The first genius of American comics

Chapter 200 The Individual and the Macro

Parker has enhanced brain and eyesight, so the speed of reading contracts is far faster than ordinary people (these days, if a superman does not have these two abilities, he will be embarrassed to debut)

Because of this, Parker has a strange expression.

"Khan, I read the contract, and I honestly don't believe it."

"I don't quite believe it? You mean this contract is fake?"

Parker shook his head.

"Although I have never had a formal job, I have done a lot of part-time jobs and seen many contracts. Your contract form is definitely a valid contract in terms of format, but the terms on it..."

"Is there a problem with the terms? I asked our company's legal department to spend time writing it. Is there any error or overlord clause in it?"

"It's not an overlord clause, but it's unreasonable. To put it bluntly, this contract is like giving away money for nothing. Although I am poor, Khan, I will never ask for charity from others, so you should take it back. "

"Charity? Do you think this contract is a kind of charity? Hahahaha..."

Wang Khan was directly amused. He smiled and looked at Gwen. Gwen shook his head slightly and spoke.

"Peter Parker, you should have been to college, right? I seem to have seen your name in Columbia University's alumni list."

Parker nodded. He did go to a university, but it was a pity that he had to suspend school later. It was not because of his poor academic performance. He is a hero, he can also become a very accomplished scientist, and the general university courses will not be difficult for him at all.

The reason for suspending school is that there is no money. Universities in beautiful countries are not cheap, especially prestigious schools. Unless you can get a full scholarship or have a mine at home, otherwise, almost all college students have to apply for student loans. There are many College graduates have worked for decades and still have no way to pay off their student loans.

Secondly, he wanted to be Spider-Man, which made him miss a lot of courses, and he couldn't graduate at all. In the end, he had to suspend school. I have to say that Parker sacrificed a lot for the phrase "with great power comes great responsibility" thing.

"Since you have been to college, you should have taken economics courses, right? Let me test you, Parker, what is the most important thing for economic development?"

Parker thought about it, and felt that there were many answers to this question. If he really answered it, he felt that writing a paper might not be able to answer it comprehensively.

"There must be competitive products, core technologies, output, and sales..."

Gwen cut Parker off with a wave.

"These things you said are all ways to increase economic profits. These are not a problem for the current umbrella. I know why you say this contract is a handout, because it does not conform to the capitalist operating model. Every company in our company Pay you a high salary every month, but don't ask you to do anything, so you think it's unreasonable, right?"

Parker nodded slightly. It was as if a company came to the door and said, "From now on, you don't have to do anything every month, just sleep every day, and then the company will give you a monthly salary of 100 million dollars!"

At first glance, it is indeed charity, and the amount of charity is quite a lot, comparable to senior executives of large companies.

"If you are an ordinary person, then this contract is indeed a charity, but you are not, you are a good neighbor in New York, you are a world-famous Spider-Man, and most importantly, you are a person who regards helping the weak as his mission in life Hero, even if we don't ask for anything, you will maintain the peace of the community, right?"

Parker nodded again, he was absolutely sure that no matter what happened, he was Spider-Man and would not allow any crime to happen before his eyes.

"That's it. As long as you continue to be Spider-Man, it will be a big profit for our company. For this, you only need to pay a monthly price of 100 million US dollars, which is really nothing."

Parker still doesn't understand, or in other words, people who have been brainwashed by Western capitalism don't understand that there is still money to be made as a vigilante?This is so inconsistent with capitalist values.

Even if some organizations also fund people with superpowers, it is not to let people with superpowers become vigilantes, but to become thugs and bodyguards of capital. If Umbrella supports Parker while letting him do things for Umbrella Corporation, that is capitalism behavior style.And definitely not like this now, there is no need to do anything, just maintain the status quo.

Seeing that Parker still didn't understand, Wang Khan secretly lamented that the poison of capitalism was really high, so he had no choice but to speak up.

"Parker, what do you think Umbrella Corporation means for New York?"

"This... your company is equivalent to the king of New York. I'm afraid the city government will be controlled by you, right?"

"Haha, how dare you say that the current mayor is my future father-in-law, are you trying to provoke the relationship between me and my fiancée?"

Gwen blushed, and Parker quickly shook his hand.

"I didn't mean that, I just..."

"Well, you're right. In New York, the Umbrella Company has the final say. The Umbrella Company is the actual manager here. Since it's a manager, you can't just look at the immediate interests when you do anything. Instead, we need to think about the problem from a more macro perspective. Since it is a macro, then for a city’s economy, good law and order and a stable situation are the most important.”

"If it is still like New York in the past, there will be a wave of gun battles between gangsters on two streets in three days, and gangs and evil forces will occupy every community, it will greatly affect the image of New York and undermine the confidence of investors. After all, there is no serious Merchants will do business in a city where citizens are not even guaranteed physical safety."

"And the police are bound by the law in many cases. It's okay to let them fight criminals, but they have no power to deal with gangsters who are good at exploiting legal loopholes, and you don't have to care about these."

"As long as you are sure that they are engaged in criminal activities, just fight them directly. If something happens, the umbrella will send the best lawyer team to help you file a lawsuit. You just need to stick to your previous style of behavior. From an individual point of view, you This contract seems to be a big loss for our company, but if you look at it from a macro perspective, it is actually a big profit for us, do you understand now?"

As smart as Parker, he has now fully understood that this simple truth makes sense at all. The reason why Parker couldn't figure it out just now is that private companies in capitalist countries have never done things like this.

Not to mention private companies, even many government agencies only value profits. Things like issuing fines and bonuses have long been a common phenomenon. It is impossible to spend money to support vigilantes.

After understanding all this, Parker did not refuse, and decisively signed his name on the contract. After all, Parker is not a saint. Now he has an aunt to support and a girlfriend by his side. It's too hard.

As the saying goes, money is the guts of a hero, do you still want to be a hero without money?Why is Iron Man the most popular in Avengers? Isn't it because he is rich? !

Now that such a good opportunity is in front of him, Parker is not stupid, so naturally he will not refuse.

After sending the Parker family away, Gwen whispered, "Are you really not going to capture him?"

"There's no need for that. I got the spider serum a long time ago. There's no need to bother Parker anymore. Besides, a person can become a hero not only by relying on super strength, but more importantly, the spirit of self-sacrifice and self-sacrifice. In this regard, Parker is worth everything." I just don’t want this rare fire of a hero to be blown out by the cold wind of reality.”

Just as he was speaking, the voice of the Red Queen came.

"Guardian, Natasha and Maria Hill went to contact Steve Rogers."

As soon as Wang Khan heard it, he knew that the three aerospace aircraft carriers were about to take off, and Washington, which had just experienced the war not long ago, was about to suffer another disaster.

(End of this chapter)