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Many people watching the screen laughed for a while.

Hey everyone, Tony Stark and Justin Hammer face off tonight at the Buffalo Tech Expo in Long Island, New York. You go there and you get a real feel for the future!”

After the advertisement was distributed, Ye Teng held his chin and thought for a while. With such a good opportunity, it seems that Stark and Hammer are going to fight. It might as well go and check it out, just in time to see Iron Man Tony Stark. After a while, Ye Teng returned to his apartment, checked the news about the Buffalo Technology Expo, and decided to attend the expo in the evening.

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At the Buffalo Tech Fair in Long Island, New York, the lights were bright and the cavernous exhibit hall was packed with people, big enough to hold hundreds of thousands of people.

The Buffalo Tech Expo is one of the largest tech expo pavilions in the United States, with an area comparable to many world's fairs.

Various high-tech products are displayed here, and the unrestricted vision impresses everyone who comes here. But tonight's pavilion belongs to two protagonists: Tony Stark and Justin Hammer.

At the corner of the square, Ye Teng followed several expo staff to inquire and walked towards the center of the expo. Tonight, a high-tech battle begins at the huge booth in the Expo Center.

Finally, I came to the central booth and saw a very large booth with various dazzling spotlights reflecting each other.

We talked a lot and were looking forward to a surprise.

Ye Teng said to the crowd casually: "I don't know when Tony Stark will come out."

A man turned in front of her and smiled. "Why are you here to meet Tony Stark"

Ye Teng nodded slightly: "Okay, maybe you like him too, uncle."

The uncle replied: "Of course, I like Tony Stark best. Tony Stark is really successful. I think men should live like him!"

Ye Teng looked around again. There were many young people and many uncles in the crowd. There are some young girls and older aunts.

Ye Teng is sure that in addition to the high-tech crowd here tonight, there are many people looking for Tony Stark.

Tony Stark is a rich kid and he's a genius. Combined with cynicism and his own legend and success, he has become an icon to many.

A passionate soundtrack sounded, and a man stepped onto the huge booth. Ye Teng discovered that this man was the blond male host in the previous advertisement.

"Ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Buffalo Tech Expo. The visual feast is about to begin. First up, Justin Hammer, head of Hammer Industries. Mr. Hammer!"

Ye Teng looked at the stall, the show was about to start...the whole stall suddenly turned dark.

Then, the colorful spotlights on the booth suddenly shot towards the center of the booth. Gorgeous background music played, and gorgeous industrial high-tech product promotional videos were played on the huge screen behind the booth. I saw a man in beautiful clothes taking a few steps towards the stall.

The audience clapped and cheered for a while, and now Justin Hammer, principal of Hammer Industries, took the stage.

Justin Hammer smiled and waved to the audience and said: "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Advanced Products of Hammer Industries tonight, where I will tell you what high technology is. Hammer Industries will Truly creating weapons that bring security to the United States and our allies."

The master walked up to Hammer and smiled. "Mr. Hammer, what do you think of Tony Stark's tech game tonight?"

"Tony Stark, rest assured, gentlemen. Tonight, Mr. Stark will be amazed by the glory of Hammer Industries. I tell you. Stark invented Iron Man, but he refused to provide this advanced technology to His country. But I, Justin Hammer, say I don’t just have a product that rivals Stark’s technology. It’s us and our allies too!”

After a few minutes of phrasing, Justin Hammer was talking like he had defeated his opponent.

The host looked at his watch. It was three minutes to eight o'clock. Eight o'clock is when the two sides start competing on technology and products.

Hammer also noticed this and said with a smirk: "Looks like someone is late. I don't know if it's because of Justin Hammer's stage fright or something..."

"Who said I was late?" A voice suddenly sounded. Everyone looked at the background screen behind the booth, and a voice suddenly came out. Waste of drug resistance

Like the rest of the audience, Hammer blinked. Then he gave a satisfied smirk and pointed at the screen. Your image is not equal to the person you look at it. There are so many people waiting for our game today. Are you afraid of today’s game?”

The on-screen Stark is a bit dismissive. "The game starts at eight o'clock. Then I will arrive one second before eight o'clock. I hope you all timed it. Tony Stark, as today's guest of honor, will definitely arrive one second before eight o'clock. Communication completed"

Just then, a private jet flew over the Buffalo Technology Expo.

In the cabin, Tony Stark, dressed in combat gear, cut off contact with the outside world and said: "Jarvis, good job."

The site's communications and camera systems had just been hacked, and people at AsiaWorld-Expo wanted to know why the systems weren't working.

"Sir, this steel suit has been tested and there is nothing wrong with it." Jarvis reported from Starkwood.

Stark looked at the electronic data calculated by Jarvis in the helmet and the air conditions outside. "Okay," he said.

"Get ready, three, two, one."

The cabin door opened.

Tony Stark jerked out of his armor. Iron Man is in free fall.

"Jarvis, don't turn on the jets yet. That's why I like it."

Through the mask, I could see the night lights of Long Island, New York. Busy neighborhoods have heavy traffic. The gorgeous night view of Long Island coupled with the tranquil sky makes people feel indescribably chilly when looking at it.

Iron Man stretched out his arms, letting the air penetrate his steel suit.

"Sir, we have risen from a ten thousand meter corner to only three thousand meters above the ground. Do you want to start the syringe?" Jarvis's electronic voice asked again.

"Oh, that's great...you said 3000 meters. Forget it. Let's go down another 2000 meters and start the plane." "Iron Man" enjoyed the hype.

