Young, too young.

The merchant gave him an extremely strange feeling.

Originally, Howard thought that the other party should be a bitter haha from the other side of the Atlantic, a European aristocrat or an entrepreneur over there, but the other party's standard New York accent made him scorched on the outside and tender on the inside.

As a local, Howard is absolutely sure that there is absolutely no rich man named Mae Strange in this acre of land in New York!

Looking at the other party's clean fingernails and neat suits that were obviously made by famous British teachers, coupled with his obviously highly educated demeanor, Howard was a little confused.

"Pardon me, Mr. Strange, I really don't see where you're coming from. Howard smiled wryly.

"For the sake of our upcoming collaboration, I wish I could call you Howard, and I prefer you to call me May!"

"Okay, May, can you solve my doubts?"

"I grew up in Manhattan. ”

Howard's eyes lit up.

This kind of thing is not a characteristic of the Celestial Empire. As the largest city in the United States, New Yorkers have a natural sense of pride in the rest of the country.

New Yorkers aren't a congenial group either. For example, people in Manhattan look down on the neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Historically, Brooklyn has been home to blacks and Mexicans, with a small number of whites. It's a slum and a notoriously criminal paradise.

Manhattan is so much taller.

Howard felt an inexplicable sense of closeness, and it was not for nothing.

"Oh, that's amazing, sir, you're so good, I should have heard your name, right?"

"Because I went to Europe when I was very young. In fact, I brought a large sum of money this time. Rest assured, my money is absolutely clean, and there is not the slightest smell of blood in every child. To prove my support for the U.S. position, I happened to buy a large amount of U.S. war bonds. ”

Mei Mumu smiled and showed Howard the thick stack of bonds in his suitcase. There are at least a hundred thousand dollars in denominations there.

World War II identification is a joke, passports are not uniform across countries, and not every passport has a photo. If the identity was so strict, Steve Rogers would not have been able to run to sign up for the army with five fake IDs.

In fact, as long as anyone can buy a certain amount of U.S. war bonds, any U.S. mayor will be happy to issue him an identity certificate equivalent to a [good citizen certificate].

The 100,000 amount of bonds is enough for him to run for state legislature.

Howard suddenly thought of something: "Wait, you shouldn't be ......"

Mei Mumu said lightly: "Don't be funny, I have ten tons of gold just deposited in the vault of Chase Bank. ”

Howard was out of breath all at once.

O big financier!

More than 10 million dollars, which is almost astronomical. You must know that the cost of a Thomson submachine gun is only 70 US dollars, the monthly income of an excellent mechanic is less than 50 US dollars, and even 20 or 30 US dollars a month for ordinary people is definitely a common thing.

Moreover, Chase is the lifeblood of the Morgan consortium. It was founded in 1799 and is one of the oldest banks in the United States.

The Morgan consortium is based in New York, and Howard can't believe it this time.

"Thank you Mr. May for your confession, and listen to my secretary that you want to invest in my Stark Industries?" Howard chewed the word 'mine'.

He is short of money, which does not mean that he has to sell his inheritance.

Selling most of his shares for money and then working for others himself was absolutely unacceptable to Howard.

It's impossible to work part-time!

It's impossible to work for a lifetime!

This is the only bottom line for Howard Stark, the great inventor and the greatest mechanical engineer of the mid-20th century in the Marvel universe.

Mei Mumu smiled indifferently: "I want 25% of Stark Industries' shares, and I don't accept any share dilution ......"

As soon as he said the first words, Howard instinctively wanted to refuse. He is not a pure scientific researcher who knows nothing about the stock market and counts money for others after being sold. In addition to having that amazing mind, he is also a rare entrepreneur in the world.

At this point in time, Stark Industries is a private company in the absolute sense of the word, which is 100% owned by Howard.

Surrendering 25% means that Mei Mumu will become the second largest shareholder of Stark Industries. That doesn't sound like a problem, but Howard has a heart to take the company public.

Only by going public can he raise the most funds. With absolutely sufficient funds, he had the spare time to carry out his inventions.

Mei Mumu buys his shares and does not accept the dilution of the shares, which means that once he is listed, he must sell a considerable part of his shares to shareholders in order to raise funds in the stock market.

In this case, if one is not done well, it means that the other party may collect enough equity from the stock market to form an absolute controlling stake and drive him out of the Stark Industries company he founded.

This is going to cost Howard his own life.

As soon as he wanted to have a seizure, Mei Mumu raised his right hand to stop Howard from saying words of disapproval.

"Don't be in a hurry to refuse! I don't want a controlling stake. I can write down a mandate for the maximum number of years allowed by the CBRC to hand over the controlling stake to you, Howard Stark, and your designated heirs, such as your heirs, for a total period of 60 years. I just want dividends from stocks. Of course, if it involves multiple rounds of financing or allotment, even if I am not available, I will use the money I have deposited in the bank to automatically ask a professional manager to complete the purchase and other processing for me. ”

"Whew!" Howard's heart beat violently, "Mr. May, you...... You...... Do you really believe that in me?"

Mei Mumu smiled and tapped his temples: "Hehe, my investment is not for you to spend indiscriminately." I will not license you any other areas of research and development in the field of mechanical engineering. After all, you haven't proven yourself. ”

Howard asked tentatively, "Mr. May, do you know the loss caused by accidents and experimental failures in the process of studying mechanical engineering......"

Umegi shrugged: "Thomas Alva Edison failed to invent the light bulb more than 8,000 times. But I'm convinced you're no worse than Edison. So, I've prepared an additional authorization for 10 tons of gold, so that you can borrow money from me in your own name in case Stark Industries gets into financial trouble. The interest rate is only 10% per annum. ”

What is the perfect partner for an inventor?

That's it!

No BB! No blind command! Except for giving money, I don't care about anything.

And the authorization of a 60-year controlling stake ...... How many 60 years can there be in life? It's already a lifetime!

For a while, Howard was moved to tears!

Happiness came too suddenly, and Howard became a little unconfident.