Chapter 1938 Negotiating Conditions! (Please Give Me a Monthly Ticket!!! Please Subscribe!!! Please Recommend!!)
In fact, it's not just Nick Fury who thinks so.
Others do the same, including Emma. Emma looked at Tony strangely... thinking that Uncle Tony is so old, but he is still so... well, straightforward. It's not easy.
These looks made Tony so angry that he leaned back. Who the hell is he looking down on! I am a capitalist after all. What do capitalists do? They are those idiots who use big cakes to trick people into working for them... He is a capitalist! The kind of people who would be relieved if they were hung on street lights are now looked down upon... Even children are among them. Who the hell can stand this?
Tony is not so naive. Isn't this guy Nick Fury... too good at pretending. A person who has been pretending to be diligent for decades is not an ordinary person's ability. Just like someone once said: A hypocrite, pretending for a lifetime, will become a real gentleman!
Nick Fury is almost the same.
In the past, when he was the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., who the hell didn't respect him? Even those who hate him the most have to admit that Nick Fury is a loyal person. Does President Benjamin hate Nick Fury?
He hates him so much!
In fact, after Nick Fury came to power, no president liked Nick Fury. This thing is the same as Hoover back then. The rise of the FBI is closely related to President Roosevelt back then, but President Roosevelt still didn't like Hoover and even thought about reducing his power, but later the situation made it impossible. No president after Roosevelt liked Hoover, but everyone couldn't do anything about him.
But no one thought Hoover would betray the country.
The same is true for Nick Fury. All incumbent presidents don't like Nick Fury, and every president doesn't like this director of SHIELD who doesn't obey orders. But no one really believes that Nick Fury is a villain who harms the public and enriches himself.
Even the enemies suppressed by SHIELD think the same. They hate Nick Fury for life, but they never thought that Nick Fury would betray SHIELD one day.
This is the character setting, the kind that is deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Didn't Tony fall for it?
"Fuck..." Tony was speechless. Although Tony basically didn't need to paint pie in the sky to encourage people, the routines of capitalists were all the same. He didn't expect that one day he would be fooled by such a clumsy method.
He really believed in Nick Fury's tricks.
But Nick Fury didn't really want to fight to the death. It's not that he really cares about the world, but he wants a better condition.
He wants to survive.
And the premise must be clear about the demand side. He is the seller, and this market is a seller's market, so he must show enough indifference to let them know that even if the deal is not reached, it doesn't matter to him, after all, he is not anxious. Only in this way can he open his mouth.
Seeing that the emotions are in place, Nick Fury can't continue to pretend, otherwise, if the other party really thinks he has no desires, then he is finished.
"Let's talk about a deal, Kai!" Nick Fury put away his mocking attitude, but his attitude was not too low. Although he was already a prisoner, if he wanted to take the initiative in the negotiation, he could not show weakness, so even if he was in a mess now, he still showed a very high attitude.
"Deal?" Kai raised his eyebrows and looked at Nick Fury with interest: "Do you think you still have a chance?"
Kai looked up and down at Nick Fury, and what he meant was self-evident.
"It doesn't matter what I am like. What's important is that I have what you want. Compared to me, Black Manta is what you care about most... No, it should be said that Black Manta is just a bigger bug to you. You don't care about him. You only care about that artifact. And I just happen to be able to find them." Nick Fury did not express too much emotion about his situation, but went straight to the point.
At this time, don't lose face, even if your teeth are broken, swallow them! Negotiations are like this. If you are soft, then you are finished. Wait for others to take advantage of you.
"But I have your people in my hands. Why am I afraid that I can't get the intelligence?" Kai said disdainfully.
"Haha... Kai, really?" Nick Fury finally laughed disdainfully: "Do you know why I am called the King of Agents? This title is not a nickname given to me by others after I became the director of SHIELD, but I became the director of SHIELD with this nickname. I am not the kind of nerd who sits in the office waiting for promotion. My progress is all earned by my real achievements step by step!"
Nick Fury is not bragging.
In addition to being promoted by others, the most important thing for Nick Fury to be in a high position in his life is that he has real achievements as a foundation!
Again, black people of Nick Fury's age are completely different from black people who grew up in this era. No matter how serious the discrimination is in the United States, in most places, black people still have a relatively fair competitive environment. This is the benefit of the progress of the times.
Even if discrimination still exists, their hidden upper limit.
Although "equality" is one of the core values that the United States has always respected, the United States is still a society dominated by white people, and the domination of white people over ethnic minorities in all aspects further deepens racial inequality.
For example, the right to vote is treated differently. The United States still restricts the voting rights of ethnic minorities at the legal level. During the 2012 election, after African-American turnout exceeded that of whites for the first time in history, the Federal Supreme Court ruled to give local governments greater autonomy in voting rules and systems. Subsequently, many states implemented stricter electoral registration and identity verification systems. Set off a new wave of suppression of the voting rights of ethnic minorities. Before and after the 2020 election, states such as Iowa, Arizona, and Georgia successively introduced legislation to make it more difficult for people of color and immigrants to vote. A report released by the Center for American Progress in 2019 pointed out that as of 2016, about 9.5 million adults in the United States still did not fully enjoy the right to vote, accounting for about 3% of the total U.S. population, and the majority of them were people of color. In 2017, the rates of discrimination experienced by African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans when voting in elections and participating in politics were 19%, 15%, 7%, and 10% respectively, much higher than the 4% of whites.
