Marvel turns into Iron Man

Chapter 23 23 New Shareholders of Osborne Industries

The incident of Osborne Industrial Group made the entire investment market panic, and the original market value of nearly [-] billion was facing a large-scale shrinkage.

The main reason is because of what happened to Mr. Norman Osborne, the helm of the Osborne Industrial Group, in recent days.

Norman Osborn is a full-fledged businessman, he can be called the soul of Osborn's enterprise, and the soul is naturally involved.

When he learned that Norman's health was deteriorating and he was about to die, the news almost shocked the entire investment market.

The main business of Osborne Industrial Group is biological and medical, and its industrial output value makes it a leading industry in biomedical.

In recent years, people have paid more and more attention to their own health and various health products, and Osborne still has plenty of room for improvement.

But in such a rising period of the business, such an earth-shattering big news really shocked the market that paid attention to Aoshi Enterprises.

The shrinking market value has not only brought about a sharp plunge in stock prices, but also the loss of many outstanding orders by Osborne Industrial Group.

Leaving aside the liquidated damages faced, the shareholders have withdrawn their capital one after another, which even made the entire Osborne Industry, which was in an embarrassing period, even worse.

Shareholders withdrew their capital and sold their shares, and the small remaining board members naturally began to think about the future of Osborne Industries.

In just one week, Aoshi Enterprises was facing the danger of bankruptcy. Under such heavy pressure, the board of directors held a board meeting.

In the Osborne Industrial Group headquarters, in the board meeting room, only a few directors were seated at the long conference table that could have seated dozens of people.

They came to discuss the future, whether to apply for bankruptcy liquidation, or find a way to pledge the company, there must be a way.

On the other hand... In fact, even the Osborne Industrial Group, which is facing bankruptcy, also has some other companies that are greedy.

For example, Exploring Aerospace, a company with a NASA background, actively contacted Osborn’s directors during this period.

No one knew why Osborne, whose core business was biotechnology, was targeted by the National Space Administration.

However, the aerospace technology company called Exploration Aerospace did offer a generous enough premium.

Even willing to bear Osborne's high liquidated damages, trying to acquire Osborne Industrial Group, whose market value has shrunk severely.

The main topic of the board meeting is to decide whether to transfer the enterprise to Discovery Aerospace.

But in the middle of the meeting, the door of the meeting room of the board of directors was broken into by a person.

The gray suit was ironed and neatly combed, with a little bit of off-white black oil on it.

The red-faced Mr. Norman Osborn broke into the conference room, showing no signs of dying.

Dr. Conners' medicine was stronger than he expected, making Norman feel the full power in his body all the time.

That feeling is not only radiant, but also a feeling of rejuvenation and returning to a young body.

"New drug—my new drug is successful, and Osborne will surpass all of them and become the largest partner of the US military!"

Norman broke into the conference room like a madman, threw the printed document in his hand on the conference table, and roared.

The body-strengthening drug named [Green Devil] is the result of Dr. Conners' imitation of super soldier drugs.

During World War II, Dr. Erkins, who defected to the U.S. military, helped the Americans create such an iconic character as Captain America.

Although Dr. Conners' drug can only be said to be a crude imitation, it has already seen results in Norman.

Norman Osborn, who has personally conducted clinical trials, has full confidence in his Green Devil potion.

The U.S. military has been chasing super soldiers like Captain America, but has been unable to make decent enhancing drugs.

Norman believes that this technology can definitely become the heritage of Osborne's industry and bring Osborne back to glory.

It may even allow the Austen Group to surpass Stark Industries, which is a military enterprise, and become the largest partner of the US military.

After all—the pursuit of powerful weapons, and obedient and easy-to-use super soldiers, anyone with a discerning eye knows what to choose.

It's a pity that Norman came late, and he didn't know that his board of directors had signed the contract behind his back.

That was the business transfer contract, the proof of the transfer of Osborne Industries to Exploration Aerospace.

"Sorry, Norman, we have made a decision, you came too late."

None of the directors took Norman's file to browse, because it was too late.

Norman was stunned, and looked at the few remaining board members in disbelief.

As far as the eyes could see, none of the members of the board of directors dared to look directly at Norman, and lowered their heads in unison.

Leaving aside that they don't have much of a stake in themselves, no one here has contributed more to this company than Norman.

However, under such circumstances, the future of this company was simply sold by them.

They are ashamed of Norman, so naturally no one will look directly at Norman and put on a righteous look.

