When the first streetlight came on, District 1 seemed to truly come to life. Although the first area is also very lively during the day, with dense crowds of tourists filling the place, it always feels like something is missing. Only at night do people realize that what is missing is vitality! The flashing neon lights, the girls with heavy makeup on the roadside, and the loud music penetrated into the streets, making the pace of pedestrians walking on the streets a little strange. There seemed to be a surging power rising in the body. I couldn't help but think. Move your limbs to the music.
Waves of sea breeze blew away the scorching heat left by the scorching sun during the day and blew it into people's hearts. Holding a glass of ice-cold juice and watching various performances, people simply forgot where they were. where.
This is the real first area, the paradise on earth that tourists call it!
Outside Ilian's landmark building, crowds of people surged, and even some media set up cameras on the roadside. After whispering to each other, these curious people learned that there was a banquet being held here tonight, and everyone who came here was Celebrities, wealthy people from Ilian's upper class society, and even a few movie stars who have just come to Ilian to shoot movies will participate. The flashing flashlights couldn't stop people from widening their eyes to catch a glimpse of the big shots.
With the arrival of luxury cars one after another, and with the arrival of famous or distinguished guests, the crowd would burst into exclamations from time to time.
When a silver Haussmann arrived at the scene, the crowd once again erupted in exclamations. Such luxury cars are indeed rare, and it seems that only the rich are willing to use the money of several houses to buy a transportation tool. Under people's expectations, Dulin came out of the car. He whispered a thank you to the concierge, and then took Dove's hand and stepped onto the red carpet. The buzz around her made Dove a little nervous. She squeezed Dulin's arm tightly and put on a stiff smile on her face.
It was the first time she encountered such a scene, the first time she was under the spotlight and became the focus of people's attention in the constant flashing flashlights.
"Don't be nervous!" Du Lin patted the back of her hand. "Just treat them like sheep in the sheepfold!" Du Lin said and nodded to the people waving to one side.
Listening to Du Lin's consolation, Dove couldn't help but laugh. The smile at this time was very natural, and the flashlights flashed more intensively. "Can you say this to them?"
"What's wrong? At least this way you won't be nervous."
The two of them were strangers to the residents of Ilian, and even strangers to the tourists. Fortunately, in order to avoid any mistakes in this dinner, there was a master of ceremonies on site to guide them. The main task of the emcee was to introduce the distinguished guests on the red carpet to the guests who had already arrived and the citizens outside. When people learned from the emcee that this young boy was the Mr. Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand they often said, the scene erupted again. exclaimed enthusiastically.
Many people think that Mr. 350,000 is an old man in his 70s or 80s. He bought this manor just for retirement. Because people rarely see anyone coming out of that manor, there are a lot of stories about him in Ilian City. Rumors about Mr. Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand. When people knew that Mr. 350,000 was not an old man but a slightly handsome boy, they couldn't help but scream in surprise.
The red carpet was not long, only ten meters away, and it took only a few steps to reach the end. There is a sign-in desk at the end. At this time, people have not yet understood the benefits of the sign-in wall, so sign-ins are often in notebooks.
Du Lin picked up a very special quill pen, signed his name in the book, and walked into the dinner venue under the leadership of the concierge. The moment she walked through the hall on the first floor and entered the venue, Dove only had a feeling of dazzling. The splendid hall was full of high-ranking people in Ilian City. They wore relatively less rigorous clothes and were polite. Groups of five gathered together and chatted with smiles.
Coster, who was so busy and sweating, trotted over from nowhere, heaved a sigh of relief, took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his forehead, "You are finally here, I thought you would be late or not come. "
The scheduled time is seven o'clock. It's only 7:10 now, so it's not considered late. Du Lin shrugged and said nothing. He was too lazy to explain. Besides, let alone ten minutes late, he would not explain even if he was an hour late. Scott's eyes soon fell on Dove, and the surprise in his eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but praise: "Your female companion is very beautiful, I wonder if you can let me know her name?"
Dove wore an evening dress that Dulin chose for her at night. In this world, the status of men far exceeds that of women. Even those strong women sometimes have to bow to male dominance on certain occasions. For this ordinary social dinner, men can dress more casually, but women still need to wear dresses. One is to set off the men around them, which is also the main purpose of having a female companion at the banquet, and the other is a self-evident comparison and showing off.
