Marvel's Speedster

After rewarding John, Ross left the laboratory to pick up his girlfriend, and tonight held the third Tony Stark Firefighter Family Fundraising Gala, and he was also one of the invited participants

He took Mary Jane all the way to the party venue, got off the car and handed over the keys to the waiter. Ross held his girlfriend's arm and the two walked onto the red carpet side by side.

At the moment, it was almost 7:30 in the evening. Many celebrities from all walks of life came to the lobby. Large posters were hung everywhere around the building. The light flickered again and again, and some Stark supporters or groupies kept holding self-made slogans and screaming inside under the illumination of the lights.

Walking to the entrance, Pepper greeted her.

"Hello, Ross; hello, Mary-Jane.

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

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

"I haven't heard much from you lately." Ross waved to his girlfriend, bowed his head and said to Pepper.

"Same as before." Pepper's expression was very calm. "Have you heard about Susan's space accident?"

Just the day before, Dum Technology's space station was accidentally involved in a high-energy cosmic storm due to careless operation and suffered huge amounts of losses. Not only did the experiment that invested heavily in it fail, but the company's newly established image also suffered serious setbacks, including Many people, including Chairman Victor Dum, were injured in varying severity, including Susan and his brother. Fortunately, no one died, and they have now been successfully rescued back to the ground command center.

After knowing this, Ross immediately sent his condolences, and if necessary [he promised to give each space string a special Phoenix potion for treatment.

Definitely, things shouldn't develop to that extent, if as he knows, then after these people wake up, the Fantastic Four will be born soon.

It also includes the famous Doctor Doom.

Casual|Talking a few words, Pepper seemed to ask unintentionally.

"You bought stock in Stark Corporation?"

"Bought a little." Ross answered unabashedly. "Six million securities lending. I mentioned it last time. I can be regarded as a minority shareholder of Stark, although it's only temporary."

Securities lending is short selling. Ross's frankness was beyond Pepper's expectation, and her eyes were a bit complicated. Tony's indifference in the past few days could not be without reason. She learned a little bit through side observation, but she couldn't blame Ross, and she also knew that she had never disclosed any inside information to anyone, so after getting angry, she couldn't help but feel sorry for Stark. There was a hint of disappointment.

Although there were emotions in his heart, Pepper still had to greet the guests. The two didn't say anything more, and passed by after chatting for a few words.

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

"Is the thing we mentioned before still valid?"

Ross was taken aback for a moment, and immediately nodded in confirmation.

"Definitely! Whenever, that position is for you, and I need your help very, very much."

His tone was very decisive, and Pepper was a little moved by his emphasis twice in a row. She lowered her eyelashes slightly and nodded, promising to give him news as soon as possible.

Coming to the three girls, Ross meets Peter who accompanied Felicia to the party for Harry. This time he did not attend the party as a reporter, so he was not stopped outside.

Compared with the ups and downs of superhero, Peter's career as a reporter is very smooth, Ross usually takes good care of him, and any news is always published on the Daily Bugle through him as soon as possible, almost turning this gossip tabloid into the official media of the laboratory , which benefited both the newspaper and Peter himself. In addition, another friend Harry who was on vacation in Spain was also willing to help him, so now Peter has not only obtained the status of an official reporter, but is also sprinting for a higher position. Much more confident than in the past.

Seeing his old classmate coming over, the subject hurriedly moved to his side.

"Someone has been gathering information about you and Miss Potts recently.

Potts is Pepper's last name.

Peter whispered, Ross raised an eyebrow.

"Do you know who it is?" he asked.

"Vanity Fair reporter Christine, I found out that a few days ago she spent a lot of money to buy a few photos of you from the paparazzi, and then resold them to Stark industry executives. "Now this industry is spreading rumors about your scandal. "

Ross suddenly realized, no wonder there seemed to be more flashes when he was talking to Pepper just now. Seeing Pepper's dejected look, it is estimated that he has suffered a lot of grievances these days, but no matter what the female reporter who had a relationship with Tony thinks in private, Ross is the one who really benefits.

