69novels Chapter 195
Chapter 195
Thunder and lightning, torrential rain.
This level of heavy rain is very rare in a metropolitan city, and it can almost be called once in ten years.
In the past, the bright sky was covered with overcast clouds, and the dense rain curtain made everything that came into view become unclear. Occasionally, winding electric snakes would cut through the sky, bringing a fleeting pale white to the ground Light, followed by a bang—
"Whoosh whoosh—"
"boom!"
...Wait, is that what Thunder sounds like?
Because the entire United States was shrouded in a rare and huge rain cloud, today's workload was surprisingly light. Karl, who was lying on the sofa boringly looking at the various reports of the Ayer Group, raised his head and looked at the strange voice. the direction the sound is coming from.
Sitting not far away, Rao, who was idly watching Karl, couldn't hear the voice, but he could see Karl's abnormal behavior, and immediately spoke to Karl.
"You can leave all the work to me, boss, go and have a look. That's your real job, and you shouldn't be stuck with this kind of thing."
Carl shook his head: "No, Rao, I said I'll take care of it. You just finished filming a movie, so you should take a good rest—besides, I don't think it's an irrelevant matter."
Rao frowned in disapproval: "Anyone can do this kind of thing, boss."
"What are you talking about, Rao!" Karl was successfully amused by Rao, "Don't you really know? Ayer Group is a very large company, such a huge business group that involves all walks of life The actual contribution to the world goes far beyond what the work of Superman can do."
It provides jobs for many people to solve their livelihoods, it stimulates economic growth, it has made achievements in many industries, and helped many people realize their dreams.
It's just that its contribution is "ordinary" and "ordinary", and people have long been accustomed to the convenience it brings.
It's like people are used to the protection of soldiers, the patrolling of police officers, and the sacrifice of firefighters; just like people are used to Stark Corporation, Wayne Corporation and Lex Group.
They cheered for Superman, and in the future they will be fascinated by Iron Man, and Batman will get a companion in the dark.
And Lex... Lex insists on the solution of being an "ordinary person". Of course he is not an ordinary person, but he refuses to be a superhero.
So people forget about him, laugh at him, and forget about him like they were never grateful for his philanthropy.
"Superman is just a beacon, a...billboard that says 'Always have hope.' But people can't really place hope on Superman, because hope should come from within everyone."
With some confusion in Rao's eyes, Carl said: "Your contribution to this world exceeds your imagination, Rao, you deserve more rewards than Superman."
Lex also deserves more credit than Superman.
Tony.Stark deserves more than Iron Man, Bruce.Wayne deserves more than Batman, Carl.Al deserves more credit than Superman.
"I don't need those awards." Rao replied without hesitation, "If possible, I just hope I can help you."
"You've done a great job, Rao." Carl smiled, "You've done beyond my imagination. I think I can hand over the Ayer Group to you."
Rao was taken aback by Carl's words: "No, no, boss, you are overrated. Most of the work of Ayer Group is still done by Mr. Alexander. He is really a genius, unparalleled! I have never seen A man who can make anything as perfect as he is is a work of art—except you, boss, whose existence is art."
"Don't keep listening to Alexander's bragging that 'Karl can do it as well as me'." Carl couldn't laugh or cry, "You really... By the way, did Wanda also get pulled into the group by you?"
He has not paid attention to the situation of Xavier College for quite a long time.
The overall frequency of mutant appearance is fluctuating, with peak periods and low tide periods. The recent period of time is the low tide of mutant appearance. There are no mutants that need to be gathered by Superman to Xavier College. Angela is in the universe again. With the Guardians of the Galaxy in charge, Carl naturally turned his attention elsewhere.
"Yes, boss." Rao gave Carl an affirmative answer, "Wanda is still in college, but Mr. Alexander and I have already started training her. She is very smart, in another 15 years, no, in another ten In 90.00, I guarantee you will have a beautiful and capable female secretary like Miss Pep who can solve [-]% of your problems."
"If she can really be as perfect as you said... I think she can inherit my position." Carl pondered for a moment, and began to seriously consider this thought that flashed in his mind.
Anyway, although he is the president of the Ayer Group, he has actually done nothing at all.
His work was either contracted by Alexander or done by Rao, except for appearing at the annual meeting, attending some banquets where he must be present in person, and intermittently appearing in public to tell the crowd that he is in good health And live well, he will not die of serious illness in a short period of time, apart from affecting the stock price of Ayer Group, he has done nothing at all.