No man would reject the fact that the female companion next to him was the most beautiful and glamorous in the whole party, and neither did Du Lin, so he carefully selected the dress that Dove was wearing at this time. The bright red dress with a bare back and deep V is as bright as blood, and the white and smooth skin is as white as milk. The sharp contrast is a bit shocking, but it is this strong contrast that gives people a sense of danger. The special beauty of temptation.
Dulin chuckled, and Scott raised his hands in a nonchalant manner, "Okay, okay, I understand." As he spoke, he began to introduce Dulin to the guests present today, many of whom were It's a guy Du Lin knows. For example, the fat man on the right with a belly that almost stretches out half a meter. He is a tycoon in the Ilian hotel industry, and the hotel Du Lin and the others are in is one of his properties. This one is called Alexander. In Ilian, his belly is bigger than his reputation. He often holds some competitions for big eaters, and he will personally compete and always achieve the best results. He once said that if anyone could surpass him in eating, he would give them three free stays in the hotel's penthouse suite. Recently I heard that he is discussing with the city hall to plan an Ilian Food Festival to expand the influence of his brand and family while increasing the popularity of Ilian. The city hall is very tempted.
The person who was communicating with him was called Bill. He had slightly curly flaxen hair and very three-dimensional facial features. His pampered life gave him a very special temperament. He was a very charming middle-aged man. He runs three bars and five special places where women who are prone to sweating and getting hot gather. His reputation in Ilian is simply known, and the speed of changing female companions is even more astonishing.
Someone has counted that Bill would change a female partner almost every month. What's even more interesting is that all the female partners he abandoned only said good things about him, and few people said bad things about him. There are rumors that he has a lot of capital, and the breakup fee is also very generous. Some women who think they are beautiful and want to make quick money but are unwilling to go into a special profession like to hang around him.
As for the mustachioed man behind them who was holding a wine glass and chatting with a couple, it was Juan. He was fifty-one years old this year, and he looked like he was only in his early forties. He was teaching the couple around him how to judge the quality and value of a bottle of wine, but judging from the blank expressions on the couple's faces, it seemed that they didn't know what Juan said.
The guests in the entire banquet hall were all celebrities and dignitaries. Scott introduced some important guests to Dulin and then went to greet the next guest. I don’t know whether Scott got rid of Dulin or Dulin got rid of Scott. In short, Dulin is in a good mood now. He held Dove's hand and walked behind Juan, listening to him introduce the knowledge about alcohol to the two couples. After listening for a while, Dulin started to applaud, which shocked the excited people. Juan.
"Who are you?" Juan put down his wine glass and turned around to look at Dulin with some confusion. He had lived in this city for so many years and had never seen this young man before. You must know that the participants at tonight's banquet are not rich. That's right, could this boy be the child of someone else's family? His eyes stayed on Dove for a moment, and then he took them back. He turned his eyes several times in admiration of Dove's beauty.
"Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Du Lin. I live on a cliff by the sea!" This self-introduction is a bit cold and humorous, but people here are just like this. After thinking about it for a while, Juan suddenly understood. He said loudly Smiling, he stretched out his hand to shake Du Lin's hand, and introduced Du Lin to the couple around him.
"This is the Mr. Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand We often talk about. I am also very happy to meet you. Your arrival has made the banquet and our Ilian more perfect and brilliant." Juan is a very eloquent person. Guy, he also introduced the old couple beside him to Dulin, "These two Jasons are from the city next door. They are the largest farmers, owning more than 10,000 hectares of land, and they will build a city on it. enough."
The two old men greeted Du Lin kindly and shook hands. It was obvious that the two old men were very easy-going and that life on the farm was actually very suitable for the elderly, especially the rich. After a casual conversation, the Jasons were surprised to find that Dulin was also very familiar with farm work. The relationship between the two parties immediately became closer, and they even invited Dulin to go hunting on their farm in the autumn.
"You don't know that there are many undeveloped forests around our farm, where there are many black bears, some leopards and other animals. As long as you can hold a gun, you will definitely have a good one. The harvest!”
(End of chapter)