Chapter 42
"Get lost.” Zack said coldly, not bothering to look at Sean.
He just walked past him and directly sat down.
He sat on the sofa and ignored everyone in the private room.
He frowned and then lowered his eyes, too lost in his own thoughts.
Earlier, when Katherine had kissed him, there was an indescribable feeling that rushed to his heart.
It was some sort of anticipation and delight, but sadly, she hastily withdrew before he could fully ascertain what sensation was
that.
At first, he felt it was merely a natural response of his body, so he lit a cigarette in the smoking room to calm himself.
However, while the smoke lingered around him, his thoughts were totally consumed by Katherine, that captivating lady with
peach blossom eyes who seductively asked him if she could kiss him.
Sean and Charles had known Zack for many years, but this was the first time they had seen him in this state.
The two of them exchange glances.
Their eyes were silently discussing who would initiate a conversation with Zack.
In the end, no one dared to do so.
An awkward silence filled the private room, which was a rare occurrence if Sean was present.
Unaccustomed to this, Zack suddenly raised his head and frowned at Sean.
He remarked, "Usually, with your never-ending chattering, your mouth is like a machine gun.Now, why did you suddenly become
mute? Is your mouth stuck with glue?"
Sean felt lost and bitterly asked, "Just now, didn't you tell me to get lost?"
"Oh, is that so?"
Zack nonchalantly asked, vaguely recalling their exchange a while ago.
Instead of reaching out for the wine bottle, he elegantly poured himself a glass of water.
This made both Sean and Charles doubt whether the person in front of them was really Zack.
"Zack, are you alright? Don't tell me you came here just to drink water?" Sean incredulously asked.
Zack raised his eyebrows lightly.
"What's the problem with that?"
"There's no problem."
Momentarily speechless, Sean decided to agree with him, as he didn't know how to respond properly.
Although Sean was quite intrigued about Zack's peculiar behavior, he felt that Zack was not in the mood to talk about it, so he
tactfully changed the topic.
"Zack, do you know that the CEO of TopLine Company is an asshole?! Our film department went to discuss the acquisition of
intellectual property rights of one of the novels featured on their website.After some negotiation between parties, the contract
was scheduled to be signed today.Who would have thought that just this morning, someone called to inform me that the
agreement will not push through!"
"If they don't want to sign, then I don't care! We had many other IPs to sign, not just their IP.But suddenly I was informed that
they were now discussing the copyright with the Global Circle, our rival company.I...”
Charles couldn't help but chuckle and said, "It can't be that the fault lies in the attitude of that person you sent to negotiate,
right?"
"No, this novel was highly recommended by your sister to me.Due to this, I asked my secretary and other higher-ups to read it
and write down a summary of their feelings and experiences as well as a conclusion of bright spots.Later, I went to look through
it myself and realized that it was a good read.After I saw its potential, I appointed someone who was really capable of handling
it."
The person he appointed was good and not arrogant when it came to negotiating.
Sean was really perplexed by the sudden withdrawal of TopLine Company.
Sean couldn't figure out why it ended like this, and he also didn't know why the CEO of TopLine company suddenly changed his
mind and signed the contract with another company.
Zack glanced at Sean and said, "If I remember correctly, TopLine Company was established five years ago.Two years later, they
needed some financing, so they opened their company for potential investors.At that time, Future Technology invested more than
two million dollars in round A financing and added a lot of money in round B.If your people did not offend anyone from TopLine
Company, then you have to consider whether you have offended someone from the Future Technology Company.’’ Zack went
straight to the point.
Sean also knew several people from Future Technology.
How could he not figure it out? He was still not convinced.
"Future Technology does not have such power, does it?"
"With its veto power, Future Technology has the ability to disapprove a decision even previously made by the company? “ Zack
said, though inwardly scolding Sean for being ignorant of this matter.
Sean frowned.
"Then who is the CEO of Future Technology Company?"
"That, I don't know.No one in the industry knows who is behind Future Technology’ Zack said.
Sean sighed, thinking that even with Zack's connection, he too did not even know.
"This big shot from Future Technology really has the ability if he could remain hidden! I'll ask my secretary to talk to TopLine
Company to ask for an explanation’
‘When had he, Sean, ever suffered such grievances?’ He thought inwardly.
Zack did not voice out his opinion.
But for some reason, he had a feeling that Sean would regret being involved with that company.