Chapter 492: Where Does Confidence Come From?
Before Stark fainted, he saw several "kidnappers" with guns arresting him again, and his heart was filled with despair.
It's just that when he woke up, it was on the plane, on the plane back to America.
"What's going on? Who are you? ”
"Mr. Stark, we are a team of wolf mercenaries, hired by a lady named Potts, who promised us 100 million dollars to take you safely out of Apoor Khan and back to America."
"It's just a pity that we couldn't save your friend, we lack heavy firepower. Fortunately, Colonel Rhodes appeared at that time, and he took people with him to take out the other rebels in the distance. ”
"It's not all ours, so we're willing to share a little less."
"No, 100 million dollars, when I return to the United States, the money will be in your account." Stark interrupted the words of the mercenary team leader, how could his Stark's life be measured with a hundred million dollars?
"James, thank goodness, it's you. Thank you for your help, I owe you a big favor this time. Stark looked at Colonel James Rhodes and thanked him.
Rhodes looked at Stark, he didn't recognize the wrong person, Stark would actually thank you? But this time Stark escaped death, maybe something will change.
"I was also commissioned by the military to come and answer you. Speaking of which, you were kidnapped, and we also have some responsibility. It's good that you're okay, but something seems wrong in your chest. ”
Stark glanced down at his chest, "It's okay, it's just a piece of shrapnel that almost pierced my heart, I can handle it." ”
"Hey, what kind of broken plane is this, can't you drive it steadily? What about my Gulfstream, why didn't you take that plane back? ”
James Rhodes looked at Stark, well, this is the guy he remembers, revealing the nasty face of rich people everywhere.
"This is a military transport plane, your Gulfstream is not nearby, don't you want to go home early?" Rhodes explained.
Stark pouted stupidly: "What about the satellite phone, I'm going to talk to my secretary on the phone and ask her to get everything I need to get home." ”
"Why, I don't even have the authority to make a phone call? You must have gained a lot of benefits from coming to me, right? I guess, is it because there is a change in the conditions on the order this time? Hurry up and give me a call, we're friends. ”
Stark's ingenuity made it easy to guess the situation. He thought about Dr. Inson's death, and when he was attacked by a missile produced by Stark Industries, he was shaken by his thoughts.
Maybe it's not more powerful weapons that can bring peace, and the idea of using war to bring peace is also wrong, Stark Industries, you can do some other business.
The damage caused by weapons is too great, too many people have died because of Stark Industries' products, even at the testing site, there is no guarantee of safety, isn't there an unlucky guy named Fan who was injured, and I don't know if he was discharged from the hospital.
"Hi Virginia, it's me. In about three hours, I'll be back in the U.S., and you can help me put the bathwater and buy me a beef burger, which is good on the food truck in front of the company......"
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"Miss Potts, who are you talking to? I would like to inform you that the Board of Directors has decided to sell these two subsidiaries for cash. You know, because of Tony's disappearance, the company's share price has gone down a bit, our business has also gone down, and now we need to cut back on expenses. Stan walks in, smiling on his face.
In fact, he was very angry in his heart, and those idiots told him that Stark had been rescued and was on his way back to the United States, so how should his plan to annex Stark Industries be carried out?
For this matter, he borrowed a lot of money and recruited four consortiums, and if he failed, he could not afford the anger of those people.
He now needs Pepper to stamp this contract, Stark, that idiot, actually handed over the company's important official seal to a young female secretary!
Pepper glanced at the document and put it down: "This matter, wait for Mr. Stark to come back, I'm just his secretary, I can't decide anything." ”
"You said Stark was coming back? Is the message accurate? This matter can't wait, if you can't sign it today, there will be no such price, and the company's stock price has not fallen during this time. Stan promised.
"Rest assured, he'll be back this afternoon. I'm going to go and talk to the board and I'm sure they'll be willing to wait. ”
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Fan Mang was lying on a hospital bed, he had been in this world for more than a month, and he spent most of his time in bed. Unfortunately, he couldn't just make money while lying in bed.
There was still news on TV, Stark was back, back from Apoor Khan, and he was still that proud, even if the scars on his face hadn't disappeared.
To everyone's surprise, Stark summoned the media and announced a big event.
"On behalf of Stark Group, I have decided to close down Stark Arms, a subsidiary of Stark Group, and Stark Group will permanently withdraw from the arms industry."
