?
"Ivan Vanko!"
Seeing the figure mixed in among the maintenance crew, Lee Stein narrowed his eyes.
It seemed his interference had still caused some ripples in the original plot. Ivan Vanko had actually arrived a day early.
But that was only normal. Tony Stark wasn't suffering from palladium poisoning now, so he naturally wouldn't be as self-indulgent and decadent as in the original storyline. If he hadn't wanted to bring Lee here to reclaim some face, he never would have come to Monaco, much less personally entered some racing event.
Ivan Vanko had clearly come specifically after seeing the promotional reports that he and Tony Stark would be racing in Monaco. Of course, he wouldn't wait until tomorrow—who knew whether Tony Stark would have flown back to New York by then?
"Interested in having a chat?"
Before the group of workers could approach, Lee took the initiative to walk over and stopped Ivan Vanko, who was disguised as a maintenance worker.
Seeing Lee's outstretched arm blocking him, Ivan Vanko halted. He had been walking with his head lowered, and after a moment of silence, he asked in a deep voice, "About what?"
"Just looking at you, I can tell you're talented. Interested in working for my Stein Group? Name your monthly salary."
Lee smiled playfully.
"Lee Stein is inviting him to work for the Stein Group?"
The workers traveling with him also stopped. Upon hearing Lee's words, they immediately revealed looks of shock and envy.
"I heard the Stein Group's benefits are amazing. Their pay is way higher than ours."
"Didn't you hear Lee Stein? He said name your price! Why don't I ever get that lucky?"
"Hey, why don't I think I've seen this guy before? Is he new?"
"..."
The group looked on from all around, muttering