Chapter 454 The Future of Humanity

"You're right."

Luo Feng did not refute Aurora's words, but nodded in agreement: "Face your differences, get out of your inferiority complex, work hard to be yourself, persevere in influencing the world with inner beauty, and awaken the conscience and conscience hidden deep in people's hearts. Wisdom is finally recognized by the world and gets belated flowers and applause..."

His words were full of irony: "It sounds like an inspirational story. American inspirational films are all like this, right? You have been brainwashed by the chicken soup for the soul fabricated by the mainstream media, and you actually believe what the media wants you to believe. 'Positive energy'? Wake up, how cold and cruel this world is, haven't you, the mutants who were captured and vivisected, experienced it firsthand?"

Aurora's pretty face was as cold as ice, and anger was brewing in her heart.

"Is carrying the X gene a disease?"

Luo Feng seemed not to notice the cold chill emanating from this powerful girl like a god, and continued: "Is your publicity strategy to treat your own ethnic group as a group of AIDS patients? Why should you gain sympathy from the perspective of the weak? What does it mean to face up to one's own differences and use connotations to help wise people wake up? Will white people say things like, 'I'm proud to be white'?"

After being mercilessly reprimanded and questioned by Director Luo Feng, Aurora's anger had affected her control of the magnetic field. The lights in the room flickered and the tables and chairs were shaking slightly.

"Your self-esteem is frustrated and you become angry? Strong self-esteem means lack of self-confidence, which means that your inferiority complex is also very strong!"

Luo Feng didn't care and said coldly: "I think publicity work is a strategy, and in a sense it can be said to be a kind of deception. Seventy years ago, Captain America held a motorcycle and a beautiful woman on the stage and beat up Xi Mo. Is that who he really is? But it works well, do you know how many war bonds she sold? The purpose of publicity is not to show who you are, but to make the public believe that the image you project is the real you."

"Beast Hank was a knowledgeable, intelligent and elegant gentleman."

Luo Feng continued: "But he can't perfectly show people the true side of the beast under the appearance. How many minutes can he have for each speech? After listening to his speech in just a few minutes, how can the audience possibly Understand his inner self? Good looks are an important plus when electing a president in the United States. Presidential candidates hire image designers to put makeup and powder on their faces. You mutant politicians do the opposite and present yourself in the image of a beast. , using the most intuitive way to unknowingly instill a concept into the audience - mutants are beasts."

Luo Feng's words were very unpleasant: "If you show your personality well, what about the effect of publicity? Can publicity work be successful if you show your personality and express your attitude? In terms of personality, there is a small country in Asia that has a very unique external publicity, especially You have an attitude, but the result is completely counterproductive!"

Aurora was very reluctant, but she gradually calmed down under Elizabeth's comfort, and the flickering lights in the conference room became normal.

"Under your leadership, the propaganda work of the mutant community has been terrible in the past few decades. You originally had a good candidate for external spokesperson, and that is your two common friends Mystique Raven. In addition to Raven, Storm Ororo is also a suitable candidate. She is black, female, and born in Wakanda...she also has great advantages."

Luo Feng continued: "Ruiwen's appearance has a mysterious beauty, and her powers can transform into various beautiful images. She doesn't have to do anything. She can convey an impression to the people by standing in front of the public and showing off her image and abilities. Mutants are mysterious and beautiful, and mutants like Raven are not scary at all, and are even the partners that many people yearn for."

Luo Feng talked eloquently: "There is a concept in communication science called the 'primacy effect'. Its essence is a 'priority effect', also known as 'first impression', or 'preconception effect', which has a profound impact on the public's psychology. It has a very big influence. Raven and Ororo are the strongest in the mutant community, but you have chosen the worst spokesperson for the community!"

Aurora and Elizabeth looked at each other and began to think about what Luo Feng said.

“What is the first impression your spokesman, Hank the Beast, makes on the public?”

Luo Feng spread his hands and said: "'No matter how smart or knowledgeable a mutant is, he is just a scary blue monster.' You have been instilling this impression into the public and strengthening this understanding. The situation of mutants is getting more and more difficult. You, as leaders, are to blame for being ostracized by the public!”

"That's because the public is stupid!" Aurora retorted angrily: "Why don't they reflect on it? Why don't they want to learn more about Hank and the mutant community?"

"Why should they spend time getting to know Hank? Why should they spend time getting to know the mutant community? In a modern society where the pace of life is like a fast-moving train, few people would be willing to spend more time understanding and confirming a legacy left to them. He doesn’t make a good first impression on people.”

