32. Funerals and new medicines
The rain poured like countless silver threads from the cloudy sky, and the high-end cars stopped on the road outside the cemetery, everyone with solemn expressions and heavy mourning on their faces.
It is the famous Trinity Church, located on the border of Broadway and Wall Street in Manhattan, where the famous Norman Osborne funeral was held.
The successful man who single-handedly created a huge business empire is now lying quietly in a cold coffin, the solemn priest standing in front of the tombstone, telling the solemn crowd about Norman Osborne's glorious past and beautiful deeds, while the new successor of Osborne Industries, Harry Osborne, is sad, even though he usually has a weak relationship with his father, but when the only loved one in this world is really gone, he still feels extremely sad.
Harry...... You have to cheer up, Uncle Norman doesn't want to see you like this......" The red-haired Mary-Jane comforted her boyfriend softly, and Peter, who was not far away, couldn't help but look down and sigh when he saw all this.
Unbeknownst to him what had happened that night, Spider-Man was knocked unconscious by the Green Goblin and woke up to find a charred corpse. Little did Peter know that the man under the Green Goblin's mask would be Harry's father, the venerable Norman uncle.
In the end, Peter decided to hide the cruel truth, Harry was already suffering from the loss of his loved ones, and if he knew that his father, who was respected by outsiders, was actually a cruel and murderous Green Goblin, it would be impossible to imagine what the consequences would be.
As for him and Mary-Jane......
Peter glanced at the red-haired back beside Harry, and walked lonely into the rain, through many battles with the Green Goblin, the young Spider-Man grew up a lot, he understood that as long as he was still wearing Spider-Man's suit, then he couldn't really be with Mary-Jane, not to mention that the person who needed her the most now was not himself.
"Peter, where are you going?" Sean, who was holding a black umbrella, called out to Peter, who turned to leave.
Looking at Sean, who came with Gwen, Peter smiled reluctantly: "I still have some things, I have to leave for a while." ”
Looking at the lonely back who left in a hurry, Gwen glanced up at Sean and said, "Peter, and Mary-Jane Harry, what the hell is going on with them?" ”
Sean held the black umbrella and shrugged his shoulders helplessly, indicating that he didn't know it, watching Spider-Man and his best friend fall into a complex and tangled love triangle, this feeling is quite strange, like enjoying a live-action version of a bloody drama.
Gwen didn't ask any more questions, and walked into the cemetery close to Sean, she was wearing a dignified black dress today, with a little light makeup, and her long blonde hair was curled at the back of her head, completely not recovering from her usual youthful and pretty appearance, but adding a little mature temperament.
By the time the Mass and sacrament meeting had ended after the funeral, it was already nearly evening, and Harry, who had finished dealing with all the guests, walked into the living room with a hint of apology on his young handsome face.
"I'm sorry, Sean, I didn't expect to be busy at this point, so you waited for me for an afternoon."
Harry apologized to his friend as soon as he opened his mouth, he was so busy dealing with the various shareholders of the company, as well as sorting out his father's connections during his lifetime, a series of trivial things piled up together, so that the young master Osborne did not even have time to drink water.
"I'm sorry for your father's business......" Sean leaned back on the couch and took a light sip of his rich black coffee, "You don't have to apologize to me, Harry, you have a lot of things to deal with, whether it's corporate or your own...... I can relate to the feeling that a loved one I can rely on suddenly leaves and I have to face the whole world alone, which is very uncomfortable......"
Harry's eyes were slightly red, of course he knew Sean's rough life, the other party had his parents died when he was a child, and then even his only uncle left this world, and he has been living a lonely life.
"Thank you for your comfort, and I appreciate that you can say these words to me at this time...... It would make me feel better, at least not as sad as I used to. Harry, who had gradually lost his former frivolous nature, patted his friend on the shoulder, he was trying to learn to be a qualified company leader, and no longer just indulged in fun as before.
