The two walked into Stark Industries' office together, and Howard pulled a cigar out of a drawer and asked, "Would you like one?" ”

"Oh, thank you." Li Xiaoye lit the cigar and took a deep breath, and the taste was really good. I can only sigh in my heart: the cigars of rich people are different from the Lanzhou they used to smoke......

"Mr. Howard, my name is Li Xiaoye, and I am an investor from Wall Street. Yesterday I saw you at the Stark Show showing off the cars of the future was particularly interesting, and I think this is very likely to be the direction of the future of automobiles. In addition, I have heard of Mr. Howard's name in China, and I believe that Stark Industries can become a world-class enterprise under Mr. Howard's leadership. That's why I wanted to take a stake in Stark Industries. I wonder what Mr. Howard thinks? ”

Howard took a deep puff of his cigar, spit out a few circles, looked at Li Xiaoye, and said, "I don't know how much you plan to contribute, and how many shares do you want?" ”

Li Xiaoye thought for a moment and said: "Mr. Howard, the current market value of Stark Industries is about $13 billion, and I am willing to buy 30% of the shares of Stark Group for $10 billion. ”

"What, are you crazy?" Howard stood up in direct surprise. For a company with a market capitalization of $13 billion, it only buys 30% of the shares at a premium of nearly 3 times. These 30% shares seem to be a lot, but in fact they do not constitute a relative control, so it can be said that they do not even have a veto. Howard couldn't help but have some questions; Is this Wall Street investor's brain broken? Because this acquisition looks like it's a free gift to Stark.

"Can you tell me why you're doing this? To be honest, it was a little hard for me to believe. Because from the perspective of capital contribution and shareholding ratio, I think it is a little too abnormal. And Stark Industries is not the only top arms company in the United States, there are many other powerful arms companies in the United States, such as Hammer Industries, I think your 10 billion can be absolutely controlled. Howard voiced his doubts.

Li Xiaoye smiled and said, "Mr. Howard, do you know the difference between you and the chairman of other arms dealers?" ”

"The difference between me and them? I don't quite know. Howard looked suspicious.

"In my eyes, they are just businessmen, and everything they do is just to make money. And you're different, Mr. Howard, in my eyes you're a genius, a scientist. You are not only doing business to make money, but also to bring the fruits of science and technology to all mankind. So I think Stark Industries, under your leadership, will sooner or later become a world-class company. I'm betting on the future of Stark Industries, Mr. Stark, are you not confident in yourself? ”

Li Xiaoye praised Howard a little by the way, and finally used the agitation method to provoke Howard.

"How is that possible? I'm the best genius in the country, and sooner or later my Stark Industries will become the largest conglomerate in the world. But, Lee, I would like to ask, if you get the shares, will you be involved in the decision-making and management of the company? ”

Li Xiaoye immediately understood Howard's doubts, because a company needs continuous financing to grow, and the original shares are bound to be diluted in the process of financing. If you want not to be diluted, you have to continue to put money into it, and Stark worries that in the future, he will be liquidated by the shareholders' meeting because of his lack of shares.

"Mr. Howard, you can rest assured of that. I'm not in the U.S. for many years, and I'm going to give you all my voting rights to delegate, so that you're still the largest shareholder of Stark Industries, and you have the absolute right to speak. And I just need to get dividends every year. Li Xiaoye even dispelled Howard's last doubts.

"Okay, since you give face like this, then I won't ink, so it's decided. So when are we going to sign the contract? Howard asked.

"What do you think of now? I've already drawn up the contract, you can read it, if it's okay, we'll call a lawyer to notarize it and then sign it. ”

Howard looked at the contract carefully, and to be honest, he thought it was a bit strange, because the terms of the contract were simply too favorable to him, and it didn't look like a contract that a Wall Street investor would sign. It's just that the last clause of the contract is a little strange, any weapons and equipment invented by the Stark family need to be owned by Stark Industries, and Li Xiaoye also has the right to use it.

This may seem strange, but it's nothing to Howard, because if he doesn't use the things he invents for his own company, can he give them to someone else's company? Where did Howard think that Li Xiaoye was calculating his unborn son, the future Iron Man. It's a pity that Howard doesn't even have a wife now, and it is probably impossible for him to think of this when he is killed.

Howard called a lawyer, and after the lawyer notarized, the two parties signed the contract. Li Xiaoye also handed over a check for $10 billion to Howard. It was from this moment that Li Xiaoye became the second largest shareholder of Stark Industries and became a very famous Chinese billionaire in the United States.

After signing the contract, Howard directly came over and hugged Li Xiaoye's shoulders and said, "Li, can you tell me where you got so much money?" I have friends on Wall Street who told me that you were just a relatively ordinary investor there. I can't figure out where you got that $10 billion. ”

"Haha, Howard, it's immoral to pee into other people's secrets." Li Xiaoye suddenly said mysteriously: "Howard, since we are now in the same boat, then I will tell you." My money was actually robbed by the Fed. ”

Howard paused for a moment, then smiled, "Lee, you're really joking." ”

In fact, Li Xiaoye is not joking, the money is indeed robbed by the Federal Reserve, but it is not this world, but the Federal Reserve of the world that was out of control at the beginning. It's a pity that Howard never imagined that his new partner had the ability to travel through the world.

By the way, Li Xiaoye also told Howard about some modern weapon designs, such as Butley***, Sidewinder**, Gatling gun, and so on. Howard was also amazed by Li Xiaoye's whimsy, and was deeply glad that he agreed to Li Xiaoye's shareholding plan. Otherwise, if Li Xiaoye takes the money to a competitor's company, and then launches the above-mentioned weapons, it is a question whether his Stark industry can survive.

And Li Xiaoye didn't skimp on these things, and directly attributed the design drawings of these weapons to the company, after all, the Stark Group is now considered to be its own investment, and if you want the company to develop well, you can't just pay money, you have to make some efforts, right?

In the midst of World War II, Stark Industries launched several new weapons that were loved by troops across the United States. Stark is also the No. 1 weapons contractor in the United States, and with several new weapons, Stark Industries' share of weapons contracts has even reached nearly 70%, and if it were not for the fear of violating antitrust laws, this figure could reach 90%. As a result, the market value of Stark Industries has skyrocketed, and from this point of view, Li Xiaoye's investment has actually already paid off.

After taking the shares of Howard's company, Li Xiaoye began to prepare to create his own force in this world, the name is still called the Wanjie Alliance, and it will become a chain of forces in the future. However, Li Xiaoye planned to put the headquarters of the Wanjie Alliance in Russia this time, and did not choose to put it in Huaxia. On the one hand, it is because the current Huaxia industry is withering and cannot withstand the toss, in case their enemies come to seek revenge, it will only implicate Huaxia. On the other hand, in addition to the US imperialism, Russia also has a large number of superpowers, and the formation of forces here can develop quickly.