The difference between geniuses

"Whoa!" Henry exclaimed. For Mister Fantastic to harbor such resentment towards the future Iron Man, he must have truly offended someone.

However, this also made Henry notice something. Although Iron Man and Mister Fantastic are both among the most talented in the Marvel Universe,

However, their character attributes and personalities are still different.

Stripped of their superhero personas, Mister Fantastic is a pure scientist, while Iron Man is first and foremost a capitalist, and only then a scientist. In other words, Mister Fantastic's greatest strength is his intelligence, while Iron Man's true strength lies in his wealth.

So it seems that Reed Richards ' life Mister Fantastic consists of making a mess, cleaning up the mess, and on top of that, scamming funding everywhere.

According to the movie's setting, even the wedding was done in his spare time. In one version of the story, he even believed that women would only hinder his scientific research, so he once planned to leave Sue.

If his wife hadn't married a girl from the team, keeping the benefits within the family, Mister Fantastic would probably have remained a bachelor forever.

Henry didn't quite understand the mindset of these scientific giants, so he asked, "Even if Mr. Richards thinks his research is too advanced, shouldn't he be able to produce some scraps?"

"It doesn't need to be too good, just slightly beyond current technology should be enough to satisfy those wolves and tigers on Wall Street. Surely he won't even agree to that?"

Tony explained, "Because to do that, he would have to hand over his own research findings first so that others could conduct downgraded research. Or he could conduct the downgraded research himself."

"But that guy refused to hand over his findings and didn't want to waste his time on downgraded research, so everyone who worked with him complained."

Henry then understood and said, "That's why some people criticize him, saying he's just a funding fraudster."

"Yes."

"And what does your father think?" Henry asked again.

After all, the current Tony Stark is just a rich kid who coasts through school and picks up girls in Hollywood.

The head of Stark Industries was his own father, Howard Stark. Therefore, Henry was also curious about his father's thoughts.

Is she as extreme as her own son?

Although mentioning that person made Tony somewhat unhappy, Tony still vividly remembered Howard's comments about Reed Richards, who was also a top researcher.

He said, "The old man's assessment is that anything that is thirty years or more ahead of Earth's technology is just a flashy toy. It's good to come up with ideas, but it's not worth the time to implement them."

"Furthermore, the so-called future technologies will inevitably replace some old technologies, which touches the red line of certain vested interests. Unless he is willing to share his profits, these people will inevitably become obstacles to his business."

"Or perhaps he wields considerable political power, enough to shield him from discontent. Even so,"

Political power, too, must be gained through self-interest. His current situation won't change until he learns these things.

Oh, this is truly an assessment worthy of a veteran capitalist; it perfectly reflects the current situation and values in United States.

Or perhaps this is simply Howard Stark's own personal experience along the way.

Henry asked curiously, "Your father didn't intend to take on such a talent?"

After a pause, Tony shook his head and said, "I don't think he'll hire someone who's too similar to himself. And we're not obligated to teach him these things, are we? If he's truly talented, he'll find his own way to succeed."

But how many talented people have been lost to this?

Henry then thought of Anton Vanko and Ivan Vanko, two generations entangled with the Stark Family, though he didn't know if this Russia father and son actually existed in this world, or if their story was as he knew it.

Suddenly, Tony's tone changed, and he spoke angrily again, "Are these people crazy? They research things but don't let people use them, and they don't even want others to know about them."

"And what are they doing all this research for? Richards, that guy... I heard from the old man that he also encountered a nuisance named Hank or something, with the same problem."

Now it was Henry's turn to regret not bringing a portable tape recorder with him.

If this line were recorded today, Henry could play it for future Tony Stark when the U.S. Department of Defense demands Iron Man hand over his armor.

Let's see what kind of expression this genius will have when he gets hit by the boomerang of his own past.

What a pity!

Slightly toning down his amusement at the spectacle, Henry tapped the switch on the bone conduction Mike on his neck and said, "Now approaching is Mr. Mike Bloomberg, CEO of Bloomberg, and his wife, Mrs. Susan Brown."

Meanwhile, on the other end, the Stark, who had already exceeded their allotted time for conversation, finally finished taking up Audrey Hepburn's time, and another group of important figures took their place.

Watching Henry's actions, Tony pointed to the little gadget around his neck and said, "If you can make something like this, why are you content to be just a lowly assistant? If you wanted to, you could easily build a huge company, or at least be set for life. Just like me."

"Like you?" Henry said tauntingly, "I certainly don't have a good father."

"Hmph, since I started university, I've earned all my living expenses myself. I haven't relied on anyone else."

"Really? What is its source?"

"Patent licensing fees."

"Do you know how long it takes to apply for a patent?" Henry asked.

"I don't know, it was all handled by lawyers. It should be done in a few days," the ignorant young master Tony said confidently.

Henry chuckled and said, "Ha, a few days. Applying for a patent, including the examination time, takes an average of seven to eleven months. Usually, during this time, some large companies will already know the contents of the patent."

"If it's something they're interested in, they'll talk to the owner. What If...? they can't reach an agreement, they'll naturally have other methods. But don't think that selling the patent to a big company will guarantee you a steady income."

"Many large companies would rather spend a lot of money to shelve a patented technology that has a commercial conflict with them than allow anyone to benefit from that technology. So, making money from patents is an invisible hurdle for the average person."

"The fact that ordinary people can keep their patents without Stark Industries ' legal team as a backer only proves that the big players don't have faith in this technology and can only make a small profit. Or there must be an easy alternative."

"So please don't say that making money through patents is easy. From this perspective, it's not hard to understand why Mr. Richards didn't use his research results to raise funds."