"In any case, I didn't say that I'd build it immediately. If it was that easy to build a missile, wouldn't it be cheaper for them to find a few college students? Right, have Happy bring me a few cheeseburgers when he comes over, "Tony Stark said as he entered the underground research lab.
Looking at the video of Batman projected on the screens on the wall, he said vexedly, "This guy crippled more than two hundred criminals in one night, but didn't leave any footage of the scene. Such a cautious personality is so boring. What's the point of hiding? If it were me, I would just show my face on live TV and tell everyone that I'm Tony Stark! "
That being said, Tony still had mixed feelings as he watched Batman rush up from the outside of the building and catch Pepper, who had accidentally fallen off the building.
He felt like he had been tricked by a certain pretentious prick.
Even though he was belittling him, he had to admit that Batman's skills weren't bad.
Tony's belittling was all based on his own skills and resources.
Would Tony, who regarded himself as the smartest genius on Earth, think that anyone was better than him?
Besides, Batman hadn't exposed any clear clues up until now, which was enough to show that his armor was very likely a DIY product.
If Tony wanted to make a suit of armor, especially one that included cutting-edge technology, he couldn't hide his purchase list from someone with ulterior motives.
Batman's equipment didn't seem very technologically advanced, but its source was completely kept a secret. That was probably why it was so simple and crude.
Tony still believed that Batman was deliberately hiding all information about himself.
He didn't have any proof, but he firmly believed that he had seen through this pretentious prick.
"Batman, just you wait!" Tony murmured. "When my armor comes out, I'll catch you and take off your mask."
As he spoke, he looked at a spot not far away. A set of silver humanoid armor had already taken shape, and there were still a lot of parts that needed to be tested before they could be fitted with suitable parts.
As long as the armor was complete, he was confident that he could easily catch Batman, and even toy with this pretentious prick.
Thinking of this, Tony was once again inspired. He pulled open many brilliant light screens and continued to work.
…
In the following days, Luke and Selina's lives returned to normal.
In the meantime, Luke received a call from Weyland, who invited him to do a private job again.
Although Luke was tempted by Weyland's location, he still turned him down in the end.
The Amazon wasn't a peaceful place. More importantly, it would take a long time to come out. A conservative estimate was three to six weeks.
Los Angeles was a good time to earn points, and Luke planned to make Batman a living target to cover up the Ghost Butcher.
He was saving up for his life as a New York detective, so he hadn't gone on this private job, even though Weyland had offered him five million.
However, Luke still gave Weyland a phone number and promised that it would be a good choice.
The prerequisite was that the money could not be too little, starting from one million. It would be best to pay half of the deposit first.
With Luke's suggestion, Weyland didn't return empty-handed.
Although in his investigation, a certain person had a lot of bad habits, he had a good reputation in the industry. He was definitely a good example of someone who did as much as he was paid.
Luke that he he would, and wouldn't do for him. that, that. "t" to say...
It was just a matter of spending some money, so he dialed the number.
A day later, a private jet flew from Los Angeles to Brazil.
Apart from that, Jenny's phone company was already taking shape. Luke visited her a few times to fix the problems with the production line.
What surprised Luke even more was that Jenny had negotiated with Weyland Corporation and facilitated the company's decision to build a wireless network.
When Luke hugged her and asked how she had done it, Jenny chuckled and said, "I didn't say that you were a big boss, but I said that we were close friends. Chairman Weyland arranged a meeting very quickly. You probably aren't interested in anything else, so I won't go into details. However, Weyland expressed great interest in the combination of wireless networks and smartphones … "
At this point, she hesitated.
Looking at her face, Luke asked with a smile, "Is there anything else?"
Pondering for a moment, Jenny said, "But Chairman Weyland wants to invest in our phone company."
Luke raised an eyebrow. "How much?"
Jenny chuckled. "Based on our cash investment and shares, I estimate the phone company to be worth two billion dollars, and he wants 30% to 50% of the shares."
Luke was surprised. "Is our phone company's valuation that high?"
Jenny sighed. "If we already had a wireless network, I would've valued it several times more. Weyland is a smart old man. We've already done most of the preliminary work. What we need now is the wireless network and large-scale marketing in front of our superiors. Weyland Corporation will be able to make money directly after they join. "
Luke nodded. He didn't know much about business, and wasn't going to delve into it.
Pondering for a moment, he said, "We can give in on the capital, but try to keep his shares as low as possible. Ten to 20% at most. If he's unwilling, then forget it. At most, we'll submit the wireless network to a few other companies. Like I said, business is business. "
Jenny heaved a sigh of relief. She had been afraid that Luke would open his mouth and directly agree to give up a lot of his shares, which would be detrimental to the company's future financing and operations.
She was the CEO of this phone company, and Luke, the absolute major shareholder, wasn't in charge. Any action that weakened his shares would weaken her authority. Of course she had to be careful.
After solving this big problem, she once again brought up another big unsolved problem. "Now, what is our phone called? We can't call it Cosmic Cube, right? It sounds a little awkward, and it's hard to remember. "
Luke found that odd. "Apple? Didn't we talk about that last time?"
Jenny was angry. "Can't you be more serious? You actually call such a groundbreaking smartphone an Apple? Even the logo has been gnawed on? Are you hinting to our users that the new phones they're buying are second-hand? "
Luke was lost for words. But this second-hand Apple was worth hundreds of billions in his previous life, and dominated the global high-end phone market!
Frustrated by the rejection, Luke agreed to Jenny's phone brand name — Timet!
In Chinese, it would be … Titanium Phone.
Luke couldn't complain. In any case, it was fine as long as Jenny liked the name. Whatever lousy Apple it was, it was fine.
But when he thought of an advertisement in his previous life about an ugly bald man holding a phone, he decided that when the Titanium phone came out in the future, he would get a high-quality imitation without a brand, and never use a genuine Titanium phone.
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