"Would you like to repeat these words to Miss Potts and tell her that I'm sorry?" Ross didn't intend to hide it from Pepper. The more frank he was at this time, the more sincere he was.

Peter nodded without any hesitation. If Ross hadn't said this, he wouldn't have been ashamed to participate in it. Now the next time the Bugle Daily's news headline might be taken down.

Looking at the back of his old classmate, Ross chatted with his girlfriend, who was still in a good mood, before turning around and walking into the hall.

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

He has seen this familiar face many times, that is Tony Stark, the Iron Man whose identity has not been revealed yet.

Tony felt the gaze, turned his head to look over immediately, and saw Ross almost at the same time. The moment the two people's eyes met, it was as if countless sparks were sparked in the void.

This is the first time they have met, but they already know each other quite well, and they are not strangers.

After a brief eye contact, Tony clapped his hands, drawing the guests' attention to himself.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" he yelled, pointing his finger at Ross. "Please allow me to introduce this guest to you. He is Mr. Ross Byrne, a genius from a cutting-edge technology laboratory. It is a great honor to invite Mr. Byrne to participate in our charity gala. I am very happy."

His words sound very courteous at first glance, but no one can misunderstand the strong irony in his tone.

Hearing Stark's emphasis on the word "genius", many guests laughed knowingly. The competition between the two geniuses has been hyped in the newspapers for many days. Compared with Ross, a pure newcomer, Stark is one of them. . Especially some representatives from the pharmaceutical industry, they have long been prejudiced against Ross who affects the company's interests, but they can't do anything about him. Seeing Ross and Tony face off now, laughing all the more wantonly, as if Stark helped them get big business back.

"I heard that S.T.A.R. has established a price for the Phoenix drug. The daily dose of 400 mg stock solution treatment costs 2,500 US dollars per month, and the 600 mg treatment costs 3,500 US dollars per month. I can't help thinking To put it bluntly, your money is really easy to make.”

After parting the crowd, Tony started to accuse Ross sarcastically as soon as he got to Ross's side, and the people next to him made gestures of watching a show, especially the attendees from the pharmaceutical industry, whose attitudes were particularly unfriendly.

"No matter how high the profit is, it can't be as high as an arms dealer. The cost of each Jericho missile is 1.5 million US dollars, but the price Stark Industries sold to the Ministry of Defense is a full 5 million. This does not include the cost of missile launch facilities and training. It shows that compared with my predecessors, I still have a lot of homework to learn."

Ross immediately retorted.

Talking about the missile, Tony was somewhat embarrassed. The people present didn't know that he was Iron Man, but everyone knew that he was in danger because he went to the front line to sell the Jericho missile. He was a little pale.

"I think you must be mistaken. We are no longer an arms dealer. Stark Industries has reached an agreement with Hammer Industries. In the future, they will take over the suspended military industry department. Stark will completely withdraw from the arms industry and enter the energy field. .....definitely does not rule out entering the pharmaceutical industry in the future. It is said that the profits of 10 pharmaceutical companies in the list of the world's top 500 companies last year exceeded the sum of the profits of the other 490 companies. I also really want to go in and cut a piece of cake to make up for Stark Industrial stock losses."

As soon as Tony's slightly threatening words came out, the people next to him whispered to each other.

It is not a secret that Hanmer Industries has acquired Stark's weapons department. The impact of this news needs to be further observed. However, it is the first time everyone has heard of Stark Industries' consideration of entering the pharmaceutical industry. This involves the interests of many people, so suddenly The atmosphere is a little weird.

No leading enterprise in any industry is willing to see Stark, a behemoth, step in. The cutting-edge technology laboratory is just a wolf, but Stark industry is a lion. With his scientific research ability, he may not be able to stir up a storm like Ross. . Thinking about it this way, several representatives of the medical industry who were echoing Tony were dumbfounded, and their expressions seemed very unnatural.

...asking for flowers......

