At this moment, Tony had picked up the small blue piece of paper on the TV and looked at the "lines" on it.
This was the speech that Tony's secretarial team finally came up with after consultation, and they also prepared countless witnesses for Tony, who would testify that the young man had an all-night party on a certain yacht that night. The cause of that incident was that a prototype robot researched by the Stark Group malfunctioned, leading to the tragedy. In the end, a security guard from the Stark Group used a robotic armor to prevent the incident from happening. development in the direction of knowledge.
Just when Tony was about to speak, Colonel Rhodes, who had been standing by in the background, approached him and said, "Say it according to the lines!"
As Tony's rare friend, Colonel Rhodes knew very well what his friend was like. So he had to remind him.
Tony curled his lips and then faced the media with a relaxed expression. This guy was born for the spotlight.
"I haven't shown up for a few days, so... let's read it according to the script."
The person below gave a burst of laughter to give face. As for how much is true and how much is just to give face, only God knows.
"Ahem, well, some people speculate that I personally participated in the incident that happened at the Stark Group Building. I..."
The troublesome blonde reporter just now struck again. "I'm sorry, Mr. Stark, do you really think we're going to believe that a bodyguard just happened to be there in a robot suit?"
"I know what you mean, Emil. It's okay to question the official statement, but you shouldn't make any assumptions and call me a 'superhero' for no reason. Is that the word? I..."
The reporter named Emile also interrupted Tony. She raised her hand and said extremely seriously: "I never said you were a superhero."
That tone, combined with her slightly disgusted expression, both showed that he was not in the superhero ranks they imagined.
As for the reason...need to say?
Tony also felt very embarrassed: "No? Well...that's fine. It would be too ridiculous and outrageous to do that."
When he said this, he himself felt incredible: "I mean, I am not a hero. Obviously, I... have too many flaws, I have done too many wrong things, and the impact is very fast... "
As he talked, Tony felt like he couldn't go on.
Damn it, why does Mao feel like he's demeaning himself?
How could a guy like Tony belittle himself? He wished that people all over the world would praise him.
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, including regret, fear, and unwillingness.
In the end, he made a very happy decision for himself.
The fact is..." Tony paused and threw away the small blue piece of paper in his hand.
"I am Iron Man!"
boom! Almost everyone in the audience stood up. Among the group of reporters, only the critical female reporter was still sitting on the chair with her arms crossed, her long white legs crossed, but her eyes were filled with astonishment. Just now, she really just wanted to cause trouble for some ruthless guy, and she was completely unprepared for the shocking news she suddenly made.
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Here, Chap was so frightened that he couldn't even hold the cigar and dropped it directly on his crotch, so he screamed and slapped it with his hands, and then howled like a ghost.
It's not that he wasn't calm, it was just... this self-destruction was so shocking!
"he……"
"What's wrong with him? Someone else has money!" Kai was very calm. After all, he already knew.
"Isn't it great to be rich?" Chap picked up the cigar distressedly and covered his crotch with his hand. His little brother was almost going to see a doctor.
Kai looked at him expressionlessly.
Chap reluctantly bowed his head to this cruel world.
"Indeed, having money is great."
The so-called rich people rely on technology, which is the current situation. What can ordinary people with flesh and blood do to compete with rich people like Tony who play with high technology? The cheating point is that most technological products can be mass-produced and continuously replenished.
Of course, poor people don't have to be discouraged. Poor people rely on mutation. Their lives are the only thing worthy of praise.
Tony only needs to move his mouth to launch a small missile, and Jarvis can complete the locking work. It would be difficult for most mutated poor people to achieve similar effects by their own abilities. So, in this real world, everything you say is useless. If you don’t have money, you’ll be useless!
Of course, Chap still couldn't understand Tony's self-explosion.
The name of a superhero is definitely not as useful as the Stark Group. Without the Stark Group, this young master might not dare to admit his Iron Man. But even so, there is no benefit, and bad luck is likely to happen.
