America: A Prodigy of Stereotypes

Harry was dressed in a suit and smelled of men's cologne, which made Li Qun keep his distance from him.

“I know, how about a hug?” Harry said with a smile.

"I really envy you guys. I didn't originally intend to dress like this; it was Bernard who asked me to."

"Hi, Mary Jane, Liz, it's been a long time!" Peter greeted the two people behind Harry.

"I've been waiting for you for half an hour, why are you so late?" Liz complained.

Liz glanced at the clothes of Li Qun and the other three.

“Bad,” Liz said.

“We’ll slip away after the parade. We’re here to have fun, not to meet high society people,” Stephanie said.

"Can I come with you?" Harry said.

Seven young people gathered together, chatting and laughing, adding a lively atmosphere to the high-class venue with its red carpet. A man wearing sunglasses was approaching.

"Hello. Harry, are you his classmates?"

Upon hearing the sound, the seven people turned around and made way for each other.

The visitor was none other than the famous Tony Stark, and surprisingly, he was all alone, without any female companions.

Tony Stark took off his sunglasses and hung them on his shirt. His attire was also very casual. His eyes first swept over the four girls, including Gwen.

“We were Harry’s classmates, not just in college, but also in high school,” Li Qun replied.

“Yes.” Harry maintained a polite smile for Tony Stark.

“Columbia University?” Tony Stark pointed.

"Yes."

“Very good.” Tony Stark also gave a polite smile.

"So you all heard Bruce Banner's speech when school started? What he said was all very accurate," Tony said.

"Ah."

Li Qun nodded, and Peter nodded in agreement.

In this kind of situation and conversation with this kind of person, simply smiling and nodding in agreement is sufficient.

Tony Stark observed Li Qun and Peter, mentally labeling them as "Harry Osborn's lackeys."

When Harry inherits Osborn Industries, Lich and Peter should be his right-hand men.

Li Qun, with his East Asian features, was in charge of helping Harry with technical matters, while Peter, with a camera hanging around his neck, helped Harry with personnel matters.

In Tony Stark's eyes, Harry's best quality was his passable social skills; everything else was lacking.

“Mr. Stark, I have a question for you,” Li Qun said.

"Don't ask about my privacy."

"Do you like cheeseburgers?" Li Qun asked.

Tony Stark shook his head.

“I like tortillas,” Tony Stark said.

“A strange question,” Tony Stark said.

“Let’s go get some burritos later,” Li Qun said, turning to the others.

“Arabian pilaf is my second favorite,” Tony Stark said with a laugh.

"What about Turkish kebab?" Li Qun asked.

“I haven’t tried it before. Do you have any recommendations for Turkish restaurants?” Tony looked at Li Qun again.

Tony Stark's feelings changed again.

Of the three boys, Li Qun is the most outgoing. Harry and Peter seem to follow Li Qun's lead, which doesn't quite fit his stereotype of East Asians.

"Tony, you're here!"

Obadiah Stane walked up behind Tony Stark, a broad smile on his face.

“Let me chat with people my own age, okay?” Tony Stark said, turning to Obadiah.

"People of the same age?"

Obadiah glanced at Li Qun, Peter, Harry, and the other young men, and gave a genuine smile with a formulaic expression on his face.

Chapter 378 What's Important

Entertainment magazines have jokingly suggested that Tony Stark suffers from emotional trauma following the deaths of his parents. Since their unexpected passing, Tony Stark has lived in Los Angeles, far from New York where he once lived with his parents.

Tony Stark responded that New York City reeks of urine and he would rather live in Los Angeles on the West Coast and travel by helicopter every day.

However, Stark Industries' headquarters are located in New York, and Howard Stark registered Stark Industries in New York.

In the media, Tony Stark appears most frequently in the business and entertainment sections, but rarely in the news section.

Li Qun's understanding of Tony Stark is also limited by this.

The Osborne Carnival Parade began with a large and impressive procession, showcasing Osborne's financial resources and technological prowess.

"Look, it's Bronsky!!"

"He's coming!!"

Harry whispered to his friends, reminding them that he knew what Bronsky was going to perform today.

Bronsky, dressed in a striking metallic green super soldier combat suit, slowly ascended into the air on a matching demon glider.

He did not wear a combat helmet, leaving his face exposed.

"Is this the surprise your dad was talking about?"

Tony Stark watched Bronsky fly freely above the street on the Devil Glider.

The important figures who were invited stood on the high-rise stands and exclaimed in unison at Bronsky.

The television cameramen focused their cameras on Bronsky in the air, while the screen trucks slowly moving along the road began playing propaganda footage shot by the military.

Bronsky pulled two specially made firework pumpkin bombs from his combat suit's waist pack and threw them into the sky.

Fireworks pumpkin bombs exploded, and colorful smoke bloomed in the air.

During the day, the colorful smoke effects of fireworks are more eye-catching and last longer than sparks.

"Super Soldier?"

Tony Stark initially thought that Bronsky, the "super soldier" who was introduced, was just a gimmick. However, after seeing Bronsky casually throw a firework pumpkin bomb into the sky, his mood turned to worry.

His concern wasn't about the moral and ethical issues raised by super soldiers, but rather that the company's shareholders would also pressure him to research these nonsensical "super soldiers."

"I heard there's a Spider-Man in New York. How does he compare to this super soldier?" Tony turned to Harry and asked.

“Spider-Man is definitely stronger,” Harry said.

"Whose product is Spider-Man?" Tony Stark asked.

“I don’t know, maybe it’s a gift from nature,” Harry replied.

Tony Stark went back inside, and these "kids" didn't seem to know much about the inside story.

He went to the VIP section, where Norman Osborne was with some of the most distinguished people, whom they should know.

Bronsky performed aerial acrobatics, executing high-difficulty maneuvers over the narrow streets of New York, his entire being becoming one with the Devil Glider.

"Is he equipped with weapons like the bat grappling hook gun?"

Tony Stark immediately started teasing Norman, saying that the Devil Glider looked just like Batman's equipment, as if Osborn Industries had stolen the idea.

“You could call his gear the Green Goblin series,” Norman said to Tony Stark.

“His code name is ‘USA Colonel’,” General Ross said from the side.

"No wonder he has those three letters on his breastplate and a five-pointed star on the back."

“You guys need to improve your aesthetic sense,” Tony Stark said.

Is he a newly debuted stuntman?

“No, no, no… Tony, you need to show Colonel Bronsky respect.”

"Rhodes, is that gentleman who's performing fire-jumping in the air the colonel?"

Tony Stark looked at his old black friend, Air Force Colonel James Rhodes.

“Army Colonel,” Rhodes said.

"Is that combat suit a powered exoskeleton?" Tony Stark asked.

“No,” Rod replied.

Bronsky's aerial performance ended with him landing in a superhero pose on his personal parade float.

The Devil Glider became a weapon in Bronsky's hand, standing beside him like a shield.

"Is his knee okay?" Tony Stark asked.

“No problem at all,” Rhodes replied.

“How did you know?” Tony Stark asked.

“Soon I will become like him,” Colonel Rhodes replied.

"Operation?"

"This is a state secret, I'm sorry, Tony."

“Rhodes, why don’t you reconsider? You’re not married yet, you don’t have children, don’t sacrifice your happiness so easily,” Tony Stark advised.

“What are you thinking? Don’t talk to me, think about your own problems first,” Rhodes said.

“I can guarantee Colonel Rhodes’ happiness. If he gets married and has children, that would be even better,” Norman said from the side.

……

Among the crowd watching the carnival parade, Chief Black and John Wick were together.