[Zhongyingmei] Vampires don't want to inherit

Pepper Potts quickly arranged for Renault to meet with Stark, and she even called him specifically to express her gratitude to him.

"Mr. Straw, I have arranged a meeting with Tony for you. It will be tomorrow. Tony's mental state is not very good recently, and he is in a very bad mood. Neither Happy nor I know how to comfort him. He doesn't I like doctors, but I don’t want to see a psychiatrist. Maybe only you who can empathize with him on a spiritual level can understand him. If you can, please explain Tony, we are really worried about him.”

Pepo's voice was particularly heavy on the phone, and both she and Happy could feel that Tony was extremely anxious after returning from the Middle East.Even when hanging out with celebrity models, there is no joy and happiness in the past, but it seems to be completing some tasks.

Pepper and Happy took the initiative to talk to Tony a few times. At first, Tony fooled it with other things, and later he simply broke the jar and non-violent non-cooperation.This makes Pepper and Happy even more worried, but they don't have enough time and energy to figure out what happened to Tony. They have more serious problems to deal with, and that is to save the dying Stark Industries.

After Tony Stark came back from the Middle East, he announced at a press conference that Stark Industries was closing down the weapons career department without discussing with anyone.The whole company was in chaos for Tony's order. When Tony announced it was just a sentence, but it was a disaster for Pepper and the members of the board of directors.

Pepper Potts didn't have a good rest for nearly two months, adjusted the company's internal structure, appeased and compensated the dismissed employees, and responded to interviews with the news media. Pepper Potts felt that he had lost half of his hair.

She couldn't sleep well every day, and would always be awakened by nightmares. She was relieved to confirm that no one had informed her that Stark was bankrupt. This pressure was not relieved until Happy moved into Pepper's house silently to accompany her.

The most troublesome thing is the pressure from the board of directors. It has only been a few years since Tony took over Stark Industries, and he does not have enough prestige to make the members of the board of directors completely trust him.

Stark Industries started out as a military industry. Directly cutting off the weapons manufacturing department is tantamount to breaking an arm. However, Tony said that the industry that can replace weapons manufacturing as the new pillar of the Stark Group has not yet heard.

The stock price of Stark Industries is falling every day, and the shareholders can't see the hope of recovery, and the situation is getting worse, but Tony doesn't give the company any comfort.

Pepper Potts has received resignation letters from no less than ten executives, all of whom are eager to get out of this sinking ship.The board of directors has held several meetings in succession, and asked to meet with Tony Stark, but Pepper Potts blocked them all, but she was almost unable to hold back.

The only good news is that she discovered Raynor Straw with Tony. Raynor is a well-deserved genius. His experiment may help Tony recover his health. Most importantly, his experimental direction may really become Stark The future development direction of the enterprise.The premise is that the technology matures and is put into use before Stark goes bankrupt.

Iron Man's great achievements have replaced Tony Stark's lace news. Only his closest people know that Iron Man is Tony Stark. People outside think that Iron Man is Tony's bodyguard.

Pepper doesn't mind Tony taking Iron Man as a side job, he can gain the love of the world through Iron Man, but things are getting out of control.Tony is trying to replace Tony Stark with Iron Man, completely obliterating Tony Stark, and his psychological problems are very serious.

Pepper and Potts are his friends and his subordinates. Tony is willing to listen to the opinions of the two but will never change his mind.Maybe Renault can help him, after all there is no difference in status between them.

Reynolds didn't know that Pepper Potts had been hurting for a long time because of Tony's matter, and he didn't know if he could make that arrogant Stark follow his advice, so he decided to give it a try.After all, he needs a rational partner, not a partner who may self-destruct at any time.

When Renault came to Stark Tower this time, the whole house was silent, and the door opened silently.Renault looked around but didn't see the figure of the old butler, which was very strange, a qualified butler should appear where he should be at any time.

"Welcome to Stark Tower, Mr. Straw. Mr. is in the workshop, you can find him there." A mechanical voice sounded, it was Stark's AI butler.

Reynolds came to Stark's studio according to his memory. Stark was sitting on the sofa bed used to rest and drinking.Tony's face was full of decadence, and he didn't put down the bottle when he looked at Renault.

"Oh, Renault. I didn't expect you to come to see me. What's the matter?"

"We haven't seen each other for two weeks, Mr. Stark. Our appointment time for the experiment has been postponed three times. I think it's necessary for me to visit you to prevent you from dying of alcohol."

