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Cheon Song-yi suddenly blinked and said meaningfully, "If you don't play the male lead, then I can only 'openly' have romantic scenes with other male actors?"
"Huh?" Hawke's voice rose. "Why do my eyes feel hot, like they're about to glow? Which one is the male lead again? I want to see!"
Cheon Song-yi chuckled at his words, playfully scolding, "You can't just kill someone off because they're a couple in the drama, can you? Besides..." Her eyes sparkled with a mischievous glint, "Don't you think it's most perfect for Oppa, the one who created the 'alien professor' concept, to play him? That inhuman aloofness, that calm composure overlooking the changing times, and..." She leaned closer, her voice sweet and seductive, "that unique possessiveness and protectiveness towards the female lead... Who else but you could portray it so... naturally?"
She grasped Hawke's hand on the steering wheel with her slender hand, leaned closer, raised her legs, and placed them around the gear shift, then put Hawke's hand on top of her: "Just think about it, Mr. Hawke Lane's first leading role in a TV series is to promote his rumored girlfriend... This is going to generate tons of buzz. The Lane Group's stock price is probably going to skyrocket."
Hawke fiddled with his white stockings and gave a soft hum: "Not bad, this last reason has successfully swayed me. For the sake of the stock price! I'll just have to go through that little trouble and sacrifice some of my precious time."
In fact, Hawke had his own ideas. His "conceptual immortality" ability was intended to leave more traces. So, in addition to gossip and financial magazines, leaving some classic works on the screen was also a very important way.
Cheon Song-yi's eyes lit up instantly, as if filled with starlight: "You said yes?! Really?"
"Otherwise what?" Hawke replied lazily, "Inform the Kardashian sisters that the male lead has been decided, and it's me."
Cheon Song-yi covered her mouth excitedly. Just thinking about spending time with Hawke on set and playing a destined couple made her heart race.
This will definitely be the most amazing and...exciting experience of my career.
She stole a glance at the man's well-defined profile beside her, her heart already filled with anticipation.
After sending Cheon Song-yi to Ryan Entertainment, Hawke left and then went to AIM, since AIM had been quite busy lately.
……
Ganges Laboratory.
Killian had just returned from the beach golf club, taken a shower, and walked out of the room wrapped in a towel.
"Finally, I have some leverage to counter Ryan. Hawkelen, you didn't expect this, did you? Your attack on Roxson and your shorting of Roxson were just part of my plan."
"The next step is to team up with another conglomerate and find a way to take you down!"
"Of course I can't inform Roxon myself, otherwise if Roxon guesses it's my plan, I'll probably be dead too!"
Thinking of this, Killian's lips curled into a mocking smile. This mere Hawkley is now being toyed with by me.
……
Andy's office.
"well--!"
Hawke held his phone and let out a long sigh.
"A rope only breaks at its thinnest point, and misfortune only finds those with unfortunate fates. How tragic!"
"What's wrong with you?"
Andy stopped flipping through the documents he was looking at and silently looked up.
"On Twitter, a 'welfare girl' I like worked hard to earn money to buy her own house, but the house became an unfinished project and she was trapped."
Hawke explained.
Alas, the world is becoming more and more chaotic, and people's hearts have turned to evil!
The money that the "welfare girl" earned from selling pens is all tied up in unfinished construction projects...
All I can say is, cherish life and stay away from gambling, drugs, and real estate!
"You're out of your mind! What kind of nonsense are you thinking about all day? It's so boring!"
Andy continued to bury himself in his work.
"what!"
Hawke scratched his head awkwardly and continued scrolling through Twitter, browsing posts about "welfare girls" (a term for women who sell sexually suggestive content).
night.
Roxon is hosting a cocktail party.
The storm surrounding Roxson has mostly passed, and even the Roxson Group's market value has climbed back to $3500 billion. Now it's time to unite with allies, build relationships, and sweep away the shadow cast by Roxson.
The party was attended by powerful figures who were on good terms with Roxon, including congressmen and major allies.
For example, Koch Industries, etc.
Koch Industries, like Roxanne, is an oil and energy giant. It is the world's second-largest privately held company after Cargill, and also the world's largest privately held company, valued at $1800 billion. This is because Koch Industries is not publicly listed; otherwise, its market value would at least double, and perhaps more.
"Charles is getting younger and younger, and Elizabeth is getting more and more beautiful. If I didn't already have Charles, I would definitely pursue you without hesitation."
141 Morgan? DuPont? Or Stark?
Dario Agger greeted Charles Koch and Elizabeth Koch with a friendly smile. Under the warm lighting, he held a wine glass in his hand, the rich red liquid swirling gently, displaying an elegant demeanor.
Koch Industries is jointly run by Charles Koch and his brother David Koch, each owning 45% of the company.
Charles Koch laughed, "Dario, I'm still right here!"
Elizabeth Koch smiled.
