Marvel’s Speedsters

After rewarding John, Ross left the lab to pick up his girlfriend and tonight held the third annual Tony Stark Firefighters Family Fundraiser, and he was one of the invited attendees.

Taking Mary Jane all the way to the party venue, getting out of the car and handing the keys to the waiter, Ross took his girlfriend’s arm and the two walked side by side on the red carpet.

It was close to half past seven in the evening, many celebrities came to the hall, large posters were hung all around the building, reporters gathered outside the isolation belt, raised their cameras to frequently press the shutter on the guests passing by on the carpet, the snowy light flashed again and again, and by the light, some Stark supporters or groupies kept holding homemade signs and screaming inside.

Walking to the entrance, Pepper greeted him.

“Hello, Rose; Hello, Mary Jane. ”

Today, she is dressed elegantly and decently, and if her face is not slightly haggard, she must be the focus of the party.

Mary Jane and her greeted each other politely, and then under Pepper’s guidance, found Gwen and Harry’s girlfriend Felicia, who accompanied her father, and the three of them knew each other well and happened to get together to chat.

“I haven’t heard from you lately.” Ross waved to his girlfriend and looked down at Pepper.

“Same as before.” Pepper’s expression was very calm. “Have you heard about Susan’s space accident?”

Just the day before, Doom Technology’s space station due to careless operation, accidentally involved in a high-energy cosmic storm suffered huge losses |, not only the experiment with huge investment failed, the company’s newly established image also suffered heavy setbacks, including chairman Victor Doom and many other personnel were injured in varying severity, Susan sisters and brothers were also among them, fortunately no personnel died, and now they have been successfully rescued back to the ground command center.

After learning about this, Ross immediately sent his condolences, and if necessary, he promised to give each astronaut a special gift of Phinex potion for treatment.

Of course, things shouldn’t have gone that far, and if it was as he knew, then when these people woke up, the Fantastic Four would be born.

It also includes the famous Dr. Doom.

Talking casually |, Pepper asked as if unintentionally.

“You bought Stark stock?”

“Bought a little.” Ross replied unabashedly. “Six million in securities financing, last time I mentioned it, I can be regarded as a minority shareholder of Stark, although it is only temporary.”

To finance securities is to go short, and Rose’s frankness surprised Pepper, and her eyes were a little complicated. Tony’s coldness these days cannot be without a reason, she knows a little more or less through side observation, but this does not complain about Ross, and she also knows that she has not revealed insider information to anyone at all, so after being angry, she can’t help but feel a faint disappointment in Stark.

Although there were emotions in his heart, Pepper still had to greet the guests, and the two did not say more, and after chatting a few words, they passed by.

Just a few steps away, Pepper suddenly called out to him from behind.

“Are the things we’ve mentioned before still valid?”

Ross paused for a moment, and immediately nodded in confirmation.

“Of course! Whenever that position is for you, I need your help very, very much. ”

His tone was very decisive, and the two consecutive emphasis also moved Pepper a little, and she nodded slightly with her eyelashes lowered, promising to give him news as soon as possible.

Coming to the three girls, Rose meets Peter, who accompanies Felicia to the party on behalf of Harry. This time he was not attending the party as a reporter, so he was not stopped outside.

Compared with the bumpy experience of superheroes, Peter’s journalistic career is very smooth, Ross usually takes good care of him, and any news is always published through him in the daily Clarion newspaper, almost turning the gossip tabloid into the official media of the laboratory, which benefits both the newspaper and Peter himself. In addition, Harry, another friend who is vacationing in Spain, is also willing to help him, so now Peter not only has the status of a formal reporter, but also rushes to a higher position, | career is proud, and the whole person looks much more confident than in the past.

Seeing his old classmate coming, Peter quickly came to his side.

“Someone has been collecting information about you and Miss Potts lately.”

Potts is Pepper’s surname.

Peter whispered, and Rose raised an eyebrow.

“Any idea who it is?” He asked.

“Christine, a reporter from Vanity Fair, I heard that the other day she bought a few photos of you from the paparazzi and resold them to Stark Industries, and now this industry is privately spreading your scandals.”

