Marvel: The Superman Survival Guide

Chapter 65 Philanthropy

At that time, Fisker was only developing one office building on the edge of Hell's Kitchen. Now, it could add a luxury apartment building and another office building, while the acquired hospital could be redeveloped and expanded.

To ensure access to medical resources, construction can begin on a second nursing home to accommodate more elderly people living alone.

The board agreed, saying that it was a very good suggestion to take into account all aspects while developing philanthropy, since all investors are not aiming to make money in the short term.

Both the RAND Corporation and Stark Industries will develop their own projects independently, but not for commercial purposes; rather, they will do so for the development of their own corporations.

The RAND Corporation was building a pharmaceutical research lab, while Stark Industries was creating a super factory—a fully automated super factory—to produce electromagnetic reactors.

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Another two weeks later, a big news story broke: Tony Stark personally participated in a racing competition in Morocco.

However, an unexpected incident occurred halfway there; he was attacked by a man wielding an electric whip. After seeing this news, Link figured it was about time for this to happen.

Sure enough, a few days later, Link received a phone call.

"Lin, leave immediately!" Coulson said urgently. "I'll be waiting for you at the airport!"

Link left immediately, but Jessica didn't follow. She had other things to do; investing isn't just about giving money.

Link drove to the military airport, parked the car there, and then boarded a small business jet.

Coulson was waiting for him on the plane. When he saw Link, he gestured for him to sit down and said, "Mr. Stark threw a party yesterday. He was partying in his armor, and Colonel Rhodes went to stop him, eventually putting on his own armor."

"The two fought fiercely, and in the end, Colonel Rhodes took the armor with him."

Link laughed and said, "Is Tony making arrangements for his funeral?"

"A suit of armor was handed over to the military, but actually it was given to Rhodes."

"It seems his poisoning condition has worsened!"

Coulson nodded and said, "Your thoughts are similar to what the analyst said. The director will personally intervene this time, and of course, you will be needed to persuade him."

"Even if they don't want to have surgery, they can no longer use the armor."

Link thought for a moment and said, "He has a lot of psychological problems, especially his excessive pride and arrogance, which is both his strength and his weakness."

"It's difficult to make a change; we can only start from another angle. We'll need Pepper's help with this."

"I'll talk to them separately first."

"Okay, you're the expert on the psychological aspects, so you're in charge here." Coulson then talked about the Iron Monger, "My armor is modified, it's really good, but it's too bulky."

"However, the director thinks this is a good idea. If there is a need for it, then heavy weapons can be used."

"After all, Mr. Stark's Iron Man is quite agile, and Colonel Rhodes's is also quite agile, so my version is best paired with heavy firepower."

Link found it very interesting; things were slowly changing, and he, the little butterfly, was finally flapping his wings.

Of course, he's not a little butterfly; if he were to truly reveal his strength, he would be a hurricane.

Unfortunately, Link wasn't too keen on joining S.H.I.E.L.D.; his goal was to acquire the Infinity Stones, not to become a superhero.

"That's good. At least you've mastered a certain level of high-end combat capability," Link said. "There may be room for you to make a difference in the future."

The two chatted casually and talked about life. Phil Coulson had just met a female cello teacher, but he was too busy with work.

Unable to balance his love life, Link had to give Coulson a heads-up: he needed to be more proactive in this area; work wasn't everything!

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After the plane landed, a car was waiting for them. The two got in and drove to Stark's house, which was in a complete mess.

Nick Fury hasn't brought the man back yet, but the area has been taken over by S.H.I.E.L.D., and Coulson and Link are waiting for Stark's arrival.

Link searched through the ruins of the bar and found a bottle of bourbon, plum flavored. Since there was no glass, he drank it straight from the bottle.

He found a seat, took out his phone, and called Pepper Potts directly.

"Hey, Pepper!" Link greeted casually.

"Lin, do you have any good projects to introduce this time?" Pepper asked with a smile. The projects Link introduced this time were quite good. Although Wilson Fisk had a lot of problems in the past, the cooperation now was going well.

Pepper visited the nursing home in person, and brought some gifts as a donation from Stark Industries.

The nursing home was not just a makeshift facility; it was actually very well-built and occupied a considerable area.

It includes a medical room, physiotherapy room, activity room, reading room, etc., which are very complete, and the staff are equally well-organized.

Because they bought the hospital here, the nursing home has doctors, nurses, physical therapists, and so on, as well as caregivers and general workers, all of whom are poor family members employed in Hell's Kitchen.

The elderly here have no assets. No matter how much they have, they hand it all over to the nursing home, and the nursing home is responsible for everything they have in the future, until they die.

Currently, only Hell's Kitchen is being accepted, but the scope may be expanded in the future, which also involves the future development of the real estate industry.

If some elderly people have houses, they will be taken in by the United Construction Group, and the houses will be planned, rented, sold, or redeveloped depending on the situation. These are all things for the future.

The elderly are treated equally here, regardless of whether they have assets to donate to the nursing home; the conditions are the same for everyone.

Pepper was quite satisfied with the situation here, but she also inquired whether there was any oversight.

Yes, there is. The law firm under the Jessica Charitable Foundation provides legal aid and support to the elderly here free of charge.

Pepper was pleased that they regularly sent people over to check on things and supervise everything. It seemed that the Vanessa Foundation and the Jessica Foundation were really doing their jobs.

In the future, the Stark Charitable Foundation will also join in to oversee the operation, ensuring everything goes smoothly.

Next, we visited the hospital. The hospital here is not big enough, and the medical conditions are average, so it needs to be expanded, and new equipment and personnel should be introduced to transform it into a large hospital.

After all, the future West Central City will be home to many wealthy people, but it will also be open to the poor, so the plan is to divide the hospital in two.

(End of this chapter)