Although they knew that Tony was talking nonsense, no one could refute it, because Tony did have a big hole in his chest. In fact, after Tony was healed by Lucifer, this big hole no longer needed to exist. It can be healed through surgery, but
Tony didn't know what he was thinking, but he still left that big hole, and hid the fact that he didn't need the Ark Reactor on his chest to survive. Anyway, with such a big Ark Reactor on his chest, there was no way to perform an X-ray scan on his chest.
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So in the eyes of the outside world, Tony's nonsense still makes sense.
On TV, Tony continued to rant against Congressman Stern, who was presiding over the hearing: "...I am Iron Man, and I and the suit are one and the same. Selling it is tantamount to selling myself. That should be considered labor or silver. That's right."
Depends on which state..."
Everyone in the audience burst into laughter.
Senator Stern looked ugly: "Listen, I'm not an expert..."
Tony interrupted decisively: "Expert in selling silver? Of course not, you are a senator!"
Tony was really arrogant at this moment, but as expected, Tony's arrogance aroused countless applause. Since the rise of hippie culture in America, there has been a trend of anti-authority thoughts, especially against the government.
.Many people even regard opposing the government as a symbol of courage. And now Tony's arrogance makes many people feel extremely comfortable, just like reading a refreshing novel.
What's more, there are few good things in American bureaucrats - this is the simple and straightforward consensus of the people at the bottom of the United States. Seeing Congressman Stern's face turn red when he was attacked by young people, many people in front of the TV must be applauding
Xiangqing. Whether it is the super rich Tony Stark or the superhero Iron Man, they are all popular figures. As for Congressman Stern, who is that? I don’t know him, he is an annoying supporting bureaucrat.
That’s all.
Of course, as much fun as those watching the show are enjoying, the big shots sitting in the hearing room are not familiar with it.
If we want to say the most depressing things in the world, being yelled at by Tony in public is definitely one of them. It's okay for ordinary people. Anyway, women with Tony's money and power will be completely crushed. If it's far worse, it doesn't matter how shameless it is. On the contrary
I can't feel the embarrassment. The worst thing is for a big boss who thinks he is very successful to be attacked by a young man with harsh but sharp words. It's like a slap in the face. For example, Senator Stern in front of you.
My face turned a little red, like a balloon that was gradually inflating. The scene was extremely comfortable.
In fact, today is probably not just a carnival for the common people. Next to Tony, several people in suits and military uniforms are also smiling, and they don't mind their happy expressions being exposed.
As mentioned before, the Stark Group is not without supporters. Congress’s idea of steel armor is not the consensus of all high-level officials. Those people who are obviously military bosses may be military factions.
People who come to support Tony. Of course they will not stand up and say anything directly. After all, there are some rules that must be followed. For example, the military is not allowed to participate in politics. The US military is too large. If it gets too involved in political affairs, I believe there will be no harm.
How many people can have a peaceful sleep?
But as long as they sit there, they represent the attitude of some people in the military.
This kind of statement is more obscure, but everyone who should understand understands it. In fact, to put it bluntly, the really important things in this hearing are not in front of people at all. This live broadcast is more like a show, a talk show used to stir up public opinion.
The real game has begun long ago and is hidden behind the scenes.
Are the superficial things in the hearing useful?
Maybe, but it's not decisive. Even if no one from the military comes today, Tony can still be arrogant, because in the behind-the-scenes struggle, the forces supporting the Stark group are stronger than imagined, otherwise Tony would not be so arrogant.
After all, Tony is not really a brainless hero. If he acts arrogantly without any support, he will die miserably.
In short, it can be seen from the hearing that Tony's situation is much better than imagined!
The hearing is still continuing.
At this time, a heavyweight guest appeared, Justin Hammer, president of Hammer Defense Company. His company's business involves a wide range of businesses, including arms. At this point, Hammer Company and Stark Group have a fierce dispute.
competition. However, generally speaking, the US military still prefers the Stark Group. However, the Hammer Group also has its own survival strategy, which is price advantage. Often for the same grade of products, the Hammer Group’s quotation is lower than that of the Stark Group.
Double that!
Of course, the world is always fair and you get what you pay for. You can’t expect a half-price product to be really good.
