Chapter 63: I pirated myself
New York, East Side of Manhattan.
The time is seven o'clock in the evening at the Mengkatiro Hotel, which is when the red light and wine nightlife begins.
The brightly lit Mengkatiro Hotel is said to be one of the most expensive five-star hotels in New York. It is mainly used to entertain dignitaries and important VIPs from all over the world.
Before entering the gate, Wei Chen saw the towering arches, ornate fountains, and walking paths decorated with gas lamps.
Leslie, who was holding Wei Chen's arm, looked curiously at the gorgeous decorations around him, like a curious baby.
She was wearing a black tube top evening dress, with a youthful and extraordinary temperament, which attracted the attention of many guests as soon as she walked in.
Being watched by so many people, Leslie was a little nervous, and the arm holding Wei Chen became extremely stiff.
"Relax, you treat them as radishes in the field, no matter how much radishes stare at you, they're just radishes."
Wei Chen comforted her softly.
Leslie listened to Wei Chen's interesting words, the corners of his mouth turned up, and his tense nerves gradually relaxed.
At the front door of the hotel, luxury cars are like clouds and guests are like rain.
The invited guests were all dignitaries from New York, all well-dressed and graceful.
Wei Chen and Leslie handed in the invitation, and led by the waiters, they boarded the banquet hall on the 29th floor.
The banquet hall was crowded with people. Women in expensive evening gowns, men in suits, and waiters in white shirts and black vests, all of different identities, gathered together.
"Hi, John, thank you for your support!"
"Bill, how are the children?"
President Madeleine had a faint smile on her face, and her posture was graceful and elegant. Every time she went, she would talk to someone she knew.
Or cause a lot of laughter, or make a measured joke, or mention the family and children. The strong woman who controls the Water Company has completely mastered the rhythm and has become the dominant party.
"Hey!"
Seeing Wei Chen and Leslie entering the banquet hall, Madeleine apologized to the person who was talking and walked towards them.
"Hello, Mr. Xavier, let me introduce myself, Madeleine Stillwell."
"Eric Xavier, this is Leslie Troy."
Wei Chen introduced their identities.
"Mr. Xavier, you look younger than you think."
"Thank you, Ms. Stillwell is the most eye-catching even if she stands with the beautiful girls in the field."
Wei Chen's nonsense came as soon as he opened his mouth.
Madeleine smiled gracefully, "When people are young, no one knows youth. But I find that I have often been concerned about youth recently, which shows that I may be getting old."
Without waiting for Wei Chen to respond, she took a glass of wine from the tray of the passing waiter and raised it, "Mr. Xavier, can we talk alone?"
"certainly."
Wei Chen made an apologetic gesture to Leslie.
After Leslie left, the two walked to the bar.
"What do you want to drink?"
Madeleine raised her glass and asked Wei Chen.
"Whiskey, add ice."
"We have The Macallan 25 Year Old."
Wei Chen folded his hands lightly and put them on his chest with a small smile, "Thank you, I like pure whisky. Whiskey is whisky. Adding too many extras may not suit my taste."
Madeleine smiled awkwardly. She felt that the man with a special temperament in front of her was not as gentle as he seemed on the surface.
After organizing the language, Madeleine asked, "What does Mr. Xavier think about the Water Company? "
Thanking the bartender who handed over the whisky, Wei Chen took a sip, "People say that whiskey tastes roughly divided into twelve categories, and we can only smell a few of them, and some people can perceive them. There are dozens of kinds, and very few people can find dozens of them, what a magical and wonderful thing."
Wei Chen did not answer her directly, but talked about the taste of whisky.
Gently shaking the Kane glass in his hand, he continued: "I know about Water Company as a person with a dull taste knows about whisky. Superheroes, brokerage companies, stars, Brabra and the like. …”
Madeleine gave a friendly but polite smile.
"Mr. Xavier," Facing Wei Chen who didn't play cards according to the routine, Madeleine went straight to the point, "We want to invite Miss Leslie Troy to join the Super Seven."
"Sounds good, but you should ask her for her opinion. In fact, she's already an adult."
Wei Chen shrugged his shoulders, seemingly not surprised by this at all.
"Of course, the first thing we do when recruiting superheroes into the Seven is to ask for our own opinion. But hopefully Mr Xavier will support us. After all, it's a big deal for Miss Leslie, she I would also like to hear from my family and friends.”
What Madeleine meant was that Wei Chen could persuade Leslie to join the Seven, or at least not object.
"I will respect Leslie's own opinion."
Wei Chen said something ambiguous.
For the current Leslie, joining the Seven is not necessarily a bad thing.
She wants to be a superhero, and Walter is the best platform. Although there is a time bomb of the motherland, Wei Chen is confident that the stars and Maeve are protecting him, and the motherland can't make any waves for a while.
What's more, there is a president pressing on it.
Of course, the most important thing is Leslie's opinion.
Madeleine seemed satisfied with Wei Chen's reply. She raised her glass and made a clink, "We all respect Miss Troy's opinion."
She was really satisfied, as long as Wei Chen didn't interfere she was confident that she could persuade Leslie.
In a good mood, I began to chat with Wei Chen about other things, "Mr. Xavier is in the investment business, are you interested in joining the superhero industry. Now is the golden age of the superhero industry, and the net profit of Walter has increased this year. 14 percent..."
Wei Chen pretended to be very interested, "It's really promising, Ms. Stillwell, you have to understand that investment companies are especially sensitive to big data. According to our big data model, Batman has become the most current leader. Hot superheroes, and I think we can collaborate on that."
"Er..." Madeleine was a little confused. She originally wanted to persuade Wei Chen to invest in Walter, but she didn't expect the other party to be interested in Batman.
Wei Chen continued to talk, "Batman has never said his name, the so-called 'Batman' is just the title given to him by the people, it can be either 'Batman' or 'Knightman', no one stipulates us The name 'Batman' cannot be used. And we can use this business opportunity to launch Batman peripherals, novels, comics, and models. "
Madeleine felt that the other party was indeed a daring capitalist, so she was not afraid that Batman would break into his house and hang him?
"So, how does Mr. Xavier cooperate?"
"Simply, I have trademarked Batman and am going to launch his series of comics and novels. Of course, these are fictitious, but we can claim that this is his own experience. Walter's channels and super How about the hero operation experience, the content creation provided by Chenxi Company, and win-win cooperation?"
Although Madeleine was shocked by the other's boldness, she thought it seemed like a good idea.