I, Doctor in the US-Chapter 414 - 413: Superhero Fan Circle, Strange Characters

"Explosive news! A famous Chinese actor will join 'Iron Man'!"

"Huge controversy! Congressman Zhou Mo Sen participates in a Marvel movie!"

"Jessica Alba will play Pepper Potts!"

"Jessica and Donnie, isn't their age difference too big?"

"Some fans say age shouldn't really matter!"

Sometimes, it's just such an unexpected turn.

Either unexpectedly good, or unexpectedly bad.

Zhou Mo Sen and Jessica truly pulled it off with Marvel.

Of course, it was mainly based on two things.

Zhou Mo Sen has money.

Zhou Mo Sen is also a congressman.

A congressman really shouldn't be investing in movies.

But, isn't that just a rumor?

I, Zhou Mo Sen, haven't invested in any Marvel movie.

That was someone else investing!

It's just that… well, the beneficiary is me.

Yes, trusts and all. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Or other means.

Anyway, here in the United States, this kind of thing is really common.

Almost every U.S. congressman is a manager or beneficiary of several funds.

It's all about the money, really simple.

And on Marvel's side... really, they are in desperate need of money now.

Zhou Mo Sen, through Jessica, easily got in touch with Kevin Feige.

This guy is the core figure of Marvel for the next decade or more.

It's him, it's really him.

Zhou Mo Sen knows very well how formidable this guy is.

Kevin Feige devised an incredibly powerful model, yes, it's a model.

The idea being, to create fan communities for movies!

The word "fans" is nothing new, of course.

But in the past, fans always idolized big stars or prominent figures.

Just like someone once said.

Michael Jackson just needed to stand on stage, do nothing, just stand there.

And then the crowd would go wild, and people would start fainting and need to be carried out.

Some fans would literally faint on the spot.

Really, it's not an exaggeration at all, this is reality.

But who is Michael, after all?

The King of Pop!

No one can surpass him.

The number of fans he has, he absolutely deserves them.

Right, what else is there to say about MJ, he's always been beyond words.

This guy has nothing wrong, being a fan is the right call.

As an aside, Ivan Mc's dad and Michael were truly good friends.

During Michael's worst times, when many spat on him, that certain someone still helped him.

Let MJ stay at his hotel, even deliberately letting his own kids play with MJ.

Honestly, Ivan Mc's father makes a great friend.

Of course, that's a personal matter.

Back to the point, Kevin Feige's little fan club… ended up being fans of Marvel movies, as well as the superheroes in the movies!

We have to admit.

That indeed is quite peculiar.

Movies can have fans, that's not a problem.

Just like "The Shawshank Redemption," isn't it followed by many, with very high ratings?

Superheroes, they can definitely have fans, too.

This really isn't an issue.

But, at the end of the day.

Marvel movies and superheroes, they're all fictional.

After all, they're not real people.

From a general logic standpoint.

Fanning someone means treating that person as an idol, as a role model.

Meaning, my role model is a person, I can learn from them, or become like them.

MJ inspired many, influencing many, like later Lady Gaga, her work bears resemblance.

But fanning a superhero, that's not impossible either.

But no matter how us normal people do it, we can't become superheroes, right?

This is just how it is.

Not that you shouldn't fan superheroes, but after all, they're not real, not flesh-and-blood.

This is not something easy to express, but the gist should be understandable.

That is to say, there's no need to be so obsessed.

But Kevin Feige is impressive, indeed.

He takes the fan club concept and plays it to the extreme.

Initially listening to fan suggestions, then occasionally tormenting fans, or something.

In any case, it's all sorts of tactics.

Actually, Zhou Mo Sen later found out more or less.

That is, American media and many international film critics heavily criticized Feige's approach.

Because his way of doing things implies depleting resources for immediate gains.

And also, as Marvel superhero movies became less appealing, it actually had something to do with these tactics.

This is to say, after "Avengers: Endgame," there's a high threshold for watching Marvel superhero movies.

People who don't understand Marvel's superhero stories, or haven't seen previous Marvel movies or series.

It's very difficult to understand the new Marvel movies or series.

In short, those films primarily cater to Marvel fans or superhero fans.

Simply put.

Movies made for the fans.

What do we call this?

A moat!

Creating this kind of moat means raising the viewing threshold; if you're not one of our fans, you won't get it.

Who's the most skilled at this?

Japanese idol and entertainment companies!

Exactly, they're the best at manipulating fans, toying with fans, and harvesting from fans.

If you understand the situation in Japan just a bit, you'll roughly understand.

For example, the well-known Johnny's; being a fan of theirs, idolizing those male artists, all require membership fees.

Also, Nogizaka and AKB, not quite incompatible but can only be seen as two different tracks.

There are so many more like this.

In short, the situation can roughly be described as:

If you're not in this circle, you simply can't understand their works.

This was almost identical to Marvel's later situation.

Zhou Mo Sen even had a feeling, perhaps Kevin Feige deliberately studied Japanese fan culture?

This is indeed highly possible, as many of this guy's operations are very similar.

Just that Feige's scale is bigger.

Let's not dwell too much, the current state is…

Feige, you just carry on doing your thing!

Zhou Mo Sen plans to sit back and reap the benefits.

Of course, the fact that this deal was concluded so swiftly.

Bingbing is especially happy about it.

Even though she didn't meet Zhou Mo Sen again in person, even just hearing business talk.

She seems all hot and bothered.

At this point, they can only flirt on the phone.

And after having sorted out this part.

Zhou Mo Sen's cultural layout can be said to have taken another step forward.

What's amusing is, another piece of good news came along soon after.

"BOSS, our 'Breaking Bad' can premiere its first season!"

Vince came over, with such a grin on his face... Zhou Mo Sen really wanted to punch him twice!

It's taking too long to shoot!

I've given you all the resources, but it took until now to finish it?

But, well, as long as it's done.

'Breaking Bad' is going to be a massive hit!

Zhou Mo Sen is delighted, suppressing his urge to sock Vince.

Let's all celebrate a bit, or do something else.

But what Zhou Mo Sen didn't expect was that Owen sent him a very unusual message.

"Someone's watching us, very suspiciously."

Someone?

Do you think Zhou Mo Sen would be scared?

But, what does very suspicious mean?

Honestly, Zhou Mo Sen is feeling rather pleased with himself right now; after all, he's a congressman, and he has plenty of bodyguards, plus Owen ensuring his safety.

Furthermore, there's Captain Hank in the straightforward mid-caps.

Zhou Mo Sen now says, I am basically the overlord of California.

No problem!

It really is so; otherwise, Kevin Feige wouldn't have easily agreed to accept the investment, right?

But who on earth is so bold, daring to keep an eye on me?

Interestingly, this person approached directly, confidently.

"Is it Dr. Zhou?"

"And you are?"

"My name is Apostle, a businessman."

Apostle?