American Peanuts

Chapter 71 Two-faced Man (3K please subscribe)
In the morning, Charlie woke up leisurely in his luxurious room and found that Jetta was playing with her mobile phone with her back to him, and the other side was empty.

"what time is it?"

"10:30." After a few seconds, Jeta responded.

Stephanie had already arrived at the company by this point, and in the past two days she had been turning into a workaholic like clockwork, vowing to compete with Faith.

After a few seconds, Jetta frowned slightly and turned around slightly. She was still a little uncomfortable.

Speaking of which, if Hadley did it because of an exchange of interests, Gabriella did it by chance, Faith did it because of an accident, and Stephanie was purely motivated by sex, then Jetta was half-assumed.

She didn't want to get too close to him at first, but later it was more out of pure interests. Do you think she really fell in love with him?
The answer is of course no, especially from some of her reactions. It can be seen that she is both resistant and reluctant, but she is reluctant to give those benefits herself. She is always in a contradictory state, which makes her very passive.

But Charlie doesn't care about these things, he can't make every woman fall in love with him.

Half an hour later, Jetta frowned and pushed Charlie away. She stood up anxiously and stepped on the wooden floor with her bare feet. Although her steps were staggering, she quickly walked to the bathroom and started taking a shower, trying to wash something off.

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Near noon, Charlie appeared at the company. Today's receptionist was not Betsy, but another girl. She originally had short black hair, but it turned out to be blonde.

"Did you dye your hair blond too?" Charlie asked.

"No, Boss Charlie, I originally had blond hair, but I dyed my black hair before." She was a little flustered, stood up straight quickly, and then began to explain with a smile.

It may not matter what color her hair is.

As soon as Charlie entered the office, Artis came right after him.

"Isaac Platt's assistant just called and he wants to speak to you."

About 10 minutes later, the call was connected:
Isaac's voice sounded a little thick: "Hello, Charlie Rossi, I have read those reports and heard that you are interested in my ongoing movie project at Marvel Comics?"

"Yes, superhero movies have been proven to be a promising market. Especially in the new century, with the development of CG technology, the presentation of some visual wonders will become more common and easier. In the future, it will be a world of visual effects. This is A new change, and of course a new opportunity.”

"So you found me?"

"I heard about your friendship with his father during a casual chat with Ivanie. I think we can join forces. Of course, you may have heard of my reputation. Playboy Pictures only wants to be a part of it. Co-producers. We’re the next generation and we need to learn from people like Kevin Feige who have the experience to succeed, that’s what I think.”

"Bull**it, I know what you bastard is thinking, don't think I can't see it, my project doesn't need a thief like you, you want to poach Kevin Feige? Save it, he is right Company, you are loyal to me personally. I advise you not to have any wrong ideas, let alone rely on Ivanni to dominate you. You were still sucking milk when I was killing everyone in the capital market. Don't do it in the future. Call me again!" Isaac on the other end of the phone almost growled.

Charlie pretended to be heartbroken: "Come on, I swear to God, I don't have any thoughts about Kevin Feige. I just think very highly of him. You can feel a kind of concentration from him. We are on the phone." We talked there...well, we exchanged some details about the movie, that's all."

"Have we talked, when?" Isaac immediately asked alertly.

He originally just wanted to test Charlie, but he didn't expect to get an unexpected result...

"Just...yesterday." Charlie deliberately hesitated.

"Listen, you are now suspected of illegally obtaining trade secrets from Marvel Comics. We have the right to initiate a commercial lawsuit against you. You are in big trouble, you brat!"

Charlie said calmly: "If you don't want to cooperate, the worst possible outcome is to terminate it. You don't have to do this. It's not good for you or me."

Isaac laughed angrily: "Haha, Weinstein did something stupid on his own. I really can't figure out how Hefner was brought down by you. Maybe he lost his brains when he was having fun with his little girlfriends." Launch it, if you ask me, you people are really idiots."

"I advise you to have a good meeting with your lawyer to discuss how to deal with it."

"What do you want?" Charlie asked.

"I just want to uphold the law of justice. You were the first to take action. I have to teach you a lesson. Do you understand? Rubbish!"

"No, don't do this, Mr. Isaac, PLEASE!" Charlie said with a little panic in his tone.

There was no sound on the other end of the phone.

"I didn't do anything, didn't cause you any real harm."

There was still silence on the other end of the phone.

