I started with the Ice-Ice Fruit, and Spider-Woman Gwen came after me.

“Mr. Hao, you’re joking. I don’t fit Tony’s aesthetic standards.”

Pepper Potts has a very good understanding of Tony's aesthetic sense.

After all, she was the one who always handled Tony's private life.

Already used to it.

"It's like a mountain to a man pursue a woman, but a thin veil to a woman pursue a man. Pepper, sometimes you have the opportunity in your own hands. After this brush with death, even I, a stranger, can see that Tony has begun to change."

With a smile on his face, Hao Longtao raised his champagne glass and gently clinked glasses with Pepper Potts.

Little Chili didn't reply, but her expression was complicated.

Hao Longtao suddenly leaned down and whispered:

"I'll let you in on a secret: I can tell your fortune. You two will definitely have a little princess in the future."

"Don't tell anyone, or it won't be allowed."

Hao Longtao winked mischievously.

Pepper Potts looked utterly helpless.

This shareholder turned out to be a charlatan.

So young and already likes to joke around.

“Mr. Hao, Tony has already arranged a party for tonight. I think you will like the occasion.”

Pepper Potts really didn't know what to talk about with this high school student.

The generation gap seemed too big to her.

"No way, I don't want to be drinking Coke at Tony's party. Poor me, I won't be able to drink alcohol for another three years."

Hao Longtao shook his head.

"..."

Pepper Potts then remembered that Hao Longtao couldn't drink alcohol.

In New York, the legal drinking age is 21.

He is only eighteen years old.

Eighteen years old?!

too young.

Imagine Hao Longtao drinking cola at a party; what's the difference between him and a baby drinking milk?

"Tell Tony I'm leaving. I was glad he invited me to the party. Miss Potts, could you please have Happy give me a ride? My luggage is still in his car."

"Okay, Mr. Hao."

"Just call me Hao, or Ice (冰), it's my newly chosen English name, you're the first to know."

Hao Longtao said with a smile.

"Ace? You're not like ice, you radiate passion like fire."

Pepper Potts looked at Hao Longtao with great interest.

"Haha, my parents wanted to give me an English name a long time ago, but they couldn't come up with one after thinking for a long time. In the end, they couldn't come up with a name. I also want to remember this name. After all, a person's name is very special, and I want to remember something special."

Hao Longtao turned around, waved his hand, handed the champagne to the waiter, and left Stark Industries Building.

Pepper Potts then remembered that the high school student in front of her had his parents murdered two years ago.

He had only recently arrived in the United States and had just begun to integrate into life there.

One can imagine how strong this child's heart is.

"Pepper, what are you looking at?"

"Ace is a good person."

Pepper Potts said only one sentence, then turned her face away, deliberately avoiding Tony's gaze.

Her hands were trembling slightly, and she seemed very nervous.

This was the first time she had stood next to Tony Stark in this situation.

Perhaps what Hao Longtao said is true.

"Ace?"

"This is the English name Hao Gang chose, which means ice."

“I know, but why did he only tell you? This guy is such a child.”

Tony Stark said casually.

Pepper Potts rolled her eyes at Tony.

"Pepper, what's with that look on your face?"

Tony said, dissatisfied.

“I think you’re more like a child than he is.”

"Why?"

"Think for yourself."

Pepper Potts stopped paying attention to Tony.

She needs to calm down.

Hao Longtao may be right, but this is not the time.

Happy kept glancing in the rearview mirror.

Hao Longtao, however, kept sending messages on his mobile phone.

"Mr. Happy, what do you want to ask?"

Hao Longtao turned off his phone and looked at Happy, who was sitting in the driver's seat.

"Sir, can Stark Industries really reach a market capitalization of trillions?"

Happy asked curiously.

"Don't say that to Tony, or he'll be upset."

Hao Longtao said jokingly.

"Tony is a genius."

Happy praised.

"Haha, that's right, Tony is a genius. Often, the world needs geniuses to create the world, and Tony is such a person. So, Happy, do you still have any doubts?"

Hao Longtao looked at Happy with a meaningful expression.

"What I want to say is that after Tony announced the closure of the weapons manufacturing department, I put all my savings, even my pension, into Stark Industries stock."

Happy's mouth split open.

Smile a lot.

"Happy, you have the same investment acumen as me."

Hao Longtao gave a thumbs up.

"Thank you for the compliment, sir. Compared to you, I only have a high opinion of Tony. After all, I've been to his lab, and his Mark armor is truly a groundbreaking product."

Happy felt that this was the best thing he had ever done.

"So you have an advantage over anyone else, after all, you are the personal male assistant of the future richest man."

Hao Longtao deliberately emphasized the character for "male".

"Sir, we've arrived at your apartment. Would you like me to help you with your luggage?"

"no thank you."

Hao Longtao got out of the car.

Retrieve your luggage.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the car window.

Happy said:

"Sir, is there anything else I can do for you?"

“Unfortunately, I don’t have any business cards on me. No, I don’t even have any business cards.” Hao Longtao smiled. “If Tony encounters any danger, Mr. Happy, please give me a call.”

After saying that, a business card froze in his hand.

The business card, still shivering with cold air, was handed to Happy.

Happy stared wide-eyed at Hao Longtao, utterly shocked.

“He’s my lucky star, so he can’t be allowed to get into trouble like before.”

Hao Longtao said softly, picked up his luggage, and returned to the apartment.

"Wang Defa?!"

Happy quickly let go; his fingers were frozen stiff.

He picked up the business card again and entered the number.

But the business card in my hand felt like it was burning my hand.

It can only be left aside.

"Mr. Hao is no ordinary person."

Happy thought to himself.

"Let Tony handle it."

Hao Longtao, inside the elevator, glanced at the system and smiled.

I collected 2,000 desire points from Happy.

not bad.

Little Chili also provided him with three thousand desire points.

This is comparable to a superpowered person.

More importantly, his speech on the red carpet, after being amplified, stirred up a small wave of desire.

Not many, only seventy or eighty thousand.

Many people can't even reach the threshold.

Clearly, they do not believe that Stark Industries can reach a market value of trillions.

After all, the trillion-dollar market capitalization of this era is nothing like the massive influx of hot money into the stock market through printing US dollars in later years, which caused several companies to break the trillion-dollar mark.

"If I get tired of the Osborne Group's success, I can use Osborne's technological reserves to set my sights on the civilian medical market, which is much more profitable than orders from the military."

Although the military's order is a large deal.

But truly good products are those that sweep the globe and are closely related to people all over the world.

"Dr. Connor, Peter Parker, Harry Osborn..."

The Osborne Group also boasts a wealth of talent.

Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin, has been a prominent figure in many versions of the series.

Unfortunately, he is now dead.

The latest news points to Dr. Connor as the culprit.

But Hao Longtao knew that Dr. Connor would not kill Norman Osborn.

Peter Parker might not be able to.

This isn't the first time Norman has died at Spider-Man's hands.

It's just a different version.