Phil stood in a perfect position: the outsider's position.
Because he has no interests involved with the superheroes and guides the country from a God's perspective, Phil himself has no flaws. The people also very much support and encourage his behavior. Even if other superheroes are not happy, they want to
We need to teach Phil some lessons and also consider the impact on the public.
In this way, a full ten months passed.
The fans that Phil accumulated as a mentor on the show "Succession" were perfectly transformed into personal fans, and a large number of the public truly believed that Phil was a man of real talent and learning.
Everyone knows that Phil has a staff, but what superhero doesn’t have a staff and an agent? Having staff is a normal thing, and most people still believe in Phil’s personal abilities.
Ten months later, Phil finally waited for another opportunity.
This time, the black apprentice in "Succession" was seriously injured by a more powerful super criminal and fell into a coma during the execution of his mission because he misjudged the criminal's strength.
As the mentor of this black apprentice, Phil can be said to be the apprentice's leader. His evaluation of this matter naturally plays a decisive role in the public mind.
Phil first went to the hospital to visit the black apprentice, and his sad expression was moving. At this moment, the barriers between whites and blacks, rich and common people seemed to be broken down, and everyone only saw a mentor and him.
The sincere affection between apprentices.
Phil met the girlfriend of the black apprentice, gave her many precious gifts as condolences, and very generously said that he would pay all the medical expenses of the black apprentice.
The girlfriend of the black apprentice was deeply moved and talked about the daily trivial matters of the black apprentice's time with her in front of the camera.
The black apprentice respects Phil very much and thinks that Phil has been kind to him. Before each task, he will ask himself: What would mentor Phil do if he encountered this situation? And after each task is completed,
, regardless of whether it is satisfactory or not, he will ask himself: If mentor Phil encountered this situation, would there be a better way to handle it?
Finally, the girlfriend of the black apprentice said the famous saying of a senior superhero: With great power comes great responsibility. She hopes that Phil can become a superhero and truly make his own contribution to changing the world.
Phil was silent for a long time, but did not give an immediate answer. Instead, he said that he would think about it and then announce his decision on Twitter.
Two days later, Phil sent an inspiring tweet.
He said that his current life is relaxed and comfortable, and he has a career that he is willing to fight for. Becoming a superhero means that he has to give up his media company and his current free life. This is a big challenge for him.
A huge sacrifice.
But then, his conversation changed.
Now, Captain World's successors have become pedantic, and the superhero system that the people are proud of is gradually declining.
Those superheroes who have been famous for a long time are obsessed with fame and fortune, and are less and less concerned about the lives of ordinary people. They are in high positions but do nothing, and they have completely separated themselves from the people at the bottom;
The Superhero Association has gained massive commercial value from superheroes. They are increasingly keen on creating stars, packaging, and eliminating negative news. They often deceive the public because their stupid arrangements have caused many ordinary people to be harmed due to crimes;
There are also ordinary people like this black guy who are full of passion to become superheroes. They have passion but do not have enough strength to change the status quo.
Phil said on Twitter that although becoming a superhero means huge sacrifices for him, he has had enough of the inaction of superheroes and the suffering that crime has brought to the city.
He decided to step forward, become a superhero and change the status quo.
I hope that all the people can support him and work with him to recreate the spirit of Captain World, reduce the crime rate, save those tragedies that may occur in the future, and get the superheroes back on track.
This tweet immediately triggered an enthusiastic response, and he also used it to skip the first stage and gain superhero powers.
Phil's behavior aroused the alarm of the Super Hero Association. For the association, Phil was an uncertain factor. They were worried that Phil would cause greater damage to the existing system after entering the association, so they did not issue any warning to Phil.
Instead of inviting him, he was turned away on the pretext of "association regulations".
In this regard, Phil couldn't ask for more.
For ordinary superheroes, joining the Superhero Association is the only option, because not joining means that there is no reputation, no exposure, no missions, and it is also difficult to contact the sponsor to provide him with the next stage.
campaign funds.
But Phil doesn't need this. Joining the Superhero Association is a constraint for him.
Therefore, Phil chose to become a "lone ranger". He was outside the entire superhero system and would only take action personally when encountering events that would be 100% successful.
Not only that, Phil also continued to use middlemen to spend huge sums of money to buy off criminals, learn the criminals' action plans in advance, and perfectly stop the crime.
Because most of the tasks to be performed are not dangerous, and a small part are arranged. There are no unknown tasks forcibly assigned by the association like other heroes, so Phil's success rate in performing tasks is particularly high.
Whenever Phil successfully performs a task, he will arrange for his media company and well-connected TV stations to report it extensively, and he will frequently disclose some details of the operation to his fans who support him on Twitter afterwards.
Moreover, Phil made a big fuss around the fact that he did not join the Super Hero Association. This has three advantages:
First of all, it can create a feeling of "volunteer work" for all fans. Compared with those who become superheroes for fame and fortune, Phil will appear more noble and independent;
Secondly, he can not participate in some events that are difficult, have a low success rate, and are unwilling to take action, and fans will not question his pickiness. After all, if you are not within the Super Hero Association, you cannot get the detailed information of various events. Phil can
By the time he said he knew about the incident, it was already too late;
Finally, he can remain aloof and continue to evaluate some events that he did not participate in, and at the same time he can freely complete some events. In this way, he not only blocks the mouths of those who say "you do it, you get better", but also does not
As for showing cowardice because he participated in events that he had no control over.
As a result, Phil continued to accumulate fame through this method, and in the minds of fans, he was a superhero with real abilities, beliefs, and feelings. The only problem was that there were not enough supporters, so Phil
His superpowers are limited and he is unable to do bigger things.
The "jealousy, suppression and obstruction" of Phil by the Super Hero Association made Phil suffer unfair treatment, and also caused many fans to complain about him. Fans are increasingly developing towards extreme grouping trends.
But Phil knew very well that this state could not last forever.
His continued involvement in the Super Hero Association will one day arouse the resentment of the superheroes, and he must enter the next stage as soon as possible to gain more powerful power.
So he entered the third stage, preparing his platform as a superhero, and began to prepare to participate in the superhero election.
After Phil released the news, many superheroes scorned it because Phil's qualifications were completely insufficient to participate in a campaign of this level.
Other superheroes often need two to three years of accumulation before they can start preparing for a superhero campaign, but Phil was obviously too quick and his foundation was not solid.
In the eyes of other superheroes, Phil has three very difficult problems to solve if he wants to participate in the superhero campaign and gain more support and more powerful superpowers:
First of all, no big consortium will provide him with campaign funds. Of course, Phil can use his own money as campaign funds, which is relatively easy to solve.
Secondly, because Phil has not joined the Superheroes Association, he cannot give public speeches or debates in the Superheroes Association. His name will be nominated, but this nomination is only symbolic, because there is no chance to appear, so it is very difficult to
Difficult to get votes.
Finally, Phil does not have a very clear representative group. Ethnic minorities, transgender people, immigrants and other groups already have their own representative heroes, and Phil's image is incompatible with the demands of these groups. Only his
Those few fans, no matter how powerful they are, are just one person, one vote. If they advance one round at most, they will be eliminated.
Therefore, most superheroes, and even the official personnel of the association that organized the superhero election event, felt that this was another performance for Philbo's attention, and did not take it to heart at all.
But soon, they discovered that they were wrong: Phil had obviously already thought about these issues.
