That just makes him laugh. "Yeah, tell me about it."

But he knew about the famous one, of course-- everyone did, it was kind of a really big deal, and if that look on Tony's face is anything to go by, his thoughts weren't too far off from Bruce's right now. He hesitates a moment before saying, "Think you could do it again?"

Maybe the guys in charge knew about all that, maybe this wasn't as subtle as it could be, but this could be their shot.