Chapter 883 The Background of the Superhero Story

Cui Geng suddenly understood President Pei's intention.

"Just like "Struggle", it actually reflects the deep-seated contradictions in Western society and analyzes this social phenomenon. It tore up the warm and beautiful fig leaf in Western works, which is why it caused such a profound response!"

For a long time, the domestic cultural industry has been relatively weak.

Whether it is games, movies or novels, or even ideology in certain fields, they are all in a state of being completely suppressed by the Western world.

There are many reasons for this, the most important being the legacy of history. Although many people don't like to admit it, this phenomenon does exist, and it is very serious.

Cultural export from the Western world has always existed and has had very mixed effects.

Of course, it is undeniable that there are some positive and positive elements in Western culture, and some movies can indeed play an inspiring role.

But many people mistakenly think that everything in Western culture is good and perfect, and even love houses and crows. Because of the beautification of these cultural works, they have a good impression of everything in the West. Brainwashed.

For example, many people think that in the United States, everyone lives in a big villa with a swimming pool, the house is cheap, the doctor is free, and the dishwasher can live the life that the Chinese people dream of. This is obviously a misunderstanding.

As a developed country, the living standard of the people in the United States is definitely better, but it is only the country of the rich. The middle and lower classes and the bottom of the society, their lives are still very difficult.

However, Chinese people have long accepted a large number of cultural works exported from the United States. Under the packaging and beautification of these cultural works, many people have the illusion that "the Western world is paradise on earth".

An important reason for the success of "Struggle" is that it broke this illusion and allowed more Chinese people to see the Western world from a more objective perspective. Utopia".

Cui Geng instantly realized that President Pei asked him to write about superheroes, was that the same intention?

Instead of asking myself to write a cliché superhero story that conforms to mainstream Western values, but to deconstruct mainstream Western values ​​like "Struggle" and write a story that reflects deep-seated problems and breaks the illusion of some Chinese people?

Once he accepted this setting, Cui Geng found that many things could be matched!

Why did Mr. Pei say that it doesn't matter even if these superheroes are written to death, or even make their lives worse than death?

It is because this is not a traditional superhero story. The superheroes in the story do not represent fairness, justice and beauty, but other things, so their deaths will naturally not make the audience feel extremely disgusted.

Cui Geng subconsciously thought of a question: If superheroes existed, would they behave as they did in the movie?

Of course, there are good and evil in human nature. When human beings have the power of superheroes, those kind people become superheroes, and those evil people become super villains.

But will a kind superhero be able to persevere as described in most stories?

If some more bold settings are given, if the superhero's power is not born or due to mutation, but obtained through other methods, then what will the so-called superhero-themed stories look like? Woolen cloth?

Just like the West has been sparing no effort to export their "freedom" and "democracy", so this seemingly perfect system must be a perfect system?

There seems to be a kind of similarity.

Cui Geng suddenly found the inspiration he wanted, he almost couldn't wait to come to the work area, opened a new document, and wrote down the background of the story that suddenly appeared in his mind!

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The story, like other superhero themes, takes place in the United States.

But this superhero story is different from other superhero stories, because in this story, superheroes' powers are not born, nor do they rely on mutations or abilities.

About two hundred years ago, the first local superhero appeared in the United States.

His superpower is to gain strength from people's support and trust, and once people's support and trust in him weaken, his superpower will also be reduced, or even cease to exist.

But this superhero possesses many virtues such as justice, honesty, and bravery. In previous major historical events, this superhero has played a key role, saved countless lives, and is deeply loved by the people of the United States.

As a result, his power has become stronger and stronger, not only becoming a symbol of the spirit of the United States, but also shouldering the important task of maintaining world peace. The people of the United States affectionately call him "Captain of the World" because they believe that his existence will maintain world peace and save mankind from war.

But no matter how powerful a superhero is, he will always age and die.

Seventy years ago, the century-old captain of the world was getting old. He still had people's trust and support, and he still had powerful superpowers, but his body was no longer strong enough to support him to use these superpowers.

Politicians, media, rich people and various figures from the United States take turns to visit Captain World in the hospital ward, hoping that Captain World can choose one of many carefully selected successors to inherit Captain World’s super power and identity .

