Marvel Administrative Officer

Chapter 23 Age Disadvantage
Returning to the luxurious and comfortable Long Island manor from New Jersey, Jack relied on the sofa to contact his accountant Robert.

At this time, Robert was still handling a huge transfer of funds in Boston, and Jack wanted to connect with Stark Industries through him.

Since Jack agreed to James' conditions, he must fulfill the other party's requirements.

But on the phone, Robert expressed embarrassment.

Although the soul of Stark Industries is Tony, the CEO is Obaday Stan, an old and cunning business elite.

Since the development of Stark Industries, it has become a mature business group. As a shareholder, Jack can enjoy huge dividends, but he has no right to intervene in the company's business.

After hanging up the phone, Jack walked back and forth in the living room, thinking of ways.

Just when he was at a loss, Cheney brought back another bad news.

"Raymond rejected your recruitment. He said that he has retired and does not want to enter the whirlpool again."

Jack nodded slightly, signaling that he understood.

Jack naturally attaches great importance to this talent recommended by his father, but he has too many things to do recently, so he can only let Cheney get in touch with him first.

It's just that the other party's resolute rejection caught Jack off guard.

"I wonder what you think of this Mr. Raymond?"

Jack waved his hand and motioned Cheney to sit down. He wanted to hear the assistant's opinion on many things.

Cheney was originally standing in the middle of the living room. Hearing Jack's words, he immediately put down the briefcase in his hand and sat down on the sofa.
"If you want to realize your ideal, you need a political partner at this time. This person must have enough contacts and keen insight, and there must be a chemical effect between you."

Jack motioned Cheney to continue.

"Since there must be someone to cooperate, whether he is Raymond, Jenny, or Jimmy, you have to have a choice! Personally, I tend to believe in Mr. John's judgment. Mr. Raymond will be a suitable politician. partner."

Jack nodded. He agreed with Cheney's judgment, but hesitated slightly, "He just declined our invitation."

"None of the high-level talents come by chance."

Jack suddenly realized that it seemed that he had to do it himself, twice if he failed once, and three times if he failed twice. As long as he was sincere, it was just a matter of profit distribution.

After trying to understand this truth, Jack relaxed a lot, and he continued to ask,

"What do you think of mutants?"

Regarding Jack's sudden change of subject, Cheney didn't change it all at once. He thought for a while,
"If humans cannot eliminate mutants, they will be replaced by mutants sooner or later."

Very helpless, even an elite like Cheney is not optimistic about the relationship between mutants and humans.

"Okay, it's late, you should go to rest earlier."

Cheney was not sloppy. After bowing slightly, he picked up his briefcase and went back to his room. He didn't have time to find a place to live in New York, so he lived with Jack and Mark temporarily.

So far, Jack is very satisfied with Cheney's ability, which is why he is willing to listen to Cheney's opinion.

But because there are too many and complicated things that need to be followed up, Jack feels that he still needs a secret helper to help him deal with some things that cannot be put on the table for the time being.

This is back to the original point. Jack's background is too shallow, and he cut off the relationship with the Murdoch family, resulting in insufficient manpower.

Originally Jack wanted Mark to take charge of this part of the affairs, but Mark rejected him.

The manpower problem made Jack very distressed, and he urgently needed a recruitment channel.

But it didn't happen overnight.

……

The brilliance of the early sun filled the entire manor, and it was midsummer at this time, but Jack didn't feel too much heat.The manor that Jack bought is lush with greenery, and the full green resists the heat of midsummer.

New York is a strange place. There are no spring and autumn here. It may be summer one day and winter the next day.

Jack is going to visit Raymond, but before that, he and Mark have to go buy a car.

The second-hand Ford that Mark has been driving has really fallen in price. This time, Jack took the initiative to recruit talents, and he had to behave like a decent person.

In accordance with Marvel tradition, Jack chose Audi, hoping this would bring him a little luck.

However, he failed to buy the R8 model, which is exclusive to the future Iron Man.

Just after getting a new car, Mark, who was in the driver's seat, proposed to buy a helicopter.

