American Peanuts

Chapter 2 The Second Marilyn Monroe
"I have had in-depth discussions with Mr. Hugh Hefner and his four children, and have reached a consensus that I will help privatize Playboy Entertainment Group, and after the privatization, the Hefner family It will no longer be involved in the day-to-day management of the company."

Charlie talks to the camera.There were more than a dozen microphones in front of us, including ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, and Time Magazine. All mainstream media in the United States were present.

After everything has settled, everyone knows that this strange young man will be the new leader of this huge entertainment media group.

Facing Charlie's deep eyes, many female reporters were intrigued and found this "dish" quite tempting.

If you can establish a relationship with him, you will be able to obtain a powerful source of information, and you will gain a lot of convenience in your career!
It's a pity that someone has already acted before them.

Hadley Gamble, an on-location anchorwoman affiliated with CNBC (U.S. Consumer News and Business Channel), handed over the microphone.

"The outside world knows little about you. Can you introduce yourself? What are your plans for the company's development strategy in the future?"

She is 25 years old and graduated from the University of Miami.More than ten years later, she was known for making various inappropriate and provocative moves while interviewing the Emperor.All in all, she is a woman who knows how to take advantage of her beauty!
She is Charlie's mouthpiece, and it was she who released the earliest scandal, and the two are in a deep exchange of interests.

Charlie began to follow her question and introduce himself.

"Charlie Rossi, from Utah, founder of Mercure Financial Institutions. The company is currently surrounded by controversy, and I will try to turn that around."

"Some relevant people said that your acquisition of Playboy was out of personal admiration and imitation of Hefner. What do you think of this?"

"Whether Hefner is guilty or not will be determined by the prosecutor. My task is to lead the company back on track." Charlie explained.

The previous tactics were more about lowering prices. This legendary entertainment brand in the United States was in a really bad situation.

Rather than saying it is unsatisfactory, it is better to say it is dying.Even if you don't get it, it will be delisted the year after next.

For Charlie, this company is more like a ticket, a ticket to Vanity Fair.

"As for what you mean by imitation...I won't imitate anyone."

"In addition, there is an important decision. The magazine will return to the mainstream and will no longer publish any explicit photos. Its video media business will also be closed."

As Charlie and his legal advisor drove off, the crowd erupted in cheers.

"This is a great victory!"

According to female reporter Hadley, this is just another cliché story about a dragon slayer turning into an evil dragon.Looking at the rear of the car as it drove away, she took out her cell phone from her pocket.

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Charlie, who was sitting on a soft seat in the spacious back row, loosened his tie and realized that his hands were shaking uncontrollably.

'Mom sells batches, it's so exciting! 'Charlie thought.

Even though he looked like he was chatting and laughing with reporters, he was actually so panicked that he was in a state of panic.

"Driver, pull over and stop."

Charlie opened the car door and relieved himself under a palm tree on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, making horoscopes with a water jet.

Several female pedestrians passed by and immediately screamed and ran away.

Life is such a fantasy.

Three months ago, he was still a video UP master, without a team, and he was responsible for topic selection, data collection, manuscript writing, production, dubbing, and post-production.It mainly tells the history of the rise and decline of well-known foreign brands, including "Emperor of Beauty: PLAYBOY", and occasionally introduces videos of Hollywood stars, socialites and supermodels.

Day and night, under the double attack of plagiarism and sharp reduction in creative income, the income was cut in half without any surprise.

He remembered that he worked late that day and suddenly felt pain in his chest. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the end of 2006 and became the boss of a financial institution on the other side of the ocean.

Is time travel new?It's already a mess, okay?

All I can say is that it’s finally my turn.

Good news: He’s worth over [-] million.

The bad news: There will be nothing left in a few months.

So Charlie began to live and drink while using the knowledge from his past life to plan for the future.

After two months of unremitting efforts, today we finally took the most solid step.

This is not the end, nor the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning.

Looking back at 15 2007 years later, all major fields are in a critical period of alternation between the old and the new...

More than half a month ago, Apple just released the first generation IPHONE.Facebook opened registration to everyone last year, and Little Bluebird has yet to set up a company.Elon Musk is going through the darkest days of his life. The photovoltaic company he founded was beaten by a certain Eastern country.The world's richest man is still Bill Gates.

In the cultural industry, Taylor Swift is preparing her first solo album in Nashville, Gal Gadot has just arrived in Hollywood, and in a few months, Megan Fox will explode with Transformers.

Marvel has mortgaged its copyrights and is mobilizing all resources to film "Iron Man"; Nolan is filming "Batman Begins 2: The Dark Knight"; Netflix has not announced its entry into streaming media; electronic music has not yet become mainstream.

It can be said that there are opportunities everywhere, and as he said to reporters, his first priority is to get the company's businesses back on track.

Lawyer Saul was also in the car, watching the boss's actions throughout the process. At this moment, he looked at Charlie with a demented expression. He felt that Charlie was showing off some strength!

"Saul, you fly to Chicago immediately and start the takeover process. I will let William and you be together." Charlie ordered.

"You're not coming with us? The acquisition has just been completed." Sol looked suspicious.

