1977: The beginning of the blind date with the daughter of the king

Chapter 533: Face recognition at the inauguration ceremony!

With the help of Fry Currant, Li Changhe quickly formed his management team for the petrochemical company.

The personnel were basically recommended by Frycarrent, and Li Changhe hardly refuted them, except, of course, for the company's finance department.

Finance and personnel are generally the two core aspects of a company's management. Li Changhe gave the personnel authority to Frye, and naturally he was in charge of arranging personnel for the financial authority.

In fact, it is not just oil companies. Almost all of them, including Carol's sports drink group and Wells' clothing group, follow this model.

This was something Li Changhe had no choice but to do in the early stages, and he could only optimize it slowly later.

After a few busy days, Bao Yugang also came to Los Angeles.

He also had to attend Li Gen's inauguration ceremony, so he came here two days in advance.

The current flight routes from Hong Kong to the United States can basically only go directly to the west coast. If you want to go to the east coast, you must transfer again.

So he simply came to Los Angeles and met up with Li Changhe.

However, he did not live in Li Changhe's villa, but in the villa that Li Changhe gave to Su Haiwen.

It was not far from Li Changhe's villa and was also empty. And this time, Su Haiwen came with Bao Yugang.

"You didn't go to the banquet at the Governor's Mansion this time, and many people complained about it. But when they knew you came early to attend the New Year's Eve dinner held in Ligen, the complaints disappeared."

"But I estimate that when you return, you will receive more invitations. There are many families who want to marry you."

In the courtyard, Bao Yugang sat in a lounge chair and told Li Changhe gossip about the dinner a few days ago.

Originally, seeing that Li Changhe did not attend the banquet, some people thought that this young man was too arrogant, so arrogant that he even did not give face to the Governor of Hong Kong.

But after listening to Pao Yu-kong's explanation to MacLehose, even MacLehose expressed his understanding.

Although both the President of the United States and the Governor of Hong Kong Island have the word "President" in their titles, their status is vastly different.

There is no need to consider who to choose.

Many of the wealthy families present, especially those with daughters, began to get close to Bao Yugang.

After all, almost all of them knew that Bao Yugang's nephew, who was not married yet, was a real bachelor. Not only was he rich, but he also had a close relationship with the President of the United States. This level was much higher than those of them who were in Hong Kong Island.

As for Li Changhe's gossip outside, few people care about it.

After all, at their level, being affectionate and loyal is a rare species, and being fickle is a normal nature.

Li Changhe didn't care much and said, "It doesn't matter. Uncle, if you can't refuse, just push it to me."

"Hey, this kind of thing can't be underestimated. Some families are decent, but there are also some families who may use some means to force you. You still have to be careful."

Bao Yugang gave a tactful reminder at this time.

Among the wealthy classes in Hong Kong, there are many schemes to force marriage. Although Bao Yugang has not seen them, he has heard of some of them. All he can say is that human nature is complicated.

"Okay, I understand. I'll pay attention to it then."

Li Changhe nodded. It was nothing more than the plots often designed in TV dramas and novels, most of which were based on moral kidnapping.

Unfortunately, Li Changhe has no morals overseas and is not afraid of being kidnapped!
"By the way, before I came here, I went to Singapore and talked to Li Guangyao about your investment plan. He welcomed it with open arms."

"You can go to Singapore and talk to him about the details."

"Besides that, when you get there, you can also go visit your uncle. If you need help, ask him for help. We are all family, so there's no need to be so formal."

At this time, Bao Yugang smiled and continued to speak to Li Changhe.

The uncle he mentioned is actually Bao Yugang’s elder brother Bao Yushu. Bao Yushu’s family are all in Singapore. He works for Bao Yugang’s global shipping and is responsible for commercial business in Singapore and other places.

"Okay, then after the inauguration ceremony here is over, I will fly directly to Singapore and go there to talk to the Li family first, and also visit my uncle's house."

Li Changhe and Bao Yushu had only met once, which was at a family dinner at the Bao family. Bao Yushu should have only guessed about his identity. After all, the Bao family had inexplicably added a nephew, but he, the eldest son of the eldest house, was not aware of it. This clearly meant something fishy.

