Norman Osborn heard him out, shrugged, and said with a smile, "Why not?
Osborn Corporation needs to show a little social responsibility!
A lot of people have strange prejudices against biological research companies like ours...
Even though I did everything I could to stop the plague in Harlem from spreading, plenty of conspiracy theories are still circulating in private.
Those bizarre rumors started when I took over the Rampaging Beasts contamination. The Harlem plague brought them to a peak.
Dr. Otto is a very good opportunity...
I'll provide him with enough funding, and then I can reshape Osborn Corporation's image.
To be honest, we haven't done a good enough job of that in the past few decades!"
Norman Osborn's words struck Alvin in an unexpected way. The guy was the sort who'd make you go bankrupt and spend the rest of your life miserable if you so much as laid a finger on him...
And now he actually wanted to manage his public image!
Norman Osborn saw the strange look on Alvin's face and smiled. "Don't look at me like that...
I just want to do something meaningful while I'm still alive!
If in the past I was trying to survive, now I'm trying to live a little more fully...
There's a big difference, and I'm not short on money anymore!"
Alvin smiled and nodded. "I thought you were the kind of guy who'd drag out the people spreading rumors and chop them to pieces. That's how a villain would act...
This is making me pretty uncomfortable..."
Norman Osborn frowned. "What's the conflict between doing charity and getting revenge on the people spreading rumors?
Osborn's legal team has already tracked them down. They're planning a long lawsuit, and the enormous legal fees will leave those rumor-mongers with nothing but the