Mercenary’s War
Chapter 1184 - 1184 One Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Seven Cocktail Party

1184: Chapter One Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Seven: Cocktail Party 1184: Chapter One Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Seven: Cocktail Party Gao Yang didn’t want to conquer anyone, but he indeed wanted to create an era of his own.

Arriving at the villa entrance with Morgan, the initiator of the soiree, who was also the owner of the villa, was welcoming guests at the door.

Upon seeing Morgan, the male host reached out his hand from a distance and smiled at Morgan, “Morgan, my friend, welcome.”

After shaking hands with the male host, Morgan immediately proceeded to shake hands with the woman standing beside him.

At this moment, the male host extended his hand to Gao Yang and smiled, “You must be Gao Yang.

Morgan has mentioned you many times.

Welcome to my humble abode.”

At this point, Morgan smiled and said, “Let me introduce you, Gao, this is Mr.

Cecil Jonny whom I’ve mentioned to you before, and this is Mrs.

Jonny.”

Morgan had never mentioned Cecil to Gao Yang before, but Gao Yang immediately beamed with a smile and said, “I’ve heard so much about you, Mr.

Jonny.

I am delighted tobe here at this party.

Thank you for inviting me.”

Cecil laughed heartily and exclaimed loudly, “You’re too kind, Mr.

Gao.”

The middle-aged woman standing next to Cecil smiled widely and said, “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr.

Gao.”

After brief greetings, they entered a spacious reception hall.

Already, groups of two or three people stood around; in total, perhaps some twenty-odd persons, with most engaged in conversation.

Morgan raised his hand to snap his fingers; as an attendant carrying a tray with drinks approached them, Morgan took two glasses of wine, handed one to Gao Yang, and whispered, “Why didn’t you bring Yelena with you?”

Gao Yang took the wine glass and whispered back, “Yelena doesn’t like these types of events, so I didn’t bring her.”

Morgan shrugged and remarked, “I see.

That might cause you some trouble.”

Gao Yang asked in a serious tone, “What kind of trouble?”

Morgan chuckled and explained, “You’ll understand soon enough.

In this kind of environment, do you really think it’ll be short on beauties?

Buddy, you look young and wealthy, quite unlike an old timer like me.

You’ll be very popular, so you’ll need to learn how to decline gracefully.

A polite smile will suffice; at least don’t go around randomly handing out your phone number.”

After finishing his words with a smile, Morgan then whispered, “Stand here with me, I’ll introduce you to a few people first.”

Gao Yang hurriedly said, “Wait, Morgan, how should I introduce myself?

I mean, if someone asks me what I do, how should I introduce my profession?”

In a low voice, Morgan replied, “At the first meeting, no one will ask you too much.

If necessary, I’ll introduce you.

But if you plan to introduce yourself, hmm, just remember to mention you manage mineral resources in Africa and operate two private military corporations.

But don’t share that with just anyone; you need to maintain a certain air of mystery.

Listen, not everyone here is entitled to know what you do.”

Gao Yang said softly, “Shouldn’t I mention the names or detailed work addresses or anything like that?”

Morgan shook his head, “Not necessary, not now at least.

When it’s time for in-depth interaction, it won’t be here.

To be frank, your financial and physical strength doesn’t stand out much here, so there’s no need to be too explicit.”

Gao Yang smiled.

This was Morgan paving the way for him, getting his face known for now, it wasn’t time for him to really interact with these bigwigs yet.

So, keeping the air of mystery or, in other words, hiding his cleverness was necessary.

When he really became someone influential, it wouldn’t be too late to reveal his true capabilities.

Morgan looked around and whispered, “The most important person hasn’t arrived yet.

As a newcomer to this social circle, you need to arrive early, so I can introduce you to more people.

Listen, don’t be understated, nor too conspicuous.

Just maintain the same attitude with everyone.”

Before Morgan could finish, Gao Yang saw a middle-aged man in his forties approaching them, so he whispered, “Someone’s coming.”

Morgan stopped talking, and as the approaching middle-aged man reached them, he smiled and said, “Mr.

Reeves, I’m truly pleased to see you here.

I hope I’m not interrupting your conversation.”

The middle-aged man appeared very humble, and although Morgan maintained a politely cordial smile, it was evident that Morgan had much higher status than him.

After exchanging greetings, Morgan turned to the middle-aged man and with a smile said, “Let me introduce you, Mr.

Moor, this is Mr.

Gao.

Gao, this is Richie Moor, a Wall Street elite.

If you’re interested in financial management, seeking his advice wouldn’t go amiss.”

While introducing them, Morgan made it clear that he shared a close relationship with Gao Yang.

After shaking hands and exchanging a few polite words with Richie, the man left, but not without giving Gao Yang his business card.

Gao Yang hadn’t prepared any business cards, and Morgan didn’t give any signal to exchange business cards.

Once Richie walked away, Gao Yang asked quickly, “Morgan, I don’t have business cards.

