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Tony, looking bewildered, stared at Hawke and said:

"You weren't just peeking at those pretty female reporters' breasts while I was talking, were you?"

"How could this be! How could you slander someone's innocence like this?"

Hawke retorted categorically, although... there were indeed many very beautiful female reporters in the venue, some of whom were kneeling, while Hawke was standing at the time...

And Tony just asked again...

Hawke answered without hesitation.

"Well, I don't want to give you a high score for your performance, but I don't want to give you a low score either, so I'll give you a medium score."

Hawke thought for a moment and then said.

Tony: "..."

Often, Hawke's thoughts jumped around too quickly for Tony to keep up with, so Tony didn't hear what Hawke was saying at the moment. But suddenly, he felt that he had been insulted by Hawke again.

Forget it, Tony felt that asking Hawke was pointless.

Don't expect something ivory from a dog's mouth.

"Just kidding, okay? Are you serious? You really want to shut down the defense division of Stark Industries, the military-industrial giant?"

Hawke became serious.

"Of course it's true. Would I joke about something like this?"

Tony said resolutely:

“Hawk, didn’t you see it all? In the base of those terrorists from the Ten Rings, most of the weapons are made by Stark Industries. While you were away, I even saw them using the weapons I developed to execute civilians. I absolutely cannot tolerate that the weapons I painstakingly invented to protect peace are being used to massacre civilians. I absolutely cannot tolerate that!”

“Well, your awakening is really late.” Hawke chuckled and said, “Let’s not even talk about the Stark Industries weapons that ended up on the black market. Has the US military never done anything similar after getting these weapons?”

Tony: "...Yang"

His face turned very pale.

Yes, aside from terrorists using the weapons they manufacture to commit massacres, even the US military, which obtains weapons through legitimate channels, might only be slightly better behaved than terrorists in many situations.

“If I say I didn’t notice anything (Li Nuo Zhao), you certainly wouldn’t believe me. If I say I knew, but no one has ever presented me with real evidence.”

Tony took a deep breath and said:

"Just consider me a hypocrite. Once the bomb hits you, you'll know the pain. In short, I will never work in the military industry again! I have too many ways to get money and social influence. I should do something truly meaningful for humanity, not create weapons that only take the lives of innocent people."

"Fantastic!" Hawke applauded Tony. "Mr. Tony Stark, the big arms dealer, is going to become a great philanthropist."

"You're just mocking me!"

Tony pursed his lips and said:

"Be careful, if I decide to expand into construction and mining in the future, your Ryan Group will be facing a formidable enemy."

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Hey, you know what, Tony thinks the construction industry is a good direction right now. With the global population boom, who doesn't want a place to live?

Why did that despicable old man Howard Stark establish an arms company in the first place?

If he were a construction company, John Lane would probably only be able to sell weapons. The guy who went to Afghanistan to sell weapons two months ago might just become Hawke.

“What am I afraid of? Mining and construction are Ryan Corporation’s main businesses, not mine! I’m in finance and the internet; I want to be a banker and a Silicon Valley tech giant.” Hawke lit a cigarette, crossed his legs, and said, “Tony, seriously, if you’re not going to get involved in the military industry anymore, how about selling Stark Industries’ military division to me?”

"what?"

Tony looked at Hawke as if he were a lunatic and said:

"If I close down the military industry and then sell it to you, what difference does that make from the fact that I didn't close down the military industry?"

"Heh heh 597, Tony, have you lost your mind?" Hawke shook his head and chuckled, saying, "Do you think you can just shut down Stark Industries' defense division like you want?"

“You mean the other Stark shareholders will stop me?” Tony said. “They’re not a problem at all. I own 30.45% of Stark, and the family foundation secretly holds some more. Add Obama’s shares, and I can control Stark. The other shareholders can’t cause any trouble! And I’ll give them a better path to make more money.”

