Friends with Shared Ideals

"Didn't the investigation team say that no one filmed Charlotte Doyle?" Coulson asked, rubbing his forehead in bewilderment.

Tony looked at the photo in Christine's hand, took two steps forward, and came down to the audience. "Can I see the photo?"

Christine did not refuse and handed the photos directly to Tony.

Tony took the photo and returned to the podium. He looked at the person in the photo; although it was a bit blurry and the image was somewhat distorted, he could still recognize at a glance that the person in the photo was Charlotte Doyle.

Tony looked at the media below and then said, "I am Iron Man, a superhero."

"Having a strong and like-minded friend makes perfect sense, doesn't it?"

"The other party was the backup I called in; together we took down the villain this time..."

Tony pondered for a moment, then said, "The villain, Iron Monger!"

"However, my friend hasn't come up with a catchy nickname yet. Maybe he'll tell everyone when he does."

After saying that, Tony didn't linger and turned to leave.

Charlotte Doyle, who was watching the news broadcast, asked with some surprise, "Have I been exposed?"

"Like-minded friends?"

"Will I be called a superhero too?"

However, Charlotte was already mentally prepared for her to be discovered this time, after all, all sorts of monsters and demons appeared one after another after Tony admitted that he was Iron Man.

In time, people will find it easier to accept the existence of these Superman, and the opinions of the masses will not matter to Charlotte.

Charlotte stopped worrying about these things and happily ate her breakfast.

Charlotte had just finished breakfast, and less than two minutes later, her phone rang.

"Charlotte, your actions yesterday have probably been exposed. Why don't you organize a press conference and come up with a name for it?"

Hearing Tony's voice on the other end of the phone, Charlotte laughed:

"Tony, so be it, we've been exposed."

"As for a press conference, I don't think it's necessary to hold another one."

Upon hearing Charlotte's words, Tony asked, "OK, OK, but what about the name?"

"Continue using your previous ninja, Ninjutsu the Mandarin, or what?"

Upon hearing that she was to be given a nickname, Charlotte thought for a moment and then replied, "God of Ninjas!"

"God of Ninjas?" Tony for a moment, then chuckled, "Very ambitious. Aren't you afraid the old guys back home will come and beat you to a pulp when they hear that title?"

"I remember you saying that you weren't even in the top tier."

Hearing that Tony remembered what she had said after the last competition, Charlotte raised an eyebrow and continued, "That's the name."

"I believe I am worthy of this name."

OK!

After chatting for a few more minutes, Tony hung up the phone.

As soon as the press conference ended, Stark Industries ' stock price stopped falling instantly and miraculously began to rebound.

Of course, it wasn't because Tony became a superhero that the stock price started to rise, but because of the technology behind Tony's armor, whether it was Iron Man or Iron Monger, which gave countless investors new hope.

Countless people who saw the news immediately invested in Stark Industries, and Wall Street promptly upgraded Stark Industries ' rating.

Clearly, everyone's eyes were sharp; they had spotted the new weapon of war: the combat robot.

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Not long after Charlotte hung up on Tony, Ginny called.

"Boss, Stark Industries will be holding a board meeting in three Queen of Asgard, and we need your attendance."

"In addition, we also need your attendance for the groundbreaking ceremony for the base, the construction ceremony for the Orphanage, and the establishment of the charitable foundation that we are organizing."

Hearing that the upcoming schedule was quite packed, Charlotte was a little helpless, but still said, "I'll make sure to set aside time; you can make the specific arrangements then."

"And you need to speed up the construction of the base; I don't want to wait too long."

"Boss, we'll speed up the construction of the base, but even at the fastest pace, it won't be a short construction time, given its considerable size."

Considering the size of her new base, Charlotte knew it wouldn't be a short time, so she emphasized, "Let's build it as soon as possible."

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On the other side.

Backstage at the press conference, Tony didn't leave immediately; instead, he returned to his backstage room.

He knew that if he went out now, he would be surrounded by a mob of reporters.

Pepper Potts looked at her boss and said, "Tony, when I asked Charlotte for help yesterday, I said I would give her another job afterwards."

"How much should we pay for this mission? You gave us $100 million for the last rescue."

Pepper Potts clearly hadn't forgotten what she promised when she asked for help yesterday.

Upon hearing Pepper Potts ' words, Tony rubbed his forehead.

"We won't be giving you cash for the commission. Go find Charlotte later and tell her the commission is for an artificial intelligence system, along with the Gauntlets of equipment needed to run that system."

"But you have to tell him to find a good place to store the equipment, since a smart system requires a lot of supporting components."

"This isn't something you can do with a USB drive or a large hard drive like in the movies; it requires an entire building to house the hardware."

Pepper Potts was very surprised to hear that Tony was going to give the other party an artificial intelligence system, because this kind of thing couldn't be bought for hundreds of millions of dollars.

Just the equipment that runs AI, not even considering AI itself, is more than a hundred million dollars can buy.

"Tony, isn't this too expensive?"

After hearing Pepper Potts's advice, Tony thought for a moment and then told her what had happened at the Villa.

Upon hearing Tony's account, Pepper exclaimed, "My God, that was that close! Thank goodness Charlotte arrived in time!"

"Tony, you made the right choice. They just happen to want an AI, so let's give it to them."

Charlotte is a trustworthy person!

Tony smiled proudly and said, "My friends, Tony, are all as reliable as I am."

"Alright, Pepper, you should go over there now and take this good news to Charlotte."

"I'll drive home after most of the reporters have left."

"Your departure will also attract some reporters away."

Upon hearing Tony's instructions, Pepper straightened her clothes and then said, "OK, I'll distract the reporters for you."

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