Chapter 129: Make enemies without enemies
Three days later...
"Well, are you used to it here?"
After Wang Tian adapted to his new identity, Ms. Madeleine, senior vice president of Walter Company, approached him.
Madeleine is one of the executives of Walter Corporation, in charge of the star-making program and the superhero department, and is considered their direct leadership within the company.
"Otherwise, it's okay, it's just memorizing lines and scripts all day long, and making your head big."
The superheroes of Walter Company, in fact, are the same as celebrities, the company will arrange characters for you, who you meet every day, and what you say is scripted.
Even the fight against criminals is no exception, with various shows before and after, and sometimes live broadcasts.
Of course, the requirements are strict and the rate of return is high.
A newcomer like Wang Tian can also get an annual salary of 2 million in the first year, and after he becomes well-known, he will also create personal movies, TV series, theme parks, and launch peripheral products such as toys and figures, and give a certain amount of dividends.
The most popular motherland member of the Superman team, with hundreds of millions of dividends alone every year, and countless mansions and sports cars under his name.
"Newcomers come over like this, and it will be good to wait until your career is on the right track."
"I also have good news for you, Philadelphia has a high crime rate this year, and the mayor wants to select a member from the Supermen team to be stationed in Philadelphia to be their city ambassador."
"I've recommended you, and if I can get the approval of the City Council, Philadelphia will become your direct jurisdiction in the future."
Wang Tian nodded and said, "This is good news. ”
Located not far from New York, Philadelphia is one of the important cities on the east coast of the United States.
Being stationed in Philadelphia and having his own precinct helped to grow his popularity among the people.
"In addition to Philadelphia, I have also received several advertising endorsements for you, including Bo Sicheng Group, and I hope you can endorse their stretch panties."
"A hair growth company in Tang Kingdom, I hope you can endorse their shampoo."
"And the Pepsi Group, I want to ask you to be a promotion ambassador, and if you can promise to only drink Pepsi in public in the future, they are willing to pay a lot of money."
Listen to them one by one.
Wang Tian couldn't help but ask, "That's all?" ”
"Uh..."
Madeleine paused for a moment, then said, "What do you think of hip-hop shows that want to invite you as a guest, and talk shows that want to invite you for an exclusive interview?" ”
"No, I don't like these things."
Wang Tian didn't want to be like a monkey and go to the TV station to be a monkey.
I don't want to take the shampoo and shout: anti-hair loss, use overlord.
He's a fighter and wants people to see him and say, "Your superpowers are so handsome." ”
Instead of: Dude, the stretch panties you endorse are really good.
"What do you think?" Madeleine asked rhetorically.
"I want the company to position me as a strong, protective superhero, just like those people in Marvel."
"My opponent should be a superpowered criminal, a vicious thug, or an extremist."
"I won't answer any of the garbage advertisements and obscene midnight shows."
"If you think that I came to sing rap and basketball for the Superman team, then you are very wrong."
Wang Tian knew that if he pinched his nose and recognized it today, this kind of thing would be endless in the future, so he said resolutely: "My flight speed is very fast, the East Coast jurisdiction of the United States, I can fly back and forth in half an hour, so give me some meaningful work." ”
In the plot, after Starlight joins the Superman team, she shoots garbage advertisements, accepts unscrupulous endorsements, participates in charity galas, and attends various social places, which is just like Mingnuan.
He knew that Starlight was doing this to break into high society and increase exposure.
But what is the result, Starlight is wearing less and less, and there are even rich people who leave public messages, willing to spend 10 million to spend a good night with Starlight, a good superhero makes him the same as a glamorous ape.
On the other hand, the motherland and Queen Maeve with the highest support rate, they do not accept advertisements or endorsements, they are all positive images, and they are known as crime busters.
This is the path of sustainable development, and compared with them, Wang Tian's positioning is more like a traffic niche who makes money.
"America is very big, but the vicious events you mentioned can't happen a few times a month."
"Some petty theft, just leave it to ordinary police officers to deal with, and you won't be needed at all."
Madeleine saw Wang Tian's resistance, and said earnestly: "You have to learn to adapt, for example, the deep sea, he is the image spokesperson of the Ocean Conservation Society, and his main task is not to fight criminals, but to participate in marine exhibitions in various places, or to promote Ocean Park." ”
"And the locomotive, he is on the field 28 days a month, either as a special guest or giving awards to contestants, and fighting criminals is just his side job."
"The Super Seven are just a star team, and no one expects you to save the world, and the world doesn't need you to save it."
"I may not speak well, but that's the way it is."
"Lady Madeleine, now that I've said that, I have an idea I'd like to discuss with you."
Wang Tian has his own thoughts and opinions: "As you can see, there are too many superheroes, and we are not necessary, and ordinary people can replace our jobs.