Batman, on the other hand, has no such concerns! Anyone who wants to target Batman should just go and look for it slowly. If you can find it, you will lose!
…
In Los Angeles, Tony has returned to his villa in Malibu to hide from the limelight.
After all, in addition to admitting that he is Iron Man, Tony also dropped a bomb.
new energy!
Tony did not reveal his Ark reactor, but launched a new generation of arc oscillation reactor. The new generation of arc oscillation reactor has abandoned all the shortcomings of the previous generation, and is efficient, environmentally friendly and cheap!
Tony officially announced that Stark Group will get involved in the energy industry!
And he also gave several letters of intent, including an acquisition contract for his NRG Energy company!
Yes, while Tony continued to absorb the shares of Stark Group in the market, he asked Pepper to activate funds in the secret account to target the third-largest energy company in the United States with a market value of US$10.628 billion. NRG Energy's main business is power supply. Electricity is a relatively clean energy, so NRG Energy has made a lot of investments in green power generation and environmentally friendly power supply. It has a lot of power users on its hands!
This just fills the gap in the power market of Stark Group, and it almost does not need to build a power grid and user terminals.
Not only that, Tony also announced on the spot that all users of NRG Energy will enjoy the lowest electricity rates in the current market! Less than 60% of the market average price!
This is simply a huge sale!
If he hadn't been Tony Stark, he would have been killed by major energy companies tomorrow!
After the news was confirmed, the entire United States was boiling.
Countless unlucky people who sold the shares of Stark Group almost cried in sorrow. Damn it turned around too fast!
Anyone with a discerning eye can now see that Stark Group's stock is destined to rise sharply!
The people on Wall Street were dumbfounded. They were the most well-informed people in the entire market, but they had no prior information about what Stark announced!
Especially the merger and acquisition of NRG Energy!
This kind of merger and acquisition involving tens of billions of assets was actually carried out silently, without any news in advance. It is simply... unreasonable!
This is how Wall Street makes money!
Soon, the information was revealed.
Presiding over this merger is Tony Stark's secretary, Virginia Pepper Potts!
A person who is considered by most people to be more of a vase than capable.
She contacted several major shareholders of NRG Energy and then purchased their shares at a premium. At the same time, on the same day, Stark Group officially announced that it had acquired the remaining shares of NRG Energy, which had been renamed 'Stark New Energy Power'. Several shareholders reached a share exchange agreement.
Stark Group took out about 2% of its shares to replace all the remaining shares of the power company from them!
If this business was calculated based on the closing price of the day, then the original shareholders of the power company would definitely lose money.
But in the long run, those shareholders will definitely make money!
So Stark Group completed its absolute control of 'Stark New Energy Power' the next day!
This good news caused Stark Group's stock price to rise by 80% again that day!
The reason why it has only risen so much is because not many people in the market have sold their shares of Stark Group. Everyone is not stupid.
It is foreseeable that the shares of Stark Group will rise sharply in the recent period!
And when the construction of the new arc oscillation reactor is completed and put into use, Stark Group's shares will see a sharp rise!
This slapped the faces of those experts and professors who had been advocating Stark's demise all day long.
Everyone immediately turned around and praised Stark, saying that his strategies were unpredictable and that he had extraordinary vision and courage.
However, one company is also stealing the show.
Wayne Group.
Originally, Wayne Group was not a top company in the United States, with only tens of billions of assets, and a behemoth like Stark was not worth mentioning in comparison. But now... it is regarded as a god in the investment world. Come on!
It is said that at that time, Wayne Group had no idea about the development of new technologies and simply believed in Tony.
Many people believe this statement.
It’s not that they are all innocent, but it’s based on a very simple fact.
That is, it is impossible for the Stark Group to leak such confidential technological development in advance. I wish the fewer people knew about this kind of thing before it matures, the better.
No, not many people even know about it within the Stark Group.
