Fang Yuan looked at the two beautiful women beside him, feeling quite helpless.
The two women, one on his left and one on his right, had his arms firmly locked with their ample bosoms, and Fang Yuan, being a man who pitied and cherished the fairer sex, could only passively enjoy it.
Howard Stark walked over to them and gave Fang Yuan an admiring look.
Even he found it difficult to have two beauties willingly vie for his attention simultaneously without resorting to financial persuasion.
"Howard Stark," he said, introducing himself.
"There's probably no one here who doesn't know you," Fang Yuan said with a smile.
Fang Yuan wasn't surprised by Howard's approach at all, as he had secretly applied a psychological suggestion to Howard earlier.
Charles would never use Telepathy to control others' perceptions of him; at most, he would read their memories, but he would not interfere with their free will.
But Fang Yuan never shied away from this; why make things difficult for himself when there's an easy mode?
If it weren't for the fact that mind-controlling super-powered individuals would affect the company's panel judgment, Fang Yuan wouldn't even spare his employees.
Howard was not a super-powered individual and could not provide rewards, so Fang Yuan had no qualms about using Telepathy on him; merely applying psychological suggestion was already Fang Yuan being quite principled.
Alas, he was just too kind.
Then, Fang Yuan simultaneously introduced his three companions: "I am Fang Yuan, and these are Steve Rogers and Sergeant Bucky Barnes."
His three female companions were automatically ignored; after all, after tonight, no one knew when they would meet again.
Steve and Bucky also nodded to Howard; Howard hadn't greeted them, but Fang Yuan's proactive inclusion of them made both men feel quite pleased.
Although they didn't expect anything from Howard, Fang Yuan's actions showed that he considered them companions.
With the psychological suggestion combined with the [Low-Level Affinity Aura], Howard and Fang Yuan got along very well; he felt that he and Fang Yuan were too compatible and directly invited Fang Yuan and his group to the dance party later.
That's right, this technology expo even had a dance party segment, but considering that the host was Howard Stark, everything made sense.
Bucky naturally wouldn't refuse; he had originally come to enjoy himself with two brothers before joining the army.
Oh, right, one of those two brothers was Steve, but the other was not Fang Yuan.
But Steve was unenthusiastic, as he had already realized that in this kind of setting, even if Fang Yuan and his friends wanted to include him, the girls wouldn't be interested in him.
So Steve looked at Fang Yuan, asking something with his eyes.
Fang Yuan, of course, knew what Steve was thinking; he estimated that the time was about right and pointed Steve in a direction.
"Recruitment office?"
Steve had actually noticed it earlier, but he hadn't expected it to be the destination Fang Yuan had arranged for him.
It was a critical stage of World War II, and the United States had a great demand for military personnel; Stark Industries' highly anticipated expo was naturally targeted by the recruitment department.
Seeing Fang Yuan nod, Steve bid farewell to Bucky and Howard and prepared to leave.
"Isn't this guy coming?" Howard asked.
Steve told Howard that he was going to enlist, which surprised Howard greatly.
After all, anyone could see that Steve's physical condition was not suitable for military service.
But Howard did not mock Steve like others; on the contrary, he rather admired Steve.
This was because Howard himself was also a patriot, which could be seen from his actions as a super-rich man, joining the Strategic Scientific Reserve, and personally risking danger to help Captain America, who had just debuted, fly a plane.
"If you really enlist, I'll personally make your weapons!" Howard promised, patting his chest.
Steve unconsciously smiled; he hadn't expected Howard, beneath his unreliable exterior, to be so congenial with him.
"It's a deal!" Steve was greatly encouraged and turned to walk resolutely towards the recruitment office.
Watching Steve's retreating figure, Howard's eyes showed a hint of thought; he had met someone just before the expo started and suddenly felt that Steve fit that person's needs very well.
However, Howard decided to observe a bit more, as he wasn't the person in charge of that project.
Fang Yuan looked at Howard in surprise; due to Telepathy, he had read Howard's thoughts, and he hadn't expected Howard to think of this.
The person this playboy was thinking of was Dr. Erskine, the head of the Super Soldier program.
However, Fang Yuan quickly understood; later, when Steve was enhanced, Howard had even helped on-site, so he must have had dealings with Dr. Erskine before this.
Moreover, it was likely due to Howard that Dr. Erskine appeared at the expo.
According to the plot, Bucky would come to dissuade Steve at this time, and their conversation would be overheard by Dr. Erskine, who would then find Steve's character excellent and make an exception to let him join the experimental program.
But this time, Bucky had Fang Yuan's assurance and did not come to stop Steve from pursuing his dream.
But none of these were problems for Fang Yuan.
Telepathy was a cheat artifact.
He used Telepathy to control a lucky individual, who, just as Steve was about to enter the recruitment office, suddenly pulled him and mocked him.
"Hey, hey, hey, I'm not mistaken, are I? You, with that physique, actually want to join the army?"
Steve frowned but wasn't too surprised; he had experienced similar things more than once before.
He ignored the person and walked straight ahead, but the lucky individual was relentless.
"A sincere suggestion: you're only suited to stay in the rear, find a factory job."
The lucky individual's voice was a bit loud, attracting quite a lot of attention, including an old man with white hair.
Steve finally couldn't hold back and retorted on the spot: "Everyone is fighting on the front lines; I can't hide in the rear. You wouldn't understand."
After saying that, Steve pushed the lucky individual aside and walked into the recruitment office.
The lucky individual didn't stop him this time, because Fang Yuan's goal had been achieved; Dr. Erskine was now looking at Steve with an appreciative expression.
He stood in place, thought for a moment, and then walked directly into the recruitment office.
Fang Yuan, who had already walked far away, subtly curved his lips; this time, he hadn't tricked Steve.
The task was done; now it was Steve's turn to work for him.
And there was an unexpected bonus today.
Fang Yuan's gaze flickered to Howard, who was eloquently chatting nearby.
He naturally wanted to establish Vought Corporation in the Marvel Universe, so finding a financial backer in the early stages to provide some start-up capital was very necessary.
In the X-Men World, Charles served as the Angel investor, and Shaw was responsible for Vought Corporation's growth, but in the Marvel Universe...
Fang Yuan silently said to Howard in his mind: "Young man, I see your bones are unique; you'll take on the work of both Charles and Shaw!"
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