The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 557 I am the Great Power

Panama City Government, which was renovated from the former Spanish Governor's Palace, has traces of time on its stone walls.

Carriages passed by the entrance of the City Hall, and guests kept getting off the carriages and walking on the carpet into the banquet hall while exchanging greetings.

"What do you think?" Whispered discussions were heard from time to time in the crowd.

"I heard that man is very cruel, a robber! He was the one who killed the President of the United States!"

"I also heard about what he did in Chicago. Many wealthy people fled to New York..."

"But he can't encroach on our interests!"

Everyone knew yesterday that the American fleet arrived at the Panama port, and they were notified later.

Many people got news about Chen Zhengwei through their own channels.

Although it is not comprehensive, by piecing the information together, I have some understanding of Chen Zhengwei.

Big companies that have connections with top leaders of various countries may not care, but small businessmen are very worried.

Therefore, without much discussion, many people came together tacitly and wanted to fight together.

After all, no matter how aggressive the American or Chinese is, they can't offend businessmen from so many countries, right?

When a group of carriages arrived, the guests who had gotten off the carriages in front turned their heads to look, wanting to see if there was anyone they knew who they could say hello to.

Then, a dozen Chinese men in gentlemen's suits got off the front and back carriages. Then the middle carriage opened and a tall Chinese man with "disheveled clothes" and a body as strong as a bear got off.

In fact, Chen Zhengwei was just dressed casually, with a pair of red pants, a purple suit with no buttons buttoned, and a red shirt underneath, with the collar also loosened.

Chen Zhengwei is often seen dressed like this in the social circles of the American upper class. Although people sometimes secretly criticize him, they have gotten used to it.

And no one dared to say it in front of Chen Zhengwei.

However, in the eyes of these foreign businessmen in Panama, it was completely "disheveled".

Then Wanyun got off the carriage wearing a cheongsam and trousers. She felt a little happy and nervous. It was the first time for her to accompany Chen Zhengwei to such a formal banquet.

"These people are all idiots!" Chen Zhengwei swept his eyes across the faces of those businessmen and said with a curled lip.

Wan Yun smiled when she heard this and took Chen Zhengwei's arm.

The two men swaggered into the city hall with their men.

"Mr. Chen, welcome! You are the protagonist tonight!" Justo Arosemena hurriedly came forward when he saw Chen Zhengwei.

"Good evening, ma'am!"

Chen Zhengwei smiled and shook hands with Arosemena.

After a while, almost all the guests arrived, and Justo Arosemena led Chen Zhengwei to the front of the banquet hall, clapping his hands and saying, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this banquet!"

“Panama is the transportation hub of the Americas. All of you here, whether you are guests from afar or local prestigious families, are the creators of Panama’s glory!”

Everyone laughed and applauded, but their eyes were focused on Chen Zhengwei who was not far from Arosemena.

Many people were amazed that this man gave people a sense of power just by standing there.

"Today's banquet has another distinguished guest, who is also the protagonist of tonight. He is Mr. Zhengwei Chen from the United States!" Arosemena said loudly, and everyone applauded again, looking at Chen Zhengwei with scrutiny.

Many people looked at each other, wondering in their hearts what the direction of the banquet would be next.

"Good evening, everyone!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile. "You didn't know me before, but it doesn't matter. You will know me in the future, and this is very important to you!"

Chen Zhengwei's first sentence changed many people's expressions.

This "American" is so arrogant.

They have traveled all over the world doing business and met many people, but rarely have they met anyone as arrogant as Chen Zhengwei.

As for those who have not changed, they just don’t understand what Chen Zhengwei says.

After all, not everyone understands English, and Spanish is the mainstream here.

But as some people explained in a low voice, others also understood.

"I know you heard a lot of rumors yesterday and today!" After each sentence, Chen Zhengwei would pause for a moment to let others understand what he had said.

When they heard the word "rumor", many people's expressions eased a little. It seemed that although Chen Zhengwei was a little arrogant, he was still rational.