"Exploration Aerospace has come here, and they have given very generous conditions, including paying liquidated damages."

"We had no choice, Norman—I'm sorry you're so late."

Beside Norman Osborn, a director sighed and spoke slowly.

At this moment, Norman's mood was as heavy as a debt of hundreds of billions, and the expression on his face was very complicated.

"Why...why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"We don't want to be divisive. This deal wouldn't work if you were there."

"You can choose to stay, or you can choose to resign, and the board of directors will help you arrange your resignation as soon as possible."

Mr. Norman suddenly felt a little weak in his legs. He leaned on the table and fell weakly on the chair.

At this moment, the medicine in his body seemed to lose its effect, and he suddenly felt abandoned by the world.

This company, this enterprise, has been his painstaking efforts over the years, and he has devoted everything to Osborne Industries.

But before he came back, this company no longer belonged to him.

Norman slumped on the chair weakly, with a wry smile on his face, a self-deprecating smile.

Even if he develops a new drug, the company no longer belongs to him, what else can he do.

Two days later, when Miss Stark returned to New York, she received two pieces of news that surprised her.

Exploration Aerospace's acquisition of Osborne Industries failed, the person in charge of the acquisition was assassinated at home, and the original contract was stolen.

No one knew what was going on, but—as Miss Stark herself guessed, Norman Osborn might have done it.

She also bought some people inside Aoshi, and also received the news that Norman Osborn appeared at the board meeting.

Considering the possibility that the other party got rid of the danger of life, Miss Stark is more inclined that Norman has developed a new drug.

He eventually became the Green Devil, and the people who explored space were killed, and the files were stolen. It is probably inseparable from him.

Later, Exploration Aerospace did not continue to acquire Osborne Industrial Group, but only acquired a few shares.

Miss Stark also took this opportunity to try to acquire the shares of Osborne Industries, but the result surprised her.

It's not just that she's trying to buy Osborne Industries' scattered shares in the market, but another company has entered the market.

And that company is also the one that makes her a little unbelievable, Fisk International Financial Group.

This is a New York City local investment group, and its boss's name is - Wilson Fisk.

Yes, Wilson Fisk, if it wasn't for the memory fragments in her mind, she would probably only regard him as a businessman with a legitimate identity.

However, under the appearance of Fisk's businessman, investor, and philanthropist, there is another identity hidden.

That is the uncrowned king of New York City's underground forces, the godfather of the New York underworld, and Jin Bing, who is frightening just by virtue of his nickname.

He is an out-and-out villain, the nemesis of local New York City superheroes such as Spider-Man, Daredevil, and The Punisher.

He is a strong man who has climbed to the position of the godfather of the underworld in New York City step by step by licking his own blood.

All the muscles in his body were trained on the street by himself, and all the status and wealth were earned by himself.

Maybe Fisk is not a positive character, but it does not prevent such a hero from being appreciated by Miss Stark.

Especially - after she obtained Wilson Fisk's personal file through SHIELD's internal database.

In a world of such genius and adventure, Wilson Fisk's efforts are truly commendable.

"Jarvis, help me send a letter to Fisk International Financial Group, saying that I want to visit."

"Okay miss, I will help you arrange it as soon as possible. By the way, are you planning to go out?"

When the surveillance camera saw Miss Stark changing clothes, Jarvis couldn't help asking.

"I think Mr. Osborne should have discovered the drug problem, so now is the best time to negotiate."

Miss Stark nodded with a chuckle, took the elevator, and went all the way to the underground garage of the Stark Industrial Building.

In fact, as she thought, in less than two days, Norman Osborn had already noticed the problem.

That's right, he stole the contract to explore aerospace, but he... also killed him.

Norman became very strong, even stronger than ordinary people, this is the power brought by the super soldier drug.

It is only with this kind of strong foundation that a superior person who is used to being pampered can steal things by himself.

Yes, he just wanted to steal the contract back so that Exploration Aerospace's acquisition failed, and he didn't intend to kill anyone.

He sneaked into the negotiator's home, recovered the original contract document, and destroyed it.

However, just when Norman was about to leave, he was discovered by the owner of the house, the negotiator of Exploration Aerospace.

Facing the negotiator who took out his gun and was about to call 911, Norman suddenly had an impulse deep in his heart.

I am no longer an ordinary person, the law, guns, are no longer a threat to me.

He didn't know what happened to him either—when he realized, the person had already died in his hands.

