Chapter 21 You can't refuse the favor
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Li Yu Er
Looking at Reed's eyes, Tony's mouth curled into a smile, "How much do you want?"
"The more the merrier!" Reed said bluntly.
Tony raised an eyebrow immediately.
"Then how much would it cost to acquire your team?"
Tony asked a question that Reed didn't expect.
Reid couldn't help frowning. He came here to talk about investment, not to sell himself.
"Mr. Tony, I don't work for anyone or any company, I only accept business investment."
He said with a serious face, but Tony smiled indifferently.
"Everyone has their own price. If you don't agree, it means that my price is not enough. Why don't you do this? I'll make a price. Listen and see."
After the words fell, without giving Reid a chance to refuse, Tony directly asked the price.
"With an annual research funding of 500 billion meters gold, you have absolute autonomy, and no one, including me, will interfere with your research."
"In addition, you and your team enjoy half of the profits of the things you research. What do you think of the price?"
Tony looked at Reed with a smile on his face, while Reed remained calm and didn't speak.
It's not that he didn't respond, but that he didn't know what to say.
Although he was extremely resolute before, Tony gave too much.
500 billion meters of gold, more than his previous combined research funding, and this is only one year's funding.
Absolute autonomy ensures that one's own research will not be interfered with in any way, no different from what he is doing now,
Although half of the research profits are shared by the entire team, it is still much higher than it is now.
When other consortiums invest in his research, at least [-]% of the profits will be taken away, and the rest will belong to him and his team.
A [-]% increase in profits represents a profit of one billion, tens of billions of rice.
He really wanted to refuse as firmly as before and stick to his bottom line, but he couldn't say anything when the words of rejection came to his lips.
Therefore, he could only remain silent.
As for his reaction, Tony was not surprised. In his whole life, he pursued nothing more than fame and fortune.
This is a real world, not a movie from a previous life. Superheroes are people too, and they need money and food.
Do you really think that everyone can generate electricity for love and protect all mankind?
Don't make trouble, everyone is very busy.
It is still credible for an individual to have lofty ideals, but a group of extraordinary people gather together just to be babysitters for others, and it is still free, is it possible?
It can only be said that those movies in the previous life forcibly endowed many heroes with lofty ideals for the development of the plot.
In fact, everyone is an ordinary person, at most an ordinary person with some superpowers, money, status, beautiful women, whoever doesn't like it, can really all become saints.
"What do I need to pay?"
Reed asked dryly, he no longer thinks about rejection, and he doesn't believe that he doesn't need to pay anything after getting such a big benefit.
"It's very simple. I have been working for me. In addition, I need your help with some things, and you can't refuse."
"Anything else?" Reed asked.
Tony shrugged, "No, that's all."
After the words fell, Reed thought silently again.
There is no doubt that as long as he accepts this contract, he and his team will be tied to Tony for the rest of their lives.
So, is it worth it?
It's a question worth pondering, and one he'll need to discuss with his team members.
Thinking of this, Reed apologized: "Mr. Tony, I need to go back and think about it."
"No problem, I'll give you three days, come to me after you've made up your mind."
Hearing this, Reed nodded, then got up and left the villa.
Along the way, Reid's head seemed a little dizzy, and the huge benefits made him lose his previous calmness.
When he returned to his company, he immediately called his team.
Soon, two men and a woman appeared in the meeting room, and they were also members of the future Fantastic Four, Susan.Storm, Johnny.Storm, Ben.Graham.
Looking at Reed's calm expression, the three of them thought he was still worrying about research funding, so they all started talking.
"Reed, is the company out of money? We still have some savings here. We will call you later, let's support it for a while."
Hearing what they said, Reid looked up at the crowd, then shook his head, "Don't worry about the research funding. I've found someone to invest in, but I'm hesitant to accept it, so I ask you to discuss it."
After the words fell, several people couldn't help being overjoyed, and Johnny even said directly: "There is nothing to discuss about this. It is a good thing for someone to invest, just agree directly."
Ben was more focused than Johnny. Looking at Reed's calm face, he asked, "Is it true that they want too much of it? It doesn't matter. As long as someone invests, we should give up some benefits."
"That's right, Reed, don't think too much about us, if you think it's appropriate, just agree directly."
Susan also spoke in comfort.
Apparently, she and Ben had an idea.
Seeing everyone thinking about themselves, Reid couldn't help showing a smile on his face.
"No, the other party's conditions are very loose, but he is not simply investing in projects, he wants to invest in our team."
After finishing speaking, Reed explained Tony's conditions and the price they had to pay to everyone.
After listening, everyone fell silent.
Needless to say the conditions, no one can not be tempted.
However, they have to be tied to one person all the time in the future, which makes them hesitate.
After all, no one can tell what the future holds.
After a long time, Johnny took the initiative and said, "Ahem, everyone, I don't know if you know one thing."
"Stark Industries is delisted."
"Ok?"
Everyone looked at him suspiciously.
Johnny continued: "Not long ago, Stark Industries delisted and completed privatization, that is to say, our investor Tony holds 100% of Stark Industries' shares."
"As a military enterprise, do you think Stark Industries may go bankrupt overnight?"
Speaking of this, everyone realized what Johnny meant.
After the privatization of Stark Industries, unless there are problems in the business of Stark Industries itself, resulting in a breakdown of the capital chain and bankruptcy of the company, it will basically not be defeated.
The military industry is one of the most profitable industries in the world, and the U.S. military spends a large amount of military expenses every year to purchase and replace equipment.
So, basically, unless the United States is destroyed, it is basically impossible for Stark Industries to go bankrupt.
Not absolute, of course, but the chances of something going wrong for other reasons are extremely small.
So do they still need to worry about the future they are worried about?
