Arrogance

"Smartphones really were a good direction."

Tony nodded thoughtfully. Having just shut down the weapons division and not yet found a new goal, he had indeed discovered a new direction.

"The Chinese market? That was indeed promising."

Tony easily guessed Obadiah's intentions, and he rather agreed with them.

Of course, Tony had his own considerations before this. His plan was the same as in the movies: clean energy.

He would improve the Arc Reactor's technology, allowing it to generate controllable, cleaner energy.

Simply put, he would transform Stark Enterprises into an energy company. Arc Reactor Energy would be cleaner than nuclear power, with higher output and greater stability!

With this technology under their control, Stark's market value could even leap beyond what it had been before. Closing the weapons division would not cause Stark Industries to collapse.

"Mr. Tony, it's an honor to meet you."

With a smile, Chen Mu extended his hand to Tony.

Before Chen Mu's eyes was an interface for the "Portable Arc Reactor" technology. Put simply, it was the reactor in Tony's chest, the energy core of Iron Man!

Of course, since he had not yet come into contact with Tony, its analysis progress remained at 99%. He only needed to touch Tony to obtain the complete technology.

"Mm, nice to meet you."

However, Tony clearly had little interest in shaking hands. He merely nodded indifferently and said, "Potts will discuss the details of the partnership with you."

Having only just created the Mark 1 armor, Tony was still the arrogant playboy he had always been. He did not think much of Chen Mu, this seemingly young Chinese man.

To put it bluntly, even as a future "Super Hero," Tony had never thought highly of that Eastern country.

Prejudice against China had always existed in America.

Not to mention that Tony was not yet "Iron Man"!

"Mm, all right."

Chen Mu smiled awkwardly and withdrew his hand. So what if Tony would not shake it? With 99% analysis progress, combined with the complete analysis of the large Arc Reactor, Chen Mu could still build one himself. He could even use Huaqiangbei's abilities to upgrade and modify it, so he did not care too much.

Still, being looked down on really irritated him!

Tony Stark, just you wait!

Before long, I'll make you regret what you did today!

"More importantly, I want to know why you're shutting down the weapons division. It's currently Stark's most profitable business!"

Obadiah frowned as he asked, then glanced curiously at the massive Arc Reactor before looking back at Tony.

"Could it be?"

"That's right. It won't be our most profitable business in the future."

Tony nodded and glanced at Chen Mu beside him. Clearly, he was sending him away. He was about to set his sights on the energy industry, and for the moment, that was a trade secret unsuitable for others to know.

Especially an outsider like Chen Mu.

"Then I should be leaving as well. Goodbye, Mr. Obadiah, and Mr. Tony."

Chen Mu was tactful. When he saw the two men looking at him, he naturally understood what they meant. After bidding them farewell, he turned and left.

He finally understood why the villain in Iron Man 3 had been so determined to kill Tony. This guy was simply too arrogant and contemptuous of everyone else!

Ordinary people really could not stand his personality.

Especially the personality he had before becoming Iron Man. Very few people could tolerate it!

"Xiao Ai, study the Arc Reactor technology. With the 99% analysis progress on the small reactor, can we build a small Arc Reactor?"

"No problem. Even now, one can be manufactured, and its performance would not be inferior to the reactor Tony made."

Tony's reactor was only the first generation. Moreover, he had made it in a cave with limited conditions, so it was quite crude. If nothing unexpected happened, Tony would soon make another reactor. However, the technology behind the two was actually the same, so it made no difference.

"How long will the technological breakthrough take?"

"Only one day. Would you like to begin the technological breakthrough?"

"Begin it, Xiao Ai."

After leaving the reactor laboratory, Chen Mu followed a Stark employee toward the administrative department. He was going to find Potts, also known as Little Pepper. In reality, she handled all of Stark's affairs, large and small, so whether it was the "toy appearance licensing" or the "smartphone project," he needed to discuss it with her.

In short, when it came to business matters in Marvel World, Chen Mu did not care too much. After "conceding" a great deal of profit, he obtained everything he wanted.

He received free authorization to use the appearances of every weapon produced by Stark Industries, saving himself from having to argue with Stark Industries over products he might manufacture in the future.

As for the smartphone project, Chen Mu did not care much about it, so Stark took the larger share, much to Little Pepper Potts's satisfaction.

In any case, the project had not begun yet, and the headache of handling it would be left to his father.

All in all, this visit to Stark Industries' industrial park had given Chen Mu everything he wanted!

After Hammer Industries, poor Stark Industries had also had all of its technology become Chen Mu's possession. This even included the small Arc Reactor Tony had just developed, which Chen Mu had now acquired.

"Thinking about it carefully, besides the more powerful American arms companies, there's also Osborn Industries, right? Spider-Man's mutant spider seemed to have been researched there?"

However, Spider-Man did not seem to have appeared yet, so going there would be useless.

"Although Spider-Man's abilities are tempting, Spider-Man Peter Parker should still be just a little kid at this point..."

Spider-Man's first appearance would be during the events of Captain America 2, which was still quite far away—at least five or six years from now. Spider-Man should only be around ten years old now and definitely had not become Spider-Man yet. Going to Osborn Industries would be a wasted trip.

"So, I'll just go back and wait. It probably won't be long before Tony creates the real Iron Man armor!"

This was Chen Mu's greatest objective: directly analyze Iron Man's technology and fish in troubled waters while Obadiah and Tony fought, grabbing a piece for himself!