"Because I know from personal experience that arms can't save the world, there are too many innocent deaths because of arms, and in the future, Stark Industries' core industry will be adjusted, producing new machinery and equipment, or whatever."
This stunned everyone, after all, Stark Arms Company generated more than 90% of the output value and profits for Stark Industries, which was completely leading the company into the abyss.
Not only the media uproar, but the entire board of directors of Stark Industries Group was going crazy, and the stock price of Stark Industries Group fell off a cliff after this news came out.
Fan Mang pressed the remote control with difficulty and turned off the TV. He knows what will happen next, Stark Industries will not go out of business, but will move to the new energy field, and Stark will still be one of the richest people in the world.
This news made many people happy, right?
There was a sudden knock on the door of the ward, Fan Mang twisted his neck, and saw Xiao Pepper walking in, followed by a guy who was squinting at people.
"You're Fan? I'm Stark, you know me, and I'm often seen on TV. Tony Stark stood in front of Fan Mang's hospital bed, looking at Fan Mang condescendingly, as if waiting for Fan Mang's expression of amazement.
Who knew that Fan Mang just glanced at Stark calmly, and then turned his head to look at Little Pepper: "Why did he come, he was injured, and he came to the hospital for a physical examination?" ”
Stark's face changed, the matter of his injury was kept absolutely secret, how could Fan Mang know?
"Stark just heard that you were in the hospital, so stop by and have a look." Pepper explained.
Fan Mang looked at the two of them with a smile, can you still fool me? Although my body is now weak due to the side effects of the outburst, my memory is fine, not to mention that I still have super vision, and I can see clearly where Stark's chest is bulging.
"Hey, I heard you told Virginia that I'm going to turn evil into good luck? Who doesn't know about this kind of thing, do you still need to say it? I don't believe in Oriental divination. ”
"Really? Doesn't your chest hurt? Stark Industries' stock price has been falling, but you're so calm that you believe you can make something better, right? Is this a blessing in disguise? ”
Stark's hand covered his chest: "What are you talking about?" Tell me, is this related to you? ”
"Miss Potts, haven't you found some evidence? Even if it's not direct evidence, you should know something, right? When Stark decides to shut down Stark Arms, someone will jump out. ”
"You guessed it right, someone jumped out, but that doesn't prove anything. In other words, no shareholder or executive would agree to Stark's decision to shut down the company's core business. ”
"The company's stock price is falling wildly, and in the next few days, tens of billions of dollars, or even hundreds of billions of dollars, may evaporate, leaving Stark Industries completely out of the top companies, or even out of the ranks of large companies."
"And Stark has decided to split the company, and the original Stark arms company will be sold to some small shareholders led by Obadia Stein, and they will form a new company called the Stan Group."
"In the future, Stark Industries will completely become a Stark-owned company, there will be no other shareholders, and the company will also start the delisting process, which I believe will be very smooth."
Fan Mang looked at Pepper and then at Stark, the two of them were very decisive, this was not the same as what he remembered.
The advantage of this is that Stark Industries has completely become Stark's one-person company, and in the future, Tony Stark will develop any new technology, and the profits will be his own, and there will be no need to share the money with other shareholders, and there will be no other opposition in the company, because he is the only boss.
"If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Stark should have researched some new technology, and is ready to rely on this to turn Stark Industries around, and you know it, that's why he is so calm and helps him operate."
"But Stark really doesn't suspect that this incident has anything to do with Stan? You're going to leave it at that? ”
Tony Stark looked at Fan Mang carefully: "You seem to know more things than I thought, there is really nothing to do with you here?" If so, you're not wise to say it now. ”
"I'll continue to investigate and get solid evidence. Until then, I'm going to continue to investigate and see if more people are involved. ”
"With me, Stark Industries will not go bankrupt and will definitely rise again. How, do you regret that you turned down to work at Stark Industries? ”
Fan Mang shook his head: "I don't regret it, and I can help you." ”
"You? Help me? You can't even help yourself. Let's go. Stark turned and walked out of the room, not dragging his feet in the slightest.
Stark glanced back as Pepper closed the door. He always felt that Fan Mang's eyes were a little strange, as if he knew many things, and he was full of confidence.
A guy who suffers from a rare case and is paralyzed in bed, where does he get his confidence?