"The first step is always the hardest, and I've heard about the current situation of Osborne Industries, and the shareholders of the company are not very optimistic about you, and they want to jump off the big ship of Osborne Industries, and take a good reward by the way...... They're just a bunch of vampires, bent on making more money than caring if anyone else lives or dies. ”
Sean put down the cup and looked at Harry with blazing eyes, as if a fire was burning in his deep eyes, this was his first official step, with the help of the broad stage of Osborne Industries, to accomplish his goal!
"I never knew you knew anything about Osborne Industries...... Harry seemed startled by his friend's sudden change.
He suddenly felt that Sean was sitting opposite him a little strange, the other party was sitting precariously, still with a faint smile on his face, but he had a powerful aura similar to his father's body, which made Harry doubt his eyes for a while.
"The newspapers are full of news every day, and everyone is singing about Osborne Industries, thinking that this vast business empire is going to collapse with your father's departure."
Sean tried to slowly stir up Harry's inner emotions, he knew this young master Osborne very well, not as sinister and cunning as his father, but just a rich second generation with a rather pure personality, with all the strengths and weaknesses of young people, very enthusiastic about friends, like to chase beautiful girls, enjoy a comfortable life, and lack the motivation to work hard.
Compared to Norman, who single-handedly founded Osborne Industries, there was no doubt that Harry was a better partner to work with.
"I will convince the shareholders that Osborne Industries will not go bankrupt! I'm sure I'll make it through this crisis! The young man's blood rushed up, and Harry said bold words, but there was no confidence in his heart.
Of course, he understands how critical the situation of Osborne Industry is now, he has not obtained the procurement qualification of the Ministry of Defense, and the large amount of money invested in the early stage has been lost, and coupled with the fermentation and impact of the Green Goblin incident, the company's reputation has plummeted, and the rupture of the capital chain and the internal division, Osborne Industry has come to the edge of the cliff, and it may be shattered at any time!
Harry felt more and more empty in the face of Sean's deep eyes, he was just a young man who took over the family business in a hurry, without a little systematic training and business teaching, and it was inevitable that he would be a little confused about the direction of a huge business empire involving military industry, medical care, and energy at once, and there was no one trustworthy in the company.
"To get through this, the most important thing is to make up for Osborne Industries' huge losses in the military industry, so that those shareholders can see hope and prospects again, in short, you need a strong new product, the kind that can reap huge profits once it is launched!"
Sean clutched the chips he had prepared in his hand, maybe Harry would have doubted his purpose at first, but if he wanted to save Osborne Industries, he had no choice but to cooperate with himself.
What's more, he didn't deceive this poor boy who had just lost his father, he needed a stage to show his strengths, and Harry wanted to stabilize the crisis of Osborne Industries, and the two sides could reap the benefits of cooperation.
It's a win-win situation, so why not!
"What exactly do you want to say?" Harry looked at Sean, who had always been in control, could his friend help Osborne Industries tide over the difficulties?
"Harry, Dr. Connors and I recently had a new study for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, and we did the first in vivo experiments and it turned out to be very effective." Sean sat on the couch and threw out the bait that had been prepared for a long time, "If you are interested, you can visit the laboratory, I injected a chimpanzee called 'Caesar' with ALZ-112 - it quickly completed the Lucasta game, it only took twenty steps, and the perfect answer is fifteen steps." ”
"Harry, it's time for Osborne Industries to give up the military industry, you are not Tony Stark, you can't get the officials of the Ministry of Defense to obediently send you countless orders, the benefits of the medical industry are even more considerable, the potential and prospects are extremely broad, as long as the new drug passes the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) review - I believe Osborne Industries will be able to speed up this process, and a lot of money will run into our pockets."
Hearing Sean's description of the prospect, Harry was undoubtedly moved, in fact, he had no choice but to trust his friend, Osborne Industries was in danger, and if he couldn't come up with a solution, maybe his father's life's work would be wasted.
This is something Harry absolutely cannot tolerate, he must keep Osborne Industries!
"I need to study the data and the results...... Harry let out a heavy breath, and collapsed on the couch as if he had lost his strength.
"You'll see tomorrow!" Sean stood up and stared at Harry with a smile on his face, "You won't regret this decision, Harry, the future belongs to you and me!" ”