Preparations Before Departure

Before heading to the Pacific Bug Nest, Chen Changsheng still needed to make some preparations. If nothing else, buying a decent ship was quite necessary.

The Umbrella Corporation was now a large and prosperous entity, and in fact, it did need an ocean-going vessel. This would make everything more convenient.

At this moment, Chen Changsheng's stock account was worth a fortune thanks to Tony Stark's speech, but it was only worth a fortune. Before cashing out, it was all just numbers.

Many people were interested in the Stark Industries stock Chen Changsheng held. After all, Tony Stark had boasted to the media that Stark Industries had already grasped the key to the future.

However, Chen Changsheng didn't want to sell these shares casually. As Tony's good friend, Chen Changsheng believed Tony would be very interested in the shares he held.

Therefore, Chen Changsheng decided to find Tony first.

During this time, Chen Changsheng had been secretly manipulating Stark Industries stock and hadn't dared to find Tony. Chen Changsheng did have a sense of shame. Tony, busy with his own research, had also selectively ignored Chen Changsheng's existence. After all, he was his savior, what could he do? He just had to tolerate it.

When Chen Changsheng arrived at Tony's villa, Tony was still working on his Iron Man Armor. However, this time, Tony didn't have any intention of sparring with Chen Changsheng again. There was no other reason; he just hadn't finished manufacturing the anti-Chen Changsheng armor yet...

When he heard that Chen Changsheng wanted to sell some Stark Industries stock, Tony immediately became interested. Tony already held 40% of the stock, and with a little more, he could secure a veto right on the board.

Moreover, Tony had been wondering how to repay Chen Changsheng's two life-saving favors. So, this time, when Chen Changsheng wanted to sell Stark Industries shares, Tony wanted to give Chen Changsheng some benefits. However, in this situation, it was unclear who was helping whom.

Tony Stark and his father, Edward Stark, had controlled Stark Industries since its inception. The wealth accumulated over the years was considerable, so Tony wanted to buy the Stark Industries stock from Chen Changsheng. This would kill two birds with one stone, benefiting both parties.

Chen Changsheng held 30% of the shares. Although he was nominally the second-largest shareholder, the shares were practically useless, except for their current high value. They had no other practical use.

The remaining 30% were held by S.H.I.E.L.D., the government, and the military. Others naturally couldn't get a single cent. Tony already had 40%, so even if Chen Changsheng had other ideas, he was completely dreaming. It was better to sell the shares back to Tony. Not only could he make a large sum of money, but he could also deepen his friendship with Tony.

The 30% of Stark Industries stock was truly invaluable. Even a billionaire like Tony Stark couldn't swallow it all at once. In the end, Tony bought 5% of Chen Changsheng's shares at market price. Even this 5% was worth tens of billions of dollars.

Looking at the current value of his Stark Industries stock, Tony felt both happy and speechless. The higher the value of Stark Industries stock, the higher his net worth, but at the same time, the more difficult it became to buy back the stock.

Now that Chen Changsheng had a good relationship with Tony and money, he decided to ask Tony for an Iron Man Armor.

Tony Stark said he didn't have time now, as he was busy researching and verifying his ideas. He promised to custom-make an armor for Chen Changsheng when he had time.

With Tony's promise, Chen Changsheng was quite happy. At the same time, he also promised Tony that once Tony completed his armor, Chen Changsheng would give Tony a surprise.

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Through Tony's introduction, Chen Changsheng found a shipyard. This shipyard had recently lost a big deal and was on the verge of bankruptcy because a client had defaulted after ordering a luxury cruise ship.

Now, that abandoned cruise ship was gathering dust in the shipyard's warehouse, and the shipyard was desperately looking for someone to take it...

The design of this abandoned cruise ship was quite avant-garde, with its main selling points being modularity, assembly, and upgradeability. Its total tonnage was 237,000 tons, with a displacement far exceeding that of a normal aircraft carrier. The cruise ship was 362 meters long and 64 meters wide, with a total of 18 decks. Any desired design modules could be added. The only drawback was its exorbitant price, over a billion US dollars, and that was after a discount.

Looking at this behemoth in the description, Chen Changsheng had some ideas. Modularity and upgradeability. Dr. Otto's nuclear fusion experiment was about to succeed. If a nuclear fusion reactor were installed in this yacht, wouldn't it take off?

Therefore, Chen Changsheng decisively bought this luxury cruise ship. He also injected some capital into the shipyard, acquiring some shares to lay the groundwork for future needs.

Thinking of Dr. Otto, Chen Changsheng transferred $100 million to Dr. Otto's laboratory, specifically for him to continue the nuclear fusion experiment and strive for early success.

After Dr. Otto recovered, he had been immersed in deriving the nuclear fusion experiment. Since Chen Changsheng had delayed allocating funds for the next stage of the experiment, Dr. Otto could only continuously refine his nuclear fusion experiment plan, making it as perfect as possible to ensure success on the next attempt.

If Dr. Otto truly succeeded, then Stark Industries would not be the only one holding the key to the future.

While secretly chuckling, Chen Changsheng also mourned for Stark Industries. He truly felt bad about constantly stabbing Stark Industries in the back in secret. Yet, for some reason, he couldn't help but feel happy, almost bursting into laughter...

Since he had given Dr. Otto $100 million in experimental funding, Chen Changsheng naturally wouldn't show favoritism. He also allocated $100 million to Dr. Connors' gene fusion laboratory to accelerate research and personalized gene recovery experiments.

Speaking of which, Dr. Connors was really quite disappointing. After all this time, there had still been no results. It seemed Chen Changsheng would have to step in. However, it wasn't time yet; Chen Changsheng had other things to do. After he finished his current task, if Dr. Connors still hadn't made any progress, Chen Changsheng would go and help him. At that time, the profit-sharing arrangements would need to be discussed properly.

With Dr. Otto's nuclear fusion experiment success seemingly on the horizon, Chen Changsheng also needed to put investing in the energy sector on his agenda. Max from Osborn Industries was a good candidate. He could independently design half of New York City's power grid. With his help, Chen Changsheng believed there would be a stable power supply network.

After Miss Gwen, the current secretary to the chairman of the Umbrella Corporation, sent an email to Max, Chen Changsheng continued to prepare his own matters.

Yes, Gwen was no longer interning at Stark Industries. The previous battle between Iron Monger and Iron Man had made George realize that Stark Industries was not a safe place.

So, Chen Changsheng transferred Gwen to his side to serve as his secretary at the Umbrella Corporation. Although she was called an intern secretary, she was no different from a CEO. After all, Chen Changsheng was not in the company most of the time, and Gwen was the one in charge.

Moreover, the professional managers at the Umbrella Corporation were all hired by Chen Changsheng with significant funds, so their professional ethics were naturally guaranteed. Therefore, Gwen's main job was still learning.

Well, the academic prodigy Gwen could balance her university studies while continuously improving at the insurance company...

This was truly enviable. Although Chen Changsheng felt he could also achieve these things, who could help it? She was an academic prodigy.

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