Homelander Comics

The reason is...

Lower the price of the Iron Armor for me!

Moreover, this is only a personal comparison between Ivan Vanko and Tony. As long as Ivan Vanko humbly accepts, integrates the wisdom of others, and works together with everyone, he will not necessarily be crushed by Tony.

For example, the technology of the Iron Armor can be integrated with the Green Goblin Armor. The Green Goblin Armor's medical cabin technology, neural connection technology and other biological technologies are all very good. Perhaps Ivan Vanko can integrate them to create a biomechanical armor?

If Tony's Iron Man armor had the medical cabin technology of the Green Goblin armor, he wouldn't have been so frightened and had a psychological trauma when he carried a nuclear bomb to blow up the Chitauri, and he wouldn't even be afraid to sleep. The medical cabin technology of the Green Goblin armor can even suppress genetic collapse. This is fucking awesome.

Besides, the battles in Iron Man Armor are almost all fought by Jarvis, which looks powerful, but in reality it is like a living coffin, and you can't feel the excitement of fighting. What's the difference between it and playing games with a remote control? The Green Goblin armor with neural link technology is different. The armor is a derivative of your limbs, and you are the one who controls it autonomously, similar to virtual reality.

Well, to use the most common analogy, the mechanical steel armor is the kind that wears a condom, and the biological green goblin armor is the kind that does not wear a condom. Which one is more comfortable to use?

"To celebrate the successful development of the Ark Reactor, I'm inviting everyone to a party tonight."

After talking with Ivan Vanko, Bai Ye clapped his hands and announced the matter to the employees.

“Ohhhh!!!”

The employees at the scene were immediately shocked.

"Thank you boss!"

"Long live the boss!"

"I love you boss!"

Countless science and engineering men took off their shirts and shook them wildly, their faces flushed and their necks thick with excitement.

Don't think that men with science and engineering backgrounds are all honest people. In fact, news of Silicon Valley executives holding im parties is not uncommon.

Most people working in Silicon Valley are high-tech professionals. They all have high incomes. Many are corporate executives, and there are also wealthy people with annual salaries of millions of dollars. With so much money, they don't go to prostitutes and live an ascetic life. Then, aren't they earning this money in vain?

The Tenderloin area near San Francisco's Chinatown is the famous Silicon Valley red-light district, which maintains the prosperity of San Francisco's sex industry.

For high-income groups in Silicon Valley, spending more money and enjoying better services is their goal. Therefore, the income level of seafood merchants here is also very high. Some people start with a service fee of US$500, and there are many who charge US$1000 for a service. Some high-end seafood merchants have earned US$10 million in 100 years.

……

After finishing the business at Venus Energy, Bai Ye came to Galaxy Capital.

He also made an appointment with David Solomon of Goldman Sachs.

"Little Mr. Osborne, we meet again."

On the Galaxy Capital building, David Solomon came up to Bai Ye and greeted him with a smile.

"Mr. David, I have enjoyed working with you guys at Goldman Sachs during this period. Perhaps we can continue our cooperation."

Bai Ye did not hit anyone who smiled at him, and shook hands with David Solomon in a gentle manner.

During this period, Sun Bank acquired many small banks due to its cooperation with Goldman Sachs. Today, Sun Bank has become a medium-sized bank with more than US$40 billion in equity assets and more than US$300 billion in custodial assets.

If it weren't for Bai Ye's acquisition of Mars Military Industry, which had withdrawn more than $100 billion in cash from Galaxy Capital, Sun Bank would have probably acquired a medium-sized bank with assets of around $50 billion with the help of Goldman Sachs, further expanding its scale.

Now, Galaxy Capital is somewhat short of cash flow. Although there is still US$200 billion paid by Zheng Xian to purchase F22 technology in Bai Ye's overseas account, that money cannot be used indiscriminately and must be laundered first.

For big tycoons like Bai Ye, embezzling money is not a big problem, and tax evasion is not a problem either. However, once it is linked to the assets of Zheng Xian and others, the problem will easily become a big deal. Once the ghost of McCarthyism revives, the Osborne family may be hanged and burned.

Oh, or maybe it could be Osborn I, the founding emperor of the Edenian Empire, arriving in his loyal D.C.?

Therefore, let alone Sun Bank's acquisition of other banks, even White Night's acquisition of Twitter will have to be paused for a while, until the $200 billion is laundered and the storm has died down.

"It is an honor for us at Goldman Sachs to serve Mr. Osborne Jr."

David Solomon bowed and said.

Goldman Sachs helped Sun Bank acquire other banks, and they themselves made a lot of money, not to mention that Bai Ye's appetite was growing, and he was acquiring more and more companies. This was a big piece of fat meat in Goldman Sachs's mouth. As long as they could coax Bai Ye and hand over all the business to Goldman Sachs, he would even stick his butt out to Bai Ye.

"We have been cooperating for such a long time, so let's not talk nonsense." Bai Ye said with a smile: "I have a batch of new companies to acquire. I had a pleasant cooperation with Goldman Sachs before. I hope Goldman Sachs will not let me down this time."

