Iron Man stood at the entrance of the tower, stuffing cash vouchers into every faculty member's pocket before ushering them one by one into his building, where Pepper would naturally handle the reception.
Yes, this was Tony's plan, called the "Party Tactic."
In high school, kids who did not get along often deliberately held parties at the same time, competing over their connections and organizational skills.
If one side's house was packed to the brim while the other's was deserted, the winner and loser would be obvious. The loser would be seen as a weird kid nobody wanted to hang out with, unable to hold their head up for a long time.
High schoolers did not put much thought into their choices. Why would they attend a terrible party just out of old friendship?
That was practically nonexistent.
They would only chase louder music, more forbidden drinks, and more beautiful girls.
The more insecure and socially awkward a kid was, the more they wanted to squeeze into the cool kids' parties to prove that they were cool too.
What Tony was doing now was much like throwing a party. He was good at this—he even dared say that nobody in the entire United States understood parties better than he did.
This plan had two objectives. On one hand, he wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Peter about Jessica and, while he was at it, let him witness the charm of physics so he would not go down the wrong path.
In that case, touring Stark Industries headquarters was the best choice. What could be better than seeing all sorts of physics achievements with his own eyes?
On the other hand, that detestable Osborn was always competing with Tony in the energy market, using disgusting biological power generation to