Chapter 306: New York Twins
"Look, he's shuttling between buildings!"
"Look, he fights evil!"
"Look, he's saving the townspeople and their cats!"
"Look, he caught the car thief and sprayed some spider silk on the illegally parked car!"
"Look, he's walking through the streets of New York, he's wandering among the tall buildings, he's our good neighbor - Spider-Man!"
"Look, he's wearing a red ...... Uh-huh, it seems that Spider-Man's figure has changed a little, why have the pectoral muscles become more developed? But the hip line doesn't seem to be as warped as it used to be? Where did Spider-Man's sexiest buttocks go?!" (Note)
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"Gwen, can you stop pretending to be Spider-Man next time?" Peter Parker said to his girlfriend a little helplessly in the big house in Midtown.
Since Parker particles began to be used in the X beauty potion, Peter has also received a lot of patent fees. Lee's original estimate was correct, and the annual royalties to Parker could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. But Peter gave almost all of the money. Only $30 million a year remains. But 30 million dollars is okay if you use the word "just"? Wouldn't you be killed?
Although Peter Parker's income from Parker particles suddenly pulled his own class from an ordinary middle-class family to a wealthy family, in addition to living in a bigger and better place, and eating a little better. Actually, Peter hasn't changed much, of course, he spent a million dollars to hire a figure carver to make a one-to-one size Spider-Man figure, said otherwise. (Note: The middle-class standard in the United States is actually not as high as Chinese think.) Families of three earning more than $40,000 a year are considered middle-class. For example, in China, a family of three all work, and the average salary of each person is 2,500 to 3,000 yuan, and the annual family income of 80,000 to 100,000 yuan can be included in China's middle-class standard. The term 'middle class' in the sense of the general Chinese actually refers to the standard of the upper class or even the wealthy class in other countries. )
It can be said that Peter Parker's life has changed very well now. He helped Uncle Ben pay off the mortgage for the remaining ten years in one lump sum and bought Uncle Ben a new pickup truck. Some new household appliances have also been added to the home. This made Uncle Ben and Aunt Mei very happy.
However, they also didn't like that Peter was spending too much money for them. Peter had thought about letting Uncle Ben retire directly, because he was now earning enough money for his uncle and aunt to live a carefree old age. But Uncle Ben and Aunt May rejected Peter's offer. Uncle Ben thinks that since he can still work, then he should continue to work.
The value of a person in society is not only that he has money to squander, but also that he can create value. While some economists may think that the profligacy of the rich is actually more conducive to creating value for society, Uncle Ben, who has been an electrician all his life, has more modest values. Only labor can make him feel the joy and fulfillment of life.
It's a good thing that Peter is rich, but they feel that Peter should give more of it back to society. In fact, Peter did the same, after all, he only left a meagre 30 million in hundreds of millions of dollars a year. The rest is used for charity. Uncle Ben and Aunt Mei were very satisfied with this, and they felt that it was exactly what it should be.
An income of $30 million a year is enough for Peter to live a very good life, and people still have to know how to cherish and be content.
Most of Peter Parker's money was donated, including the establishment of many low-cost and even free private schools in New York and the surrounding areas. Because public schools in the United States are really bad, although people who say that they don't know will often brag about the American education system, including happy education or something.
But Peter Parker, a poor student, knows all too well what kind of school really works. It's not the so-called 'happy education' that looks like a 'happy education', but in fact completely leaves the students alone and makes the school a miasma. The only schools that really work are church schools and private schools. And these schools either have a good academic or athletic performance and can get a scholarship from the school, or you need to pay a high tuition fee that the average American middle class will find a little difficult.
This kind of school can really learn things, and can really be admitted to a serious university, such as an Ivy League school, such as the top 100 universities in the United States. And not the so-called 'community college'. Of course, it's not that all community colleges are bad, but most of them are...... It's hard to put into words.
Peter has invested a lot in basic education, and he wants to reduce the polarization of education as much as possible.
In addition, he has invested in some medical projects and non-profit organizations. This part costs tens of millions of dollars a year. Another important project is the establishment of the Peter & Gwynn Heroes Relief Fund. The purpose of this fund is to reward those who have contributed to the stability of society.
For example, police officers who died in the line of duty, ordinary citizens who acted bravely, and so on. After these funds were established, Gwen's father, George Stancy, became much more kind to Peter. As Mayor of New York, George welcomes citizens like Peter who help New York City and surrounding cities.
As a father, George is now slowly accepting the relationship between Peter and Gwen's boyfriend and girlfriend. Once upon a time, Peter Parker had a flamboyant tongue and looked completely out of tune. George hated such young people very much. Although Peter has become rich now, he has not lost his heart, which makes George admire him very much.
Originally, Peter's life should have been going in a good direction, but there was one incident that upset him recently. That is, his girlfriend Gwen didn't know what kind of addiction she had recently, and she actually got a spider robe herself. Unlike her reddish-blue Spider Suit, Gwen's Spider Suit is white and pink as the main colors. There is a playful and pink feeling.
And Gwen didn't like to feel bald after wearing a spider hood, so she also designed a hood for the suit. This makes the whole robe look more pretty and cute.
But Gwen's activity in New York made Peter suffer, and he had to find Gwen and say, "Your dad recently found me, I guess he found Spider-Man." Ask Spider-Man to explain what happened to another Spider-Man who suddenly appeared in the city. ”
"My head is big. Peter scratched his head vigorously, making his already messy hair even more messy.
Gwen spread her hands: "I'm just experiencing life." I have spider abilities as powerful as you, and that shouldn't be wasted, isn't it?, isn't there a famous saying in your personal journal that "the greater the power, the greater the responsibility?"
"It was made up by Jason, not me. "Peter kind of wanted to faint.
It can't be said that Gwen is bad to be Spider-Man, because she is athletic and smart enough. She handles a lot of things, even better than Peter. Coupled with this gimmick of the heroine, recently Peter found that the popularity of the genuine Spider-Man is declining, and the popularity of the female Spider-Man is rising!