January 20th, 7 PM sharp, US time.
Blue Palace, State Banquet Hall.
In the hall of the state banquet, a ten-meter-long table was covered with exquisite western food and precious wine.
Andy represented the US government and invited leaders from all over the world.
Around twenty people sat at the long table.
These twenty people were all people who held the power of a country.
The seating arrangement of these people was very particular. The more influential the leader of the country was, the closer they were to Andy's main table.
On Andy's left was China's top leader, Wang Zhenming, and on his right was America's old rival, the President of the Soviet Union, Jing Pu.
Further down were the Prime Minister of England, the President of France, and the Prime Minister of Japan.
At the end, it was the leaders of some small countries.
A world-renowned pianist was playing a light and cheerful piano piece beside him, serving as the background music.
Andy looked at the group of national leaders at the table and raised the wine glass in his hand.
"Thank you for attending my inauguration ceremony.”
Some of the leaders of smaller countries raised their glasses and smiled apologetically.
After a mouthful of Romanée-Conti red wine, the state banquet officially began.
After eating a few mouthfuls of food, the English Prime Minister, an old man in his sixties, walked up to Andy with a smile and said,"
"Mr. Andy is so young, but not only did he defeat Lucian, but he also crushed Greece with absolute dominance.”
"You're too kind, Mr. Leon." Andy laughed.”
The English Prime Minister continued," The steel trade between England and the United States can solve the employment problem of a large number of people. Mr. Andy, if you want to solve the economic depression in the United States, why don't you try to cooperate with England in the steel trade?”
There was a serious problem of steel overcapacity in England, causing steel prices to fall to the freezing point and causing countless employees to lose their jobs.
They had always hoped to cooperate with the United States and export large quantities of steel to the United States to solve their overcapacity problem.
The Lucian government had refused to cooperate with England, so he had placed his hopes on Andy.
Although Andy was young, he was not a fool.
Now that the global steel market was in a slump, it would be foolish of him to import English steel.
Therefore, Andy only smiled at the British Prime Minister's suggestion and did not say anything. The British Prime Minister was rebuffed.
France and England were both America's number one underlings.
The French President saw the English Prime Minister go over to greet him and quickly sat up from his chair.
He clinked glasses with Andy and said,""Congratulations to Mr. Andy for becoming the youngest president in the history of the United States.”
The French president was fine. He just wanted to get to know each other and did not talk about cooperation.
The few of them chatted for a while, and the Japanese Prime Minister Koinu Junichiro also came over.
Koinu Junichiro was a middle-aged man in his fifties. He was about 1.6 meters tall, with sparse hair and heavy eye bags.
He greeted Andy with a big face,"Mr. Andy, on behalf of Japan, I would like to invite you to Japan for a state visit.”
Every president would make a series of state visits.
The first country they visited would usually reveal a lot of things.
Andy looked at Koinu Junichiro and said indifferently,""Today is the state banquet. We won't talk about state affairs.”
Such an obvious rejection made Junichiro Koinu sulkily silent.
The excuse that the state banquet did not discuss state affairs was just an excuse.
Which American president didn't talk about state affairs at a state banquet?
However, Andy was the president of the United States. Although he was unhappy, he still smiled.
As the underling of the US, he did not dare to offend the US President.
However, what happened next made Koinu Junichiro so embarrassed and angry that he wished he could leave the scene.
The Chinese host, Wang Zhenming, had said the same thing as him, but he had received a completely different response!
Wang Zhenming, who was wearing a Chinese tunic suit, looked very energetic. His eyes were not big, but they revealed a wise light.
"There is an old saying in China that heroes come from the young. Andy, you became the president of the United States at such a young age.”
"The 16th of next month is the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. On behalf of China, I would like to invite you to Beijing for a state visit.”
Andy immediately agreed.
"I'm a Chinese who grew up in America. I've long wanted to see the beautiful rivers and mountains of my country. On the 16th of next month, I will bring the American friends to visit China.”
The leaders of the smaller countries didn't dare to make a sound in the conversation between the leaders of the big countries. Instead, they perked up their ears to listen.
When they heard that Andy had rejected Japan's request for a state visit and agreed to China's request, they all looked at Koinu Junichiro sympathetically.
This was too much of a blow.
Ignoring Junichiro Koinu's resentful gaze, Andy and Wang Zhenming began to chat happily.
Perhaps it was because he felt too awkward and aggrieved, or perhaps it was because the sympathetic gazes of the surrounding leaders stung Koinu Junichiro, but he found an excuse to go to the bathroom.
The banquet did not last long and did not stop. It lasted for a total of two hours.
In these two hours, Andy spent more than half of the time talking to Wang Zhenming.
This scene was seen by other countries, and they all thought that the relationship between China and America was about to enter a honeymoon period.
After the banquet ended, Andy was led to his bedroom by the Blue Palace staff.
The Blue Palace was not only the place where the president worked and entertained guests, but also the place where the president rested.
Lying on the bed, Andy looked forward to the coming tomorrow even more.
He didn't have much to do tomorrow, only two.
The first was to hold a press conference at the Blue Palace and accept interviews from reporters from all over the world.
The second was to head to the Pentagram building to carry out the presidential power transfer.
The most important thing in the presidential power transfer was the command of the Pentagram building and the nuclear weapons password...
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