Eleven o'clock in the morning.
Stark Industries Building.
In the vice president's office, Zhou Ran put down the documents in his hands. He glanced at his watch, took a deep breath, and stood up slowly.
He looked in the office mirror, carefully adjusted his makeup, and then walked towards the conference room on the top floor of the Stark Industries Building.
The top-floor conference room of the Stark Industries Building is not usually used. This is where board meetings are held.
There are generally only a few opportunities for activation a year, and they are usually held for large-scale events that require discussion, such as making major decisions about the future of Stark Industries.
And yesterday evening, the attack on Tony Stark was a big thing, and it was a big thing that the board of directors had to discuss.
The attack on Tony Stark must be hidden, but not from the high-level directors, but from the lower-level employees, and from the enemies of Stark Industries.
Zhou Ran slowly walked to the top-floor conference room of Stark Industries Building. He took a deep breath and opened the door of the conference room. The conference room was already full of people.
Boz stood behind Tony's chair, holding a document in her hand. Seeing Zhou Ran walk into the conference room, a smile appeared on her lips and she nodded to Zhou Ran.
Zhou Ran also saw Botz, nodded slightly, and slowly walked towards his seat.
At this moment, the directors of Stark Industries all turned their heads and looked at Zhou Ran.
At this moment, Zhou Ran looked at the familiar faces, the faces he had seen in daily life, and he suddenly felt a little strange.
There were strange looks on the faces of these directors, all kinds of inexplicable colors appeared in the eyes of these directors, and the smiles on the corners of these directors' mouths also had complicated meanings.
Some of them are like hungry wolves, some of them are like cunning foxes, some of them are like devouring tigers, some of them are like wild dogs watching the wind, some of them are like steady brown bears, and some of them are like fierce Flying eagles, some of them are like silent lions...
None of them looked human, and this was a meeting destined to cause uproar, a power play.
When the hunter who could suppress everything in the forest left, all the animals began to move around and began to harbor evil intentions.
The weak animals will unite together and watch the chaotic situation. The powerful beasts will start to fight fiercely, and finally a victorious king will emerge.
But the victorious king still needs to face the last wave of attacks, which is the last wave of attacks launched by the weak animals. This is the real confrontation.
However, more often than not, those weak animals will not take the initiative to attack, but will choose to surrender.
Zhou Ran walked to the right end of the long conference table in front of him and sat down slowly.
Opposite him, on the left side, is Obadiah's position. At this moment, Obadiah has not arrived yet.
The big gap left between Zhou Ran and Obadiah is Tony Stark's position.
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That position is the most important position in the board of directors, and it is also an issue to be discussed at today's board meeting, to discuss who will temporarily replace Tony's position in the future.
Zhou Ran sat there expressionlessly, quietly waiting for Obadiah's arrival.
Five minutes later, Obadiah walked into the conference room, with a smile on his face, long strides, and full of confidence, as if he was sure of victory.
After Obadiah entered the conference room, he slowly came to Tony's seat. He leaned down, put his hands on Tony's seat, and looked at everyone in the board of directors.
Obadiah took a deep breath, straightened his face, and said seriously: "A surprise board meeting was held today. I think everyone here must be curious about what happened, right?"
"I'm also curious why Tony hasn't come after so long, right? You know, although Tony is usually a bit slutty, he always arrives early for every board meeting."
"Why didn't Tony come? It's because something big happened yesterday."
Obadiah stood up slowly, paused, patted Tony's chair with his hand, and said: "This is because Tony was attacked by terrorists in Afghanistan yesterday, which is why we are holding the board of directors here now. "
As soon as Obadiah finished speaking, the meeting room that had been quiet suddenly exploded. The directors of Stark Industries all had extremely complicated expressions on their faces and began to talk secretly.
"Fuck! Tony was attacked?"
"Tony, is something going to happen?"
"Tony, how come this kid was suddenly attacked like his father Howard?"
"To be honest, Tony is not as good as Howard. Howard already had Tony when he was Tony's age, and he also proved to all of us that his son is as talented as him!"
"What should we do now? Tony Stark, the last member of the Stark family is gone. Is it necessary to continue Stark Industries?"
"Hey, don't be so pessimistic. Tony was attacked, not killed. There is no need to run away in advance. We should wait until the news of Tony's murder comes out before running away!"
"Look at what you said, he doesn't look like a big capitalist at all. Just when he was attacked, he thought about what happened after he was killed. Can you be more cautious, in case Tony comes back safely?"
"Hey, it's not like you don't know that the terrorists in Afghanistan are all like mad dogs... I think Tony is safe enough to come back. Who do you think would dare to attack the chairman of Stark Industries? You know We, Stark Industries, are the largest weapons dealer in the world!"
"However, Tony's attack is not a good thing for Stark Industries. It will reduce our wealth and we need a backbone."
"What do you think of Obadiah? When Howard was away, he helped Stark Industries survive the crisis. Now that Tony is attacked, the current situation is similar to the situation without Howard..."
"It makes sense. Obadiah is indeed the best candidate, but to be fair, I think Jake seems good too. As you know, this young man can really create wealth!"
"Yes, Jake is really good at creating wealth. You know, since he joined Stark Industries ten years ago, our total assets at Stark Industries have tripled. This is something we have never experienced before. .”
"No, no, Jake is still too young. His youth is his weakness, and he doesn't have enough experience to deal with it. If Jake were ten years older than he is now, I would also support him, but in the current situation it seems that we can only Seeking stability seems to be the safest way at the moment.”
"That's right, we can only seek stability and elect Obadiah as interim chairman of Stark Industries!"
"Well, that's what I thought too..."