Therefore, in the industry, Hammer Group's products are often associated with knockoffs and defective products. They can always only make small fuss.
This time the Stark Group withdraws from the arms market, which is a huge opportunity for the Hammer Group. Unfortunately, this opportunity has a frustrating limitation, which is the huge amount of patent fees! Yes, the Stark Group did withdraw
Entering the arms market does not mean that Stark Group really gives up its own wealth. Scientific research strength is Stark Group's greatest advantage. Stark Group owns a large number of patents with high practicality.
These patents themselves are a huge asset.
If the Hammer Group wants to meet the armament needs of the US military, it must develop good arms, and these cannot bypass the Stark Group's patents. What's more terrible is that the Stark Group will not only deal with patents.
Authorized by Hammer Group.
Other arms dealers were also able to obtain licenses from the Stark Group, which resulted in the development of the Hammer Group not being as expected. It was not that the Hammer Group had not thought of buying out the Stark Group's patents, but he was too petty.
He is always taking advantage of the situation, so it's strange that the Stark Group would pay attention to him.
In addition, Justin's favorite thing is to use legal loopholes to copy Stark Group's products. He has no scientific research capabilities, and he likes to imitate Tony and pretend to be a technology giant, which makes Tony very unhappy with him, so every time
Every meeting would make him doubt his life.
This resulted in extremely tense relations between them.
This time, Justin appeared here to prove that the armor on Tony's body was a weapon, and also to advertise his steel mecha project. He hoped to gain support from the US military and Congress. After all, this kind of scientific research project was not happy.
It burns money quickly. If you use your own funds for research and development, it will not only put a lot of pressure on the company's funds, but also be full of uncertainty.
If the self-funded research and development is successful and the military does not buy it in the end... then Hammer Group will suffer a pure loss...
It would be different if Congress and the military paid for it. At least the risk would be much less!
This is the pattern, and Stark Group will never be petty.
In short, every move of Justin Hammer on TV makes people feel that there is a strong copycat style. He imitates Tony's clothes, movements and even the way he speaks, telling some self-righteous jokes and showing It was my own humor. Unfortunately, the response was not very good.
The genuine product is just around the corner, why would people pursue a copycat product?
Just when Hammer was eager to show off his butt like a bald peacock, Tony had already hacked into Justin Hammer's own video system in public, exposed the dark history of Hammer Defense Company, and demonstrated multiple countermeasures in the video. Hammer's company was among those who failed to test the armor (the tester's armor turned 180 degrees and injured his spine).
With such an IQ, he went to find trouble for the eldest son. It can only be said that Justin is thick-skinned and is not afraid of being beaten. Justin lived up to expectations and exploded all of a sudden. He wanted to resist Tuoyou's invasion, but the technology... was really too much, and he was helpless. He can only resort to the ultimate move... pull out the wire. He will lose all face.
With the power of victory, Tony on TV once again slapped Justin Hammer in the face in front of everyone, and then stood up calmly as the crowd applauded.
He stretched out two domineering scissor hands in front of countless cameras: "...I can maintain world peace by myself!"
Most of the people present stood up and applauded.
Likewise, the moderator of the hearing and the main driving force behind the attack on Tony, Senator Stern, lost his mind and exploded on the spot, shouting into the microphone: "Hua q, Stark! Hua q, You beep beep beep!"
News channels decisively took silencing measures.
In fact, Luke guessed those two qqs by looking at his mouth movements, and the TV was full of beeping noises.
Obviously, this farce ended with Tony's victory.
The hearing was a clean loss, which turned the old energy group's attack into a joke.
But again, the hearing is not important, what is important is the game behind the scenes.
But for now, the Stark Group should have the upper hand. Kai doesn't know about this. After all, the political games behind them are too profound, and Kai can't understand them. But what's interesting is that those people actually found On Kai's head.
Maybe they did everything they could, or maybe they really had no other choice. They found Kai, hoping that Kai could stand up against Tony.
Kai was stunned at the time.
He didn't understand, didn't these people know about his relationship with Tony?
You know, Kai was the first person besides Tony to use the mecha invented by Tony, and Tony even developed a series of war machines for Kai.
