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Howard made an invitation on it, and everyone turned their attention to the front of the stage. "7 Points" 7 "7 Small" 7 Say, ∞x.netbsp; This is not what Eric wants, he makes a small mistake here: he forgets that a man who is about to go to battle will have a different mind than usual, so when Bucky staggers, he is unreservedly violent. Exposed to everyone's gaze.
"It seems that there is a buried Ming family here, I am honored to meet this gentleman, let's listen to his opinion, shall we?" Howard wasted no time in picking up the microphone and teasing, and when his voice landed, there was laughter in the exhibition hall.
Bucky threw an apologetic look at Eric, who shrugged his shoulders and walked onto the stage on his own.
The owner of the exhibition was waiting for him there. Like his son, Mr. Stark was very image-conscious, wearing a black formal suit with a bow of the same color as his coat at the top of his white shirt, neatly combed black and shiny hair, and a mustache on his lips that gave the rich man in his thirties a sense of maturity.
However, Eric felt that Tony looked more pleasing to the eye than his father, at least there was no hidden disdain in Iron Man's eyes.
"What do you call it?" Howard looked at him and asked very casually.
"Eric." Eric said his name, took the microphone from the other person's hand very naturally, and then faced the audience.
"Everyone." He said to the audience. "Let me begin to state that my friend and I have no intention of taking Mr. Stark's creation lightly. As we all know, many great moments in the history of science and technology are inspired by the smallest details, just like Mendeleev in his dream of the periodic table of chemical elements, Copernicus who saw that the sails always emerge first on the sea level and realized that the earth is spherical, and the great Columbus, the one who appeared in the big 6 under our feet, was the first to find a way to make the egg stand up, these are not difficult now. But it was only after they were the first to break through that people's understanding of the nature of things changed completely, so I have a lot of respect for Mr. Stark. ”
There was some sporadic applause from the audience, but there was no shortage of boos, and some people were dissatisfied that they couldn't see a good show.
"Thanks for the explanation, Eric." Howard snatched the microphone back and smiled slightly sarcastically. "Looks like my eggshells or something have some value."
He was about to make another statement and completely knock over those who dared to challenge openly, when suddenly there was an exclamation from the audience, and he hurriedly turned around. The car that was about to be loaded with wheels in the back was hit somewhere, and after a burst of bright electric sparks came out of the body, it fell from the suspension state to the ground.
"I said we'd have to wait a few more years." Disrupted by this small accident, Howard quickly smiled on his face.
If there was no interruption in between, the audience would have been impressed by his wit and gave him a louder round of applause than before, but after Bucky and Eric's interruption, the attention dropped and the applause decreased accordingly. Some of the audience chuckled below, and there was a bit of mockery in the laughter.
Just like Bucky, not everyone likes Stark when he has the brilliance of genius and richness hanging over him. When he is not tainted by obvious failures, he is an intelligent man, and he is admired by the world for good reason.
But the more nearly perfect the existence, the less it can withstand harm. Failure is like a stain on a blank piece of paper. When it's surrounded by muddy mud, naturally no one expects anything from it, but a different background. Put it on a flawless white paper, and it immediately becomes so unsightly.
Now Howard is in this embarrassing state, he is like a demigod who is about to ascend to the clouds, he was enjoying the worship of believers, and suddenly fell to the ground, so not only the shining golden body was broken, but the originally devout believers also began to look at him with suspicious eyes, secretly guessing whether there was something unknown behind the magic.
This situation must not be allowed to continue, otherwise there will be rumors in the newspapers tomorrow that it is not good for the company. Howard understood this, and when he saw someone below start whispering, he immediately decided to find someone to divert everyone's attention.
This person is close at hand.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I believe you have seen a lot of insights at the exhibition, which touch all aspects of future life, although many technologies are not yet mature, but daring to imagine is the foundation of human progress. Science is fair to humanity, it has nothing to do with identity, the spark of inspiration is between you and me, as long as you dare to pursue it, it will pay off - I have always believed in this, and I am glad that today there is another gentleman who has embarked on the same path, and we should welcome him, no matter what his origins are. Howard said enthusiastically, then waved his arm vigorously at Eric.
