Tony Stark

Buying Martha's Gym?

Li Congxin frowned when he heard that. "Is Mr. Strange planning to change careers?"

"No!" Stephen Strange shook his head proudly and explained, "I'm actually a member of Martha's Gym too. I found that working out there gives the best results, much better than anywhere else. But there are simply too many people there now. You have to line up for every piece of equipment, and that wastes a great deal of my time."

Stephen Strange said matter-of-factly, "That's why I thought of buying this gym, so it can be for my use alone from now on. That would save me quite a bit of time. So, name your price. As long as it isn't too outrageous, we can sign the contract right now."

Li Congxin shrugged politely. "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, Mr. Strange."

Received +133 Impression Points from Stephen Strange!

After being rejected once by Li Congxin, Stephen Strange was no longer as courteous as before. He said somewhat arrogantly, "Clark Li, I had someone assess Martha's Gym's market value. It's worth around three million dollars. I can offer five million!"

The sudden shift in the other man's attitude made Li Congxin frown, but he still maintained his composure. "Martha's Fitness Club was left to me by my parents. I won't sell it, no matter the price."

Received +1333 Impression Points from Stephen Strange!

Rejected by Li Congxin again, Stephen Strange's expression grew increasingly ugly. Just as he was about to say more, a burst of cheers came from nearby. The three of them turned toward the sound and saw the focus of this Masquerade Ball: Tony Stark, dressed in an extravagant Santa Claus outfit, arriving at the center of the ballroom.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this ball organized by yours truly. I hope you all have a good time!"

Following that extremely simple opening remark came another wave of ear-piercing cheers. Naturally, those cheering weren't the social elites Hope had introduced to Li Congxin earlier, but the Stark fangirl squad made up of invited supermodels and beautiful women.

Amid the cheers, Stark wore an incredibly smug grin. His gaze swept over the beauties one by one as he considered which one to begin his flirtatious journey with tonight.

Stephen Strange had already withdrawn his gaze. He said to Li Congxin, who was still watching Tony, "You can't sell something your parents left you? That is an utterly ridiculous theory. I'll offer eight million for your Martha's Gym. Kid, you've hit the jackpot this time!"

Turning back, Li Congxin shook his head again, now somewhat impatient. "Not for sale!"

"Ten million!" Stephen Strange continued raising the price. "That's already an astronomical price. I advise you to seriously consider my offer. This will be your last chance."

As their conversation went on, Li Congxin's impression of the future Doctor Strange had grown worse and worse. "Mr. Strange, as far as I know, your most valuable possessions are your hands. They were also given to you by your parents. Would you sell them for money?"

"Your analogy is utterly nonsensical!" Stephen Strange slammed the table and rose to his feet, roaring furiously at Li Congxin. "You will regret your decision today, I guarantee it!" With that, he turned and left in a rage, leaving the two with nothing but the back of his gray-haired head. He looked just like an angry Gandalf.

Received +7777 Impression Points from Stephen Strange!

Watching Stephen Strange storm away, Li Congxin's lips curled into a victorious smile.

Hehe...

Why would I regret it?

7,777 Impression Points! This round had been an absolute killing!

At the same time, Stephen Strange's shouting successfully drew everyone's attention at the ball toward them.

Seeing his spotlight stolen by such an ill-mannered guy, Tony Stark openly displayed his displeasure. He frowned and looked toward the source of the noise, intending to see who this annoying bastard was who had stolen his thunder.

But the moment he looked over, his eyes lit up, followed by a lecherous gleam like that of a hungry wolf!

"Oh, God, what have I found? It's Wonder Woman!" As he spoke, Tony pushed through the crowd toward Li Congxin, but he never looked at Li Congxin even once. His wolfish gaze remained fixed on the sexily dressed Hope. "Beautiful Miss Diana, may I have the honor of inviting you to dance?"

Hope gave him a smile that Westerners would find quite charming and politely refused, "No."

That was really f*cking polite of you!

Tony was momentarily choked up, but he quickly regained his usual composure. "Why not?"

"Because I already have a dance partner." As she spoke, Hope glanced at Li Congxin beside her, making her meaning perfectly clear.

Li Congxin got caught in the crossfire and felt extremely depressed.

At that moment, Tony took out a phone and spoke to the screen. "Jarvis, look up this Superman gentleman's information for me."

"Yes, sir." Jarvis's reply came from the smartphone, immediately drawing excited screams from the surrounding supermodels. This might have been the Marvel universe, but it was still only 1998. In their eyes, a phone that could converse with its owner was already considered futuristic technology.

Moments later, Tony and Li Congxin had finished reading the information Jarvis had gathered immediately. An idea for drawing the ball's attention back to himself sprang into Tony's genius mind, and he gave Li Congxin an ill-intentioned smile. "Little Superman, how about we make a bet?"

So he had still become Tony's comparison target for showing off?

Li Congxin helplessly raised an eyelid. "What kind of bet?"

Tony said excitedly, "I already know your name is Clark Li. Other than that, can you name any other similarities between yourself and Superman? If you can name more than three, I'll fund the release of your 'Doupo Cangqiong' throughout Europe."

After a brief pause, Tony's smile widened further. "If you lose, all I want is to invite your dance partner for a dance. Please don't stop me."

I never stopped you in the first place, hey!

Hope might be a prize in your Western eyes, but she really wasn't my type!

Still, now that the bet had been proposed, Li Congxin could not help wanting to win it. Seeing him seriously think it over, Tony's face revealed a smug expression.

As for Hope, he was only interested in her at most. It wasn't as though he would lose sleep just because he couldn't get her.

He simply disliked having his spotlight stolen.

Li Congxin had now fallen into thought along the line Tony had laid out, and Tony had successfully become the center of attention once again. That was what he truly wanted.

Suddenly remembering something, Tony added, "Of course, I mean actual traits. Things like you and Superman both being male, or both having two eyes and one nose, don't count as traits, so don't bother bringing those up."

Li Congxin raised his head then, a confident smile appearing on his face.

"First, Superman and I wear the same outfit."

"Second, we're both poor."

"And my mom's name is Martha too."

Received 6666 Impression Points from Tony Stark!

That worked too!?

There was a question, and Dong Liu wanted to ask all you esteemed readers for your opinions. Well, it was about Thor.

Most Western names were transliterated into Chinese, so different versions tended to appear. Dong Liu was a little undecided about Thor's name.

Simply put, between "Thor" and "Sol," which would everyone prefer to see?