Am I not supposed to give out my card to everyone who gives me one?”

Morgan smiled and whispered, “You don’t have to bother with those who proactively give you their cards.

Keep their cards and if you find them useful later, give them a call.

Their purpose in coming to the party is achieved.

Gao, let me remind you again, you’re not on the same level as them.

You’re not here to sell yourself.

Oh, someone is coming, let’s talk later.”

Indeed, another person walked over, chatted with Morgan for a moment, then got to know Gao Yang, and promptly left afterwards without disturbing their conversation.

Gao Yang observed that the tiers of hierarchy at the social gathering were quite clear, with Morgan absolutely being the highest status individual there.

Thus, he merely stood without moving while those who knew him, or those with relations, would actively come over to talk.

After a few words with Morgan, they would then acquaint themselves with Gao Yang.

Some would leave him a business card, while others did not, merely exchanging a few simple words before moving on.

As time passed, more and more people entered the villa’s grand living room, and little clusters of chatting guests grew increasingly numerous.

Morgan and Gao Yang stood continuously in a conspicuous spot, occasionally exchanging pleasantries with newcomers.

Morgan knew most of the guests; what astonished Gao Yang was Morgan’s incredible memory – the capability to recall everyone’s name among so many people.

Then, Gao Yang also quickly grasped what Morgan meant by the trouble of not bringing a female companion.

Although the proportion of beautiful women among all guests wasn’t high, their numbers were not few.

Those who have achieved success and fame tend to be older, so among the guests were those who came with their children.

Gao Yang had already noticed at least three who brought along their daughters as part of family units.

Of course, there were also those who brought sons, but Gao Yang wasn’t apt to pay attention to men.

With socialites accompanied by parents, there were naturally also beautiful women who came alone.

These women usually held certain statuses and could thrive in high society.

Naturally, if these beauties found the right match, they wouldn’t miss the opportunity to look for boyfriends.

Gao Yang and Morgan had been standing all along, and Gao Yang noticed virtually nobody sat.

It made sense – even if some stranger with no particular standing came over to chat, courtesy dictated standing up.

So, unless one intended to avoid conversation altogether, no one would sit down.

Gao Yang had already seen over a dozen beautiful women, though none had yet approached him for conversation until after he had been standing for over twenty minutes, when finally a beauty came his way.

A lady dressed in a backless evening gown entered, scanned the room, spotted Morgan, picked up a glass of wine, and with enticing charm, walked towards Morgan and Gao Yang.

“Hi, Mr.

Reeves, it’s been a while.

I’m really happy to see you tonight.”

She raised her glass, clinked it with Morgan’s, took a sip with a smile, then turned to Gao Yang with a grin, “And how should I address you, handsome?”

Gao Yang shrugged his shoulders, saying, “Beautiful miss, I’d be delighted if you called me handsome all night long.

However, I regretfully must tell you my name is Gao Yang—Gao being my last name and Yang my first.”

The lady smiled slightly, “Mr.

Gao, you’re quite witty, and I’d really enjoy calling you handsome all the time because you indeed are.

You could consider ‘handsome’ as your own personal title.”

After clinking glasses with the lady, Gao Yang smiled and said, “It seems I can’t ask for your beautiful name, then, since you can go by ‘beautiful woman’.”

The woman chuckled, covering her mouth, “Although I quite like being called beautiful by you, I would prefer you to have a stronger impression of me.

My name is Juliet, please remember it.”

Gao Yang took a sip of his cocktail and said with a smile, “A beautiful name that matches your looks perfectly.”

It appeared that this beauty named Juliet was very interested in continuing the conversation.

While Gao Yang returned compliments without any intention to continue the chat, inside his mind he rapidly juggled ideas on how to politely refuse.

Just then, Gao Yang caught a glance from Morgan signaling him; two more guests arrived, seemingly of some importance.

Thus, Gao Yang apologized to Juliet with a regretful expression, “I’m sorry, but I must go talk to a friend I’ve just seen.”

Juliet responded with a smile, “Please, go ahead, handsome.

I enjoyed chatting with you, and if you find the time, I look forward to continuing our conversation later.

See you.”

As Juliet turned to leave, Morgan whispered to Gao Yang with a chuckle, “Buddy, you handled that pretty smoothly.”

Gao Yang shrugged and said, “I wasn’t always good at this, but hey, I’ve attended enough banquets hosted by Basalt to learn something by now.”

Morgan laughed, “I was referring to your way of refusing.

What, have you gotten used to declining the favor of beautiful women already?”

Gao Yang sighed, “I wish I could really refuse – oh, I don’t mean this kind, this is easy.

But some people…

eh, let’s not talk about this.”

Morgan cracked a smile, then inconspicuously nodded towards the two new arrivals, whispering, “That bearded guy, he’s from the Wilpen family, the owner of the New York Mets.

I’m not very familiar with him, but in a moment, I’ll find someone acquainted to introduce us, then whatever you need to discuss with him, just go ahead.”(To be continued.

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