Marvel's Umbrella

Chapter 19 Never change your original intention
night.

In Tony's villa.

Tony sat on the sofa with a thoughtful look on his face, his head down, not knowing what he was thinking.

Pepper also sat beside Tony in a daze, her mind full of the scene of herself being kicked out.

She never thought that one day she would be kicked out of the company in such a miserable way.

In the morning I thought Obadiah would definitely go in, but unexpectedly, the appearance of Umbrella shattered all fantasies.

At this point they can say that they have completely lost.

According to regulations, unless there is an emergency, the board of directors can generally only meet once a month.

In other words, even if they got the support of SHIELD, it would take a month before they could hold a board meeting.

She didn't believe that according to Obadiah's methods, he would give them a month without taking any action.

Sure enough, she soon received news from one of her subordinates who was still in the company.

Obadiah applied to the CSRC for a financing quota of 1 billion shares.

Upon hearing the news, Pepper felt her heart twitch and feel uncomfortable.

Currently, Stark Enterprises has only 1 billion shares in total, and the share price is 100 per share.

If the SEC approves the proposal, the number of Stark Enterprises shares will double and the equity will also be diluted.

Tony's 39% stake became 19.5%.

By then, even if SHIELD supports them, the equity will not be enough.

When she thought of this, she immediately told Tony everything with great concern.

But Tony's reaction was very calm, he just nodded lightly.

This made Pepper confused.

"Tony, what's wrong with you?"

"nothing?"

"Don't you know what equity dilution means? We may never be able to go back."

"Maybe it's better not to go back."

At this point, Tony sighed slightly.

The vote by shareholders and senior executives this afternoon completely broke his heart and also made him understand some things.

He once thought he was indispensable to Stark Enterprises.

But what happened at noon told him that the company no longer needed him.

Maybe letting go is the best option.

After all, I am just a scientific researcher and probably not suitable for management.

When Pepper heard Tony's discouraging words, her eyes widened and she looked at him in disbelief.

But thinking about his past, she felt that this was Tony's character.

After all, the other party had always been a hands-off boss. Every day he was either dating a Victoria's Secret girl or taking a bath with some small star, and he rarely even went back to the company.

But now is the most difficult time, the other party must not be discouraged.

Thinking of this, she said, "Tony, Stark Enterprises is what your father left to you, and Mr. Howard certainly doesn't want to see Stark Enterprises become an accomplice in the massacre of civilians.

So you must cheer up and never give up! "

Faced with Pepper's PUA, Tony looked at her strangely.

"Pepper, I'm very sorry, I'm not suited to management. I'll leave everything to you from now on. I have other things to do."

When he heard about the massacre of civilians, he suddenly remembered that he had other things to do.

So after saying this, he got up and went to the laboratory.

"Jarvis, are there any new discoveries about the gene we found last time?"

That insect man did not have the X gene, so he is not a mutant and is most likely some kind of enhanced human.

Since the United States proposed the super soldier plan in 41, and Dr. Abraham Erskine created Captain America, the world has started super soldier plans one after another, such as the Round Table Knights Meeting of the Sunset Empire, Captain Sunset, and the Red House Plan of the North Bear Country to cultivate the "Black Widow".

He even heard that the Osborne Group had new enhancement technology.

So he had a vague premonition that the insect man was an enhanced person of some evil force.

He hated the fact that the Ten Rings Gang used this enhanced technology to enslave civilians in the Middle East and killed countless people.

He even felt that he had the responsibility and obligation to eliminate this evil force.

"Mr. Stark, I'm very sorry, I don't have any new findings."

"Well, it seems I need to find some professional people."

On the other side, Pepper saw Tony rushing into the laboratory and could only shake her head helplessly, then went about her own business.

……

at the same time.

A banquet was being held in Obadiah's villa.

Most of the shareholders and senior executives of Stark Enterprises were seen holding wine glasses and laughing happily.

Waiters carrying wine glasses and food kept walking through the crowd.

A moment later, Obadiah, wearing a neat suit, walked to the scene holding his wife's hand.

When the people around him saw him, they immediately raised their glasses.

"Let us congratulate Obadiah!"

"To Obadiah, cheers!"

"To create greater glory for Stark Enterprises!"

Seeing this, Obadiah also responded by raising his glass one by one, showing great enthusiasm.

After all, it is thanks to these shareholders that he was able to come back to life today, so he will naturally not ignore them.

After a while, he saw Luna sitting alone in a corner not far away, so he took his wife's hand and walked over.

"Ms. Luna, this is my wife, Elena."

When Luna heard the voice, she turned to look at the other party and his wife, then raised the glass in her hand.

"Hello, Mrs. Stanny."

American women take their husband's surname after they get married.

So no matter what Elena's last name was before, it is now the same as Obadiah's, Stani.

Elena was a woman in her forties with long yellow hair and snow-white skin, wearing a tight purple high-slit evening gown.

At the same time, some fish-eye lines can be seen on the face, and the wrinkles are more obvious when smiling.

"Hello, Miss Luna."

After the three of them greeted each other, Luna said to Obadiah, "Congratulations. From now on, you will have the final say in Stark Enterprises."

"Ha ha…"

Obadiah laughed heartily for a moment, then raised his glass.

"Thank you for your advice and help, otherwise I would not have been able to get through this crisis. This is a toast to you."

After saying this, he drank the wine in his hand in one gulp.

This immediately made Elena next to her frown slightly, feeling distressed.

"Be careful, the doctor said you can't drink too much."

Obadiah looked nonchalant and said confidently, "It's okay, dear. I am better now than ever before."

After saying this, he patted his chest to show that he was physically strong.

Since being injected with the T-2 virus enhancement, his body functions have returned to their peak.

At this moment he felt that he could even arm wrestle with a tiger.

(End of this chapter)