Bab 198: Chapter 198: Odeo
In the early morning, as the sunlight peeked through the curtains into the bedroom, Charles Capet woke up, feeling content as he held the relaxed Scarlett Johansson in his arms.
"Isn't there anything urgent at your company?" Scarlett Johansson asked, sensing that Charles didn't plan to go back to work even though it wasn't the weekend.
"There are people to manage it; I don't need to check in every day," Charles admitted, needing a break after working so hard for so long.
"What about you, how long are you going to rest?"
Scarlett Johansson shook her head, "I don't know yet. I have endorsements with CK and LV, and I just signed another contract with L'Oreal for an ad shoot this year."
Charles looked at Scarlett Johansson in his arms with some reluctance and suggested, "Why don't you come with me to San Francisco? We'll treat it as a vacation and travel there by yacht."
Cruising up the Pacific coast from Los Angeles directly to the San Francisco Bay sounded wonderful.
"San Francisco sounds good!" Scarlett Johansson considered it and felt it was doable. After all, filming for The Black Dahlia had already wrapped up.
The San Francisco Bay Area, the economic hub of Northern California, was growing fast, with Internet tech giants starting to rise.
Charles intended to go to San Francisco to acquire a small tech company. With Dona Williams handling it, there wouldn't be much trouble.
Evan Williams, the founder of Blogger, had started a new audio blogging company called Odeo. However, Apple released its new iPod, and with iTunes integrating podcasts, it left Evan Williams stunned, putting Odeo at the risk of going bankrupt.
With help from his business partner Jack Dorsey, they were launching a new website called Twitter.
Near the Pacific coast of California, the yacht Star was heading towards San Francisco. Charles not only brought his assistant Phyllis Jones along, but Scarlett Johansson had also invited Keira Knightley.
Out on the deck, the three bikini-clad women were barbecuing and drinking, while Charles was in the salon talking on the phone with Dona Williams.
"Thank you for all your hard work, flying back and forth between New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco," Charles expressed his gratitude to his capable assistant.
"It's no trouble, boss. But do you really want to acquire Odeo? The company seems to be struggling. Still, Evan Williams was an executive at Google, so he should have some clout," Dona Williams said, a bit puzzled.
"He might have money, but he wouldn't waste it on a failing company. If we, Dawn Investments, acquire most of the shares, he'll have funds to promote the new site," Charles had confidence in these newly established websites, especially as Twitter hadn't yet become what it would in the future.
"After I take over, Evan Williams will still be the CEO. Trust me, he'll agree; we have Hollywood star resources to help promote the site!"
At the Ritz-Carlton hotel in San Francisco, Dona Williams asked, "Okay, boss, when will you arrive in San Francisco?"
"Um," Charles looked outside, "probably the day after tomorrow night, I think."
That should be fast enough.
After hanging up, Charles went to join the three ladies at the barbecue party on the deck. Phyllis Jones handed him a beer and a skewer of barbecue.
"Wow, you all had a lot of drinks, didn't you?" Charles noticed the empty whiskey bottles around.
"With such a big yacht, we're all having fun, right? You should relax on vacation and forget about work, Charles," Keira Knightley, whose face was a bit flushed, chimed in.
"The temperature is under 68°F, right?" Charles put down his things and went to get blankets for the three women.
"Thanks!" Scarlett Johansson gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Charles then handed the blankets to Keira Knightley and Phyllis Jones, receiving two more kisses.
"Oh, by the way, boss, Basic Instinct 2 opened in 1,450 theaters with a first weekend box office of $3.2 million. Sony and MGM are going to lose a lot of money!" Phyllis Jones shared some good news.
"Hmm, Charles, you're not involved with Basic Instinct 2, right?" Keira Knightley asked in confusion.
"Nope, and since Sony is one of my competitors, I'm happy their movie flopped!"
Charles explained nonchalantly as he sipped his beer.
Keira Knightley shook her head, while Phyllis Jones added, "Originally, Sharon Stone's thirty-two additional contract clauses with MGM were leaked to the media."
Charles sneered, "If Basic Instinct 2 only needed a promiscuous woman, they might as well have cast Paris Hilton. At least she's young and pretty, and she wouldn't even know what actor clauses are!"
As soon as Charles finished speaking, he noticed that Scarlett Johansson had fallen asleep in her chair.
"Is she drunk?" Charles pointed and looked at Keira Knightley and Phyllis Jones, who were also quite tipsy.
"I'll take her to her room first," Charles said, lifting Scarlett Johansson and carrying her to her room.
After settling Scarlett Johansson, he ran into Keira Knightley and Phyllis Jones supporting each other.
"Boss, Keira is very drunk, and I'm also starting to feel sleepy," Phyllis Jones confessed after drinking too much whiskey.
"You go to your room first. I'll carry Keira to hers," Charles instructed, noting that there was one master bedroom and three guest rooms, enough for everyone to have their own space.
Phyllis Jones nodded. As Charles picked up Keira Knightley, Phyllis whispered in his ear, "Boss, where will you sleep tonight?"
"Take a guess!" Charles replied as he carried Keira Knightley to her room.
After laying Keira Knightley on the bed, Charles was about to get up when she pulled him down on top of her.
Their lips met, and Charles hesitated only for a moment before passionately responding, swiftly removing her bikini and tossing it aside.
"Mm," Keira Knightley, though quite drunk, was still conscious. Looking at Charles, she said, "Oh my God, I must be really drunk to be in bed with you!"
"You're not that drunk; you seem very clear-headed," Charles said as he kissed her, silencing her words.
Keira Knightley responded passionately. At this moment, there was no need to think about anything - just enjoy.
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