But those lobbying brokers plausibly said that interests were paramount. They guaranteed that as long as Kai could stand up, he would receive unprecedented support. They even intended to support Kai's cause and let him become the New York Police Department within a year. Director...
Then the broker was thrown out by Kai.
Not only Kay, but also Wayne Group was lobbied.
The Wayne Group is a comprehensive consortium with a wide range of interests, including the energy industry. The Wayne Group even has shares in the Scottish North Sea oil fields. Although the Wayne Group is Kai's private property, it is managed by agents.
Take charge.
This kind of professional manager controls such a huge wealth of Wayne Group, so it is impossible to say that he has no ideas. So a few agents were moved.
If it were an ordinary consortium, it would be really difficult to deal with this situation.
But don’t forget, Wayne Group itself is extraordinary.
Soon Kingsman, who was responsible for looking after the group, was dispatched. Several agents were either arrested or resigned inexplicably due to various accidents.
Wayne Group is a private enterprise and does not need to be responsible for the stock price, so it is naturally comfortable handling this kind of thing.
Then, Wayne Group began to cut itself off from the old energy industry, quickly exiting the industry in an extremely secretive way, and injecting a large amount of capital into Stark Group's new projects.
At the same time, Stark Group also began to increase shares of its energy companies!
For a time, a large amount of capital flowed in, causing the stock prices of energy companies to soar.
This can explain why Tony was so arrogant at the hearing. People who eat alone are naturally hostile to everyone, but if the Stark Group is willing to share it with everyone, most people will naturally be willing to support the Stark Group.
Moreover, driven by energy companies, Stark Group's originally stable stock price soared again.
If calculated based on the growth of market value alone, Stark Group not only recovered its investment in purchasing energy companies and new energy projects, but also made a huge profit!
In short, Tony is still the richest man in the world, and the gap between him and the second place is still widening rapidly.
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Tony Stark's big melon is indeed delicious, but it has nothing to do with fighting for the common people. After all, it's all a fight between the gods of the big guys. Tony Stark doesn't care whether he wins or loses, and no one pays them, so it's just a matter of fun.
, everyone should just do whatever they want.
The same goes for gang members. Those things are too far away from everyone. They also have to eat and live. So they still have to do things. They have to do things, and the police can't be idle.
And Kai has also encountered something new recently.
New York jail was robbed!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Or to be more accurate, the New York prison was suddenly attacked, and then the prisoners rioted, causing nearly hundreds of prisoners to escape.
This incident was quite big. If Tony's hearing had not been more attractive, the New York Police Department might have been scolded and unable to take care of itself. But even so, the local New York media still criticized the New York Police Department to the point where they could not hold their heads up.
To be fair, the attack on a New York prison really had little to do with the police department.
After all, there are two systems, and the American prison system is notoriously chaotic. After all, in the United States, prisons can be privately owned, and they are very profitable. According to statistics from a few years ago, the total industry income can easily be obtained.
5 billion US dollars. The privatization of prisons in the United States has been around for a long time. One of the important reasons is that there are too many prisoners and the government has no money.
So in order to save money, the government developed prison privatization.
Now, the proportion of private prisons continues to increase. Private prisons really make money. Every time a private prison takes in a prisoner, the government has to pay corresponding fees for the prisoner. Moreover, after lobbying, the government and the prison have also signed an unreasonable contract.
, that is, the occupancy rate of private prisons needs to be guaranteed to be 90%!
In other words, as long as there are vacancies in prisons, the government must fill them...
This ensures the basic profitability of private prisons. Not only that, prisoners are also free labor. Prisons can set up factories and let prisoners work to create wealth. These factories often have tax exemptions.
But even so, private prisons were still not satisfied, so under the guise of human rights, private prisons began to charge prisoners. The more you paid, the better the treatment. It was just like a hotel. (There are really prisons and hotels.
Same, the facilities are very good)
This has led to extremely chaotic management of many private prisons. The prison that was attacked this time was such a private prison.
These private prisons have nothing to do with the police.
But the pot still belongs to the police.
So during this period, the New York police were very busy, arresting fugitives all over the world.
And among those fugitives, there is a special prisoner.
Daniel Rand is the rich second generation who failed to regain his inheritance.
