Octagon Cage Naming Rights Fee

Fisk Tower.

Kingpin had assembled a campaign team and was listening to their proposals.

Among them was a young man specifically in charge of the internet.

As the internet grew more powerful, the speed at which it transmitted information had surpassed traditional media.

And as the media's credibility continued to decline, people were more willing to believe "news" online.

That was why someone later governed America through Twitter.

It became known as: Twitter Governance.

Kingpin's team had also noticed this trend.

Every candidate needed a team to help with the campaign. That created jobs, enabled cooperation, and spent money.

It could be said that every election stimulated economic growth.

In a major city like New York, spending tens of millions of dollars on a campaign was perfectly normal.

Between Kingpin and Norman Osborn, they could contribute quite a bit of money.

"Boss, the hottest story online right now is the one about Li Wei of Future Technology and Tony Stark of Stark Industries. The entire internet is guessing whether they'll actually enter the octagon cage."

Everyone looked at Kingpin.

Kingpin's height and weight were nearly the same—both 200.

He was two meters tall and weighed two hundred kilograms, even more outrageous than 2B.

And 2B was an android, while Kingpin was pure muscle.

Even in a suit, he looked swollen with muscle, like a thug in formalwear.

At that moment, he clasped his hands together. When he heard Li Wei's name, his eyes shifted.

It was that guy who had captured Martin Li and exposed his identity as Mr. Negative.

For Kingpin, that was actually a good thing, because the Devil's Gang territory would be left vacant.

The only annoyance was that Fisk Group had lost a business partner, and Martin Li's list was still in Li Wei's hands.

That was what gave Kingpin the greatest headache. That list was extremely important to him.

Kingpin laughed. "If I went up there, I'd knock them both down with one punch each."

"Ha ha ha!"

The team members all laughed. They all knew just how absurd Kingpin was.

Almost every New Yorker knew him—the underground emperor of New York. He had once committed every evil imaginable, but now he had cleaned up his image, become a businessman, and even wanted to become a politician.

But to a campaign team, as long as there was money, anything could be done.

"What suggestions do you have?"

Kingpin asked the professionals.

The consultant immediately proposed, "We can contact both sides and secure naming rights in your name. You could also serve as a judge or something, and we can make their octagon cage match happen."

Kingpin nodded. "That's exactly what everyone wants to see."

On the streets of New York, a Camaro sped along.

2B had her hands on the steering wheel, but she did not actually need to drive. Bumblebee was driving itself.

This was true "self-driving."

"Miss 2B, can you stop fighting me for the steering wheel?"

Bumblebee complained directly.

2B was gripping it too tightly, making it hard for Bumblebee to turn.

"Oh, okay."

2B nervously let go.

She comforted herself by treating it as remote control by an AI, which made her feel more at ease.

Compared with "living beings," she trusted programs more.

Fortunately, they arrived at the company without incident, and only then did 2B relax a little.

As usual, a crowd of reporters waited outside the company, all wanting to know whether Li Wei and Tony Stark would really enter the octagon cage.

Li Wei did not show himself and instead had Bumblebee head for the underground parking lot.

The hype was already enough. It was not time to respond yet.

Sometimes, you had to keep those reporters hanging.

They took the elevator into the company building.

The Red Queen appeared beside Li Wei.

"Master, who is this?"

"Eve."

Li Wei answered.

"You're an artificial intelligence?"

Eve looked curiously at the Red Queen. "I wonder which is stronger, you or Mother Sphere?"

"What Mother Sphere? Never heard of it."

The Red Queen immediately replied arrogantly.

With her current learning ability, she was confident no other artificial intelligence could match her.

So she did not discuss the matter further. Instead, she looked at Li Wei and said, "Master, Kingpin's campaign team wants to contact you."

"For what?"

"They're paying attention to online popularity now. They want to sponsor your octagon cage duel with Tony Stark."

The Red Queen answered immediately.

Hearing that, Li Wei fell silent for a moment before asking, "What did Tony Stark say?"

"Tony Stark is really training hard."

The Red Queen answered, "He hired a boxing coach. Yesterday, he even skipped going out with cover girls."

Ah Zhen, you're really serious?

Li Wei naturally could not back down. He thought he should learn a little as well.

"Can you contact him?"

"Of course. Although JARVIS cut off my signal, I can still force a connection."

The Red Queen said proudly.

"Forget it."

Li Wei thought about it. He had originally wanted to coordinate with Tony Stark.

But when he considered that guy's personality...

If he called, the reporters would probably know he had "backed down" the very next second.

That guy had an absolutely enormous mouth.

"Tell Kingpin that sponsorship is fine, but he'll have to pay more."

The Red Queen immediately relayed the message to Kingpin.

The elevator reached the top floor. She followed Li Wei closely toward the office without saying anything else.

Clearly, she was waiting for a response.

"Boss."

When Gwen Stacy saw them appear, she looked a little flustered because she had only just arrived herself.

"This is Eve, my bodyguard."

Li Wei introduced her proactively.

Gwen looked Eve over, then glared at Li Wei indignantly.

If he wanted a bodyguard, then fine, but what could someone this beautiful possibly do?

She would probably end up protecting him in bed...

Li Wei gave Gwen a look, signaling that he would explain later.

Gwen had no choice but to ask, "Would you like coffee?"

"Of course."

"Thank you."

Eve thanked her as well.

She was not a pure android like 2B. She needed to eat.

The modifications to her body were all behind her head and along her spine, especially her spine, which had given her the greatest improvement.

That was why she considered herself human.

Once they entered the office, the Red Queen said, "Kingpin's team is willing to offer ten million dollars in sponsorship for exclusive naming rights. They will also provide the venue. Their conditions are that Kingpin becomes a judge and receives a share of the traffic."

Traffic was the most important thing to Li Wei.

How could he possibly share his traffic with them?

Li Wei said, "Sharing traffic is impossible. Tell Norman Osborn about those terms."

"Okay."

The Red Queen immediately forwarded Kingpin's team's proposal to Norman Osborn.

The two of them were competing for the mayor's office now, so let them compete.

Sure enough, once the message was sent, Norman Osborn immediately became anxious.

He wanted to call Li Wei personally, but Li Wei had the Red Queen intercept it and tell him he was in a meeting.

With no other choice, Norman Osborn could only raise the price.

"Osborn Group is offering twelve million."

"Tell Kingpin."

Kingpin became anxious as well.