Chapter 120 Encountering Tony Stark (where is the eighth!)
The next day, the sun was shining brightly, the sky was clear, there was a gentle breeze, and the weather was not too hot. It was a good day to go out.
However, Leo and Old Tom stayed in the hotel all morning and did not go out until the afternoon.
The reason why they went out so late is actually very simple.
There is a few hours of time difference between New York and London. Leo's physique is far superior to that of ordinary people and he is directly immune to the steps of jet lag, but Old Tom, who is an ordinary person, cannot.
The morning in London happened to be the second half of the night in New York, which was when old Tom was very sleepy.
It was not until the afternoon that Old Tom replenished his energy, and the two of them drove to the British Museum on New Oxford Street.
Before coming, Leo had already checked the information and knew that the British Museum is large in scale, has a long history, and has rich collections. It is very famous in the entire Marvel world.
The museum opens at ten in the morning and closes at 5:30 in the afternoon. When Leo and Old Tom arrived at the museum, it was two in the afternoon. Since it was not a weekend or a holiday, not many people entered the museum at this time.
The museum does not charge admission fees. Leo and Old Tom went through a simple security check and entered the museum.
There are many divisions in it, but Leo did not come here to see exhibits from various countries. After entering the museum, he went straight to the African primitive tribes collection exhibition area, where the vibranium weapons were stored.
However, when he passed by the Renaissance exhibition area, his attention was attracted by the figure of a person, and he unconsciously stopped in his hurry.
There are not many people in the Renaissance exhibition area, you can count them on one hand.
In front of a painting that Leo could not appreciate, two people were pointing at the painting, and the commentator next to them was also introducing the origin of the painting.
"This painting is another oil painting about women of that era that Leonardo da Vinci, the master of Italian Renaissance painting, improvised shortly after he finished painting the famous "Mona Lisa Smile".
Our museum has always regretted not being able to store such a creation as the Mona Lisa in the museum. But with this painting, we have somewhat made up for the regret."
The narrator is a beautiful girl with a youthful and beautiful appearance. She is dressed in professional attire, which makes her look like a high-end dress.
After she finished introducing the painting, she looked at the two distinguished guests who came to the museum today with a sweet smile.
These two VIPs are actually a boss and a bodyguard.
The boss is handsome, with bright eyes and a free and easy expression. He looks like a dissolute nobleman.
Leo was attracted by this bohemian young man because his name was Tony Stark.
Tony kept looking at the beautiful commentator with his eyes, while still talking to his bodyguard Happy Hogan:
"Happy, what do you think this painting looks like?"
Happy is a competent bodyguard, which can be seen from his strong physique.
But as a bodyguard, how could Happy appreciate such high-end famous paintings:
"Sir, I don't see anything special about this painting. However, the woman in the painting looks quite beautiful, especially when she smiles."
The beautiful commentator was amused by Happy's answer and quickly covered her mouth with her hands to cover up her indecentness.
Tony felt his eyes light up and said with a smile:
"Happy, your eyes are still not good enough. The person in the painting doesn't look as good-looking as this young lady."
"Mr. Stark, thank you for your compliment."
The beautiful commentator thought it was really interesting for the two people in front of her to talk.
However, she didn't know Tony's reputation as a lothario in the United States, nor did she know Tony's nickname of "Girl Killer". The more interesting thing was to come.
Sure enough, Tony was ready to stretch out his hands as always. He said with a smile on his face:
"Beautiful lady, you don't need to call me Mr. Stark. This name is usually used to call my father. You can just call me Tony. Can I know your name?"
"Lilakrisif."
Lilai replied with a chuckle, and felt that the man in front of her smiled so charmingly.
"This is such a good name, like the Snow Queen, it sounds full of comfort.
I don’t know, can I have the honor to treat you to a cold drink? Your name and cold drink must match very well."
"Now?" Lilai was a little moved, "But I'm still working, so I'm afraid it's inconvenient..."
"It's okay. Didn't your supervisor say that your job this afternoon is to accompany me to visit the museum? Let's go to the drink shop downstairs and discuss cultural relics and art."
Tony convinced Lilai, and the two of them talked and laughed and prepared to walk towards the beverage shop.
But before Tony was about to leave, Happy quickly pulled him in, leaned into his ear and whispered:
"Sir, what should I do with this oil painting?"
"Buy it, you know, I came here today just for her."
Tony made a pun, then turned around and left.
Happy stood in front of the oil painting with a depressed look on his face, shrugged his shoulders, and then walked towards a corridor with a "work passage" hanging on it.
Leo, who was pretending to look at the collection but was actually eavesdropping, was even more depressed than Happy at this time.
I, Leo, came here inexplicably (with all my hard work), so I should be the protagonist here?! But why does Tony look so much more popular than me...
Old Tom, who had been following him, wondered:
"Boss, what are you doing here? Why don't you leave? Didn't you say you want to see exhibits from the African tribal era?"
"Don't worry yet." Leo waved his hand, "Old Tom, you can go walk around by yourself first, I have other things to do."
After sending Old Tom away, Leo quietly followed Happy and entered the work passage.
There is no need to swipe a card to enter the work channel, and there is no one guarding the internal corridor. It is obviously relying on the consciousness of tourists to maintain order.
Happy walked along the corridor to the end, turned a corner, and entered an office.
Leo pretended to rest against the wall at the corner of the corridor, quietly eavesdropping on the conversation between Happy and the people in the office.
"My boss is interested in that painting and wants to pay for it. Please give me a price."
Just listening to Happy's voice, Leo could imagine the image of being rich and willful.
"Uh, I'm sorry, Mr. Hogan, these exhibits are not for sale! You and Mr. Stark only said you wanted to come to the museum to have a look, not to buy anything!"
I don’t know what the museum staff’s position is, so he excused himself,
"I really can't sell that painting."
"Old Megan, your exhibition hall has more than eight million collections, 99% of which cannot be displayed publicly and can only be piled in the treasure house to eat dust.
If Mr. Stark buys one back, he will not only give you a large amount of money, but also donate an additional amount of repair costs to the museum."
Happy began to persuade,
"I think you should think about it again."
"Mr. Hogan, it really can't be done."
It sounds like people named Old Megan are upright and are not blinded by interests.
"Every collection here has been registered. Don't say I don't want to sell it, even if I want to, I can't sell it. If this is discovered, you will go to jail."
Happy tried to persuade her, but old Megan just wouldn't let go.
Happy had no choice but to say goodbye and leave, preparing to report the situation to Tony.
Before Happy went out, Leo took a step ahead of him and turned away, returning to the museum exhibition hall through the work passage.
Seeing Happy walking towards the beverage shop, Leo thought for a while and did not follow him.
Although Tony is the smartest mechanic in the Marvel universe, and even Thanos said that he is cursed by knowledge, Tony himself does not want to work hard now, and Leo cannot persuade him to make progress.
Therefore, Tony now has no value to Leo.
And if calculated according to the plot, this period of time was a period when Tony was wandering around, and it was not unusual for him to appear everywhere.
In this case, Leo was not going to delve into why Tony came to England. Anyway, he could guess a rough guess, and it was nothing more than a beautiful woman.
With this in mind, Leo followed the guidance of the road signs in the exhibition hall and walked all the way to the African primitive tribes exhibition area.