Arosemena's expression changed slightly, but soon returned to normal.

"I would like to correct something here. Those are not rumors!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"At least it's not all rumors!"

Many people's expressions began to become serious, and their eyes were filled with doubt and uncertainty.

I don’t know what this arrogant Chinese is going to do.

As for Arosemena, he had an expression as if it had nothing to do with him, and even felt a little gloating in his heart.

Although he couldn't afford to offend Chen Zhengwei or the warships in the port, there were businessmen from so many countries here, and he didn't believe that Chen Zhengwei could offend everyone.

He released the news yesterday in order to get these businessmen to unite and fight against Chen Zhengwei.

"I am indeed very interested in the Panama market! Panama is short of many things, such as food, textiles, steel products, machinery, dyes, fuels, chemical products..." Chen Zhengwei counted on his fingers.

"Of course, you are here for business as well."

"You want to make money here, and I want to make money too, so what should we do?" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"It's very simple... I have a solution that will satisfy both parties!" Chen Zhengwei smiled: "The Panamanian government just needs to open up more quotas!"

"You say, isn't this the truth?"

When everyone heard this, the worries on their faces immediately disappeared, and they smiled and applauded.

For a moment, there was thunderous applause in the banquet hall.

Those who couldn't understand English also learned about it from other people and then joined in the applause.

Instead, Arosemena's expression suddenly became extremely ugly.

"Originally, Panama only gave a quota of 1 tons of kerosene each year. As long as it is opened to tons or tons, you can continue your business and I can make money!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"We have no objection, Mr. Chen from the United States!" said a French businessman with a smile.

"We don't have it either!" Several British businessmen also shrugged.

These businessmen from Britain, France and Germany all had smiles on their faces. Perhaps they could use this opportunity to get Panama and Colombia to open up more commodity quotas.

Not only can they retain their existing business, they can also expand it.

Everyone is happy now.

Except for the Panamanians.

"I know Mr. Arosemena spread some rumors yesterday..." Chen Zhengwei looked at Arosemena with a smile, and then looked at everyone else.

"He said I would take away your market!"

"He wants us to clash!"

"But he seems to have forgotten a very important point! You have the powers behind you, and so do I!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile. "But the difference between me and you is that I am a power myself!"

In a sense, he and the businessmen from these European powers may be in the same group.

These people are all wolves, and so is Chen Zhengwei.

And Panama is the sheep on the table.

Although Chen Zhengwei is not afraid of those European powers, his business has not yet been established, so there is no need to conflict with them.

First stabilize them, wait until you have gained a foothold in Panama, and then support the local forces to rebel. This will not only drive out these businessmen, but also separate Panama from Colombia.

By then, the Panama Canal will naturally be ours.

As Chen Zhengwei spoke, Arosemena's face turned pale and he almost fainted.

Especially the contempt in Chen Zhengwei's mouth and the attitude of treating Panama as meat on the chopping board filled his heart with anger and sadness.

He actually said it in front of everyone.

The other Panamanian officials had not yet figured out what was going on and were asking each other in a low voice. When they found out, they all looked angry.

"Mr. Chen!" Arosemena's face turned pale and he looked at Chen Zhengwei with anger!
"You have no choice!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile. "We Americans are very democratic. Look, everyone agrees. If you have objections, then you are wrong!"

"Colombia is an independent and sovereign country!" Arosemena said angrily.

"Of course! So what? Colombia can also replace a Panamanian S captain!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

“Then the Colombian president can protest to the US government!”

When Arosemena was stalling for time, he knew what the other party was going to do.

The reason why Chen Zhengwei allowed Arosemena to delay time was that he had already thought of this step.

Businessmen from various countries who were supposed to unite to fight against Chen Zhengwei are now watching the show from the sidelines.

After hearing Chen Zhengwei's threat, Arosemena didn't know what to do for a moment. He closed his eyes and fainted.

"No way, I was just kidding! Mr. Arosemena's health is a little worrying!" Chen Zhengwei watched Arosemena faint and said slowly.