“I’m not talking about the other shareholders of Stark Industries, but… the White House!” Hawke chuckled. “Perhaps it’s not just the White House. Stark Industries is the American military-industrial giant, involved in many American defense designs. By suddenly closing Stark Industries and ceasing all involvement in any weapons and designs, are you trying to create a huge void in American defense?”

In the Marvel universe, Stark Industries is a world leader in aerospace, aviation, and electronics, and is projected to become the world's largest fighter jet manufacturer.

In the aerospace field, it will control the production and launch of all U.S. military satellites; in the missile field, it is the main manufacturer of U.S. ballistic missiles.

At the same time, it will have advantages in strategic missile systems, strategic missile defense systems, tactical missile systems, anti-tank missiles, and airborne electronic equipment.

In short, besides firecrackers, hypersonic missiles, and missile defense systems, Stark Industries is also the manufacturer of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, the F-22, the F-16, and even the F-35. In addition, it has participated in the design of some projects, such as the B-2.

If Tony really insists on forcibly shutting down all of Stark Industries' military divisions without any room for negotiation, then there is only one fate awaiting him: death from being shot eight times in the back, with Obama taking over as the new chairman of Stark Industries.

Tony remained silent for a long time before lighting a cigarette. He wasn't a heavy smoker, but he was a heavy drinker. However, the situation was indeed too difficult, and he needed to smoke some nicotine to calm his mind and think things through.

He hadn't really thought about this issue before. He just felt that his life shouldn't continue to revolve around arms and beautiful women, and he wanted to do something. Now it seems that he was too hasty. Things couldn't be that simple, and he couldn't have resolved it with just a few words.

"Think it over carefully. Stark Industries' defense division can be shut down, but you can't have them all sealed off and never see the light of day again. So if you don't want to do defense anymore, you have to give up your share and let someone else do it. That's something you can't go against."

Hawke chuckled and said, “Since you’re going to break up and sell off the military industry anyway, why not sell it to me? You know I’m the kind of person who’s proud of my superiors but not humiliating of my inferiors. I still have some bottom line. If you sell the military industry to Justin Hammer, I’m sure he’ll only go further and further down the path you don’t want to take.”

Tony lowered his head and thought for a long time.

“Well then…” Tony finally spoke, his voice a little hoarse, “I can sell the military industry related to American defense. But ordinary weapons, such as the Jericho missile, will be put into storage. Also, I can’t sell the military industry that I’ve sold to you alone; that would only create another Stark Group. I will break them up and sell them off; I can only sell you a portion.”

“Alright then.” Hawke clicked his tongue regretfully. He really wanted to take over Stark Industries’ military division entirely, but firstly, Tony himself would never agree, and secondly, Hawke didn’t have that much money. To take over Stark Industries’ military division entirely, he would have to prepare at least close to $2000 billion. Not to mention that Ryan had just swallowed $500 billion of Rockson Financial, even if he hadn’t swallowed Rockson Financial, he wouldn’t have that much money to take over Stark Industries on his own.

"Then I want Stark Industries' ballistic missile manufacturing division."

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Hawke had wanted to get some firecrackers to play with for a long time.

"Impossible!" Tony refused outright. "This kind of thing is too complicated; you can't handle it! If I sold this to you, I reckon, with your personality, the world would be too easily thrown into turmoil. Let me think... I could sell you the F-22 manufacturing division. That's not bad either; it's not as dangerous, and you might even have the chance to fly in an F-22 manufactured by your own company in the future."

“F-22?” Hawke frowned and said, “I remember, the F-22 wasn’t designed independently by your Stark Industries, was it? It was designed in collaboration with General Dynamics and Boeing. I don’t want to buy something that’s only half-finished; that’s too boring.”

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“General Dynamics and Boeing only provide some key parts. The most important components are, of course, manufactured by Stark Industries. The production line is located at Stark Industries. What do you think?” Tony said. “Don’t worry, given our relationship, I’ll just give you a friendly price.”

