Chapter Forty-Seven: The Need for an Exclusive Hero
Isn't Chloe Lee the supermarket's Aunt Lin who is dedicated to giving him Amway's daughter? Although Richard had never met her in person, he remembered the name.
It shouldn't be so coincidental that it happens to be someone with the same name and surname......
Richard decided to stop by to visit Aunt Xia Lin after work today, after all, it is a good neighborhood, and if something happens to her daughter, she should care about it.
"If that's true, then your story isn't finished yet." Richard returned the manuscript to Cathy, "Keep digging up, maybe you can dig up some big news." ”
"I think it's a waste of time." Editor-in-Chief Stewart continued to stubbornly mumble, "Vampires? When pigs fly. ”
......
Richard returned to the office, and Jessica appeared in his office a few minutes later with a stack of photos.
"Spider-Woman fights bank robbers?" Richard took the photo from her. This material is good, after all, it is a classic and traditional superhero daily life, and it is close to life, and the average reader will buy it. But when he picked up the photos and looked at them......
...... What is this shooting?
The bandits tied up by cobwebs, the cars hanging in mid-air by webs, and this ...... Richard stared at the picture for a long time, and only managed to find a small black dot from the crack in the tall building, which was swaying spider silk away from the scene.
What are everyone's favorite shots of superhero car chases? Sorry, no.
Then you should always give this superhero a close-up, right? Sorry, not either. There is only a picture of the back that you can only see with a microscope.
Richard blackened: "Just say it, you expect me to put that picture on it?" ”
Jessica seemed to have anticipated his reaction, and directly crossed her waist and spread her hands in a posture of "Lao Tzu is a salted fish", and said, "Then what can I do?" The little bunny slipped away too fast, and I just happened to pass by without any preparation. Do you know how long I ran to chase this back photo? ”
Richard thought about it, too. No matter how you say that people can fly in the sky with spider silk, and Jessica can only run on two legs even if she is a strong person, it is really a bit too difficult for her to catch up with others.
In the original work, before Spider-Man thought of a good idea to make money by taking selfies, it wasn't like no one could take a picture of him.
In this way, the Clarion Daily can continue to have Spider-Man photos as signboards, all thanks to the fact that he is a newspaper employee, and the same is true for Superman of the Daily News of the Planet next door. Although Richard himself is Ultraman, he doesn't want to be a superhero who runs around the world all day long. So when I think about it, it seems that their newspaper still lacks such a resident superhero as a signboard.
If only they could have their own superhero......
Richard's gaze fell on Jessica, intentionally or unintentionally.
Jessica was a little uncomfortable by the boss: "What's wrong?" ”
"A question, Jessica." Richard was serious, "Are you willing to dedicate your life to our newspaper?" ”
Jessica was startled and subconsciously took a step back.
"Boss, I'll talk first, you've helped me a lot, I'm grateful, but don't want to ask for some bastards, that's no way."
Richard rolled his eyes: "What do you think?" I mean, why don't you go and do a whole outfit similar to this Spider-Woman, and don't forget to take a few selfies when you go out to do chivalry, and then we'll have all the headlines out there. ”
Jessica was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment. This approach...... Does it seem like it's really possible?
"Is there a commission?" She asked.
"Absolutely."
Jessica thought for a while, and finally shook her head: "...... Forget it. I don't think I'm ready, I'm just a little bit stronger, maybe I'm not the hero at all. ”
"Not necessarily, you haven't tried, who knows?" Richard shrugged, but didn't force it, "If you don't want to, forget it, I'm just talking." ”
Jessica stood there, looking speechless.
"What, anything else you'd like to say?"
“...... No, it's nothing, boss. Jessica shook her head and exited the office.
Richard was right, she really didn't say something.
There were some things she had to go and check for herself.
......
Midtown High School, New York.
"Gwen, are we going to go to the new mall over there in the evening, shall we go together?"
The pretty girl with short blond hair turned around and smiled apologetically at the girls who invited her.
"I'm sorry, I have something to do today."
"Are you going back to studying overtime?" One of the girls grabbed her arm, "It's the weekend, so it's okay to have a day off once in a while." Besides, Gwen, you're already the highest in your class, so there's no need to work so hard. ”
"I'm sorry, I'm really in trouble." The girl continued to refuse, "Next time, next time we must be together." ”
The girls had no choice but to dispel this idea.
Gwen Stacy, originally an ordinary high school student, was bitten by a radioactive spider during a camping trip, and since then she has acquired a spider sense that can predict danger, a sticky force that can attach to the surface of objects, and a greatly increased speed and strength. After losing her best friend Peter Parker, she learned in a painful way that "with great power comes great responsibility", so she put on a battle suit and became a good neighbor in New York "Spider-Woman......
Okay, but that's not the story that happened in this world.
To put it simply, she is not the Gwen Stacy of this universe. Gwen in this world is still a little Lori in elementary school, and she was rescued from a group of mysterious ninjas not long ago. She comes from an alternate plane and is trapped in this world for some reason.
So she had to live in this neighborhood for a while, studying at Midtown High School as a transfer student. (How did a girl from another world get her legal status?) Good question, the screenwriter of "Parallel Universe" may know the answer ==)
In fact, Gwen is not an introverted girl, and it is not that she doesn't want to go out with her classmates in her spare time, but she really doesn't have much time, and she has to go to work to earn money after school......
Yes, although she has a lot of strength and can swing from building to building, it does not directly solve her livelihood problems. After all, the great Spider-Woman also had to eat.
After school, Gwen went straight to a restaurant, changed into a waitress outfit and got to work.
"Waiter, this way, this way." A lady sat in the corner by the window and beckoned to her, "I order." ”
"Yes, ma'am." Gwen pulled out a pen and paper as she walked over, "Do you need a ...... What the??? ”
Gwen's expression froze for a moment.
It was none other than Jessica Jones, who had been in contact with her that night, who was sitting in that position with her crossed legs and waving at her.