The Mechanic Donnie had become one of Stark Group's shareholders. The astonishing news spread like wildfire and caused a huge uproar. Several major media monopolies, terrified that the world was not chaotic enough, went mad promoting the news through their own channels.
Some people loudly applauded Tony's move, believing it had guided the relationship between ordinary people and Mutants toward peace and eased tensions—a tremendous blessing. But to radicals and those hostile toward Mutants, it was an insane act. They used every means at their disposal to attack Tony and Stark Group, accusing them of destroying everything and even starting a massive war.
"Every action our company takes complies with relevant laws. No individual or organization has the right to make baseless accusations against Stark Group. We reserve the right to sue." As Tony's assistant and secretary, Pepper Potts was decisive and capable, fully worthy of her position. She led the public relations team in suppressing a large number of media companies hostile to Stark Group, using hardline tactics.
This undoubtedly ignited the hottest issue of the day. The Mutant group led by Magneto had become increasingly radical and had already issued an ultimatum to the human government. Although ordinary people were deeply divided in their views on Mutants, Magneto's actions had undoubtedly forced even neutral groups onto the opposing side, escalating the conflict step by step.
The front pages of every major media outlet announced that Donnie had officially become a major shareholder of Stark Group.
That was right. Even though that one percent was divided among several people including Donnie, the media took it out of context and pinned all of it on Donnie. And one percent of Stark Group's shares truly qualified someone as a major shareholder, because Tony and his uncle Obadiah controlled more than half