Many spectators standing on the ground raised their heads and saw a flame suddenly rising in the sky. "This is Iron Man!" some young people at the scene shouted excitedly.

At an altitude of 1000 meters, Iron Man's hind legs suddenly burst into flames. The whole body resembled a stunt plane and began to fly with various swaggering movements. Although the view from the ground is much lower at night, the traces of flames on Iron Man's tail still give a sense of his flying skills. Of course, this is mainly because the calculation route plays a big role.

Iron Man is constantly flying through the air, striking a variety of difficult poses. Below, the crowd shouted excitedly, and some girls who admired Iron Man screamed.

"It's almost time, sir," Jarvis reminded Stark in his armor.

Stark looked at the time on the screen in his helmet, rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, Jarvis. It doesn't look like I'm going to end my performance, but you arranged the time and chose the route. , so my flight and landing ended perfectly."

Jarvis' electronic voice replied: "Okay, sir. I used all the data."

As time passed, many people in the Expo Hall still remembered what Stark had just said.

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"1!" At the same time, there was a loud metallic sound. Iron Man knelt down on one knee and gracefully stepped onto the stage.

The audience then erupted into thunderous applause and cheers. Iron Man stood up and put his hands in front of the audience.

"Am I late? If you are late, it must be because your watch is wrong." Tony Stark's voice came from the transcript. But bursts of laughter and even louder applause erupted.

Ye Teng looked at Iron Man at the stall, thinking that Iron Man was cynical and continued to look so conspicuous.

But look at Hamel, with a straight face. It's clear that the rivalry between these two men started, in part, on stage.

As soon as Iron Man arrived at the booth, the big screen behind the booth was hacked by Jarvis' program again. There was a large promotional video about Stark Industries and the Iron Man legend. Coupled with Iron Man's handsome landing, it is enough to shock anyone from the bottom of their hearts.

It was a mechanical reassembly, with Jarvis taking control of his red and gold suit and stripping it of Stark. Tony Stark dons a suit and takes center stage on stage, waving to the audience.

The blond host said excitedly: "Okay, tonight's showdown has officially begun!"

The audience burst into prolonged applause. The host handed Tony a microphone and said: "Okay, Mr. Stark. Since you are here. So I can bring you your speech tonight."

Stark pointed nonchalantly at his steel armor. "Oh no. I'm going to show you my new partner, making armor. When I land, do you see anything special about it?"

The audience in the audience spoke one after another, and some people said in sudden enlightenment. Iron Man nodded slightly towards the phone booth. "Yes, that's it. The 6 can be assembled and disassembled by itself without assembly. One more thing, I think you have noticed. The high-power stamping on its chest has been transformed into a triangle. Most importantly, It’s stronger, it’s faster. It’s the best I’ve ever had.”

Under the stage, Ye Teng and the other audience looked at the armor. Indeed, Tony's armor came off without any robotic arms. Look at Uncle Tony, he's so proud.

In fact, the ability to hit the ground with a piece of armor that's barely taller than a man is pretty advanced. It's now possible to completely remove it from users, which proves not to be a technical genius.

"Yeah, but I'm not here to introduce you to a set of armor. I'm here to introduce you to a supporting technology that will benefit the public in the near future. Jarvis." Tony said and clapped his hands.

Later, the Iron Man armor controlled by Jarvis projected a huge three-dimensional photo onto the booth, with Ye in the photo staring at the booth. This is a very futuristic city with very realistic streets and houses.

There was a moment of surprise and silence under the phone booth as people tried to hear Tony explain the city.

Tony spoke in a loud voice. “This is a new neighborhood. As technology develops, AI will be able to do most of the processing for a neighborhood or even a city. In this simulated city, a central AI processing system brings everything together. The processing system also summarizes the travel and traffic changes of each household. With such a powerful processing system, the traffic accident rate will be reduced dozens of times than it is now. Each house has its own independent artificial intelligence system, including the facilities of the house and garden irrigation facilities are all operated by artificial intelligence. In such an environment, people can free up a lot of time, which they usually spend on meaningless things, and devote 100% of their time to things that interest them and their at work."

"Oh, that's cool." Many people in the audience sighed as they looked at Tony's professional explanation.

Tony continued: "Of course, achieving this ideal requires more than programmed artificial intelligence. You have to have a lot of amenities. First, the city's private belongings and utilities must be highly automated. Cleaning robots clean the streets and alleys for you, Buses and cars are powered by computers, and you even have solar panels on your roof that actively power your home..."

As the audience looked at the handsome Tony Stark, many were mesmerized, as if they imagined they could live in such a city. Ye Teng, who was sitting in the audience, also felt that although Tony Stark was humorous, he was serious and meticulous in science.

This simulated futuristic city has a lot of ground foliage to explain, and Tony never gets tired of explaining it. The audience below was so ecstatic that they did not notice the passage of time. "Of course." Tony said with a smile: "It is difficult to achieve these under the existing conditions, mainly because the cost is too high. I have calculated that building a city with a population of 100 million will cost billions of dollars. But today I will It's out. I have to find a way to improve my skills and achieve this dream with minimal resources. I'd like to be the guide for the future. Will you follow me?"

A random thunderous response from the audience below: "Tony, we do!"

Tony waved to the crowd again and shouted: "The future belongs to me and it belongs to you."

Looking at Tony on the show, Ye Teng also smiled a little. This Tony is really provocative. I'm afraid that Jobs, Zuckerberg and others will compete with Tony.