You guys, it's best to read it later. I have something to do during the day today. I wrote this chapter in a hurry, so I haven't checked it yet. There may be some typos and word order issues. It's best to wait until I finish checking it before reading it.
There will be no shortage of chapter updates, but the second update should be released after you have reached one or two points in cultivation~
Ten days later.
The turmoil caused by Stark Group, to be precise, Tony Stark himself has not subsided, but has become more and more intense.
The stock price of Stark Group plummeted by 56%, evaporating more than 100 billion US dollars in an instant. The heavy losses are not enough to describe.
Countless people angrily cursed Stark Group and Tony Stark, and some TV hosts even publicly vented their anger and demonstrated regardless of their image.
Okay, there should be reasons for this because of the popularity, but just looking at the hot ratings of these variety shows and the large supporting audience, you can clearly understand how hated Stark Group is at this time.
"Fifty-six percent, probably the bottom has been reached, but unfortunately the funds are not yet in place."
Li Si, who had been staying at home for more than a week, was sitting in front of the TV, staring at the news reports and couldn't stop talking.
Tony Stark's announcement to close the weapons department was indeed a good opportunity to make a fortune for him who knew the plot, but the funds were still too small. Even if he could make half of it, it would only be tens of millions, which would not have any big effect at all.
As for short selling, he actually can't make much money. Even if he gets another 100 million in funds or stocks, he can make tens of millions. Compared with the astronomical figures he needs, this is a drop in the bucket.
He doesn't mind making a fortune on the way, but there's really no point in going around begging for help for these tens of millions.
Anyway, if his plan goes smoothly, there will be no shortage of this amount. If it doesn't go smoothly, there won't be much point in having more.
Marvel Earth's US dollars are actually not much different to him than in the eyes of other players. Because he needs them, US dollars will be valuable in his eyes, but when they are not needed, they are worthless.
Just like when he first entered the game, he was in urgent need of US dollars to buy materials for Transformer, and he would be happy all night if he could get tens of millions from players. But in the past month or so, even if he knew that he could get another ten or twenty million by running to Osir Tower, he was too lazy to go there.
He is very clear about his positioning. In the final analysis, strength is the foundation, and money is just a means to improve his hard and soft power.
Now the nearly 200 million U. S. dollars he has are more than enough for his own use, but far from enough for other places. Therefore, the status of U. S. dollars in his eyes is now a bit embarrassing, both important and unimportant.
"Tonight's Disney Concert Hall is covered with red stalls. Tony Stark will donate to the firefighters' family fund for the third time..."
Li Si was absentmindedly adjusting the TV channels when a flashing news interview suddenly attracted his attention.
He hurriedly adjusted the channel back.
The news footage seemed to be a party scene. The red carpet was laid out from outside the venue to a huge auditorium. Inside, there were all celebrities in suits and ties holding glasses of red wine.
"Is this the drinking party of Los Angeles in the original plot?"
After investing a small amount of general experience into the Research and Development skill of the Technician Template, Li Si used his thinking retrieval ability to recall, and finally remembered where the familiar feeling that flashed through his mind came from.
Los Angeles is a customary cocktail party for upper-class celebrities. According to the time point in the original plot, Tony Stark is the day that Mark II is completed and tested. Tony Stark will rush to the party afterwards, and then learns that his company may still be selling arms through a female reporter who had an affair with him.
"That means tomorrow Tony Stark will add Mark III to Afghanistan, and we will probably be able to defeat the BOSS in two days!"
After sorting out the memories of the plot, Li Si was in high spirits. He stopped lying on the sofa and walked to the garage.
The battle between Iron Man and Obadiah is very important in his plan. He currently lacks both fame and funds, and Tony Stark is an excellent way to get both.
Of course he didn't just stay at home and waste time for more than a week. In fact, he was busy modifying Bumblebee for the past ten days.
Bumblebee has been dismantled into a bunch of pitiful parts and is now being modified by Max and Otto Gunther.
Of course, it cost money to invite Doctor Octopus over, and it was quite a lot.
After all, his relationship with Otto Gunther is not like that of Max. The two are just a nominal superior-subordinate relationship. Although they have been together for a while, their relationship is not bad, but it is not much better.
What's more, Otto Gunther's research results were stolen before. At this time, it is impossible for others to use their efforts in vain.
Even if he really agreed, Li Si wouldn't be stupid enough to do that. If he takes such an unnecessary advantage now, it will be difficult to win over the famous Doctor Octopus in the future.
"Dr. Otto, Max, how is the progress? Can it be completed in two days?"
Li Si hurriedly walked into the garage, and the first thing he said was to ask about the progress.
"No problem, I think it will be finished tomorrow!"
Max, who was fiddling with a bunch of messy circuits and parts, his hands and face covered in oil, raised his head and grinned at Li Si.
"It is expected to take more than thirty hours, and at least two stability tests will be conducted."
Otto Gunther also gestured towards Li Si, but his words were much more rigorous.
After working with him for nearly two months, Li Si was used to his meticulous attitude during working hours. After briefly checking the progress of the two of them, he walked directly to the depths of the garage.
This transformation of Bumblebee is no small matter. He plans to upgrade Bumblebee's entire body.
Many parts of Bumblebee are civilian products, and because we were in a hurry, the performance of Bumblebee is really not that good.
But there was nothing he could do about it. After all, he didn't have much money before, and there were many things that he couldn't buy with just money. Not to mention high-end components, even the Gold-Titanium Alloy shell and thermal weapon on Bumblebee were black goods that he had spent a lot of effort to buy from the dark web.
But today is different from the past. Now he has boarded the big ship Ross. He directly used the tiger's skin to get him to order a lot of high-precision parts and even a batch of thermal weapons in the name of modified military robots. He can arm Bumblebee to the teeth.