I Am Gwen's Spider-Man Mentor

What is the first thing to do in order to engage in a power struggle?

The first thing you should do is not to make some ingenuity, planning, plans, plans, or to get some supporters and media, to make some speeches, to make some declarations, nor to go to your immediate superiors to get a pier and a front line - first of all, the most important thing is to What you should do is figure out what your source of power is.

Raymond understands that his power comes from two sources:

First, he is supported by the public under the banner of upholding the "Stark Principles", which means that he must and can only be a loyal minister of Tony Stark. Unless he has lost his mind, he will use Howard... Stark, the sword of the previous dynasty, came to kill Tony Stark, the official of this dynasty. Therefore, he must try his best to meet Tony's needs, wipe Tony's ass, and gain his trust.

Not to mention that Obadiah is still in office and even controls the board of directors. Even if Tony Stark pushes Obadiah away after he is driven away, if he can take over as CEO of Stark Industries in the morning, the board of directors will also be interested in him in the afternoon. He initiated collective impeachment.

Second, on the surface, the source of his power is the so-called "Stark Principles", but in fact, his core supporters sit in many government buildings in Washington, DC, and his strongest supporter is the National Intelligence Service Director Stephanie Haines, or rather, the gentleman in the Oval Office in the West Wing represented by Stephanie Haines.

This means that what he is doing now may not be good for the United States or even the U.S. government, but it must be beneficial to the elected president. It must be beneficial to the president-elect to further increase his approval rating, or at least avoid a decline in his approval rating.

In other words, he knew that Tony Stark was about to announce in public the dissolution of the Stark Industrial weapons R\u0026D and manufacturing department, and he wanted to minimize this matter without violating the giant baby Tony Stark. The impact on Stark Industries itself should be controlled or even prevented from causing unemployment in Stark Industries.

Also worth noting is the identity change of Tony Stark. Before going to Afghanistan, Tony was just a playboy, and after going to Afghanistan, he became Iron Man - although both identities are self-righteous and naive, Tony has just returned with his new identity...

In Raymond's hometown, during the dynasty era, when a new emperor came to the throne, most civil and military officials would not stop him from issuing the first few orders. The current Tony Stark is the "new emperor ascending the throne".

But on the other hand, considering the interests of the elected President and considering the impact of Stark Industries' disbandment of its weapons R\u0026D and manufacturing departments on the company's stock price, regional and even national economy, and employment rate, Raymond must stop this order, otherwise , Director Stephanie will immediately regard him as a traitor, withdraw all support from him, and abandon him to the people he once opposed.

After all, it is a common characteristic of Washington bureaucrats to "hold grudges when they lose, and counterattack when they win."

Then Obadiah can stretch him and knead him like dough - this is based on the expectation that Gwen is willing to take advantage of him.

"Xu——" Tony's voice was unprecedentedly solemn, "Who is selling our weapons to those thugs?"

Tony Stark's voice called back the soul of Raymond Xu who was wandering in the world. When he met his boss's rather charming eyes, the professor felt that the air conditioner in the car was turned on so low - he felt chilled all over. The ensuing dialogue will determine the ultimate fate of this political speculation.

"The intelligence department suspected that he was an insider within the company. Based on the clues they provided, we pointed the finger of suspicion at Obadiah Stane, but we have not yet obtained any convincing evidence, although the intelligence department also thought so. ." Raymond Xu glanced at Peper Potts, who was sitting on the other side of Tony - he stated his own point of view, but this was also Peper Potts' point of view. Even if Stark did not trust him, he After all, I trust Pepper Potts.

"Obadiah?" Tony Stark frowned, "Your accusations are indeed quite serious. He and my father built this company from scratch, but..." Halfway through, Tony himself was hesitant. He knew that Obadiah did have such energy and was enough to do such a thing...

But the experience in Afghanistan reminded him that he could not directly accept Raymond's judgment, so he decided to continue asking: "What are the benefits of Obadiah doing these things? How many weapons can those terrorists buy? How much money can the company make from it?" ?”

"The company really can't..." Regarding Stark's naivety, Raymond could only sigh in response, and then remained cautiously silent.