"If that's the case, then on behalf of the state-of-the-art lab, I'd like to welcome it." Ross wasn't worried at all.

"Truth?" Tony squinted at him.

"Definitely." Ross nodded at him.

"But I don't think you will do this, at least not for the time being, your goal is not in the medical field.

"How do you say?" Tony's momentum rose again, and he felt that the other party was beginning to show weakness.

"I noticed the content of the acquisition of Hammer Industries. They took away most of the factories, but Stark Industries still retains high-precision manufacturing capabilities. Both ultra-precision processing technology and manufacturing automation are beyond other competitors in the industry, and this is also The most lucrative part. From this point of view, only the middle and low-end sectors with relatively low added value have been transferred, and Stark still owns the link with the highest added value in the industrial value chain. This can be regarded as a self-upgrade. Hammer Industries It thinks it can redefine the market by taking away the lucrative military sector, but if Stark Industries sees the need to return to the military industry, it can still quickly become a leader in the industry."

Tony was stunned. Ross did say that part of his consideration was true. Although he withdrew from the military industry, he did not think about giving up manufacturing Ability completely. In his consideration, high-level robots and satellite guidance systems should still be preserved. He also wanted to make those departments great.

"You came up with this yourself?" Tony's mouth twitched. The other party was an emerging force, but his eyesight was very old. Even Obaday didn't expect that he would dare to make such a bold transformation, but Ross guessed it. Because of the generation, courage and courage are stronger.

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"It seems that you know a lot about me, so I will also guess what you think."

Tony handed over a glass of wine, and at the moment, the two of them felt like they were friends.

"As far as I know, the price of your medicine is not very high, and there is no limit on the output. I thought you were trying to get back the funds quickly, or didn't notice the impact of the raw liquid being hoarded by downstream manufacturers, but now I see Come on, it's not that you are so arrogant that you think others can't crack the formula, but that you intend to do so."

He looked tentatively at Ross, who smiled and said nothing.

"you want

A hole is torn in the solidified industry field. Presumably, it will not be long before the downstream small and medium-sized manufacturers and hospitals will develop new applications based on the original solution, just like many anti-cold medicines and medicines.

Antiallergic medicines all contain chlorpheniramine maleate, and it is used as a raw material medicine. Since it can stimulate cell growth and regenerate limbs, it must be in the field of beauty and fitness

Domains also have some effect. "

"These new applications will affect the market share of original patented drugs. If competitors can't crack the formula for a while and don't want to lose the market, then they can only choose

Purchasing 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 substitute, and they are unwilling to lose the market, coupled with external competition

In the end, they can only recognize your industry status, so that you become an irreplaceable member, and then have more advantages to re-segment the solidified industry.

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Everyone was slightly surprised by Tony's words. They didn't expect Ross's ambition to be so big. He was not satisfied with becoming a provider of basic medicines, but unknowingly extended his hand to

Deeper industrial chain.

After hearing Stark's guess, almost everyone turned their heads to look at Ross, but he was noncommittal, raised his glass and lightly touched Tony.

Now everyone feels suddenly enlightened. The paths of the two companies are very clear after analyzing each other. No one from Hanmer Industries was present, so no one can observe their reactions.

But the representative of the pharmaceutical group has already had a gloomy face.

Although they were angry at the two men's high-handed talk that preyed on the pharmaceutical market, and wary of Ross's ambitions, this was an open conspiracy, even if everyone knew

What Dao Lab intends to do, due to their respective positions, it is impossible to mobilize the whole industry to launch a sniper attack. Some people's interests will be damaged, and others will definitely benefit. Perhaps many people have seen

They have seen the trend, but they will only consider it from their own point of view. After thinking about it this way, those people still feel helpless in their hearts, unless they crack the formula [otherwise it is really difficult for them

Find a way to boycott the lab.

There was a lot of discussion in the crowd. CEO Opadry, who is usually high-profile, did not participate in the conversation this time. He just received an extremely bad news for him.

After getting off the phone, he looked at the crowd with cold eyes, turned around and walked out of the hall. .