It didn't take long for Li Yue to reach Madelyn's office. He didn't hesitate to knock on the door!
Knock knock!
"Come in!"
A voice replied to his knocks. Li Yue pushed the door open and entered the room, remembering to close the door afterward!
"Thunderclap, it's you. Come, come and sit! Why are you looking for me?"
Madelyn looked up and recognized Li Yue. A gentle expression instantly appeared on her face.
According to Vought International policy and accounting for his superpower, Li Yue's superhero nickname was "Thunderclap."
Li Yue had suggested the nickname "God of Thunder," but it was rejected. Their reasoning was that the moniker "God" would create a distance between him and the people. It wasn't conducive for Li Yue's influencer activities.
Therefore, Madelyn decided on "Thunderclap" as Li Yue's codename, which retained a domineering sense yet was friendly! Li Yue didn't refute anything that Madelyn said. His nickname didn't really matter to him anyway!
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"Miss Madelyn, I have come to ask you for a favor!" Li Yue said directly after sitting opposite Madelyn's table!
"Oh? You have just joined the Seven. Do you not like it?"
Madelyn asked, perplexed! She clearly valued Li Yue highly, so she spoke very gently to him!
"Miss Madelyn, it is true that I have just joined the Seven, which means I don't have much fame right now. Coupled with my identity, I will definitely be discriminated against by some people!
"Thus, I have a proposal. Can you put Homelander and me to act together? With Homelander's popularity, my own fame would increase very quickly, which means I could bring profit to the company as soon as possible!
"On top of that, if I act with Homelander, even people who would discriminate against me wouldn't dare do it openly! This would, in turn, help company image!" Li Yue said.
Li Yue quietly waited for Madelyn's response after he finished speaking. Everything Li Yue said was, of course, purely to fool Madelyn. Who cares about his popularity or the company's profit? It was all excuses to get close to Homelander.
If Li Yue could work alongside Homelander, he could continuously refine his evolution. This was Li Yue's true goal: obtaining power!
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"Well...I suppose your proposal makes sense. How about this? Today, go on with the plan to shoot your promotional video. I'll talk to Homelander tomorrow.
"I can let you work together with him in public, with him as the leader and you as the sidekick! But what about Queen Maeve's arrangement?"
Madelyn basically agreed to Li Yue's request after she thought about it for a while, but then she was embarrassed to admit that she didn't know how to fit Queen Maeve into the team's arrangement!
"I think it is better to get Queen Maeve and Starlight to act together. They are both female superheroes, so they would be popular with male fans, and we can also use it to create a tagline: women could also become superheroes that save the world!"
Li Yue quickly made a proposal to prevent Madelyn's dilemma from ruining his plan.
"Oh? That plan sounds good! Then it's settled. By the way, after today's shoot is finished, we'll send them to major TV stations. Your tagline would be the one you said yesterday: With great power comes great responsibility! What do you think?"
Madelyn seemed to value Li Yue's opinion highly. She even talked to Li Yue about his promotional plan! Li Yue was a little surprised. Madelyn was a very strong character in the show. She was one of the few people who could control the invincible Homelander like a puppet in her hand, though he overturned the arrangement in the end.
Madelyn's methods are terrifyingly effective. But now, she asked for Li Yue's opinion. Li Yue felt that it might be better not to show his hands too much. It would be bad if she started being suspicious of him!
"I will abide by the vice president's arrangements!" Li Yue solemnly replied!
"Alright, that's that. You can go and film your promotional video now! If you have any problems, you can go directly to me!"
Since Li Yue agreed to her plan, Madelyn saw no benefit in holding him any longer. Li Yue also achieved his goal, so he had nothing to do there either.
"Heh, you had only joined the Seven, but you already knew how to suck up to your superior. Aren't you quite good?"
Madelyn said to herself as she looked at Li Yue's back. She believed Li Yue's claim to boost his popularity through Homelander!
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Hughie arrived at the Seven headquarters around that same time. He finally chose to go along with Billy's plan.
His newfound confidence was sparked by the chance encounter he had with a girl whose mood was almost as bad as his. After comforting and encouraging each other, the two regained their fighting spirit and bravery to face the future!
Hughie made up his mind to call Billy and agree to his plan! The cowardly Hughie finally mustered up the courage to seek justice for his girlfriend!
Billy was stunned for a while before agreeing to meet up with Hughie!
Billy gave Hughie a small listening device after their meeting. It was very simple to use, and due to its small size, it could be hidden inside Hughie's phone and safely brought in!
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Hughie then called the Vought International lawyer, saying that he agreed to sign the confidentiality agreement. He didn't even need the compensation as long as A-Train could apologize to him personally. The lawyer on the other side agreed without thinking.
Hughie arrived at the Seven building. It was a little nerve-wracking, but Hughie entered safely into the building. Billy's wiretap was safely stored in Hughie's phone; Hughie only needed the opportunity to put it in the Seven's office!
But Hughie's calm nerve was agitated by anger all over again when he saw A-Train. He recalled A-Train's bloody visage every time he saw the superhero's face.
After taking a few deep breaths and calming himself down, he shook hands with A-Train, signifying his acceptance of the apology!
A-Train didn't stay for long. He left basically right after shaking Hughie's hand. Before signing the agreement, Hughie made an excuse to go to the bathroom and prepared to plant the wiretap. However, because it was his first time doing this kind of thing, he was too nervous and dropped the bug in the bathroom door, but he ultimately succeeded in planting the bug in the conference room.
Hughie had no way of knowing that a naked figure suddenly appeared in the bathroom stall he was just in!
If Li Yue was here, he would definitely be speechless.
"I had wanted to change your tragic fate, but you insisted on sending yourself to me!"