"Alive? Of course Tony Stark is still alive. If Stark dies, the world will be too sad. He has lost a genius." Tony took another sip of wine, and the blue color on his face was covered by the drunkenness. The blush is much better decorated.

"I knew you must have something to do when you came to see me. No one would make a special trip just to see Tony Stark. I haven't been in a good state recently, and the experiment needs to be postponed for a while."

"I don't think there is anything wrong with you. People with problems will not fly around the world, Mr. Iron Man." Renault took off his coat, unbuttoned a few buttons, and sat down with his legs bent regardless of whether the ground was dry or not. on the ground.Stark's psychological problems are very serious, and Raynor plans to try to enlighten him.

Tony watched Renault sit down on the ground casually, and became interested, threw a can of beer to Renault, "Iron Man? Are you talking about my bodyguard? You like him too? It's a pity that he is not here now, otherwise I can let him He signed the shirt for you. How about writing to the genius Reynolds Straw, wishing your experiment a complete success as soon as possible?" Tony smiled exaggeratedly, as if he was amused by himself.

"Forget it, Tony. Do you think there is any point in hiding from me? You know how powerful the AI ​​is, and your disguises can't fool the AI." Renault opened the beer and took a sip, "I thought we were already friends Why can't we be more sincere to each other?"

"Sincerely?" The cynical smile on Tony's face disappeared, revealing the real Tony Stark, with the corners of his mouth slightly turned down, and frustration and despair lingering on his body.

"Are we friends? Not everyone can be friends with Tony Stark. Your brain is qualified, but your heart is not. And have you ever really liked Tony Stark? Big, poisonous tongue, supercilious, arrogant... Such a person is not a good person to be friends with. If you say you want to be friends with Iron Man, I can understand, who would not like Iron Man? Iron Man is a hero, As much as you love Batman, I think you'll love Iron Man. They're both rich, they're both good, they're heroes."

Renault was sensitively aware of Tony's dislike and disgust for Tony Stark. It was a kind of evaluation of himself that jumped out of his own shackles and looked at him from a completely strange perspective.

This kind of evaluation is bad, and the evaluation without a little bit of merit is enough to show that his self-loathing is already very serious, and he admires Iron Man very much.It's proof that he's trying to use Iron Man's hero to completely obliterate the existence of the bastard Tony Stark.

Renault stopped his words for a while, "Well, I admit that I didn't like you at the beginning. Your character and behavior are so stupid that people want to slap you a few times. But it doesn't mean you don't have advantages and Value, cooperation with you let me see your talent and talent. Although Iron Man is great, but no one knows who is under the iron shell, I am not interested in secretive people at all. I am more Willing to be friends with the person under the armor, the person under the armor has a heart of gold."

"Tony, the Tony Stark I see has both shortcomings and advantages. He is a real person. If there is no Tony Stark in this world, it will be a very big loss."

"Loss? Others don't think so, I messed up everything. I thought I could surpass Howard after taking over Stark Industries, but everything is self-righteous. You see, I want to change the world, but no one agrees Me. I am determined to go my own way, and the result is that I have almost nothing. Stark Industries is going to be over, there is no hope. I don’t know how to tell Pepper that I can’t come up with a project that can replace weapon manufacturing. My ideas and experiments are one pile of trash."

Tony touched the reactor on his chest, "One day, I will disappear into this world forever with this thing, together with Stark Industries. The only good thing is that I only care about a few people in this world, They can make a good living. As for the others? What does it matter to me."

Tony's eyes were cloudy, with a faint glint of water, and it seemed to be an illusion when he looked carefully.He drank the wine one by one, and only lit up when his eyes swept over the steel suit in the cabinet.

"Sir, Mr. Straw, I'm sorry to interrupt the conversation between the two of you. Level [-] command information, a fire broke out at a club in Manhattan, New York. Citizens reported that they saw a person who could spray flames from his mouth and ignite the fire. Police and fire Personnel have reached the club, this flame cannot be extinguished by water and requires the assistance of Iron Man."

Tony's temperament suddenly changed. He stood up and walked towards the armor, "Hey, Leno, since you already know that I am Iron Man, there is no need for me to cover up. The people of New York need me, I have to see See what happened. The experiment will be carried out after I come back. If you have other things, you can go back first and make an appointment later."

After Tony finished speaking, he put on the steel armor and flew out of the window.The mental outlook of Tony Stark who entered the Iron Armor was completely different from the decadent and alcoholic Tony Stark just now.But it was such a change that just proved that Tony Stark's mental state had reached a precarious state.