Luke was happy to see this happen.
Some bad habits cannot be changed unless the young master suffers a few severe losses.
However, it would be best to find an opportunity to gamble with this young master. Luke muttered in his heart: Otherwise, if the luck is off by a hair's breadth, the young master will be in trouble, and I will be absolutely heartbroken.
He called Ginny again: "I want to confirm that we have entered the venue, right?"
Ginny also heard the news, and she immediately asked nervously, "What's going on? Did you receive any bad news?"
Luke chuckled. “No, I just wanted to make sure I had bought the winning ticket before I won the jackpot.”
Ginny didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why do you care so much about this? Our company was valued in the billions before, and you weren't so nervous."
Luke: "It's just a little obsession, just this once."
Of course he couldn't say that among all the memories left to him from his previous life, Iron Man was undoubtedly the most important one.
Thanks to the name of Tony Stark, he knew part of the future of this world early on.
As a time traveler, how could he abandon this glorious tradition of making a fortune by sticking to the protagonist.
Ever since he came into this world, he has had an idea since he was a child: in this life, he must make a fortune by relying on "inside information".
And with the rise of Iron Man, this may be the last time Luke uses the memories of his previous life to make money.
This is an end.
It is Luke's final farewell to his once ordinary self, and it is also the starting point for the world to usher in a great era.
At this moment, a reporter on TV asked: "What happened to you in Afghanistan?"
Tony, who had been distracted before, seemed to be awakened by these words and suddenly stood up from the steps where he was sitting: "That's not important. It just made me completely sober. I realized that I have to make more contributions to this world, not just making weapons that explode."
At this time, he walked back to the podium and finally said the real heavy news: "... Therefore, I have decided to close the weapons manufacturing department of Stark Group, effective immediately!"
The reporters in the audience burst into laughter, and countless viewers in front of the TV couldn't help but shout out.
Ginny on the other end of the phone was visibly stunned, and then she let out a continuous scream: "How is it possible, how could he make such a decision! And he even said it at the press conference? How dare he do this..."
Luke reluctantly moved the phone a little further away.
A few seconds later, he had to raise his voice to wake up a female president who was already a little speechless: "Ginny, Ginny, calm down! Calm down!"
Ginny was interrupted by his shouting and finally stopped talking: "Ah, what's wrong?"
Luke: "You can keep an eye on your team, so you can know how much money you make first."
Ginny: "Yes, yes, I'll be there right away. They must be crazy with excitement now. Bye, honey." Then she hung up the phone.
Luke put down his phone with a smile and watched the smile on the face of the bald boss Obaday on the TV screen gradually disappear. In the end, he had to get the boss off the stage and stand on the podium to smooth over the awkward conversation.
But apparently even Obaday himself didn't believe that bullshit. In less than two minutes, he hastily announced the end of the press conference and went after Tony.
It is conceivable that many newspapers today will certainly publish urgent special issues to spread this great news to the public around the world.
Luke let out a breath, stood up and went to the workshop to start his work.
The obsession is fulfilled, the past is gone, and people have to look forward while they are alive.
Earning this huge sum of money will only make him busier in the future, so he can't be lazy now.
…
At night, in the Malibu beach house, Pepper was watching a financial program in the living room.
The host of the show, who was always known for his bold speeches, could no longer keep his butt on the bench. He was jumping up and down, waving his hands and dancing: "... What else does Stark Industries have after closing its weapons manufacturing department? Sell, sell, sell! Otherwise, you can just wait for the stocks in your hands to become junk stocks..."
Pepper couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Of course she wouldn't be angry.
There aren't many hosts in the United States who are qualified to make her angry, not to mention that she's just one of a large number of hosts who have popped up today to criticize the Stark Group.
In fact, in the half day after Tony Stark said that, the stock price of Stark Group fell and has dropped by more than 5%.
It doesn't sound like much, but considering the size of Stark Group which is over one trillion, this means more than 50 billion in wealth has evaporated.
This is all thanks to the major shareholders who hold a large number of shares and are still waiting and watching.
They are not as blind as small shareholders. They are waiting for clear news from the top management of Stark Group.
If Tony takes back what he said, then except for the embarrassment on his face, everything will return to the way it was before, the stock price will go back up tomorrow, and everyone will be happy.
But after Tony made those terrible remarks, he never appeared in public again, which made the major shareholders feel heavy-hearted.
This young master, is he really going to screw everyone this time? These shareholders were wondering.
When Pepper called, there were a lot of people asking about the situation, but she didn't want to answer any of them.
She knew that Tony was serious this time.
Faced with the inevitable plunge in the company's stock price, most of the shares held by shareholders will depreciate in value, and they will be more worried about the company's future profitability.
Without profit, they wouldn't buy her account.
Suddenly the communicator rang, and it was Tony calling her from the basement.
Not long after, Pepper came out of the basement with a complicated expression, holding something emitting blue and white light in her hand.
This is the simple Ark reactor that was just taken from Tony's chest.
The eldest son, who never missed the past, asked her to throw it away, but Pepper always thought it would be nice to keep it as a souvenir.
Compared to the eldest master, she is much more nostalgic.
They took the car and drove less than a hundred meters out of Tony's villa, just as they turned onto Highway 1 by the sea, Happy, who was acting as the driver, slammed on the brakes.
Pepper almost dropped the makeshift Ark reactor she was playing with, which scared her.
Although this thing won't explode, as someone who doesn't know much about technology, I will subconsciously think there is electricity when I see wires, not to mention that this is a nuclear reactor.
"What happened?" she asked curiously.
Happy has always been a steady driver, and sudden braking is not his style.
Happy stared at the front of the car, moved his mouth, and finally uttered a word: "Batman!"
Pepper was startled, and looking through the windshield in front of her, she saw a black giant standing there.
She was about to open the door when she heard Happy's voice: "Ms. Potts, you'd better not. We're not sure what he wants to do."