"Next, let's welcome Mr. Eric and see what kind of surprise he brings us."
Howard's words not only quietly excused his mistakes, but also narrowed the distance between science and ordinary people, and at the same time pushed the troublesome Eric out, when the enthusiastic cheers of the audience sounded again, he duly exited the lights and walked backstage, and now it was Eric's turn to experience what he had just felt.
"Wonderful." The curtain cut off the lights, and the sound outside was weakened. Howard walked into the dimly lit corner in a bad mood, glanced at his men one by one, and said. "I was sad that the only star on the stage was not Howard. Can anyone tell me where this guy came from? ”
The assistants looked at each other, and no one knew who the troublemaker was, until a voice sounded from outside, and they slipped out with relief.
"That's Eric. Lee, a newcomer from the old Big 6 and the object of the Advanced Research Projects Agency's recent attention, looks like you've met Howard. "A man of the same age walked in from outside, tall and sharp-eyed, but with a sparse head and a slight bowing head.
"You know him, Obadi?" Howard asked.
"Of course." Obadi. Stan is still Stark's most important partner, and he nods in response to the question.
"It's because of him that the Ministry of Defense has just canceled the company's fuze business, and our new product has become an outdated design while it is still on the drawings."
"That's bad news." Howard commented, walking to the edge and looking out, where Eric was now making his point.
"Thanks to Mr. Stark, let me perform some magic tricks on you." In the strong lighting, Eric was uninhibited in front of the nearly 1,000 spectators, smiling calmly and expressing his opinions. Now there is no need to introduce his identity, people can also tell from his temperament that this is not some little person who wants to become famous in the middle of nowhere, and the confidence that exudes from the inside out forms a strong aura, attracting the attention of the audience like a magnet.
"There are different types of magic, some of which take advantage of the characteristics of the visual system, which is to deceive people's senses, and some that work at the cognitive level, and the principle of this part of magic can be explained in scientific language and not just a skill, just like Mr. Stark's anti-gravity car today. And I'm trying to achieve a different effect, and what I'm going to show you is also related to invisible force fields, for example, I can make an object float on the spot, and this object doesn't need to be specially handled, and there are no strict requirements, as long as it's anything around you that is in the right condition. ”
As he spoke, he looked down the stage, as if looking for someone in the crowd, and soon he got the answer he wanted.
"Before the performance, I need an assistant, beautiful lady, can I ask you to come on stage to assist?"
Pointing to the female agent on the other side, Eric said to Miss Carter in the audience.
The people next to her looked over one after another, and the female officer had the intention to refuse, but someone in the back made a decision for her.
"Promise him." Dr. Erskine appeared beside her and whispered a proposal, and on the other side of him stood Steve, who was surprised to see his friend who had come with him standing on the stage instead of the owner of the show.
"Okay." Now that the Doctor was back in protection, Carter didn't refuse his offer, and she swung her waist to the stage, approaching Eric and whispering a threat.
"If you dare to deceive people with small actions, I will be the first to pierce you."
She said viciously, not noticing that her voice was coming through the microphone in the other person's hand.
"I'm sure you've all heard it, this young lady is not with me, so you don't need to doubt the authenticity." Eric turned around at the right time and used her words to further convince himself, and the crowd burst into laughter.
Just like magicians, science exhibitions require a certain amount of skill. If you want the public to know what you think, then in addition to being academically proficient, you should also be a brilliant performer, with a great performance to make the audience remember what you want to express, or deliberately make the audience see or not see certain parts and phenomena, so that the audience can focus all their attention on you and not take a second away.
At this point, there is no doubt that Eric has done what Howard has not been able to do, and although he is not well-known in this era, and not a single display has been produced, the audience just believes that he is looking up at the rise of a great scientist.
In the process, Carter's appearance also reinforces this impression in another way.
One is the mysterious Ming family, who can squeeze the genius Howard into the background, and the other is a young and beautiful female officer, and it seems that there is some inexplicable relationship between the two people, which makes everyone present can't help but associate it in their minds.
Relatively speaking, it doesn't matter what is being showcased, people have seen a lot of new products at the fair, they have just experienced Howard's unsuccessful performance, and now they are desperate to know something else. (To be continued!)
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