"Alright!" Hawke frowned and pondered for a long time, looking dissatisfied, and said, "Friendly price, how much are you planning to ask for?"

In fact, Hawke thought that getting the F-22 manufacturing division from Tony would be a pretty good deal, after all... at present, the F-22 is still the only fifth-generation stealth fighter in the world, and the only fighter that meets the 4S standard. The so-called 4S is the first letter of the English words: stealth, supercruise, super maneuverability, and super information capability.

Tony said, "$200 billion."

"So expensive?"

Hawke couldn't help but curse:

"You're planning to ask for $200 billion just to sell me one project?"

"Are you stupid? Just do a quick online search and you'll know that the F-22's R&D costs were a whopping $280 billion, but that's just the R&D cost; it doesn't include the manufacturing, production line, and daily maintenance costs. Selling it to you for $200 billion is practically a friend's price, okay? If it weren't for you, I would have charged at least $300 billion to someone else. If the White House allowed me to sell it to a company outside the United States, do you believe I could get it for $1000 billion?" Tony said irritably.

“Well…” Hawke stroked his chin and said, “Alright, $20 billion it is. Consider it a loss for me to buy this piece of junk that you no longer use! By the way, you’ve already sold me the F-22, so give me the F-35 data as well, since you won’t need it anymore.”

Tony: "..."

Hawke, as expected of a typical young master of a big capitalist, is even more adept at this kind of skinning than him.

"can."

Tony nodded. Although the F-35 is newer, its technology is only a routine iteration compared to the F-22. Moreover, it is only a light fifth-generation fighter. Although the production cost is low, the profit is not high either.

"Okay, that's all, I'll be going now."

Hawke stood up.

"Get the hell out of here!"

Tony glared at Hawke.

I finally made up my mind to get rid of my identity as a major arms dealer, and you still come here to make things difficult for me.

After Hawke left, Tony left the chairman's office and went to the industrial department next to Stark Tower to see the large Arc Reactor that his father, Howard Stark, had built.

He touched the arc reactor on his chest again, chuckled, and said:

“That’s right. Stark Industries should stop manufacturing weapons and getting their hands stained with blood. Stark Industries should develop in a direction that gives me peace of mind and is in the best interests of the country and the world.”

The Arc Reactor is not just used to power the Iron Man armor; in fact, it is a higher-level energy source.

Just like steam and oil, the third iteration of energy is basically nuclear fusion, represented by the Arc Reactor.

There is a joint research organization in the world that studies nuclear fusion: the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project.

This is a comprehensive international scientific research platform that brings together the world's best scientists and technical talents to jointly conduct nuclear fusion research.

However, its research has yielded very few results to date.

The cold fusion of the Arc Reactor is a level above the thermonuclear fusion of the ITER reactor. It can be said that the Arc Reactor is a generation ahead of the entire world, and one can imagine how enormous the interests it represents.

This is the source of Tony's confidence to ignore everyone else and focus solely on shutting down Stark Industries' manufacturing division. He can transform Stark Industries into an unprecedentedly massive energy trust, a company even stronger than Standard Oil.

At that moment, Obama stormed over, furious.

"Tony, what you just did, how much do you think it will cause our stock to drop?"

"Optimistically speaking, forty points?"

Tony laughed heartily.

Hun doesn't care.

"At least this much!"

Obama said earnestly:

“Tony, we are weapons manufacturers…”

But Tony immediately interrupted Obadiah, saying solemnly, "I just don't want more and more people to die from the weapons I created!"

“But this is our traditional business, it started with your father. We are arms dealers, we manufacture weapons, and we do it to save the world from chaos.” Obadiah said with a headache, “Do you want to completely overturn your father’s business?”

“But I’m not my father, and this isn’t what I want to see!” Tony said seriously. “We haven’t done enough. We need to do something else.”

"Oh, for example? You want to make baby bottles?"

“I think we might try to get into the energy industry.”