To be honest, even what he needed to do now bored Karl a lot.
Superman has appeared enough in front of people, Carl.Al just wants his own private space.
Carl has considered the matter of handing over the position of president of the Ayer Group to others many times. Of course, the number one candidate is Alexander. Not interested.
In second place is Rao, but...
Karl looked at Rao's expression after he said that he could give up the position of president of Ayer Group, and felt that Rao might not be able to accept this matter.
Originally, he should be a very suitable candidate. Karl has always believed that Rao has enough ability and enough ambition, but Rao admires him too much. This kind of feeling suppresses Rao's performance, making him sometimes too Foresight.
Like he became Superman prematurely because of Clark.
Now he has tasted the bitter fruit.
This is a very happy bitter fruit that Karl will never give up, but Rao does not need to bear the shadow of "Superman".
Karl could see that Rao had always had mutants in his heart, Magneto had always had a vision, and the Brotherhood had been on the decline lately.
Although these feelings were forcibly suppressed by Rao.
Perhaps out of disappointment with Magneto, or out of distress over the status quo of the Mutant Brotherhood, he forced himself not to pay attention to the place that had left a good impression on him, and only occasionally contacted Xavier College, Use this to learn about their situation while setting boundaries with the Brotherhood.
"...Wanda is a mutant, Boss."
Rao's expression changed for a while, but he still settled on a not so supportive expression, which had never appeared in front of Karl before, and the meaning expressed in it was almost the same as strong opposition.
He said: "Sooner or later, this will be exposed. It is very controversial to have her in an important position, the president of the Ayer Group? Do you have any higher political pursuits?"
I don't talk about "political pursuit" because the status of the president of the Ayer Group already has enough weight.
After all, the United States is a capitalist country, and the influence of the top rich people on politics is astonishing.
Karl is convinced that Karl alone.Al's power can influence the election, and with the support of Tony, Bruce, and Lex, both the president and Congress will have to act according to his face.
— but politics was not his domain.
"I just don't care much about the identity of mutants. I believe that sooner or later people will not care." Carl said, "After all, mutants with high attack power have always been a minority, and the abilities of most mutants are actually very weak. They're not that different from normal people. People fear all mutants, and that fear comes from the unknown."
"That will have to wait until people gradually accept mutants..." Rao said.
Many thoughts swirl in his mind, he is no longer that stupid mutant who just escaped from the laboratory, thinking that joining the Brotherhood of Mutants and dealing with all hostility and contempt like Magneto will win for the mutants. Come take a seat.
But he is not the student who lived in Xavier College for many years. He was sharpened by Professor X's gentle care and careful protection. He felt that as long as he worked hard to open himself and show his harmlessness to ordinary people, he could eliminate The gap between mutants and ordinary people.
Alexander taught him a lot over the years, and Superman showed him even more was possible.
Any struggle for freedom and equal power is accompanied by pain and sacrifice, and this step has been completed by Magneto; after showing their power, they need to show their kindness and kindness. The attitude of Professor X and Xavier College over the years has established foundation of trust.
The next task is the hardest, most difficult, and most painful——
There are mutants who need to be on stage, and there are mutants who need to play certain roles.
They want to shape themselves into what people will accept, or they are what they are: standing out from the discriminated and abandoned crowd, experiencing suffering, and finally succeeding.
The template for the "American Dream".People just love this.
They want to open up and analyze themselves in front of the public, let others chew on the torture they have endured, and let their sorrows and joys become the topic of gossip after dinner.
Speak sweet words, tell innocuous lies, cry bitterly and then smile with tears, earning the support of the people is success, and no one cares about the rest.
Am I ready for this?Can I face this?
Are we ready?Can we face it?
No, no, those are not what Rao is really worried about.
The Ayre Group has done too many things for the mutants. When that day comes, Karl will undoubtedly be pushed to the forefront. The eyes of the whole world will be focused on this place. What if Karl's identity is discovered?
That's the point of his concern.
"Rao." Karl interrupted him.
All dissuasion was blocked by this call.
"I don't like when you say 'wait until' people become more accepting of mutants, because that's not what you'd say," Carr said. "You'd say something like: I'm going to get people used to and accept mutants."
"...I will let everyone get used to and accept mutants." Rao murmured.
The voice came completely from the depths of his chest, against his own will, as if some kind of immense energy descended on him, making it difficult for him to control himself.
Every time he uttered a word, he could feel his heart beating with excitement.
He knew Karl could hear it too, more clearly than he could hear himself.