In the traffic of New York, a luxury car that made all men jealous stopped slowly on the right side. Tony Stark, wearing sunglasses, got out of the car and closed the door.
He glanced at the dilapidated building built in the 1980s in front of him and wondered if he was in the wrong place. His luxury car is like a diamond set on a Casio watch.
When he arrived at the office of Parker Industries, he said unceremoniously: "Where is Peter Parker? He actually made me come to a place like this to find him. The rent here is not enough for my gas money."
Professor Connors thought to himself: Here comes another weirdo, Peter Parker's connections are really vast.
He pointed to the president's office and consciously started working at the front desk. Professor Connors now fully meets the all-round and comprehensive high-quality talents that the State University of New York wants to cultivate.
Stark pushed the door straight in and saw Peter Parker on a chair, eating a hamburger set taken away from McDonald's.
Stark consciously sat across from Peter and said, "Peter, I didn't expect you to actually establish Parker Industries."
Peter handed the fries to Stark: "Want some?"
“Any cheeseburgers?”
"There's only one, and I want to eat it." Peter said he was helpless.
Stark didn't come here specifically to eat, but he didn't expect that Parker Industries didn't even have a glass of water. When he was in his own company, he could have a secretary at his fingertips to meet any of his needs.
So, in this mood, he began to make extremely sharp comments about Peter Parker's company, some of which could even be said to be mean.
"The location here is too remote. I told Jarvis to go to Parker Industries, but he said there were no search results."
"The space is too cramped. I can't even stretch out here. You know, my office not only has a shower room, but also a bedroom and a boxing ring. I can simply rest after work."
Peter seriously doubted the purpose of this bedroom. Considering Stark's past as a playboy, he believed that this bedroom was not used for sleeping.
"You only have two employees in your company? This can't even form a department in Stark Enterprises."
"You don't even have anyone to pour a glass of water for the guests?" Stark complained.
Only then did Peter react. He said to Professor Connors outside: "Give this grumpy gentleman a cup of green tea quickly. Just use the tea leaves I brought back last time."
Connors silently completed Peter's request. He is now getting more and more accustomed to doing these tasks. He even learned to latte art for coffee.
When a cup of lukewarm green tea was handed to Stark, he took a sip and said, "The taste is very familiar. Where did you get this tea bag?"
Peter smiled and said: "A master of arcane magic, Strange, he owes me a favor."
Stark realized that, yes, this was the taste he had tasted when he was in the Supreme Sanctuary. At that time, he offered to buy some from Strange, but was rejected, and now Peter took it instead.
It seems Strange doesn't want to sell to me at all, Stark guessed.
"How's it going? What does the famous Stark Enterprises boss want to do when he comes to my small company?" Peter asked after finishing destroying the burgers.
Tony Stark took off his sunglasses, revealed his piercing eyes, looked directly at Peter and said, "Examine the potential of your company and see if there is any possibility for us to cooperate in the future."
It also starts with Tony Stark's wife, Miss Pepper Pepper. When Peter rejected Stark that day, he came home, took off his proud armor and drank wine on the sofa.
Pepper immediately came over and asked what was wrong, and Tony told Pepper the cause and effect.
He asked Pepper: "How come we never noticed that Peter Parker was a genius? Am I really too proud to take other geniuses seriously?"
"In a way, yes," Pepper reassured. "You do have that problem sometimes, but that's because you can do the same things they can do, or even better." As for the fact that you often ignore the difficulty of the thing itself, it’s genius level.”
"To put it simply, you have lost your reference point. If you use yourself as a reference point, there will probably be very few people smarter than you."
Tony Stark thought deeply and found that this was indeed the case, but this did not change his habit of being too proud.
So Pepper suggested that he seek cooperation from Peter Parker and establish equal status in the cooperation.
"Learn to work with another genius, Tony. It will humble you." This was Pepper's final advice.
All in all, this is why Stark is at Parker Industries, to seek cooperation. But he didn't expect that Peter Parker's company would be like this.
Peter Parker said: "After you have inspected it, what do you think of the potential of Parker Industries?"
Tony Stark put on his sunglasses again: "Honestly, I don't think there is any need to cooperate with a company of this size."
From a business perspective, he really couldn't find any success factors here.
Peter Parker didn't tolerate him and choked directly: "This is the normal state of starting from scratch. With all due respect, the development of Stark Enterprises is inseparable from your father's efforts."
This completely angered Tony Stark. He couldn't sit still and stood up and said: "But my scientific and technological achievements have nothing to do with my father. They belong entirely to my wisdom."
For Tony Stark, the most unacceptable thing is to deny his achievements.
This is also the fault of most proud people.
And Tony Stark has been shrouded in the light of his father all his life, which is both a light and a shackles.
It is precisely because of his father's greatness that he desperately wants to surpass his father and prove that he is not a weak child protected by his father.
Peter Parker was too lazy to argue with him: "Since you think there is no need to cooperate, please leave my office."
The angry Stark also turned around and left, but just as he was about to leave, Pepper called.
"Um, yeah," Tony said into the phone.
"Yes, Peter and I had a huge argument."
"I remember what you said, but Peter..."
Tony's face gradually became silent, and finally he just hummed into the intercom a few times before sitting down again.
He said: "My wife, Miss Pepper, values this opportunity for cooperation very much. She hopes that I can sit down and talk to you calmly on behalf of Stark Company."
Obviously, it was Pepper Potts who insisted that Tony Stark promote the cooperation with Parker Industries. She knew very well that Tony Stark would definitely screw up with his character, so she reminded Tony Stark to stay humble at critical moments.
And things did develop as she expected.
Peter smiled happily: "It seems that even if you are the boss of Stark Enterprises, you still have to listen to your wife, right?"
Tony Stark said coldly: "Can we continue talking about business now? I think the boss of Parker Industries should not care about my personal feelings."
Peter was already amused by him: "Of course, as long as you maintain your current mentality. I think Stark Enterprises will be a good partner."
