Three days ago, Chen Yu opened a Dimension Door and arrived directly at Tony's villa from Kamar-Taj.
He was used to opening Dimension Doors in Tony Stark's villa, but he didn't expect there to be other guests there.
One was Happy Hogan, Tony's driver and part-time bodyguard, who once saved Tony's life during a car race and has since become Tony Stark's dedicated driver and bodyguard. He is one of the few people Tony Stark trusts in the company.
The other was Colonel James Rhodes from the US military, who had a close relationship with Tony Stark and was one of Tony Stark's best friends.
Happy Hogan knew Chen Yu. He often accompanied Tony around Stark Industries as his driver, so he naturally knew that a mysterious Asian boy had appeared by Tony's side.
Especially after the news broke during a recent media interview that 12.5% of Stark Industries' shares were transferred to this Asian boy, Hogan couldn't help but take it seriously.
Seeing Chen Yu's unique entrance, Hogan was very surprised, but Colonel Rhodes' reaction was even bigger.
The moment Chen Yu stepped out of the Dimension Door, Rhodes pointed his sidearm at Chen Yu.
Fortunately, Hogan reacted quickly after seeing Chen Yu's face and immediately shouted to stop Colonel Rhodes' dangerous behavior.
Rhodes also saw that it was an Asian boy who walked out of the star-fire portal, not some monster alien, so he put his pistol away.
Otherwise, Colonel Rhodes would have truly been in danger.
After the misunderstanding was resolved, Colonel Rhodes immediately apologized to Chen Yu.
Hogan's loud shout also attracted the attention of Tony, who was in the laboratory debugging a new Iron Suit.
He walked out of the villa's laboratory, and after seeing Chen Yu, he enthusiastically gave Chen Yu a long-awaited hug, then introduced Colonel Rhodes and Chen Yu to each other, and asked Chen Yu if he had something else going on.
It seemed that Chen Yu's habit of only showing up when he needed something had been noticed not only by Ancient One and Wong, but even by Tony Stark.
Chen Yu asked Tony if he knew any top Sword Masters, stating that he wanted to learn top-tier swordsmanship recently.
He originally thought that as a top billionaire, Tony would at least know one or two people in the sports circle. However, Tony stammered for a long time and only remembered an indescribable incident he had with a blonde, blue-eyed fitness girl from the sports world on Maxim magazine.
Looking at Tony's reminiscent expression, Chen Yu put his hand on his forehead, unable to bear watching.
Although Colonel Rhodes was also skilled in close combat, he was more proficient in hand-to-hand combat and mechanical piloting, and not skilled in sword fighting.
Hogan, as a former boxer, also couldn't offer Chen Yu any advice on swordsmanship.
Seeing that Tony and his friends couldn't help, Chen Yu decided to recruit a true Sword Master from across society to teach him swordsmanship.
Anyway, as a major shareholder of Stark Industries, offering a monthly salary of 4 million US dollars, he didn't believe that those with real skills wouldn't be tempted.
Hearing that Chen Yu was willing to hire a sword instructor for a monthly salary of 4 million, Tony gladly offered his office at Stark Industries headquarters, which he had only visited a few times, as the interview venue.
He hoped Hogan and Colonel Rhodes could help look after Chen Yu, as he was currently in a critical period of manufacturing the fourth-generation MK armor and couldn't leave.
On the day of the sword recruitment fair, looking at Hogan and Rhodes standing on his left and right like two fierce guardians, and seeing their solemn expressions as they stared at the upcoming interviewees, Chen Yu felt another headache.
With these two, if any chaos really broke out later, it was uncertain who would protect whom.
Natasha, swaying her slender waist in high heels, placed a stack of organized documents in front of Chen Yu.
She gently adjusted her glasses and said to Chen Yu, "This is the list for this interview. After initial resume screening, there are 231 people, and 176 have arrived. Shall I inform them to start the interview now?"
Natasha was sent by Pepper to assist with the interviews. With her outstanding appearance and capable business skills, she quickly gained "appreciation" from Pepper and has now been transferred from the legal department to be Pepper's assistant.
Although it was the assistant to the assistant of the Chairman and CEO, for Natasha, this position made it easier for her to gather inside information about Stark Industries.
Chen Yu glanced at the graceful Natasha again.