After thinking through this layer, everyone's faces suddenly became less dull, and became lighter visible to the naked eye.
"The more the merrier!" Reed said bluntly.
Tony raised an eyebrow immediately.
"Then how much would it cost to acquire your team?"
Tony asked a question that Reed didn't expect.
Reid couldn't help frowning. He came here to talk about investment, not to sell himself.
"Mr. Tony, I don't work for anyone or any company, I only accept business investment."
He said with a serious face, but Tony smiled indifferently.
"Everyone has their own price. If you don't agree, it means that my price is not enough. Why don't you do this? I'll make a price. Listen and see."
After the words fell, without giving Reid a chance to refuse, Tony directly asked the price.
"With an annual research funding of 500 billion meters gold, you have absolute autonomy, and no one, including me, will interfere with your research."
"In addition, you and your team enjoy half of the profits of the things you research. What do you think of the price?"
Tony looked at Reed with a smile on his face, while Reed remained calm and didn't speak.
It's not that he didn't respond, but that he didn't know what to say.
Although he was extremely resolute before, Tony gave too much.
500 billion meters of gold, more than his previous combined research funding, and this is only one year's funding.
Absolute autonomy ensures that one's own research will not be interfered with in any way, no different from what he is doing now,
Although half of the research profits are shared by the entire team, it is still much higher than it is now.
When other consortiums invest in his research, at least [-]% of the profits will be taken away, and the rest will belong to him and his team.
A [-]% increase in profits represents a profit of one billion, tens of billions of rice.
He really wanted to refuse as firmly as before and stick to his bottom line, but he couldn't say anything when the words of rejection came to his lips.
Therefore, he could only remain silent.
As for his reaction, Tony was not surprised. In his whole life, he pursued nothing more than fame and fortune.
This is a real world, not a movie from a previous life. Superheroes are people too, and they need money and food.
Do you really think that everyone can generate electricity for love and protect all mankind?
Don't make trouble, everyone is very busy.
It is still credible for an individual to have lofty ideals, but a group of extraordinary people gather together just to be babysitters for others, and it is still free, is it possible?
It can only be said that those movies in the previous life forcibly endowed many heroes with lofty ideals for the development of the plot.
In fact, everyone is an ordinary person, at most an ordinary person with some superpowers, money, status, beautiful women, whoever doesn't like it, can really all become saints.
"What do I need to pay?"
Reed asked dryly, he no longer thinks about rejection, and he doesn't believe that he doesn't need to pay anything after getting such a big benefit.
"It's very simple. I have been working for me. In addition, I need your help with some things, and you can't refuse."
"Anything else?" Reed asked.
Tony shrugged, "No, that's all."
After the words fell, Reed thought silently again.
There is no doubt that as long as he accepts this contract, he and his team will be tied to Tony for the rest of their lives.
So, is it worth it?
It's a question worth pondering, and one he'll need to discuss with his team members.
Thinking of this, Reed apologized: "Mr. Tony, I need to go back and think about it."
"No problem, I'll give you three days, come to me after you've made up your mind."
Hearing this, Reed nodded, then got up and left the villa.
Along the way, Reid's head seemed a little dizzy, and the huge benefits made him lose his previous calmness.
When he returned to his company, he immediately called his team.
Soon, two men and a woman appeared in the meeting room, and they were also members of the future Fantastic Four, Susan.Storm, Johnny.Storm, Ben.Graham.
Looking at Reed's calm expression, the three of them thought he was still worrying about research funding, so they all started talking.
"Reed, is the company out of money? We still have some savings here. We will call you later, let's support it for a while."
Hearing what they said, Reid looked up at the crowd, then shook his head, "Don't worry about the research funding. I've found someone to invest in, but I'm hesitant to accept it, so I ask you to discuss it."
After the words fell, several people couldn't help being overjoyed, and Johnny even said directly: "There is nothing to discuss about this. It is a good thing for someone to invest, just agree directly."
Ben was more focused than Johnny. Looking at Reed's calm face, he asked, "Is it true that they want too much of it? It doesn't matter. As long as someone invests, we should give up some benefits."
"That's right, Reed, don't think too much about us, if you think it's appropriate, just agree directly."
Susan also spoke in comfort.
Apparently, she and Ben had an idea.
Seeing everyone thinking about themselves, Reid couldn't help showing a smile on his face.
"No, the other party's conditions are very loose, but he is not simply investing in projects, he wants to invest in our team."
After finishing speaking, Reed explained Tony's conditions and the price they had to pay to everyone.
After listening, everyone fell silent.
Needless to say the conditions, no one can not be tempted.
However, they have to be tied to one person all the time in the future, which makes them hesitate.
After all, no one can tell what the future holds.
After a long time, Johnny took the initiative and said, "Ahem, everyone, I don't know if you know one thing."
"Stark Industries is delisted."
"Ok?"
Everyone looked at him suspiciously.
Johnny continued: "Not long ago, Stark Industries delisted and completed privatization, that is to say, our investor Tony holds 100% of Stark Industries' shares."
"As a military enterprise, do you think Stark Industries may go bankrupt overnight?"
Speaking of this, everyone realized what Johnny meant.
After the privatization of Stark Industries, unless there are problems in the business of Stark Industries itself, resulting in a breakdown of the capital chain and bankruptcy of the company, it will basically not be defeated.
The military industry is one of the most profitable industries in the world, and the U.S. military spends a large amount of military expenses every year to purchase and replace equipment.
So, basically, unless the United States is destroyed, it is basically impossible for Stark Industries to go bankrupt.
Not absolute, of course, but the chances of something going wrong for other reasons are extremely small.
So do they still need to worry about the future they are worried about?
After thinking through this layer, everyone's faces suddenly became less dull, and became lighter visible to the naked eye.
