Get the Mind Scepter First, Worry About the Rest Later

The next morning, it was Friday, and Li Chen arrived at the company.

Lorna Dane was surprised not to see Gwen Stacy, but didn't think much of it.

She followed Li Chen into the office.

Since Gwen Stacy arrived, she hasn't had a chance to spend much time in the office.

Unlike before, when you could stay as long as you wanted.

The advance screening box office figures for "Iron Man" are out.

Lorna Dane's eyes were filled with shock.

"How many?"

Looking at her, Li Chen couldn't help but ask.

"Fifty million!"

Lorna Dane swallowed hard.

Back then, things weren't like they would be later. More than a decade later, advance screenings could be held as early as Wednesday or even Thursday.

Therefore, the data wasn't as exaggerated as it became later.

For example, "Spider-Man: New Day" earned $72 million in advance screenings, which was done in this way.

That's equivalent to being released a day earlier than other movies.

Of course, this is also because Spider-Man is incredibly popular.

If it weren't for Spider-Man... he wouldn't receive this kind of treatment.

It's just that this isn't a popular practice now, otherwise Li Chen would have wanted to do it too.

So what if I break a money record?

Of course, the record has now been broken.

The main reason is that Iron Man is just too popular.

With Tony Stark himself starring and promoting the role everywhere, the world had been eagerly anticipating it for a long time.

Whether you like watching movies or not, everyone has something to look forward to.

They wanted to see how this playboy would perform.

Now, with the quality of "Iron Man" being up to par and Tony Stark even playing himself, the movie has become a hit.

It's way hotter than Earth!

After all, one is real and the other is virtual; the two are vastly different.

If Earth had had Iron Man back then, the Iron Man movie would definitely have been a huge hit.

"Good."

Li Chen smiled when he heard the number.

Breaking records is easy.

He pulled Lorna Dane into his arms, and now it seems that a billion-dollar box office won't be the limit for "Iron Man".

He thought his prediction was already quite exaggerated.

However, it seems that the power of filming Iron Man in the Marvel Universe was underestimated.

He deserves to make money!

"Boss, are you at work?"

Lorna Dane immediately said shyly.

"What are you afraid of? There's no one else around."

Li Chen never expected that Lorna Dane would develop feelings for him so innocently.

"Gwen Stacy hasn't arrived yet. What if she doesn't see me?"

Gwen Stacy isn't coming.

"Oh~"

Lorna Dane immediately understood, and decided she wouldn't stand on ceremony.

She looked at Li Chen with some anger.

The movements were a bit too exaggerated.

They're only bringing Gwen Stacy, not her, right?

Loki felt he was lucky.

When he fell from the Bifrost, he thought he was going to die.

Even the Asgardians could not survive in space.

But he soon discovered that he hadn't died immediately.

Because he wasn't Asgardians; he was Frost Giants.

The bloodline he once hated so much saved his life at this moment.

In fact, in the Nine Realms, giants are a more ancient species Asgardians.

Giants already lived in Jotunheim long before the Asgardians existed.

Not only the giants, but the elves were also older Asgardians.

In particular, the Light Elves who live in Alfheim are exceptionally beautiful, powerful, and love nature and peace.

Even Odin wouldn't dare to provoke them easily.

In terms of natural talent, giants and elves are far stronger than ordinary Asgardians.

However, Odinforce is truly too abnormal.

Therefore, the Asgardians later ruled the Nine Realms.

Although Loki was saved by the bloodline of the Frost Giants, he still harbored deep hatred.

Thousands of years of living there had long since made him identify as Asgardians, not some Frost Giants.

That's why he wanted to destroy the giants' kingdom and make them cease to exist.

It's like Superman, who grew up on Earth, thinking he's an Earthling, not Kryptonian.

The environment influences their cognition.

For the next period of time, Loki wandered the universe.

He lost his purpose, didn't know what to do, and had no ambition.

Until a group of mysterious people found him.

"My master wants to see you."

A man dressed in black robes found Loki.

Loki astutely realized that the other party was Chitauri.

The Chitauri are a very abnormal race, and an extremely weak race in the entire universe.

Their physical abilities are fragile, perhaps even weaker than those of ordinary humans, but what makes them special is that they are controlled by the mothership and possess a collective will.

Therefore, their physical fitness was nowhere near that of the Asgardians.

Therefore, Loki looked down on the other party.

However, it is precisely because they are weak that they must rely on the strong.

They showed something that piqued Loki's curiosity about their master.

So they boarded their ship and went to a cosmic meteorite to meet its owner.

Loki narrowed his eyes the moment he saw the Chitauri leader.

"Titans?"

Before him stood Thanos, Titans.

In the universe, he is known as 'Thanos'.

In reality, Titans don't look like this. Even among Titans, Thanos is an extremely unique individual, as if his entire being has mutated.

It has a different skin tone, and looks like a purple sweet potato.

"The second prince of Asgard."

Thanos was unaware of the filth and corruption of Asgard; he only knew that Loki was Thor's brother.

Thanos then smiled and said, "Would you be interested in showing your father something different?"

Loki's expression changed instantly. "What nonsense are you talking about?"

I know what you're thinking, I understand you.

Thanos said, "Being ostracized by my own people, I had no choice but to come out and prove myself."

His voice had a certain seductive quality.

Loki wasn't stupid; he remained cautious. "So what do you want to do?"

"It's not what I want to do, it's what you want to do!"

Thanos's voice rose a notch.

This left Loki somewhat shocked and bewildered.

"I can help you prove yourself; you can become the crown prince of Asgard, not an outsider."

This caused Loki's expression to change slightly.

What is that?

Loki feigned interest.

Thanos then produced a scepter.

"This is the Mind Scepter."

The Mind Stone on the scepter shone brightly, causing Loki to squint.

"The Mind Stone?"

He had already figured out what it was.

It is rumored that Odin collected the Infinity Stones back in the day, and almost collected them all.

The Infinity Gauntlet stored in the treasure vault proves this point.

Although he didn't realize it was fake...

But for some reason, Odin later gave up on all of this, and no one in Asgard dared to mention it again.

Of course, Loki had only heard rumors, and he no longer knew the truth.

Thor wasn't even born yet at that time.

At that moment, he accepted it without hesitation.

Never mind all that, let's get the Mind Stone first.