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Billy patted his chest, exclaiming with pride, "I graduated from the University of Southern California, and my strength is second to none. Of course, except for you. You're a monster and not suited for this."
"Alright, enough with the flattery, Charlie. Take him to sign the contract."
Xu Fu turned and left, then returned to the sofa. Remembering what he had just said, he reached out and patted his head.
Day after day, without interruption.
I'm an old man too. If you want something, just say so. Why bother with all this nonsense? Am I someone who's going to get married?
It seems necessary to go back.
...
In the following days, Xu Fu fully immersed himself in his work, and
Thanks to this huge sum of money, the preparations for "Bluebird" and "Tesla" are proceeding at full speed: the renovation of an abandoned car factory in the eastern part of the metropolis has begun, and all that's left is to wait.
Then there's SHOW. Charlie is fully responsible for the operation and management of Xu Fu, and he personally oversees the research and development and application. These two aspects are the core of SHOW and must be done well.
Xu Fu spent half a day completely overhauling the program's original program, even adding AI subroutines to it.
AI software is fully optimized for users' hands, and can automatically organize and summarize information based on user preferences to provide them with the content they want to see.
The feature generated a huge response as soon as it was launched, and after the program aired, it triggered another user surge. In just a few days, the total number of users exceeded 2800 million, making it a leader in the industry and leaving competitors such as Friendstie and Y far behind.
Investors and bankers also saw that before the all-powerful Showfriendste, Y and his followers were paper tigers, and it was unrealistic to expect them to catch up.
As a leading social media platform, Show has become the most lucrative investment opportunity. Not only domestic investment institutions, but also major groups in Europe and China have been calling to express their investment intentions.
That's how running a business works. When there's money to be made, even if you don't want to be the boss, there will be people waving money around and begging to be your servant. When there's no money to be made, even if you shamelessly grovel and become your servant, you'll be turned away without a second thought.
Xu Fu not only witnessed it firsthand, but also experienced it personally, and more than once.
Therefore, when investors approached him with a contract worth 5.7 that would make ordinary people drool, Xu Fu remained calm from beginning to end, showing no excitement whatsoever, no matter how wonderful and bright the future they described.
He looked like a calm, experienced old fisherman, except that what was on the shore wasn't shrimp, but the fattest kingfish.
After several attempts, the investor finally realized that this seemingly smooth-talking boss was much more shrewd than he had imagined and couldn't see through such a scheme. Thinking he could seize the opportunity to catch this guy, he had no choice but to abandon his plan and flee in disgrace.
After all the "dregs" disappeared, only the famous conglomerates remained, a total of 21, from all over the world, including China, Japan, the United States, and France. Of course, the most famous were still the Wein Conglomerate and the Luther Conglomerate, especially the former, which expressed a very strong intention to cooperate.
"Mr. Batman couldn't sit still any longer."
Xu Fu smiled slightly, deciding to put it aside for the time being.
Chapter 1010 Getting Ready to Go Home!
The emergence of SHOW has changed the way news is presented in the world.
In the past, people might only occasionally hear about the city's vigilantes on the local radio, knowing nothing about their nature, goals, or principles.
That's not the case now: as soon as a vigilante appears in a city, he'll be featured on the superhero section of SHOW the next day.
Young people are keen to discuss the unsung heroes who use all their abilities to fight criminals, and some even regard them as their faith, believing that they are the future of the world.
Unfortunately, in this era filled with disasters, cults, and soaring crime rates, only superheroes who stand up for justice can bring ordinary people a sense of security.
Superheroes became an obsession, and then new heroes emerged.
A fisherman who was out at sea encountered a shipwreck and was rescued by a strong man riding a shark. He posted a picture of the strong man riding a shark swimming from the sea in his private office, and that's how the image of "Shark 11 Riders" appeared in the column.
A store in Central City was robbed. An invisible red bolt of lightning rushed in, and then two robbers fell to the ground, stripped naked except for their underwear. The people of Central City affectionately called the lightning-fast guy "Lightning Boy".
This isn't the first time a sexy woman with revealing cleavage and wielding a golden cudgel has dumped a cult leader at the entrance of a police station. When the police posted the woman's photo on a TV program, the "pole girl" instantly became an internet sensation.
People naturally prefer sexy female superheroes to muscular, slender male superheroes; it's human nature, and they can't do without them.
As time went on, such events occurred more and more frequently. Under Xu Fu's deliberate management, the "Heroes" column became a must-read for young people every day and also became one of the shortcuts to show off.
However, the popularity of superheroes has also brought negative impacts.