And the captain of the world saw through their careful thinking at a glance: Obviously, different factions are coveting this kind of super power that can affect the world structure, and they all want to use the pieces they cultivated to inherit the ability and status of the captain of the world. If this superpower falls into the wrong hands, everything will be unimaginable.

Therefore, the captain of the world did not give his superpowers to any "successor" carefully selected by politicians, rich people or other forces, but spread his superpowers all over the United States, so that every American , has the possibility of becoming a superhero.

And the strength of this power depends on the support and trust of the American people.

Captain World firmly believes that only those who possess the virtues of integrity, justice, and kindness can gain the support, trust, and love of the majority of the American people.

Although this can't guarantee that all his superpowers will be concentrated on one person and play the greatest role, it can at least guarantee that most of his superpowers will be controlled by kind and upright people, and at the same time, it won't be completely reduced to one person. The hands of the bad guys.

Many people, including politicians, wealthy businessmen, and the media, tried to dissuade Captain World, but Captain World was unmoved. Obviously, these people's rhetoric is just to take the power of Captain World for themselves, and they cannot be trusted.

Captain World believes that all Americans will make the right choice.

After the death of Captain World, the people of the United States cherished his deep memory and built a huge statue and monument for him to commemorate this first and most respected superhero.

This is the background of the story, and the story really begins nearly seventy years after the death of Captain World.

The protagonist of the story is Phil Simmons, a carefree rich second generation who spends money like water every day.

Phil Simmons' father, Ryan Simmons, is the 150th richest man in the United States, with a personal wealth of 4.2 billion dollars. He started his business with real estate and owns chain hotels and office buildings in many cities around the world.

Phil Simmons, like other wealthy children born with a golden spoon in his mouth, is perfect in appearance. He is 31 years old, unmarried, 1.92 meters tall, with a standard Caucasian face, handsome and handsome, with a well-maintained figure like a model.

A Harvard graduate with a J.D. and an MBA, he is currently CEO of Simmons Media and was named one of the "40 Most Influential People in Business Under 40" by Fortune Magazine.

Although his education at Harvard was obtained through a large family donation, this is not a shameful thing among the top rich families in the United States. It is both common and common.

Phil Simmons has no special abilities other than driving a supercar with one hand. His company is managed by many professional staff, and even then it is still on the verge of bankruptcy several times.

But it doesn't matter. After all, the media company run by Phil Simmons is only a drop in the bucket compared with the real estate group controlled by the entire Simmons family. Even if the company he opened goes bankrupt ten times, it will not affect the entire company. The foundation of the Simmons Group.

There are also many types of rich second generations, and Phil Simmons is obviously the one who doesn't work hard.

He is managing his own company and expanding his network, but most of the time, he still lives a luxurious life of drinking and drinking and yacht parties.

As far as he is concerned, he doesn't need to worry about anything at all. Anyway, his family property is enough for him to spend his life freely.

Until one day, his life changed because of a superhero.

So, Phil Simmons made up his mind that he would become a superhero by any means, but to become the most powerful superhero. All superheroes who stand in his way must do everything possible to eliminate them completely.

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Cui Geng quickly wrote a beginning.

Cui Geng quickly finalized the background of the whole story, including the character design of the protagonist, all of which are very natural.

But why did Phil Simmons make up his mind to become a superhero, and how did he operate during the period? Cui Geng has no clue about the details of the plot.

But he is not in a hurry, after all, it is a buyout system, Cui Geng has no creative pressure at all, as long as he slowly accumulates materials and creates meticulously.

Next, Cui Geng plans to read all superhero-themed movies, TV series, comics, anti-superhero-themed works, and works reflecting American politics, and collect materials.

These works have a lot of content. Even if you watch them intensively for eight hours a day, you will probably have to watch them for at least a week before you can fully enjoy them. And during this period, whether I can find enough inspiration and write a good outline of the story is unknown.

But Cui Geng was inexplicably full of confidence in himself, because this subject was decided by Mr. Pei!

I originally wanted to write the outline of the whole story today, but after collecting a lot of materials, I found that the difficulty of this story is much higher than I imagined, and many details cannot be determined, so I need to think about it carefully