He remembered that Black Widow was an expert martial artist, having undergone rigorous spy training and with extensive experience.
Her close combat skills included Karate, Judo, Ninjutsu, Aikido, Savate, and other close-quarters combat abilities.
Unfortunately, she was currently disguised as a business elite and playing a "cat and mouse" game with Tony. Otherwise, he could have directly asked her about her swordsmanship.
Chen Yu picked up the pen in his hand and nodded, indicating to Natasha that the interview could begin.
The interview process was very simple, consisting of only three steps: self-introduction, sword demonstration, and practical combat.
Weapon racks were placed in the corner, all containing unsharpened iron prop weapons. After the interviewees introduced their sword accomplishments and schools of swordsmanship, they began their sword demonstrations.
The resumes of the interviewees were all excellent, seemingly representing the best swordsmen from various countries.
But watching their performance-oriented swordsmanship, Chen Yu could only shake his head helplessly.
Even if their swordsmanship was "flowery," it wasn't what Chen Yu wanted.
Chen Yu suspected that these applicants might have misunderstood, thinking that he was hiring a sword instructor to show off in front of others, so they all made their swordsmanship flashy and handsome, but it felt impractical for real combat.
"Next, please let Mr. Wade Winston Wilson in."
Hmm?
Hearing Natasha call out Wade's name, Chen Yu suddenly felt it was very familiar.
Wade Winston Wilson, such a familiar name. He seemed to have heard it somewhere.
"Mr. Wade Winston Wilson."
"Mr. Wade Winston Wilson."
"Is Mr. Wade Winston Wilson here?"
Although the list Natasha held contained names of those confirmed to be present today, there were also applicants who, after seeing the gathering of bigwigs, felt they had no hope of getting the job and withdrew mid-way.
As Natasha called out three times with no response, she prepared to cross out Wade Winston Wilson's name with her pen.
"Here! Here! Here! Here! Here!"
Suddenly, a man in a red bodysuit and mask rushed in through the door.
His attire was very distinctive, with black decorations on his eye mask, gloves, shoes, and top.
The man leaned against the interview room door, panting heavily, then explained why he was late: "Sorry, sorry, sorry. To rush here this morning, I changed eight buses and didn't have time to eat. I drank two large barrels of 1982 Coke on the way, and it's my first time at the Stark Building, so I didn't expect the restrooms to be so hard to find. I've really kept the interviewers waiting."
After speaking, he looked at Natasha, who was holding the list, struck a pose he thought was cool, and asked Natasha, "Hi, beautiful. I didn't miss this interview, did I?"
Looking at the familiar attire and unconventional personality, Chen Yu finally remembered where his damned sense of familiarity came from.
This person was none other than Spider-Man's good brother, the one who could break the fourth wall, Mr. Deadpool, Wade Winston Wilson.
Natasha didn't speak but frowned and pointed to Deadpool's lower body.
Deadpool looked down and saw that he had just come out of the restroom and had forgotten to zip up the fly of his tight pants.
One could vaguely see some cartoon pictures inside the red tight pants.
Deadpool quickly covered his crotch, turned his back, and then desperately tried to pull up the zipper.
It seemed he pulled too hard, as Chen Yu heard Deadpool let out an "Ow!" The zipper got stuck on some mysterious, prominent part.
Instantly, Deadpool hunched over like a shrimp, writhing on the ground in pain like a child.
Looking at the super-comical Deadpool, Chen Yu, Hogan, Rhodes, and Natasha all twitched at the corners of their mouths.
To maintain the dignity of Stark Industries during the interview, Hogan didn't dare to laugh out loud. He could only cover his mouth, his face and neck flushed red.
Colonel Rhodes, who was always professionally trained and serious, also turned sideways, trying hard not to laugh.
After a while, Deadpool stood up, clutching his lower body, holding the fallen zipper in his other hand, and asked Natasha, "Beautiful, can I get a chair? It's awkward for everyone to stand during the interview."
To prevent the little-little-rascal from hurting the interviewers' eyes, Deadpool decided to sit on a chair for the interview.
Deadpool sat on the chair Hogan brought, crossing his legs, so no one could see his open fly.
"Excuse me, Mr. Wade, could you please remove your mask? We need to confirm the interviewee's appearance."
