Chapter 123 Stark World Expo
"This is the interior of Hammer Industries. It's really huge!"
The ghost's single eye moved across the cracks in his body in an instant, taking in the entire scene of Hammer Industries.
As a first-tier military-industrial enterprise second only to Stark Industries, Hammer Industries owns more than just a building. Inside it, there are several factories with high-precision machines.
Hammer Industries has many factories, but most of them are not located in New York, but are scattered across the United States.
No fool would build a resource-oriented industry like a factory in a place like New York.
The purpose of the underground factory in Queens is not mass production, but research and development and sample manufacturing.
Bant is clearly very pleased with his future company address.
And he was also very satisfied with those steel robots.
"Although the existing machines are a bit outdated, they can still be used after modification. It would be a shame to use them as consumables and blow them up."
Apart from anything else, the cost of raw materials for these tin men is already very high, and they all exploded at once just to make a noise. Bant is not that rich enough to do that.
But if it doesn't explode, there will also be problems.
After all, they are substitutes for the Iron Man suit. If these armors are preserved, the military and ., who have seen their power, will definitely not let them go.
Bant doesn't have the financial resources to compete with them, even with Tony's help.
It's fine that you, Tony Stark, are unwilling to share your technology with us, but you also interfere with our request for Hammer Industries' technology. Isn't that unreasonable?
Therefore, how to make SHIELD and the agency voluntarily give up Hammer Industries is what Bant needs to consider.
This is not difficult for him.
The reason why Justin Hammer is a joke, besides his own stupidity, is largely due to the weapon he invented - his ex-wife.
When Rod confidently said to the villain: I'm going to use my ex-wife to blow you up, but found out that the missile fired was a dud, everyone knew that Justin Hammer was an absolute clown.
Even if someone later discovered that the ex-wife was not that bad and it just needed distance to start, it would not be able to save the image of Hammer Industries.
The same thing is what Bant has to do.
Just make these steel robots into comical waste.
This was extremely easy for Bant. He didn't even transform into a little warrior. Instead, he directly inserted a USB drive into the Hammer Industries computer.
In an instant, he implanted a new program into Hammer Industries' computer.
Of course, he did not intend to let Justin Hammer and Ivan's preparations come to naught. After all, for a large enterprise like Hammer Industries, it would be difficult to collapse completely unless things got out of hand.
There must be a balance between the two.
It depends on how he controls it.
Time just passed by day by day.
Before the Expo began, Bant and Norman Osborn divided up Storm's wealth.
I have to say, this guy made a lot of money when he was a shareholder of Osborne.
He also used his wealth to set up a foundation. Theoretically, even if his identity as the Green Goblin is now confirmed, Norman will not be able to get the money.
However, Norman has been working in the business field for many years and is not just there to do nothing.
There is always room for maneuver with these twists and turns.
Things that are not possible in principle may sometimes be possible; things that are possible in theory may also not be possible. In short, you have to be flexible.
This is especially true in a country where everyone values money.
With Norman Osborn's huge promise, none of this is a problem.
At this moment, Bant and Norman were sitting in the study of Osborne Manor, drinking tea and dividing the loot.
"So, you are planning to acquire Hammer Industries?" Norman looked thoughtful.
Just now, Bant realized that Ivan, who attacked Iron Man, had faked his death and was rescued by Justin Hammer. After a series of manipulations, Norman understood Bant's idea.
Then he began to think about how feasible this was.
I can only say that it's difficult.
"Complete annexation is almost impossible," Norman said.
"Hammer Industries used to be as big as the original Osborn Corporation, and after Stark Industries announced that it would stop manufacturing weapons, they quickly seized the weapons market and became the military's largest partner, and are now in their heyday.
"Although Justin Hammer is an indisputable fool, the other shareholders of the company are not that stupid. Even if something unexpected happens and causes Hammer Industries to fail, his factories and industrial lines will not be spared by other industrial companies."
What Norman said makes a lot of sense.
However, from another perspective, Bant's early awareness of this matter did allow him to gain some advantages, but compared with those old big companies, Primos's current strength is still very weak.