However, some things are better known than spoken. Since his father Bao Zhaolong and his second brother Bao Yugang both guaranteed Li Changhe, it was obvious that the other party's identity needed the protection of the Bao family.

Therefore, neither Bao Yushu nor the third brother Bao Yuxing caused any disturbance because of this incident. It’s just that their relationship with Li Changhe is not as close as Bao Yugang.

But no matter what, there must be overt interactions, which is also an important feature of maintaining the identity of "Bao Zeyang".

After chatting for a while, Bao Yugang started yawning. As he is old, he naturally feels tired when flying.

Li Changhe got up and left, allowing the other party to rest early.

Afterwards, Bao Yugang rested in Los Angeles for two days. After recovering from the jet lag, the three of them, along with their bodyguard team, flew to Los Angeles together.

As for Guan Zhilin, she went to find her mother and brother.

Because Li Changhe had already told her that he would leave as soon as the inauguration ceremony was over.

Rosamund Kwan was unable to attend the inauguration ceremony, so she simply went to see her mother and brother.

In Washington, D.C., as soon as Li Changhe and his companions got off the plane, Pang Yuan was already waiting in front of the plane.

This is the advantage of capitalist countries: as long as you have money, you can enjoy all kinds of special treatment.

"Lao Pang, long time no see!"

After getting off the plane, Bao Yugang saw Pang Yuan and greeted him happily.

Pang Yuan was originally an employee of Bao Yugang, but was later poached by Li Changhe and became the head of his tourism consulting group.

For this trip to Washington, Pang Yuan came ahead to prepare for the trip and arranged the motorcade and accommodation.

"Boss Bao, I haven't seen you for such a long time, but you are still as charming as ever."

Pang Yuan and Bao Yugang have known each other for quite some time. They are superiors and subordinates, but they are also old friends, so they are not so reserved in their words and deeds.

"Hey, I'm old. Thanks to you this time."

"Look at what you said, this is what I should do."

"In fact, Mr. Bao, as far as I know, the White House has already arranged a room in the State Guest House, as well as a luxury suite in a hotel near Capitol Hill. As an exclusive hotel for VIPs, you and Mr. Bao are actually on the list of exclusive VIPs, and you can be arranged to stay there when the time comes."

"But I have also found a villa in Washington, D.C. It belongs to an old friend here. If you don't want to stay in the hotel they arranged, you can stay in the villa." "It's just that it's not that close to Capitol Hill, so we have to leave earlier."

At this time, Pang Yuan reported seriously to Bao Yugang and Li Changhe.

Bao Yugang then joked humorously: "This cost two hundred thousand dollars, so we must arrange a place to live."

Yes, Bao Yugang and Li Changhe attended the inauguration ceremony, and although they were invited by Li Gen, they also paid for it.

The inauguration ceremony of the US president has a tradition of selling tickets, especially the VIP seats at the front. There are very few tickets and the prices are naturally high.

Of course, this price of hundreds of thousands of dollars is nothing to any invited person. Being invited is the right thing to do. After all, there are many wealthy people who want to spend one hundred thousand or even hundreds of thousands of dollars to attend.

"Let's stay outside. Although they have arranged a hotel for us, I think there are CIAs everywhere here. The phone calls are probably monitored. Although we have nothing to hide from others, it is annoying to be monitored like this."

"Besides, the security issue is also troublesome. I can't bring my own bodyguards in. It's better to stay outside. It's only a day anyway."

In fact, the inauguration ceremony lasted more than ten days, but people like Li Changhe and Bao Yugang only needed to attend the most critical day.

After all, everyone is so busy, who has time to stay here all the time?

In fact, Li Changhe had another consideration when he was outside, which was that he didn't want to meet certain people.

At an inauguration ceremony like the US President's, in addition to the people invited by the president, members of Congress can also get votes and invite some people.

Some of these include affiliated forces that are close to the United States, such as the large island in the country.

Li Changhe was certain that they would send someone over there, and once he lived in the U.S. state guesthouse or exclusive area, he might run into them.

Given the status of the Bao family father and son, they are bound to have contact with that side.

Li Changhe doesn't want to have any contact with that side at the moment. It's too early and there's no need. Besides, he doesn't have any ideas about that side at the moment and doesn't even want to get involved with it.

So, he chose to live outside, out of sight and out of mind.