Natasha lightly coughed and suggested that Deadpool remove his mask to reveal his true face.
But Deadpool refused: "No! Absolutely not! Beautiful, the Minotaur never takes off his mask!"
Chen Yu looked down at Deadpool's resume.
The resume was very rich.
He had been a mercenary, served on battlefields, punched Wolverine, and kicked Sabretooth.
He completed multiple secret missions, with a 100% client satisfaction rate.
He possessed ample combat experience and incredibly superb swordsmanship.
Chen Yu knew that Wade's face was a lifelong pain for him, and unless it was absolutely necessary, Deadpool would never take off his mask.
Deadpool's resistance made Natasha frown again. She even suspected that this pervert in a bodysuit was here to cause trouble and was about to have the bodyguards throw Deadpool out of the interview room.
"No, no, no, I'm absolutely not here to cause trouble. Besides, the real BOSS doesn't mind me wearing a mask during the interview, right?"
Deadpool, as if he could read Natasha's mind, quickly retorted, then winked at Chen Yu.
Heaven knows how Chen Yu saw Deadpool winking at him through the white-stitched eye slits of his mask.
Chen Yu nodded. He indeed didn't mind Deadpool continuing the interview with his mask on.
"BOSS loves you~ Muah."
Deadpool made a heart gesture towards Chen Yu, almost making Chen Yu change his mind about letting him continue the interview.
Following the interview process, Deadpool first read through his self-written resume in a step-by-step manner, then it came to the sword demonstration segment.
Deadpool scoffed at the sword demonstration, deeming all outside performances as trash. He stated that the subsequent practical combat environment wouldn't even be necessary, and he would be the one to have the last laugh.
Deadpool's arrogant behavior made everyone except Chen Yu very displeased, until Deadpool put down his crossed legs and sat up straight, then lifted his butt and pulled a pistol from behind his tight pants.
This instantly made everyone else in the room, except Chen Yu, tense up.
Chen Yu, on the other hand, watched Deadpool with interest, wondering what kind of trick he was going to pull next.
"It seems I can't get by without some real skills. Watch closely, and don't blink!"
Deadpool held the pistol, not pointing it at anyone else present, but at his own temple with his left hand.
"All martial arts under heaven, only the indestructible and the swift are supreme!"
With a "bang!" the bullet instantly shot out of the muzzle. Deadpool immediately extended two fingers, preparing to coolly catch the incoming projectile.
However, Deadpool seemed to have underestimated the power of his pistol.
Chen Yu saw the bullet directly knock off one of Deadpool's fingers, hitting his temple, and a mix of red and white fluids flew out from the other side of Deadpool's temple, with blood spraying directly onto the floor.
"Hiss... Ow, ow, ow... Hot, hot, hot... Ow, ow, ow... Hot, hot, hot!"
"F*** you, Masters... Just you wait, secretly modifying my pistol! #!#&*&*&!@#%..."
Deadpool fell to the ground, spewing various obscenities, then got up and continued to relentlessly curse a guy named Masters.
Using his mother as the center, relatives as the radius, father as the pivot, genitals as the main weapon, and obscenities as the main skill, he launched a 360-degree all-around attack, cursing Masters' entire family tree.
The gunshot attracted the attention of Stark Industries security and other job applicants.
A group of Stark security guards, thinking the interviewers had encountered a killer, immediately rushed into the interview room to check the situation.
As a result, they saw that apart from a pool of blood on the floor near the interviewee, everyone else seemed unharmed.
The interviewee in the bodysuit was frantically cursing someone's ancestors, and with his energetic demeanor, he didn't look injured.
Chen Yu waved his hand, signaling all the security guards to leave.
Although they had many questions, the security guards, under their good professional ethics, chose to leave without even asking a single question.
Looking at Deadpool, who was finally tired of cursing, Chen Yu curiously asked, "Immortality?"
Deadpool, with his hands on his hips, panted and said, "More or less, more or less, BOSS, you see, bullets can't kill me. I'll definitely be the last one standing in the final match."
Indeed, for Deadpool, with his immortality and accelerated healing, facing ordinary swordsmanship professionals was a dimensional strike.
"I heard you're quite brave at deflecting bullets with a sword? Can you demonstrate?"
"Of course, Boss!"