Fly spent the entire day of January 9th wearing a mask of hypocrisy.
Fortunately, this kind of banquet wouldn't have something low-class like a 'Diddy party'.
If something like 'loli' were to happen, it would be on a remote island overseas.
It's impossible in a respectable place like Li Family Manor.
After the guests left one after another, Fly couldn't help but stretch his tired body.
'Ah... so tired, I'm really exhausted. Interacting with these people is even more tiring than playing a 120-minute football match!'
Seeing her man's half-dead appearance, Taylor couldn't help but roll her eyes and gently tap his forehead with her fair, jade-like finger.
'Alright, it's just normal socializing, what's the big deal? Looking at you, one would think you've lost half your life...'
Facing Taylor's teasing, Fly nodded and said directly, 'Elder sister, you're absolutely right... interacting with these people really did take half my life.'
'Come on, you don't know how lucky you are. Most of the people who interacted with you today couldn't be buttered up even if most people wanted to.'
Taylor was already a bit allergic to her man's humblebragging.
Putting everything else aside, among the guests present today, there were very few who weren't billionaires.
Among them were even a few multi-billionaires whose net worth was similar to Dad Li's.
Even the few who weren't billionaires were quite influential in other areas.
For example, a young man from the DuPont family who had just had a pretty good chat with Fly. His stated net worth wasn't even ten million US dollars.
But the resources he could actually mobilize were beyond what most billionaires could do.
There were also two military figures. Taylor couldn't understand the United States military ranks, but according to Fly's introduction, those two soldiers seemed to be field officers in the United States Marine Corps.
Those two officers seemed to be people from her Mom Annie's side. Taylor didn't understand these things, but she was very clear that although the military might not be as wealthy, those who controlled the institutions of violence could, to a certain extent, disregard the capitalists.
Because she came from a middle-class family, Taylor had excellent educational resources from a young age. She wasn't one of those irresponsible youths who grew up with 'happy education'.
Regarding her general understanding of this world, she was at least better than ninety percent of American youth her age.
Especially after she got together with Fly, as she crossed social strata, her understanding also made a synchronous leap.
Many things she didn't understand before, she could now talk about a little...
It's no exaggeration to say that in the entire entertainment industry of the United States today, there are very few people with her level of understanding.
The rare few are all big-name figures like Steven Spielberg and David Geffen.
Even other artists and celebrities who were more famous or had a higher status than her would be completely outmatched by her in terms of insight alone.
Most entertainment industry celebrities might never have access to guests of the caliber seen today in their entire lives.
Even if a few could access them, it would mostly be through illicit private dealings and relationships.
For example, Diddy's parties.
There were quite a few important figures there, but these relationships couldn't be made public.
But Taylor didn't have this concern.
With her connection to Fly, she could openly interact with those upper-class Americans without any reservations.
The media and the public wouldn't find anything strange about it.
Her fans would also feel that their idol's status was very high, completely surpassing other celebrities, making them feel proud.
This kind of positive feedback would undoubtedly strengthen her fan loyalty, thus bringing her benefits.
Fly heard Taylor's words and shook his head with a helpless smile: 'Elder sister, you know... I never cared about these things because I've been used to them since I was a child.'
'I've never thought those people were anything special. After interacting with them a lot, they just feel... like that...'
Hearing the familiar humblebragging, Taylor completely ignored him, directly gave Fly a pillow, and then rolled over and went to sleep.
Fly shrugged, no longer wanting to deliberately annoy his woman. After turning off the bedside lamp, he held Taylor and drifted off to sleep...
Feeling the abominable stinky brat shamelessly holding her, Taylor, who hadn't closed her eyes yet, rolled her eyes again where no one could see.
Taylor never had a good way to deal with her man's rogue behavior and could only indulge him.
Hearing the faint snoring, Taylor slightly turned her head, feeling the chest pressed tightly against her back rising and falling.
Taylor knew that this guy, who could talk someone to death, was probably genuinely tired, entering sleep so quickly.
'Sigh... I'm really impressed with you, you win...'
After mumbling a couple of sentences, Taylor reached out her arm to cover Fly's body that was exposed outside the blanket, then nestled against him and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, news about this coming-of-age ceremony spread throughout North America.