Of course he can tell the truth to gain Tony Stark's trust, but being honest means betraying Director Stephanie Haynes - currently, the Director of Intelligence and the President-elect are his core sources of power. You cannot betray your own source of power, just like you cannot kill yourself.

As for Tony Stark’s trust and support? He is still in a puddle of mud now. He can't sell it now for the future support of Iron Man, right? So can I survive until the day when Tony Stark controls everything?

Tony Stark glanced at Raymond Xu, who remained silent, and exchanged a look with Pepper Potts - the woman signaled him not to ask any more questions. So Tony decided to follow the advice, but his intention to "do something big" today has not changed.

"Xu, I have decided to disband the company's weapons R\u0026D and manufacturing department." Tony tried to say this calmly.

"I understand." To Tony's surprise, Raymond did not express any surprise. He just nodded and continued to respond: "After seeing the internal transaction information of the company, I was also thinking about Stark Industries' weapon research and development. And where should the manufacturing business go..."

As he spoke, he took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Tony beside him - Tony Stark at this period could still accept things handed to him by others. Tony glanced at the title briefly: "Overview of business lines related to Stark Industries weapons R\u0026D and manufacturing? What does this mean?"

"To disband the weapons R\u0026D and manufacturing department, we will have to disband about 70% of the company's business units and 55% of the employees. If you want to completely disband, it will be 65% of the employees. This number has not yet been calculated from us. The contractor undertaking the contract.”

"I don't want to hear this." Tony knew that Raymond said this, probably expressing his objection to himself. "Do you know what I saw in Afghanistan? I saw people being captured by the weapons I made to protect young Americans. Take their lives, and almost even my own!”

"No, no, no -" Raymond said, "When I was in college, I dreamed of world peace and that we no longer need any weapons, so I have already prepared for you to dissolve 70% of the company's business segments and 65% of it. All the paperwork you need as an employee, you just sign.”

As he spoke, Raymond took out documents from his briefcase:

"This is a set of formal documents required to dissolve the business line. The top is the company's application for bankruptcy protection to the Federal Court in the Central District of Manhattan. We promised employees compensation documents when we laid off employees in accordance with the labor contract. This is from banks and contractors. Regarding the formalities contract for liquidated damages, this is an agreement for the sale and pledge of equity. This is a contract for mortgaging your residence and vehicle to the bank in exchange for cash. Next, we may also receive a long list of lawsuits, so we need to sign it with a law firm. Documents of the framework agreement..."

"Stop! Stop! Stop!" Tony Stark doesn't care about where he lives or those luxury cars. He just wants to do something to make his conscience feel better. "Xu, we have technology and we won't be short of money. We There are sufficient liquidated damages for resigning employees.”

"What technology?" Although he already knew what Tony Stark was talking about, Raymond decided to play dumb.

Tony and Pepper looked at each other. After the woman gave him an affirmative look, he opened his clothes and exposed the luminous object on his chest.

"Oh my God! Tony, your chest is so tight...are you okay? Are you sure you don't need to check it out?" Raymond frowned in time to express his concern for his boss. Finally, he A technical question was asked: "Arc shock reactor?"

"Frankly speaking, I thought you only cared about this thing." Tony Stark was quite shocked when he heard that the person in front of him actually cared about himself more than the nuclear fusion reactor. Then, he knocked on the reactor on his chest with emotion. , "Raymond, I didn't realize that you are a good friend before."

"Mr. Stark, I suggest that you go to the hospital for an examination immediately." Raymond strengthened his tone of concern and made the scene more complete. After Stark refused, he slowly said: "No You promoted me to this position, and I wouldn't have what I have today. There is a saying in my hometown called "Knowing kindness and repaying it with kindness", and this is my "Knowing kindness with pictures".

"So, Mr. Stark -" Raymond said earnestly, "I admit that this technology will make us stand at the top of the next era, but... I also have to take care of the company's current situation. We can't put this technology aside. Can the patent be sold to pay compensation to the employees?"

"But!" Tony emphasized his wishes again, "We can no longer sell weapons to those terrorists, and we can no longer manufacture weapons that take the lives of innocent people!"

"That's right." To Tony Stark's surprise, Raymond, who was supposed to object in his imagination, nodded heavily, "In order to minimize the losses while also successfully shutting down the weapons R\u0026D and manufacturing business, this is A backup plan.”

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