"Listen, I owe you a favor this time. I can help you with many things, such as magazine cooperation. PB's circulation is very high now." Charlie was like a drowning man grasping the last straw. .

"Sorry, Marvel's customers are all teenagers, and we can't mix with the magazines on the second floor." Isaac finally responded.

"Then what do you want me to do? Sir." Charlie sounded desperate.

"You can't help me with anything, and your words aren't enough to make me feel any pity. You should thank Ivani. If it weren't for her sake, I wouldn't be bothered to tell you these nonsense." Isaac suddenly Ivanie is mentioned.

It seems that things have taken a slight turn for the better.

Charlie immediately said: "Yes, Ivanie is working in our company, and she will be treated very well here."

"But what does that have to do with me? Listen, tell me your evil plan honestly now, before I change my mind." Isaac then pretended to raise the issue of concern casually. .

Charlie quickly covered the phone tightly, took two deep breaths, and then returned to communicating with Isaac.

"Okay, I'm willing to disclose everything. Kevin Feige wanted to find a potential partner. It happened that the heroine of the film, Gwyneth, was here, so he took the opportunity to contact me. The apparent reason was that he wanted to Let me make a cameo, actually, to screw up the whole movie and make the company lose money." Charlie adjusted his posture.

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know, I can't figure out the purpose of doing this. Maybe you want to take revenge on someone?" Charlie tried.

"You're farting, he is loyal to the company and me." Isaac emphasized again.

Kevin Feige was previously Lauren Donnell's deputy and has just been promoted to president of the film industry. The two parties do have some differences on film creation, but they only started recently.

If it is true what this brat said, then what is his purpose?
"What else did you say?" Isaac asked.

"He was going to ask me to be a co-producer and then ruin the movie and put the blame on us. This is not a good idea. It will have a huge impact on the goodwill of my new company. And his conditions It’s not tempting enough, I’m also considering it, so I’ll test it out with you first.”

"What conditions did he promise you?"

"A seat on the board of directors, and future strategic cooperation. Are you kidding me? Marvel's stock price is not what it was ten years ago. Unless the stock price plummets, I can't afford it." Charlie specifically mentioned the stock price.

"I think you can try to agree to his conditions."

"What do you mean, you want me to be a double-faced person?" Charlie was a little confused.

"Two-faced? I don't like this word. This is a DC character." Isaac sneered.

"Sorry, I forgot about this. I may not know much about these comic characters." Charlie explained.

"Now tell me what number you used to contact Kevin Feige?"

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After hanging up the phone, Isaac immediately called his secretary. This was a man, not the 20-year-old female assistant.

"Please help me check the call records between Kevin Feige and this number. Check both of his mobile phones." Isaac said thoughtfully.

Take back control by crashing the project, causing the company's stock price to plummet?

Isaac knows that he is just an "outsider", just like Perelman ten years ago.

Theoretically, this plan is feasible, but... it is too far-fetched and impossible to leave any trace at all.

Isaac did not fully believe what Charlie said.

About half an hour later, the secretary gave the results.

"Only Kevin Feige's company phone was in contact with the target number for five minutes yesterday afternoon."

"Only 5 minutes?" Isaac realized the problem.

It's impossible for two people to talk to each other for only 5 minutes.

Unless there is another mobile phone.

After some deliberation, Isaac decided to call Kevin Feige himself.

"Has the start-up time been set?" he asked as soon as he came up.

"It's settled, but I have to reiterate that blindly turning on the phone like this will cause things to become a mess."

He is still the same, more verbose than an 80-year-old lady.

"Very good. If nothing happens, I'll hang up first."

"Wait a minute, I'm considering bringing in a new co-producer who has mature experience and can add attention to the film itself. It's Charlie Rossi's new company. He reached a consensus with me yesterday." Kay Wen Fei said curiously.

Isaac expressed confusion: "Why Charlie Rossi? I have recommended so many production companies to you. What is the reason?"

"It's very simple. He understands Marvel Comics and has been an avid fan of comics since he was a child. Compared with those partners who are eager for quick success, I think this is a suitable candidate." Kevin Feige said his feelings.

"Avid fan? I wonder if you have heard of the story of Two-Face." Isaac said suddenly.

"Don't be kidding, that's a DC villain."

"Oh, I forgot. For the sake of what you said, let Charlie Rossi's new company join in." Isaac smiled and nodded, showing a rare display of generosity.

"Why didn't you do it from the beginning?" Kevin Feige muttered and hung up the phone.

(End of this chapter)