Manhattan, in the chairman's office on the top floor of the Osborne Group Building......

Norman Osborne was alone in the huge office, sitting in an office chair with his head propped up in one hand and a black gilt card in the other.

Scanning the contents of the card, Norman unconsciously frowned, and after reading it again, his brows couldn't help but wrinkle even tighter.

Norman was depressed, extremely depressed. The source of his depression was undoubtedly the few lines on the black card in his hand.

"On September 17th, Stark Industries launched its new products. Organizer: Tony Stark. ”

"Mr. Norman Osborne is here."

"What's going on?"

That was Norman Osborne's first thought yesterday when he saw the card and the corresponding e-invitation. It may not be unusual for Tony Stark to hold a new product launch on behalf of Stark Industries before, but at this time......

It's extraordinarily abnormal.

Norman remembers very well that because Tony Stark had a nervous moment to shut down Stark Industries' weapons manufacturing division, after the company's stock plummeted, Stark Industries' second shareholder, Obadia Stanley, joined other shareholders in imposing sanctions on Tony Stark and removing him as CEO.

It can be said that the current Tony Stark has almost no say in Stark Industries except for the identity of a shareholder, but he chose to hold a new product launch conference on behalf of Stark Industries at this time. Although Norman knew that Tony Stark often had some surprising anomalies, he was usually at least acceptable to Norman, and this time......

Norman really couldn't figure out what Tony Stark's purpose was, and he even wondered if Tony Stark had been seriously stimulated by the kidnapping in Afghanistan to have such a delirious thought.

Of course, since it was none of his business, although Norman was surprised by the news of Tony Stark's press conference, it was not enough for him to spend a lot of effort to find out what kind of medicine Tony Stark was selling in his gourd.

Now, the real focus of Norman's depression is not here, but because he thinks of an incident that his own Osborne group has recently encountered.

The hand holding his head kept caressing his wrinkled forehead, and Norman thought for a long time before he let out a sigh of relief and put the card aside.

Leaving his chair, Norman walked to the door of the office, closed the door, and returned to his chair to call his assistant not to let anyone disturb him for an hour, and then he sat down and took out his personal phone and dialed a number.

After a few beeps, the phone was connected, and a lazy question came to Norman's ears.

"Norman?"

"Mr. Collins, it's me." Hearing the voice, Norman hurriedly responded.

"What's the matter?"

"Mr. Collins......"

Norman greeted him again and began to talk about Tony Stark's new product launch and the problems Osborne was experiencing.

"That's probably the case, Mr. Collins, and I think there may be some connection between the two things, which is why I thought I'd let you know."

After listening to his words, Ronan on the other end of the phone pondered for a moment and asked aloud, "Obadia Stani wants to meddle in Osborne's business?" ”

"Yes."

Norman nodded and explained, "When Obadiah first came to me, he just said that he wanted to unite the business chains of the two companies. But I know that this guy's real purpose is not at all, and he clearly wants to embezzle the Osborne Group's pharmaceutical business in the military, so as to recoup the losses caused by Tony Stark's closure of the weapons manufacturing department. ”

"After I turned down his joint invitation, he began to use Stark Industries' military connections to put pressure on the Osborne Group, and General Smith, who had previously supported the exploration of aerospace, also responded positively, and now Osborne's military drug business has been cut off by a small half. Military orders have always been an important pillar of funding for the Osborne Group, and judging from the current situation, I am afraid that Obadiah will not let go easily until he achieves his goal. ”

"And what are you going to do?" Ronan asked.

"I haven't thought of a suitable solution yet, after all, Stark Industries and the Osborne Group are not a heavyweight company, and it is obviously impossible to cooperate with Obadia, so ......"

"So you want me to find a solution for you?" Ronan chuckled and asked suddenly after Norman paused.

Norman frowned slightly, but did not respond.

"Norman ......"

Ronan on the other end of the phone chuckled, then called Norman's name softly, and said, "Do you really think that the removal of Tony Stark from the Obadia Stanley Joint Board of Directors is only as simple as the damage caused by Tony's closure of the weapons manufacturing department?" ”

"What do you mean?"

"You know, human ambition is constantly expanding, and Obadiah has been under Howard Stark for so many years, and then under Tony Stark for so many years. Unlike Howard, Tony is no less talented in science than his father, but he is clearly not so comfortable with running a large business empire, and during Tony's tenure as CEO, Obadiah actually managed most of the affairs on his behalf. ”

Ronan smiled and explained, "After all these years, it's hard to guarantee that he won't have any ideas, and now that Tony Stark is the only one in the entire Stark industry who can hinder him, do you think about what he would do in this situation?" ”

"He's going to get rid of Tony Stark once and for all, so that the entire Stark industry will be completely under his control." Norman understood at the mention of it, and replied in a deep voice.

"That's right."

Ronan affirmed: "Through the information obtained from within the organization, it seems that there is a shadow of Obadia in Tony's kidnapping in Afghanistan some time ago. ”

"Hmmm......"

Norman frowned, nodded slightly, and then suddenly changed his mouth and asked, "But Mr. Collins, what you said is just an internal dispute in Stark Industries, and it doesn't seem to help much to the current predicament of the Osborne group." ”

"Why didn't it help?"

Ronan asked in a cold voice and said, "Think about it, even we can know about Obadiah's ambitions, how can other intelligence agents not know, now they are probably waiting for Obadiah to show his last fox tail." ”

"At that point, you shouldn't have to think about it and you should be able to guess his end."

"Hmm." Norman nodded thoughtfully.

"So you don't need to rush at all now, you just need to manage the existing business of the Osborne Group, and then all the problems will be solved. Of course, we also have to make some preparations in advance. ”

Ronan pondered for a moment, and finally said, "I'm going to launch a new experimental project in Osborne a little bit in advance, just in time for Tony Stark's new product launch." ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

"Hmm."

Ronan answered softly, and the phone hung up.