Fisk Tower.
Kingpin had assembled a campaign team and was listening to their strategies.
Among them was a young man who specialized in the internet.
As the power of the internet grew, the speed at which information spread surpassed that of traditional media.
Moreover, the media's credibility was declining, and people were increasingly willing to believe "news" they saw online.
That was how someone eventually came to govern America through Twitter.
History would call it: Twitter Governance.
Kingpin's team had also noticed this trend.
Every candidate needed a team to help with their campaign. This created jobs, enabled cooperation, and drove spending.
It could be said that every election stimulated economic development.
In a major city like New York, spending tens of millions of dollars on an election campaign was perfectly normal.
Kingpin and Norman Osborn together could contribute quite a bit of money.
"Boss, the hottest news online right now is the story about Li Wei of Future Technology and Tony Stark of Stark Industries. The entire internet is speculating about whether they'll enter the Octagonal Cage."
Everyone looked at Kingpin.
Kingpin's height and weight were almost the same—both were 200.
He stood two meters tall and weighed two hundred kilograms, even more exaggerated than 2B.
And while 2B was a machine, Kingpin was pure muscle.
So even when he wore a suit, it bulged everywhere, making him look like a thug in formalwear.
At that moment, he had his hands clasped together. When he heard Li Wei's name, his eyes shifted.
That was the man 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's territory would now be left vacant.
The only unpleasant part was that Fisk Group had lost a business partner, and Martin Li's list was still in Li Wei's hands.
That was what troubled Kingpin the most. The list was extremely important to him.
Kingpin smiled and said, "If I went in there, I'd knock them both down with one punch each."
"Hahaha!"
The team members all laughed. They knew how outrageous Kingpin was.
Almost everyone in New York knew him—the underground emperor of New York. He had once committed every kind of evil, but had now gone legitimate, becoming a businessman and even aspiring to become a politician.
But to a campaign team, as long as there was money, anything could be done.
"What do you suggest?"
Kingpin asked the professionals.
The consultant immediately proposed, "We can contact both sides, sponsor the event under your name, become a judge or something similar, and push them into the Octagonal Cage."
Kingpin nodded at that. "Everyone would love to see that."
On the streets of New York, a Camaro raced along.
2B had her hands on the steering wheel, but in reality, she didn't need to control it at all. Bumblebee was driving by itself.
This was true "self-driving."
"Miss 2B, could you stop fighting me for the steering wheel?"
Bumblebee complained outright.
2B was gripping it too tightly, making it difficult for him to turn.
"Oh, okay."
2B released it nervously.
She comforted herself by thinking of it as remote control by an AI, which put her at ease.
Compared to "living beings," she trusted programs more.
Fortunately, they reached the company without incident, and 2B finally relaxed a little.
As usual, a crowd of reporters was waiting outside the company, all wanting to know whether Li Wei and Tony Stark would enter the Octagonal Cage.
Li Wei did not show himself. Instead, he had Bumblebee drive into the underground parking lot.
The hype was already sufficient. Now was not the time to respond.
Sometimes, it was necessary to keep these reporters hanging.
They took the elevator into the company building.
Red Queen's figure appeared beside Li Wei.
"Master, who is this?"
"Eve."
Li Wei answered.
"You're an artificial intelligence?"
Eve looked at Red Queen curiously. "I wonder which of you is more powerful, you or Mother Sphere?"
"Mother Sphere? Never heard of it."
Red Queen immediately sounded smug.
With her current learning ability, she was confident that no other artificial intelligence could rival her.
Rather than discuss the matter, she looked at Li Wei and said, "Master, Kingpin's campaign team wants to contact you."
"What for?"
"They're paying attention to internet traffic now. They want to sponsor the Octagonal Cage match between you and Tony Stark."
Red Queen immediately explained.
Hearing that, Li Wei was silent for a moment before asking, "What did Tony Stark say?"
"Tony Stark is actually training hard."
Red Queen replied, "He hired a boxing coach and didn't even arrange a date with a cover girl yesterday."
Ah Zhen, you're serious?
Li Wei naturally couldn't afford to back down. He thought that he should learn a few things as well.
"Can you reach him?"
"Of course. Although he had JARVIS cut off my signal, I can still force a connection to him."
Red Queen spoke proudly.
"Forget it."
Li Wei thought it over. He had originally wanted to discuss the matter with Tony Stark.
But then he thought about that man's personality...
If he called Tony, the reporters would probably find out the next second that he had "chickened out."
That man was an unparalleled blabbermouth.
"Tell Kingpin that we can accept the sponsorship, but he'll have to pay more."
Red Queen immediately conveyed this to Kingpin.
The elevator reached the top floor. She followed Li Wei closely to the office and said nothing more.
Clearly, she was waiting for a response.
"Boss."
Gwen Stacy looked somewhat flustered when she saw them appear, because she had only just arrived herself.
"This is Eve, my bodyguard."
Li Wei took the initiative to introduce her.
Gwen glanced at Eve, then glared angrily at Li Wei.
If he wanted a bodyguard, fine—but what could someone this beautiful possibly protect?
She was probably going to protect him all the way into bed...
Li Wei gave Gwen a look, indicating that he would explain later.
Gwen had no choice but to ask, "Would you like some coffee?"
"Of course."
"Thank you."
Eve thanked her as well.
She wasn't like 2B, a purely mechanical body. She needed to eat.
The parts of her that had been modified were located at the back of her head and along her spine. The spinal modifications, in particular, had improved her the most.
That was why she considered herself human.
Once they reached the office, Red Queen spoke. "Kingpin's team is willing to offer ten million dollars for exclusive naming rights. They'll also provide the venue. In exchange, Kingpin wants to be a judge and receive a share of the traffic."
Traffic was the most important thing to Li Wei.
There was no way he would let them take a share of his traffic.
Li Wei said, "The traffic is nonnegotiable. Tell Norman Osborn about that condition."
"Understood."
Red Queen immediately forwarded Kingpin's team's proposal to Norman Osborn.
The two of them were competing for the mayor's seat, so let the competition begin.
Sure enough, Norman Osborn became anxious the moment he received the message.
He wanted to call Li Wei personally, but Red Queen intercepted him and informed him that Li Wei was in a meeting.
With no other choice, Norman Osborn could only raise his bid.
"Osborn Group is offering twelve million."
"Tell Kingpin again."
Kingpin became anxious as well.
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