mainland? Isn't it because several big shots are backing him?

At this point, no one continued to discuss why they were invited but diverted the conversation to other topics.

Li Lianjie took a sip of water and continued, "In recent years, the West has rare collaborations with us. For a Duke from Eagle Country to reach a cooperation with our Hua Country, it's no wonder the Ministry of Commerce places such importance."

Chen Long nodded and said, "I've heard it's not an official collaboration level. This Duke is not the main figure. The main figure is likely someone you all know, a big shot who's been very popular in the past year, also known as Hua Country's No.1 post-90s."

"Post-90s No.1?"

Hearing this title, everyone's mind conjured up a face that can be described as perfect.

"Is it Chairman Gu?"

Except for Chen Long, only Yang Function had the most interactions with Gu Bai, so she was the first to inquire.

Chen Long glanced at her and responded with a slight smile and a nod of acknowledgment.

Seeing Chen Long's expression, everyone couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Considering Gu Bai's current status in the country, a capital banquet centered around him is undoubtedly the most prestigious.

While they were still speculating which big shots would attend tonight, all the busy waiters in the banquet were moving toward the main entrance as the massive doors of the banquet hall began to open slowly.

"Here they come."

Chen Long murmured softly.

Even without knowing who was arriving, everyone stood up, facing the entrance.

As shadows started appearing at the doorway, all these celebrities widened their eyes, eager to see who had arrived.

"Gasp..."

Someone couldn't control their emotions and drew a sharp breath.

"Is that Minister Hua?"

Chen Long didn't know who asked but nodded solemnly.

Hua Yun, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Commerce.

The Ministry of Commerce, being the powerful department responsible for formulating strategic policies on domestic and international trade and economic cooperation, foreign investment, and foreign aid, carrying immense significance proves the level of tonight's capital banquet.

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