Fortunately, he was wearing gloves before coming, and he is also a computer expert, so he can naturally clear the traces of his actions.

The police came, but did not find any clues. In order to protect himself, Norman asked someone to spend money to settle the matter.

But the problem is that when he kills himself, he seems to be possessed by a demon, without consciousness at all.

As a result, Norman discovered the problem of the medicine. Sure enough, the demon potion really brought demons.

He was afraid—afraid that he would lose control again, and that he would hurt those around him if he lost control.

Dr. Curtis Connors, who developed the drug, is the only friend he can trust and the only one who can save him.

However, faced with such idealistic problems, even a genius like Dr. Connors can hardly help Norman solve the troubles he encountered.

Under such circumstances, Miss Stark broke into Norman Osborn's office with the Extremis virus placed in an alloy suitcase.

"Mr. Osborne, are you going to let Harry use this inferior body-strengthening drug that can lead to extreme negative emotions like you?"

The first time she met Norman Osborn, Miss Stark said straight to the point, but made Norman Osborn fall into silence.

As for Miss Stark's words, to be honest, Norman couldn't answer her words at all.

Not to mention how she knew there was something wrong with the medicine, just answering this sentence will also prove the fact that he killed someone.

"You don't have to worry. Sending you to prison will make you useless to me. I'm here to discuss a business."

Speaking, Miss Stark put the alloy suitcase in her hand on Norman's desk, and showed him the contents inside.

When the suitcase made of light alloy was opened, a stream of white low-temperature gas came out along the gap.

As someone in the field of biotechnology companies, Norman could tell that it was a box used to store some special things.

Just as he thought, inside the alloy suitcase, there was a silver test tube kept at a low temperature by a constant temperature device.

The test tube looked like an enlarged fuse, closed with metal domes at both ends.

In the inner glass tube lies a spiral container that looks like a DNA structure.

Just inside the spiral container, there is an orange glowing liquid flowing.

"Do I look that out of fashion, Miss Stark—I've seen Resident Evil."

Looking at the test tube lying in the suitcase, Norman couldn't help but see a few drops of cold sweat on his forehead.

He almost snatched the box to see if it had the umbrella logo on it.

Because, this thing really looks like a movie prop in a Resident Evil movie.

"Don't worry about the little things, Norman, I just wanted to fit in with the trend so I made this little container."

"At least it looks like it can scare people. It looks more advanced than ordinary test tubes, but they can indeed play their due role."

Hearing Norman's words, Miss Stark shrugged her shoulders with a chuckle, paused, and continued to speak.

Helen also pointed out more than once that the test tube container she made looked a little too exaggerated, but she felt that this shape was indeed very interesting.

Along with the suitcase, there was also a literature report and test records written by Dr. Helen on the Extremis virus.

Norman took the document and flipped through it. However, as he looked at it, the expression on his face began to become more and more weird.

He could see that this experiment report was by no means groundless, and the contents in it could not be written by anyone who was not familiar with the biology major.

At least, with a mechanical expert like Miss Stark, it is impossible to write such a highly professional document.

"Is this thing really as powerful as it says above? Is there a clinical trial?"

Norman has already believed three points, but how could an old fox like him believe everything.

"It's been clinically tested and works well, or would you like to see something more exciting?"

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of her, Miss Stark showed a sly smile and reached out to press Norman's desk.

"Exciting, what do you mean?"

Before the words fell, Norman saw a strange scene——

Miss Stark took off the shirt of her coat, rolled up her sleeves, and held up his desk right in front of him.

Norman's desk is a large commercial desk made of rosewood, which is expensive, full of materials, and does not contain any moisture.

It was when the desk was brought up that several big men sent by the merchant worked together to bring the desk into his office.

However, this desk, which required a few big men to lift it up, was easily lifted up in the hands of Miss Stark.

It is conceivable that the picture was extremely shocking, and the cold sweat on Norman's forehead became more intense, and he suddenly felt that the air conditioner in the office was broken.

The desk is huge, but Miss Stark is not particularly big, so she can only hold the baffle of the desk in her arms.

Under normal circumstances under gravity, even if it can be lifted, there should be some skewing, at least the outer part should fall down.

However, in the hands of Miss Stark, the desk did not have any tilt angle, and she lifted it flat.

This requires not only inhuman muscular strength, but also considerable control.

"Here—you've been injected with a similar drug, can you do it, Norman?"

Putting the desk in her hand back on the floor, Miss Stark smoothed her hair from the sideburns behind her ears, but said without blushing or panting.

