(It's the same rhythm as yesterday.,Rushing back from class.,My head can't be quiet for a while.,It's very laborious to code this chapter!) But life has to go on, the word has to continue to code, and there will be later! ）

party！

That is, a banquet!

For the entire Western world, holding a party seems to be a daily routine, and Westerners seem to have a kind of paranoia and affection for parties that are different from those of Easterners, but it is rare to hold state banquets in the presidential palace.

At least this is the first time Zhang Chen has attended a state banquet.

Even when he attended the 50th anniversary celebration a few years ago, he couldn't catch up with this kind of good thing.

As a symbol of the supreme power of the French government and state, the Elysée Palace has not hosted many state banquets, even in a period of nearly two hundred years, no more than three hundred.

This time, Paris was the host city of the Global Internet and Communications Summit, and French President Jacques Chirac hosted a state banquet at the Elysee Palace to entertain government delegations, which were basically attended by senior government officials from various countries.

There are almost only a handful of guests like Zhang Chen who have been specially invited as entrepreneurs, and I have to say that this is an honor and a recognition of the French.

Walking on the red carpet.

Zhang Chen's eyes were flashing with flashing lights, and he couldn't open them a little!

“tangku!”

“thangku!”

Except for the numb and constant thanks, he didn't feel anything anymore, and his movements were even a little mechanical.

The sound of the shutter flickering in the ears has drowned out all the sounds, if this is not in France, not on the red carpet in front of the Élysée Palace.

Zhang Chen even mistakenly thought that he had just won the Academy Award.

When he walked into the palace entrance from the square in front of the palace, he had already seen many high-ranking officials from various governments, and his ears were filled with various languages.

Behind the Élysée Palace is a huge garden, and of course the palace itself has something in common with all palaces in Europe. Tall and magnificent domes, large chandeliers and frescoes, and golden glazed objects.

The festival hall inside the Élysée Palace was built at the end of the 19th century. The overall style is derived from the Gothic style of European palace architecture.

Since its completion, it has been the venue for state dinners at the Élysée Palace. The interior of the hall is extravagant, with gold-encrusted vessels and frescoes decorating the entire ballroom.

The dining table has a huge U-shape.

As a traditional power in Europe, and also known as the most romantic country, the owner of the Palais d'Echerly, or the French government, has been meticulous and even complicated to the point of staggering specifications and etiquette for state banquets.

Even if it's far away.

Zhang Chen could also see that the silver tableware on the table was emitting a crystal light.

But obviously, Zhang Chen doesn't know how to use the same set of knives and forks as Western food, or rather, even if he eats Western food. He basically only makes knives and forks, and nothing else at all.

Two lives as a man.

Zhang Chen cares more about his freedom and the casualness of life than many people, so when he saw the dazzling row of tableware on the table, his first reaction was that he was going to look foreign today.

The French government's invitation to Zhang Chen's first state dinner was not booked at the beginning, and the Chinese delegation did not receive any relevant news until Zhang Chen boarded the plane, until he came out of the French Foreign Ministry at the dock of Orsay.

On behalf of the French government, Prime Minister Raffarin invited Zhang Chen as a special guest to attend the state banquet presided over by President Chirac.

Learning table manners on the spot?

This is clearly unrealistic.

"The president is here!"

"Sir, please find your seat and sit down!"

After entering the banquet hall, Zhang Chen did not immediately find his seat, and it was obvious that the French seemed to be missing something, at least he thought so.

Because on the table in the banquet hall. He didn't seem to find his name and Chen Xi's.

As a national-level banquet, and with such a large number of people, it stands to reason that there will not be such a low-level loophole. But Zhang Chen was not on the list at the beginning.

So when Chirac walked in from the entrance of the banquet hall, and the guests applauded to welcome him, Zhang Chen and Chen Xi were still standing not far from the entrance, looking extremely abrupt.

After Chirac came in, he kept shaking hands with the representatives of various delegations and greeting each other, and Zhang Chen also forgot to find a seat.

So when Chirac walked into the banquet hall surrounded by a crowd from the entrance, and all the guests found their own places to sit down, Zhang Chen was suddenly stunned.

Obviously, he and Chen Xi were not assigned seats, but just stood there in a daze.

