In response to Anton Vanke's questioning, Dufran was noncommittal: "Mr. Stark, if I sell this thing to you, what price are you going to offer?" ”

Old Stark pondered for a long time, and said tentatively: "Three million dollars, what do you think?" ”

In fact, Du Fran didn't know the value of energy stones very well, but he knew that the price must be too low, so he shook his head without saying a word.

"50 million dollars." Old Stark was quick to give a higher price, "That's enough money to make you one of the top five hundred richest people in the world." ”

Dufran smiled: "How do you know that I am not one of the top five hundred richest people in the world?" ”

"......," Old Stark asked, not knowing what to say for a moment, "and how much do you think is appropriate?" ”

"$100 million in cash." When Dufran first said this, old Stark almost wanted to agree, but the next words made him quickly give up the idea, "Plus twenty percent of Stark Industries' shares." ”

"Twenty percent?"

Anton Vanke's eyes widened: "Do you know what it means to have a two-percent stake in Stark Industries?" ”

Duflan: "Of course I know, it means a market value of more than a billion dollars, which means 2/1000 of the annual GDP of the United States, but I want to ask you do you know what this energy stone means? ”

Stark Sr. and Anton Vanke were silent for a moment.

Dufran continued: "There is no doubt that if you can master the technology of this device, Stark Industries will definitely become the number one company in the world, and AT&T, General Electric, IBM and other companies will be trampled under Stark's feet. ”

"You're right, if you come up with complete technical drawings, Stark Industries will be fine even if you exchange 99 percent of the shares." Stark Sr. said.

Then he changed his words: "But it's not a technology, it's just a product, and we need to put a lot of effort into reverse-engineering it, and maybe it will fail." ”

"Even if we succeed, we will only get some of its technology, not all of it, and it is not yet known how profitable these technologies will be. It's too risky to have Stark Industries put 20 percent of its shares and $100 million in cash into it. ”

"The board of directors of the company is unlikely to agree to this plan." Old Stark finally added.

Anton Vanke said: "What's more, the source of this thing is unknown, and you can't prove that this one in your hand is the only piece, if other people have it, our money will not be wasted." ”

Dufran looked at them: "The reason why I chose Stark Industries is not because I think you can give a higher price, you are neither the most valuable company nor the one with the most cash. ”

"It's because in my opinion, Stark is a future-oriented company, and I go to every tech expo you have, and I've seen firsthand how you've changed the world."

Old Stark smiled politely, "Thank you." ”

Du Flan paused: "If it weren't for this, I could have sold this energy device to a stronger company at the price I just said." You should seize this opportunity. ”

Old Stark was silent for a long time, but still shook his head: "This price is too high." As an engineer, I may be willing to take such a risk, but for the vast majority of Stark Industries' shareholders, the most important thing is profit. ”

"If it's five percent stock and $50 million, I don't think there's a problem."

Duflan did not let up: "Twenty percent of the stock and $100 million in cash must be at this price." ”

Old Star[fo] was silent.

Anton Vanke said with some anger: "You are simply an insatiable blackmailer!" Stark Industries won't take the blackmail, you can leave and see who in all of New York will pay this price for your stones! ”

With that, he closed the box and pushed it back in front of Dufrand.

Old Stark also sighed: "Dr. Dufran, if you still stick to the original price, then I can only say that I regret it." ”

Duflan nodded, didn't say anything, put the energy stone back in the briefcase and got up to leave, followed by Kimchi Rub.

Once again, there were only two people in the room, Anton Vanke and Stark Sr.

"Stark, where do you think his stuff came from?" Anton Vanke said.

Old Stark pondered for a moment: "As you said, I also think that his device came from outside Earth, I guess maybe a crashed alien ship?" ”

Anton Vanke nodded: "This is indeed the greatest possibility." The guy named Dufran, I'm afraid he was one of the lucky ones, picked up the alien device and came to blackmail us. ”

Old Stark put his hands on the table, frowned, and said after a while, "Maybe his price is not too high, we can talk about it again." ”

"Are you crazy, Stark." Anton Vanke looked at him with wide eyes, "That's one-fifth Stark Industries, and $100 million in cash." ”

"But we have the Ark reactor program, and this thing can almost certainly take a big leap forward, even a leap forward, to our plans," Stark Sr. said. ”

"That's too expensive." Anton Vanke hesitated, "In fact, we have other options, we can get the device at zero cost. ”

Old Stark was stunned for a moment, looked at Anton Vanke's eyes before reacting, and couldn't help but shake his head again and again: "No, this is too inferior." Once exposed, Stark Industries will be stinking for thousands of years. ”

Anton Vanke: "At first glance, they are little-known characters, and no one will support them." Do you want to be blackmailed by such a little minion for billions? ”

Old Stark still shook his head: "I'd better discuss it with the board of directors first." ”

With that, he left the conference room first.

Anton Vanke was still sitting in his seat, his eyes flickering, as if he had made up his mind for a while, and secretly clenched his fists......

"Duflan, why don't you talk about it, Stark has already promised five percent of the stock and fifty million in cash." Kimchi Lub asked.

Dufran walked ahead of him with his briefcase, and the two walked through the bustling streets: "The Great Lord said that you should make good use of the Eye of Reckoning. ”

"What?" Kimchi Lub didn't react for a moment.

"I looked at the Soviet guy with the eyes of reckoning as I went upstairs, blood red." "He said he was Russian, and most of the people who made this kind of self-claim in the United States had defected from the Soviet Union, which shows that he was a shameless villain." ”

"So?"

"So we might have a chance to take out some hooligans, gangsters, or killers." Dufran smiled, "It won't take long for Stark Industries to confirm that we're just two nameless and powerless stinky dicks. ”