8:50 a.m.
30 Hudson Yards, 86th floor, Sky Conference Center.
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More than three hundred meters above the ground.
Beyond the floor-to-ceiling glass curtain walls, the view was completely unobstructed.
The shimmering Hudson River and the financial district skyline of Lower Manhattan spread out beneath everyone like a magnificent panoramic backdrop.
Standing here, one instinctively felt the illusion of having all of New York beneath one's feet.
There were only ten minutes left before the conference officially began.
The heavy double doors slowly closed, completely shutting out the noise from outside.
The room temperature was maintained at a crisp 21°C, and the air was filled with solemnity and calm.
At the center of the room stood a massive U-shaped conference table, sixteen meters long.
Steady, weighty, gleaming with a deep luster.
Before every seat sat a laser-engraved nameplate, the latest projection terminal, a custom Montblanc pen, and several documents bearing only code names, with no titles.
At the very head of the table, in the opening of the U-shape, there was only a single black high-backed leather chair.
It belonged to Executive Director Mira Jin.
At that moment, she sat there upright.
Her hands were folded on the table, her back straight, her chin slightly lowered.
She was neither reading the documents nor making eye contact with anyone.
Her entire being radiated an edge that made people afraid to meet her gaze.
It was enough to make people overlook even her breathtaking beauty and figure, leaving only instinctive awe.
To her left were shareholder representatives from the Tang Jin Family Office, Kate Trust, and several of the world's top asset management platforms.
To her right sat the core management teams from Smiling Holdings around the world, including regional executive presidents, the group CFO, the chief legal officer, and