A Complete Makeover

"Mr. Bai," Ryan and Denny Roberts disembarked from the yacht.

"Mr. Bai, this is..." Ryan wanted to ask why the boss was here but didn't dare, so he could only ask Banner.

"Our future science consultant!" Bai Jing didn't elaborate, after all, what did research have to do with a gangster like Ryan?

"We have a yacht?" Bai Jing asked after boarding the ship and seeing the massive vessel.

"A yacht isn't expensive. This one was only $260,000, bought by the previous boss," Ryan said.

"Oh, oh..." Bai Jing nodded and asked, "Anything happening today?"

"Yes, Professor Novara from Roxxon Corporation wants to meet you. We've scheduled it for 2 PM tomorrow!" Ryan said hurriedly, "Also, we've audited Viper Gang's assets. The total is..."

He glanced at Banner, unsure whether to continue.

"Go ahead, Professor Banner isn't an outsider!" Bai Jing said.

"Yes, Viper Gang's assets total $76 million, but $60 million is already earmarked for Kingpin," Ryan continued.

"Give him nothing!" Bai Jing said impolitely, "I just hired a great scientist, and I'll have plenty of expenses from now on!"

Banner chuckled foolishly beside him. No matter how humble he was, he wouldn't dare say that experiments didn't cost money.

On the contrary, the more money for research, the better.

"Understood!" Ryan nodded.

"Why is Roxxon Corporation looking for us? Are they causing trouble?" Bai Jing asked again.

Roxxon Corporation supplied drugs to Viper Gang in exchange for live subjects for experiments; they weren't good people.

"Not exactly. Their company is currently insolvent and at risk of bankruptcy, so they're seeking funds everywhere," Ryan said.

"Where would I get the money to invest in them!" Bai Jing said impolitely, "Let them go bankrupt!"

"Wait!" Banner suddenly spoke from behind, "Is it Roxxon Biotechnology located at the intersection of 11th Avenue and 33rd Street?"

"Yes!" Ryan looked at Banner and nodded.

"You know about it?" Bai Jing asked.

"Yes, this company has a P3-level bio-lab. Crucially, they are ambitious and have bought a large tract of land in New Jersey to build a large-scale integrated experimental base. I think if we don't have a research institution, we could acquire this company!" Banner said, "A large tract of land and a fully permitted laboratory are not easily obtained!"

Seeing Bai Jing's dark, probing eyes, Banner swallowed. "So, do we already have a laboratory? We don't need to buy a new one?"

"No, no, no!" Bai Jing shook his head. "We really don't. So what's the valuation of this company?"

"Uh, about 5 billion US dollars!" Ryan thought for a moment and said.

"Are you kidding me? You said they were about to go bankrupt?"

"But their company still holds a large number of invention patents, laboratory permits, and the land is also very valuable property!" Ryan said, "They also hold contracts with a large number of researchers and cooperation agreements with various universities..."

"Alright!" Bai Jing rubbed his forehead. Where was he going to get 5 billion US dollars?

"Is it urgent?" Bai Jing asked.

"Bankruptcy is a long-term process. Besides, they say they're going bankrupt, but they can actually hold on for another year or so," Ryan said. "The fact that they're approaching us now might also be because they hope to find a buyer in advance!"

"Then it's fine!" Bai Jing nodded. He now had $76 million. After two months of unifying Hell's Kitchen, his assets would be at least 5 billion?

When Tony has an accident, he'll invest in the stock market again, and he can easily make it 15 billion!

By then, a mere biotech company, and later when Osborn has an accident, he'll buy Osborn too!

"Oh, right! This July, Apple 3 will be released!" Apple's advantage as the world's number one phone was its first-mover status.

But what if it's no longer the first company to change the world?

There are still six months until July. For an ordinary company, this amount of time is not enough to develop a smartphone!

But Bai Jing had a smartphone from 2020 in his hand, and a super scientist, Banner!

As they were chatting, Bai Jing suddenly turned his head. In the mist in the distance, a ship with its headlights on was rapidly approaching!

"It's a frigate, the military!" Bai Jing cursed under his breath and said, "Quiet!"

Everyone immediately shut up. Banner looked at the ship, a little worried, and glanced around. He might have to jump into the water to escape soon.

"They're here for you!" After listening to the commotion from the ship for a while, Bai Jing turned to look at Banner.

"Ah, this... I'd better swim away..." Banner turned to jump into the water.

"We're 2 kilometers from the coast now, and you don't have the Hulk right now, how can you swim back?" Bai Jing asked.

"Ah, this..." Banner scratched his head. That was true. He could swim across the bay before because the Hulk helped him.

Without the Hulk, he was just a weak scholar!

"If I get extremely angry, perhaps I can expand the passage to the Pocket Dimension, and then a large amount of transformation energy will surge in instantly."

But with his current state of mind and self-cultivation, very few things could make him angry.

The Hulk was truly unfortunate to have such a Zen-like host.

"Actually, there's another way!" Bai Jing looked at Banner. "Do you trust me?"

Banner looked into Bai Jing's deep eyes. For some reason, he felt the atmosphere suddenly become serious!

"Alright!" After thinking, he nodded seriously.

"That's good!" Bai Jing extended his hand. "I'll give you a complete makeover!"

He reached out, pointing at Banner, and immediately activated Gravity to devour. Where Gravity passed, his hair was neatly cut. It was then sucked into the black hole by Gravity. Soon, Banner's messy, sea-dampened hair was transformed into a 5mm buzz cut.

"And the beard!!" With another wave of his hand, Gravity went straight into the hair follicles, uprooting the beard on Banner's chin. Banner only felt a tingling sensation on his chin, unaware that in an instant, his beard distribution had gone from 'American' to 'Italian'.

"And that iconic look of yours, the unlucky eyes!" Banner's eye sockets and eyebrows drooped downwards, forming a perfect '囧' shape. It gave the impression that this person had died young, was unlucky, and had a difficult fate.

Bai Jing directly smoothed his brow bone and straightened his eye sockets.

Because it was Gravity's devouring, it didn't affect his nerves at all. Banner didn't even feel any pain.

Only Denny and Ryan, who had been watching from the side, stared at the scene in dumbfounded amazement. They watched as a living person transformed into another person right before their eyes!

Smooth brow bone, sharp gaze, clean-shaven face, short hair!

This was no Bruce Banner; he looked like a handsome movie star who had walked right out of the screen!

"What, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" Banner noticed their gazes and scratched his head in confusion.

"Mirror!" Bai Jing said.

"Ah, oh!" Denny, being female and someone who paid attention to her makeup, of course, carried a mirror with her.

Reluctantly, she pulled out a small mirror with some unknown cosmetic powder from her bag and handed it to Banner. Banner took it blankly, opened it, and looked at himself in the mirror.

"Ah..." Banner's hand trembled, and the mirror flew out of the cruise ship, falling into the sea.

"Ah, my Chanel..." Denny cried out in despair. She silently took out a Blade and was about to stab Banner a few times.

But Banner was a talent valued by the boss, so she didn't dare.

She could only silently carve a word onto the railing where the mirror had fallen.

In the end, she bore it all alone.

"From now on, your name is Keanu Reeves!" Bai Jing declared. "Shed that gentle aura of yours. You're a handsome guy, you're incredibly charming, you're full of confidence!"

"But, I..." Banner hesitated. Having been timid for five years, he really couldn't summon the courage!

"Think about your status in the field of Physics. Imagine that ship is full of younger brothers studying Mechanical Engineering and Automation," Bai Jing continued.

Banner immediately sat up straight.

You should have said so earlier!