Seeing this, Pepper also left the office with the 500,000 U.S. dollar Vibranium cube.
It just so happened that the Avengers had no off-site missions today.
She could go up and find Tony directly.
At this moment, Tony should be busy designing a new Iron Man suit in his workshop, right?
...
Stark Tower, 98th floor.
In Tony's workshop.
When Pepper came in, she indeed saw Tony working on the design of a new Iron Man suit.
"Pepper, why are you here?"
Seeing Pepper approach, Tony asked.
Normally, Pepper wouldn't come upstairs unless there was something she needed to consult him about.
Although Tony had told her countless times not to consult him and to make her own decisions.
But Pepper still went her own way.
"Look at this thing."
Pepper didn't answer Tony's question but handed him the Vibranium cube she was holding.
"Vibranium?"
Tony recognized it as Vibranium at a glance after taking it.
After all, he had studied Captain America's shield countless times.
He had even developed several new alloy formulas by studying the shield.
"Someone just came to me to discuss a collaboration, regarding those four military factories.
They offered 20 billion to buy those four military factories, and this price has exceeded my expectations, so I agreed."
Pepper said.
Tony nodded upon hearing this; selling those four useless military factories for 20 billion was indeed a very profitable deal.
"However, the other party then said he wanted to use Vibranium instead of this 20 billion, so I came to ask you if we should agree?"
Pepper stated Rhodey's conditions.
"Buy with Vibranium?" Tony's face showed a surprised expression as he said, "Agree! Why not agree? We must agree to this!"
"Well, it seems Mr. Rhodey was right."
Seeing Tony like this, Pepper knew the cooperation was a sure thing this time.
Clearly;
Tony needed Vibranium very much.
Not just a little, but a large quantity of Vibranium!
"Rhodey? Is that the person you mentioned who wants to buy a military factory?"
Tony had heard this name before; Steve and others had also mentioned this name to him, but he didn't know if it was the same person.
"Exactly, it's Mr. Rhodey. He's currently waiting for a reply in my office downstairs. Since you've decided to cooperate, I'll go down and inform him first."
Pepper nodded and said.
Hearing this, Tony also said, "Tell him to send the Vibranium as soon as possible. Notify me when the transaction will take place; I want to inspect the goods myself then."
"Understood."
Pepper nodded, then turned and left the workshop.
In the CEO's office on the 90th floor.
Although Rhodey didn't know how Pepper and Tony's discussion upstairs was going, he had enough confidence that Tony would agree to this transaction.
Because besides him, no one could sell such a large quantity of Vibranium to Tony!
One must know;
The Vibranium officially sold by Wakanda had already been sold out, and Wakanda had always claimed there was no more Vibranium.
Apparently, the major powers of the World didn't pay much attention to this backward small country in the Third World.
They didn't suspect that they were deceiving themselves.
As for the black market?
The arms dealer selling Vibranium on the black market happened to be Tony's enemy.
To be precise, that guy hated Tony extremely.
But Tony didn't have much of an impression of him!
This wasn't the first time this had happened; just like Aldrich Killian before, Tony offended people, and then he just forgot about it.
Don't look at how many fans Iron Man has globally now.
But in reality, those who hate him are also not a few!
Therefore;
It wasn't impossible for Tony to buy Vibranium on the black market, but it would be very troublesome.
And proud as Tony was, why would he be willing to buy Vibranium in such a roundabout way?
His pride wouldn't allow him to do so!
And they weren't fools either.
They wouldn't fail to investigate the buyer's 370 identity!
Therefore;
If he could obtain a large quantity of Vibranium from Rhodey, it would definitely be good news for Tony.
And...
The price here with Rhodey was also cheaper!
Rhodey didn't have to wait long; Pepper returned quickly.
"Mr. Rhodey, Mr. Stark has agreed to your transaction."
Pepper told Rhodey the good news as soon as she returned.
The deal was done!
"Then let's discuss the pricing issue!"
At this moment, Pepper also displayed her aura as the CEO of Stark Industries. On the matter of price, she showed no intention of compromising.
After some negotiation, the two finally settled on a price of 43,000 U.S. dollars per gram of Vibranium.
This price was not low.
But compared to buying directly from the black market, it was much cheaper.
And;
Most importantly, if Stark Industries were to buy Vibranium on the black market, the price would be raised.
Others buy for 50,000 a gram.
If Stark came, it would be at least 100,000 a gram!
Stark was not a fool and certainly wouldn't buy it.
After finalizing the cooperation, Rhodey also promised to deliver the Vibranium needed for the transaction by tomorrow morning.
Before that, he still needed to inspect the four military factories.
Only after confirming that there were no issues could the transaction truly be completed!
Pepper had no objection to this.
It was normal for buyers and sellers to inspect goods before a transaction, and Stark had no intention of scamming Rhodey.
The production lines of those four military factories had always been maintained, so there were no problems at all. Rhodey could inspect them with complete peace of mind.
So, in the afternoon, Rhodey followed the people from Stark Industries to the four military factories for inspection.
After confirming that there were no problems, Rhodey left with peace of mind.
The next day;
In the morning, Rhodey, carrying 465.2 kilograms of Vibranium, arrived at Stark Tower again.
In a conference room on the 90th floor.
Rhodey met Tony Stark, the globally renowned Iron Man.
"This is Mr. Rhodey."
Pepper introduced the two.
Tony didn't have a habit of interacting with strangers, so the two just nodded to each other, without shaking hands.
"This is the Vibranium you want."
Rhodey waved his hand, and four strong men behind him opened the boxes they were holding.
Inside were transparent devices, and through the transparent glass surface, one could see the silver liquid Vibranium inside.