Mark's proposal to buy a helicopter was not unreasonable. In this part of New York, cars are sometimes not practical, and helicopters are the first choice for rich people.Because the helicopter flies at low altitude, there is no need to apply for a route, as long as the place you go has a landing pad, it is very convenient.

What Jack lacks most now is time. Hearing that it can save time, he called Cheney to buy a helicopter without saying a word. He also asked Cheney to recruit the staff of the manor, and then went to Philadelphia with Mark to visit Raymond.

……

Philadelphia is located in Pennsylvania and is the capital of the state, just across the river from New Jersey.

As the former capital of the United States, Philadelphia is still the fifth largest city in the United States.Moreover, the transportation location of Philadelphia is extremely superior. It is only 200 kilometers away from New York, the economic center, and only 300 kilometers away from Washington, the political center. This is the main reason why Mark chose to drive there.

Before going to Philadelphia, Jack obtained part of Raymond Javier's personal information through the Nimitz family relationship, many of which were artificially altered or deleted.

Raymond's resume is very exciting, just like a novel. His peak masterpiece is as the campaign manager of the current President of the United States, Benjamin, who successfully turned the tables when the general election prediction was absolutely weak, and helped Benjamin ascend to the presidency.

Later, due to unknown reasons, he withdrew from the presidential staff and retired bravely.

No wonder John would recommend this guy.

But Booker's information did not include Raymond's family situation at all, which made Jack a little puzzled.

Raymond's home is located in an ordinary neighborhood on No. 40 Avenue in Philadelphia. It is a townhouse that does not look like the residence of a political elite from the outside.

Cheney made an appointment for Jack in the afternoon, and Jack arrived just in time.

Knock on the door.

The door opens.

The person who opened the door was an elderly white man with gray hair, wearing a pair of black flat-frame glasses, and his eyes were calm.

"You are Jack?"

The old white man's voice is magnetic.

"Hi, Mr. Havel, nice to meet you."

It was Raymond Javier who opened the door.

Raymond moved half of his body away and made a gesture of inviting in.

Jack nodded politely, and then said to Mark behind him, "Mark, wait for me outside."

Out of politeness, Jack did not let Mark, who was the bodyguard, enter Raymond's home.

Entering the living room, Jack glanced around. This is the standard home furnishings of an ordinary American, with a comfortable sofa and a pitifully small TV.

Raymond closed the door, walked to the table in the open restaurant with a smile on his face, "Jack, do you like coffee or tea?"

"Give me a cup of tea, please."

"Don't be so restrained. Your father and I have been friends for many years. In fact, he called me a few days ago and said that you would come to visit me."

Jack hadn't expected John to call himself, which gave him some good thoughts about his father again.

"Mr. Havel, I would like to invite you to join my team and show us the way."

In order to show his sincerity, Jack behaved very politely in every move.

"Oh, didn't your assistant bring my thoughts to you? I should have clearly expressed what I meant at the time. I'm old and I don't want to work hard for someone anymore." Raymond said He came to the living room with two cups of tea, and motioned for Jack to sit down.

"My father admires you very much. What I did a few days ago was really rude, so I came to ask for forgiveness today." Jack thought about playing the family card.

"How old are you this year, Jack?" Raymond asked him, looking around.

"28 is old."

"Then do you know what is the minimum age for electing the President of the United States?" Raymond asked with a smile.

"35 is old."

"You see, I'm already a 60-year-old man. When you can participate in the election, I will be close to 70 years old. I'm afraid I can't help you at that time." Raymond laughed at himself.

Before Jack came, he thought that Raymond would reject him in various ways, but he really didn't expect that the other party would use his age as an issue.

In fact, in the history of the United States, the youngest president Kennedy was 45 years old to ascend to the presidency, and he did not become president through election.Kennedy was able to become the youngest president, in fact, because the predecessor was assassinated. According to the law, as vice president, he automatically took over as president.

So Raymond's reasoning is simply unassailable.

Maybe when Jack has the strength to run for president, the old man has already gone to heaven.

In the face of this absolute loophole, Jack really had no reason to invite Raymond. After chatting with him about some homely topics, Jack left politely.

(End of this chapter)