"Then let's live outside. Like Ayang said, it's only one day."

Afterwards, the group went to the villa prepared by Pang Yuan, and in the evening, the owner of the villa came out and hosted a banquet for Li Changhe and Bao Yugang.

In fact, this owner is also an old acquaintance of Li Changhe. He is Wang Dongsheng, the Hongmen leader who mediated reconciliation between Li Changhe and Hua Qing last time.

Li Changhe didn't expect that the villa they lived in was his, but judging from Bao Yugang's attitude, he seemed to be somewhat familiar with Wang Dongsheng.

The last time Li Changhe came to Washington, DC, he didn't give Wang Dongsheng any face.

He was in the right at the time, and he had to appear as if he had escaped unprovoked, so he didn't care about the face of these old guys at all.

However, this time, Li Changhe behaved in a gentle, polite and well-mannered manner.

After all, he has no grudge against Wang Dongsheng, and the old guy is also considered a senior in the Hongmen in the United States. Although he is nothing in the United States, he is still a figure in the Chinese circle in the United States.

So that night, Li Changhe successfully gained another "uncle-level" elder.

There is no way. He is on equal terms with Lao Bao. As Lao Bao's junior, Li Changhe can only be demoted one generation.

However, Wang Dongsheng's banquet did not last too long, mainly because Bao Yugang and Li Changhe did not drink much, just a few sips, after all, there were big things to do tomorrow.

Then early the next morning, Li Changhe and Bao Yugang set off for Capitol Hill.

This was the first time that Li Gen's inauguration ceremony was held on Capitol Hill, but Li Changhe knew that this was setting a precedent for subsequent events in the United States.

Since then, presidential inaugurations have basically been held on Capitol Hill.

What made Li Changhe helpless was that he ended up meeting the person he didn't want to see.

The organizers of the inauguration ceremony put the Chinese and Asian people together, including the so-called special envoys over there!

The other party naturally came forward and greeted Bao Yugang warmly, and also greeted Li Changhe warmly.

After all, with their power, it is clear that the Bao family, especially the rising star of the Bao family, Xiao Baosheng, has power in the United States, which can be called the pride of the Chinese.

The Rockefeller family, the California consortium, the US president, and the Saudi prince all have close relations with him. They have never seen a Chinese billionaire with such influence.

Even Bao Yugang failed to do it. Although he had a lot of face in front of many big shots, according to their information channels, he actually had no way to get in touch with the interests of these big shots.

But this "Bao Zeyang" did it.

Therefore, this "little kid" has become the most important united front target of the special envoy.

Although Li Changhe was just pretending to be submissive, there was still good news. At least he learned from the special envoy that in order to win him over, the other party had already made an agreement with the News Bureau over there to open the review channel for Planet Films under Li Changhe.

In other words, Planet Films' films can freely enter the island and Taiwan markets without being reviewed by the Freedom Association. Of course, this also has a prerequisite, which is that they cannot promote their taboo content.

Upon hearing this, Li Changhe naturally expressed his gratitude. No matter how you look at it, this was considered as giving him money.

But soon, Li Changhe found an opportunity to escape because Xiao Bushi came over.

After learning the other party's identity, the special envoy silently added another detail to Li Changhe's resume.

A close friend of the Vice President’s son!
To win over, we must do it vigorously!
After the special envoy decided to go back, he would continue to persuade his superiors and intensify efforts to win over "Bao Zeyang".

He must stand on their side in the future, especially since his influence in the United States can be a better help to them.

If Li Changhe knew what the other person was thinking, he would definitely give him a thumbs up at this moment.

This is really a smart idea!
Taking advantage of Little Bush's excuse, Li Changhe avoided the special envoy, but he also got to know many so-called American bigwigs through Little Bush.

After all, the inauguration ceremony is both a ceremony and a huge social platform.

Inside the ceremony, there were countless congressmen, wealthy people, governors, and many high-ranking party officials.

In short, this time, Li Changhe made a name for himself among senior American officials, and at least his popularity was boosted.

However, after the inauguration ceremony, Li Changhe was not in a hurry to maintain these relationships. Instead, he took Fry Barent and his team and flew directly to Singapore.

Today is already January 1st, and he doesn't have much time left.

(End of this chapter)