King of Hollywood

Chapter 429: Chapter 151: Tales of the Banquet

In the spacious hall, gentlemen and ladies in their finest attire sat around round tables, applauding and cheering from time to time for the man in the center of the stage who was delivering a rapid-fire series of witty remarks. However, this middle-aged man was not the steward of the United Countries, but a talk show host of ABC Television’s currently most popular show: Jon Stewart.

“… Then the father approached the president of the World Bank and said, ‘I can recommend a vice president for you’; to which the president replied, ‘I already have enough vice presidents’; the father immediately said, ‘But this young man is Bill Gates’ son-in-law!’ The president immediately said, ‘That’s wonderful! You see, this is how many deals in the world are made.'” Despite Stewart’s jesting, the audience once again burst into laughter and applause, and the object of the joke also smiled and shook his head as he clapped.

Bill Gates was not the first person he had teased, as countless others before him had been subjected to his witty commentary, including the Clintons. Although the event was attended by many celebrities and was broadcast live on television, the basic tone of the routine press reception was light-hearted, and it was standard for someone to do a spot of stand-up comedy, as long as the topics weren’t too extreme.

But he was definitely the last person to be teased by Stewart; after finishing this joke, the routine talk show also came to an end, and the television broadcast was temporarily paused, following which it was time for free activities.

“Congratulations, Mr. President, although it seems a bit late to say congratulations now, it’s surely more formal to do so in person than via a phone call or a card, right?” Adrian, wearing a bow tie and dressed in black tie, shook hands with Clinton politely, with a serious and respectful tone.

“Thank you, Mr. Adrian, it’s not too late at all,” Clinton said, beaming with a look of proud satisfaction.

He certainly had reason to be proud; not only was he the second Democratic president to be re-elected since Roosevelt, but his luck had also been quite good. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, people began to focus more on life, and with a keen sense of the rise of the IT industry, he seized the opportunity to promote the construction of the information superhighway, making the United States seemingly better than it had ever been, and all this had become his achievement, just that…

Adrian casually glanced around with an impassive expression, having paid attention to this during his time at the White House but unfortunately was unable to see that famous White House intern.

“Who is this?” Clinton’s eyes lit up as he looked at the beautiful woman on his arm.

“Let me introduce you, this is Charlize Theron, my assistant secretary,” Adrian promptly started the introductions.

Like him, Charlize was also in a black dress with semi-transparent sections around certain areas, complemented by long gloves and some jewelry decorations, exuding a mysterious beauty while still looking dignified and elegant.