As he spoke, Bai Ye handed the note given by Ivan Vanko to David Solomon.

David Solomon took a look and smiled bitterly:

"Master Osborne, you have given us a lot of tough problems to deal with."

"Is there any hard bone that you Goldman Sachs can't chew?"

Jordan laughed.

"It's not that we can't do it, but it's too difficult to do it." David Solomon pointed at the name of Boston Dynamics and said, "For example, this company is a conservative one. They refuse any form of academic sharing and do not disclose any experimental data. They do not accept international employees, especially Chinese employees, even if they become naturalized. They exclude all non-native Americans. While they have many cooperative projects with the military, they also run their company like a confidential department. Can you imagine how difficult it is to forcibly acquire this company?"

Bai Ye certainly knew what David Solomon said. Google was almost driven to nervous breakdown by Boston Dynamics. In 1992, Boston Dynamics was spun off from MIT and became a private company. Before being acquired by Google, it "survived" for a long time in military contracts. Boston Dynamics is clearly a military company, and Google spent $30 billion to acquire Boston Dynamics, but in the end, it wasted four years and had to sell it to SoftBank at a low price of $4 million.

High emotional intelligence: Boston Dynamics’ corporate culture is very different from Google’s.

Low emotional intelligence: We cannot command military enterprises.

Because this is not a commercial company at all. Your business logic is nothing to them. They want your supercomputer, your technology, and your funds with confidence. You ask them for technology? No! You want data? No! You want a plan? None! You want to obey the company's strategy? Wishful thinking! Then can I send you a technical team? No! What about finance? This person must be a real American. The personal resume must be detailed to the grandfather's generation, and both the father's and mother's lines must be native Americans.

This is not an acquisition at all, it's like inviting an ancestor back to you.

"If it's a pushover, why would I entrust this task to Goldman Sachs?" Bai Ye said bluntly: "Just tell me if Goldman Sachs can take this business? If not, I'll find someone else to do it."

"Okay." David Solomon hesitated for a moment and said, "But Goldman Sachs may have to share this business with other investment banks, because these companies almost all touch upon some sensitive departments to a greater or lesser extent, and we need others to share the pressure."

There is no way. Generally, truly advanced technologies will first bear fruit in the military field and then slowly transition to the civilian field. This is almost the case with the more than 20 companies that Ivan Vanke asked Bai Ye to acquire.

Perhaps because of Bai Ye's background, no one reviewed Bai Ye's qualifications to acquire these companies, but there were so many complicated matters that it was difficult for Goldman Sachs to help Bai Ye acquire all these companies at once, which forced them to share some of the fruits with their peers.

"Okay!" Bai Ye nodded. "I only want the result. As for the process, it doesn't matter. That's something for you Goldman Sachs to consider. In short, the cost of business consulting will not be reduced by Goldman Sachs."

Bai Ye added: "Sun Bank's plan to acquire other banks will not stop, but it will be put on hold for a while because of the tight capital chain."

David Solomon's eyes lit up when he heard this. Acquiring companies like Boston Dynamics would be troublesome and would not make much money, but acquiring banks would be easy and would make a lot of money, which would be the fattest and most delicious beef tenderloin.

Bai Ye was using the carrot of acquiring banking business to dangle over Goldman Sachs, asking them to work faster. Bai Ye himself didn't care, but Ivan Vanko didn't seem like a patient person.

"Pleasant to work with."

"Pleasant to work with."

Under the witness of a lawyer, Bai Ye and Goldman Sachs signed a commission business.

After the Goldman Sachs people left, Bai Ye lit a cigarette and said to Jordan, "There is one more thing I want to tell you. Next, Stark Group will send people to form a business negotiation delegation with you to go to Silicon Valley to discuss a deal."

"what business?"

Jordan asked.

"It's a new energy vehicle company called Tesla. The acquisition plan is that we take 40% of the shares, Stark Group takes 40% of the shares, and the founders are left with 20%. The valuation is..." Bai Ye thought for a moment and said, "Be generous, $6 million."

"No problem." Jordan nodded and said, "But Master, Galaxy Capital hasn't made any big moves for a long time. Shouldn't we do something next?"

"Hmm..." Bai Ye pondered for a moment and said, "We are really short of money recently. We need a lot of funds in all directions. It seems that it is time to make some more. How about this, you pay more attention to the problems in Japan during this period. If nothing unexpected happens, we will short the Japanese index next."

"Master, the direction your sword is pointing is my battlefield!"

Jordan excitedly patted his chest and assured Bai Ye:

"I will definitely keep a close eye on it for you!"

As the companies under Bai Ye's control continue to expand, Jordan is becoming more and more courageous. Before, he was worried that Bai Ye would cause some big incident when he went to Japan. Now, he is not afraid at all. It's just a small country like Japan. That's what he wants to deal with!

In essence, Japan is a dog raised by America, the kind that can be slaughtered and eaten at any time when the owner suffers from famine.