Luo Feng asked tit for tat: "Does the public owe you anything? Don't ask anyone to understand you in such a natural tone! To them, it doesn't matter if all the mutants die, the world will become safer! What if If everyone could understand each other, the Tower of Babel would have been built long ago, would the world still be in this chaotic state?"

Aurora is such a strong person, and being scolded by Luo Feng like this, in the past, she would have used her powers to throw SHIELD in his face, but at this moment, she could only hold back her anger, and it would be inconvenient for her to explode. .

It wasn't because she knew Luo Feng could take away her powers in an instant, but because she couldn't refute Luo Feng's words. She also knew that Luo Feng said these sharp words out of the purpose of fighting for the interests of the mutant community.

"Don't think it's unfair." Luo Feng softened his tone and said in a deep voice: "Public understanding is what the mutant community needs to strive for, not what it demands. The two of you messed up the publicity work and made the mutant community as a whole public If the image is not good, it is up to you two to make amends and win back what was lost, which is fair."

"Moreover, now is a period of historical opportunity. Whether the mutant population will develop and grow or die out, whether people treat mutations as diseases and cure them depends on how the entire world views mutants in the past few years."

Luo Feng's tone suddenly became very serious: "The progress of science and technology will greatly change human behavior and habits. Twenty years ago, when smartphones were not invented, were there any 'head-down people' in the world? Our SHIELD spaceship is about to Once completed, people on earth will enter the historical stage of cosmic civilization. As far as I know, among alien technology, gene modulation technology is very advanced and has almost reached the level of being able to perfectly modify genes. By then, the X gene will be defective Mutants can be modulated into perfect X-gene mutants, which means that there will be no 'defective' low-level mutants in the future, but if the mutant population is still regarded as 'patients' and 'alien', the same technology will also It can completely erase the X gene!"

In the universe, the Kree, Sovereigns, and Skrulls all have very complete gene modulation technology. The Kree created the Inhumans, the Sovereigns claimed to be perfect genetic creations, and the Skrulls could even copy other people's superpower genes into their own bodies, thereby gaining other people's superpowers.

"In the near future, a space fleet sails in the universe and engages in technological and cultural exchanges with aliens."

Luo Feng said seriously: "Sooner or later, people on earth will obtain these genetic technologies. By then, do you hope that the X gene will be completely cured, or will all human beings evolve into perfect mutants? People can only think that you are powerful, mysterious, beautiful and kind, representing Only when you pursue justice can you aspire to be you! This is why I want you to show yourself to the world."

The two mutant leaders were stunned. Charles had done research many years ago. The research showed that the X gene is a kind of evolution. There will be more and more people carrying the X gene. As long as there are long enough In evolutionary time, after humans have reproduced for several or even more than a dozen generations, the number of mutants can even exceed that of ordinary people.

But after the study is published, people will regard it as a scourge and think that the mutantization of humans will be a catastrophe. Mutations are a disease, as terrible as AIDS, and must be cured!

It is true that at that time, gene modulation technology was still blank. Many mutants with defective X genes were unable to control their abilities and caused certain damage. Some also had deformations and terrifying appearances, leaving a bad impression on ordinary people. .

But times have changed now. With the aliens' gene modulation technology, mutants with defects and distortions can repair the bad X genes and make them perfect. So will the transformation of human beings into mutants still be a catastrophe?

Aurora wanted to say something else, but was stopped by her old friend.

"What should we do?" Elizabeth was very calm. She asked thoughtfully: "Director Luo, I trust you and am willing to make every attempt that is beneficial to the mutant community."

"It's very simple." Luo Feng said with a smile: "Dress up beautifully and show your most beautiful side in front of the camera. When everyone thinks of the word 'mutant', the most intuitive impression is of these two lovely beauties." Girl."

"So, we have to learn to sing and dance? Just like those young idols?"

Aurora muttered sarcastically.

"NONONO!" Luo Feng shook his finger and said, "That's too tacky and too deliberate. You are the ones who saved the world. You don't need to show off your talents to get attention. You just need to show your true self."

Aurora was stunned. Luo Feng said that Hank the Beast showed his true side as damaging the image of the mutant community, but now he is asking her and Elizabeth to show their true side. Isn't this a contradiction?

Luo Feng saw her confusion and sighed: "I can't help it. This world is so realistic. Appearance is justice. If you have a cute face, you can do whatever you want..."