In the evening, the Four Seasons Hotel is brightly lit.
When Gu Hengbo arrived at the place, Ji Xiao, Ji Hongyuan and others had already arrived and were greeting guests at the door.
Seeing that he was late, Liao Quan hurried out to greet him and asked, "Teacher Gu, why are you here just now? Didn't we meet at six o'clock?"
It's already half past six.
Gu Hengbo was late for half an hour.
Gu Hengbo looked at his watch, his face stern, and asked, "Is Ziyin here?"
"Her." Liao Quan's attention was diverted: "She hasn't arrived yet. She will probably come at seven o'clock. You know she is now in the Privy Council. She is usually busy and has a lot of things to deal with..."
Seeing that Gu Hengbo's brows were getting more and more furrowed, he quickly said: "...But she told me that she would come on time at seven o'clock."
Gu Hengbo finally relaxed his frown and walked inside: "Just in time! The other members of WAL will be here by 7 o'clock."
**
This time, Gu Hengbo spent a lot of money to hold a celebration banquet for Ji Zinyin.
He put all his connections made over the years into it.
Many forces in the Independent Continent still gave him this face, and those with a little bit of status all sent people over.
People from the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, Hacker Alliance, etc. came.
People from top families like the Lu family and the Xie family also came to show their support.
Gu Hengbo also spent money to invite many masters from the academic world, and even lowered his head to send invitation letters to many of his former colleagues from the First Institute.
When he met Ji Xiao at the door, he raised his eyebrows and asked him, "Have the people from the First Research Institute arrived?"
Ji Xiao and Ji Hongyuan were at the door greeting guests.
Compared to Ji Hongyuan.
Ji Xiao was more tactful and better at interpersonal relationships. He and Gu Hengbo always had a good relationship. He shook his head and said, "It's still early. Dean Feng and the others may not arrive until later."
At a high-level banquet like this, slightly more important guests would pay attention to the order of entry.
For example, if someone of Feng Yu's status were to come, he would definitely not arrive half an hour in advance before the banquet even started.
This is beneath one's dignity.
Gu Hengbo knew that even if Feng Yu wanted to come, he couldn't arrive so early, but he also vaguely understood in his heart that the probability of Feng Yu coming was almost zero.
"If he comes, let me know and I'll come out to meet him." Gu Hengbo instructed him.
"Well, don't worry." Ji Xiao agreed readily, but a hint of contempt flashed across his eyes, as if he was mocking Gu Hengbo for still considering himself a member of the First Research Institute, or the arrogant laboratory director.
As time approaches.
Six forty.
The people invited by Gu Hengbo began to arrive one after another.
There were so many luxury cars outside the Four Seasons Hotel that the valet parking attendants were stunned and dazzled by the scene.
The Hacker Alliance came first, and then the Chamber of Commerce Alliance sent people over... Then several luxury cars parked in front of the hotel...
The academic leaders from various countries invited by Gu Hengbo also arrived, and he and Liao Quan and others were responsible for receiving them.
With the presence of these masters in the academic world, the celebration banquet hosted by Gu Hengbo suddenly became very grand, and some families and forces that had been waiting and watching also sent people over.
Suddenly the banquet hall was crowded and bustling.
Gu Hengbo exchanged a few brief words with a physics expert, looked at the time on his watch, and called Liao Quan to hand the patient over to his care.
He put down his cocktail glass and left the banquet hall.
(End of this chapter)