"In that case, I won't take the money from the Storm Foundation for now." After a little thought, Norman made a decision.
Norman absolutely supports the acquisition of Hammer Industries. As the most prosperous military industry in America, Hammer Industries has very advanced technology and industrial chain. Those equipment are of little use to a biotechnology company like Osborn, but it is different for Primus.
And with the Storm Foundation's pile of cash, Primus will have more say at the table.
"But you have to be mentally prepared. Even with this money, you are only qualified to sit at the table," said Norman.
In response, Bant just smiled: "Tony Stark has promised to give me cash support." "Really?"
Norman raised his eyebrows in surprise. He didn't expect that Bant had quietly contacted Tony.
This time the situation is different.
He thought about it for a while, and then, as if he had made up his mind, he said, "In that case, let's just do something big!"
Norman said that since Stark, a marginal figure, had gotten involved, as his uncle he naturally could not remain silent.
Followed!
"I will temporarily stop Osborne's other research projects and withdraw all funds."
Hearing this, Bant was stunned.
He really wanted to get some support from Norman, but he didn't expect Norman to go all in without even saying a word.
After all, the acquisition of Hammer Industries did not bring any benefits to Osborn, and he also invested money from the Storm Foundation, so Bant even doubted whether Norman would be able to pay his salary if this continued.
But Norman said there was no need to worry.
After all, it is an old company with many years of history, and some of its pillar industries are still strong.
With the support of Norman Osborn, Bant became more confident in taking over Hammer Industries.
A few days later, Norman held another press conference to completely restore Connors' reputation. He also announced that Connors had been found and was being treated for him together with Primos Technologies.
Although Connors, who is nominally still "receiving treatment," cannot yet see his wife and children, at least during this period of time, the criticism they have suffered because of him has finally changed.
And the time finally came for the expo to begin.
Peter, carrying his schoolbag, stood on tiptoe and looked at the long line, his heart full of regret.
"If I had known, I would have gone in with Xiaoban and the others."
He sighed.
As Primos was a participant of the exhibition, and Bant happened to know Tony, so naturally there were a lot of internal tickets. Just like now, Uncle Ben, Aunt May and even Mary Jane were already sitting in the front seats of the Primos venue, waiting for the exhibition to officially open.
But for some reason, Peter was unable to enter with them.
However, the reason why he was late was not because of Spider-Man's superhero career, but because Jameson, the owner of the Daily Bugle, found him and gave him a new task - to take pictures of the expo and interview as many celebrities as possible.
"If you can reveal the true identity of the mysterious boss of Primus, my newspaper will definitely sell like hot cakes!"
Peter's mind was still playing the image of Jameson yelling at him with a cigar between his teeth.
For the upper class, it is not difficult to find out Bant’s identity, but for ordinary people, the boss of Primos is still a mystery.
Peter shook his head and hung the camera on his body: “It’s a pity that Xiaoban didn’t accept my interview.”
“Who won’t accept your interview?”
At this moment, a blonde girl suddenly poked her head out and winked at Peter.
The sudden fright almost made Peter jump up. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the true face of the man in front of him.
"You, you are Gwen Stacy?"
Peter obviously recognized her, but was more surprised than anything.
"You, why are you here?" he asked stutteringly.
Gwen seemed to be in a good mood. She looked around and said, "Are you visiting the Expo alone?"
Peter shook his head subconsciously, but the words that came out of his mouth were: "Yes, yes, just me."
"Then, together?"
Peter nodded blankly.
Although the person he liked was Liz, Liz had no interest in him anyway.
Now it seems like a good idea to be with Gwen, right?
Peter Parker, what an old scumbag!
the other side.
Backstage at the venue, all the entrepreneurs and scientists attending the exhibition gathered together.
The real highlight of the exhibition is at night, and visitors are free to visit as much as they want during the day.
Bant, Norman and Harry sat together, and many people came over to greet Norman.
Bant turned his head and saw Felicia waving at Mrs. Hardy from behind. Next to them stood a slightly fat man in a white coat.
Noticing Bant's gaze, the man walked over and stretched out his hand to him.
"Nice to meet you, Otto Gunther Octavius."
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(End of this chapter)