However, the fear and uneasiness in Ford's heart did not attract the attention of Fang Xingjian and the others.
Everything was still going according to Fang Xingjian's plan. Although it was unknown how many benefits and threats Elena and Allen Douglas had given the ABC television station, the entire television station had indeed cooperated with Fang Xingjian's plan.
Of course, the television station's plan was just the first step in Fang Xingjian's plan. After all, this was far from enough if he wanted to influence the entire world. This was just the beginning. A warm-up.
That night, in the Pentagon, the United States' Secretary of Defense, Edward, was frowning as he looked at the report before him.
An unprecedented underworld empire had developed on the United States' West Coast. Furthermore, the other party had extraordinary humans who could go up against the military and had even defeated the elites of the Law-Enforcing Department. How could Edward sleep at night with such an existence in his own country?
Edward was extremely hesitant about whether to fight or to recruit them.
If he were to fight, with the other party's strength and influence, it would probably turn into a local war. Even if he were to win, he would suffer great losses. After all, it would be a war in their own territory, and it would be in places like Los Angeles and San Francisco, which were extremely prosperous.
However, if he were to not fight and allow this influence to continue growing? No one in the upper echelons would be able to accept such an outcome.
Just then, an assistant walked into the office anxiously and said, "Sir, quickly turn on the television."
"What?" Edward berated unhappily. "How can I have the time to watch television?"
The assistant turned on his phone and played a video. At the start, Edward had wanted to reprimand the assistant. However, after watching for a short while, he was completely captivated by the content of the video, and his countenance kept changing.
...
In the studio, a talk show was going on.
The beautiful female host smiled and asked, "Mister Fang Xingjian, you're saying that you have superpowers?"
Fang Xingjian, who was on the left, replied, "Yes."
With his reply, everyone present laughed. The beautiful host also shook her head helplessly, looked at the three guests on the right, and asked, "Professor Barun? What do you think of superpowers? "
Professor Barun, who was from Stanford University's Physics Department, was a white-haired old man. As a well-known physicist, he had long lost his physical strength and inspiration for research due to his age. However, the achievements he had obtained when he was young were enough for him to squander for the rest of his life.
In recent years, he had appeared on many TV shows and was known as a celebrity physicist.
Professor Barun looked at Fang Xingjian with a mocking gaze and said, "It's already the 21st century, and humans have been on the moon for so many years. However, I've never thought that there would still be people who believe in superpowers.
In the Middle Ages, people believed in witchcraft and alchemy. In modern times, with the development of science, people began to believe in superpowers.
But at the end of the day, this was just because humans had different understandings of nature, which resulted in different fantasies.
It was common knowledge that none of the so-called superpower research organizations had achieved any substantial results. They were nothing more than scams to deceive fools.
And you are the same. "
Below the stage, Ford frowned, threw a glance at Catherine, and asked in an ingratiating manner, "Miss Catherine, is this alright?"
From his point of view, the program that Fang Xingjian had arranged was simply insulting him like a clown. Could it be that he wanted to rely on this kind of hype to become popular? However, acting stupid and shameless was already an outdated method of creating hype, right? Right now, the audience was very immune to such things.
Catherine threw a glance at Ford. A hint of contempt flashed in her eyes when she saw how Ford had been treating her with disdain and how respectful he was now.
'It's fine. Just watch, 'Catherine thought to herself. 'There's no questioning, no attacks, and no objections. How can it be seen as correct? But... is this really good...? '
Once the program was broadcasted, the various influences would probably put pressure on them very quickly, especially the government. This went against the policy of hiding extraordinary powers all along. Would the Douglas family really be able to get through this?
It was just that Catherine did not know what Fang Xingjian's plans were after leaving the television station.
However, there was no other way now. Catherine looked at Fang Xingjian. Right now, the entire Douglas family had been tied to him. Their powers were all bestowed upon them by Fang Xingjian, so there was no way they could go against his wishes.
On the stage, the host continued to ask, "Chris, what do you think?"
Chris was a beautiful middle-aged married woman. In the past, she had been the female lead of a television series and had become very popular throughout the country. However, the subsequent few works she had produced were not very popular, causing her to be a little out of fashion.
Hearing the host's question, Chris smiled and said, "I believe in superpowers. I've personally seen someone bend a soup spoon using psychokinesis. Perhaps there are still some mysterious powers in the human body."
Professor Barun said in disdain, "It's just some magic tricks. Chris, you've been tricked."
"Maybe, Professor Barun." Chris chuckled and said, "But I still feel that Earth with mysterious powers is more romantic. It would be even better if there were werewolves and vampires. "
The female host then asked the last guest, "Andy, do you think that there are superpowers in this world?"
Andy was a black-haired young man wearing a suit. He was a magician who had recently risen to fame in Las Vegas. Despite his young age, he already had his own show in Las Vegas.
Andy said, "I don't have superpowers, but I know that there are magic in this world."
He stretched out his hand, and a coin suddenly appeared. Following that, the coin flickered and jumped back and forth between his left and right hands, as if it was being controlled from a distance. This series of performances caused everyone present to clap.
After doing all this, Andy threw a provocative glance at Fang Xingjian and said, "I hope that your performance later can surpass this."
Regardless of whether it was Professor Barun's sharp rebuttal, Chris's act of acting dumb and cute, or Magician Andy's act of making use of the opportunity to perform magic tricks, all of the three guests' goals were simply to gain some fame through the program. Who would really care about Fang Xingjian's superpowers?
However, Fang Xingjian did not care. He had only asked someone to call some random people over to increase his impression through comparison. This was just the first step of his plan.
There were not many people watching the show in front of their televisions. Most of the people who saw the topic of superpowers immediately changed the channel. With the advancement of technology, there were fewer and fewer people who believed in superpowers.
"This guy must be an idiot."
"It's another person who has gone crazy from wanting to become famous."
"Let Professor Barun give him a good scolding. Why are all sorts of lunatics allowed to appear in television stations nowadays?"
"Chris is really beautiful."
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