Why? America can eat dog meat, but we, Osborne, can’t?

……

night.

Bai Ye came to Betty's house.

As for the im party of the engineers from Venus Energy, Bai Ye definitely had no interest in joining in the fun. He simply gave his card to the executives and asked them to swipe it.

Because Bai Ye had played a high-end game with Tony before. On Tony's "Stark" yacht, the women were worth at least $10, while the engineers' piercings were probably worth just over $1000. Even if they were given the money, they wouldn't know how to build it.

Perhaps a seafood merchant who earns over $1000 looks no different from a seafood merchant who starts at $10, or may even be more handsome, but the feeling is different.

One is an unknown practitioner in the world, and the other is a well-known Hollywood actor, supermodel, and goddess of the public. Can they be the same?

A seafood merchant who earns $10 has long transcended physical pursuits and is more interested in spiritual enjoyment.

"What do you want to do again?"

When Betty opened the door and saw that it was Bai Ye, her good mood for the day was gone.

"You are really hurting me when you say that."

Bai Ye held the gift box in his hand and said:

"I came here specially to give you a present."

"Gift?"

Betty looked at Bai Ye suspiciously:

"What else can you give me?"

"Wouldn't you know if you open it and take a look?"

Bai Ye put the big gift box in his hand into Betty's hand, and then he entered Betty's house as if he had returned to his own home.

He didn't consider himself an outsider at all and took a bottle of 2000 Herman Ries semi-dry white wine from Betty's wine cabinet.

Bai Ye sat on the sofa, crossed his legs, drinking red wine from the goblet in his hand, a smile on his lips, looking at Betty with bright eyes, and slowly opened the big gift box.

"Wedding dress? Why are you giving me a wedding dress?" Betty looked at Bai Ye with a puzzled look in her head: "Are you proposing to me?"

"of course not!"

"That's great!" Betty said, not knowing whether she was happy or sad. "Anyway, stop dreaming. I won't marry you!"

Bai Ye smiled slightly and continued, "This is the Pronovias I made specifically for you. Didn't you say that you and your ex-boyfriend Bruce Banner were truly in love? I'm letting you try in advance what it feels like to wear a wedding dress for him."

Pronovias is the world's number one brand in the field of wedding dresses. It is a Barcelona brand and ranks first in the world in hand-sewn wedding dresses. It is loved by many European royal families and has the title of King of Lace.

The price of a wedding dress ranges between 600 and 12000 euros.

This piece of clothing was custom-made for Betty by Bai Ye and cost him 2 euros.

"Are you mentally ill?" Betty looked at Bai Ye strangely and said, "I remember that you men are very possessive. Not only did you not ask me to break up with Bruce, but you were so kind as to help me buy wedding dresses for him and me?"

"Because I'm a kind person, isn't that okay?" Bai Ye said nonsense in a serious tone, simply saying, "I'm not that kind of selfish paranoid. To love someone doesn't necessarily mean to possess her. On the contrary, to love her, you should give her freedom... How can I bear to blame you for making a mistake? It was me who gave you too much freedom!"

"I don't believe you are that kind of person!" Betty looked at Bai Ye warily: "Are you going to have any bad ideas again?"

"What bad intentions could I have?" Bai Ye said with a smile, "I spent a lot of money to make this wedding dress for you! Try it on first. If it doesn't fit, I'll have someone alter it for you. Anyway, I think you'll look very beautiful in it."

Under Bai Ye's urging, Betty finally put on the wedding dress.

The wedding dress exudes a white glow, as pure and flawless as the first snow in winter.

Betty's snow-white skin looked particularly dazzling through the crystal tassels on her wedding dress. Under the light, her eyes sparkled like stars and her hair fell like a black waterfall.

It has the scent of a pure and flawless bride.

"How about it?"

Betty showed it off in front of Bai Ye unconfidently.

"very beautiful!"

Bai Ye nodded and said affirmatively:

"If it weren't for the fact that the man you truly love is Bruce Banner, I would have wanted to marry you."

"That's impossible. I already have someone in my heart."

Betty snorted and said.

"Ah, if you talk like this..." Bai Ye sighed, "My heart will be frozen!"

"No more talking. Come, have a couple of drinks with me."

Bai Ye also poured a glass of wine for Betty.

Betty hesitated for a moment, but seeing that Bai Ye looked depressed, she sat down at the other corner of the sofa like a lady and had two drinks with Bai Ye.

In fact, if Bai Ye didn't do so many bastard things, he would still be a very attractive man in Betty's eyes.

He looks very handsome, at least much more handsome than Bruce Banner, and as for talent... After having in-depth contact with Bai Ye during this period, Betty also discovered that Bai Ye does not seem to be the good-for-nothing playboy in the eyes of many people. At least Bai Ye does have business talent. He is about to build a business matrix, including Galaxy Capital, Sun Bank, Mars Military Industry, Venus Energy... Apart from his bad personality, he seems to be a very good man.

The two of them drank and chatted for a while.

Just as she kept drinking, Betty didn't know when she got drunk.