Ross suddenly wondered, no wonder he felt like there was more flash when he talked to Pepper just now. Looking at Pepper’s depressed look, it is estimated that he has suffered a lot of grievances in the past few days, but no matter what the female reporter who has had a relationship with Tony thinks in private, Rose is the one who really benefits.

“Would you like to repeat these words to Miss Potts, and by the way tell her I’m sorry?” Ross did not intend to hide it from Pepper, and the more frank this time, the more sincere it was.

Peter nodded without hesitation, if Ross hadn’t said this, he would have been embarrassed to get involved, and now the next Daily Horn news headline might have taken down.

Looking at the back of his old classmate, Ross talked and laughed with his girlfriend, who was still talking, and turned around and walked into the hall.

As soon as he entered, he saw the mustache man in the center of the crowd surrounded by beautiful girls.

This familiar face he has seen many times, that is Tony Stark, the Iron Man who has not yet announced his identity.

Tony felt his gaze and immediately turned his head to look over, almost at the same time he saw Ross, and the two people just made eye contact, as if stirring up countless sparks in the void.

It was their first time meeting, but they already knew each other quite well and were not strangers.

After a brief glance, Tony clapped his hands, drawing the guests’ attention to himself.

“Ladies and gentlemen!” He shouted and pointed his finger at Ross. “Allow me to introduce you to this guest, Mr. Ross Byrne, a genius from the cutting-edge technology laboratory, and I am very pleased to have Mr. Byrne to our charity gala.”

His words sounded very attentive at first, but no one could misunderstand the strong irony in his tone.

Hearing Stark’s accentuation on the word “genius”, many guests chuckled thoughtfully, the competition between the two geniuses has been hyped in the newspaper for many days, and Stark is one of them compared to Ross, a pure newcomer. In particular, some representatives from the pharmaceutical industry have long had a prejudice against Ross, who affects the interests of the company, but they can’t help him. Now seeing Ross and Tony confronting, the laughter became more and more unscrupulous, as if Stark had helped them regain the face of big business.

“I heard that S.T.A.R. has set a price for Finix Pharmacy, which costs $2,500 per month for a daily dose of 400 mg of stock solution and $3,500 per month for 600 mg of treatment, and I can’t help but say that your money is really profitable.”

Separated from the crowd, just walked to Ross’s side, Tony mockingly accused, and the people next to him made gestures of watching the play, especially several attendees in the pharmaceutical industry, and their attitude was particularly unfriendly.

“No matter how high the profit is, the Jericho missile costs $1.5 million each, but Stark Industries sells to the Ministry of Defense for a full five million, which does not include the cost of missile launch facilities and training, which shows that I still have a lot to learn compared to my predecessors.”

Ross immediately sneered.

Speaking of missiles, Tony was somewhat embarrassed, the people present did not know that he was Iron Man, but no one did not know, he was in danger because he went to the front to sell Jericho missiles, and was mentioned in public, which made him a little faceless.

“I think you must be mistaken, we are not arms dealers now. Stark Industries has reached an agreement with Hammer Industries that in the future, they will take over the suspended military industry, and in the future, Stark will completely withdraw from the arms industry and | into the energy field… Of course, entering the pharmaceutical industry is not ruled out in the |future, it is said that 10 pharmaceutical companies in the list of the world’s top 500 companies last year made more profits than the other 490 companies combined, and I also want to go in and cut the cake to make up for the loss of Stark Industries’ stock. ”

As soon as Tony’s slightly threatening words came out, the people next to him exchanged ears.

The news of Hammer Industries’ acquisition of Stark’s weapons division is not a secret, and the impact of this news needs to be further observed, but it is the first time that everyone has heard about Stark Industries’ consideration of entering the pharmaceutical industry |, which involves the interests of many people, so suddenly the atmosphere is a little strange.

No long-headed company in any industry wants to see Stark, a behemoth, step in, the cutting-edge technology laboratory is just a wolf, but Stark Industries is a lion, with his scientific research ability may not be able to roll up a storm like Ross. Thinking like this, several representatives of the medical community who were originally echoing Tony stammered, and their expressions seemed very unnatural.

