Chapter 29: forming a team
Eric's cooperation with Obadiah was unexpected. He is a qualified businessman and will not only focus on immediate interests. He sees the potential behind this prosthetic limb.
Americans have always been insecure, even in the military. They shed tears, blood, and even lost basic mobility for this country.
They are afraid that the military will abandon them, the government will abandon them, and the society will abandon them.
If there's a product that can get them back on their feet, they're bound to rush and get it at all costs. even Killian seized on this point and made a large number of disabled soldiers willingly participate in his Extremis Virus experiment for free.
This is a product that the military will definitely buy. Even if it sells for a high price of five million US dollars, the military will buy it. This is not a business, but a military heart issue.
Of course, he can't sell it that expensive, the price is almost enough. The real value of this thing lies in the goodwill it will gain from the military and the large amount of political capital it can add to Stark Industries.
As for Tony Stark, he doesn't care how much this thing can sell at all. In his opinion, whether it is worth 80 billion or 100 billion is just a difference in numbers, and it can't bring him any change.
The only thing he cares about is what inspiration this thing can bring him. To him, the metal prosthesis is just a small toy. As long as he is given time, he can develop it himself. He just doesn't put his eyes there. The only function of this small toy is to stimulate his brain and give him new inspiration.
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Eric returned to the company, interrogated Natasha again, erased a small amount of her memory, and let her go.
It has been three months since the release of the UV shielding device, but there is still no news from Alexander, and the sales of the UV shielding device are very few, which makes Eric very impatient.
He quietly contacted Garrett, who was under his control, and the answer he got left him speechless.
Alexander did discover the true role of the UV shielding device, and he really wanted to get this technology, but, he thought too much...
That's right, he just thinks too much, of course, mainly because Eric's identity as a Red Skull guard is too bluffing.
He suspects that the UV shielding device is a trap set by Eric to take his power.
Hydra has several branches. Alexander is lurking inside S.H.I.E.L.D., and the rest are Baron Stella, Baron Zemo, Lady Viper, etc..
Cut off one head and it'll grow two. There are too many branches of Hydra, and they have little connection with each other. They only cooperate once or twice when necessary, which makes them more difficult to eliminate, but also causes a serious lack of trust between them.
Now, another Red Skull Guard suddenly appeared, and looking at their target, it seemed to point directly to the insight plan, how could Alexander not be vigilant?
He seriously suspected that Eric was sent to seize power by other factions of Hydra!
Therefore, he was very cautious and did not make any small moves. He just sent his subordinates to buy a few UV shielding instruments to study it by himself. He did not dare to buy too much at one time, for fear that Eric would become suspicious. The few orders that Eric only had were almost all contributed by Alexander.
Three months of research has proved how serious the technological barriers between Wakanda technology and conventional technology are, and it is gradually wearing down Alexander's patience.
However, it is necessary to endure it, and Alexander is the one who can endure it! In order to gain insight into the plan, he has endured for decades, and it is conceivable how tolerant he is. Isn't it just a UV shielding device? If he can't study it in one day, then take a year, and if he can't study it in a year, then take ten years! Anyway, his insight plan will take at least ten years to start, no hurry.
He's not in a hurry, Eric is in a hurry,
but Pierce won't still take the bait!
But there is no need to be in a hurry. Garrett is only Alexander's subordinate and cannot affect Alexander's decision. Eric has no other choice but to just wait.
The UV shielding device didn't click, but the maglev train became an instant hit.
After attending the commissioning ceremony that afternoon, the White House held a meeting that night, and three days later placed the first order for Alice Industries, a maglev line from New York to Washington. The total length is about 360 kilometers, the construction period is five years, and the total investment is 30 billion US dollars.
That night, the whole Alice industry partyed all night, and the employees celebrated and stayed up all night. Eric fulfilled his promise to them and participated in the construction of the world's first maglev train line, as their names will be written in history!
The value of Alice Industries doubled dozens of times overnight, and everyone else couldn't sit still.
The White House, the military, banks, and major financial groups have put pressure on Alice Industries to urge Alice Industries to go public as soon as possible. The White House and the military want to take Alice Industries into their own hands, and the bankers want a piece of the pie.
Of course, there are also courageous forces that do not intend to take the right path. For a time, thieves and commercial spies have become regular customers of Alice Industry, almost breaking the threshold of Alice Industry.
It's a pity that no matter who came, they all came back in vain.
Most of them fell on the security system designed by Eric himself. Even if someone escaped the security system, they would be folded on Eric's safe.
No matter how powerful a thief is, he can't open Eric's safe, which makes Eric's safe a legendary and taboo existence in the industry. After Eric found out later, he almost laughed out loud...
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Since S.H.I.E.L.D. had no breakthrough for a while, Eric planned to form his own team first.
The first is his the Luck Personification:
Hawkeye. According to the timeline, Barton is still underage, and is still in a circus performing arts and retreats.
With a name, age, and scope, he is much easier to find, Throwing a few gold bars to the Mole, Eric believes that it won't take long before Mr. Mole, who has friends all over the world, will be able to deliver Barton to him.
For the other person, Eric needs to make a trip in person.
Ivan Vanko, the future Whiplash, a talented Russian scientist comparable to Tony Stark in the field of mechanical engineering.
His father, Anton Vanko, worked with Howard Stark to develop the Ark Reactor. Later, he was expelled by Howard and returned to Russia because he wanted to use the Ark Reactor to make ill-gotten gains.
Eric values his talent very much and knows his rebelliousness, so he plans to go there in person.
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