If anyone notices this scene, it will naturally seem a little embarrassing.

Zhang Chen even saw the nervousness flickering in the eyes of the waiter who was talking to him.

This loophole appears at state dinners. It is conceivable that the French government will inevitably lose face, a responsibility that a small waiter cannot afford.

Si Guoshun served as the head of the Chinese delegation. The arranged seat was extremely close to Chirac, and he actually noticed Zhang Chen and Chen Xi early in the morning. But Chirac had already walked in, and it was absolutely impossible for him to leave the table for the sake of etiquette.

"Sorry, I didn't find my place? Pls is my invitation valid? ”

Zhang Chen raised the gilded invitation card in his hand, on which the name and position of the invitee were written in Chinese and French, as well as the seal of French Prime Minister Raffarin.

The waiter did not take the invitation from Zhang Chen's hand immediately, but took him and Chen Xi to the entrance and waved to the security personnel standing there.

Seeing this, the person in charge of security at the entrance of the presidential residence immediately proofread the invitation card in Zhang Chen's hand and the names on the list, and to his surprise, the names of Chen Xi and Zhang Chen were not found on the list of state banquets.

But the invitation in my hand is real.

"Sorry, sir, please wait!"

Zhang Chen saw him and immediately turned around and entered the banquet hall, and Raffarin had just sat down when he saw the chief of guard of the president's residence walking towards him.

At this time, the guests of the banquet are all looking for their seats to sit down, and the scene is noisy, while President Jacques Chirac is preparing his speech before the state dinner.

Not many people noticed the eastern faces of the young men standing at the entrance.

"What's the matter?"

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister—"

Zhang Chen must not have heard what the chief guard said to Raffarin.

But he could clearly see what the chief of the guard said to Raffarin, and pointed to his side, and when Raffarin's eyes looked over here, Zhang Chen nodded lightly and smiled.

Bite! Bite! Bite!

Just as Raffarin got up.

French President Jacques Chirac had already banged on the wine glass in front of him, and the entire banquet hall fell silent in an instant.

"Ladies and gentlemen!

It is my pleasure to welcome you all to France and Paris! ~~”

While Chirac was speaking, French Prime Minister Raffarin had already left his seat and walked to the entrance.

"I'm so sorry, Zhang, and the pretty lady, but it's a mistake on the part of our staff, and I can apologize to you."

Zhang Chen smiled and shook hands with the old man in front of him, and just as Raffarin was speaking, the chief guard who had just left had already asked people to temporarily join two seats in the position of the Chinese delegation at the banquet table.

So when Zhang Chen and Chen Xi walked into the center of the banquet hall and prepared to take their seats, the atmosphere of the scene suddenly seemed a little weird.

President Chirac had just finished his speech when he saw Raffarin enter the table with two young Orientals.

Almost all of the guests looked up at the pair of surprisingly young faces.

If it is a private banquet, it may not be surprising to them, but the key is that this is a state banquet hosted by the French president at the president's official residence, and the many white guests entertained are all dignitaries and business leaders from various countries.

The Chinese delegation even consisted of the ambassador and his wife, the three ministers, and their respective female companions.

Except for the female companions brought by the guests, it is almost impossible to see such young guests.

"Mr. President, please allow me to introduce you to these two guests from the East, they are Mr. Zhang Chen, President of MSI Technology Group from China, and his female companion, Miss Chen Xi!"

Raffarin naturally noticed what surprise his actions had brought to the whole banquet, so before the banquet was about to start, he took the initiative to introduce Chirac and the guests present.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that this introduction didn't matter.

However, the banquet hall, which had been quiet, suddenly became noisy again, and it was obvious that many of them knew the name "Zhang Chen", especially when it was associated with the name "China MSI Technology Group".

Don't forget.

What are these people here for?

It can be said that before coming to this summit, they must have explored the information of important competitors in various countries, and as the most competitive and growing high-tech enterprise this year, MSI's name has been widely known.

What they were amazed at was.

Zhang Chen was even younger than he imagined.

This couldn't help but remind them of the huge giant behind Zhang Chen, who was also rising rapidly at an unusually rapid speed. (To be continued.) )