After all, so many important figures came at once, and even President Barack Obama personally attended the banquet. How could the media miss such a hot news story?
'The New York Times: Fly Adams' 18th Birthday, Numerous Billionaires and Politicians Attend, President Barack Obama Appears'
'The Washington Post: The President Personally Appears at Fly's Coming-of-Age Ceremony, The Sports Star with the Highest Social Status in the World'
'Los Angeles Times: Fly and Taylor Personally Receive President Barack Obama, The Enviable Golden Couple'
'The Sun: Adams Family Head Suspected of Being Unwell? Fly and Taylor Arrange to Visit'
...
Because of Fly's coming-of-age ceremony, the entire United States media exploded.
After all, a banquet that gathered world billionaires, Silicon Valley elites, political families, chaebol descendants, and the President all at once, even in the United States where party culture is prevalent, is extremely rare.
Especially since this banquet was held under the theme of 'Fly's 18th Birthday', it attracted even more attention.
One must know, this banquet was not held by Dad Li, Annie, or the Adams Family for profit, but purely as a banquet to celebrate their son's coming of age.
A banquet of this level should, logically, find it difficult to attract so many important figures.
But the fact is, Dad Li and Annie did invite so many important figures to celebrate their son's coming of age.
A little brat like Fly definitely wouldn't have this ability...
Only the influence of Dad Li and Annie could cause this scene to happen.
After this incident, many people who originally didn't have a clear understanding of Fly's parents suddenly woke up.
[My god, what exactly do Fly's parents do? Why are they so powerful? Even that guy Barack Obama went to show support?]
[Not sure, I originally thought Fly's parents were just purely rich people, powerful, but not to this extent. But now it seems... I need to re-evaluate.]
[To be honest, I'm not even sure if the Republican and Democratic party banquets could invite so many figures simultaneously.]
[It's terrifying. I suddenly feel that Fly playing football is simply a waste of talent. He should engage in business or politics like his parents; playing football for a lifetime couldn't reach this height...]
[Is it not okay if Fly likes playing football? For someone born in the Roman palace, he can completely choose to work in an industry he likes. Even if it doesn't make money, it doesn't matter; it won't affect his high-quality life.]
[Guys, I used to envy Fly, thinking he got lucky to have a celebrity girlfriend like Taylor. Now I realize I was wrong... This isn't Fly getting lucky; this is completely Taylor getting lucky, being able to date someone living at the top of the pyramid. She must be god's illegitimate daughter...]
[I don't know about other things, but I know those bitches in the entertainment industry are definitely going to be green with envy over Taylor. Taylor became famous at lightning speed since her debut, becoming one of the highest-earning celebrities in the entertainment industry in just a few years. Now that she has a man like this, if those bitches aren't pissed off to death, I'll do a handstand and poop!]
[I've said it before, my husband is the best... Taylor, that stinky bitch, just took advantage of knowing my husband first and tricked him when he was still young. Now that my husband has grown up, he definitely won't be fooled by that bitch anymore!]
[...]
American netizens expressed their opinions on this matter one after another.
This wave, thanks to the coming-of-age ceremony held by Dad Li and Annie, Fly once again broke into mainstream awareness in the United States.
After all, even Barack Obama, the President of the United States, participated, so there was hardly an American who didn't know about it.
At the same time, because the United States was the center of the world in this era, anything that broke into mainstream awareness in the United States was bound to spark a heated discussion in other connected regions of the world.
The England media, which had been following Fly, reprinted and reported on it immediately.
It was also at this time that the British learned why Fly hadn't played for Arsenal in the past few days; it turned out he had gone back to the United States to attend his coming-of-age ceremony.
Although many British fans thought Fly was not doing his job properly and wasn't playing football well.
But many people thought there was nothing wrong with Fly taking leave to go back to the United States...
After all, this leave was to interact with important figures like the President of the United States. It was just a few football matches; missing them is missing them, what's the big deal?
To put it bluntly, if today's football stars were given a chance to connect with so many important figures, and the cost was only missing a few matches, they would definitely take leave without hesitation.
After all, as the saying goes, no matter how well you play football, it's difficult to reach a certain height.