Chapter 33 News about Superman
A few days passed quickly.
The Stark family remained calm.
Lyon checks in every day to bask in the sun, waiting for the start of the new year of university.
As usual, Tony didn't go to work. As soon as he got up every day, he ran to the Middle East with buttered bread in his mouth.
According to him, the inherently evil Ten Rings Gang will soon disappear from the world.
Moreover, ever since he talked with Rhodes, he has never been caught by the military again.
As for Pepper, she was very angry when she found Tony coming home with his armor full of bullet holes the evening before yesterday.
But as usual, she couldn't do anything about Tony. After getting angry, she still worked diligently every day to shoulder the huge responsibility of developing the Stark Group.
This is the daily life of the Stark family. Just like the sea outside the mansion, there are occasional waves, but most of the time it is calm as if there is no worry.
But for the world, the impact of Superman's appearance began to ferment, and undercurrents were surging in all directions.
"KNKV TV reported."
In the morning, after Leon came back from morning exercise in the space and made breakfast, he saw the superman news reported by the local TV media KNKV on TV.
"It seems beyond doubt that Superman has appeared in our world."
The female host held the script with a serious expression.
"Although he has not reappeared in the past few days, countless people are still proving his existence and praying for his reappearance."
"What he did that night changed the world forever."
As the voice fell, the news screen switched to a noisy press conference.
There was only one middle-aged Afghan man with half white hair and beard on the podium.
Flash lights of all sizes kept lighting up in the audience, but his eyes were always staring at the camera with a bright look.
"It was Superman who saved our country and our people!"
He tried to raise his voice as loud as he could, as if trying to make his words more deafening.
“I had the pleasure of photographing him that night, he was fighting for us!”
"He is the superman, the support of all things! He has no origin and no destination, and nothing can be his enemy!"
"He is our God and our Savior! The Father is in Him, and He and the Father are one!"
At the same time, someone behind the middle-aged man brought a thick screen, which lit up and began to play the scene of Superman facing the missile.
"Look at him! How great he is, he drives away all the jackals, and we are all his lambs!!" the man shouted loudly to the camera.
The scene finally ends here, and the perspective jumps back to KNKV's live news room.
The female anchor sat upright: "The man in the picture is Abdullah, an Afghan war correspondent. He filmed Superman's first appearance and shouted at the press conference that Superman is the reincarnation of the Holy Spirit of God."
"During this period, countless people stepped in front of the camera and spoke out about their experiences as Superman came to life."
The screen jumps again.
A little girl told a reporter confidently: "That night two bad guys tried to break in, but Superman suddenly showed up and stopped them!"
The girl's father also said: "Superman said that the Ten Rings will soon be far away from us, and he did it! Not only that, now even the Eagles..."
The rest of the words were not released and the news screen jumped to another person.
"He fell from the sky! Like a shooting star! I didn't make a wish, but he killed the terrorist who wanted to force my sister!" a boy described it with his hands and feet dancing.
There are many more scenes like this.
There’s a short clip of Afghan guards saluting a photo of Superman;
There is a scene where everyone in a dilapidated village shouts "Superman" in tears in front of a rice field;
and also……
The relevant material was played for five minutes before the live broadcast screen switched back to the studio.
"As more and more people confirm the existence of Superman, we have to start thinking about what kind of impact he will have on our society!"
"Is he like Superman in the comics, righteous and selfless, like a god on earth?"
"Or is he just a parody in uniform, using the name of Superman to satisfy his own vanity?"
"According to our correspondent, yesterday a large number of our returning soldiers were forced to give up their assistance to the local residents due to the oppression of the Superman."
"Whether he is a dictator or a hypocrite wearing a mask, we don't know and cannot make a correct judgment immediately."
"Next, let's listen to the analysis of sociologist Francis Windham..."
Leon propped his chin up, watching with great interest the scholar who had just appeared giving an eloquent analysis of Superman.
From the analysis of comics to reality, from clothing to childhood, the story is told as if it were true, and the final conclusion is that Superman is a paranoid who loves to drink milk.
The analysis process was full of quotations from classics, and Lyon almost believed it himself.
"Are you reading these boring reports again? Haven't you had enough after so many days?" Tony came down from upstairs.
"Either they are full of praise, or they are completely extreme and derogatory. What's so good about these views?"
“Especially these TV stations, they have received political funds and want to portray you as a complete villain.”
"It's something like this, why do you always enjoy watching it?"
He threw a rolled-up newspaper on the table and sat down next to Leon.
"And look at what these people write, it's all about Superman. Haven't they read comics? They're so excited when a Superman appears!"
Leon glanced down.
The newspaper said, "A mysterious mecha man has appeared in the Middle East again, a poor imitation of Superman!"
It turns out the problem lies here.
Tony worked very hard for several days and basically wiped out the Ten Commandments Gang in most of the Middle East.
However, almost all media reported little about him.
Even if it was reported, he was only mentioned briefly and then the topic was immediately shifted to Superman.
No wonder Tony is so resentful. He is not someone who likes to travel at night in fancy clothes.
"Maybe you can buy a newspaper and have them write reports specifically for you."
"How about the title, 'Iron Man Reappears, a Hero Protecting Civilians in the Middle East!'?"
Tony raised his eyebrows: "That's a good suggestion, but you know I'm not the kind of vain person. I'm just helping you, Leon!"
"Come on, if you really want to help me, you might as well give some money to the media so that they will learn to tell the truth!" Lyon said.
Tony got up and went to the table to get a piece of bread.
"I can do that if you want."
He said as he ate, "But do you really think you need it?"
“No need.” Leon still propped up his chin. “Once I destroy Hydra and show my strength, the media will naturally speak for me.”
"That's the point!" Tony tapped the screen with his index finger in agreement.
"The media's tongue only praises those who can shut them up!"
