Mission

As the first villain to appear in the Marvel Universe, Obadiah had irreconcilable conflicts with Tony, and he would definitely target Tony again. Tony's kidnapping had been planned by Obadiah as well. Sooner or later, this matter would be exposed, and when that happened, Tony certainly would not tolerate Obadiah.

Therefore, those two would definitely fight again. And for Chen Mu, that meant he would definitely have a chance to obtain Iron Man's technology!

Once he acquired that technology and brought it back to China, a few modifications would make it China's own technology!

Huaqiangbei's capabilities went far beyond knockoffs and copying. What it truly excelled at was conducting further research based on existing technology!

Even if the Iron Armor technology Chen Mu could obtain this time was only for the Mark 3, as long as he had a foundation, he could rely on Huaqiangbei's capabilities to develop the Mark 4, Mark 5, and even every subsequent suit of armor himself!

Besides, Chen Mu's "mission" was to revive China. Naturally, the technology he mastered would be handed over to his homeland under a reasonable pretext.

Although the mission of China's revival had also been given to Chen Mu by Huaqiangbei, it was, in truth, the mission of every Chinese person. Even if Chen Mu handed all sorts of advanced technologies over to China and armed it to the teeth, would that truly count as "revival"?

Only when China could become self-reliant and reach the pinnacle of the world through its own abilities could it truly achieve a "great revival"!

Therefore, even without Huaqiangbei, as long as Chen Mu handed this technology over to China and let China research it independently, it would surely be enough to advance the technology.

China was a major nation. Even if it did not stand out in the Marvel World and had barely made an appearance, no one should doubt China's capabilities. China's scientific research strength was no weaker than America's!

Why should the things Tony Stark could accomplish be impossible for others?

Tony Stark was indeed a genuine genius, but in a China this vast, could there really be no "genius" capable of competing with him?

Even if there truly was no one who could match Tony, the favored son of heaven and undisputed protagonist, that did not mean they were completely inferior to him!

Scientific progress had never been the work of one person. It was the work of all humanity!

What Tony could do might not be something a second person could accomplish alone, but two people working together could achieve the same goal!

With the largest population base in the world, China was confident it could find a vast number of researchers. With countless researchers working together, surpassing Tony Stark would naturally be easy!

No matter how incredible Tony was, if China mobilized the strength of the entire nation for scientific research, it could naturally defeat him with ease.

Of course, when the forest grew large, every kind of bird could be found. Perhaps there really were people who had knelt for so long that they could no longer stand, genuinely believing that all of China was inferior to a single Tony Stark. Chen Mu had nothing to say to such people...

In any case, Chen Mu had already decided that once he returned to China, he would seek cooperation with the state. He could selflessly contribute his technology, of course, but that was only the first step. More importantly, this matter needed to be handled slowly, one step at a time.

And after obtaining authorization from Stark for the appearance, Chen Mu's first step would be to directly launch "Iron Man wearable toys." In plain terms, he would gradually release low-end versions of the Iron Man armor, then introduce better and more advanced suits step by step, eventually reaching the same level as the Iron Man armor—or even surpassing it!

Of course, the appearance would need some changes. Without affecting performance, it would need to incorporate some Chinese elements.

Then, those suits would become Iron Armor unique to China!

Having made these decisions, Chen Mu returned to his hotel and informed his father about the cooperation plan with Stark.

"Doing business with Stark Industries? That's wonderful!"

After hearing Chen Mu's words, his father was extremely excited. In his view, getting connected with Stark was like boarding a great ship; they would surely become prosperous very soon!

"But can smartphones really make money?"

After all, it was only 2008. Most people were still using feature phones, while smartphones were merely in their infancy, so his father was still somewhat worried.

"Don't worry. Phones will definitely make money."

With knowledge of the future, Chen Mu was naturally very calm about this and did not worry in the slightest.

From the perspective of his future knowledge, it would be easy to make their family's phones develop rapidly.

"Stark Industries will take most of the profits, but it will also provide us with corresponding technical support. Overall, we won't lose out."

At this point, Chen Mu had become quite indifferent toward money and profits, and he did not take them too seriously.

"By the way, Dad, how did things go with Uncle Zhang? Did you give him the guns you produced?"

This was the other matter Chen Mu cared somewhat about. Handing advanced firearms over to the military was really only meant to secure an opportunity to cooperate with them.

"Mm, I gave them to him. And I also handed him the blueprints you gave me, so he could pass them on to his superiors."

His father nodded and continued, "But it's already been two days, and there's still been no news. As soon as there is, I'll contact you."

"That's good."

Chen Mu nodded, then said, "Also, Dad, expand the factory at home first. Once we officially cooperate with Stark, the current equipment definitely won't be enough. And one factory alone won't be sufficient either. It would be best to open several more."

"...Do you think those things don't cost money?"

His father's face darkened as he said bluntly, "Expanding the current factory won't be a problem, but opening several more... we really don't have the money..."

"I see. We still need to establish ties with the military. Just wait. After a while, I should be able to trade some advanced technology for a few loans."

In truth, with the technological reserves in Chen Mu's hands, he could easily sell some of them. Even if he sold them cheaply to the military, he could obtain enough capital. He simply did not want to do that.

"Where did you get all this technology?"

Father Zhao was full of suspicion at Chen Mu's words.

"Don't worry about that. In any case, you don't need to worry about funding!"

"All right, then I'll wait for your good news. I'll urge Uncle Zhang again and see when we can get word from the military."

"Then all I need to do next is wait!"

After ending the call, Chen Mu went to sleep peacefully, waiting only to obtain Iron Man's technology before immediately setting off for home!