“If that’s the case, then I would like to welcome it on behalf of the Advanced Technology Lab.” Ross wasn’t worried at all.

“Honestly?” Tony squinted at him.

“Of course.” Ross nodded at him.

“But I don’t think you will do it, at least not for the time being, your goal is not in the field of medicine.”

“What do you say?” Tony’s momentum rose again, and he felt that the other party began to show weakness.

“I noticed the acquisition of Hammer Industries, they took most of the plants, but Stark Industries still retained high-precision manufacturing capabilities, surpassing other competitors in the industry in both areas of ultra-precision machining technology and manufacturing automation, and this is the most profitable part. From this point of view, only the low-end sectors with relatively low added value have been transferred, Stark still has the highest value-added link in the industrial value chain, which can be seen as a self-upgrade, Hammer Industries thinks that it has taken away the lucrative military industry and can redivide the market, but if Stark Industries believes that there is a need to return to the military industry, then it can still quickly become the leader of the industry. ”

Tony was stunned, Ross did say part of his considerations, although he withdrew from the military industry, he did not think about completely giving up manufacturing capabilities, in his considerations, advanced robotics and satellite guidance systems still have to be preserved, and he wants to carry these departments forward in the future.

“You thought of this yourself?” The corner of Tony’s mouth twitched, the other party is an emerging force, but his vision is old, even Obadiah did not expect that he dared to transform so boldly, but Ross guessed that maybe it was because he belonged to the younger generation, and his courage and courage were stronger.

“It seems that you know a lot about me, so I can also guess what you think.”

Tony handed over a glass of wine, and at this time the two felt a little confidant.

“As far as I know, your potion pricing is not very high, and there is no limit on production, originally I thought that you were doing it to quickly return funds, or did not notice the impact of the stock solution that may be hoarded by downstream manufacturers in large quantities, but now it seems that you are not arrogant enough to think that others cannot crack the formula, but you intend to do so.”

He looked tentatively at Rose, who smiled silently.

“If you want to tear a hole in the cured industry field, it must not be long before downstream small and medium-sized manufacturers and hospitals will develop new applications on the basis of the original solution, just as many anti-cold drugs and anti-allergy drugs contain chlorbenamine maleate, and use it as a material medicine.” Since it can stimulate cell growth and reconstruct limbs, it must also have some effect in the field of beauty and fitness. ”

“These new applications will affect the market share of the original patented drugs, if competitors can not crack the formula for a while, and do not want to lose the market, then they can only choose to purchase the original solution from you, and your low-price strategy can effectively weaken the desire of most manufacturers to develop their own |, there is no alternative, and they are unwilling to lose the market, coupled with external competition, and finally they can only recognize your industry status, so that you become an irreplaceable member, and then have a fuller advantage to re-divide the solidified industry.”

Tony’s words surprised everyone slightly, they did not expect Ross’s ambition to be so big, and he was not satisfied with becoming a basic drug provider, but unconsciously extended his hand to a deeper industrial chain.

After listening to Stark’s speculation, almost everyone turned to look at Rose, but he was noncommittal, toasted and touched Tony lightly.

Now everyone feels that the path of the two companies is very clear under each other’s analysis, and no one is present at Hammer Industries, so everyone cannot observe their reaction, but the representative of the pharmaceutical group is already full of haze.

Although they are angry at the two people who regard the pharmaceutical market as prey and no one in their eyes, they are wary of Ross’s ambitions, but this is a conspiracy, even if everyone knows what the laboratory intends to do, it is impossible to mobilize the whole industry to launch a sniper attack out of their own position, some people’s interests are damaged, there will inevitably be people who benefit, maybe many people have seen the trend, but they will only think from their own perspective. After thinking about it like this, those people still felt helpless in their hearts, unless they cracked the formula, it was indeed difficult for them to find a way to boycott the laboratory.

There was a lot of discussion in the crowd, and the usually high-profile CEO Obadai uncharacteristically did not participate in the conversation this time, he just received an extremely bad news for himself, put down the phone, looked at the crowd with cold eyes, turned and walked out of the hall.