Platitudes

The Reason "A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime" is a concept our ancestors learned over two thousand years ago. Do they really think this Lighthouse Nation of freedom and democracy can be any different?

Patent rights are nominally meant to protect inventors' income, but in reality, they are merely a legal weapon used by large corporations to build technological barriers and ensure profits.

Look at that epic battle between Edison and Tesla, direct current versus alternating current.

Even Jiang Wanmeng, the inventor of the VCD player, could only sigh in despair at the prospect of such a world-class project.

The inventor of QR codes, Japan engineer Masahiro Hara, watched helplessly as his patent expired before the technology became popular and widely used.

Believe it or not, if Henry registers the entire set of technical specifications for DVD+R and DVD-R as a patent today, Philips and Toshiba will join forces tomorrow to promote the technical specifications of DVD/R.

Just like in the future new energy war, Japan registered almost all the core technologies of hydrogen batteries, building a solid patent barrier. Then the whole world stopped using hydrogen batteries, which is the same idea.

Do you really think that hydrogen fuel cell explosions are dangerous, while lithium battery fires are much smaller?

Therefore, the idea that you can make money effortlessly by registering one or two core patents is completely unrealistic. If you wanted to go down that path, you could change the book title to "Marvel's Kryptonian Business Empire" and just spend your days beating up your competitors with your fists. Is the United States Dream really that easy? Do you even know what "survivorship bias" is?

What gets preserved and recorded are the beautiful things. The tragic ones never even have a chance to be known; they just disappear into the bottom of some ditch.

Compared to Henry's perception, Tony Stark's change of heart was even more shocking.

It's often said that one's perspective determines their potential. Some argue that in the MCU universe, Iron Man's inferiority to Rocket Raccoon is simply due to Tony's lack of exposure to advanced alien technology. In Tony Stark's original world, he was completely unaware of the complexities behind patent rights because no one had ever told him about them, nor was it something he saw in his daily life.

The services provided by the group's legal counsel were as natural and ordinary to him as sunshine, air, and water.

Once someone exposes the truth, his brilliant mind will naturally be able to judge the truth and falsehood, right and wrong of these matters.

However, emotions are not directly related to right or wrong. Sometimes, the right answer can actually be more infuriating.

That's the situation Tony Stark is in now.

He looked at the assistant in front of him, who was stuffing himself with food, with displeasure, and said, "Are you saying that I am who I am today because of the Stark name?"

Henry chuckled, "Otherwise, young master, you don't think that only getting pocket money from your parents counts as receiving money from home, and that only getting a position as CEO or some senior minister at Stark Industries counts as receiving help from your parents, do you?"

"Besides, you can borrow an active-duty battleship in Hollywood to pick up girls. You can't possibly say you got that ship from the Department of Defense because of your connections, can you? Hmm, Tony Stark."

Tony wasn't going to deceive himself about this kind of definitional issue, so he asked directly, "So how do you think I can truly start from scratch? Strip naked, walk out there begging?"

"No, of course not. I just think your idea is pretty stupid. You might as well deposit your intelligence in a bank and start from scratch."

"If you want to criticize a genius's mind as stupid, you'd better have a good reason," Tony retorted, still dissatisfied.

Henry said, "Carl Lois doesn't think his athletic talent is a mistake. But without professional training, he wouldn't have been able to shine on the international stage and break world records."

"President Franklin D. Roosevelt did not rely on his polio to single-handedly make the United States a member of the victorious camp in World War II."

What I'm trying to say is that it's not shameful to possess power. How you use it, and the results from those actions, determine whether you bring glory to yourself or shame upon yourself.

"Heh heh heh, what is there to say? What a bunch of clichés." Tony's inner thoughts remained a mystery, though his tone was laced with disdain.

The young master looked at the person in front of him with disdain and said, "What's the point of you hiding here as a lowly assistant?"

"That's interesting!"

After a few awkward laughs, Henry said, "If you ask me, it's alright if you're just a nobody. You can take the family's money, drive sports cars, and chase girls—whatever you want, at least you're not doing anything bad."

"And you know the theory of economic flow, right? Money only becomes money when it circulates. If you put it in a safe or leave it in a bank account, it's just a number. So it's okay for you to spend it, even if it's on luxury goods."

"By the same Reason, enough money is enough. I never intended to marry three wives and four concubines and have seventeen or eighteen children. That's why I need to build a business empire, so that after I die, they can divide it up and I won't starve."

"Why should someone born extraordinary settle for mediocrity?" These were the words of Howard Stark, who had just walked over. His wife, Maria Stark, was beside him.

Tony made an impatient face, as if he wanted to run away, but he was well restrained by his mother and became a human support carrying the plates. Maria Stark used tongs to pick up small cakes and put them on the plates.

When the big shot came over to talk to him, Henry didn't act too casually in front of him. Instead, after offering a greeting, he replied in a neither too soft nor too hard tone, "Mr. Stark, those born extraordinary must first learn to restrain their desires and not abuse the power they wield."

"Only by achieving this can one consider how to achieve something extraordinary. Perhaps some people have already given their all in the first stage, so there's nothing wrong with them being more ordinary."

"I really want to argue with you, but you're not entirely wrong. Is that why you'd rather be a junior assistant?" Howard said.

Seeing Henry's puzzled look, Howard tapped his ear and said, "This little guy has a good idea, but it looks like you won't accept my invitation."

Henry laughed and said, "I'm a huge fan of Ms. Hepburn. Being able to help her makes me happy. What job could be better than this?"

"However, Ms. Hepburn is undertaking an extraordinary cause. It seems somewhat contrary to your desire to be ordinary."

"I'm just helping a woman I like and respect. What If...? this is what she wants to do, then I'll help her, there's nothing more to say."

"In a way, this means I have a clear life goal. That's much better than my kid who didn't know what to do."

Henry realized he had become "someone else's child" and laughed awkwardly a few times.

Tony, who had been subtly mocked, retorted with a click of his tongue. "It's only because my mother is holding my hand, otherwise I would have turned and run away long ago."