"Yes, me too……"
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Obadiah coughed lightly, stood up straight, reached out and pressed down, and the board of directors suddenly became quiet.
Then he took out his mobile phone from his arms, projected the message on the mobile phone onto the big screen in the center of the conference room, and read it out slowly.
"I'm in Afghanistan. I'm in danger. Please help me, Tony Stark!"
After reading this sentence, everyone on the board of directors gasped, and each one of them became silent and stopped talking.
Obadiah gently closed the phone, threw it on the table, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Now that Tony is attacked and his life and death are unknown, this period is a critical time for us at Stark Industries. It’s a very dangerous time and we have to get through this dangerous time.”
"There are enemies in the outside world who are jealous of us, such as Osborn Industries and Hanmo Industries. They are always thinking about how to replace Stark Industries' position. This is a very good time for them!"
"There are enemies inside who are panicking and want to run away immediately. I heard what some of you were saying just now, leave quickly and sell off the shares of Stark Industries. This is normal and I can understand it, but I, Obadiah, will not agree! "
Obadiah took a deep breath, paused, and continued loudly: "You are the directors of Stark Industries. You have a high position here. You have endless glory and wealth, and you will never earn enough." of Franklin.”
"Why do you need to tell everyone about Tony's attack? It's because we are all from Stark Industries. The people sitting in this room are the core of Stark Industries. You are the veterans of Stark Industries. You He is the living soul of Stark Industries!"
"You have the right to know this news, and we will not hide it from you Stark Industries, because we are all brothers, we are all friends, we have common interests, and we are all making the same fortune. This interest, this fortune, It's the Stark Industries building we're standing on, it's Stark Industries."
"So, I don't want anyone to say anything to get frustrated and run away."
"Furthermore, Stark Industries is capable of facing this kind of danger. Do you remember what happened the last time Mr. Howard Stark, the founder of Stark Industries, was killed?"
"At that time, everyone thought that our Stark Industries was going to be doomed and collapsed. No one was optimistic about us, but we still won! To this day, we are still the leader of all American industries!"
"At that time, it was me, Obadiah, who was the first to stand up; today, it is also me, Obadiah, who is the first to stand up!"
"I promise everyone that as long as I, Obadiah, am still here, Stark Industries will never fail, and everyone will still have a lot of Franklin to make! Our Stark Industries is the most powerful industry in the United States. , and you are the richest people in the United States!"
"The topic of today's board of directors is, who will be the temporary chairman of Stark Industries during Tony's absence?"
"I, Obadiah, propose that I, Obadiah, temporarily serve as the chairman of Stark Industries to tide over this difficulty. Do you think so?"
After that, Obadiah took out the cigar box from his arms, lit a cigar, took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and looked at the people in the board of directors with a smile.
After listening to Obadiah's words, the board of directors began to commotion. In a heated discussion, the directors of the board of directors got the final result.
"I support it, Obadiah!"
"I support it, Obadiah!"
"I support it, Obadiah!"
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"..."
Sounds of support came to Obadiah's ears. Obadiah was extremely happy at the moment. He tried hard not to laugh out loud. This sound of support was like the best music in the world, which made Obadiah so happy. Badea was deeply intoxicated, and he was about to win the final victory!
"I have different opinions, and I also have a candidate to act as interim chairman."
A clear female voice rang out from the top floor office of Stark Industries.
After this voice sounded, the boiling office instantly calmed down, and all the directors on the board of directors looked at the owner of the voice.
Botz took a deep breath, put the document in his hand on the table, looked at the directors, and said slowly: "I also have a candidate for the temporary acting chairman, and that is Jake."
When Zhou Ran heard this, he felt numb instantly. He felt uncomfortable all over. He still didn't persuade Xiao Lali.
Now every word Little Pepper said was like putting him on a blazing flame and pushing him into a boiling oil pan for frying.
Zhou Ran straightened his body slightly, and he found a trace of cruelty flashing in Obadiah's eyes.
"Here, I want to ask everyone, what changes have happened to you since Jake came to Stark Industries?"
"Materially, you have become richer than before. Your wealth has tripled in just ten years."
"Spiritually, you have become more respected than before, you have become more influential in society, your wives love you more, and your children adore you more."
"No matter where you go, you will become the brightest focus in the crowd. Everyone looks at you with admiration and respect. You have gained more important spiritual things besides material things..."
"Similarly, you are happier than before!"
Post paused, put the document in his hand on the big screen, and continued with a smile: "People often measure the excellence of a company through two methods, namely The wealth created now and the potential for future growth.”
"On the screen are two data graphs. The left one is when Jake didn't come here ten years ago; the right one is ten years after Jake came, that is, now."
"In the data chart on the left, the wealth created now ranks first, but the growth in future potential is indeed pitiful. It is indeed growing, but the line of growth is just a slightly raised horizontal line. "
"Let's look at the data chart on the right again. The wealth created now ranks first, but the most shocking thing is the future potential. This growth line of future potential has changed from a horizontal line to a diagonal line. , a line approaching seventy degrees.”
"There is also a question and answer questionnaire here. The company that people want to go to the most is our Stark Industries, and the company that employees want to go to is the company that ranks first!"
"These employees also include employees from Osborn Industries and Hanmo Industries!"
"This is the change Jake brought to Stark Industries!"
"Tony said that he found someone he could trust for the rest of his life, and that person is Jake! If you had someone who could turn horizontal lines into vertical lines, wouldn't you choose to trust him?"
"Trusting him means having a future!"
"Tony trusts Jake, I trust Tony!"
"So, during the period when Tony is away, and during the period when he has not come back, I choose to support Jake as the temporary chairman of Stark Industries!"
