When Mr. President pronounced Tony Stark's name, the audience was almost boiling. And when Tony Stark, in a suit, stepped forward from backstage and waved to the camera like a big star, the shouts almost tore off the roof.

No one expected that this would be the arrangement, with Tony Stark and Iron Man leading this new S.H.I.E.L.D. and returning to the task of defending the world. But when you think about it, it seems that this arrangement does make sense.

After the previous serious infiltration of S.H.I.E.L.D. was exposed, the trust in S.H.I.E.L.D. from the public to the high-level leaders of various countries has fallen to the bottom. The power and power of this mysterious, vast institution is inherently unpleasant to many, and its notoriously low transparency is often criticized. The Hydra infiltration incident became the fuse of all discontent, so in order to restore the establishment of S.H.I.E.L.D., a new director with extremely high popularity and charisma leader is necessary no matter what.

In short, Aegis needs a new face as a signboard.

The first to enter the list of candidates was actually Steve Rogers, Captain America, as a war hero who miraculously awakened from the frozen state, Captain America became the director of the bureau and would definitely save a lot of trouble for the nascent Aegis. The White House soon nominated Captain America, but unfortunately they only made it clear that they did not want to be this official.

So the next thing they fancy is Tony Stark. is also the leader of the Avengers, but Stark is obviously not as suitable as Rogers for the position of S.H.I.E.L.D. chief. First of all, in the course of the long-term business dealings between the Stark Group and the military in the past, Stark's stinky temper was widely spread among the bigwigs in the upper echelons. Coupled with some of his well-known character flaws in the past, many people are actually not optimistic that he can be the director of such a special agency as A.S.H.D.

But there is one thing in Stark that is very necessary for the new Aegis, and that is popularity.

Iron Man is one of the most well-known superheroes in the world today, and he has a lot of popularity among the people, so it can be said that it is perfect as the signature of the new Aegis. In addition, this also connects Aegis and the Avengers through Iron Man, Stark is also the leader of the Avengers as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., so that when Aegis faces some difficult problems that are difficult for regular agents to deal with, he will naturally arrange for the Avengers to solve them.

When Nick Fury was still in power, many people above him repeatedly pressured him to find a way to recruit the Avengers into the Aegis system, but it was not until the end of the Aegis was disbanded. And now, although the Avengers are still nominally a completely independent private army, they are equivalent to an extension of Aegis through the Iron Man connection.

In addition, only a very few people in the White House, including the president, know that Stark was chosen as the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. in order to facilitate the smooth development of the next arrangement......

Tony shook hands with Mr. President, and then came behind the podium. The audience was bustling and quiet, all the cameras were focused on him, and everyone's eyes widened for fear of missing a moment.

Tony moistened his throat: "Well, I haven't been seen in a while. Because I'm always busy with things, I've never had a good rest. My secretary, Miss Potts, also always reminded me to think less and spend more time caring for myself than others...... The minimum she gave me was at least six hours of sleep at night. But...... Well, that's a bit of a strongman's hand.

Because the truth is, I can't sleep at all, every day and every night.

I can't sleep peacefully just thinking of the dangers that this world might bring, of the conquerors beyond the planet who are eyeing us, of the reality we live in that could be shattered tomorrow. ”

He paused, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

"Originally, Iron Man was born for this." He continued, "Iron Man was also a turning point in my personal life, the first meaningful thing in my extravagant and arrogant life. But as much as my personal arrogance made it difficult for me to admit, I quickly realized the limits of Iron Man's powers. I've been able to change more than I used to, but not enough. The more I experienced, the more I realized that I was insignificant as a person.

So then there was the Avengers, as everyone knows. The Avengers have been doing their existential duties well, and we have won many battles and saved the Earth time and time again. But even so, we can't stop the world from being hurt.

So that's why I'm here today, doing something I never even thought I'd do one day. People around me say I'm crazy, they say I'm stepping into areas I shouldn't be in. Perhaps, maybe I really can't be a good enough director. But I came anyway because I believed it was necessary, so I would do my best to do my best......"

......

"Mr. Stark is so quick to get into the play," Shirley said, leaning mischievously on a rectangular glass table in the lab, "he really looks like a director." ”

Michael watched from the sidelines, silently not speaking.

He hadn't expected Tony Stark to be appointed Chief of S.H.I.E.L.D., but when he thought about it, it seemed reasonable. Iron Man's personal influence and his relationship with the Avengers are both beneficial resources for Aegis. And in essence, Stark is still a businessman, and he will weigh and think carefully, so they are more willing to deal with a director like Stark than Captain America.

"Now that it's been officially announced," Michael said to himself suddenly, "that means those guys have already planned the next step of the 'bill'......"

"You have a message, Mr. Paso." Shirley sat up from the glass table, jumped down lively, and chuckled, "Miss Maximov wants to know what day you're free this week." ”

"Weekend nights." Michael said casually, thinking for a moment, "No, tell her about Thursday night." We didn't have anything to talk about with that Japanese consortium, so we might as well just push off dinner...... Well, or just the day after tomorrow...... No, tomorrow. If I'm not mistaken, tomorrow night is a dinner party in the city, ask her if she's interested in coming along. ”

Shirley's expression was smiling: "Why don't you just do it today, sir?" I think it's going to be fine right now......"

“...... Shirley, you've been evolving pretty fast lately, huh? ”

"Just kidding, sir. I will inform Miss Maximov that she will be here tomorrow. Shirley stuck out her tongue.