Melodious dance music floats in the golden hall.

There were hundreds of people on the dance floor, in groups of three or five, chatting and laughing, and servants carrying wine or snacks rushed among the crowd. After a moment of unworthy tray became empty.

The bell rang at 7 o'clock, and the music stopped. Governor Piberty held up his wine glass and stepped onto the stage, standing at the pronunciation point of the echo wall in the eyes of the crowd.

"Gentlemen, ladies, my old friends, and the best young people in Hartford, welcome you."

The dance floor is quiet.

"It is well known that today's dance party is held by the state government. The wine and snacks here come from the taxpayer's pockets, and 70% come from your pockets..."

Laughing.

"So please don't be reserved. Hartford is still the original Hartford, Connecticut is also the original Connecticut. Our great people are the masters here, and you are the masters of the masters. Although I am the organizer, I am the loyal steward who was chosen by you to serve you as the original one!"

"Before I came on stage, my consultant, Mr. Vermilas, told me not to say the above words, saying that this would remind us of inappropriate things in an inappropriate situation. For example, my salary was actually sent by everyone present. You are not only the masters of the people, but also my masters."

Another laugh.

"As a side note, the Governor's administrative adviser was included in the office, so Mr. Vermilas's salary was also paid by you."

I burst into laughter, and the stage was full of joy.

Governor Piperty raised his glass: "The joke is over, gentlemen, ladies, you know that I am a competent butler. Except for big days like Christmas, New Year and National Day, you have never used expensive taxes to spend as unofficial expenses as today."

"But even though Mr. Vermilas repeatedly objected, this time I decided to gather everyone in the name of the State Prefecture and introduce you to an outstanding person in the name of the State Prefecture."

"Ms. Carmen Xavier, Executive Director of the Board of Directors of the Miami Town Drake General Chamber of Commerce, General Manager of Asset Management, Director of the Miami Regional Planning and Development Office, Director of the Direct Fleet Staff and Accounting Office, and First Staff of the General Flagship."

"Some people say she is one of the best women of this generation. She has been compared with Fontainebleau and the hostess in the Tower of London in just over twenty years. The Spanish regard her as a national treasure, and the entire New World regards her as a fashion leader..."

The girls in the audience covered their mouths, and the ladies, either older or young, were suppressing their cheers, and tears began to flash in their eyes.

"Now this excellent lady is here." The governor raised his glass and raised his voice, "Let us welcome her, Carmen Xavier!"

Applause was thunderous.

The men looked like iron, the women were blushing like a tide, the door of the hall was wide open by the servants, and Carmen, dressed in a dark purple dress, appeared there with a smile on his face, and Henna, in a pure black dress, stood behind her expressionlessly. Even the atmosphere of attention was full of surprise, she still created a wonderful feeling of alienation and separation around her, like a needle covered in a black veil, which made people subconsciously not paying attention to her.

The crowd separated a path and went straight to the stage from the gate. Carmen was in front and Henna was behind. The two passed through the crowd one by one. It was not until the moment before he took the stage that Henna flashed into the shadow of the curtain, leaving Carmen alone to enjoy the gathering of hundreds of gazes, as the essence.

"Thank you for your kindness and welcome to you."

The purple flowers bloomed on the stage, and Henna looked indifferently at Carmen in the center of the stage. Standing there, she was emitting a completely different elegance from usual, and was beyond reach.

"I'm Carmen Xavier," she said. "I'm responsible for creating the future for Connecticut at today's dance."

silence……

Before the stimulation of the sudden appearance of a noble person like Carmen was digested, she threw the new flowering bullet into the center of the most elite crowd in Hartford.

Create the future?

No matter how powerful the Drake Chamber is, it is just a foreign chamber of commerce. Moreover, even if it is a country, a superpower as powerful as France and Britain, it is not its turn to create the future of Connecticut!

Is it really what Carmen Xavier said such rude and inscrutable words?

Isn’t this young woman as beautiful as a flower in front of me a fake, right? The governor was deceived?

The snarling whispers emerged from the bottom of the silent lake. At first, they were just a few ripples, turning into bubbles, gathering into springs, and soon they were upgraded to a column of water that soared into the sky, covering the sky and the sun, and roaring like thunder.

Carmen waited quietly, without laughing or anger, but stood tall in the center of the stage, allowing the atmosphere below to escalate.

Under the cover of chaos, Mr. Green silently retreated from the closest to the stage to the middle of the crowd. He didn't even know why, but as soon as he saw Carmen, he was eager to ask Sieg for advice.

"Miss Theresia, it seems you guessed it right, our Mr. Governor really prepared a huge surprise for us."

"It's not the time." Sieger asked malfunctioningly, "The Drake Chamber is a huge monster. Before we can make it clear, it is the best choice to watch it."

"I'm a leader, Miss Theresia." Green frowned in dissatisfaction, "I hope you haven't forgotten this."

"I always remember that you were the leader of Hartford. It was because of the leader that you could not step into the line with the drum beats. That was the job of cannon fodders."

"Cannon fodder...who will do it?"

"It's better not to be cannon fodder than to be cannon fodder, sir. Remember, no matter what you hear in a while, it can't become a reality before dawn."

"You have to keep calm, right?"

...

The hustle and bustle lasted for a full five minutes.

For five minutes, none of the elites in Hartford took the initiative to break out of the safe crowd and assumed the heavy responsibility of the leader.

Anger is like a rootless branch gradually being crushed by etiquette, and the whispers stop, becoming lighter and lighter and lesser.

Carmen was still standing in place until all the sounds dissipated and re-speaked: "I seem to hear your anger, which makes me very confused."

She seemed to have made up her mind today to be an enemy of Hartford: "Drake will bring construction and prosperity, and as a person who enjoys the future, you can't feel sincerely welcomed. To be honest, I don't understand."

"Is it because I am not friendly enough? Or is it because I did not negotiate with you in advance about the distribution of profits, and you feel that you have been excluded, so you feel offense and threat?"

"You really blame me for your mistake." Carmen suddenly closed his aura and smiled and showed gentleness and closeness. "I won't negotiate with you, just because the scale of this business is far beyond your ability to bear it. You can't digest Drake's investment. In the new future of Connecticut, you can only become enjoyers and difficult to become participants."

She looked around the audience and put her shocked, helpless, or panic expressions into her eyes until her eyes crossed with everyone, then she raised her wine glass.

"Tonight's toast is the Steel City Plan. Drake will invest 600,000 pounds in Hartford in the next 20 years to build a 50,000-ton iron plant and a 3,000-ton steel plant."

"This place will become a new steel center in America, with nearly half of the country's crude iron production capacity and more than half of the steel production capacity."

"Although you all present cannot become direct shareholders of the steel mill, Hartford will soon be highly anticipated. You will enjoy the dividends of urban development due to the changes in the business environment and receive more respect in your respective fields..."

"The Steel City Plan, gentlemen, ladies, enjoy tonight and enjoy the future, which you deserve."
Chapter completed!