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Chapter 133: Soaring Net Worth
🕑 Added 2023-10-13 06:30:01 +0000 UTCObadiah, holding a glass of wine, looked at Tony and said, "But this time, it's the board of directors."
"This time?" Tony was surprised. "You mean they are having a board meeting?"
Obadiah stood next to Tony and looked at him seriously.
"The board of directors has announced that you suffer from post-concussion syndrome. They are applying for a restraining order."
Tony was taken aback. "What kind of restraining order?"
"A restraining order to stop you from working."
Tony was somewhat displeased. "Why? Just because the stock dropped 40 points?"
"That was within our expectations."
Pepper Potts, who was sitting nearby, looked at Tony and said expressionlessly, "It dropped $56.5 per share."
Upon hearing Pepper Potts's words, Tony immediately turned to her and said, "What does it matter? We have controlling shares in the company."
Pepper Potts looked at Tony Stark without expression. Obadiah replied, "Tony, the board of directors has its rights. They believe that you and your new ideas do not align with the company's best interests."
Tony wiped his mouth with a towel and then raised his voice. "In that case, I'll take the responsibility. For me and the company, it's a new beginning."
Upon hearing Tony's words, Obadiah immediately smiled, while Pepper Potts was somewhat shocked by Tony's statement.
Tony looked at both of them and said, "To be honest, the company should be the one to take responsibility."
Tony Stark didn't want to dwell on this topic any longer and said to Obadiah, "The pizza tastes great."
He then picked up the pizza box from the table and prepared to leave.
Obadiah quickly tried to stop him. "Don't go, hey, Tony, Tony."
Tony got up from the sofa, looking at the two of them. "I'm going to the lab."
Parker, who was lying nearby, had already finished the pizza. He immediately followed Tony as he got up.
"Hey, hey, Tony."
Obadiah got up to intercept Tony. "Listen to me; I'll try to turn the situation around. But you need to take action so that I can convince them."
Obadiah pointed to the miniature Ark Reactor on Tony's chest. "I took that to have the engineers analyze it and establish the technical specifications."
Tony immediately refused, "NO, NO."
Obadiah continued, "I can use it to whet the appetite of the board of directors."
Tony refused again, "Absolutely not. This belongs only to me."
"No discussion, Obadiah, end of story!"
Seeing Tony's firm refusal, Obadiah took the pizza box from Tony's hand and said, "Well, then, but this belongs to me."
Seeing Tony reaching for the pizza, Obadiah opened the box and said, "Okay, you can take a slice."
Tony took two slices of pizza and said, "Two slices, thank you!"
He then proceeded to walk to the underground laboratory with Parker.
Obadiah called after Tony, "Can I go down to see your work?"
Accelerating his pace downstairs, Tony refused, "Good night, Obadiah."
...
On the other side-
Ivan Vanko, leaving the Continental Hotel in New York, glanced back at the hotel behind him and did not linger in the city. He was going back to take care of his seriously ill father.
Since he didn't get Charles Doyle's acceptance, he knew that the corresponding medical care would soon come to an end.
But Ivan Vanko had a fire burning inside him. If you look down on me, then in the future, I will make you understand what you've lost.
Time passed, and quickly ten days went by.
During this period, Ginny had followed Charles Doyle's instructions and sold all of Stark Industries' shorts, making nearly $2 billion in profits without using leverage. Charles's assets had directly reached $3 billion in cash, along with $400 million in fixed assets and $600 million in stocks.
Charles Doyle's net worth had directly inflated to $4 billion.
After reserving $500 million in cash, Ginny once again scattered the $2.5 billion in cash through bulk trades and other channels in the secondary market.
At this time, because Stark Industries was a listed company and the wealth of 2008 had not yet inflated so much, Tony Stark's net worth was only $12.4 billion, while Stark Industries was valued at $25 billion.
But even with $2.5 billion in cash, Ginny could not guarantee acquiring ten percent of the shares in Stark Industries, even though the company's stock had dropped 40 points, from $142 per share to dollars.
However, a large number of buy orders would still push up the shares of Stark Industries, and Ginny also felt that it was not just her; other institutions were secretly acquiring shares of Stark Industries as well.
Apart from holding shares in Stark Industries as requested by Charles, during this time, Ginny had also reconstructed the original Charles Doyle Agency.
After spending a certain amount of money, she acquired several undamaged houses next to the agency as a temporary foothold.
The construction of the agency's original site was in full swing, and the sign of the Charles Doyle Agency had already been hung up in the temporary residence next door, starting normal operations.
During these ten days, Charles had earned 2 Ninjutsu Scrolls, 200 Ninja Gems, 50 Delicious Ramen, 500 Reputation, 200 Reincarnation Stones, 80,000 Copper Coins, 3 Ninjutsu Scrolls, 600 Reputation, 50 Delicious Ramen, and 800 Reputation through system check-ins.
In the agency, Charles was sitting on the sofa in the hall, looking at the newspaper in his hand. It stated that Tony Stark was suspected of having post-concussion syndrome and had been suspended from all work.
At this moment, Ginny came downstairs from the second floor, holding several folders in her hand.
"Boss, I have selected some personnel and plan to transfer them to the agency to start work tomorrow, mainly including the tasks of the agency's doorman, security, task reception at the service desk, as well as chefs and service staff in the dining area. Do you want to review these?"
Looking at the folders in Ginny's hand and the many positions mentioned, Charles refused, "Ginny, I trust you with these service staff. I won't look at their information."
"But we don't need too many security personnel for the agency. Arrange one or two for the main entrance."
"Boss, I have selected two security personnel responsible for the agency's main entrance."
Obviously, not only Charles but also Ginny understood that the security here was just for show. The people here didn't need their protection.
