One Vanderbilt, located in Manhattan, New York City, was completed in April this year and is 427 meters high.
It is one of the five tallest buildings in New York City. The public transportation hall is connected to Grand Central Station, one of the busiest train stations in the world. Coupled with the prime location of One Vanderbilt in Manhattan, it can be said that it has
It has become a new landmark building in Manhattan.
Since November last year, major companies have been competing for the right to rent this significant building, but officials have not relented.
Until recently, people were surprised to find that this skyscraper had already been purchased by the Heroes Association and renamed the 'Heroes Association Headquarters Building'.
Now, this towering architectural wonder has become the ‘home’ of superheroes around the world.
Before getting closer, Heather could see pedestrians coming and going around, as well as numerous Internet celebrities and tourists. They seemed to regard this place as a check-in place.
Suddenly, there was an exclamation not far away, and a tall man wearing ruby glasses walked towards the British Association headquarters building.
Heather recognized that person, the captain of the X-Men, ‘Cyclops’. Although his name was not on the rankings, he was highly regarded by the Heroes Association Quick Slash.
In the past, mutants like the X-Men spent all their free time in Xavier Academy for Gifted Youngsters except when they were on missions. Being shut up behind closed doors was like isolating themselves from the outside world.
Now we can actually see Cyclops leaving the X-Men team and appearing alone in the bustling New York City. No wonder the onlookers exclaimed.
But Heather was not surprised.
Because of the friendly cooperative relationship between the X-Men and the Heroes Association, a total of eight X-Men led by 'Professor
Strange.
When Cyclops walked along the long steps to the platform square in front of the main entrance of the building, he suddenly turned around and stared at the crowd below. The people were so frightened that they became silent and some even made preparations to escape.
Then, like a troubled student who had undergone some kind of etiquette training but had poor grades, Cyclops waved to the crowd with a stiff expression and said loudly:
"Thank you, thank you for your continued support of the X-Men! I am 'Cyclops', you can call me Scott. The hero ranking voting event will start in a week. Please vote for the X-Men and myself. Thank you.
Everyone!"
After saying that, he almost covered his face and ran away, quickly walking into the headquarters building.
The people around looked at each other and began to whisper.
"I've always thought mutants were freaks, but I didn't expect this guy to be quite normal."
"Yes, he looks very approachable, and those glasses are cool too."
"This is the first time I've taken a closer look. This guy is very handsome! Speaking of which, the Hero Association will start a voting event next week?"
"Wait a minute, I'll check on my phone."
For a moment, the crowd of onlookers took out their mobile phones and started searching.
Heather hurriedly walked towards the main entrance of the building while no one was paying attention.
As I got closer, I realized that there was no security guard at the door. There were quite a few people inside but I couldn't see clearly.
When Heather walked into the high-tech modern front door, a pleasant female voice automatically sounded above the door——
[Confirmed, Heather Anon, level - special guest. Welcome to visit, Mr. Anon.]
The man in a suit who was waiting aside immediately came forward: "Welcome, Mr. Anon. Please go this way. The conference room is on the 71st floor."
Along the way, Heather saw many superheroes wearing strange costumes. Some of them were unknown, and some even looked tired and wore rough-made uniforms. They were obviously forced by life. But all the superheroes had faces.
With an irrepressible smile, it is the joy of a bright future and full of hope.
So that’s it, it seems that this Hero Association is not the kind of scoundrel who secretly makes money under the guise of serving superheroes. Even if it is, at least it is very clever and can deceive all registered heroes, including the mind-reading master Professor X.
Arriving on the 71st floor, many people were already sitting in the spacious conference room.
It was said to be a conference room, but there were a lot of drinks inside, and most of the visitors were holding wine glasses and chatting with each other.
Heather knew some of them.
For example, George Miller, the head cartoonist of EC Comics, and Frank Martin, a writer who has written superhero fantasies such as "Twilight Lion" and "Ring of the Uncut Stone", were mostly writers and cartoonists related to superhero works.
, and even representatives from film and television companies.
"Heather! Hahaha, young man, I knew you were invited too."
JJJJ’s loud voice could be heard from far away. The editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle strode over, put his arm around Heather’s shoulders and said with a smile to the people next to him:
"Come on, let me introduce you to him. He is Raven, the author of "Evil Heroes"."
A burly man with a beard who looked like a fitness instructor came over, smiled and shook Heather's hand: "You are so young and promising. I am always impressed by your unbridled imagination.
Are there any opportunities to work together in the future? Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, I am——"
"Mr. Jimenez, your "Crazy Owl" and "Silent Boy" have always been one of my favorite superhero comics. Please be sure to sign my collector's edition comics."
The George Jimenez in front of her is Heather's favorite cartoonist, with a cool and gorgeous painting style. By the way, Iron Man paid a lot of money to hire him to draw a personal comic journal for him, and it was Jimenez's gorgeousness that he valued.
Painting style.
Just when everyone was chatting happily, the door of the conference room suddenly opened.
Su Zhan wore a black suit and walked into the conference room leisurely. This person seemed to have a very special aura. Among the people present there were many newspaper bosses like JJJJ, as well as famous writers, but
These people all stopped talking when they saw Su Zhan come in, and the conference room suddenly became quiet, with only the sound of Su Zhan's leather shoes hitting the floor.
Then, a beautiful red-haired secretary walked into the conference room with a stack of documents and closed the door behind her.
"Thank you for coming to the Heroes Association."
Just like his appearance, Su Zhan doesn't seem to like politeness and goes straight to the point at the beginning:
"Your time is precious, so let's get straight to the point.
The further development of the Hero Association requires the support of everyone here, and we want to launch a series of cooperation with you to maximize the value of the ‘brand effect’ of registered heroes.”
"You mean, the Hero Association wants us to draw personal comics, write personal stories, or even shoot personal movies for registered heroes?" someone asked.
"That's right. The so-called professional heroization is not only to pay heroes a salary, but also to eliminate as much as possible the mystery and distance of professional heroes in the eyes of the general public."
Su Zhan said softly:
"With the permission of the hero, we can compile a fictional hero origin story for the superhero, and incorporate the super villains and criminals who are feared by the public into the work to make them buffoons for the heroes to show their personal charm.
Everyone, as an ordinary human being, I can understand the thoughts of most people here. We also want to become superheroes, but we just don’t have that chance.
But it doesn’t matter, your pens and keyboards will become the rudder that determines the fate of those super villains. To some extent, you have surpassed superheroes.
The wave of superheroes is inevitable, so why not go upstream and stand on the deck of the Hero Association and become one of the trendsetters of the times?
There is no need to fear the revenge of super villains, nor to worry about salary or other possible obstacles.
Money, convenience, personal safety, everything you need, the Heroes Association can prepare for you.
Come on, only when we can achieve 'win-win' can we become 'cooperation'.
I believe that the cooperation between the Hero Association and all of you here will be an important step in ushering in the Age of Heroes."
With that said, Su Zhan raised the wine glass in his hand:
"cheers."
Everyone present looked at each other, and gradually, more and more people raised their glasses towards Su Zhan, until everyone was shouting with excitement.
"cheers!"
In the crowd, Heather, who was also holding a wine glass, looked at the heroic president of the Heroes Association on the high platform, her eyes slightly narrowed behind the frame.