Chapter 494 Engagement Ceremony and Godfather Candidate

Harry Osborne chose his own Osborne Manor as the venue for the engagement ceremony. After all, it wasn't a marriage and there was no need to choose a very serious place like a church or an auditorium.

And if you go to a public church and auditorium to get engaged, you will definitely attract a lot of unnecessary paparazzi onlookers. At least for now, Harry Osborn doesn't want to make a lot of publicity about his engagement to Mary. So far he has only made an announcement to his relatives and friends. Those who were invited to the ceremony were also relatives and friends.

This is for Mary's sake. Because if Mary is to become Mrs. Osborne, many changes will be required in her life.

It's not easy being a rich wife, especially Harry Osborn's wife. The various companies and industries under the Osborne Group under Harry's control add up to hundreds of billions of dollars.

And that’s not even counting the premium Wall Street has placed on the Osborne Group’s financial assessment. If you count the premium, the value of Osborne Group easily exceeds one trillion US dollars.

As the helm of such a super group, Harry's words and deeds will attract the attention of many people. At the same time his partner would receive just as much exposure.

Even for some paparazzi, digging out the story of the family behind a top rich man is far more attractive than directly reporting on the rich man himself.

Mary had to realize this since her relationship with Harry. Especially when she promised to be Harry's wife.

Her lifestyle needs to change a lot. She is now a rising star on Broadway. She previously starred in the musicals Wicked, Les Miserables and Chicago to critical acclaim on Broadway. Many professional evaluators have judged it as the most potential musical actress in the 21st century.

And now she will star in the classic "Phantom of the Opera", known as the king of musicals, with the troupe. Just three performances into the show and it's already causing a stir among Broadway musical lovers.

Mary Jane's singing is amazing, and her performance on stage is extremely natural. This allowed her to have a large number of fans.

Watching stage plays before movies were invented. In particular, watching Broadway plays is the main form of entertainment in New York and even the upper class of the United States.

The star effect of Broadway back then was no less than that of today's Hollywood king. After the invention of film, especially after the 1960s when film technology began to improve rapidly, Broadway began to decline.

Compared with stage plays, many people have become more fond of fast-paced and changeable movies. This makes many practitioners have been thinking, are theaters and stages really necessary?

But people's aesthetics are very strange, when people have had enough of the visual bombardment in front of the big screen and the deafening sound effects. In the new century, people began to think back to the love and hatred performed on the stage.

Although stage plays and musicals have their own limitations, they also have a unique charm. Because all are live performances, this requires actors to have profound performance skills. Facing thousands of spectators at the scene, such things as missing words and forgetting words will make the scene very embarrassing.

In addition, to perform a musical, you need to show your singing voice and singing skills on the spot, which makes it even more difficult. Stage plays and musicals require the actors on stage to use their performances to make the audience forget the humble set.

Once again, people are discovering the magic of live performance, which is something completely different from film. As a result, more and more people began to return to the theater again, sitting in the auditorium and watching these classic plays seriously.

But like all stars in the spotlight, the stars of stage plays are stars. The saying that people are popular is not a joke.

In this era of entertainment to the death, even a little bullshit can be made up by the paparazzi. Especially the gossip about the relationship between men and women, this item is the love of entertainment tabloids.

Mary Jane was in such a world, so she naturally understood the rules. Although she has always kept herself clean. But she couldn't stand someone pouring dirty water on her. If it's Harry's girlfriend, this kind of thing is fine.

But if she became Mrs. Osborne and things like this still happened, what would happen to Harry's face? Because girlfriends and wives are very different roles in life.

From the moment she decided to become Harry's wife, Mary Jane began to think about her own role as a wife. Now that her surname was to be changed to Osborne, Mary would not allow her husband to be slandered and ridiculed by anyone else, especially because of her own relationship.

So after the end of this year's "Phantom of the Opera" tour, Mary Jane will officially announce her withdrawal from the circle.

Harry knew how much Mary liked to perform on stage, and some people, like Mary Jane, were born to perform. So Harry felt a little guilty about Mary.

"Actually, there's no need to be so extreme, Mary. If you still like to perform, you can continue to perform." Harry shook Mary's hand and said, "I have many ways to silence those paparazzi."

Mary smiled at Harry: "You can make them shut up in front of you, but you can't make that group of people shut up behind their backs. Since I want to be your wife, I naturally don't allow my husband to be a victim The existence of ridicule."

"Marry a wife who is in the entertainment industry, and you will face much more pressure than me in the future. I can't be too selfish, can I? Life is about bearing each other. I can't be too self-willed." Mary rested her head on Harry's shoulder lightly Said lightly.

"Okay, but I said that I will buy a theater company in the future and let you be the director?" Harry said, putting his arms around Mary.

"That's not bad." Mary smiled softly. The two looked at each other, everything was silent. Just when the two were about to have a deep kiss or something in this romantic atmosphere, a quarrel from the dressing room next door woke them up.

Li Jie and Peter are preparing in the dressing room next door. As two of Harry's best friends, it was natural for them to come to the engagement ceremony. And there are more important responsibilities.