Of course there will be conspiracy theories.
But it doesn’t matter. The world of rich people and the world of ordinary people have always been very different. What is important in the eyes of ordinary people is not worth it in front of capital.
In short, Wayne Group's investment was successful.
Over 300% return on investment!
The Wayne Group used the lowest price in the market to absorb more than 8% of the shares, and then used all the remaining assets to obtain 2% of the shares from Tony! Otherwise, how do you think Pepper got such a big deal to acquire 'Stark New Energy Power'?
Financial support provided by Wayne Group!
As a result, this little-known Wayne Group suddenly became one of the largest conglomerates in the United States!
Just such an investment increased the company's assets to 50 billion!
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Of course, what really excites Kingsman, the man behind Wayne Group, is not the profit from the investment.
After all, the money doesn't belong to them, it belongs to Kai.
What really excited them was the Ark Reactor.
After Kai took back the Ark Reactor, he asked Kingsman to immediately start cracking research and upgrade his Bat Armor!
This kind of cutting-edge technology is a national treasure. Under normal circumstances, even Kingsman would not be able to have close contact with it.
But now, not only did they get in touch, they also got a complete sample!
Although it is a long way to go to crack all the technologies, cracking just one of those technologies will be a rare improvement for Kingsman! Apart from anything else, relying on the Ark Reactor, even if they can't make a one-to-one energy source, they can make an enlarged version of it, which is not difficult. This is the most cutting-edge energy technology!
"Merlin... you have met. He will provide you with the best service as your logistics support director."
Ah Fu introduced the technical personnel specially sent by Kingsman to Kai at his home.
Merlin...
Looking at the bald, tall and thin man in front of him, Kai always felt like he was out of touch.
After all, in his impression, Merlin was a thin man with a delicate and handsome face. Following Arthur all day long, if he hadn't known about Arthur's sexual orientation, Kai would have doubted whether there was some ulterior reason for Arthur's subsequent death.
"Your majesty! It is the greatest honor of my life to see your true face!" The bald man codenamed Merlin knelt on one knee and offered his loyalty to his master in a fanatical manner.
Kai had indeed seen this guy, but not face to face, but through the screen.
Kai was a little uncomfortable with his fanaticism. In his impression, scientists should all be atheists. But the Merlin in front of him made Kai feel unreliable.
In fact, that is what Kai himself knows little about.
In fact, scientists have always been two different things from whether they believe in religion or not.
For example, Copernicus, many people know that he proposed the heliocentric theory. He was considered anti-religious and was burned to death by the church. But in fact, he is a staunch Catholic, a priest himself, and a doctor of canon law. He was not burned to death by the church. He most likely died of natural causes.
Another example is Newton, this one is even more famous. Many people say that Newton was superstitious in his later years and even studied alchemy. But in fact, others have believed this since childhood. There was also Darwin, who was also religious.
Truth and faith are two different things.
Merlin's enthusiasm for Kai was partly out of admiration.
The other half stems from his enthusiasm for science.
The code name Merlin is very special among the Kingsmen. In addition to providing scientific and logistical support to the Kingsman agents, they are also the custodians of the Holy Grail.
Originally, when Kingsman established this title, the title Merlin was as important as Arthur.
After all, he holds the Holy Grail, the source of Kingsman's agent's power.
But since Kai disappeared, the power of the Holy Grail has become weaker and weaker, and as the custodian, there is nothing he can do... his status has naturally been lowered.
This generation of Merlin is particularly lucky, he witnessed the resurrection of the Holy Grail!
And witnessed the extraordinary power of the Holy Grail with his own eyes!
Whether as 'Merlin' or as a scientist, he hopes to thoroughly study the Holy Grail.
Unfortunately, the greatness of the Holy Grail was beyond his imagination, and he couldn't study it at all.
But now, he has another chance.
Kai, the true master of the Holy Grail!
Right in front of him now.