Norman suddenly began to wonder if his desk had been changed to a lighter one, so she lifted it up so easily.

However, even if he tried a few times, with the strength he gained from the strengthening drug, he couldn't lift the desk like she did.

"So, isn't the strengthening effect of the Extremis virus a joke? Its therapeutic effect on the disease?"

Now, Norman has believed eight points, and began to become interested in Miss Stark's Extremis virus, and immediately asked.

"Strictly speaking, when we first studied it, we just hoped that it would be able to regenerate its limbs."

"But later it became a panacea, and by the way, it also brought the ability to not lose to super soldier drugs."

Speaking of things she was familiar with, Miss Stark suddenly became talkative, chatting with Norman boastfully.

"It's a drug, it's a virus, it eats your cells, it assimilates your cells with it."

"At that time, you will no longer have any diseases on your body, and you will also become a walking, oversized extremis virus."

Norman didn't speak, but at this moment, his mood was not calm, but a little excited like a rainstorm.

Norman injected himself with the serum drug himself, and Norman experienced the extreme side effects brought about by this inferior drug.

This potion greatly magnified the dark side in his heart, and at the same time made his mind extremely prone to mania and anger.

As a result, he lost control and killed an ordinary person who shouldn't have been killed without any attention.

Even though he had lost consciousness at that time and his body was controlled by bloodthirsty instinct, he was still the one who killed that person.

As a father, do I really want to give this extreme inferior product to my son who is also troubled by family diseases?

"I just have one question - can even my current situation be solved?"

"Of course, you have become an extremis virus, how could there be other problems."

Hearing Norman's words, Miss Stark shook her head and replied relaxedly.

"I want it, and what will I pay for it—"

At this moment, Norman simply had a desire for the Extremis virus, and of course he thought about grabbing it directly.

However, when he considered the strength Miss Stark had shown, he began to wonder if he was good enough for her.

To get something, something else had to be given up, and Norman himself had nothing to give her.

Although Exploration Aerospace's acquisition of Osborne failed, the shrinking of Osborne's market value has already occurred.

I have almost no money to give her, and some only have a pile of debts, which is the result of the default of the order.

If Osborne does not file for bankruptcy, these liquidated damages will continue until the company goes bankrupt or is repaid.

"It's simple - I want all your shares in Osborne Industries."

Miss Stark considered cash or something, but by this time Norman was poorer than she was.

The [-] billion output value of Osborne Industries has shrunk significantly, and there is not much available funds on the books.

Norman has considered starting to sell real estate to pay off his debts, and he can't bear to look directly.

"I want your shares, plus the ones I have already acquired, to become Osborne's largest shareholder."

"I will help you pay off all your debts—don't be surprised, we Stark Industries have this capital."

As she said that, a strange smile appeared on Miss Stark's face, and Norman looked a little flabbergasted.

"But...doesn't this become me working for you?"

Norman thought about it carefully, but suddenly realized that he basically had nothing except shares.

If he loses even this share, what capacity can he continue in this company?

"I just want to be the largest shareholder, and I have a share of dividends."

"Besides, I have only one request - when the time is right, you hand over the group to your son."

"Then, as the CEO of Osborne Industries, go campaign for mayor of New York."

As you can see, the last requirement is Miss Stark's real purpose, to let Osborn run for mayor.

As for why Norman was asked to run for mayor of New York, from a businessman to a politician.

The reason for this is naturally related to Miss Stark's subsequent arrangement - I won't talk about it here.

Norman Osborn finally agreed to Miss Stark's request and called a lawyer to sign the equity transfer agreement on the spot.

After confirming that the agreement took effect, Miss Stark handed over the test tube syringe containing the Extremis virus to Norman.

The metal caps at both ends of the test tube hide the needle tip inside, which can be directly injected intravenously, which is much better than others.

The Extremis virus took effect very quickly, and the blood vessels under his skin glowed with golden light.

Fortunately, the Extremis virus does not work like Dr. Conners' medicine, which will cause intense pain.

"Damn it, I should have agreed to—"

After a short rest, Norman suddenly noticed that his body had improved to a higher level.

The Extremis virus devoured those restless Green Goblin factors, and at the same time reorganized his genes that were different from ordinary people.

Presbyopia, cervical spondylosis, and lumbar disc problems that had plagued me for many years also disappeared.

PS:

There are still a small number of plots that I put in the next chapter, and I will reset and release them as soon as possible

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