With such a naked differential treatment on the issue of voting rights, the results of the American elections are naturally predictable: the political representation of ethnic minorities is extremely lacking. Over the past 240 years since the founding of the country, the United States has elected only one African-American president, one African-American vice president and 11 African-American federal senators. In the 117th Congress of the United States that will take office in 2021, the number of ethnic minority federal senators and representatives accounts for 23% of the total number of members, which is the highest level in history, but it is still far behind the current proportion of ethnic minorities accounting for 39.3% of the total population in the United States. Very far. Among the nine justices serving on the U.S. Supreme Court, only two, Sotomayor (Latino) and Thomas (African-American), are from ethnic minorities, and only three of the 115 justices in U.S. history (including the above two) ) are from ethnic minorities. The proportion is so lopsided that it is shocking. At the local level, among the current governors of the 50 states in the United States, only the governor of Hawaii (original from Okinawa, Japan) and the governor of New Mexico (Latino) are from ethnic minorities. These disparate data reflect the cruel current situation of American society: ethnic minorities have been "second-class citizens" in American political life from the beginning.
Another example is invisible discrimination in employment and income. According to statistics, the average and median assets of white families in the United States are US$983,400 and US$188,200 respectively, while the average and median assets of African-American families are US$24,100 and US$142,500 respectively. million, the average and median Latino household assets are $36,100 and $165,500 respectively. Among the two age groups under 35 and 35-54, the proportion of African-American families who own homes is 17% and 51%, far lower than the 46% and 73% of white families. From 1972, when the U.S. Department of Labor began counting the unemployment rate of African Americans, to 2019, the average unemployment rate of African Americans is more than twice that of white people, and their wage income is also significantly lower than that of white people. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the first quarter of 2021, the median weekly wages of African Americans and Latinos were US$799 and US$750 respectively, far lower than the US$1,006 of white people. The difference is astonishingly large. At the same time, ethnic minorities have almost been reduced to the "bottom of the food chain" in the U.S. job market, shouldering the dirty work.
Research by the Center for American Progress points out that the combined African-American, Asian, and Latino labor force accounts for 36% of the total U.S. labor force. However, in the job market, 70% of nannies, housekeepers, housekeepers, and 74% of luggage porters, The front desk clerk is from the aforementioned minority group. According to the Los Angeles Times, American companies have systemic discrimination against African Americans in hiring, compensation and promotion. Take Facebook as an example. In 2019, only 1.5% of the company’s technical staff were African Americans, and only 3.1% of senior leaders were African Americans. The company’s number of employees has increased by 400% in the past five years, but the above proportions have Nothing changes.
The former black president of the United States said: "Racial discrimination still exists in every system of American life, has far-reaching influence, and is still part of our genes." Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jay Johnson said: "If the definition is broad enough, It can be argued that systemic racism exists in every institution in America.”
This kind of invisible discrimination is everywhere, but it cannot be found in reality. The most obvious one is that blacks or other ethnic minorities have much less chance of reaching high positions than whites. You can see this even in the real world. Most senior officials in the United States are white. Only cabinet members appointed by the president can break through this restriction. But it is still white people who hold most of the power.
This is still the case! Also much taller than Nick Fury and other black people of his time!
If Nick Fury wants to break through the layers of restrictions, it is not enough to rely on the support of others, because this is systemic, not the subjective malice of one or a few people, but from top to bottom, even the black people themselves. I accepted this kind of discrimination and thought it was natural.
Therefore, even if Alexander and Carter are determined to promote Nick, there is no way to fight against public opinion, unless someone promotes Nick Fury with achievements that make people speechless.
Otherwise, Alexander and Carter would not be able to speak.
And these achievements cannot be achieved by sitting in the office. In fact, promotion is faster by sitting in the office, but... this does not apply to black people.
At least not for ambitious black people, you have to make real achievements.
So Nick Fury really went through fire and water before he was finally recognized and became the king of agents!
"You don't think that I will be like those youngsters who are learning 007 now, just a fool with a bright appearance, right? I have received complete anti-torture training, and I have been caught by the enemy before. I have suffered all kinds of torture and torment. Do you think your methods are stronger or I can endure it more?"
For people like Nick Fury, physical pain such as torture is not terrible. He is the kind of guy with extreme ambition. He always knows what he wants clearly. He can endure torture. He is not even afraid of death. What he can't endure is to die in obscurity!
He is destined to make a career. Since he wants to do things, he can't die!
So compared to death, nothing else is worth fearing!
"Leave it to me."
Hannibal, who had been silent all this time, suddenly interrupted and said, "Don't forget what I do. Sometimes, the dead are easier to talk than the living. Just give him to the hounds as a chew stick for a while, and he will say everything."
Hounds hunt souls and feed on souls. This is right and wrong.
They do feed on souls, but they don't catch them and swallow them in one gulp. For hounds, this is equivalent to tasteless food. They prefer to torture souls, let the souls feel extreme pain and torture, and finally swallow them.
So it's not wrong to say that they feed on pain.
At least eating souls raw is the biggest waste for them.
When the others heard this, their faces changed. If someone else said this, they would at most think that this person was mentally ill. Who is he trying to scare with such fancy words?
But Hannibal...it's hard to say.
This guy is too weird.
As mysterious as Hannibal is Kai's other vest, the Knight King.
But the image of the Knight King is more positive, and everyone assumes that he is a good person.
But Hannibal... Hannibal has never actively promoted himself, but no matter who it is, they like to associate some dirty and smelly things with him.
Fortunately, they are all Kai's clones, and he doesn't care, so there is no problem.
"Then come on." Nick Fury was also scared to death in his heart. After all, he didn't know the difference between the torture of the soul and the torture of the body. He was not sure whether he could withstand it, but for the sake of face, he would never admit defeat: "However, I remind you that my soul belongs to the Dark Trident! So the moment you kill me, my soul will be taken away by the Dark Trident."
This is also one of his trump cards... But he is not sure if this is true, he has never tried it...