Those gathered there were mostly energy giants, and it was because of the incident that Roxson had caused some time ago that these energy giants had sensed a sense of crisis.
Frankly speaking, if Roxson hadn't been so large that it was impossible to completely destroy him, Roxson, who caused such a scene and almost triggered a new round of antitrust action against energy giants by the White House, would probably have been surrounded and devoured by the energy giants present.
For now, all we can do is suppress our disgust, collude and work together to reach a consensus within the energy industry, so that everyone can work together, increase political donations, and keep the White House in the status quo and prevent Giles from doing anything reckless.
If the pot is smashed, no one will have anything to eat.
Just as Dario Agger was chatting and laughing with the Kochs, his personal assistant quickly came over and whispered a few words in his ear.
Dario Agger's ever-present amiable smile froze.
"Oh!"
Without realizing it, the wine glass he was holding shattered, sending many shards of glass flying.
"Oh my God!"
Elizabeth Koch, who was not far from Dario Agger, was startled and let out a scream.
Dario Agger, realizing what had happened, quickly apologized:
"I'm sorry, I'll get someone to handle this for you right away."
After offering a few perfunctory words, Dario Agger walked out of the banquet hall with a grim expression.
His facial muscles twitched.
The Roxon base in San Francisco was destroyed by an explosion.
This is the second time already.
If there were any doubts about the previous explosion, now it's certain that someone was setting Roxon up.
"Who is it?! Who is it?!"
"Who's targeting Roxson!?"
Dario Agger's anger was almost overflowing; his chest heaved violently, as if it were about to burst, like a volcano about to erupt.
However, the situation was escalating, which was very disadvantageous for Roxson. It was precisely at times like these that he needed to remain calm.
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"
In Dario Agger's shadow, a minotaur was faintly visible.
……
For many, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
Cheon Song-yi thought so too.
Under the warm light of the bedroom, she reclined on the boat, wearing a white nightgown. The heavy branches, laden with fruit, trembled slightly. Her waist was slender, and her hips were full. The prominent waist-to-hip ratio was breathtaking.
Beneath the skirt, a pair of straight, shapely, long legs, so fair and smooth they seemed to glow, without a single flaw.
Charming and captivating!
Hawke came out of the bathroom and saw Cheon Song-yi smiling seductively at him.
"Made!"
Hawke immediately reached for the belt of his bathrobe.
…………
In San Francisco, at Roxon Air Force Base, Dario Agger sat in a helicopter, silently watching the huge hole that had suddenly appeared on the ground, like a new organ that had suddenly emerged from the earth.
Unlike the previous bombing of the Texas base, which was just an oil refinery and resulted in economic losses that Roxon could afford, this base is different. It consists of an oil refinery on top and a base below, housing a large Roxon mercenary team and advanced technological equipment, providing Roxon with a strong guarantee of force.
If the Texas refinery explosion was like taking a piece of Roxson's flesh, then the San Francisco base explosion was like severing one of his hands.
Just like Umbrella, a super conglomerate capable of launching tactical nuclear missiles at the American mainland, it only has three core bases: Tokyo, Paris, and Raccoon City.
Hawke's move was tantamount to suddenly destroying Umbrella's Tokyo base.
Even with the Roxon family's vast wealth, it was enough to make them feel the pinch.
Dario Agger was no longer angry, because anger was completely useless; he only wanted to think about who the enemy was and how to solve the problem.
"Morgan?"
Dario Agger recalls that last time Morgan laid the groundwork for months in the financial sector, only to have Roxson reap the benefits due to corporate espionage. It's not impossible that Morgan might hold a grudge over that.
But it's only a matter of a billion dollars, it shouldn't be worth making such a big fuss and going to be a fight to the death, right?
DuPont?
In recent years, Roxon has been in fierce competition with DuPont in the chemical industry, almost to the point of being extremely intense.
While the DuPont family was indeed ruthless and bloody in the early stages of its capital accumulation, they only dealt with small figures and ordinary people. Facing a behemoth of equal stature like Roxon, their actions shouldn't have been so aggressive. The DuPont family is renowned for its longevity in America, a master of self-preservation, even employing professional managers in their family businesses. If they dared to attack Roxon, a company of similar standing, simply because of industry competition (Li Hao Zhao), wouldn't they be afraid of Roxon retaliating, perhaps even using dump trucks against DuPont's direct descendants?
Whoever created the figurines has no descendants?
"Still Stark's logistics?"
Recently, Stark Industries developed a new high-powered cluster missile, the Jellico missile, which is reportedly going to be exhibited in Afghanistan soon.
While the military was showing great interest in him, Roxson also got involved, taking away a portion of the military's procurement orders. It wouldn't be surprising if Stark hated him for it.
In particular, Stark Industries is the world's strongest defense contractor, and its violent methods are even more extreme than those of Roxson.
Perhaps Tony Stark wouldn't do something like that, but the old fox Obadiah Stan certainly would.