But what if there were not only superheroes in this world, but more supercriminals? ”
Think about it, some lawless super criminals with superpowers, when their appearance makes ordinary people useless, can they reflect our value? ”
The reason why the superheroes in the Marvel world are great is because the earthlings in Marvel cannot control their own destiny.
Those endless supervillains are not something that ordinary people can deal with, so superheroes will be given a different color and treated as saviors.
"What do you mean?" Madeleine was thoughtful.
"In the world, there are about 1120,000 people with superpowers, and of these 20,000 people, less than one-tenth have strong strength."
"In addition, superpowers are different, as long as they want to, at least they can mix with middle-class income, and they don't have to worry about their livelihood at all, so few superpowers are on the evil side."
"In this way, superheroes have no opponents, and naturally they can't reflect our value."
"On the other hand, if there are a lot of supercriminals who do evil in society, and only we superheroes can deal with it, will it show our necessity?"
Wang Tian spread his hands: "There are no enemies, we can create enemies, there are more than 300 superpowers in the company, and some people are destined to become heroes because of their appearance and personality." ”
"In this case, we will push them to be villains, tailor villain scripts for them, and confront the decent heroes launched by the company, so that there will be exposure?"
Madeleine's breathing was heavy.
She thought about Wang Tian's proposal again and again, and the more she thought about it, the more feasible she felt.
It's just out of conscience that she can't help but criticize: "You're simply crazy, President Edgar will never agree." ”
With that, Madeleine left in a hurry.
Wang Tian looked at her back and thought, 'Is it really not going to agree?' ’
It's been two days in a flash...
Madeleine did not respond to Wang Tian's statement that he created enemies without enemies.
Only two days later, there was a news report that a superpowered person named Storm Girl had ransacked a bank in San Francisco, robbed $60 million worth of bearer bonds, and injured six bank security guards.
As soon as this news came out, there was an uproar on the Internet.
Wang Tian did not follow the crowd.
Others don't know who Stormgirl is, but he knows it clearly.
Storm Girl, a veteran superpower of the Walter Company, once assumed the alias of the Free Woman, who served in the German Empire during World War II.
Without his involvement, Storm Girl would have joined the Superman team in the later episodes and became a new member.
Now, she has been arranged as a villain hero to highlight the importance of righteous heroes, and the backwater of the black-robed pickets has finally become energetic.
"King Nian, have you seen a transparent person?"
Early in the morning, the Motherland held an internal meeting to discuss the issue of confronting the Storm Girl.
As a result, he waited left and right, and he could not contact the transparent person, and even his location information was blocked.
"No, he may have been invisible, and drunk in some girls' dormitory or hot spring room, right?" Wang Tian replied casually.
"Strange, he seems to have disappeared for two days."
The motherland muttered two sentences, and then got to the point: "Yesterday afternoon, a powerful superpowered person named Storm Girl attacked a bank in San Francisco and robbed tens of millions of dollars worth of bearer bonds. ”
"According to the on-site security guards, Stormgirl has the power to manipulate lightning and storms, and is resistant to small-caliber firearms."
"This has caused a lot of repercussions on the Internet, and as superheroes who uphold justice, it is our responsibility to find Storm Girl and defeat her and bring him to justice."
Storm Girl is the first supervillain to appear in the public eye.
Although she did not kill anyone, her ability to harness storms and lightning still impressed the people.
Now many people are saying that the villain hero of Storm Girl and the decent heroes of the Superman team are stronger or weaker.
Whether it's upholding justice or proving their abilities to the populace, the Supermen can't help but be moved.
"I've seen the video of Stormgirl attacking the bank, and she's so powerful that I'm afraid only a few of us can compete with her." Deep Sea was the first to respond: "I'm afraid I'm no match for her." ”
"I can't either, she's shrouded in lightning, and if I attack her, I'm afraid I'll be scorched by electricity." The locomotive also retreated.
"I can try, but I'm not sure, Storm Girl can handle the storm and fly, and it's hard for me to keep up with her." Queen Maeve also gave the answer.
"King Nian, what do you think?"
The motherland looked at Wang Tian.
He and Wang Tian are the only ones in the Superman team who can fly, and they are the first choice to deal with Storm Girl.
"I'm confident, but there's no guarantee of killing."
Wang Tian thought back to the Storm Girl's combat power.
Storm Girl is at the forefront of the black-robed picket world, and on the bright side, there are only four people who can say that she can win her, the motherland, Xuanse, the lamplighter, and Dr. Thinking.
Wang Tian felt that one-on-one, the storm girl should not be his opponent.
It's just that he doesn't have the confidence to kill the other party, Storm Girl is not as simple as only resisting small-caliber weapons, even the lasers of the motherland are difficult to cause too much damage to her.
Plus she can melt away from the wind.
Unless a blow knocks her out, the devil knows where she's going.