Hank Pym looked at Alvin with hopeful eyes and asked cautiously, "So does that mean you agree...?"
Alvin looked at the thoroughly defeated Hank Pym and smiled with satisfaction. "No problem!
"I'll make a call and have your daughter and Scott Lang brought back...
"There's an abandoned factory in Hell's Kitchen. You can pick a spot there to build your own laboratory."
With that, Alvin stopped paying attention to Hank Pym. He turned toward the bar, pressing the communicator at his ear as he walked. "You heard that?
"You're covering the cost of the quantum laboratory. You can have a share of the company!"
Stark burst into a smug laugh over the communicator. "No problem!
"Hank Pym is a real expert. Maybe we can break through the speed limits of computers within five years.
"The Quantum Realm has always been just a theory. Only Hank Pym can make that theory a reality.
"Once his experiment succeeds, I'll be able to find the key to building a quantum computer.
"Ah-ha!
"I did something even Howard never managed to do!
"I got Hank Pym working for me! Hahaha..."
Alvin shook his head, amused. "Then get ready!
"There's not much satisfaction in bullying an old man, even if I really don't like his family..."
Stark said smugly, "No problem!
"Believe it or not, I can put together a list of everything Hank Pym needs right now.
"As soon as he picks a site, I can send people over to start building the quantum laboratory."
Stark paused, then said seriously, "Alvin, you can't always be so soft-hearted.
"If you knew how Hank Pym treated his former partners, you wouldn't feel that way.
"Buddy, you've already offered him the best terms...
"Leave the rest to 'business'!
"We've wrapped up a big deal. I'll come by