"You have to know, today is my adoptive mother's birthday. I fly to Nashville every year at this time to attend her birthday party and stay there for a few days." Charlie shook his head.A proper filial son and virtuous grandson.

In fact... he didn't want to expose his ignorance of company management.

I haven’t worked a day since graduation. The last time I started a business was when I was in college setting up a stall on the playground.

I'll take care of the matter of showing my face.

Troublesome things are handled by my hands.

It's so reasonable.

After officially taking over the company, I tried to contact Spielberg. He is the producer of the live-action version of "Transformers". The film is currently in post-production and will be a hit in a few months.By the way, the sexy goddess Megan Fox is popular.She has multiple ancestry of Irish, French, and Indian aborigines, and she is so hot that she breathes fire.But because of a series of coquettish operations, he collapsed and became a third-rate starlet.

By being the boss herself, helping her plan her career, and being promoted by magazines, she might become the second Marilyn Monroe.It was the magazine's first issue half a century ago that made Marilyn Monroe a top star.

On the other side, lawyer Saul fell into deep thought.

Hiding in Nashville at such a critical time?No matter how you look at it, it is unreasonable.

Of course he didn't believe Charlie's lies, just like when he said he wanted to acquire Playboy a few months ago.

There must be a reason for something unusual.

Saul is a smart man, and he is increasingly aware that his boss's seemingly casual actions often have hidden meanings.

Let yourself and William act as pawns?After muddying the water, he appears from behind the scenes and takes the other party away?Just like acquiring Playboy.

What a great arrangement!
"The boss is wise." Sol snapped his fingers.

Charlie ignored his men's flattery and suddenly felt a vibration in his chest, so he took out an iPhone from his breast pocket.

This is Apple's latest product launched by Steve Jobs in San Francisco half a month ago.

A 3.5-inch screen would have seemed too small 15 years later, but at the time, it was an unprecedentedly large screen.

It was a message from Hadley, a female reporter whom I had met before.

"Congratulations, Mr. new president. After celebrating, isn't it time to fulfill your previous commitments?"

The two had a gentleman's agreement that once Charlie completed the acquisition, certain news resources would be allocated to her.

Charlie thought for a while and replied: "I did make a promise before, but now the promise is invalid, you have to come up with your chips again."

Gentlemen's agreements are observed by gentlemen, what does it have to do with me?
I am now the owner of the most famous entertainment brand in the United States. Why should I give you an exclusive interview if you don’t give me some benefits?
For example, I can report more about the company’s trends, help promote my company on TV programs, etc.

Charlie originally thought that the other party would give in, but he did not expect that the other party's reply after a few seconds completely suggested another direction.

"How about changing the location of the interview to a hotel suite? The time is set at six o'clock in the evening. Now we have two hours of preparation time left. I will go there alone and we can have a good talk."

Whether to talk or explore, the result is self-evident.

In this country, anything can be discussed as long as there are interests.

Charlie kind of fell in love with it.

"Saul, I'm sorry, you have to take a taxi to the airport." Charlie put down the phone.

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Two hours later, Hadley came out of the bathroom, elegantly took off her bathrobe, and began to put on a business suit.

"If you ask me, you are just a lizard monster that has suffered nuclear radiation and genetic mutation." Hadley bit her lower lip and looked at Charlie sitting on the chair with a sad face.The muscles on the young man's body are as gnarled as ancient Greek sculptures.

"Talk to you, MR. Godzilla."

Charlie put down his phone absentmindedly and looked up.He noticed several red marks on Hadley's arms, and saw several strands of brown hair scattered on the bed.

"To be honest, I was a little out of control."

The passionate Hadley is quite angry.

"But it's fun, isn't it?" Hadley blinked.

You gift crab, stop joking.Brother Ni, who weighs 250 pounds, is not so scary.

People jokingly call it "once get black, never go back" Hadley thinks this sentence needs to be changed.

Charlie himself felt similarly.After time traveling, her food intake has increased significantly, her physique has been greatly strengthened, and her endurance and explosive power have been greatly improved. She is also strong and powerful. No wonder Hadley calls herself Godzilla.

Charlie's thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door. It was the arrival of the appointed photographer.

"Oops." Hadley hurriedly arranged her clothes, picked up the quilt on the ground, and hurriedly covered the bed.

After opening the door, three men walked in, a tall photographer, and two assistants wearing peaked caps.

The content of the interview was relatively dull, and it ended after about four to ten minutes.The photographer said at this time: "Hadley, I'll wait for you downstairs and take you back to the company."

Hadley shook her head: "You go back first, Mr. Charlie and I have something to talk about."

"It's okay, I'll wait for you..." The photographer was very attentive and suddenly twitched his nose.

"There is a special smell in the room." He followed the source of the smell and turned his attention to the bed.

"Jack, it's time for you to leave," Hadley urged uneasily.

But I saw the photographer lift the quilt.

"F**K," Hadley cursed under her breath.

Under the quilt, the bed was in a mess, with a huge wet patch, like a map of the world.The tips of hair scattered on the bed were the same color as Hadley's hair.

Looking at the back of the photographer who left in despair, Charlie sighed:
"You have to wait until she turns into a puff and oozes sandwich in front of you, then some people will understand some truth."

(End of this chapter)