Some people began to imitate them, dressing in simple clothes and fighting criminals in the dark of night, but the result was terrible: drug dealers and thugs didn't care if you were real or not; as long as you dared to show your face, you would be arrested and thrown out of the house.
Every day, young people are injured, and some even die.
All of this happened in Gotham City at breakneck speed, something that other heroes like Superman, Electro, and Shark Rider couldn't replicate because it was the realm of superpowers, except for Batman.
Experts analyzed Batman's videos and concluded that Batman is an ordinary person with superb fighting skills, and anyone can become the Huntress with hard work.
As a result, Batman's influence and fan base have expanded dramatically, with more and more young people aspiring to become vigilantes who fight crime and maintain peace in the city, leading to young people being injured or killed in Gotham City every night.
Bruce Wayne clearly realized this, and in order to prevent the situation from escalating further, he had to issue a statement urging young people to cherish life and not imitate him, but the effect was not obvious; the minds of young people are not easily changed.
He was powerless to do anything about young people, so he could only address the root cause.
This is why Wayne Group is so eager to acquire shares in SHOW.
Xu Fu had more or less guessed Bruce Wayne's thoughts, but he could not agree to do so, even if the other party's intentions were good.
SHOW is an indispensable part of Xu Fu's future plans and should not fall into the hands of bad people.
Money is a good thing, but control is not!
After several busy days of work, the backlog of tasks has been finished, and it's time to go home.
Xu Fu returned to his residence, tidying up his things while turning to look at the Kryptonian woman, who was leaning back on the sofa, doing nothing.
"You do nothing but eat now. If you continue like this, you'll become a useless person."
Linda glanced over there, said nothing, and held the remote control in her hand, switching between the main TV channels, unsure of what to watch.
Xu Fu walked over and proposed to her
"Perhaps you should set a life goal for yourself."
"Purpose?"
The girl grinned, a hint of sarcasm in her expression: "Wearing a cloak to fight crime like my cousin? Don't make me laugh. I'm a Kryptonian. What do I care about the conflicts between Earthlings?"
“In principle, it’s all good, but don’t forget you live on Earth now.” He paused, then added, “and in my house.”
Do you want me to pay the rent?
There's no need for that.
Xu Fu took off his shirt and put on a T-shirt. "I'm a generous person, I don't care about this little bit of money. By the way, you have something to report. I'm going back to my home in Haibin City. It might not be long. During my absence, the house will be yours."
Upon hearing these words, the girl turned around abruptly, and
"You want to go back?"
"Yes"
Why did you come back?
Xu Fu spread his hands, panting, and said, "Do you need a reason?"
The girl chuckled: Yes, you don't need any reason to go home.
Xu Fu went to the basement and changed into his Ghost Armor. Tonight, he decided to fly from the metropolis to the seaside city to experience the wonderful feeling of soaring through the sky and test the armor's performance.
Seeing Xu Fu carrying his backpack and preparing to take off, Linda finally sat up and said slowly.
"Also, can I come with you? I'll be bored if you leave."
"I'm afraid that won't work. My grandfather has arranged a wedding for me, and he might be angry if you come."
Linda's mouth dropped open: "Marriage? You'll be over 610 before you think about getting married!"
Xu Fu shrugged: "That's just how the old man is, there's nothing I can do about it. Just stay at home and guard the things in the basement, make sure no one steals them."
As soon as he finished speaking, he leaped forward, blue flames bursting from his palms and soles, and with a powerful push, he soared straight into the sky.
"Ava!"
"Yes, Master!"
Run the program using artificial intelligence!
Adjust the internal structure!
Open the energy field!
The armor began to contract, taking on a streamlined shape with minimal resistance, and the invisible force field around the body greatly reduced air resistance.
"Full speed ahead!"
Bang
A sound wave erupted in the air, and the ghost armor transformed into a streak of light, sweeping through the clouds at an extremely fast speed.
The storm howled in his ears, and stars twinkled over the familiar land. As he ran through layer after layer of clouds, Xu Fu couldn't help but smile.
Flying is a wonderful feeling!
To act spontaneously, to soar into the sky, to fly like a bird—what an exciting thing that is!
Xu Fu cut off the power, and the fighter jet began to fall downwards in free fall. The speed increased, and red light even rose from the surface of the fighter jet, which was the heat generated by the friction between the aircraft and the atmosphere.
The ghost's armor was like a meteorite falling from the sky.
Chapter 1011 The Person Who Possesses All the Lucky Points!
In a small town northeast of Imperial City, Bob, a homeless man, was rummaging through a dumpster for food when he suddenly caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye and looked up.