American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 72 Promotional Plan

Remy explained the current situation to Harry in detail, along with several possible solutions and the pros and cons of each.

Each of the options has its advantages and disadvantages, and the final decision rests with Harry.

After listening to Remy's detailed account, Harry merely yawned boredly and waved his hand dismissively.

"You can handle it yourself~ I'm busy, I have to help Mary Jane choose a wedding dress and decorate our new house, I don't have time to deal with these things."

"Okay, then I'll go with option one and make Norman's affair public."

Remy, barely suppressing a laugh, smiled at Harry, "They actually put me in charge!"

"That way you can assume the role of chairman and president sooner."

"Great, I think it's excellent." Harry nodded, very satisfied, and showed Remy the white powder, saying, "Want some? Amelia's best stuff~"

"No, no. Young Master Harry, there are some other events you'd better attend, especially some banquets with 'friends.' It's okay to refuse occasionally, but if you refuse every time, people will start to doubt our friendship."

Remy shook his head repeatedly, looking at Harry and unable to help but advise him.

"Moreover, you are about to take over as chairman and president of the Osborne Group. If this kind of thing is photographed, it will affect the group's stock price."

"I understand~ You can go back now. The company needs you. You can handle the general things yourself. For important matters, send them to my email. Don't come to me unless it's important. I'm very busy lately."

Harry waved his hand, somewhat displeased, and said, "It's one thing for Norman to interfere with his own affairs, but why are you interfering with this too? If it weren't for the fact that Remy had worked hard for Osborne for many years and was a veteran employee left by his father Norman, Harry would have fired him."

"Okay, I understand." Looking at Harry's expression, Remy didn't know whether to be happy or worried. The bad news was that the new chairman was unreliable, but the good news was that the chairman was so ignorant that he actually delegated power to him.

At the Osborne Group shooting range, Xiao Xian was practicing shooting in front of the camera, holding a newly designed pistol from the Osborne Group.

Green Goblin's super reflexes are theoretically capable of dodging bullets, but due to Xiao Xian's physical limitations, in reality, his eyes react and his brain figure out how to dodge, but his body can't keep up.

While dodging bullets might seem a bit awkward without super speed and super reflexes, in shooting, the powerful reaction speed brought about by super reflexes brought about a qualitative change for Xiao Xian.

If the original Xiao Xian needed the cooperation of a bunch of police officers to barely manage to hit Spider-Man with a single shot, and couldn't hit him at all without their help, the current Xiao Xian can almost reliably hit Spider-Man with their assistance, and has a chance to hit him even without their help.

Super regeneration and sharpshooting skills are the main attributes that Xiao Xian is showcasing in his debut.

Firstly, the super regeneration and wall-climbing demonstration points are not enough, making it seem a bit awkward. Adding a sharpshooter character setting would make it seem stronger and have offensive capabilities.

Secondly, the sharpshooter label could boost Osborn Group's sales. After Norman's death was announced, Osborn Group's stock price plummeted. In Xiao Xian's eyes, this was his future asset, so boosting sales and trying to raise the stock price would be his way of making a contribution.

However, the labels of "super regeneration" and "sharpshooter" are not the focus of the Osborn Group. The promotional focus for Xiao Xian's debut is not on his abilities, but on his looks and his "goddess killer" persona.

Osborn initially envisioned Xiao Xian as an idol-type handsome guy, but Xingguang's remarks aroused strong curiosity among the audience. Everyone was very curious about Xiao Xian, the superhero who rejected Xingguang's dating request.

Then, the Frost Killer Catherine commented under the relevant topic, "I also like Xiao Xian~ I really want to marry him," which further piqued the public's interest. Everyone was curious about what Xiao Xian had done to win the favor of these two goddesses.

Many people searched for Xiao Xian's photos out of curiosity, and many became fans of Xiao Xian. Others felt indifferent, thinking that Xiao Xian was just average-looking in the photos and couldn't understand why others were so obsessed with him.

Some male netizens complained and cursed Xiao Xian online because they were jealous that their girlfriends or goddesses had become infatuated with him.

In short, the topic quickly gained popularity, and the company decided to change its original promotional plan, shifting its focus to promoting the image of a handsome man and a heartthrob.

The handsome guy persona is fine. As long as the company pays enough for public relations, various media outlets will add titles like "once-in-a-millennium handsome guy" and "the most handsome man in history" to his image as if they don't need money. People will always search for Xiao Xian's photos out of curiosity and then become fans.

The latter is more troublesome. Whether it's a female superhero or a villain, they are somewhat similar to idols or idols. Even if they find a reliable and handsome guy, fans may not necessarily buy it. Once they get married or their relationship is exposed, their fans will go crazy. If they fall in love with a scumbag like Xiao Xian, it's hard to say what the fans will do.

Therefore, even for Osborn's own superheroes, it would be difficult to get other female superheroes or villains to cooperate with Xiao Xian in promoting the "Goddess Killer" persona.

However, this is not a problem for Xiao Xian. As long as the company arranges opportunities for him to meet the girl, he can leave the rest to Super Charm.

After filming a set of videos, Supervisor Ike jogged over to Xiao Xiandao.

"Black Cat is coming soon. She's currently ranked seventh on the list of the 100 sexiest women in the world, an S-class superhero at the company, and she hates men. Are you sure you can handle her in ten minutes? She'll only be here for ten minutes to review the script. You have to convince her to accept the new script within those ten minutes."

"I'll try my best." Xiao Xian shrugged. Well, it should be fine. But a superhero might be so determined that they can ignore super charm (+). If there's a problem, we can just find another one. Anyway, there's more than one goddess.

As the saying goes, there are plenty of fish in the sea. If you keep going after being rejected, you'll easily become a simp, and simps never have a good ending.

"We're here. I see Xiao Xian is just average-looking in the photos, not nearly as amazing as the internet makes him out to be. The company is really something, instead of buying so many online trolls to hype up Xiao Xian, they should spend more money promoting you." The female assistant opened the door for Black Cat, complaining as she showed her loyalty.

"The company's operations and decision-making have been terrible since Norman passed away. It seems I'll have to find a new employer when this contract expires. Tony Stark gave me his business card last time."

Black Cat, wearing a mask, glanced at the Osborn building and whispered, "Forget it, let's not talk about this here. Let's hurry up and go in. I don't want to be recognized and surrounded by people asking for autographs, and I especially don't want to shake hands with company executives."

(End of this chapter)