One of them handed the ring to Harry when he proposed (it was a ceremony, Harry had already proposed before.). Both of them really want this position, because it is once in a lifetime!

But there is only one person who gave the ring, but there are two people here. Harry didn't know who to assign it to either. So he left the decision on this matter to the two of them to solve it themselves.

"I think it's more appropriate for me to give it away." Li Jie said, looking at the pair of wedding rings on the table.

"Why? I have known Harry much earlier than you. I have known him since elementary school, more than ten years!" Peter disagreed with Li Jie's statement.

"But you were dumped by Gwen recently. As a person who represents the failure of a relationship, doesn't it feel strange to send blessings to a couple?" Li Jie deeply understands what it means to hit someone in the face, and curse someone to expose the fault reason.

Li Jie's words made Peter go violently on the spot, and he yelled loudly: "Hey! Do you want to fight! Besides, I will find a way to pursue Gwen back."

Li Jie looked at the sky and said lightly: "I heard that there are quite a lot of handsome men in the University of London. And Gwen, who is British, has always liked it. But she broke up with you, and you were separated by tens of thousands of kilometers. . At least a year without seeing each other."

Li Jie blew a whistle: "Huh, do you think she will bring her boyfriend back to the United States to meet George? So I should give this pair of rings."

Peter was very unconvinced: "She was dating a superhero before, Spider-Man! I don't believe that other ordinary men can fascinate her!"

"Oh, oh! Yes, yes!" Li Jie said with disbelief on his face, "If a certain Spider-Man wasn't dizzy by a cat."

Peter pursed his lips: "What happened to the black cat?"

Li Jie glanced at Peter: "Are you still concerned about her?"

"I just want to know how she is. Last time you carried out an operation to arrest the black cat, but you didn't let me participate. I'm just curious that you sent her to that prison." Peter promised himself Not obsessed with black cats.

"She was taken away by Frank." Li Jie shrugged. "As for whether Frank is going to execute her or send her somewhere, I don't know. He hopes we don't ask."

Well, taken by Frank. This is probably worse than being in prison, right? Peter no longer wanted to guess what happened to the black cat.

The previous quarrel between the two forced Harry to come over and take a look at the two of them. After knowing the reason for the quarrel, he stroked his forehead helplessly: "Enough guys! Solve it quickly! The ceremony is about to begin. Really No, you can decide with rock-paper-scissors!"

In the end, following Harry's advice, the two used the most traditional method of decision-making selection, that is, rock-paper-scissors.

But Li Jie just forgot for a while, Peter has a spider sense. He doesn't need to cheat, he just needs to rely on his super sixth sense to guess what should happen.

"Damn it, you should go to Atlantic City to gamble. I can guarantee that you can gamble the owner of the casino to bankruptcy." Li Jie handed the wedding ring to Peter.

"Maybe we can try it next time." Peter said happily as he took the wedding ring.

"By the way, I have to talk to Harry about other things." Li Jie said after handing the ring to Peter.

Peter asked, "What's the matter? Today is his engagement day, so don't bother him with other things."

"It's nothing else, I'm just thinking. If he and Mary have a child, does he need a godfather? I think I'm an excellent educator and elder, and I can take up this position." Li Jie walked out of the dressing room, ready to Go find Harry.

And Peter followed behind him: "Godfather? Come on! You don't even join the church. If the child needs a godfather, it should be me. Peter Parker! I have learned a lot from Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Something about bringing a child."

"People who have been dumped by their girlfriends are not qualified to say such things." Jerry Li ignored Peter.

"You say that I'm going to be angry!" Peter followed Li Jie all the way.

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On the lawn of Osborne Manor, Harry and Mary's engagement ceremony was officially held. When Harry knelt down on one knee and stared at Mary and said, "Marry me." Mary nodded and said, "I will."

Peter immediately ran up and put the ring in Harry's hand.

Apart from Harry's relatives and friends, Lan, who had been living in Li Jiexin's house, was invited to watch the engagement ceremony.

Today she is wearing a goose yellow dress and a black crystal necklace. This was what Li Jie strongly asked her to bring before coming here. The white skin contrasts strongly with the black crystal necklace, which looks very beautiful.

Standing beside Li Jie, she applauded and blessed Harry and Mary. She tilted her head and asked Li Jie softly, "I heard you had a fight with Peter just now? Why?"

Li Jie replied while applauding: "You forgot who was sitting next to me when we watched a movie last time, and then kept chattering, making me not even know what the movie was about."

Lan knew when Li Jie was talking about it: "You mean the movie "A Dog's Mission"?"

"That's right." Li Jie nodded: "I don't know what the movie "A Dog's Mission" is about, but I know exactly who the dog is that performs this mission."

Lan was so teased by Li Jie that she almost laughed out loud: "Speaking of dogs, you seem to have always regarded Thor as a swollen Alaska?"

"Yeah, it turned out to be salted fish. Since he gained weight, he has become a swollen Alaska." Li Jie nodded, "I've been busy recently, so I didn't notice him. He seems to be working hard recently?"

Lan nodded: "Yes, and not very hard, but very hard."

Li Jie narrowed his eyes: "A very hard-working Alaska, how can I have a bad feeling."