Other Panamanian officials tried to lay Arosemena on the ground and unbutton his collar.

But Arosemena suddenly grabbed someone's wrist.

The man reacted immediately and quickly asked others to carry Arosemena away.

After the Panamanian government people left, other businessmen came over with wine glasses and smiles on their faces.

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Chen! I hope you have a pleasant experience in Panama!”

"Mr. Chen, I am Friedrich Schmidt, the head of BASF in Panama!"

"There seems to be some problems with the Panamanian government, but the banquet must go on. Can someone tell us where the band is?" Chen Zhengwei turned his head and said while greeting everyone.

Soon, the music of the banquet began to sound.

The businessmen present were all very enthusiastic. After all, Chen Zhengwei came with a fleet. As long as there was no direct conflict of interest, they were all happy to meet Chen Zhengwei even if he was a little arrogant.

"I wonder if there is a chamber of commerce of the great powers in Panama? Maybe we can set one up!" Chen Zhengwei smiled at the foreign businessmen surrounding him while holding a wine glass.

The others immediately became interested when they heard this. Although these foreign businessmen would often hold salons to exchange information, they did not really have a foreign business chamber of commerce. At most, they had industry chambers of commerce.

And they like the title of great powers very much.

On the other side, Arosemena woke up immediately after being carried to the office.

"Those people are so bullying!" Other Panamanian officials were indignant.

"Why don't we just let the army arrest him? Although he has a warship, it can't protect him now. There are only more than 20 people around him!" someone suggested.

The Panamanians were indeed very angry. Chen Zhengwei could be said to have ruthlessly trampled on their faces.

Arosemena sat in a chair with a gloomy look on his face.

He was really moved.

As long as Chen Zhengwei was captured, he didn't believe that Chen Zhengwei's fleet would dare to open fire even if his fleet was in the port.

"I heard that Chen Zhengwei, with dozens of people, defeated thousands of people in the United States!" Someone whispered immediately. He learned about it from an American businessman.

"Is he the Son of God? Dozens of people defeated thousands of people? And even if it really happened, it would be full of countless coincidences and would never happen again!" other Panamanian officials immediately retorted.

"Everyone get out!" Arosemena glanced at the people around him and said angrily in a deep voice.

Only after everyone else left could he sit there and calmly think about what to do.

At the same time, he took out a stack of information from the drawer, all about Chen Zhengwei.

Arosemena's face kept changing as he looked at the information. Sometimes he looked fierce, and sometimes he sighed.

He really wanted to arrest Chen Zhengwei, but after looking through the information for a while, he finally sighed and gave up the idea.

Countless evidence shows that Chen Zhengwei is cruel and domineering, and has a strong desire for revenge.

If I catch him, unless I kill him, he will definitely take crazy revenge and he will never swallow this humiliation.

But even if he is killed, his men will retaliate crazily.

"Whoever comes to see me these days, just tell them that I'm sick!" After a moment, he called his secretary and gave instructions.

Since he couldn't send troops to capture Chen Zhengwei, he could only delay time while thinking of a solution.

……

After the banquet, businessmen from various countries said goodbye to Chen Zhengwei and left.

"Brother Wei, your hands are so powerful!" Su Ya opened the carriage door and exclaimed.

Just now at the banquet, he had been standing nearby and saw everything clearly.

Chen Zhengwei so easily turned the conflict of interests with businessmen from other countries into a conflict with the Panamanian government.

It even gained support from businessmen from various countries.

He originally thought he was very smart, but Brother Wei's methods were much more clever than his.

Brother Wei seems to be about the same age as me, but he is good at everything.

In terms of ferocity, he is more ferocious than anyone else. In terms of fighting, no one can beat him.

If others think that Chen Zhengwei is only cruel, they are wrong. In fact, Chen Zhengwei has a good vision and powerful skills.

It just depends on whether he wants to or not.

"Otherwise, how can I be your boss? Study hard! Once you've learned well, I'll find something for you to do in the future!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile, and then got on the carriage with Wanyun.

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